Brainy is a Smurf character, and a protagonist of the Butterverse.
History[]
Brainy is one of the current residents of Smurf village, and the somewhat self-appointed assistant of Papa Smurf. Brainy is especially fond of his own series of ‘Quotations Of Brainy Smurf’ which he reads aloud at any opportunity.
Personality[]
Brainy is a rather complicated individual. On the surface, he seems to be purely narcissistic, interested only in his own goals and boosting his own ego, and this is certainly true to say the least. But Brainy is not without compassion, and when faced with morally or ethically difficult situations will always pull through and do the right thing, even at the cost of his own pride or dignity. He’s reluctant to apologise, so prefers to show his feelings through actions rather than words, but will say sorry if he truly sees the error of his ways (which isn’t often).
Appearance[]
Brainy is slightly shorter than the average Smurf, and has a little weight to him. He wears a standard white cap and leggings, and a pair of thick black glasses without which he’s legally blind. Brainy has freckles on his cheeks.
Role In The Village[]
Brainy’s role in the village can vary, since the others don’t tend to enjoy their company for too long. He usually attempts to assist Papa Smurf in his lab, or spends his time lecturing the other Smurfs on how to do their jobs. He takes Baby Smurf under his wing at some point, so for a while is a mentor of sorts. In general, they can be somewhat trusted with standard daily chores.
Relationships[]
Papa Smurf[]
Brainy’s idol and possibly favourite Smurf is the village leader, Papa. He revers Papa as the ultimate word on all things, and rarely questions his judgement or notices his sarcasm. Brainy will often report to him or threaten the others with telling on them to Papa at the smallest of inconveniences, as Papa is one of the few Smurfs Brainy truly has any respect for. Despite this idolisation, there has been times Brainy has questioned his motives.
Clumsy Smurf[]
Clumsy Smurf is Brainy’s best friend, even though at times it seems they do not like him. This is untrue, for Brainy (as he puts it) just has a hard time expressing more intimate feelings, and does, in fact appreciate Clumsy very much. Clumsy is generally the first Smurf Brainy will go to with an emotional issue, although he sometimes has a hard time putting these into words. Brainy has confessed at some point to having had confusing thoughts about their best friend, which he understands now was most likely a crush, although his awkwardness and growing relationship with Gutsy Smurf meant they did not end up together romantically.
Sorcerer Smurf[]
Baby Smurf became Brainy’s apprentice during his Smurfling years when his magic began to become more apparent. Brainy resented having to train and help him, knowing that this Smurfling would one day become what he himself wanted to be – the next Papa Smurf. This jealousy towards the child made Sorcerer insecure in himself, and soured the relationship between him and his mentor for a while.
Many years later, Brainy was able to apologise for this mistreatment, having mellowed in their middle aged life and understanding more about the minds of Smurflings since becoming a father. Their relationship perhaps isn’t perfect, but it’s repaired, and getting better every day.
Gutsy Smurf[]
Gutsy and Brainy have always had a very rocky relationship. Namely, Gutsy seemed quite fun of pulling pranks on him for a time and this created a rivalry. This soon caught the attention of their friends, and rumours and jokes about the two being in love began to spread through the village, much to Brainy’s (supposed) annoyance. Even then it was clear there was some element of truth to it, as Brainy did seem rather flustered around Gutsy most of the time, and the legend of Smurfy Hollow story had become well known to the village.
Their arguments eventually caught the attention of Papa Smurf, who resorted to trying to get the two to look after an egg for a week. This plan went south as the ‘cooking’ egg turned out to be live, hatching a small lizard in Farmer’s fields. They were able to work together to round it up, and following incidents occurred of the two being put on partner duty to maintain their good relationship, which eventually became something more.
Precocious Smurf[]
Precocious Smurf is Brainy’s son, and unlike they himself, perhaps achieves actual higher intelligence, although this would not be clear until his teenage years. As a child, Precocious displays far more of a boisterous personality akin to Gutsy’s, much to Brainy’s dismay. After the Azrael incident, Brainy ends up spending quite a lot more time with Precocious, which does end up strengthening their bond, and as such Brainy is the first on Precocious comes to regarding his feelings about his gender identity. Brainy may not be perfect, but he’s a good father and has learnt things about even himself whilst raising a Smurfling, and considers Precocious his greatest achievement to date.
Chef Smurf[]
Chef is Brainy's ex, although the two still have some unresolved tension. As much as Brainy gets on Chef's nerves, he's still one of the few Smurfs that shows a lot more consideration for Brainy's comfort and wellbeing, which Brainy reciprocates in return. Brainy can often be found critiquing Chef's recipes, and more rarely actually helping him in the kitchen.
SmurfBlossom[]
SmurfBlossom is surprisingly one of Brainy's best friends. She sort of persisted her way into his life and friendship and whilst Brainy is often awkward or unsure about her, genuinely sees her as a good friend.
Other[]
Hefty Smurf[]
Hefty is probably the Smurf Brainy likes least. It likely stems from jealousy over Hefty being so well liked, his physique, and tendency to tease Brainy at times. There are instances where the two get along however, and can actually be a pretty good team when they want to be.
Handy Smurf[]
Brainy’s thoughts about Handy are pretty similar to his feelings towards Hefty, although he perhaps holds a little more respect for Handy due to his mechanical ability which Brainy considers to be smart ‘like himself’. That being said, Brainy does hold hostility towards Handy for his relationship with Clumsy, although he maintains being civil around him. Overall it’s more like a frenemy relationship.
Snappy Bug[]
Snappy is Brainy's ladybird assistant, who functions as a camera and recording device also. They think of her as a friend, pet and assistant all rolled into one.
Trivia[]
- Brainy himself is a redhead, although he has been known to make comments about Gutsy’s hair in the past, probably out of jealousy or denying his feelings
- Although he no longer has the weresmurf curse, some affects have lingered on with Brainy, in particular the ability to howl, more of a meat eating side than the other Smurfs, and slightly sharper canines
- Brainy was actually proposed to twice, although he rejected the first time since he felt it came out of nowhere and wanted Gutsy to ask again ‘when he meant it’
- Despite being reproachful of Handy’s relationship with Clumsy, Brainy absolutely adores their daughter Mari, and does not really attempt to hide the fact he likes her better than the twins, who often prank him
- Brainy used to read his quotations as bedtime stories to Precocious to put him to sleep. It worked.