Bruisers

The Bruisers are a de-facto clique in Thirlcrest Academy: Scholarship Edition. 
== About ==
The Bruisers are a tight-knit group of bullies with a common objective of making school life a living hell for their peers. Ranging from insults and pranks to swirlies and physical beatings, the group shows a tireless desire to be seen as the top dogs in the academy by putting down much smaller, weaker students. Though, despite their clear power trip and intimidation tactics, they are far from the best fighters on campus, and often rely on numbers to prevail. 
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== Membership ==
== Lore ==
Thirlcrest Academy, like all other schools, contains students who take pride in tormenting and harassing other students. Whether it's done due to a shallow pride, a broken home or simply because they enjoy seeing other suffer, 'schoolyard bullies' have always been an issue. Thirlcrest, being a reformatory school, contains many students who have been expelled from many other schools for the harassment and bullying of others. Various loose groups of bullies prowled campus, looking for weaker students to pick on.
Eventually, these groups of bullies began to unite into one larger, more worrying force of school bullies. The term 'Bruiser' was coined for this large, but loose, group of bullies, due to their tendency to scuffle with each other, and their targets, resulting in most of them constantly walking around with bruises. The weaker students on campus fear them greatly, with poorly dressed students who ditch the vest in favour of a sole white shirt being avoided like the plague. Uniquely, the Bruisers are the only noteworthy group on campus that are not tied to an official school club of some kind.
Bruisers have a loose claim to small bits of the school's neglected baseball field, though they are instead typically seen roaming campus alone or in groups (similar to how Prefects and Peacekeepers patrol), looking for easy targets to pick on. It is important to note that Bruisers will rarely harass or target students affiliated with groups stronger than them.
Bruisers are some of the worst fighters on campus, relying on numbers more than any other clique to get the upper hand in fights. However, due to their constant scuffles and fights, they are known to be slightly harder to knock out than many students on campus.
Not having an official uniform of any kind, Bruisers are spotted due to their poor way of dressing. They have unofficially laid claim to the official school dress shirts available in the store, making some students opt for unmarked dress shirts to avoid being associated with them. However, despite their bad fashion and loose uniform, the Bruisers stick to the school dress-code rules to avoid drawing the attention of authorities.
Category:Cliques
Category:De_Facto