Origin

Brian's first encounter with the Grendel legacy occurred when he met Christine Spar, the adopted granddaughter of the original Grendel Hunter Rose. Christine's son Anson Spar was kidnapped and murdered by Kabuki star Tujiro XIV on a stop in her hometown in New York. At the time Brian was the stage manager of the theatre where Tujiro was to make the next appearance on his tour. Christine was snooping around backstage at the theatre looking for a way to get to Tujiro, when Brian discovered her. She covered by saying that she wanted to interview Tujiro, and Brian provided her with tickets to that nights sold out opening show.

Brian was later contacted by Christine because she needed an alibi. The two were supposed to meet at Brian's house to go to the show's cast party together. That evening Christine first broke into Tujiro's hotel room, and got into a fight with Tujiro and his goons. Battered and injured, Christine made her way to Brian's home which was across the street from Tujiro's hotel. She told Brian that she was mugged and he took her in and took care of her that night.

Brian would first realize that Christine had adopted her Grandfather's alias shortly after. Christine had gotten word that Tujiro had planned to kidnap Brian to sell him into slavery, and she waited at the building across the street from Brian's apartment to ambush Tujiro. A fight broke out between the two that resulted in the roof of the building being set on fire and the destruction of a water tower located on the roof. Brian would only catch the tail-end of the fight from his apartment window, but could see a female Grendel fighting Tujiro before the police arrived and the pair fled.

Brian was upset at seeing what Christine truly was, and did not wish to see her when she called him the next day. In order to protect Brian, Christine would later need to come to Brian's apartment to stop Tujiro. Brian did not believe Christine about Tujiro's true intentions until she played for him a recording she had made of Tujiro saying that he would kidnap Brian. The two waited until Tujiro arrived. Christine was able to beat Tujiro who turned into a cat and was able to escape. After the fight Christine would leave for New York again without saying goodbye to Brian in person.

Brian would be questioned by police Detective Riley concerning Grendel and the trail of carnage that Grendel had left in San Francisco related to Tujiro. Riley believed Brian to be involved or at least know more about Grendel's identity, but could not prove anything. He let Brian go but warned Brian not to leave San Francisco.

Shortly after Christine's return flight, Christine's friend Ginny (Regina Anastasi) located Brian. Ginny was worried at what was happening with Christine and traveled from New York to San Francisco to locate her. Brian and Ginny decided to travel back to New York to locate Christine. Detective Riley received word that Ginny and Brian traveled back to New York and also booked a flight to New York.

When Brian arrived in New York he settled into his room while Ginny left to track down Christine. Brian wasn't there long before Detective Riley arrived. Riley threatened him for leaving town, and when Brian attempted to defend himself and when he did Riley beat him and then left. Ginny and Christine would come back to find what had happened. Christine was infuriated at what had happened to Brian, and left to find Detective Riley. She was able to find him easily, and after playing cat and mouse with him she executed him.

Not too long after, Brian was taken in by New York police Captain Wiggins and Argent the Wolf, arch nemesis of the original Grendel, Hunter Rose. Argent and Wiggins were stalling while Brians room was being searched. He was able to figure this out and told them that he knew what they were doing and that they wouldn't find anything related to Grendel at his apartment, which they didn't. Wiggens and Argent reluctantly and angrily let Brian go without any further information. When Brian arrived home he found Christine in her costume, unmasked in his apartment.

The two shared a long, passionate night. Brian believed he had convinced Christine to no longer peruse Argent and the police. Christine allowed Brian to believe this, but she had enough of the police hassling everyone she held dear. Christine left for her final battle while Brian slept. She would go to Argent's home and the two would fight brutally to their mutual deaths.

When Brian awoke he again met up with Ginny and attempted to locate Christine. The two were able to figure out what had happened, and quickly headed for Argent's home. When they arrived they found that the police were already there headed by Captain Wiggens, and that both Argent and Christine were dead. Brian was aghast at the site of his beloved Christine's dead body, and was escorted out by Wiggens. Wiggens warned both of them not to leave town.

