| “ | And you thought that would help? It's like someone scratched my face. | „ | |
| ― BRUTUS |
BUTUS is a powerful being who adores cruelty. And he loves to express this cruelty with his FISTS. He also harbors an immense hatred for Sonic and everything associated with him and his world.
Brutalist[]
BRUTUS is a demonic entity, cruel and extremely violent. He is a very proud creature
He is trapped within the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Because of this, his rage knows no bounds.
One day, he noticed a weakness in the universe's veneer. He decided to take advantage of this opportunity to break into the real world. He was known as a fierce and merciless fighter, showing no mercy to anyone. All seemed well, but during the transition, the opening in the universe's veneer closed, preventing his essence from fully passing through.
He was able to enter the universe, but because his essence was weak, he remained trapped in the "disgustingly cute" Sonic the Hedgehog world. What a shame. This enraged him and swore to turn this world into a living hell, and once he gained enough power, he would leave this universe and turn every possible Sonic the Hedgehog universe into hell. He intends to destroy all the worlds of Sonic the Hedgehog in order to forget the shame that left him in such a desecrating position for his pride.
Appearence[]
BRUTUS retains Sonic’s basic silhouette; however, there are bone-like protrusions are present on his head and body. Slightly higher.
BRUTUS’s eyes have changed to a bright red color set within darkened eye sockets. His facial expression is defined by a constant, twisted grin.
Despite the deformities, BRUTUS deliberately preserves Sonic’s form. The use of this appearance is symbolic and is regarded as an act of defilement of heroism, optimism, and the ideals associated with that image. Thus, his appearance reflects an ideological rejection of the very essence of Sonic’s world.
Tale[]
"I've found myself in a truly wondrous, disgustingly cute world. What is this? Everything here is so bright and cheerful it makes me sick. Not only am I in such a humiliating position, but I can't even get out. This damned Cosmic Shell! It would be so much easier if it didn't even exist. Because of it, I've lost a significant portion of my power, and now I'm stuck in this terribly cute world. I swear by everything I've got, as soon as I gain my strength, I'll get out of this world. No. This is not enough. I will destroy this world and all future worlds similar to this one!"
The day was quiet and calm. Almost too calm. Sonic was traveling the world and happened to be in the Marble Zone. He often visited there, drawn to such ancient ruins.
Running through the zone, destroying Eggman's Badniks along the way, Sonic found himself in one of the ruins' buildings that led underground. Sonic enthusiastically rushed deeper. Besides, the Badniks were just emerging from there, so Eggman was most likely sitting there, plotting something again. As he went deeper, Sonic became fascinated by the curious wall paintings, though it was difficult to decipher what they depicted.
Sonic entered a very spacious room. "AHA! There's Eggman! You'll get what I want soon!" Sonic exclaimed and rushed toward Eggman. But he didn't realize that Eggman was waiting for him right inside these ruins. Before Sonic could reach Eggman, he was instantly thrown back by an electric shock. It was another trap Sonic had fallen into.
Eggman laughed in his villainous voice: "Trapped again - Eggman said - you never learn from your mistakes." Sonic tried to break through the energy barrier again, accelerating, but was thrown back with even greater force than before. It occurred to Sonic that the harder you push, the harder you'll be thrown back. However, he realized this too late, as he was already exhausted. And then Eggman arrived with his weapon.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake. The underground structure began to collapse even more violently, and Eggman fled, leaving an exhausted Sonic to perish under the rubble. Sonic was exhausted, and could only slowly step over the rubble, hoping the ceiling wouldn't collapse on him.
As if that weren't enough, right before the exit, the passage collapsed. Sonic, desperate, began pounding the rubble with his fists. Eventually, his knuckles turned into lumps of meat. Sonic could only hope for a miracle.
A miracle did happen. But not for Sonic. A cloud, as dark as night itself, appeared right in front of him. Sonic stared at it in bewilderment. The cloud enveloped Sonic's head. He felt a powerful suffocation. Sonic began to choke as if his throat were wrapped in a giant steel wire. Convulsing, Sonic slowly lost his strength. His vision grew dimmer and dimmer. "Is this how it ends? - Sonic thought - The hero of Mobius died of suffocation under the rubble, and Eggman won." Sonic's eyes slowly began to close. At the last moment, this black cloud seeped into Sonic's throat.
Two days had passed since Sonic's disappearance.
Tails was very concerned. He knew Sonic had been traveling, but today was Tails's birthday, and Sonic had promised to come. Knuckles reassured Tails, saying that Sonic could be delayed or fighting Eggman again. He often disappears for periods of time. However, Tails couldn't calm down. "Sonic always keeps his word - Tails said - and if he promised to come to my birthday, he would have come!"
That evening, after the celebration, Tails set out to search for his friend.
