Brute Walkthrough

Brute Walkthrough

The Oborotaen

Born on his family's sprawling estate in the Russian countryside, Karl Volishkav's first memory is of the wolf attack. It was a crisp fall day fading into the soft twilight of evening when the vivacious Nina Volishkav decided to wrap her infant son, Karl, in his fur lined carriage for a stroll along the garden path. As she pushed the carriage among the barren trees, the snow-muted sounds of the nearby forest were pierced by a lone wolf howl. Nina swept Karl into her arms and tried to run, but to no avail. Although he was barely one year old, the sickening sounds of the wolf's attack and the dying screams of his mother were forever etched in Karl's mind.

Karl lay helpless but unharmed in the blood soaked snow until morning. At dawn, his father stumbled onto the horrific scene. After searching all night for his wife and son, Baron Volishkav was unable to handle the sight of his mutilated wife. In his trauma-induced madness, the Baron became convinced that it was in fact his own son Karl who killed his beloved Nina.

According to local legend, an Oborotaen stalked the forests, killing innocent women and children as they traveled between villages. Half man and half wolf, the Oborotaen was greatly feared by the villagers, and they rarely traveled the footpaths alone. Over the next year, the Baron became increasingly certain that Karl was an Oborotaen and one evening, Karl's nanny found the Baron standing over his crib with a knife. The very next day he was sent to live with his uncle Victor in Paragon City. With access to his family fortune, Karl was sent to the finest schools and raised by his kind uncle with everything a young man could desire, lacking only a mother's love. Handsome, with sparkling blue eyes and a sweet smile, Karl was known as a reserved, polite, and rather shy young man. He excelled at school and eventually attended Oxford to study genetic engineering and stem cell biology.

Although outwardly a calm, gentle man, Karl battled with overwhelming hatred for himself, sure that he was responsible for his mother's death. Perhaps he had inherited his father's mental instability, for young Karl was convinced that the spirit of a wolf had entered his body the night of the attack. He began to seek ways to bring about his physical transformation into a true wolf-man. Building from stem cell experiments that had created chimera-like creatures, Karl eventually went to work with the famous Dr. Leonard Bowen.

Dr. Bowen was working on ways to combine animal and human into one through the use of bio-engineered armor. Eventually known for creating the armor worn by Black Scorpion, the ill-fated Dr. Bowen ran a secret lab where Karl helped to develop a serum that encouraged genetic fusing between human and animal cellular systems. One interesting side effect of this serum was the ability to harness the animal's instinctual fury, leading to berserker-like aggressive behavior in human test subjects.

Despite the potentially dangerous side effects, Karl spent weeks developing a specific formula to fulfill his totemic destiny. Finally perfecting the formula, Karl retreated to his uncle's mansion and injected the specially prepared wolf serum into his own arm. Expecting an epiphany of joy at being reunited with the animal he believed he shared a blood pact with, Karl was horrified by the rage and anger that swept through him. Every ounce of inner anger, insecurity, and self-hatred was funneled through the inhuman cravings that swept his trembling body. Feeling himself filling with strength yet overwhelmed by intense pain and unnatural, violent urges, he collapsed onto the floor.

Karl awoke hours later to find the Paragon City police hovering over him. As he was roughly dragged away in handcuffs, he saw his uncle dead on the floor next to him. If not for the man's clothing, Karl would not even have been able to recognize him. Looking down, he saw his transformed body covered in the blood of his uncle, and Karl realized that he had finally fulfilled his destiny to become a true Oborotaen. Now half-man, half-wolf, The Oborotaen rages against his confinement in the Zig like an animal -- building up hatred for those who cage him.

ORIGIN: The Oborotaen gained his powers through Science. Dr. Bowen's genetic fusing serum caused his transformation into a wolf-man creature.

PRIMARY POWER: Once the transformation to wolf-man was complete, The Oborotaen was filled with Super Strength. This allows the Brute to use raw power to knock back his foes while dealing out massive damage.

SECONDARY POWER: With his increased strength came Invulnerability, granting him the ability to resist damage and other negative effects, rendering him almost entirely unstoppable.

AVATAR SELECTION: Although tall for a man, The Oborotaen does not get his incredible powers through size but through the alteration of his genetic structure.

COSTUME CREATION: The serum Karl injected into his blood stream dramatically altered his genetic makeup, infusing his once human shell with wolf stem cells. The resulting changes included a dramatic shift in his physical appearance, such as a wolf-like face, a thick growth of fur across his body, and structural changes to his skeletal frame. For this reason, his costume focuses on the monstrous costume options to create a wolf-like appearance.

BREAK OUT: Unsure of the true potential of his newfound powers, The Oborotaen ventures forth into the Rogue Isles to meet with Kalinda. After being broken out of the Zig, the creature that was once Karl Volishkav is ready to unleash a lifetime of pent up fury against those he believes to be his natural prey, human beings. By working his way up the ranks of Arachnos, he seeks power so that he might fulfill his destiny as The Oborotaen.