We can win a victory for our god today that will live on forever.
Brother Philly is a disciple of the Parish of Tide and Flesh who works directly under Brother Faulkner and Sibling Rane and leads a team of assassins on a secret mission.
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Personality[]
Brother Philly is aggressive, cruel, and prone to violent emotional outbursts. He is a fanatic follower of the Trawler Man and cares little for human life other than his own.[1]
Episode Appearances[]
| Chapters | Synopsis |
|---|---|
| Chapter 33: And Where Once Its Howling Forebears Walked | Brother Philly and his team depart for Glottage, assigned on an undisclosed mission by Faulkner and Rane. |
| Chapter 38: Shall Wither In Ruin And Rust | Brother Philly and his team are in position in Glottage, and awaiting the right moment and Faulkner's orders. |
| Chapter 43: One Last Song Of Revelations | It is revealed that Brother Philly and his team have been sent to assassinate Adjudicator Shrue. He begs Faulkner over the radio for his blessing to make a significant change the plan - to split his team into two groups; one to kill Shrue and the other to set off a Wither Mark to destroy the entire city of Glottage. He is given permission, though reluctantly.
Philly later relays to Faulkner that he has seen "Anathema" Carpenter with Shrue, and receives permission from Sibling Rane to kill her as well. Brother Philly and his two teams succeed in killing Shrue and setting off the Wither Mark, but both teams are killed in the process. Brother Philly himself is killed by Carpenter at GGR after she disarms him and shoots him with his own gun. |
Trivia[]
- Brother Philly is initially mentioned several episodes before his appearance by Sibling Rane.[2][3]
- Even though Brother Philly succeeded in accomplishing his two main objectives, his hopes of making a mark on history are undone a few hours after his death by Press Secretary Carson when he credits the assassination of Adjudicator Shrue to GGR's Security and the destruction of Glottage is blamed on the followers of The Wound Tree.[4]