The last time he had contacted Sonic, he had told him he was heading to Marble Zone because he had discovered a large concentration of Badniks there. Tails began his search from there. At first, he couldn't see any traces of Sonic. However, he later noticed the same fallen ruins and several Badnik fragments near it. The impressionable Tails immediately thought that Sonic might be trapped inside the ruins. He immediately rushed to dig through the rubble. Fortunately, he had brought a few tools with him, which helped him quickly clear the rubble.
Tails, having collected his thoughts, headed deeper into the ruins, hoping to find Sonic alive. As he walked through the dark corridors, Tails could barely contain his fear. These ruins reeked of death.
When he reached one of the rooms, Tails felt a great sense of relief. He saw Sonic standing with his back to him, carefully examining the wall paintings. Relieved, Tails rushed toward Sonic, shouting joyfully.
However, just as he reached Sonic, Tails felt a sharp blow to the face and was thrown back. His headlamp flew off.
Blood began to flow down Tails' forehead, and his head ached as if it were being crushed. At that moment, Tails saw the fallen flashlight illuminate Sonic's true face – dark, empty eyes and a wide, terrifying black grin. The poor fox was overcome with terror, barely able to move. Sonic slowly walked toward Tails, clenching his fists tightly.
He approached the fox and stomped on his foot with all his might. "Hey, buddy - said Sonic - Did you miss me?" He punched Tails in the stomach so hard that he immediately began coughing up blood. "Sonic, what happened to you? - Tails screamed in horror - Please, st---"
Tails didn't have time to finish before Sonic began punching him with all his might. One after another, the blows flew at Tails as if he were being jackhammered. After two dozen blows, the fox no longer felt them. He only looked at Sonic in horror, choking on his own blood.
After five minutes of mercilessly beating Tails, Sonic stopped. Long bony growths protruded from his knuckles. Then, in a terrifying tone, Sonic muttered;
"Happy birthday, Tails!"
He swung his fist for the final blow. The blow was so powerful that Tails's poor head shattered like a watermelon.
"How nice it is to feel someone else's flesh in my fists again. From what I understand, this 'Sonic' is something of a hero of this world. Well then. I will make this 'hero' destroy everything that is even slightly connected to him and this worthless world. This one, and all other worlds, have no place in this cycle of cruelty. I will tear this infection out by the roots!"
The next morning, after everything that had happened, Knuckles came to Tails's lab. He accidentally broke one of the motion sensors Tails had given him to help guard the Master Emerald. To Knuckles's surprise, he didn't find Tails. "Where could he have gone so early in the morning?" Knuckles thought. He searched the entire area around the lab but still couldn't find his friend.
"First Sonic disappeared, now Tails. What the hell is going on?"
Unable to find answers, Knuckles decided to go to Eggman. He was the only one who could be responsible for Sonic and Tails's disappearance. But there was a problem. Where could Knuckles find Eggman if he was constantly changing his location? Then Knuckles remembered that Sonic had told him he was heading to Marble Zone. So, that's where the search would begin.
Traveling through the ruins, Knuckles carefully examined every corner until he reached the very ruins where it all happened. The ruins seemed unremarkable, but Knuckles was alarmed by the fragments of Badniks and Tails's tools lying on the ground. Knuckles decided to explore inside. He found nothing but small pools of blood on the floor. "The blood is clearly fresh," Knuckles noted. He also noticed the remains of Eggman's tools, among them a precise map of the nearest base. Knuckles had no choice, so he headed there.
Upon reaching his destination, the base was easy to spot. A majestic building with a large Eggman crest on the wall. The entire area was bordered by robotic guards. "Excellent!" thought Knuckles. "Just time to warm up." Knuckles rushed at the guards and began slashing at them with his fists.
"What's that noise outside!?" Eggman muttered. He glanced at the security cameras and saw Knuckles slashing at his hapless robots.
"Admit it, Eggman!" Knuckles shouted. "What did you do to Tails and Sonic!"
Eggman was a little surprised. Sure, he might have killed Sonic or something, but he didn't seen Tails.
"What do you mean?" Eggman replied through the speakers. "I may have hurt Sonic, but I never even saw Tails."
Knuckles couldn't believe him so easily, so he demanded proof. Eggman agreed to discuss it, but only on the condition that he stop destroying his bots, at least for now. Knuckles agreed, although he wasn't particularly fond of the idea; he had no other choice.
Upon entering, Knuckles and Eggman began a conversation:
Eggman: So what were you saying about those two?
Knuckles: I'll say it again. What did you do to Tails and Sonic?
Eggman: I abandoned Sonic in the ruins when they started collapsing. I don't know what happened to him. But I never even saw Tails, much less did anything to him.
