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¿Question #1572?
Blackwind: Has anyone ever wondered why the robber in Settlers is colored black?

LoupSolitaire: (Aiming at the back of your head) SLAP!
Razoupaf: Misguided preconception about races and colours?
popsicola: Seems about right.
jokerjesterknave: Nope. No one in history has ever wondered about that.
the manatee: Mine's grey.
nyscouse: it's traditional thief wear. The alternative is a striped shirt and that would be hard to do with plastic tech.
Woelf: The color black is typically associated with evil. That, or he's wearing dark clothing so he's harder to see at night. Anyone that seriously thinks it was intended to be even the slightest bit racist is a moron.
Der Ubermolch: Lots of people have, with disastrous results
Drakeyx: To hide their pimples.
slate43: Race bait.
hankharpoon: really? mines grey
Hendal: grey in mine
kingofthegrill: It's the publisher's choice
Polgara: yes, the same people that worry about the colonists in pr being brown
vandemonium: No. I mean, yes, but I am not going there.
Hector Vortac: historical accuracy.
nwhyman: But black is not a color . . .
Geosmores: no
mentis: Not really.
LilRed: Nah, its pretty obvious.
Vaughn: No but they would wonder why it wasn't black.
jeffwolfe: I'm sure someone has. I haven't.
arkibet: no.
DHEK: Not me. But I presume it's because it'll make it easier to see, being a prominent neutral color.
tdyck: Don't be racist
cluegirl: it is just a common color for bad guys!
meepthesheep: He's also fat.
TimTheEnchanter: he's wearing black clothes to not get detected in the night. no it's not another racial thing...
dietevil: Probably because bandits traditionally wore black garb and masks and such
interhawk: cuz he got sunburned in the desert
Godeke: Because black is a color associated with negation and absence, I never wondered about it.
JanaCatana: NO.
confuse_a_cat: Black is slimming.
Chris Page: Because it's licorice-flavored.
bigbadsteve: i was not aware of this
philewis: No, robbers always wear black.
Megadev: I'm sure someone has, but it wasn't me.
janiera: Cause robbers wear black to keep themselves disguised?
LemonyFresh: I'm sure someone has
beakermyers: Rascism, it's a German game
DaGen: its a stealth thing
Loquutus: Because all robbers dress in black. Jeez!
Tushratta: He is modelled after Zorro, who wore black. Either that or it's pure racism.
Great Dane: Probably, but not me. Black is the most suitable color for him
GI Joe: No; I presume it was to distinguish it from both the board and the other pieces easily.
GrandpaDave: Why are you a racist?
laurion: I can't answer for everyone, but I never have.
obob: obviously, at least you
markus_kt: Probably
ValJor: Oh, please, don't start! The PR colonist debate was bad enough
scriptorum: Tsk tsk, provoker.
sourwyrm: horrible
jellospike: In fact, he's dark-brown, and he comes from the desert.
bekudno: why yes
thoia: Seems like someone's twisted social commentary to me.
leece: To look scarey.
ssmooth: Just you
skrutsch: Yes. I decided it's because the bad guys always wear black.
Randy Cox: Only the idiots who worry about colonists in Puerto Rico being brown
Musti: Without a doubt. People even wonder why all people in Puerto Rico are brown. And those are just discs.
The Unbeliever: 42
BaSL: Has anyone ever wondered why Catan isn't spelled Katan? Has anyone ever wondered why the E&T temples are red? Has anyone ever wondered why the Grande and the Maharaja are black? Has anyone ever wondered why...
Windopaene: No I haven't
Lord_Prussian: Not until this very moment.
mandj2001: Hmm...hadn't thought of that until now.
2amp: never played. bad guys wear black in western movies. does that help?
KnobDoctor: Nope.
puffinge: no, but I am wondering why someone would wonder that.
SwedeLad: Never.
melissa: I'm sure somebody has.
Lucimara: No...
dkeisen: No.
snoozefest: yes, but not me
jmagnini: he is black, black like the night, he is ninja!
Bearcat89: Because black is the historical color that represents evil. DUH!
MisterCranky: I know, I know! Because Germans are all a bunch of racist pigs.
Tim Synge: No.
TiNYTimIDFluffYBunnY: Racist svine!! take back that remark I say!
bacco: Maybe he is black
djlg: I suppose you must have.
Cromaa: I don't know if anyone has ever wondered it. I, personally, have not.
kennyb: hmmm....not until now
AlorielLelyn: Because he is clothed in black... everyone knows all robbers need to be sneaky.
Salt-Man Z: No. Black has long been the color associated with pirates -- the Seafarers pirate and the C&K barbarian ship are also black.
jpact: Because he wears a black hat. Catan is a neverland of racial harmony. Why, what are you getting at?
Fawkes: Black paint is cheap?
chaddyboy_2000: No.
gnomehome: No
game_boy: Because black is the new black?
tragicpoet: Sneakier at night.
Aelf: Especially curious since he starts in the desert - surely some light linen would be more appropriate
CDRodeffer: No
CortexBomb: No, I know why he's coloured black...I was planning on replacing him with an Acquire skyscraper so that the robber was actually a megacorp, plundering the riches of Catan
Belash: no and I haven't wondered why the cities form a tidy Swastika either...
jttm: No
Eric Haas: I'm sure someone has, but it wasn't me.
Spielfreak: Nope, no one, not even you, has wondered that. I'm surprised the question was even asked.
BobDodgerBlue: Not until now
skelebone: Probably because there are no other black colored pieces, while the settlements come in a rainbow assortment of colors (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, White, Brown, Orange, etc.)
louiseh: I haven't- can't speak for everyone else
Blackwind: I think the Germans are racist...like the brown colonists in PR.