Colin Brad

**Colin Brad** (コリン・ブラッド, *Korin Buraddo*) is a recurring character and minor protagonist of the Yuusha ga Shinda! series. Introduced alongside his friend Neigan Bourne, the pair were portrayed as enemy mercenaries before being rescued by Touka Scott, prompting them to change their ways. In the sequel, he is shown married to Siruela Carmen and serves as one of the Yonkishi, Farom Kingdom’s four greatest knights.

## Appearance

Colin is a short young man with large blue eyes, fair skin, and messy short blonde hair that covers one eye. He usually wears a black newsboy cap with two vertical white stripes, a short-sleeved white shirt with the collar raised, a red vest, and a black ascot tied loosely around his neck. His pants are tan with thin black stripes running up the legs which are tucked into a pair of knee-high black boots. His unassuming looks are in direct contrast to his best friend Neigan Bourne, the latter appealing tall and muscular with a shaved head and scar.

The reason Colin hides half of his face behind a curtain of hair is because he purposely cut his own face to make a scar during his chuunibyou days, and is embarrassed by this past display of foolishness.

## Personality

When first introduced, Colin was working as a freelance mercenary, performing unsavory tasks for a noticeably deranged person in exchange for financial compensation. While he did not agree with Leland’s insane plot to transform everybody in the Royal Capital to living bones, the young adventurer helped to kidnap and detain the madman’s victims, seemingly fine with performing even the most heinous deeds as long as he was properly paid. This shows a lack of morality and personal dignity on Colin’s part, or simply a tendency to prioritize personal gain above all else.

He is also shown to be spiteful, opportunistic, and petty; later trying to kill Yuna Yunis as revenge for defeating him during their previous encounter despite him having clearly been the bad guy. In this instance Colin noticed she was displaying signs of a dangerous curse and called her out in front of a crowd while painting himself as a good samaritan who was merely trying to stop the magic plague from spreading to others by killing her. The scenario shows that he also has some skills in psychological warfare and manipulation, while possessing the ability to adapt to a situation on his feet. Likewise, he displays an arrogant attitude while in control of a situation, using tricks and illusions in battle to outmaneuver opponents while waiting for the right moment to strike.

Despite resembling an innocent young boy, Colin is shown to be a much less morally sound person than his best friend, Neigan. When Princess Marguerite offers them a chance to be absolved of their crimes in exchange for their help fighting against mutual enemies, he refuses at first while Neigan sees it as a good opportunity to be free of their past sins. While Colin does accept the deal, he does so reluctantly, only fully committing to the alliance once he too is infected by the enemy’s curse and his life is openly threatened.

This near-death experience leaves him considerably humbled, as shown when he compliments Touka’s bizarre skillset and even entrusts his Magic Crystals to the hero, trusting him to save them all. Following Touka’s success, Colin changes his ways and becomes a kinder person, having been inspired by the thigh-obsessed hero. Colin and Neigan continue to appear as recurring allies for the remainder of the adventure, working to save other people even if it means risking their own lives. In the sequel, the two adventurers have joined the knights alongside Siruela Carmen, whom Colin has married and had a daughter with.

## History

Little is known about Colin’s past, except for him choosing the path of an adventurer and working as a freelance mercenary alongside Neigan Bourne. In his youth, the boy cut his own face with a knife to make a scar for aesthetic reasons, though he later regretted the decision and currently uses his hair to cover the evidence of his chuunibyou phase.

## Synopsis

### Meet the Princess

Colin and Neigan are first seen among the group of adventurers participating in the devil hunt outside of the Royal Capital. After witnessing Siruela Carmen slay one of the monsters, the duo approaches Yuna Yunis and Anri Hazeworth, offering to show them a secret hunting spot away from the commotion. He leads the girls to a cliff overlooking a large group of devils before giving Anri a Magic Crystal with a lightning spell, telling her to use it on their prey. Once the monsters are hit by the spell, they head down to collect the creature’s hearts. Colin offhandedly mentions that the attack would certainly have killed them had they been alive to begin with, prompting the bodies to rise up and restrain the two. He then calls out to a mysterious masked man, alerting the “Bone Master” that his targets have been captured.

