Chuck Brody

**Chuck Brody** is a resident of Gallows Creek and one of the Whistling Man's four suspected "Class of 69'" targets.

## History

Chuck was born around 1950, having been a high school senior at Gallows Creek High School in 1968, where he was the team captain of the football team.

On September 2nd, the players had their first team party scheduled, and recognizing it as the ten-year anniversary of the disappearance of serial killer Edward Marshall Mooney a.k.a. the Whistling Man, Chuck with a few other, including Teddy Gallows Jr., figured it would be the perfect opportunity to haze the new members. Chuck and Teddy decided that they would both dress up as the Whistling Man and chase a few of the other students to scare them, telling a couple of other teammates of the plan, with offensive linesman Jason Parker being chosen to pretend to be stabbed to start the prank off. When the party happened, the ones in on it left the main venue and executed the ploy. When most of the attendees ran away back into town, Teddy went after team newcomer George Barrow, while Chuck pursued his girlfriend Marie Campbell, when both of them took off into the woods and got separated. Chuck ended up catching Marie as she was looking for George at the base of Whistling Point, grabbing her from behind, and laughing at her frightened reaction to the prank, saying it was all just a joke. As he says this, however, Chuck notices Teddy approaching George at the top of Whistling Point, witnessing as George loses his footing and falls from the cliff into the river. Chuck, as well as everyone else involved, is pressured into silence by Teddy's father Theodore and his enforcer Clive Elforth, who covers up George's death as a drunken accident of his own fault.

Chuck remained in the football team, leading them in a match against Quiet Ridge High on March 8th, 1969. In his senior year and likely before, he was part of the athletics club and graduated in 1969, along with Keith Walker, Marie Campbell, Stanley King, Rebecca Allen, Kim Walker, Ant Williams and Billy Price. Chuck apparently intended to go professional, but on the evening of September 17th, 1972, he was one of 15 people injured in the "Big Wheel" disaster when the ferris wheel at the Harvest Festival broke from its axis and rolled through town, and was left unable to continue sports. In 1973, still recovering from the injury, a charity event was held for Chuck, as he was still beloved by many for his achievements as the former captain of the high school's football team, with people donating lottery tickets to him in hopes that if he wins, he'll be able to pay his medical expenses and live in comfort, as solace for having to give up on his dreams. Thanks to the town's gesture of kindness, Chuck ended up with a winning ticket, cashing in an undisclosed jackpot the same year. Even though the money had set him for life, on November 2nd, 1986, Chuck bought Christine's Gas & Repair so that he had "something to keep [him] busy in the evenings".

At some point, Clive concluded that a wave of murders leading to the midwestern U.S. was related to the death of George Barrow in Gallows Creek, with Kim, Rebecca, Ant, and Chuck being likely victims in the future. He collected several pieces of media related to them, including their high school year book page, the Match-Day Magazine announcement featuring Chuck's photo for the Gallows Creek-Quiet Ridge game, a handwritten pamphlet asking people to donate for Chuck and the Gallows Reporter article about the purchase of Christine's Gas & Repair.

On September 3rd, at around 2:40 a.m., Forrest Nash found the board in Clive's office and realizing that it's related to the Whistling Man attacks, he tries to determine which of the possible targets the killer will go after next. Through process of elimination, Chuck will be determined as the only one residing and present in Gallows Creek, manning the till at his 24 hour gas station. Once Peggy puts Forrest through to the shop, he will alert Chuck that the Whistling Man is after him and his life is in danger. Although he initially questions the call, Chuck suddenly realizes the current date, the 19 year anniversary of George Barrow's death, and briefly breaks down in complete shock before coming to his senses and rushing everyone in the gas station out. Just as Chuck exits the shop last, an explosion levels the whole building, revealing that the Whistling Man had either planted a bomb or messed with the gas line in order to kill Chuck. He will call back seconds later, confirming that he's still alive and no one else got hurt, though the town's only ambulance was destroyed in the blast. Chuck then notices that he's been wounded and hangs up to get to the hospital, but not before thanking Forrest for warning him.

In the Whistling Man's interview, Marie will tell Forrest about how traumatizing it was to be caught by Chuck and laughed at after being so terrified and how he was when he saw George fall to his death.

## Possible death

* If anyone other than Chuck and any other location than the Gas Station is chosen, Peggy will say that the location they called doesn't have anyone by the name they asked, and because they couldn't warn Chuck, the gas station explosion will kill Chuck and the customers inside.

## Trivia

* As shown on Clive's board, Chuck's team number was 13, which is likely a reference to the *Friday the 13th* franchise.
* In the credits, Chuck's polaroid is unique in that it seems to be a casual photo rather than a mugshot. It also depicts him as looking much younger than his 36-37 years of age, with it being more similar to the one seen in the football magazine, indicating that it's a photo of him as a teenager.
* Saving Chuck yields the Steam achievement "An Explosive Escape".