[none save it be the Lamanites and robbers]: This is a repetition of Mormon’s theme of the Gadianton robbers as the cause of the downfall of nations. In this case, Mormon saw the fall of the Nephites at the hands of a particular type of Gadianton robber, the military forces from Teotihuacan. Even though Mormon does not emphasize the Gadiantons specifically in the destruction of the Nephites, they are there symbolically, and certainly physically in the presence of the Teotihucan alteration of the military tactics and intents of the attacking Lamanite army. Now that the destruction has happened, the land is not void, but is rather taken over by these new-style Lamanites among whom are the “robbers,” or the Teotihuacános.