Brots

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

* Main

Commander **Brots** is a  Nether Horde commander who aspires to be promoted to general. He first appeared in *Back into Darkness*. Before going to war, Brots was a peaceful nether wart farmer and had a son, Gungi. He commanded two defensive positions but lost to  Frostbourne forces each time and escaped. Brots defended the Nether's territory in the Far Plains but was almost killed by a cannonball before he was saved by King Naeus and his reinforcements.

Brots was created by the user lord\_vycan, who posted it to the channel #character-suggestions-for-series on the official Discord server. Rainimator accepted the character idea on 23 February 2022.

## Appearance

Unlike other pigmen, Brots has little flesh on his face, a larger snout, and black eyes with red pupils. He is also of larger stature, the size of a piglin brute. Brots wears black armor with short sleeves and a crew neck, which is adorned with a ruby in the center of his chest. He also wears the leather shorts typical of a pigman, and wields a golden longsword.

## Story

### History

Brots was born on May 4 and lived in the Nether. Before going to war, he and his family were peaceful nether wart farmers. When he was a child, piglin children would call him "Brots the Stonefist" as his punch felt like colliding with stone. Brots has one son, Gungi.

### Fractures

#### *Back into Darkness*

―Rainimator on Discord

Brots was first shown standing on the walls of Hilda's Outpost, commanding his army to charge forward. However, his battalion was swiftly dealt with, and he was forced to call a retreat, escaping into a nearby portal.

As the forces retreated to the Far Plains, Brots did his best to hold back the Frostbourne army in recapturing the town. However, as the Wither Giant fell, Brots believed it to be his end, and charged toward the Machine Golem, immediately being disarmed and tossed away by the super soldier. As he got up, he witnessed the Airship cannon firing upon him and cowered in fear, only to look up and see Naeus having caught the cannon ball and saving him from his certain death.

It is assumed that he retreated through the Ancient Portal with the rest of his Battalion.

## Personality

―Lord\_Vycan/TheWitherKnight on Discord

From what is known of him, Brots is a compassionate and understanding family man and father, who wants nothing more than to be supportive of his son. He is also quite patriotic, happily fighting on the frontlines even if it risks his own demise, though still respecting those who wish not to like Gungi.

In the series, Brots is shown to display hints of 'cowardice', fleeing when outnumbered, as well as cowering at his near-death experience. However, this could merely be due to his unnerved energy after Hogsworth's capture, stimulated by the lack of morale amongst his forces, and general fear of the Frostbourne's sudden advance. In truth, upon seeing the state of his battalion, Brots could have ran, but instead he charged towards the supersoldier Machine Golem, more than willing to go down fighting for his cause.

## Abilities

―Rainimator on Discord

Brots is shown to be a capable swordsman, although he could only hit a couple strikes on the Machine Golem before being disarmed and thrown away. He is also quite a capable leader, able to hold the battle long enough for Naeus to show up, and to hold the Far Plains for as long as he did.

Off-screen, Brots has been confirmed to be so strong in unarmed close combat that he could easily best Rain in a fight. However, he is less proficient with using or countering against weapons. Brots' favorite sport is boxing.

## Trivia

* Brots is the first accepted character idea to be officially added into the series.
* His birthday was confirmed by both Rainimator and the creator of his skin on the Rainimator Discord.
	+ His birthday is on Star Wars Day due to the creator's love of Star Wars.
* Brots is the second confirmed parent in the series, preceding Vanessa Crysteffor.
	+ This also makes him the first non-human confirmed parent in the series
* Brots - despite jokes of him being gay and a misunderstanding of him being bisexual with a feminine lean - is canonically straight as confirmed by Rain.
	+ This in turn is a part of the creator's wishes for the character.

### Conceptualization

Brots was created on Feb. 17, 2022, as a response to the opening of the `#character-suggestions-for-the-series` chat in the Skydom Discord. He was added to the acceptation roster on Feb. 23, 2022, and was first promoted in a render on Aug. 1, 2022.

In his addition to the series, his skin's hat layer was removed so that no pigmen skin would exist for animation ease, as well as his eyes changing to reflect the Undead.

Eventually, the concept of his son Gungi would come into the fray, and overtime he would become something of a meme within the Skydom Community, being shipped with Naeus, Klaus and Hogsworth as jokes.

## Gallery

Brots in his introductory render for *Back into Darkness*.Brots' turnaround in a conceptual render.Brots T-Posing in a joke render.A buff Brots in a joke render.Brots preparing to defend against the Frostbourne attack in *Back into Darkness*.Brots being grabbed by the Machine Golem in *Back into Darkness*.Brots noticing the cannon aimed towards him in *Back into Darkness*.Brots cowering in fear before noticing that Naeus saved him in *Back into Darkness*.Brots looking at the Frostbourne Army in shock near a Nether Portal in *Back into Darkness*.
## References

The following references contain links to the official Rainimator Discord.To gain access to this content, join the Rainimator Discord and follow the instructions provided to verify yourself and gain access to other channels.
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/936813294956711977/945933376756518922
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1019064016217309227
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 See Gungi.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1034149299799461938
5. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480225125028069387/1003586672472100915
6. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1030462108275580958
7. ↑ Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (February 10, 2023). "Brots' favorite sport is boxing and he can beat anyone's ass at hand to hand combat (as long as they dont pull out a sword on him)" (Discord message). Retrieved December 15, 2023.
8. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/1139919063162826802

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