here’s a thought; could the laughsassins be a replacement goldfish for the legislacerators?

we know in the current-night Alternian empire, legislacerators are “CONF1N3D TO STUFFY COURTBLOCKS 4RGU1NG C4S3S B3FOR3 H1S HONOR4BL3 TYR4NNY,” but that they used to be “D3PLOY3D THROUGHOUT TH3 G4L4XY TO 4PPR3H3ND CR1M1N4LS BY 4NY M34NS N3C3SS4RY.” it’s heavily implied that this work was done under the command of the subjugglators (the legislacerators are “the court’s”).

personally i reached the conclusion that use of the legislacerators was restricted by the sea dwellers because it gave the highblood council far too much reach in its control. but with a bunch of assassins at their control, it would appear the subjugglators have another group to fill their krypteia role anyway.