Brutes are riff-raff. They are nameless thugs that villains employ by the dozens, and who get Knocked Out by the dozens when Heroes show up. A group of Brutes (usually six) is called a "Brute Squad".

When a Hero gets a successful strike against a Brute, the Brute gets Knocked Out. That's it. There's no roll for Wounds, no Wound Check, just the Brute getting Knocked Out. The GM determines if the Brute has been killed or just knocked unconscious, but if a Brute ever takes a single Wound after he's been Knocked Out, he dies.

Oftentimes, a Hero can dispatch a menacing Brute Squad with little effort. If a Hero is facing a Brute Squad directly, he may attack one additional Brute per Raise. In other words, if you were facing four Brutes, you would need three Raises (one for each additional Brute beyond the first) to attack them all.