Changes: Brandon's Group

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Brandon's Group was a group of young men from San Diego, California introduced in Season 2 of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead. Initially the group was made up of Brandon Luke, Derek, James McCallister, and Troy. They were on vacation in Mexico when the border closed and then the country fell. Brandon is the leader of the group. They served as the primary antagonistic group of the second half of Season 2 (along with Los Hermanos).

Overview

Brandon's group is a small group of young men who are in their early 20's. Since they had attended the same college together, they are quite close with one another. They mostly stay on the move, not staying in one place for too long. The group generally have a very care-free and reckless attitude, believing they can do whatever they want, such as stealing and killing other survivors. Sometimes, they do make an exception, such as allowing Travis and Chris to stick around with them for a while (the latter whom eventually joins the group).

Despite the group's closeness, if anyone is injured and unable to carry their own weight, they will be put down due to being seen as a liability. Even if the injury isn't fatal and the individual has a high chance of healing up, the group will put them down anyway. This is shown when James McCallister is shot in the leg and is forced to rest, which prompts the group to put him down with little remorse (despite their history together). This act eventually gets the group killed when they put down an injured Chris. This causes his father, Travis, to go into a blind rage and beat up the remaining two members, Brandon and Derek.

Pre-Apocalypse

Not much is known about Brandon's Group's life except that they were from San Diego and attended the UCSD together. During the school vacation before the apocalypse, they had traveled down to the Sea of Cortez in Baja California to party. It is also known that Brandon had been driving since he was 15.

Post-Apocalypse

They tell Chris and Travis that the first of the zombies they saw looked as if he'd had too much to drink, so they call them "The Wasted". They also say the first one "took out one of our bros". This turned out to be Troy who was killed by James after being bitten by one of The Infected.

Season 2

"Do Not Disturb"

Brandon's group are first encountered by Chris Manawa. Chris enters a roadside cafe, Magana's Tacos Restaurant, and hears voices. He also sees two recently dead, still bleeding, bodies behind the counter. The clear implication is that the owners of the voices have killed the owners of the roadside cafe - that we've just seen on the floor. This isn't made explicit though. Chris is quickly packing away some food he sees on the counter when he's surprised by some infected coming in the door. He puts down the first one and Brandon comes out to investigate. He's distracted by seeing Chris and doesn't see an Infected attacking him - Chris does though and instinctively puts the Infected down, saving Brandon's life. Chris makes his getaway, back to his father outside, and Brandon watches them drive off. That night the young men find Travis and Chris by the road. Chris is much more taken with them than his father. Travis does accept a lift from them and they find the Suarez Farm together. At the farm, the young men are surprised by the owner of the farm while they are trying to catch a chicken. There's a standoff which is ended by the owner shooting one of the young men (James) in the leg. Chris shoots and fatally wounds the man.

"Date of Death"

Brandon shoots James in the head a week after he was shot because he's not healing fast enough and has become a burden. Before he's killed James tells Travis about Troy, the friend of their's that died. He admits to Travis that he killed Troy because he was sick from an Infected bite. Chris goes with Brandon and Derek, leaving Travis at the farm. At the end of the episode, Brandon and Derek arrive at the gates of the Rosarito Beach Hotel on foot, at night, and without Chris.

"Wrath"

Travis later learns of Brandon and Derek residing at the hotel and proceeds to question them after chasing down Madison, Elena, Oscar and Hector who are leading them to safety. After originally maintaining they wrecked and Chris died on impact, he notices a flaw in their story and they admit to killing him. Travis then snaps in a fit of rage, beating both of them to death although Derek temporarily fends him off by hitting him in the back with a chair and kicking him.

"North"

After Travis' attack, Madison Clark uses Alicia's balisong to prevent Brandon and Derek from turning, though Brandon reanimates before she reaches and stabs him.

Members

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims this group has killed:

Troy
Mr. Magaña
Mrs. Magaña
James McCallister
Christopher Manawa
Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

Deaths

v • d • e Fear the Walking Dead Groups
Major Groups	Madison's Group • Los Hermanos • Hopi Tribe • The Proctors • Morgan's Group • The Vultures • The Pioneers • Doomsday Cult • North Texas Alliance • Strand's Rangers • The Stalkers • Daniel's Resistance • Troy's Group • The Gearheads
Minor Groups	Connor's Pirates • La Mañas • Oscar's Group • Brandon's Group • Leland's Group • Clayton's Group • Civic Republic Military • Logan's Crew • Annie's Group • The Outcasts • Cole's Group • Dark Horses • Alicia's Group • Wilt's Posse • Marty's Group • PADRE Exiles

