Brick -Rowdyruff Boys-

Brick is a recurring antagonist in The Powerpuff Girls. He is the leader of the Rowdyruff Boys and the evil counterpart of Blossom. He was originally created by Mojo Jojo. Long after having been killed by the Powerpuff Girls' kisses, he was revived by HIM and was given a cootie shot to make him immune to his former weakness. As opposed to Blossom's feminine pink color, Brick's color is a masculine fire engine red. His key element is the "Puppy Dog's Tail." Biography Created along with his brothers by Mojo Jojo in a prison toilet, Brick is the first to speak and hits Mojo for hugging them. They are quickly persuaded into fighting The Powerpuff Girls, and help Mojo break out of prison. Upon tracking down the Powerpuffs, Brick introduces himself and his brothers by saying "We're The Rowdyruff Boys, and we wanna fight!" before punching the girls. Brick is caught off guard by Buttercup, who pins him against a dumpster. Boomer and Butch knock her off and proceed to gang up on her. Expressing his disbelief that the girls did not cry, he and the boys attack their counterparts. They are shown to be mostly even but when the girls gain the upper hand, Brick gets annoyed. He orders a "Ballistic Barrage," one of the Rowdyruff Boys' team abilities; a disorientating series of jumps before a group pummeling. Knocked down by the Powerpuff's own group attack, they launch a full-on charge; swinging Blossom around by her hair, smashing a car, and even flying under a woman's skirt. In this fight, Brick is the only one seen using laser-vision. The boys "play dirty" by throwing vehicles full of innocent civilians at the girls and then hitting them when they are distracted. Brick watches happily while Boomer and Butch argue over who "got" the girls the best. Drawn out of Townsville to protect the people, Brick orders his brothers to "kick in the afterburners" to overtake the girls, the "smoke" leaving the girls blinded; this allows the boys to charge up and dive bomb them, smashing them into the ground with such a strong force they cause an explosion. The girls are left battered and broken in the wake. The boys fly off to celebrate with Mojo. Seen again plotting world domination over juice, the boys are shocked to see The Powerpuff Girls heading straight for them. Expecting another fight, the boys are horrified to find the girls looking feminine and flirting with them. Managing to land a kiss on their cheeks, Brick and his brothers are so disgusted they start screaming and glowing their signature colors. They finally explode back down into their base elements, defeated and gone for good. However, the boys' absence did not last forever. Their return in "The Boys Are Back in Town" shows off their new appearances and more individualized personalities. Brick is shown to be the argumentative leader, hitting and yelling at his brothers for messing up. When they begin fighting, Brick negates Blossom's laser-beam with one of his own, in a distinctly lighter, neon shade of red. While the boys are initially not taken seriously, the girls accidentally make them stronger by continuously kissing them on the cheek trying to blow them up - the same trick they tried last time. This only makes the boys stronger, thanks to HIM's cootie shot. The girls are quickly overpowered; Brick focuses his attacks on Blossom, beating her up before finally pinning her down and threatening to spit on her. Brick is eventually defeated by Blossom pulling his pants down, which causes so much embarrassment that he loses power and shrinks. Finally, less than an inch tall, his brothers are reduced to tears. He angrily tells them to cut it out before breaking down himself. In the episode "Boy Toys", The Rowdyruff Boys are having some trouble with The Powerpuff Girls. They impress Princess Morbucks with their powers, but Brick is quick to brush her off when she asks to join them. Later on, they are destroying a burger joint and are about to move on to video games when the girls arrive in powerful vehicles. Impressed, the boys steal the crafts and entertain themselves by attacking and destroying the other vehicles instead of The Powerpuff Girls, reducing each other to paralyzing laughter. In the episode "Bubble Boy" Brick sends Boomer to get sweets, only for Boomer to be captured by The Powerpuff Girls. Bubbles disguises herself as Boomer and while the boys are fooled, Bubbles does not make a very good Rowdyruff. Brick notices on several occasions something is not right, especially after Bubbles freaks out over a cockroach, something Boomer would never do. "Custody Battle" is particularly focused on The Rowdyruff Boys, as it is their final appearance on the show. Mojo finally discovers they have been reborn, only to be laughed away by HIM after claiming to be their father. HIM appears and while the boys seem more than happy with their new "parent", a fight soon breaks out over who is more suited to be their father. HIM and Mojo continually try to impress the boys with their evil deeds (usually against the unfortunate Mayor) and inventions, but things finally go too far when HIM sends the Earth hurtling towards the sun. Another childish shouting match breaks out and the boys have had enough. They tell their "parents" to be quiet and Brick openly declares that the only evil they care about is the destruction of The Powerpuff Girls. The boys fly away, leaving a proud HIM and Mojo behind. Profile Appearance Brick is Blossom's male counterpart, but while he shares her red hair, his own representative color is a more masculine fire engine red, present on his eyes and shirt. He wears the same style of shirt with a black stripe, black pants, and black converse as his brothers. He is the same height and body shape as his brothers. In his first appearance, his hair is short and hidden under his cap with only triangular bangs similar to Blossom's. After his reincarnation, Brick's bangs are hidden under his cap, and he has a long, spiky mullet. Personality In his first appearance, Brick was more of an evil leader and had respect for his brothers, as he never hit Boomer, unlike his reincarnated self. In his first appearance, he also commands how the boys would attack the Powerpuff Girls he was also like his brothers confirmed as a team. Overall, his personality was closer to that of his brothers; proud, confident in his abilities, and having a lust for evil. After his reincarnation by HIM, Brick becomes cruel, greedy, menacing, and gross. Like his brothers, he finds sadistic pleasure in beating and taunting those around him. He begins showing a more argumentative and arrogant side. Like Blossom, Brick is the team leader of the Rowdyruff Boys, but true to form, he is much more ruthless and destructive. Blossom is logical and organized while Brick is short-tempered and reckless. He is overbearing, bossy, and vain; he never asks for input and has the final word on any action. Verbally and physically abusive, he is constantly yelling at his brothers for getting distracted or saying something stupid. He despises anything girly and cute. It is unclear how smart Brick really is compared to Blossom. He seems to excel in street smarts more so than book smarts; he has demonstrated a clear understanding of street tactics and gang warfare such as coordinated attacks, playing dirty, and setting up traps. In Bubble Boy, he clearly had suspected that Boomer was Bubbles in disguise. In Custody Battle, Brick is smart enough to recognize and openly call out both Mojo and HIM's ignorance. Brick also displays moments of stupidity, such as thinking dumb is spelled "dum" in Bubble Boy, hijacking Princess' jet to shoot at his brothers for fun, and laughing at Butch after he bit his tongue in The Boys Are Back in Town, which allowed the girls to find a way to beat the Rowdyruff Boys. Despite all this, in Issue 10 of the IDW Comic, Brick was willing to work alongside the girls and the Iron Viking against the Klin Ton without much convincing. Brick and Butch seem to have a decent relationship with each other, as Brick has never been in a fight with Butch. This could be, however, because Butch only agrees with Brick and loves to do the same things his brother does. In most of his appearances, Brick is shown hitting Boomer; for instance, in The Boys are Back in Town he smacks him in the face, in Bubble Boy he throws a soda can at him, and in Custody Battle he hits Boomer when he says something. Even though Brick and Butch constantly pick on Boomer, they have been shown to at least care about him.