Brixton Lore

Brixton Lore
Real Name	Brixton Lore
Alias(es)	Black Superman The Terminator
Citizenship	British
Gender	Male
Date of Death	2011 (initial) Spring 2019
Affiliation	MI6 (formerly) Eteon
Status	Deceased
Appearances
Movie	Hobbs & Shaw Fast X (indirectly mentioned)
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Idris Elba

"Must be hard being so... human."

―Brixton Lore to Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw

Brixton Lore was a former MI6 agent who fought alongside Deckard Shaw. After failing to convince Deckard to join Eteon, he was sent to kill his old colleague, although Deckard mortally wounded him, after which he was saved by Eteon and given cybernetic enhancements. After eight years, he encountered Shaw again, who, along with Luke Hobbs, clashed with Brixton to save Deckard's sister, Hattie Shaw and secure the Snowflake until he was remotely killed by Eteon.

Biography

Early Life

Not much is known about Brixton's early life, other than that he joined MI6 in his adulthood. He served alongside Deckard Shaw, particularly in Kandahar, Afghanistan. However, his worldview and perspective changed after countless missions. His apathy towards humanity and its actions caused him to be recruited by the secretive organization Eteon, who demanded that he recruit Deckard as well. However, when attempting to enlist his fellow agent, Deckard refused and Brixton was ordered to kill Deckard to keep him from talking. However, Deckard, under orders from MI6, put a bullet in Brixton's head, believing he had killed him.

However, Brixton survived the injury and his wounded body was recovered by Eteon, who implanted within him among other things, cybernetic and mechanical implants, optical and physical enhancements and prosthetic limbs, transforming Brixton into a super soldier. Brixton proceeded to follow Eteon's orders with loyalty, believing that Eteon's actions were paving the way to steering humanity in the right direction. Eteon then assassinated Deckard's team and pinned the blame on him, forcing Deckard to become a fugitive and subsequently a mercenary.

Theft of The Snowflake

"Who the hell are you?"
"Bad guy."

―Hattie Shaw and Brixton Lore

Eteon commissioned Andreiko to create a pathogen capable of delivering vaccines. However, after the serum's completion, Eteon reprogrammed it into a virus, dubbed the "Snowflake", capable of eliminating half of the human population, those whom Eteon deemed weak. MI6 soon became aware of the Snowflake's existence, but were unaware of who created it. After managing to track the Snowflake's position, the agency ordered a group of agents to infiltrate the facility to obtain the virus, although with the added stipulation that they were to use electrical rounds on the soldiers guarding the virus, in order to interrogate them afterwards. After subduing all of the men, agent Hattie Shaw was sent into the convoy to extract and secure the virus.

Brixton intercepts the MI6 mission

However, Eteon dispatched Brixton to assassinate the agents and retrieve the Snowflake. As Brixton murdered the other agents, Hattie took the opportunity to escape from the facility, although not before injecting herself with the virus. Using one of the agent's radios to impersonate him, Brixton informs MI6 that Hattie attacked the other agents before fleeing with the virus. Brixton then warned his fellow soldiers to exercise caution when apprehending Hattie, and stressed the importance that Hattie should receive the brunt of responsibility for their crimes.

Attack on the CIA London Black Site

Brixton attacks the London Black Site

"You're not the man I knew."
"No. I am way better. I'm the future of mankind."

―Deckard Shaw and Brixton Lore

Brixton managed to locate Hattie after discovering that she was being held at the London Black Site. Brixton proceeded to break into the building, kidnapping Hattie and scaling out the window and down the building. Luke Hobbs and Deckard decided to work together to liberate Hattie. After defeating the soldiers, Hobbs jumped out the window, with Deckard using an external elevator. Hattie managed to attack Brixton and free herself, and as he prepared to retaliate, Hobbs crashed into Brixton. Hobbs then fought with Brixton, although his cybernetic eyes were capable of tracking Hobbs' movements and countering them. Deckard then entered the fight, and the pair were surprised to see each other, Deckard having believed Brixton to be dead.

Brixton declares war on Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw

Deckard retrieved his 2017 McLaren 720S and, along with Hattie and Hobbs, attempted to flee Eteon's pursuit. Brixton was able to keep up with them using his custom motorbike, although Deckard tricked him into slamming into a bus. Despite being able to survive, his bike was disabled, forcing Brixton to temporarily abandon the pursuit and utter that there would now be war between them.

Infiltration of Eteon Weapons & Biotech Facility

"You assume the worst in people."
"People cannot be trusted to do the right thing."

―Deckard Shaw and Brixton Lore

Brixton returned to Eteon Headquarters, where he spread a false story about Hobbs and Shaw, framing them for the attack on the CIA Black Site. The anonymous head of Eteon informed him that Luke and Deckard were to be apprehended alive, as Eteon wished to recruit them. Brixton attempted to remind them that Deckard had already refused once, but was forced to relent once he was threatened. Brixton was then notified that Margarita had captured Hattie and was outside the facility to deliver her. Brixton demanded to know if Hobbs and Deckard were with her, and threatened to kill Margarita if she was lying. As Brixton escorted Hattie towards the virus extracting machine, he became angered when Hattie suggested that he was killing people and committing crimes for the sake of money, furiously telling her that the crimes he committed was for the greater good of humanity.