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 {{Group_Info
+|image           = [[File:AMC 210 Brandon, Derek & James.png|right|305px]]
-|name = Brandon's Group
-|image = [[File:Derek and Brandon (210).jpg|right|305px]]
+|imagecaption    = James, Derek, and Brandon.
+|type            = Survivors/Bandits
-|imagecaption = Derek and Brandon<small>''(From left to right)''</small>
+|status          = Inactive
-|type = Survivors
+|leader          = [[Brandon Luke (Fear)|Brandon Luke]]
-|status = Inactive
+|location        = [[Baja California]]<br>[[California]] <small>''(Formerly)''</small>
-|leader = [[Brandon Luke (Fear The Walking Dead)|Brandon Luke]]|notable members = [[Derek (Fear The Walking Dead)|Derek]]<br>[[James McCallister (Fear The Walking Dead)|James McCallister]]<br>[[Christopher Manawa (Fear The Walking Dead)|Christopher Manawa]]
-|location = None
+|allies          = None
+|enemies         = Unknown
-|series = [[Fear The Walking Dead]] [[Season 2 (Fear The Walking Dead)|Season 2]]
+|series          = [[Fear the Walking Dead]]
-|episode = [[Do Not Disturb]] to [[Wrath]]}}
+|episode         = "[[Do Not Disturb]]" to "[[Wrath (Fear)|Wrath]]"}}
+'''Brandon's Group''' was a group of young men from [[San Diego, California]] introduced in [[Season 2 (Fear)|Season 2]] of [[AMC]]'s ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]''. Initially the group was made up of [[Brandon Luke (Fear)|Brandon Luke]], [[Derek (Season 2)|Derek]], [[James McCallister (Fear)|James McCallister]], and [[Troy (Fear)|Troy]]. They were on vacation in [[Mexico]] when the border closed and then the country fell. Brandon is the leader of the group. They served as the primary antagonistic group of the second half of Season 2 (along with [[Los Hermanos]]).
+==Overview==
+Brandon's group is a small group of young men who are in their early 20's. Since they had attended the same college together, they are quite close with one another. They mostly stay on the move, not staying in one place for too long.  The group generally have a very care-free and reckless attitude, believing they can do whatever they want, such as stealing and killing other survivors. Sometimes, they do make an exception, such as allowing [[Travis Manawa (Fear)|Travis]] and [[Christopher Manawa (Fear)|Chris]] to stick around with them for a while (the latter whom eventually joins the group).
+Despite the group's closeness, if anyone is injured and unable to carry their own weight, they will be put down due to being seen as a liability.  Even if the injury isn't fatal and the individual has a high chance of healing up, the group will put them down anyway. This is shown when [[James McCallister (Fear)|James McCallister]] is shot in the leg and is forced to rest, which prompts the group to put him down with little remorse (despite their history together). This act eventually gets the group killed when they put down an injured Chris. This causes his father, Travis, to go into a blind rage and beat up the remaining two members, [[Brandon Luke (Fear)|Brandon]] and [[Derek (Season 2)|Derek]].
-'''[[Brandon's Group]]''' is a group of young men from [[San Diego]]. Initially the group was made up of Brandon, Derek, James McCallister and Troy; they were on holiday in [[Mexico]] when the border closed and then the country fell. Brandon is the leader of the group.
 ==Pre-Apocalypse==
-Few is known about Brandon's Group's life except that they were from San Diego and attended the UCSD together. During the school vacation before the apocalypse, they had traveled down to the Sea of Cortez in Baja California to party. It is also known that he had been driving since he was 15.
+Not much is known about Brandon's Group's life except that they were from San Diego and attended the UCSD together. During the school vacation before the apocalypse, they had traveled down to the Sea of Cortez in Baja California to party. It is also known that Brandon had been driving since he was 15.
 ==Post-Apocalypse==
-They tell Chris and Travis that the first of the [[Infected|Zombies]] they saw looked as if he'd had too much to drink, so they call them "The Wasted". They also say the first one "took out one of our bros". This turned out to be Troy who was killed by James after being bitten by one of The Infected
+They tell Chris and Travis that the first of the [[zombies]] they saw looked as if he'd had too much to drink, so they call them "The Wasted". They also say the first one "took out one of our bros". This turned out to be Troy who was killed by James after being bitten by one of The Infected.
-===[[Season 2 (Fear The Walking Dead)|Season 2]]===
+===[[Season 2 (Fear)|Season 2]]===
 ===="[[Do Not Disturb]]"====
