Thug is the member of this crew whose job is easiest to recognize. In a group full of elaborate ways to change what a body can do, he is happy to get close and use his fists.

Thug is the member of this crew whose job is easiest to recognize. In a group full of elaborate ways to change what a body can do, he is happy to get close and use his fists. His compact build gives the strength a different look from the enormous bruiser a superhero team usually faces. Alan Davis doesn't need to make everybody tall to make them dangerous. The proportions tell you to expect someone hard to shift, even before the action starts. He engages Captain Britain during the London battle in The Sword Is Drawn. That puts him in the middle of the part of the fight most readers would recognize immediately: one strong person occupying another while a much stranger encounter carries on around them. That role is more useful than it first sounds. Someone has to keep the obvious heavy hitter busy. Every moment Brian spends dealing with Thug is a moment when another hunter can restrain Rachel or interfere with Meggan. A straightforward attack can help more specialized abilities reach their targets. The name is blunt enough to sound like a job description, and that suits the Technet's mercenary character. It does not require an elaborate cause or a personal grievance to put him opposite a hero. He is part of a crew carrying out its assignment. He also gives the eye something solid to return to amid all the transformations. Without a few recognizable actions, a battle full of unusual powers can become difficult to follow. Thug's physical engagement provides that anchor while the other members make the rules stranger. There is room for a conventional brawler in a very unconventional team. Here, the contrast helps the whole encounter work instead of making him unnecessary.