Knuckles: How can I trust you? The story about Sonic may sound plausible, but how can you prove to me you didn't see Tails? You've lied to me before.
Eggman responded indignantly: How do you think I can prove that?!
Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted by the hideous sound of scraping metal. A very familiar blue figure emerged from the dimly lit corner.
"Sonic!?" Eggman exclaimed in surprise.
Suddenly, the figure threw something toward Knuckles and Eggman. It was the barely recognizable remains of Tails' head.
"You got it!" the figure replied horrifiedly and stepped forward.
"NOO!" Knuckles sobbed. "Tails... What happened to you?" He fell to his knees and stared at Tails's mangled skull, his eyes filled with both horror and rage. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?" Knuckles replied furiously. The mysterious figure replied mockingly, "Don't worry, buddy. We were just having a great birthday party."
Eggman watched from the sidelines in horror. He was cruel, but not to the extent of this creature. He rushed to his armory and summoned every robot he could.
Knuckles rushed toward the mysterious figure. He began attacking it relentlessly. But the figure's body was so hard, it was as if Knuckles were punching incredibly strong concrete. Meanwhile, the figure simply watched and laughed.
"What's wrong, Knuckles? Losing your grip?" the mysterious figure replied mockingly.
At one point, Knuckles managed to land a blow so powerful that even this being felt the impact. It stepped back and answered loudly and furiously:
"What is this? Why would I, BRUTUS, feel a blow from some brat?!"
At that moment, it became clear. This wasn't Sonic anymore. This was BRUTUS—the embodiment of incredible strength and fury.
BRUTUS started the fight for real. At that moment, the ground shook with every blow from Knuckles and BRUTUS. However, no matter how hard Knuckles tried, it wasn't enough. Everything was predetermined. At that moment, BRUTUS delivered another crushing blow. Knuckles fell to the ground, but he was still alive.
BRUTUS slowly approached him and said, "No matter how hard you try, your strength will never be enough!" BRUTUS raised his leg and delivered the finishing blow.
"What a tough guy - BRUTUS remarked - unlike Tails, his skull survived that blow."
At that moment, Eggman was about to leave the base. BRUTUS, not wanting to waste time, immediately gave chase.
"Yeeessss. Only this fatso remains. All four of them are like pillars of this world. Once I finish him off, the stability of this world will crumble, and its shell will weaken. I've already accumulated enough power to break through it. Now all that remains is to finish him off... Eggman."
Eggman took off running, followed by an entire army of bots. BRUTUS immediately gave chase.
One after another, the bots swooped down on BRUTUS, trying to stop or at least slow him down. But he was unstoppable; his zeal to finally escape this damned world was unstoppable. BRUTUS smashed bots left and right as if they were mere pieces of metal.
Eggman had an advantage: his hoverbike could fly high above the ground, preventing BRUTUS from reaching him as it couldn't fly. However, the problem was that the charge didn't last forever, and sooner or later Eggman would have to land.
The chase had been going on for a long time; three days had already passed. There were almost no bots left, the hoverbike's charge was running low, and Eggman was quite tired from not being able to rest and sleep. BRUTUS was still running as if he'd only just begun. Eggman had one last hope. Eggman summoned Metal Sonic, who remained at the base. He rushed over and immediately charged into battle with BRUTUS.
"That Sonic again," BRUTUS said with displeasure. "I've already killed one, but there's still one left!"
Metal Sonic fought mercilessly, striking BRUTUS. These blows hit even harder than Knuckles'. BRUTUS was very displeased with this, so he immediately began fighting in earnest.
At that moment, Eggman flew off toward the nearby second base.
Two days have passed.
Eggman sits in his other base, trembling with fear, counting every second. "Metal Sonic has been gone for two days..." Eggman said out loud.
However, he couldn't sit idle, so he spent those two days somehow trying to improve his equipment and defenses.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Eggman didn't know what to expect, so he immediately checked the security cameras to make sure everything was in order. It turned out that it wasn't – it was BRUTUS, waiting from under his hood. Eggman could only fortify his secure room. He activated the emergency mode and sealed off all possible doors. Guard bots swarmed all the rooms, awaiting the threat.
Then BRUTUS's patience snapped. He smashed through the base's security door and entered. A horde of bots rushed at him, eager to protect their creator. However, that wasn't enough. BRUTUS smashed his way through the rooms, destroying the bots side by side. The bots flew through the rooms like tin cans, and the very strong doors shattered one after another like fragile cardboard.
Eggman watched in horror and was helpless. Suddenly,
BRUTUS knocked down the last door to Eggman's room. He was about to lunge at him, but was pushed back as if he'd crashed into some kind of dome.
"HA," Eggman exclaimed, his voice mocking but slightly shaky. "You'll never get past that defense. Not even Sonic could do it."
