Bruton is often bad-tempered and irritable, with little patience for a lot of people around him. He ironically has a nasty habit of driving some of his closest friends to distraction, m ost commonly through his numerous schemes to get his own way, which usually ends up in a disaster. Despite these struggles and insecurities that he has, Bruton really does care about others. He does care about his friends, can even be insightful, doesn't really want to hurt anybody and has proven to be more tender-hearted than he seems to be.