Brutus

Brutus of Rome was a character on. He was Julius Caesar's right-hand man and good friend, although later led a conspiracy to kill him, when he was warned by Xena that he would one day betray him.

He first met Xena and Gabrielle (face-to-face) when he killed Ephiny. He was then captured by Xena and the Telaquire Amazons and sentenced to death, but was later set free when Gabrielle decided to make a peace with the Roman Empire. Brutus displays honor and experience when Amarice attempts to intimidate him. Caesar's right hand man is shown to be a true combatant when he claims to Xena and Gabrielle that ha has no regrets for killing Ephiny since he killed her honorably. Brutus, despite his belief of Caesar, is fiercely loyal and dedicated for example he proves his nobility by proposing to Xena and Gabrielle to send him to Pompey so they Amazons could be spared. After Pompey's death, Brutus respects the peace treaty with the Amazons proving he is a man of his word contrary to Caesar.

When Caesar decided to declare himself Emperor and crucify Xena and Gabrielle (Although he promised that he would let them go), he informed the Senators that he thinks he is a God, which leads to his assassination. Brutus is the last to stab and thus killing Caesar.

With Xena and Gabrielle presumed dead and the Roman Empire steadily improving, Brutus moved up in the Roman hierarchy. In order to make the Roman Empire grow, he tried to secure provinces. He secretly assassinates Cleopatra, Pharaoh of Egypt. To prevent Egypt suffering the consequences of becoming a Roman province, Xena poses as Cleopatra, but becomes romantically involved with the main suspect for her murder - Marc Antony. When he discovers that Cleopatra is in fact dead, he and Marc Antony begin a great battle, in effort to gain control of the Province. Xena kills Marc Antony, while Gabrielle kills Brutus.

When Caesar escapes from the Underworld, he tampers with the fate of Xena, creating an ideal world, where he and Xena are Emperor and Empress of Rome, respectively. He includes Brutus, in order for him to exact his revenge. Brutus acts very loyal to Caesar in this reality, much like he did before he killed him, only this time Caesar betrays and kills him. However, reality combes back to normal after Gabrielle shatters the alternate universe.

Brutus was played by Grant Triplow ("Destiny", "When in Rome..."), Darren Young ("A Good Day") and finally David Franklin ("Endgame" onwards).

Trivia

 * Brutus did not play a key role in any episode until "Endgame", despite appearing in three episodes previous.
 * It is also worth noting that his key appearances started when his role was taken over by David Franklin.
 * Brutus died twice. : Antony and Cleopatra and When Fate Collide.