Brixton tortures Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw

Brixton soon became notified that Hobbs and Deckard infiltrated the building, and lay there in wait. After having the pair rendered unconscious, he electrocuted them several times, attempting to recruit them, and ultimately decided to kill them when they refused to join Eteon. However, his plans were impeded by the arrival of Hattie, who had escaped her restraints and had held Brixton at gunpoint, as she had overheard Brixton's gloating to Deckard of framing him. Brixton gleefully informed Hattie that the guns would not work without fingerprint authorization, only for Professor Andreiko to burn him with a flamethrower. As Andreiko incinerated and killed the other soldiers, the two Shaws and Hobbs began their escape, prompting Brixton to snap Andreiko's neck, killing him, and pursue the trio.

Brixton fights Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw

Brixton landed on the back on the truck that the trio were using to escape. However, as Deckard and Hobbs had placed an explosive timer within the building, the facility began to self-destruct, causing tons of rubble to fall on them. As Brixton dueled with Deckard on the back of the truck, Hobbs commanded Hattie to drive the truck while he aided Deckard. Despite the duo not strong enough to defeat Brixton, the ensuing rubble fell on him and the vehicle; while Brixton survived along with Hattie, Deckard and Hobbs, the machine required to extract the virus was damaged during the chaos.

Battle of Samoa

Brixton undergoing painful maintenance

Due to the machine to extract the virus had been damaged, Deckard, Hattie and Hobbs traveled to Samoa to enlist the aid of Jonah Hobbs. Meanwhile, Brixton had his body repaired and Eteon managed to track their flight to Samoa, prompting Brixton and a handful of soldiers to travel there. As Brixton and Eteon's soldiers approached the Hobbs residence, Hobbs gave a Samoan war cry along with his brothers, triggering the Battle of Samoa.

Brixton encounters the Samoan defense

Since the extraction process took thirty minutes, Hattie sat out most of the battle, although she was forced to join when she was attacked by Eteon soldiers. Brixton was attacked but managed to disarm some of the Samoan warriors and use their weapons against them. Hattie was soon apprehended by Brixton, who kidnapped and brought her to his helicopter he called in earlier, forcing Deckard, Hobbs and his brothers to attach their trucks to the helicopter to prevent it from taking off, causing it to crash. Hattie survived the crash, along with Brixton and one of the soldiers. Brixton ordered the lone soldier to empty his gun into Hattie's heart once she had successfully expelled the Snowflake, and left to subdue Hobbs and Deckard.

Brixton challenges Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw

Hobbs and Deckard fought Brixton, but realized he was able to pinpoint their individual attacks and counter them, and was only able to be hit when they attacked at the same time. Deciding to truly work as a team, the duo announced that they would watch each other's backs and sustain a blow so that the other could attack Brixton, and managed to fight the super soldier, defeating him in combat. Deckard stole a gun from a dead soldier. With only a few seconds left on the timer, Hattie attacked the soldier, rendering him unconscious. She then recovered the vial containing the virus and rejoined Deckard and Hobbs. Due to Brixton's defeat, the anonymous head of Eteon chose to trigger the kill-switch embedded within Brixton's mind. Realizing what had been done, Brixton gravely let out a laugh before being killed, falling backwards off the cliff and into the rapids below.

Personality

"You remember the dates that they gave us, man? What, with environmental damage, capitalism, terrorism... humanity wipes itself out by 2096. Now, that is scary to me. But if we fulfill Eteon's vision, we save their world."
"You don't save the world with genocide."
"Genocide schmenocide. You know what this virus is? This virus is a necessary shock to the system!"

―Brixton Lore and Luke Hobbs

Brixton Lore was originally said to be a good friend to Deckard Shaw and a loyal member of MI6. However, after his experiences during countless missions during his time as an MI6 agent, he became very ruthless individual, who possessed an "ends justify the means" personality and adopted the perspective that humans were weak, and eventually embraced trans-humanism, believing that machinery was the next step to human evolution. Brixton was willing to use his influence over the media to deliver false narratives to suit this agenda, and was willing to unleash the Snowflake to eliminate half of the human population in an attempt to weed out those Eteon had deemed as weak and unworthy to survive. Despite willing to commit numerous crimes in his misguided beliefs, he became angered when the insinuation of financial gain was brought up, furiously informing Hattie that he didn't care for monetary desires.

