# Gus Brannhard — Little Fuzzy character guide

> Gus Brannhard in Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gus, Brannhard, Mr. Brannhard, Gustavus Adolphus Brannhard, the Honorable Gustavus Adolphus Brannhard

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Snapshot

A loud, bearded, cigar-chewing attorney who takes Jack's case, treats a courtroom like a hunting ground, and refuses to believe a signed order is really signed.

## Who they are

Gus Brannhard arrives at the Holloway camp already spoiling for a fight, and when the Fuzzies are taken he is the one who spots the blank-signature trick behind the court order. He is talkative, theatrical, and constitutionally unable to accept that the law should lose to the Company. His willingness to gamble everything on Jack's side is what turns a backwoods discovery into a public trial.

## Relationships

### [Jack Holloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/characters/jack_holloway)

_friendship_

Gus is Jack's lawyer and loyal friend, fiercely defending him in legal battles.

### [Leslie Coombes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/characters/leslie_coombes)

_professional_

Gus and Leslie are opposing lawyers in the legal case over Fuzzy sentience.

### [Leslie Coombes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/characters/leslie_coombes)

_professional_

Gus and Leslie are opposing lawyers in the legal case over Fuzzy sentience.

### [Jack Holloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/characters/jack_holloway)

_friendship_

Gus is Jack's lawyer and loyal friend, fiercely defending him in legal battles.

### [Leslie Coombes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/characters/leslie_coombes)

_professional_

Gus and Leslie are opposing lawyers in the legal case over Fuzzy sentience.

### [Jack Holloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/characters/jack_holloway)

_friendship_

Gus is Jack's lawyer and loyal friend, fiercely defending him in legal battles.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/viii)

Attorney for Holloway; plans to argue sapience of Fuzzies to defend Holloway.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/ix)

Passionately defends the Fuzzies in court, accusing O'Brien of reckless endangerment, and later strategizes with the group about the trial.

### [The Great Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/x)

Meeting the press alongside Ben Rainsford and Baby Fuzzy.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/xi)

Acts as Jack's lawyer, agrees to the combined trial and is appointed special prosecutor for Kellogg.

### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/xii)

Works as special prosecutor, investigates the frame-up, and secures a judicial order to protect Fuzzies.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/xiii)

Reports the Lurkin girl's recantation; discusses the booby trap suspicion; informs Jack about the judicial trial decision.

### [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_fuzzy_se/chapters/xiv)

Acts as prosecutor for Kellogg, argues for Fuzzy sapience, and orchestrates courtroom strategy.

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