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Brute Biological information Distinctions Reminiscent of an animal rather than a humanoid, they are the largest of the standard Necromorphs. Attacks Brutes will attempt to charge and pummel prey with their large, muscular arms and hardened foreheads. They are able to produce ranged attacks consisting of explosive organic bombs, provided that an arm or both legs are dismembered.
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"Your weapons can't punch through that thing's armor! Shoot it in the back, Isaac!"

—Zach Hammond^[1]

The Brute is one of the strongest Necromorph forms encountered in the Dead Space series. It is a combination of multiple corpses fused together into one large being, although it's impossible to tell exactly how many bodies have been reanimated to create these monsters. They are large, hardy, and like all Necromorphs, extremely violent towards the uninfected.

They possess an armored exoskeleton on their anterior body for defense; however the posterior of the creature is relatively weak and devoid of defense. Brutes attack with a devastating punch and a headbutt that can easily knock Isaac off his feet.

They are amazingly quick for their size, and you should have Stasis handy to slow them down or they can quickly run Isaac over like a freight train, and quite literally tear him apart. When attacked in its weak spots the Brute has been observed to contract within its armored plates to protect itself. This can be used as an advantage, for the back of the creature is still exposed.

The Brute also has an enhanced form. It appears black, and it is much stronger than it's common brethren, requiring more munitions to take it down.

Contents 1 Strategy 1.1 Dead Space 1.2 Dead Space: Extraction 2 Trivia 3 Death Scene 4 Gallery 5 Appearances 6 Sources

[edit] Strategy

Brutes are organic tanks and are classified as mini-bosses; a great deal of both firepower and ammunition is required to bring one down.

[edit] Dead Space

• When the Brute charges, use Stasis on it and at the right time run behind it and shoot its hind leg as much as possible very quickly with either the Plasma Cutter or the Line Gun. It will no longer run at you and instead start shooting pods at you, which are relatively easy to catch and fling back at it.

• The recommended weapons for dealing with it are any of the heavy hitting weapons, like the Line Gun, Contact Beam, or the Flamethrower.

• You can also use the bombs of the Force Gun to keep the Brute at bay while doing it massive damage; in fact, one Stasis shot and some rounds of bombs from the Force Gun will be enough to kill the beast without you even having to evade it (even on Impossible mode).

• With the Plasma Cutter, one can simply shoot the Brute in its unarmored spot by its shoulder, possibly even managing to sever its arm. If it seeks cover in its shell, its frontal weak spots will still be slightly exposed, but may or may not be hard to find. However, if you do manage to cut one of its arms off, it will suffer an open wound that can serve as a new weak spot. If you hit a weak spot, blood will splash from it.

• A Ripper, even when un-upgraded, can be effective against a Brute. Although the Ripper's range is short, it can easily shred a Brute's weak point under the shoulders. This is also effective when the Brute goes into his shell, considering its legs are open to attack.

• If the player takes out the Brute's back legs or one arm, the creature will crawl around on its remaining limbs, and a hole will open up in its chest, which will spit out an explosive organic bomb similar to the one used by the Leviathan boss. However, with Kinesis you can grab these projectiles and toss them back at him to save ammo. When he's charging, treat him like a bull and strafe away from him. Brutes also like to get up close and personal to try and punch you in the face, so keep at a distance. As long as you stay back and chip away at his weak points, he should eventually go down.

[edit] Dead Space: Extraction

• The best way to kill this enemy is the same way as in the original game, is by slowing it down when it charges at you (the camera will change when you do) and then use your weapons to hit him in the back. Best weapons to use are the Divet and the Pulse Rifle.

[edit] Trivia

• In Dead Space: Extraction, the brutes are much more acrobatic, as shown by one swing by support beams on the ceiling of a room then flipping before it lands to fight. They also seem to be exponentially tougher - being able to sustain dozens of powerful direct hits in their weak spots.
• Only one Brute appears in Extraction, knocking a solo Lexine into a wall and attacking Dr. Howell. Obviously, due to the game's rail-shooter gameplay, facing several Brutes would have made for a long and tedious game.

[edit] Death Scene

• If Isaac fails to defeat the brute it will proceed to knock him down, grab him and will bite his head and a part of his arm completely off. Not yet satisfied with the carnage it has already created, the brute will further mutilate the body, literally ripping Isacc apart. When finished savaging the corpse, the brute will roar in triumph.

Death Sequence by a Brute

Alternate Death Sequence by a Brute

[edit] Gallery

Issac faces a charging Brute

A close-up of a Brute's face

[edit] Appearances

• Dead Space

• Chapter 4: Obliteration Imminent (First Appearance)

• Dead Space: Extraction

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Dead Space: Brute Combat

Necromorphs
Standard Forms		Brute • Divider • Drag Tentacle • Exploder • Flyer • Grabber • Guardian • Infector • Leaper • Lurker • Pregnant • Slasher • Stalker • Swarmer • Twitcher • Wheezer
Advanced Forms		The Hive Mind • The Hunter • The Leviathan • The Slug • The Spider • The Urchin
Deleted Material		Flytrap • Graverobber