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Brutus in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

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Brutus

Brutus, the warden of Mob of the Dead: when he spawns, what he padlocks and what unlocking costs, how to take off his helmet and kill him, and the Full Lockdown achievement.

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Brutus is the warden of Alcatraz, a giant armoured guard with a club, and the only boss of Mob of the Dead. He hits hard, he soaks bullets, and worse, he locks the things you paid for. Back to the Mob of the Dead main page.

When he shows up

Brutus in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Brutus has no round of his own. Like George A. Romero on Call of the Dead, he walks in alongside the horde He leaves you alone for the first few rounds, then comes back in several ways:

Brutus spawning in among zombies in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Warden patrol

He appears at random in the middle of a horde.

Close-up of Brutus, the warden in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Box abuse

Spend too much on the Mystery Box and he comes to collect.

Laundry machine running with the prisoner uniforms inside in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Laundry run

Starting the laundry machine for the uniforms plane part brings him in with extra zombies.

Brutus walking on the Golden Gate Bridge in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Bridge rounds

On the Golden Gate Bridge, an extra Brutus spawns every round, up to four at once.

The locks

When Brutus walks past a machine, he can lock it: it catches fire at its base and stays unusable until someone pays. Only a machine already powered through Afterlife can be locked.

What he locksUnlock price
Double Tap Root Beer machine locked down by Brutus, flames at its base, in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II ZombiesPerk machines2000 points
Dockyard Zombie Shield workbench locked down by Brutus and burning in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II ZombiesWorkbenches2000 points
Mystery Box in the showers locked down by Brutus, engulfed in flames, in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II ZombiesMystery Box2000 points
Icarus plane build stand on the roof locked down by Brutus, fire beneath it, in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II ZombiesThe plane (Icarus)2000 points

That is the base price. Every extra lock in the same round adds 2000 points: 2000, then 4000, then 6000. A Brutus left alone in a busy area can empty your bank in one round.

Acid Trap in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Acid and fan

The Acid Trap and the Fan Trap do not hurt him. If he walks into one while it runs, he stops and shuts it down. A short distraction, nothing more.

Tower Trap in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Tower Trap

The one trap that can kill him, if he stays in range long enough. See the traps page.

How to kill him

Brutus Helmet model in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Helmet first

His helmet blocks headshots. Shoot it off and his head becomes by far the fastest way to drop him.

Brutus with his flashlight surrounded by a cloud of smoke and sparks in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Smoke screen

Once the helmet is gone, he stops for a moment and pops smoke grenades. Back off before you are blind in a corridor.

Burning Brutus still standing in the Warden's office while the Insta-Kill icon is active on the HUD in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

No Insta-Kill

Insta-Kill does not one-shot him, it only boosts the damage you deal.

Ray Gun in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Heavy guns

Most guns struggle. The Ray Gun, the Death Machine and big-magazine automatics are the ones that work.

Brutus being killed in a burst of light in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

The reward

Killed, he drops a power-up.

The weapons that do the job are covered on the weapons page.

Full Lockdown

The Full Lockdown achievement (25 Gamerscore, Bronze trophy) asks for the opposite of what you normally want: Brutus completes his patrol. He has to lock every perk machine, the workbenches, the plane and the current Mystery Box. Since he can only lock what works, power the perks first, clear the zombies around him, then walk him from one machine to the next. Stay close until the machine catches fire, then move on.

More achievements on the achievements page.

Brutus in a First Room game

In the First Room, Brutus is the main killer of high-round runs. The cell block has no room to loop him, so you cannot just walk him around like a horde.

Brutus attacking in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Corridor fights

Kill him, don’t train him. Every second he spends next to a machine is a lock waiting to happen.

Workbench locked by Brutus with the prompt to unlock it for 2000 points in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Lock budget

Keep points in reserve. A lock on Juggernog mid-round, at a doubled price, is the kind of bill that ends a game.

Mystery Box in Mob of the Dead, Call of Duty Black Ops II Zombies

Box discipline

Every spin brings him closer. Hit the Box early, then leave it alone.