-Brandon's group are first encountered by [[Chris Manawa (Fear The Walking Dead)|Chris Manawa]]. Chris enters a roadside cafe, [[Magana's Tacos Restaurant]], and hears voices. He also sees two recently dead, still bleeding, bodies behind the counter. The clear implication is that the owners of the voices have killed the owners of the roadside cafe - that we've just seen on the floor. This isn't made explicit though. Chris is quickly packing away some food he sees on the counter when he's surprised by some [[Infected]] coming in the door. He puts down the first one and Brandon comes out to investigate. He's distracted by seeing Chris and doesn't see an Infected attacking him - Chris does though and instinctively puts the Infected down, saving Brandon's life. Chris makes his getaway, back to his father outside, and Brandon watches them drive off. That night the young men find [[Travis Manawa (Fear The Walking Dead)|Travis]] and Chris by the road. Chris is much more taken with them than his father. Travis does accept a lift from them and they find the Suarez Farm together. At the farm, the young men are surprised by [[Elías Suarez (Fear The Walking Dead)|the owner]] of the farm while they are trying to catch a chicken. There's a standoff which is ended by the owner shooting one of the young men (James) in the leg. Chris shoots and fatally wounds the man.
+Brandon's group are first encountered by [[Christopher Manawa (Fear)|Chris Manawa]]. Chris enters a roadside cafe, Magana's Tacos Restaurant, and hears voices. He also sees two recently dead, still bleeding, bodies behind the counter. The clear implication is that the owners of the voices have killed the owners of the roadside cafe - that we've just seen on the floor. This isn't made explicit though. Chris is quickly packing away some food he sees on the counter when he's surprised by some [[Zombies|infected]] coming in the door. He puts down the first one and Brandon comes out to investigate. He's distracted by seeing Chris and doesn't see an Infected attacking him - Chris does though and instinctively puts the Infected down, saving Brandon's life. Chris makes his getaway, back to his father outside, and Brandon watches them drive off. That night the young men find [[Travis Manawa (Fear)|Travis]] and Chris by the road. Chris is much more taken with them than his father. Travis does accept a lift from them and they find the Suarez Farm together. At the farm, the young men are surprised by [[Elías Suarez (Fear)|the owner]] of the farm while they are trying to catch a chicken. There's a standoff which is ended by the owner shooting one of the young men (James) in the leg. Chris shoots and fatally wounds the man.
 ===="[[Date of Death]]"====
 Brandon shoots James in the head a week after he was shot because he's not healing fast enough and has become a burden. Before he's killed James tells Travis about Troy, the friend of their's that died. He admits to Travis that he killed Troy because he was sick from an Infected bite. Chris goes with Brandon and Derek, leaving Travis at the farm. At the end of the episode, Brandon and Derek arrive at the gates of the [[Rosarito Beach Hotel]] on foot, at night, and without Chris.
-===="[[Wrath]]"====
+===="[[Wrath (Fear)|Wrath]]"====
 Travis later learns of Brandon and Derek residing at the hotel and proceeds to question them after chasing down Madison, Elena, Oscar and Hector who are leading them to safety. After originally maintaining they wrecked and Chris died on impact, he notices a flaw in their story and they admit to killing him. Travis then snaps in a fit of rage, beating both of them to death although Derek temporarily fends him off by hitting him in the back with a chair and kicking him.
+===="[[North]]"====
+After Travis' attack, [[Madison Clark (Fear)|Madison Clark]] uses Alicia's [[balisong]] to prevent Brandon and Derek from turning, though Brandon reanimates before she reaches and stabs him.
 ==Members==
-*[[Brandon Luke (Fear The Walking Dead)|Brandon Luke]] ''(Leader, Deceased)''
+*''[[Brandon Luke (Fear)|Brandon Luke]]'' ''(Leader)''
-*[[Derek (Fear The Walking Dead)|Derek]] ''(Deceased)''
+*''[[Derek (Season 2)|Derek]]''
+*''[[Christopher Manawa (Fear)|Christopher Manawa]]''
-*[[James McCallister (Fear The Walking Dead)|James McCallister]] ''(Deceased)''
+*''[[James McCallister (Fear)|James McCallister]]''
-*[[Christopher Manawa (Fear The Walking Dead)|Christopher Manawa]] ''(Deceased)''
-*[[Troy (Fear The Walking Dead)|Troy]] ''(Deceased)''
+*''[[Troy (Fear)|Troy]]''
 ==Killed Victims==
+This list shows the victims this group has killed:
-*[[Mr. Magaña (Fear The Walking Dead)|Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Magaña (Fear The Walking Dead)|Sra. Magaña]]
+*[[Troy (Fear)|Troy]]
-*[[James McCallister (Fear The Walking Dead)|James McCallister]]
-*[[Christopher James Manawa (Fear The Walking Dead)|Christopher Manawa]]
+*[[Mr. Magaña (Fear)|Mr. Magaña]]
+*[[Mrs. Magaña (Fear)|Mrs. Magaña]]
-*Numerous counts of [[zombies]] and possibly unnamed people {{OrganizationsFTWD}}
+*[[James McCallister (Fear)|James McCallister]]
-[[Category:Fear The Walking Dead]]
+*[[Christopher Manawa (Fear)|Christopher Manawa]]
-[[Category:Fear The Walking Dead Characters]]
+*Numerous counts of [[zombies]] and possibly unnamed people
-[[Category:Season 2 Characters]]
+==Deaths==
+*[[Troy (Fear)|Troy]]
+*[[James McCallister (Fear)|James McCallister]]
+*[[Christopher Manawa (Fear)|Christopher Manawa]]
+*[[Derek (Season 2)|Derek]]
+*[[Brandon Luke (Fear)|Brandon Luke]] ''(Alive and Zombified)''
+{{Groups (Fear)}}
+[[Category:Antagonists]]
+[[Category:Brandon's Group|*]]
+[[Category:Fear the Walking Dead]]
 [[Category:Groups]]
+[[Category:Primary Antagonists]]
+[[Category:Season 2 Characters]]

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