Brute

Brute
Type	Monster
Background info
Race	Brute
Lore info
Height	9'
Weight	650 lbs.
Characteristics	Very aggressive Poor agility Durable/relentless
Game info
Health	340
Weapon	Two arm-mounted guns
Melee damage	20
Projectile damage	30
Appears in	Unreal Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali

"Engineered with love by the Skaarj for one purpose: carnage. Your best chance for survival against these massive killing machines is to take advantage of their poor agility."

– Unreal manual

The Brute is an enemy in Unreal and Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali.

Overview

Brutes are giant creatures used by the Skaarj. They use handheld missile launchers, holding one in each hand. At long range, a Brute fires its missiles in 3 different ways: one is to fire them one after the other, another way for is to hold a single missile launcher "gangsta-style" and fire it rapidly, and the third for them to use the missile launchers is to rear up and fire the guns at extremely high speed.

They first appear in the Depths of Rrajigar and can be found guarding many of the Skaarj's facilities throughout Unreal, including the Mothership Core, making them a crucial part of the Skaarj's defense. In Return to Na Pali, Brutes appear less frequently, as their roles have mostly been taken over by the stronger Behemoths.

Brutes are stronger than Lesser Brutes and weaker than Behemoths, but have more in common with Behemoths. They wield stronger rocket launchers than the Lesser Brutes, dealing more damage. They also maneuver slightly slower and wear more armor. Not only does this improve their health (Brutes have roughly twice as much health as Lesser Brutes), but it also makes them more resistant to explosions.

Appearances

• Unreal
  • Depths of Rrajigar - 1
  • Cellars at Dasa Pass - 4
  • Nali Castle - 2
• Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali
  • Edge of Na Pali
  • Neve's Crossing - 1 (always except on Easy)
  • Nagomi Passage - 3
  • Foundry Tarydium Plant - 3

Tips and tricks

• Damage with explosive weapons do 30 percent less damage than usual, making weapons such as the Eightball Gun and Flak Cannon ill-advised to use in combat. It's still possible to take a Brute down using these weapons, but it will cost more ammunition.
• As Brutes are slow-moving, they are relatively easy to hit with projectile weapons. It is wisest to keep one's distance from them as much as possible, and to look for and duck behind cover to avoid getting hit by its many rockets.

Trivia

Development

• The Brute was originally/internally called the "Big Man".
• The Brute's growling sound originates from a recording of Elliot 'Myscha' Cannon snoring away on one of the couches.

Design Notes

"He's big, probably 650 lb. (or more) by human standards. What he lacks in brains, he makes up for with a tough skin and substantial fire power. If he catches you "unawares", you may as well write it off. He'll cut you to pieces with a barrage of fire from his dual, arm mounted, large bore mass accelerator pistols."

– UnCreature

Gallery

Brute in a very early Beta version.

Brute's early design

Brute's early 1998 design

See also

• Lesser Brute
• Behemoth