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You're right about that much - I'm human. But, unfortunately, for you, I'm also a true geek. And you know what they say about geeks? We're a lot tougher than you think! I may just be a geek boy, but as long as there's breath in my body and blood in my veins - you will not lay a finger on Panty and Stocking, because I, Geek Boy, will not allow it! |
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—Brief to Ramie, "Heaven Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Bitch" | ||
Briefers "Brief" Rock (ブリーファス・ロック / ブリーフ, transliterated as "Burīfasu Rokku" / "Burīfu") is one of the deuteragonists of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.
He is a self-proclaimed ghost hunter and is irrevocably in love with Panty; he made his debut in "The Turmoil of the Beehive".
As of the timeskip at the end of "Heaven Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Bitch", he becomes the husband of Panty and the father of Junior.
Appearance[]
Brief is of moderate height and has wavy ginger hair, green eyes, freckles, and a round nose. His hair falls over his forehead, covering his eyes; however, this doesn't seem to impair his vision.
In addition to having an incredibly handsome face whenever his hair is pulled back, his nose appears much sharper and his freckles become lighter.[4]
Clothing[]
Brief's most common outfit consists of a khaki green hoodie and pants, beige and dark green sneakers, a dark green belt, and grey headphones. He wears three pins on his hoodie and normally carries a PKE Meter, which he received as a birthday gift.[5] In addition, as his name implies, he wears white briefs.[6]
Personality[]
Brief is a generally kind, determined, and somewhat naïve boy who has lots of geeky interests such as horror movies[7], card games like Magic: The Angry Uncle[8], musicals[9], and especially the occult.[5] Because of his fascination with supernaturality, he owns a PKE Meter, which is able to detect ghosts.
However, Brief is socially inept, making him an easy target for the bullies of Daten City High School. His passive nature allows Panty and Stocking (and at times, Scanty and Kneesocks) to frequently mock and mistreat him, even though he usually acts as their voice of reason. He is also very nonconfrontational and would rather resolve issues calmly.[10][11]
At times, though, Brief can be assertive, as shown when he snapped at his father for arranging a marriage with a girl he didn't love.[4] In spite of his many adversities in life, Brief has never been openly resentful of anyone or anything and takes most things in stride, making him one of the most well-mannered characters of the series.
While Brief's positive traits overshadow the negative, he’s not without his flaws. His libidinous tendencies especially surface when it comes to Panty; he sometimes blushes when the two of them are alone[4] and has bought two pairs of her panties.[12][8]
He has stated that he is a masochist[13], which explains why he lets Panty walk all over him. However, he was willing to reprimand himself when he felt that his love for Panty was misogynistic.[13] Beyond his sexuality, Brief is also critical of himself.[14]
Background[]
- Main article: Brief/History
Description[]
Taken from NewPSG.com:
"A self-proclaimed occult maniac and geek attending Daten City High School. He spends his days being bossed around by the angel sisters but feels happy just being able to be near Panty, whom he loves. He has an extremely masochistic personality. It is said that he has something incredible hidden in his crotch..."
Brief, a 16-year-old boy[3], is the heir of the Rock Foundation, an affluent corporation in Daten City[4] which has seemingly granted him immense wealth. He is a student at Daten City High School, where he is confined to the "Geek's Class," the lowest level of the social hierarchy, and regularly bullied by higher-ranking students.
His life, which he has described as "pathetic,"[13] was changed forever when he encountered two transfer students, Panty and Stocking, who were both sent to Daten City to defeat ghosts. From this point on, Brief regularly joined Panty and Stocking in their efforts to defeat ghosts, much to their irritation.
The Anarchy and Daemon sisters hysterically laughing at Brief in "Shoot for Yesterday!".
Throughout the final four episodes of the first season, Brief involuntarily plays a crucial role in Corset's plan to take over Heaven and Earth. Upon Corset's discovery that he is the blood-descendant of Hell's Monkey, and therefore is capable of opening the gates of Hell with his penis[15], Corset convinces Brief's father to arrange a meeting between him and Scanty.
The plan initially goes astray when Brief announces his plans to marry Panty and runs off with her, but he is eventually kidnapped by Scanty and Kneesocks.[4] Corset's attempts to insert Brief's penis into the keyhole of Hell fail after Panty has sex with him,[16] though Panty's unwillingness to catch Brief resulted in him falling directly into the keyhole. After Panty and Stocking's mother Judgement killed the Other Gods and (seemingly) Corset, Hell's gate was again sealed and Brief was finally detached from the keyhole.[17]
Just as normalcy had returned, Brief's life again changed for the worst when Panty, the love of his life, was murdered by Stocking, who revealed that she was a demon the whole time. With the help of Garterbelt, Chuck, and the Daemon Sisters, Brief resurrected Panty, though only with 665 of her 666 pieces, causing her to become much shyer. The last piece, her vagina, was put into place when Brief obtained an erection so strong that it hoisted him in the air, thus turning Panty back to normal.[13]
Abilities[]
Natural Abilities[]
- Wide intellect - As part of his identity as a geek, he has a wide knowledge on a variety of nerdy topics and skills.
