Apocalypse Boys

"The name's Death. And these here're my brothers. Brother War, Brother Famine and Brother Pestilence."

- Death introduces his brothers

"We're gonna cut you up so small the worms aren't even going to have to chew."

- Death threatens Rimmer

The Apocalypse Boys is the main antagonists from the Red Dwarf episode Gunmen of the Apocalypse. They are four cowboy brothers who extend fear and anxiety into hearts of wild west citizens. In real world, they are just manifestations of the Armageddon Virus in Kryten's dream.

History
When there is the Armageddon Virus in Starbug, Kryten gives it to himself in order to work on an antidote. He starts dreaming that he is an always drunk sheriff of a small town in the wild west. The virus is shown in his dream as four Apocalypse Boys: Death, War, Famine and Pestilence, who are primary villains to Kryten.

The Apocalypse Boys come to the town to find Kryten. At first, he tries to be nice to them, but they fire their weapons at his feet, making him dance about. They then order him to leave in one hour, causing weak Kryten is about give up his fight with the virus.

To help his friend, Lister, Rimmer and the Cat enter the dream as computer game characters. When the Apocalypse Boys, the four friends are prepared to face them. However, Death realizes what is going on, raises his hand and makes lighting. The crew doesn't think it is important, but the opposite is true: Death's lighting causes that the virus gets into the game and erases all special skills of its characters.

Rimmer, confident by his fist fighting skills, challenges War. They both are about to lift off the cross bar from a hitching post, but Rimmer fails. Unfortunately for him, War successes and starts hitting Rimmer over his head. Meanwhile, Lister discovers they lost their skills and warns the others. Helpless Rimmer try to exit the game by clapping his hands, but he lost also this skill. Luckily, Lister manages to get his helmet off and does so also with the Cat's. Rimmer suddenly faces the four Apocalypse Boys all alone who are about to stab him with knives. He acts brave inconclusive in front of them, but is be saved by Lister before they can attack him.

The Apocalypse Boys then turn to Kryten, only to learn he has just finished his antidote. They shoot him many time but he shrugs off the hits and throw his own weapons at them. The revolvers turn into doves which dissolve the Apocalypse Boys and end the dream.