# Brute — Short Fiction character guide

> Brute in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0051-vi

## Who they are

A character with a brutish nature.

## In the story

### [Time in the Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/time-in-the-round)

The Butcher's gray uninj (robot dog), which he kicks and mistreats but which remains loyal.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as a member of the company, though not directly involved in the scene.

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