The Devil Returns

Before Christine's death she sent Brian the location where she buried her notes as well as the original journals of her grandfather Hunter Rose. Brian knew that he would not be able to smuggle these journals out of town, and he had to understand the truth behind what drove both Christine Spar and Hunter Rose. Brian decided to leave his life in San Francisco behind and remain in New York. People he knew said this wasn't like him. He knew that it wasn't--it was more like Christine.

Brian kept the journals of Christine Spar and Hunter Rose buried in the location where he had found them in the park. He would continually return to their location in an effort to gain more insight into Christine's life and death. Meanwhile the city began to get to him. New York city was nothing like San Francisco. The city was loud, fast and violent. He began to despise its inhabitants. Everywhere he turned he found ingrates, bums, addicts, people that he felt had no respect for themselves or anyone else. He and Regina attempted for a time to maintain contact, however this didn't last. The two simply moved apart, having no interest in dinners where no one would actually say anything. Five months past when he hadn't even heard from Regina. He had seen how she lived, and didn't want to invite her over to see the way that he had to live. He had stopped practicing his Tai Chi, and his meditation did nothing for him.

The only apartment he could afford was filthy and run down. He had found a job as a theater manager at a similarly run down theater. Those who worked at the theater weren't any better than the filth he ran into on the streets. They whined and bickered at him and with each other. There was little room for storage. The actors were tired, run down drug abusers. As Brian continued to live this way he began to feel a connection to the darkness. In continuing to study the only true remaining Grendel artifacts he began to understand what it meant to Christine. At one point he had even fashioned a mask for himself, much like Christine's, out of scraps of fabric. He eventually began to believe that some evil that is Grendel spoke to him, and bade him. Like Hunter Rose he would use the darkness to help him, he would find direction. He would use the darkness to make himself strong and deadly. He was Grendel. One evening he chose to finally meet up with the darkness. He was alone at the theater and on stage he put on his mask. The night watchman came in because of the noise. Brian could feel his fear, and was disgusted by him. He knocked the guard out and fled. He felt that the man was lucky that he didn't kill him.

Not long after arriving home Regina arrived and let herself in. It would appear that Detective Wiggins had been continuing to bother both of them. Regina attempts to hold a conversation, but Brian's sour attitude revolts her. Regina storms out of his apartment after being insulted by Brian.

The next time Brian is at the park with the Grendel journals he is threatened by a would-be mugger with a blade. When the mugger notices that he is wearing a Grendel mask he becomes frightened and flees. Brian shoots the man with a bow that he had taken from the theater. He spots a witness who pleads and attempts to run away. Brian fires another arrow at her and misses. When he gets home he has trouble coming to grips with the fact that he just killed a man. He toils about it for the remainder of the night.

The next day he is greeted outside of the theater by Detective Wiggens, who questions him about the newest Grendel murder in the park. Wiggens can tell that Brian is lying when he claims to have no knowledge of the attack. Brian becomes unnerved when Wiggens tells him that he has a team searching Brian's apartment. After the argument, Brian storms off into the theater.

At this point Brian's rage has a direction and focus: Wiggins. He begins to follow Wiggens secretly. He learns everything he can about Wiggins' daily routine: how he arrives to and from work, where he shops, where he likes to walk in the evening, and his casual enjoyment of burlesque shows. One evening while Brian is following Wiggens he becomes careless. He wants Wiggens to be afraid of him, and allows himself to be seen everywhere Wiggens goes. He shoots an arrow tipped with a small explosive at the cab Wiggens takes, which does little. He remains in the back of the burlesque show that Wiggens attends, and then follows him to the park. Wiggens begins to play with Brian. Brian fires an arrow at Wiggins, which he casually dodges. When Wiggens walks to the crime scene that Brian created nights before he reaches for his gun. Brian aims an arrow, but Wiggens is too quick. He turns and first at Brian, striking him down. Brian falls out of the tree he is perched in, and dies in the snow.

Powers

Brian Li Sung is a normal human, with average speed, strength, agility, and fighting abilities. Unlike his two predecessors, Brian does not possess any of Hunter Rose's original weapons or costume. His costume is comprised of a mask that he made with no additional technological enhancements, and his primary weapon is a bow and arrow.