and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't wishing
for untimely death or demise
or am I just wishing I could be like you?
that the people would see me, too, as a poet
and not just the muse
After being released, fans of the original Animal Crossing for the GameCube began spreading stories of an “evil” villager named Brutus who would move into the player’s village if the player was away from their village for too long. Brutus, also known as Burtis, was allegedly a purple or black dog with a black shirt and glowing red eyes. Upon moving in, Brutus would do many unusual things, like speak in binary and crash the game when the player enters his house. Only one “screenshot” of Brutus is known, and it is known to be a fake. Thus, the Brutus rumor is unlikely to be true.