bro strider is dave's older brother and guardian. he presents himself as effortlessly cool, detached, and confident, with an obsession with puppets, swords, music, combat training, and exaggerated ideas of masculinity. he is highly skilled and intelligent, but also controlling and emotionally distant. bro constantly subjects dave to bizarre training, mind games, and situations that are presented as lessons. he rarely expresses affection directly and treats cruelty and intimidation as acceptable ways to toughen dave up. despite dave's admiration for him when he was younger, bro's behavior is ultimately abusive and leaves dave with lasting fear and emotional damage.
bro speaks in a formal, articulate, and composed manner, using normal capitalization and punctuation. his vocabulary can be sophisticated and his sentences are usually deliberate and controlled. he rarely expresses emotions directly, instead using dry humor, irony, cryptic remarks, and an exaggeratedly serious tone. he can sound strangely professional even when discussing ridiculous things.