Skillset[]
- Building robots - As shown in "The Part-time Job Before Christmas", he was able to build robotic duplicates of himself.
- Theatrical talent - In "Fa Fa F*ck", he is shown dancing and singing alongside the Anarchy Sisters and the Daemon Sisters during their performance with Loser Hat onstage.
- Guitar-playing - In the season two outro, he is shown playing a guitar.
Unique Abilities[]
- Self-exertion - Once Brief gets erect enough, he can use his penis to rocket himself in the air.[13]
- Unsealing Hell's Gate - Due to Brief's kinship to Hell's Monkey, he is the only known person who can open the gates of Hell; this can be done by inserting his erect penis into the keyhole.[16][17]
- Enhanced durability - He's shown to be able to survive getting hit by vehicles such as See Through and G-String without barely any injuries whatsoever.
- Ghost-hunting - Thanks to his PKE meter, he is able to detect the whereabouts of ghosts.
Episodes[]
Trivia[]
- Brief's hair is likely a reference to Lee Kanker, a character from the animated series Ed, Edd n Eddy.
- AΩ Nova, who originates from Studio Trigger's 2016 anime Space Patrol Luluco, has a design that is based off of Brief.
- Garterbelt, Polyester, and Gunsmith Bitch are currently the only characters that refer to him by name instead of "Geek Boy".
- Based on the character popularity polls conducted by the Never Say Neverending Storytelling event's official survey, Brief ranked seventh as the fan favorite.
- Brief's jumpsuit and backpack are reminiscent of the uniforms and proton packs worn in Ghostbusters.
- In "The Turmoil of the Beehive", he reveals that he got his PKE Meter as a gift on his fifteenth birthday.
- As revealed in the Neverending Streaming covering the episode "Independence Dick", the Poly Brothers (this also extending to their cousins, Panty and Stocking, as well as to Scanty and Kneesocks) are "around Brief's age" because they "wanted to give him similarly-aged friends".
- As revealed in the Never Say Never Neverending Storytelling offline event on November 02, 2025, that physical-wise, the Anarchy Sisters are confirmed to be teenagers, adding this from a previous Neverending Streaming comment, also puts the Daemon Sisters and Poly Brothers around their/Brief's age.
- Despite being one of the main characters, he is absent in these season one episodes: "Excretion Without Honor and Humanity", "Death Race 2010", "Pulp Addiction", "The Diet Syndrome", "Vomiting Point", "...Of the Dead", "1 Angry Ghost", "Ghost: The Phantom of Daten City", "Chuck to the Future", "Chuck to the Future Part 2", "Chuck to the Future Part 3" and "Once Upon a Time in Garterbelt".
- Although, his absence "Excretion Without Honor and Humanity" and "Death Race 2010" can be excusable since he wouldn't debut until "The Turmoil of the Beehive".
- It is heavily implied, throughout the series, that Brief has a large penis.
- The main examples of which are that Panty is able to transform his underwear into a large and powerful shotgun (albeit with little endurance), Panty having difficulty losing her renewed virginity to him due to the pain it causes and finally the size of its key form used to unlock Hell.
- This is shown again in "Panty and Stocking: Homecoming", where Brief's erection allows him to launch himself from the ground to get Panty's vagina cube up to her.
- Additionally, Brief's nickname for his penis is "Mr. Stumpy", as revealed in "Bitch Girls: 2 Bitch".
References[]
- ↑ "Inner Brief"
- ↑ "FUNimation announces PSG English cast" (April 28, 2012).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Six Hundred Sixty Six Candles"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Panty + Brief"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Turmoil of the Beehive"
- ↑ "High School Nudical"
- ↑ "Bitch Serial Killer!"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "The Bodycard"
- ↑ "Fa Fa F*ck"
- ↑ "Catfight Club"
- ↑ "Trans-homers"
- ↑ "The Stripping"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 "Panty and Stocking: Homecoming"
- ↑ "Daten City President"
- ↑ "D.C. Confidential"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Bitch Girls"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Bitch Girls: 2 Bitch"