Brigade

Brigade charges forward, attempting to assassinate Ray.

Brigade is a major antagonist in Ray Fox who appears during the third chapter. He was sent to assassinate Ray alongside his partner, Roulette.

## Background

Brigade was an assassin who joined the Monroe Syndicate under the service of one of its leaders. He was partnered up with Roulette. The two of them went to different missions with a mixed success rate.

After Liev exposed himself to fight Blaze, Brigade and Roulette were tasked by their boss to kill Ray to prevent Liev from exposing the Monroe Syndicate further because of his grudge against neo-mutants.

## Personality

Brigade contrasts his partner by being more professional, cautious, and stoic. He doesn't like taking risks, preferring to wait for the right chance to make a move. If he's outmatched, Brigade prefers to run away. He is well aware of the chances of being punished for failing, so he tends to get into arguments with Roulette when the latter jeopardizes a mission.

When interacting with his partner, Brigade is more sarcastic and snide. He is also more prone to losing his temper when Roulette insults him, being offended when the chameleon calls him out for losing to an amateur when it was Roulette who announced his presence trying to kill Ray against Brigade's suggestions.

## Appearance

Brigade is a large bull with light fur. He has three-fingered hands and two-toed feet that resemble hooves.

When working as an assassin, Brigade wears a black suit with the sleeves folded. He puts on a metallic helmet with spikes to cover his face. He also places shoulder pads with spikes and knee pads to protect his knees. He also wears black pants.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

As an assassin working for one of the leaders of the Monroe Syndicate, Brigade is a dangerous Meta.

### Powers

* Super Strength: Brigade has super strength that allows him to defeat many guards by charging at them.
* Super Endurance: Brigade can take lots of punishment when fighting others. However, he has limits to how much damage he can take. Enhanced attacks from Summer are powerful enough to hurt him.
* Teleportation: By using a Rifter, Brigade can teleport to any place he wants. He mainly uses this for fast transportation or to escape from a crime scene.

### Skills

* Expert Fighter: Brigade has some experience fighting, as seen with his ability to defeat Kassady and her guards. He also engaged in a striking battle with Summer, who couldn't defeat him without using her neo-mutant powers to injure him.

## History

Brigade and Roulette are tasked to assassinate Ray by their boss. The two infiltrate the Pala County Correctional by using Roulette's chameleon. Brigade hides in the shadows while Roulette tries to kill Ray despite Brigade's protests that he'll be seen. Eli manages to discover Roulette, forcing Brigade to come out of hiding.

Brigade easily defeats Kassady and her guards by charging through them. However, he is met by Summer, who can take out his blows despite being a hyena. Summer is forced to use her neo-mutant powers to defeat Brigade, causing an explosion. Roulette uses the explosion to sneak Brigade into a cell where they can recover.

Roulette blames Brigade for the loss of his gun, causing Brigade to snark that it was Roulette who tried to kill Ray while under surveillance. Annoyed, Roulette points out that he lost to a professional. The two of them start arguing, which causes the inmates to find them. Roulette decides to let the inmates do the assassination job for them, promising to free any inmate who can kill Ray by showing his invisibility.

Brigade and Roulette surround Ray and Summer. Roulette starts bragging, which annoys Brigade because he wants the job done rather than waste time bragging. The inmates fight Ray and Summer, but are immediately overwhelmed by them. Realizing that they are outmatched, Brigade escapes with his Rifter rather than fight the two neo-mutants.

After their failed mission, Brigade and Roulette report to their boss. They get beaten within an inch of their lives for their failures. As their boss complains about Liev, he assigns them a new mission.

## Trivia

* Brigade's fight against Summer is used to reveal the fact that she's a neo-mutant, which Ray figures out when he sees her defeat Brigade.
* Brigade's fighting style, powers, and costume resemble Juggernaut from X-Men.