Origin
Bruud the Brutal is a huntsman barbarian bounty hunter who lives in Fairyland. He has done some work for Queen Cloudia before, and she has his personal phone number. He takes the job of hunting down Gert, but he is no match for the homicidal green hair little girl and is beheaded.
Creation
Bruud the Brutal was created by Skottie Young for his series I Hate Fairyland. Bruud first appears in issue 1 and killed by issue 2. He appears in several other issues but always as a flashback or an image of things/people Gert has murdered.
Major Story Arcs
Madly Ever After
For more information see: Madly Ever After
Bruud the Brutal is hired by Queen Cloudia and is beheaded by Gret between issue 1 and issue 2. Gret then takes the severed head to the tavern and uses it as a puppet to get more drinks. Gret then uses Bruud the Brutal’s axe as her primary melee weapon.
Fluff My Life
For more information see: I Hate Fairyland #11
Bruud is seen in a flashback to Gret’s greatest accomplishments.
Bruud the Brutal
For more information see The Unbelievable, Unfortunately Mostly Unreadable and Nearly Unpublishable Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland number 1
Shows how Gert gets the better of Bruud the Brutal, takes his axe and uses it to chop off the huntsman’s head, after he called her a wench.
Gert’s Inferno
For more information see: Gert’s Inferno
Again, Bruud is seen in a story of Gret’s greatest accomplishments.