Brutus Bernard

Brutus Bernard is a Fursuiter who is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Brutus is an Army Veteran, having served one tour in Afghanistan attached to 3rd Group Special Forces as a Combat Medic. He was honorably discharged late 2015 and is currently living with his Partner, Leon Puppy. Currently, he is enrolled in Georgia State University where he is working toward earning his Bachelors of Science in Nursing. He is a regular staff member for Midwest Furfest, serving in the medical department since 2014. As of 2016, he has been active in the furry community for over 10 years.

Fursona
Brutus Bernard's fursona a Saint Bernard dog. The idea for Brutus was originally to be a Villain character, and played upon history as the creator of this character was born on the "Ides of March", the day that Brutus killed Caesar. Over time, and through his military service as a Combat Medic in the Army, the character moved more in line with the St. Bernard rescue dogs, who better mirrored the beliefs and good nature of the characters creator.

Character description

 * Species: Saint Bernard Dog
 * Eyes: brown
 * Nose: black
 * Ears: brown fading to black tips
 * Paw pads: pink
 * Tail: light brown at the base fading into white with a pink tip.
 * Head fluff: brown
 * Chest: white with a few brown spots. a "hidden mickey" in the spots on the right pec.
 * Stomach and crotch: white
 * Forearms: brown at the shoulders fading to brown spots then to pure white forearm and paw.
 * Legs: all white.
 * Build: athletic or muscular
 * Attitude: good, positive, heroic.
 * Accessories: he wears a little wooden keg collar with a white cross with a red border on the front.

Alternate Character

 * Name: Hyde
 * Species: Spotted Hyena
 * Eyes: Black
 * Nose: Black nose with grey muzzle
 * Ears: Black ears fading to grey at the base of the head.
 * Face: White with a small heart shaped “beauty mark” under the left eye
 * Paw pads: Black
 * Tail: Black
 * Head fluff: Black Mohawk which extends below the shoulders and tapers off mid-back
 * Chest: White with spotting on the shoulders.
 * Stomach and crotch: white
 * Back and sides: White base with grey and black spotting.
 * Forearms: Black paws which fades to grey above the wrist, black/grey spotting on the outer arm, white inner arms.
 * Legs: Black paws fading to grey mid calf. Black/Grey spotting on the outer thigh, white on the inner thigh.
 * Build: Thin.
 * Attitude: Cunning, Arrogant, Vain, Pompass, Chauvinistic, Egotist.
 * Accessories: Gold tipped cane, Extra tall top hat with steampunk-esque goggles, sometimes wearing a white suit.
 * Trivia: This character is based upon the “Reaver” character from the Fable series of video games. Reaver’s “color scheme” is monochromatic and is devoid of any “color”

Fursuit
Brutus was constructed by Mixedcandy and was completed in November 2016. The suit was debuted at Midwest Fur Fest 2016.



Conventions attended

 * Megaplex 5 (2006)
 * Mephit Fur Meet X (2006)
 * Midwest Fur Fest (2007)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)
 * Furry Connection North (2008)(2009)
 * IndyFurCon (2010)
 * Anthrocon (2008)

Conventions staffed

 * Furry Weekend Atlanta 2007 (Security)
 * Megaplex (2007 & 2008, Security)
 * Midwest Fur Fest (2014 - Present, Medical)