Townies

The **Townies** (also known as *Dropouts*) are a clique of teenagers native to Bullworth who do not attend Bullworth Academy.

## Hierarchy

Edgar Munsen is the leader of the Townies, and Omar Romero is expressly said to be his second in command. The other Townies don't get enough screen time to say much about the pecking order within the clique, although it could be speculated that Gurney is higher ranking in the clique than some due to his regular mission participation.

The Townies are the strongest clique in the game because the average size Townie could beat up any Bullworth Student, expect for the tougher ones like Russell, Bif or Damon.

## Clique Description

The Townies wear casual clothing with the color orange usually featured prominently. Only Zoe appears in the Yearbook, because she is the only one who attends school. Upon her return to the Academy in Chapter 6, she wears an orange skirt, presumably to indicate her allegiance as the other clique members do. Some have a distinct heavy metal or punk-like fashion influence in their outfits. Three of them, Edgar Munsen, Omar Romero and Otto Tyler were credited under their full names. Duncan, Gurney, Henry, Jerry and Leon weren't named on the soundboard or credited under their full names, and so to date their last names are unknown.

## Clique Information

The Townies are non-student kids who have a fierce resentment for the school, students and faculty. They consist of kids native to Bullowrth who were unable to pay to enter Bullworth Academy, or were expelled for various reasons. Small talk at the school even suggests that they use students as dart boards and smoke marijuana. They appear almost anywhere, but hang around in Blue Skies Industrial Park and in the graveyard behind the church in Old Bullworth Vale. They are never seen on the school campus, with the exception of the Dodgeball games and the mission Complete Mayhem.

Like the Nerds, the Townies are also one of the only clique in which the leader is not dating the lone female member, as Edgar and Zoe are just friends. Zoe, on the other hand, ends up with Jimmy at the end of the game.

Earlier in the game's development the Townies were known as the Dropouts. The change from Dropouts to Townies appears to have been done late in the game's production, and the Townies are still referred to as Dropouts in several missions. Edgar is the only Townie explicitly said not to have gone to Bullworth, and most of the others either dropped out or were expelled for various reasons. Still earlier in development, there was a clique called the Punks that probably evolved into the Dropouts and then the Townies.

## Who attended Bullworth Academy?

It is unknown if either Omar or Clint aka Henry attended Bullworth Academy. Duncan once attended Bullworth Academy, and it is also possible that he was a Nerd during his time, as he talks to Jerry and Otto about Grottos and Gremlins during Townie Challenge. He later dropped out because of constant bullying, particularly from Davis. Gurney used to be a student at Bullworth, but he got expelled for unknown reasons. Otto was formerly a student at Bullworth, but got expelled for running a casino on school grounds. It is unknown why Leon no longer attends Bullworth, but he holds a grudge against the librarian. Jerry was once a student at bullworth academy, but he decided to drop out for unknown reasons. Edgar never attended Bullworth, admitting his parents can't afford to send him there.

## Role in Story

The Townies do not feature until Chapter 5, where Gary Smith convinces Edgar that the two could take over the school, although they can be found around town, particularly in the graveyard behind Old Bullworth Vale and in the Carnival, prior to this.

Initially they appear in the storyline after attempting to burn down the gym and putting rats into a shipment of books sent to the school's library. They then get Johnny Vincent put into the asylum and steal the Preppies' boxing trophies, burning them at the docks. Most of the Townies remain hostile to Jimmy, but he manages to befriend Zoe by helping her get revenge on Mr. Burton. After Jimmy is expelled from Bullworth Academy, he decides to take down the Townies, defeating Edgar in the chemical plant. In the final battle at Bullworth, Jimmy and Russell Northrop bring order back to the school, assisted by the Townies. In Bully: Scholarship Edition the Rudy the Bum Santa asks Jimmy to throw snowballs at Townies in the mission Balls of Snow

Inexplicably, the Townies double as inmates in the Happy Volts Asylum. Jimmy is asked by an orderly at one stage to catch and return Otto and Henry to the facility, but during the course of some missions, other Townies can be seen in the cells. In particular, Leon is seen trying to force his way out of a cell with the orderlies struggling to restrain him.