- Backseat driver.
- The Grunt Rider is an infantry unit which replaces Suicide Grunts. The Grunts
- chosen to lord it over captured Brutes still lack much common sense, so going
- from carrying a backpack to being a backpack may not be a step up. Grunt
- Riders have a simple partnership with their Brutes: the Brutes punch things
- with their fists, while the Grunts tell them where to go and throw plasma
- grenades at enemies, allies, small animals, inanimate objects, and strange noises.
- The Brute's attacks as-is, they can upgrade their punch force with Grunt-
- engineered plasma gloves by investing in Punch Harder, You!
- Unlike methane and infusions, the Grunt and Brute pairing is not a perfect
- match. Among other quirks, some Brute Riders have a tendency to develop an
- obsession with biofuels, power management, and gladiatorial fights, much to
- the annoyance of everyone else in the rebellion. Other Brute Riders suffer
- "accidents" at the fists of the Brutes if they get too bossy. The rest simply hope
- to survive long enough to get promoted to Locust driver or methane hauler.