While being held in a cell in the tunnels beneath the city, Yuna is approached by the young adventurer once more. Colin touches her pervertedly, mentioning it’s a shame Leland plans on turning everybody in the capital into skeletons, as he prefers her just the way she is. She then asks him why he would support such a deranged man when he doesn’t share the same goals. He remains indifferent to her plight, claiming he did it for the money and the enjoyment of watching peoples’ horrified expressions when they face a gruesome end. Yuna dismisses him as garbage before using Body Strengthening magic to break free from her shackles, knocking him out with a punch to the face. She then steals his clothes to cover her naked body.

He is next seen being held captive, tied up and kneeling on the floor in his underwear. Yuna manages to locate Touka and his reinforcements by punching through walls, almost sending him flying in the process. Siruela Carmen interrogates Colin for the location of Princess Marguerite, who had previously been kidnapped by Leland. She offers to spare his life in exchange for the information, to which he readily agrees. Seeing his chance, Colin takes the opportunity to flee the city with Neigan during the ensuing battles.

### Crisis in Farom

The unscrupulous duo resumes their travels before stumbling upon a town plagued by a sinister form of magic that turns the people infected into mindless monsters. They manage to escape the cursed townspeople and regroup at the walled off estate of Mayor Dott Burns where the survivors are holding up. The people rejoice as they are joined by the Legendary Hero and his party, whom Colin recognizes immediately.

While Touka doesn’t seem to recognize him, Colin notices Yuna is displaying signs of infection from the spell and seizes the chance to take his revenge. He calls attention to her state in front of the townspeople before casually offering to kill her, pretending to be a good samaritan with the peoples’ safety at heart. Touka punches him away and draws the Sacred Sword, angrily lashing out at the crowd to protect Yuna. The curse drives her into a berserk state, but Anri uses necromancy to control her and they pass the spectacle off as a joke.

Later that night, the mansion is attacked by devils, allowing the infected humans to breach the defenses and attack. Colin and Neigan attempt to flee the chaos when they find the mayor cornered by enemies, causing him to laugh at the man’s misfortune. Neigan sees a devil and suggests they help, but Colin seems amused by the situation and immediately dismisses the notion. The mayor is saved by Princess Marguerite before leading the group to a fortified safehouse on the roof of his mansion.

While contemplating how to best approach the crisis, Touka finally recognizes Colin, though he is inside Yuna’s body at the time. Mistaking him for Yuna, Colin panics and claims the events at the capital were Leland’s fault and he was simply following orders. Princess Marguerite admonishes the two mercenaries for what happened, but claims they cannot turn away capable fighters in times like this, and promises them clemency in exchange for helping them save the town. Neigan claims they should take the chance to atone for their misdeeds, with Colin agreeing.

A high-ranking devil and her minions launch an attack from below, causing a fight to break out. Neigan attacks one with his weapon, but the creature destroys it and sends him flying, causing the group to flee outside. Colin leaves behind a body double and detonates it with an explosion spell, but the creature stands back up and continues its attack. He then watches as the high-ranked devil revitalizes its servant, after which the creature punches Belarco into a nearby river.

Neigan questions where the high-ranked devil went, with Colin suggesting they find it. The latter gets bitten by one of the infected townspeople before fleeing to find cover. Realizing he will soon start to turn into a monster like the others, Colin immediately pursues the high-ranking devil with the intention of killing it to break the spell. He manages to land a hit on the creature before being attacked by a gaunt man crying tears of blood, whom Anri identifies as a Necromancer named Diego.

After the Hero’s Party fails to reason with the mad villain, he summons the army of infected humans to attack en masse. Touka strikes up a conversation while bluffing to distract Diego, allowing the mayor to run him over with the Magic Carriage. Reinforcements arrive moments later in the form of an adventurer’s party led by Yuna’s younger sister Milly Yunis. The group manages to drive Diego into a temporary retreat, but before departing, he reveals the magic cast by the high-ranked devil is a dangerous spell that will transform the infected into devils permanently after a day.

A healer named Shannon Petralca tends to Colin’s wounds, but is unable to reverse the curse. Inspired by Touka’s bravery and beguiling tactics, Colin entrusts his Magic Crystals to the hero along with his own fate. After the infected humans are corralled into the mayor’s mansion, Colin and Neigan remain behind with them, praying for the Hero’s Party to succeed in saving them all.