In certain conditions the brigand has not been a mere malefactor. The malefactor was typically a private soldier who had disobeyed orders. He was executed along with another "malefactor", Trahaern ap Hywel. "A Malefactor" () is an 1885 short story by Anton Chekhov. It is based on author E. Phillips Oppenheim 1906 novel "The Malefactor". For the release of "City of Villains", these features are Lackey and Malefactor. Lev Tolstoy included "A Malefactor" into his personal list of Chekhov' best stories.