+1
since we can already hire (former) Raiders from settlements it’d make sense that a bandit faced with certain death might sometimes offer to join your company instead.
He’d have to be dialled down a bit in the process so he wouldn’t be too strong in comparison to others (I’d say just reset his lvl progression and make him lvl 4 raider), but it’d make for an interesting development.
Especially when either his former comrades or old enemies come calling.