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the Wet Bandits

the Wet Bandits

The Wet Bandits, a two-man burglary team composed of Harry Lyme and Marv Murchins, operated in the Chicago area around Christmastime, breaking into unoccupied houses to steal valuables. Marv notably left faucets running as a calling card. Their attempts to rob Kevin McAllister’s house resulted in significant trauma. After escaping prison, they encountered Kevin again in New York City and were once more severely beaten. Feats primarily come from Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. A character named Marv Murchins in Home Alone 4 is likely not the same crook due to the film being treated as a reboot.

Durability/Endurance

  • Harry takes a metal BB shot to the groin. (source)
  • Harry slips on ice, then lands back first on a small staircase. (source)
  • Harry burns his hand on a red hot doorknob, but can still use the hand fine after loosely wrapping it. (source)
  • Harry’s head is lit on fire with a blowtorch for ten seconds. (source)
  • Harry is struck hard in the chest by Marv’s crowbar. (source)
  • Harry is accidentally launched high into the air by Marv, landing on a parked car. (source)
  • Harry slips on a greased ladder and falls to the ground. (source)
  • Harry is struck with a duffel bag containing wrenches and hammers. (source)
  • Harry’s head is lit on fire, then he extinguishes it in a toilet full of kerosene, causing a large explosion. (source)
  • Marv takes a metal BB shot to the forehead. (source)
  • Marv slips on ice and falls down a staircase. (source)
  • Marv is hit in the face by a falling iron. (source)
  • Marv punctures his bare foot on a nail, then falls backwards down stairs. (source)
  • Marv steps on ornaments with bare feet and can still walk unimpeded despite foot injuries. (source)
  • Marv is struck by four bricks dropped from a multi-story building. (source)
  • Marv is shot with a staple gun in the butt, groin, and nose. (source)
  • Marv falls down a large hole into the basement, shrugging off neck trauma. (source)
  • Marv slips on grease, slides into a bookshelf, and has it knocked over on him. (source)
  • Marv is electrocuted by a large battery until his skeleton becomes visible. (source)
  • Marv has a 100-pound bag of concrete powder dropped on his head from a height. (source)
  • Both slip on toy cars. (source)
  • Both are hit in the face with swinging paint cans from the top of the stairs. (source)
  • Both men swing into a brick wall after their rope is cut. (source)
  • Both men are knocked out by an older man with a metal snow shovel. (source) ([Limit])
  • Both men slip on spilled pearls and fall onto concrete. (source)
  • Both men are hit by a woman on the sidewalk. (source)
  • Both are hit in the face by a swinging metal pole, fall down a floor, and have the pole dropped on them again. (source)
  • Both are slammed into a wall by a heavy rolling tool chest, resulting in broken noses. (source)
  • Both fall down multiple stories and are struck by paint cans. (source)
  • Both men are defeated by a swarm of hungry pigeons. (source) ([Limit])

Gear

  • Both men carry crowbars. (source)
  • Harry uses a police officer disguise to stake out houses before burglarizing them. (source)
  • The men drive an inconspicuous plumbing and heating van. (source)
  • Marv invented and uses a ‘sticky glove’ with decent effect in public. (source)
  • Harry carries a revolver, but it’s rendered ineffective by goop before he can fire it. (source)

Intelligence

  • Harry identifies unoccupied houses for holiday burglaries through stakeouts, pointing out the McAllister house. (source)
  • Harry sees through Kevin’s deception about his parents not being home. (source)
  • Harry plans ahead of Kevin, taking a shortcut to ambush him instead of following. (source)
  • Harry plans out how to rob a toy store. (source)
  • Would have successfully robbed a New York toy store if Kevin hadn’t intervened. (source)
  • Harry remembers to avoid the swinging paint can trap from the previous year. (source)
  • Harry never made it to the sixth grade. (source) ([Limit])
  • Marv is fooled by an old movie and firecrackers, believing a violent crime is occurring. (source) ([Limit])
  • Marv believes Arizona is a foreign country. (source) ([Limit])
  • Marv brags about criminal plans, even to the police. (source) ([Limit])
  • Both got ahead of Kevin and caught him at a hotel’s back exit. (source)
  • Both escape prison during a riot, as reported by a newspaper. (source)
  • Both fall for every single trap in the movies consecutively. ([Limit])

Miscellaneous

  • As Wet Bandits, Marv leaves kitchen sinks running as a calling card, which police later use to identify their robbed houses. (source)
  • Marv is afraid of the dark, spiders, and heights. (source)
  • Harry was willing to bite Kevin’s fingers off and commit other tortures. (source) (at the end of Home Alone)
  • Marv is not a quiet or subtle burglar. (source)
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