Brad Simpson (Volume 1-4)

### Inspiration

Brad Simpson (guitarist and lead vocalist from The Vamps)Will Newman (5 Feet Apart)

Poe (5 Feet Apart)

Asriel (Undertale)

## Character Information

### Residence

London, EnglandSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

### Relatives

Derek Simpson (father)Anne-Marie Simpson (mother)

Natalie Simpson (Older Sister)

Connor Ball (boyfriend)

Josh James (adoptive son), Cooper Stout (adoptive son)

### Allies

Calum Hood (Volume 1-4)Justin Bieber

Collins Key

Troye Sivan (Volume 1-4)

Luke Hemmings (Volume 1-4)

Shawn Mendes (Volume 1-4)

Niall Horan

Zoe Hood (Volume 1-4)

Michael Clifford (Volume 1-4)

Robert Irwin (Volume 1-4)

Wendy Huang (Volume 1-4)

Ashton Irwin

Raphael Hood (Volume 1-4)

Kan Chan (Volume 1-4)

Aidan Harney (Volume 1-4)

Harry Styles

Nia Lovelis

Rena Lovelis (Volume 1-4)

Bindi Irwin (Volume 1-4)

Connor Ball (Volume 1-4)

Jamie Frankland (Volume 1-4)

Annika Koa (Volume 1-4)

Brent Rivera (Volume 1-4)

Bea Miller (Volume 1-4)

Lexi Rivera (Volume 1-4)

Kris Wu

Louis Tomlinson

Yuto Yoshida (Volume 1-4)

James McVey

Tanya Leong (Volume 1-4)

Tristan Evans

Ben Azelart (Volume 1-4)

Dominic Harrison

Ashley Frangipane

Ken Wang (Volume 1-4)

Alan Stokes

Alex Stokes

Sheryl Lau (Volume 1-4)

Thaiyo Kido (Volume 1-4)

Sierra Deaton (Volume 1-4)

Crystal Leigh (Volume 1-4)

Reece Bibby (Volume 1-4)

George Smith (Volume 1-4)

Blake Richardson

Ankit Mishera (Volume 1-4)

Danna Paola (Volume 1-4)

Aurora Aksnes

Aiden Cowell (Volume 1-4)

Caleb Burton (Volume 1-4)

Harvey Cantwell (Volume 1-4)

Caspar Lee

Bailee Madison

Carm Chan (Volume 1-4)

Eva Gutowski

Shion Tekase (Volume 1-4)

Charlie Matto-Smith (Volume 1-4)

Julia Cavazos

Camila Cabello (Volume 1-4)

Corbyn Besson (Volume 1-4)

Jenny Tran (Volume 1-4)

Sung Mi Kim (Volume 1-4)

Audrey Kim (Volume 1-4)

Selena Gomez

Vanessa Merrell

Jonah Frantzich (Volume 1-4)

Jack Avery (Volume 1-4)

Zach Herron (Volume 1-4)

Tyler Seavey

Christian Seavey

Daniel Seavey (Volume 1-4)

Eben Franckewitz

Gabbie Gonzalez

Lavender Avery (Volume 1-4)

Meg Donnelly (Volume 1-4)

Ryan Herron (Volume 1-4)

Grace VanderWaal (Volume 1-4)

Wes

KJ Apa

Christina Harris

Tate Dahl

Johnny Orlando (Volume 1-4)

Edwin Honeret (Volume 1-4)

Zion Kuwonu (Volume 1-4)

Nick Mara

Austin Porter

Brandon Arreaga (Volume 1-4)

Theo Porter (Volume 1-4)

Taegan Chua (Volume 1-4)

Max Mills (Volume 1-4)

Harvey Mills (Volume 1-4)

Denis Coleman (Volume 1-4)

Luke Scott (Volume 1-4)

Joshua James (Volume 1-4)

Henry Moodie (Volume 1-4)

Eddie Jones (Volume 1-4)

Cooper Stout (Volume 1-4)

Ryan Lofthouse (Volume 1-4)

Noah Lima (Volume 1-4)

Joanna Kenzie (Volume 1-4)

### Enemies

ChaseMedusa

Hydra

Stheno

Lord

Caligula

Genghis

Bloody Mary

### Powers and Abilities

Staff, All Chinese and Western Zodiac Powers, Power Transmission

### Amulet

Leo

> *This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see Brad Simpson (Volume 5-present).*
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Bradley Will Simpson is one of the Zodiac Heroes and one of the 2nd Year University students. He is the protagonist and narrator of the series.

## Background

### Official Description

Bradley Will Simpson is a 25-year-old British 2nd-year university student. He suffers from cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. With the help of his amulet, he can access all of his friends' powers and can transform into a spirit.

