Brady
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| Name | Tyson Brady |
| Actor | Eric Johnson |
| Dates | ???? - April 2010 (killed by Sam Winchester) |
| Location | |
| Occupation | Demon VP of Distribution at Niveus Pharmaceuticals |
| Episode(s) | 1.01 Pilot (not seen) 5.20 The Devil You Know 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight (mentioned) |
Contents
History
Tyson BradyS5Com was a close college friend of Sam's from Stanford. In his sophomore year, during Thanksgiving break, he was possessed by a demon sent by Azazel. When he came back to school, he "went off the rails," partying and dropping out of pre-med, which worried Sam, who didn't realize his friend had become possessed. Due to Azazel's concerns that Sam was losing his potential, Brady introduced Sam to Jess, planning for them to fall in love so that he would kill Jess and her death would drive Sam back to hunting.[1] Azazel ordered Brady to kill Jess[1] in the exact same way he himself had killed Sam's mother, twenty-two years to the day.[2] Their plan worked perfectly, without Sam (or anyone else) realizing what Brady had done and instead blaming Azazel for it.[3]
After Sam returned to hunting, Brady got a job at Niveus Pharmaceuticals, where he worked on perfecting and spreading the Croatoan virus. He also acted as the "stable boy" for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse once they were freed. In order to find the Horsemen, Crowley captured and questioned Brady. After Crowley framed Brady as another traitor to Lucifer, Brady was forced to give up the Horsemen's locations for fear of Lucifer punishing him with his supposed treachery with eternal torture. He was then killed by Sam with Ruby's knife.[1]
Characteristics
Brady has black eyes (irises and sclera).[1] Brady:
Powers and abilities
- Is telekinetic.[1]
- Can create and manipulate fire.[2]
- Can teleport.[1]
- Has superhuman durability.[1]
- Can possess humans.[1]
Weaknesses
- Can be trapped inside his meatsuit and unable to teleport by a binding link if carved into his meatsuit.[1]
- Is vulnerable to devil's traps.[1]
- Can be killed by Ruby's knife.[1]
Episodes
1.01 Pilot
Brady does not appear in this episode in person, but he makes his presence known through Jessica's murder; pinning her to the ceiling with telekinesis, slitting her abdomen open, and finally burning her to death when Sam returns home. Although Sam does not know the identity of Jessica's killer, he immediately sets out to find and kill him, just as Brady had planned.
5.20 The Devil You Know
Brady is working as an executive for Niveus Pharmaceuticals, the drug company which is part of a scheme by Pestilence to spread the Croatoan virus. He communicates with Pestilence through a goblet of blood. When Crowley sends Dean in to capture Brady, Brady happily vents his frustrations on Dean by beating him in retribution for his hand in defeating War and Famine, only to be captured by Crowley as he chases Dean; Crowley surprises him and beats his head in with a crowbar, knocking him unconscious. Crowley then places a bag over his head and marks it with a devil's trap to prevent him from escaping, and carves a binding link into his chest so he can't vacate the body. Crowley tries to keep Brady from Sam so that Sam won't find out about Brady being Jessica's murderer, but is forced to reveal the truth to Dean, who insists that they take Brady to Sam.
Brady is tied to a chair placed over a devil's trap to interrogate him. He wakes up and recognizes Sam, who is enraged when he finds out that the man he thought was a friend was really a demon who killed Jess. However, despite Brady's goading, he doesn't kill Brady, as they need him to find Pestilence.
Brady scoffs at Crowley's argument that Lucifer will kill all demons and still refuses to betray his masters, so Crowley massacres a "nest" of demons. He allows one to live to spreading the rumor that he and Brady are "lovers in league against Satan." Faced with eternal torment over this suspected betrayal, and fearing hellhounds, Brady reveals Pestilence's whereabouts. Sam then kills him using Ruby's knife and finally avenges Jessica, despite Brady's attempts to unbalance him with taunts and make his escape.
5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
Crowley mentions Brady, referring to him as Sam's "demon lover." He reveals that Brady had been vice president of distribution and that he had been preparing to ship out "vaccine" for swine flu that is actually loaded with Croatoan virus as part of Pestilence's plan. Other demons are about to ship out the "vaccine," but are stopped through the combined efforts of Sam, Bobby, and Castiel.
