Thrash

> *"Powerful and Brazen! When your sword thirsts for meet, feed it. Thrash’s blade increases in power when given meat and can then be used for all manner of explosive Orc magic."*
> *— The Kickstarter's description of Thrash*
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**Thrash** is an orc chef in *Battle Chef Brigade*. Known as the Benevolent Berserker, he is the co-protagonist of the main story in-game alongside Mina Han, and a playable chef. He is the very proud father of two young children, Lupa and Kia (whom he calls pups), and the loving husband to Ardea, the future Grand Matriarch of his tribe.

The later chapters of the game focus on him as the central protagonist, following his quest to find the ingredients for a cure for Darkrealm Fever for his wife, after she ingested poisonous monster ingredients that were infected by the blight. Having to battle it out against the members of the Scowl Heart Bandits to retrieve the key ingredients before it's too late.

## Appearance

Thrash is a burly orc with a bit of a pot-belly from his love of food. He has light-green skin with thick bands of darker green tattoos spiraling all over his arms and biceps. His hair is black, short, and very spikey, with matching upward-turning eyebrows and fairly small, sharp black eyes. He has black circle ear piercings, and several bright red orc facial tattoos that go along both his jaw and cheek bones, up till his ears.

His outfit is a very tight red shirt, with sleeveless fur trims and a darker red, symmetrical, swirl design on the chest, and a simple red cloth tied around his waist as a belt, along with a pair of burgandy pants cut off by multiple bandage wrappings around his ankles. The same wrappings are on his wrists as well.

Like most other orcs, Thrash prefers to have his feet as uncovered as possible, and does not wear any shoes.

## Personality

Always upbeat, Thrash is known to be extremely jovial and cool-headed most of the time. He acts much like a regular dad would, caring very much for his friends and family to the extent of going to near-literal hell for them, and is known for his extreme level of kindness. It is because of this strong emotional level of care and control in him, that during his final cooking duel with the Scowl Heart Bandits, he flies into a righteous fury due to the bandits severely delaying his ability to deliver medicine to his wife and save her life that he is permanently in his berserker rage state for the entire duel. He maintains that it isn't mindless anger, but rather love, that drives him.

He's also very supportive, helping Cezar and Pontida get together once he picks up on their mutual attraction. He also seems to be a bit of a defensive parent, judging from Ziggy's words telling him to 'go easy on' his son's future boyfriend.

## Powers and Abilities

A skilled and practiced veteran even before the events of the game, Thrash is well versed in both physical and magical fighting. His command over his fire magic is so strong, he can breathe it out and craft items imbued with it. He's also very good at handling monsters, able to grab most and throw them up into the air with his incredible strength. This strength also goes into his bladework, with him being very skilled at chopping through monsters with his carving knife.

## In-Game Abilities

* **Carving Knife**: Thrash's cuts with his carving knife is extremely wide and strong, able to fling monsters far and hit multiple at once with its spikey red aura. With the Searing Blade upgrade, he can imbue every one of his basic attacks with fire as well, dealing much more damage. If the Wrecking Ball upgrade is used, any monsters that are flung can hurt any other monsters that it hits in the process.
* **Counter**: The only playable character with a proper counter move, Thrash is able to turn an monster's attack against itself. No only dealing damage, but dashing to the other side of it to give him the opening to deal more attacks.
* **Fire Breath**: With a strong inhale, Thrash can exhale a breath of fire that splits into five fireballs which damage on contact and causes burns. The Deep Breath upgrade allows it to last longer, and the Homing Flames upgrade will allow the fireballs to lock-on and targe enemies.
* **Pull**: With his great strength, Thrash can pull enemies up from the ground. This causes enemies such as the Caranha to transform as they are unrooted, and locks most others (except for example, the hydra, which is grounded) into a momentary stun.
* **Berserker Fury**: After absorbing three ingredients using his knife, Thrash can activate his berserker form for a limited time. Dealing more damage, moving faster than any other playable character, and being able to jump higher and further. Its duration can be extended by absorbing more items.

## History

Thrash, husband of the next-in-line West Ocean Tribe Matriarch, Ardea, travels to the Capital City for the Brigade's centennial tournament, hoping to become a member of the Battle Chef Brigade for his family's sake. Believing that the role will let him better protect them and feed the village. The rest of his family, comprising of his father-in-law and two sons, see him off.

In line to sign up for the tournament, Thrash first meets Mina Han, whom he designates as Blue Jay due to her blue clothes, and the fact that a bird poops on her as she gets in line. He mentions that it is supposedly good luck for that to happen in Capital City.

After settling in, Thrash is also the first one Mina faces in a test battle, as a result of her oversleeping the Orientation for the brigade. In a battle with Kirin as the judge, they face off over the first main ingredient, Caranha. This being the first battle, it's also the one where Thrash neglects the ingredient entirely, as a teaching moment. Thrash is one of the few that can be challenged before Mina's expulsion, giving her a Dragon Necklace should she prevail.

Chapter 5 onwards, is all dedicated to Thrash discovering a cure for Ardea after she contracts Darkrealm fever. He goes into the Darkrealm, under Thorn's watchful eye, and kills the mythical Yoku and retrieves its three hearts to pass over to Kirin and Belchior for processing. However, the hearts are stolen by bandits in the night, and he then has to battle through their ranks to slowly earn them back. Beating them all in the end, and managing to save his wife in time in a tearful reunion.

The story then resumes with Mina in Chapter 6, though Thrash does still play a role in capturing Rixal while Mina battles the Yoku.

After the events of the game, he joined the Military Branch of the Brigade and returned back to his home. Where he became its protector and provider, keeping the entire village well fed and happy, with great success.