Brute or The Brute may refer to:

People

* Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist

Aidan Hughes Aidan Hughes is a commercial artist. He was born in 1956 in Merseyside, England, and was trained as an artist by his father, himself a landscape painter. In the 1980s, Hughes published a pulp-style magazine called ''BRUTE!''. ''Brute!'' has b ...

(born 1956) * "Brute", nickname of US Marine Corps Lieutenant General

Victor H. Krulak Victor Harold Krulak (January 7, 1913 – December 29, 2008) was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer who saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Krulak, considered a visionary by fellow Marines, was the author of ''First to Figh ...

(1913–2008) *

Brute Bernard James Prudhomme (June 6, 1921 – July 14, 1984), was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Brute Bernard or Jim 'Brute' Bernhard. He spent much of his career wrestling as part of a tag team with Skull Murphy. He compet ...

, ring name of Canadian wrestler Jim Bernard (1921–1984) *

Simon Bruté Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur (March 20, 1779 – June 26, 1839) was a French missionary in the United States and the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana. President John Quincy Adams called Bruté "the most learned man of h ...

(1779–1839), missionary and first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana *

Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Serv ...

, the cognomen of an Ancient Roman family whose vocative form is "Brute" * Bill "The Brute" Sanger, a member of the Cherry Hill Gang, a late nineteenth century New York City street gang *

The Brute (wrestler) John Czawlytko (February 22, 1963 – June 27, 2019) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling under the ring names Max Muscle, Maxx Muscle and Maxx. Profes ...

, ring name of professional wrestler John Czawlytko in the early 1990s * "The Brute", nickname of American jazz tenor saxophonist

Ben Webster Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Early life and career A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from ...

(1909–1973) *

Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Serv ...

, a Roman politician and one of Julius Caesar's assassins

Arts, entertainment, and media

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BRUTE! Aidan Hughes is a commercial artist. He was born in 1956 in Merseyside, England, and was trained as an artist by his father, himself a landscape painter. In the 1980s, Hughes published a pulp-style magazine called ''BRUTE!''. ''Brute!'' has bec ...

'', a magazine published by English artist Aidan Hughes who also occasionally uses "Brute" as pseudonym * ''

Et tu, Brute? ''Et tu, Brute?'' () is a Latin phrase literally meaning "and you, Brutus?" or "also you, Brutus?", often translated as "You as well, Brutus?", "You too, Brutus?", or "Even you, Brutus?". The quote appears in Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakesp ...

'', famous statement by Julius Caesar to Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, in Shakespeare's play ''Julius Caesar'' * "The Brute", a short story by

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in t ...

Fictional or mythological entities

Brute (comics) Brute, in comics, may refer to: *Marvel Comics: ** Brute (Morlocks), one of the lesser known Morlocks in the main Marvel universe **Brute (Reed Richards), the name of an alternative Earth version of Mister Fantastic who became a member of the Frig ...

, various characters * Brute or

Brutus of Troy Brutus, also called Brute of Troy, is a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas, known in medieval British history as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain. This legend first appears in the ''Historia Brittonum'', an anonymous ...

, a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Æneas, in mediæval British legend the founder and first king of Britain *

Brutes (Halo) The ''Halo'' video game and media franchise takes place in a fictional science fiction universe. In the distant past, a race known as the Forerunners fought the parasitic Flood. The Forerunners ultimately activate weapons of mass destruction, th ...

, an alien race in the ''Halo'' video game franchise

Films

* ''The Brute'' (1914 film), a lost early silent feature film * ''The Brute'' (1920 film), an American film produced for African-American audiences by director Oscar Micheaux * ''The Brute'' (1927 film), a lost silent American Western film * '' La Brute'' (1921), a French film directed by Daniel Bompard * ''

El Bruto ''The Brute'' ( es, El Bruto) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Pedro Armendáriz and Katy Jurado. Plot Impoverished tenants are being evicted from their block of flats by their elderly landlord, Cabrera, who wa ...

'' (1953), a Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel * ''The Brute'' (1961 film), a Hungarian production directed by Zoltán Fábri * ''The Brute'' (1977), a British film directed by

Gerry O'Hara Gerald O'Hara (born October 1924, Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English film and television director. O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film, ''Richard III''; the Carol Reed film, ''Our Man in Havana'' and the Academy Award-wi ...

Music

Brute (band) Brute (stylized brute.) was a side project band by guitarist Vic Chesnutt and members of Widespread Panic. History The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. There, the collab ...

, a side project band of guitarist Vic Chesnutt and members of blues-rock band Widespread Panic * ''Brute'' (album), a 2016 protest album by Kuwait musician Fatima Al Qadiri * "Brute" (song), a single from 1995 album, ''Nihil'', by Hamburg-based, German industrial rock/metal group KMFDM

Transportation

AEV Brute AEV Brute is the first American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) Brute was built in 2004. History The first American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) Brute was built in 2004 after the company was founded in 1997. More information on the history of AEV can be ...

, a compact pickup truck in production since 2011 *

British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment (BRUTEs) were trolleys used from 1964 until 1999 for sorting, handling and transport by rail of parcels, newspapers, etc. Description BRUTEs were a wheeled platform, generally with mesh around three side ...