Blackguard

Blackguard (pronounced blaggard) is a rather old-fashioned term for a scoundrel.

Blackguard or Black Guard(s) may also refer to:

Government

Hired thugs who kidnap petitioners in the People's Republic of China and return them home or hold them in black jails on behalf of local and regional governments and cadre.^[1]

Historical

Black Guard, a corps of African soldiers in Morocco
Black Guards, armed anarchist groups formed after the Russian Revolution
Black Band (landsknechts), also called Black Guards, mercenary army in Germany created 1514
Captain Will Hollyday, Captain of the Ragged Regiment of the Black Guards

Fiction

The Blackguard (novel) (1923), by Raymond Paton
The Blackguard, 1925 film based on the novel

Music

Blackguard (band), a Montreal-based melodic death metal band

Games

The Dark Eye: Blackguards, 2014 videogame from Daedalic Entertainment

Notes

^ Lan Fang; Ren Zhongyuan (April 2, 2013). "A Day in the Life of a Beijing 'Black Guard': A Henan native collected his pay and quit his job stopping petitioners from airing their grievances in Beijing. Then he told Caixin how he went about his work". Caixin. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

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[Caixin4213-1] Lan Fang; Ren Zhongyuan (April 2, 2013). "A Day in the Life of a Beijing 'Black Guard': A Henan native collected his pay and quit his job stopping petitioners from airing their grievances in Beijing. Then he told Caixin how he went about his work". Caixin. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

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