Brute

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"Well, you're certainly well-fed!"

―Ezio insulting Brutes. 1476-1507^[src]

Brutes were heavily-armored guards employed by various cities and states in Italy during the Renaissance, They are fierce soldier armed with intimidating heavy weapons and donned with many layers of resilent plate-armours.

Characteristics and skills[]

Brutes were armed with various heavy weaponry such as axes and bastard swords, This allowed them to deliver a devastating blow to their opponents.

They are additionally equipped with multiple layers of plate armor, which easily allows them to withstand multiple attacks from their opponents, This also causes them to be quite fearless and would rarely flee the battle unless they were disarmed and unable to find an alternative weapons.

Despite their intimidating armor and heavy weaponry, This is also their most prominent weakness, As their heavy equipment greatly hindered their agility, Allowing one to easily evade their attacks and retaliate, This also cursed them with the inability to perform any type of free-running.

AC2 Brute Combat — Ezio in combat against Brute

Brutes were also trained to perform two forms of attack techniques, in Which they raise their weapons overhead and strike downward into their opponent's guard, Effectively breaking their defenses, Another variant is the disarm attack, In which they hold their weapon prominently behind their back, before swinging into their opponent's weapon hand, Disarming them in the process.

Brutes employed by the Borgia in Rome are shown to be much more skilled in combat than their counterparts in other cities, They are also equipped with high-quality armors and weapons.^[1]

After the increased popularity of firearm weaponry, Brutes's armor proved to be vulnerable to firearms, As the bullets easily penetrated their armor and would often outright kill them in a single shot.

Weaponry[]

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect
Bastard Sword	3	4	3
Bearded Axe	4	3	4
Labrys	5	3	3

Special Brutes[]

Dante Moro carried a Labrys axe, and fought like a Brute; though with an immunity to being disarmed.
Bartolomeo d'Alviano behaved like a Brute in combat, and carried a Bastard sword, which he fondly called "Bianca".
Francesco Salviati carried a Bearded Axe with him when in his villa, and fought like a Brute.
Silvio Barbarigo, although initially unarmed, would behave like a Brute should he pick up a heavy weapon.
Mercenaries also fought like Brutes, and carried similar weapons.^[2]
The Templar spy encountered by Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Spain resembled a Brute.^[3]
Some Papal Guards, when equipped with heavy weapons, would fight like Brutes.
Il Carnefice carried a Bearded Axe and fought like a Brute when encountered.
Auguste Oberlin fought in a way similar to a Brute, and carried either a Bearded Axe.^[1]
Charles Gabriel Sivert use a round axe to fight, like other brute guards.

Trivia[]

In Assassin's Creed II, Ezio uses certain taunts that are specific to Brutes, usually insulting their weight and equipment. Among them are: "Can you even hear me in there?!", "Well, you're certainly well-fed!", "That looks heavy!", "Fatti sotto, porco! (Come on, pig!)", and "Ehi, grassone! (Hey, fatty!)"
In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Borgia Brutes are noticeably rarer than in Assassin's Creed II, and French Army Brutes are more common. They are mostly found in French camps throughout Rome until Ezio assassinates the Baron de Valois. Here, Brutes can be disarmed when they are taunted.
In the memory "Infrequent Flier," during the cutscene where Ezio abandons a burning Flying Machine, a Brute and a Seeker can be seen on the roof of the Palazzo Ducale. Strangely, these are the only two guard archetypes that cannot free-run or climb.
When using the throwing knife special attack, Brutes can be killed with a single knife despite their heavy armor.
In Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, Guard Captains possess the same appearance as Brutes and are armed with greatswords. However, unlike Brutes they are extremely fast and can pull Ezio down if he attempts to scale a wall.
The Almogavars in Assassin's Creed: Revelations closely resemble Brutes in build and characteristics.
In the 'Kenway Saga' games, Brutes were replaced by Grenadiers who could not be killed by execution streaks and their defense must be broken or them to continue the kill streaks.
Borgia Brutes wear frog-mouth helms. In reality these helms were used primarily for jousting rather than on the battlefield because of their extremely limited field of view.
In Assassin's Creed: Revelations Ezio was skilled enough to counter kill Almogavars instantly.