Brutus, as most know, is the guard that constantly attacks our four mobsters (M4?) at Mob of the Dead. The thing that makes him stand out on the map is not his hulking size or ability to put you in the red with one hit. Its his sense of self. Weve never seen this in a zombie. Sure, George obviously communicated and knew who he was. But he had just turned and the zombieness hadnt taken full effect. Brutus, on the other hand, looks to have been turned for a while and is a full zombie.

So why does this matter? Who cares if Brutus communicates with us in any way? Well I sure do. I want you to consider the quotes that Brutus states as you attack him. Why do you hurt me? Im stuck here just like you. There are others, but those are two that I remember best and no one online seems to have a compilation of Brutus quotes up yet. This makes it sound like Brutus does not want to do this, but is being required to. He doesnt want to hurt you, so why are you hurting him? He doesnt want to be here, but hes stuck here just like us. So what can we make of this?

1. Brutus has a sense of self. He recognizes who he is.

2. He is not doing this out of desire, but out of requirement.

So if Brutus is doing this, then whos making him? Well for the longest time Ive thought Maxis is evil, and I still do, but at this point in the story, I believe that it is Satan that is in charge of the zombies. Weve heard his announcements in Grief and hes definitely if not Satan, an extremely powerful demon. For this, I will call him Satan. So Satan is in control of the zombies. Evil has spread throughout this place. But then we have Brutus, one of Satans loyal subjectsor so he thought.

Brutus is not happy with Satan. He wants the power. He feels he is better and that the world would be better with him in charge. Note that his version of better would be more destruction and death. The problem is that Brutus has no way of gaining power. He cannot just steal the power away from Satan. He needs something else. He needs a person.

Now before continuing, I want to note the similarities between Brutus in zombies and Brutus from Julius Caesar. Brutus was Caesars man. Brutus acted just like a great servant and friend would. Then the day came for the assassination and Brutus plunged the sword into Caesar. Caesar, in shock, uttered the famous words Et tu Brute? The same can be said of our Brutus in Mob of the Dead. He has a goal to betray Satan, but it has not fully hatched yet. At least, not at this time period.

I was playing Die Rise the other day before Mob of the Dead came out and I was Samuel. It was interesting to hear the voices in his head saying their mumbled words. Once Mob of the Dead launched, I had a chance to encounter Brutus. Immediately, I noticed a striking similarity in the voices in Samuels head and Brutus voices. If you have not taken the time to listen to them, you should check them out. I searched for any footage on YouTube, but could not find any of either of them. To add to that trouble, my capture card software is not on my new laptop.

So lets venture out into the great unknown for a bit. Lets say that Brutus wants the power, but cannot take it away from Satan. He doesnt have the ability to take it by himself. But a man comes and touches and ancient artifact. This ancient artifact has a demonic presence within it that can give a person omnipotence. This is what Brutus desired, but could not achieve since he is only a demon, not a person. But this man comes and touches the device. Now, due to touching this device, he can hear the voices on the demons. All these voices screaming into his ears. This man begins to go insane. Then, he hears a voice. A voice he understands. Only a demon of great power could be understood. That demon was Brutus.

If you havent caught on yet, that man is Dr. Richtofen. What Im suggesting with this thread is that Brutus is one of the voices in Richtofens head. Brutus tells Richtofen what to do to gain power, not so Richtofen will have it, but so Brutus can use Richtofen to, in a sense, have the power himself. Brutus stabs Satan by leading Richtofen to the point to where he could take over the zombies. But then, a little girl gets in the way.
So why not just let Samantha have control? Satan no longer has control, so isnt Brutus plan complete? Not even close. Brutus wants the power. Brutus wants to destroy the world his way. He wants what Satan had. But Samantha doesnt want that. She only wants to stop the men working with Group 935. The rest of the world can live in peace with her in charge. So Brutus leads Richtofen through the steps to get him into the place that Samantha is. When that occurs, Brutus achieves his goal.

Samantha knows Brutus intentions and Satans for that matter. She knows the demonic forces that lie behind what she is covering up. She fights to keep control. This is another reason that she continually attacks the O4. She wants to stop the plan from being enacted. Samantha wasnt joking when she said that something far more evil lied there. It did, and it was demonic. Kevin Sherwood hints at this in Paredolia, where he hides the lyrics Save me Moses, Satan la vue. Most sources Ive seen have stated that Satan la vue translates roughly to Ive seen the devil. Samantha has seen the evil that lurks behind her. She knows what she is trying to fight to keep away from the world. She knows shes not strong enough. So shes crying out to Moses to save her from this situation. Why Moses? My theory is shes Jewish, or else she would cry out to Jesus. But thats a topic for another post.

But why do I say he is a foe to both sides? I strongly believe that Brutus is not a friend of the human race. Hes using Richtofen to get what he desires. But he is also not a friend of Satan. He betrays him and leads to his dethronement.
So my theory is, in short, Brutus is one of the many voices in Richtofens head. Due to his power, he is the strongest and most easily heard voice to Richtofen. Richtofen follows it. Brutus wants Satans perch in control of the zombies. He is not stronger than Satan, so he must use an intermediary, in this case Richtofen. With Richtofen in control, Brutus is in control.