Brixton also possessed a spiteful side, uttering that he would wage war with Deckard and Luke Hobbs after causing him to crash into a bus in order to escape his pursuit, and found glee while torturing Deckard that he had framed the latter in the past and enjoyed the fact that Hattie resented Deckard due to the lie he cultivated. Following his defeat at the hands of Hobbs and Deckard, Brixton discovered that Eteon triggered a kill-switch, prompting him to morosely chuckle and accept his fate.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

"Look at me. I'm Black Superman. Bulletproof. New spine. And the more machine I become, the more humane I am."

―Brixton Lore

• Bionic Enhancement: After being saved by Eteon, Brixton was implanted with a number of cybernetic body parts, such as a new spine, ocular implants, and mechanical bulletproof prosthetic arms, making him physically superior to average humans. The director of Eteon described Brixton as a unique war machine and super-soldier, and he has likened himself to a black Superman.
  • Superhuman Strength: Thanks to his cybernetic enhancements he is much stronger than most humans, as his grip alone could crush metal objects. He could easily punch Hobbs hard enough to shatter an armored vehicle, and launch Shaw off his feet and send them flying with great force with just a single attack, as well as caving into the back door of a semi-truck with a few well-placed punches. Brixton was also strong enough to easily lift up a motorcycle and throw at his enemies, and instantly rip a bolt-cutter in half. His greatest feat with this power is when he has caught off the back half of a vehicle sent by Hobbs via an explosive and sent it back with minor effort.
  • Superhuman Durability: Even before turning into cyborg by Eteon, Brixton was incredibly durable as he was able to survive being shot twice to the chest and once to head by Deckard, although his survival was most likely due to luck. After Brixton was implanted with a number of cybernetics he was completely unfazed by a high-powered flamethrower at point-blank range, being launched through a bus after crashing into Deckard's car with no lasting injuries (despite his car's reinforced chassis). His most resilient feat was being able to survive a fall from a multi-story high building and go through a glass pane without suffering any serious injury. His body is nearly bulletproof, but still vulnerable to a degree.
  • Superhuman Speed: Brixton can move and run at considerable speeds, much faster than the average person. He displayed more than enough speed to catch up and outrun a speeding truck. His enhanced speed also seemingly extends to his reflexes and reaction time, evident when he dispatched an entire squad of MI6 agents before anyone could react and get a shot off. Also, Hobbs and Shaw both could barely even tag him in combat despite their own above-average speed. His reflexes are more than fast enough to dodge or block bullets fired at point-blank range.

Abilities

"Brixton's a tier-one assassin. Best I've ever seen. I know him. He ain't never gonna stop until he gets that virus."

―Deckard Shaw to Luke Hobbs

Brixton versus Hobbs and Shaw

• Master Combatant: As a former MI6 agent, Brixton was highly trained in combat. However, following his transformation into the hands of a super soldier by Eteon, he was able to use his fighting skills in conjunction with his mechanical prosthetic and cybernetic ocular implants, while using his enhanced strength and eyes to dodge his enemies' blows and counter them. However, he relied on his enhanced vision too often, which could only track one foe at a time, thus allowing him to become bested in combat when Hobbs and Shaw attacked him in conjunction.

"Shoulda put that on the last time I put a bullet in you."
"Actually, it was three bullets. Two to the chest, one to the head, just like they taught us. Remember?"

―Deckard Shaw and Brixton Lore

• Master Marksman: As a former MI6 agent, Brixton is highly skilled in the use of firearms, most notably Glock pistols as Eteon's favored weapon of choice.
• Expert Driver: Brixton is a very skilled driver, as shown when he was riding his custom motorbike to pursue Hattie, Deckard and Hobbs through the streets of London and outside Eteon laboratory, as well as driving a jeep in Samoa.
• Expert Pilot: During an attempt to escape Samoa with Hattie aboard a modified Black Hawk helicopter, Brixton is shown to be able to fly it after pushing one of the pilots off the helicopter.

Equipment

Weapons

Brixton's pistols

• Glock 17: Brixton's weapon of choice was a two-tone pistol with a barrel extension. He armed himself with the gun during the Theft of The Snowflake.
• Glock 26: Brixton also kept a compact pistol holstered on his shoulder.
• Heckler & Koch G36: Brixton threatened Andreiko with a rifle.
• Flamethrower: Brixton used a flamethrower while interrogating Andreiko.

Relationships

Allies Eteon - Former Benefactors

Enemies Andreiko † - Victim Hattie Shaw Deckard Shaw Luke Hobbs Jonah Hobbs Kal Hobbs Timo Hobbs Mateo Hobbs

Trivia

A scene from the trailer

• Brixton is the main antagonist of the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw.
• A deleted scene shown in the trailer depicts Brixton's supposed date of death of having transpired in 2014. However, in the movie itself, Brixton's supposed death came at the hands of Deckard Shaw during the latter's time as an MI6 agent in 2011.
• Brixton Lore is the third main antagonist in the Fast & Furious franchise to be killed, following Johnny Tran and Hernan Reyes and preceding Otto.

Vehicles Driven

• Brixton Lore's Bike