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:Henchman-21-voice:
Back in the old days, Goons were up there with Mooks & Rabble Rousers for top hench-people. They were employed to enact so-called "villainous" schemes, usually concocted by flamboyant persons known as a "villain" or "super-villain." A "Goon Squad" is you, and a group of your fellow goons. Typically attired in a kind of iconic jumpsuit style outfit.
Contemporary porn culture has really done a number on the hench-person business.
:Faceless-Dr-Z-Henchman:
Yeah, Goonin' used ta be an honest gig