Brodie (Still Wakes the Deep)

Brodie is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Finlay) in Still Wakes the Deep, he was a crew member on the Beira D. oil rig when it drilled into the Shape. He is portrayed by Michael Abubakar.
== Biography ==
He is first seen interacting with Caz and Raffs, attempting to steady Raffs' nerves for his first solo dive that is happening this morning.
After the event, Brodie is present during the retrieval of Caz from the North Sea. Along with Douglas, he transports Caz to the first aid room. When Caz returns to the deck, he finds Brodie near the diving bell with Raffs still inside. Caz thanks Brodie for saving his life and inquires about Gregor, who also fell into the North Sea. Brodie, unable to find or save Gregor, apologizes, "I got you, yeah. But I couldn't find [him]. I'm sorry Caz, he's not the only one we lost," indicating other people were involved in the accident. With Raffs still trapped and panicking in the diving bell, Brodie urgently asks Caz to lift it so he can access it to get to Raffs. Brodie continues to reassure Raffs as Caz follows the instructions. Brodie provides further context about the situation saying the drill probably hit something like an air pocket or a gas explosion. When Caz proposes to stay and help him, Brodie insists he will help Raffs alone and directs Caz to find a way up through engineering. Caz helps Raffs inside the diving bell, and Brodie ensures he gets out. It's unknown what happens later as the diving bell with Raffs' remains is found again, but Brodie never explains what happened or how he survived.
Brodie will call Caz once the helicopter with Archie and Rennick crashes back into the Beira. Seeing the urgency and potential panic, Brodie reassures Caz and asks him to go to the radio room to call the support ship. The call abruptly ends once the connection is lost, but Brodie calls again to update Caz on the situation. He informs Caz that the generators are failling. Brodie stresses the importance of maintaining power because if they fail someone is going to have to manually restart them. When Caz suggests needing help, Brodie responds he is busy!. He instructs Caz to get to the generators and stop them from shorting.
Once the generators have been fixed and the electricity restored, Brodie calls Caz and mentions the rig is starting to sink. He asks Caz to go down to the pontoons to engage the tension winches in all four legs in order to buy some time. He asks Caz to engage the winches in legs A and B and says he'll do the others.
Once the 4 winches are engaged, Caz meets Brodie again near the processing quad. He updates Caz on Finlay's status, revealing she is trying to get past Rennick. He then informs Caz that the flare needs to be relit to prevent the oil platform from exploding. Brodie instructs Caz on relighting the flare, admitting he would do it himself if Caz knew how to operate the controls. Realizing the igniter isn't working, Brodie instructs his friend to do it manually because it would be too dangerous to leave it as is. After the flare is relit manually, the stack begins to collapse and Caz loses conscience.
Assuming Caz has died in the collapse, Brodie and Finlay try to save the rig themselves. Caz later finds a note from Brodie asking Finlay "not to do anything stupid," indicating that Finlay was already considering lighting the rig on fire. After surviving the collapse, Caz reconnects with Brodie, who is relieved and happy to see him. Brodie outlines the steps, "I'll dive down and release the tension cables. Hopefully we balance out, maybe end up higher in the water." He emphasizes the need for teamwork, "I'll need you both at Marine Control.". When Caz expresses a desire to help Roy, Brodie insists he needs Caz to get to Marine Control with Finlay cause it's a two-man job. With Caz beeing adamant about going to Roy who sounded the intercom due to his declining health, Brodie concedes. However, he warns about the accommodation filling up with gas and oil from the drill to the derrick.
Later, Caz meets Finlay, who is distressed while holding the phone. Brodie tells Caz that the task is done, but he is trapped as the water and oil levels rise. Caz attempts to save him, but Brodie states there isn't enough time. Despite having his diving gear, the rising oil and gas ensure Brodie is stuck.
Brodie's final moments are spent on the phone with Caz, talking about the island of Skye. He envisions himself there, transporting him to a happier place as the water and oil rise. Although Brodie managed to stay alive nearly to the end, he ultimately drowns as the pontoons flood.
== Appearance ==
Brodie is a black man who wears a black and orange jumpsuit. On the left wrist is a watch. He has black shaven down hair and a short beard. He wears long sable boots.
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