### Appearance

He is shown to have messy, bushy, curly, brown hair moved to the right (his left), brown eyes and fair skin with a slight tan tint. He brings an oxygen tank and nasal cannula along the way (he also secures it at the back). He wears an untucked sky blue dress shirt over a white shirt, black jeans shown with a belt and black shoes. He occasionally wears glasses for reading. His eyes and body glow in different colours depending on what power he is using. His sleepwear consists of a blue shirt and black sweatpants. He stands on 5 ft. 6 and is of average weight. His party outfit is similar to his everyday wear except that his dress shirt is black, not blue. Brad turns red in his spirit form though he changes into different colours depending on what power he's using.

## Personality

He can be helpful and kind to his peers and he is really smart. However, he can be concerned like when he is worried about Connor since he cares deeply for him. At other times, he is caring. Showing how he wears his clothes, he is also shown to be tidy though his hair remains messy.

He can also simply understand what Connor is saying when he mouth out words like his other friends. He is also afraid of roller coasters and already develops PTSD after a traumatic event when he fell off his seat when the ride is upside down and hit his head. This is due to him not fastened to his seat. As shown in Season 7, he gets grumpy whenever someone wakes him up. He also has a habit of waking up late. He can also have bad mental breakdowns in front of roller coasters. It is also stated in Season 7 that he's honest.

In Season 8, he panics whenever he is called to the principal's office. This is because he doesn't want to get into trouble and that he hasn't been called to the office before. He also swore to call Annika a twat. As of Season 9, he finds wearing a kilt ridiculous. In Season 10 according to Luke, he is shown to have his best thinking face.

Starting from Volume 2.5, his personality started changing. He is starting to get psychic connections between him and his friends. He temporarily had disabilities such as colour blindness (from Niall), dyslexia (from Collins) and paralysis (from Blake though he recovered). Along with that, his physical and mental health started deteriorating as his past started haunting him. Despite this, he remains optimistic and enthusiastic like most of his friends. He is shown to have a special bond with his boyfriend, Connor.

As shown in Volume 3, he is very smart and knows how to identify anything Scientific. He also has a medical degree as an undergraduate. Brad also has a high level of medical knowledge. Starting from Volume 4, he started loosing his psychic connection with his other teammates which is most likely due to his connection to Zach. He has a high level of medical knowledge, something he needs to be a doctor.

## Etymology

(First name) Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames, Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.

(Middle name) Will is English for a topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, Middle English will (from wiell(a), West Saxon form of Old English well(a) 'spring'). The surname is found predominantly in the south and southwestern parts of the country.

(Last name) The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Simpson came from the baptismal name Simon, which was originally derived from the Hebrew word Shimeon meaning obedience. In the religious naming tradition surnames were bestowed in honour of religious figures or church officials.

## Chinese Name

Traditional: 布拉德利·威爾·辛普森

Simplified: 布拉德利·威尔·辛普森

Pinyin/Romanisation: Bù lā dé lì·wēi ěr·xīnpǔsēn

## Powers and Abilities

* Staff- His staff power is first used in Season 5. It is useful for attacks.
* All Zodiac Powers- This power was first used in Season 14. He is able to access all of his teammates' powers and can combine them as well

## Trivia

* He was born on 28 July 1995 which makes his Zodiac sign Leo however, he didn't get any Zodiac-related powers but he got Dark Syndrome which makes his power Staff
* Brad has cystic fibrosis and has stated to have a transplant a year before the events of The Darkest Awakening happened (which is around 2018) but the infection came back a month before the events of The Darkest Awakening (which was around September 2019) after getting head trauma in the roller coaster incident
* There is a possibility if he will be an A Crazy EX Battle character
* Out of all of the characters, Brad is the most emotional one
* Season 7 is the first time he fought Chase without his nasal cannula
* Brad's unfortunate event is his cystic fibrosis and he's almost dying. Also his head trauma in the roller coaster.
* Brad was the seventh character to stay in the hospital after Ashton, Devan, Troye, Raphael, Kandace and Connor
* Brad later took Luke's place as leader and narrator, this also made him the first dark syndrome member to be promoted to protagonist
* Brad is the second LGBTQ+(bisexual) character in the series, the first being Troye (gay), the third being Connor (gay), the fourth being Corbyn (bisexual) and the fifth being Jonah (gay)
* Brad is also ambidextrous
* Season 19 was the first time he fought Arzaylea and Abigail in his sleepwear
* Brad is of Greek, British and Chinese ancestry
* His powers can be transmitted from him to his love interest and his love interest is Connor
* Brad also suffers from bronchiectasis which is a complication of cystic fibrosis