YMMV / Brute Force (Marvel Comics)

• Alternate Character Interpretation:
  • One of the reasons we love Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was because he was so calm and collected about all the strange stuff that would happen around him, and taking absolutely no crap from anyone. If one of his first assignments really was dealing with Brute Force, his ability to stay cool under pressure would make a lot more sense- he's seen way weirder things. Further, one of the FBI agents that we see investigating Doctor Pierce may have been Phil Coulson at a very early age.
  • Their inclusion in X-Men and the retcon that the armor was developed as a part of the Weapon program leads to an interesting one for Multicorp. While normally, one would just assume that Multicorp is run by very stupid people who think that it's a good idea to just steal from their own subsidiaries for very thin reason that could be easily be punctured by basic logic. However, since the actions of Frost were to use Heavy Metal and Brute Force technology against his own commercial rivals, it suddenly makes more sense why Frost would steal the gorilla from himself- it offers plausible deniability while allowing him to gain Weapon technology for his own usage.
• Moment of Awesome: The cover for the first issue alone showcases an armed and angry cyborg dolphin firing a laser gun. That should tell you what kind of comic you're in for.
  • The first page has Clown terrorists with guns breaking into a secret lab where a scientist is attaching cyber-armor to a gorilla. Because of course it is.
• Narm Charm: It tries to be serious, but its premise is so ridiculous and its execution so equally ludicrous that it would be painful to read if it wasn't also so damned entertaining for those same reasons. It's so 80s that it hurts and emits wafts of pure cheese from every orifice, but no one cares because we're all along for the ride.
  • ROBO-BEAR VS. CYBER-GORILLA.
• So Bad, It's Good: As others have commented, the plot is paper-thin, the environmental message is hit home with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, and the characters tend to make decisions so illogical that they'd make a Vulcan's head explode- but it's so wonderfully goofy and awesome that one can't help but love the absurdity of Robo-Bear vs. Cyber Gorilla, or clowns stealing a gorilla covered in bandoliers in order to destroy the Rainforest.
• Too Good to Last: Only lasted four issues... OR DID IT? They made a triumphant return in Deadpool Bi-Annual #1, twenty-five years later. They've actually made a few appearances since then.
• The Woobie: Soar in Deadpool Bi-Annual #1. His leadership of the group was awful and accomplished no goals for the group (focusing on killing snakes). Deadpool openly states that he had no plan for killing him since he was so pathetic (when he had elaborate schemes for offing everyone else), and his portion of the Tatanka fight can be summed up as "He is stepped on and only shows up again after the fight is over."