BRUTUS merely smirked slightly and said, "Yes, you're right. Sonic couldn't break through that barrier. But I'm not Sonic."
Then he slammed the barrier with all his might, shattering it into microscopic particles. Eggman fell backwards in fear and began to crawl away from BRUTUS, who merely grinned smugly and slowly walked toward his victim...
The seconds ticked by like hours. However, at the last moment, Eggman drew his laser pistol and fired accurately at BRUTUS head. BRUTUS head shattered, leaving only small remnants on the sides.
But everything had already been decided, and Eggman would die anyway. BRUTUS head began to regenerate and in an instant was as good as new.
BRUTUS laughed loudly: "And you thought that would help? It's like someone scratched my face." BRUTUS came closer and said: "Bullets won't help, Eggman."
Then he picked up Metal Sonic's head and swung it forward, delivering a final blow, smashing Eggman's head across the floor.
"What pleasure. I can feel it... This world is already descending into chaos. The shell is weakening. But this isn't the end."
After leaving the base, BRUTUS only looked out at this world.
The clouds had turned black, the sun had shone blood red. The grass, trees, and plants were charred. The sky was cracking like glass.
"I've suffered here for a long time. It's time to fulfill my oath."
BRUTUS punched the air with all his might. Suddenly, the space before him cracked and crumbled like broken glass. BRUTUS had broken through the shell...
Before him was a void in which thousands of bright lights flickered – these were all the universes where the world of Sonic the Hedgehog is present. Even more.
"Yes. I see them all. I see all the worlds that are somehow connected to Sonic."
Turning back, BRUTUS once again surveyed the wonders of his deeds. Then he passed through the shattered shell.
"I am free again. From now on, I will sow chaos and death in all other worlds. The name BRUTUS will echo throughout all universes. And you... <insert name here>. One day I will get you too. So wait for me."
Consequences[]
After BRUTUS left the original world of Sonic the Hedgehog, he began his hunt for the remaining worlds, including those absorbed by EXEs.
However, his world, the world in which he was once imprisoned, did not disappear. BRUTUS repurposed it into his own world. Here he rests. He also keeps the souls he captured from other EXEs in this world. He organizes battles between them in the Arena and the Hunger Games. He rarely participates in them himself because he is not interested on it; he only enjoys watching these fragile creatures kill each other.
Victims killed in his world are not reborn; they are simply erased from existence.
Potential[]
- His power grows with each world he destroys. This means that one day he may be equal in strength to Lord X, etc.
- His body is incredibly resistant, as he can tank almost any attacks.
- But in the story (since he hasn't fully recovered yet) he takes partial damage from Knuckles and Metal Sonic
- His feet have extremely strong seismic sensitivity, allowing it to easily locate victims.
- He is slower than regular Sonic.
- He possesses immense strength.
- His full potential powers still unknown
- Has instant regeneration
- Shapeshifting (He rarely use this ability)
Audio[]
| Description | Audio | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| BRUTUS Laugh | HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
Trivia.[]
- The fact that he vowed to end everything related to the Sonic the Hedgehog universe means that other EXE universes also fall under his goal.
- In all other universes, he also manifests in Sonic's current form. That is, in all the other universes he visits, it's the same Sonic body from his first universe.
- Traveling between universes as Sonic from the first universe doesn't cause any universal errors. This is because he's not subject to any physical laws.
- Although he isn't a being from the VOID, he can still cause serious damage to them. While he can't completely kill EXE, he can destroy their world, forcing EXE to return to the VOID. After all, BRUTUS's goal isn't to kill EXE, but to destroy everything connected to Sonic the Hedgehog.
- BRUTUS and Kolossos can be considered brothers, as they share similar origins. However, Kolossos will still be his target.
- Im pretty sure their fight would be EPIC.
- In all other universes, he also manifests in Sonic's current form. That is, in all the other universes he visits, it's the same Sonic body from his first universe.
- He has difficulty controlling his rage. His rage is a part of his life.
- His name comes from Brutus, Caesar's assassin.
- His demonic origins are more similar to Kolossos's.
- His killing style is very brutal. Not in the way you're used to seeing, for example, X, Lord X, and the like.
- He beats his victims like a bag of bones. He hits them hard, fast, and a lot.
- In theory, he can't die; the only thing that can harm him is something with a similar origin to him.
- If he needed food, his favorite dish would probably be smoked duck.
- He loves music. His favorite genres of music are rock and metal.
- That's why he learned to play the electric guitar.
- He is very narcissistic.
- Technically, he has a "True Form", which is really just his physical/non-physical self before he ended up in Sonic's body
- I haven't figured out what it might look like yet, and I probably never will. Let's assume it could be different, so there's no point in depicting it, as it looks unique to everyone. In this way, it depicts the true fears of each observer.
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