Brendan Foster

Brendan Alexander "Alex" Foster (ブレンダン・アレクサンダー・「アレックス」・フォスター) is the main protagonist of South City.

He is a resident of South City and a former resident of the Benoist Hotel. The adopted child of the Foster family, Brendan is the best friend/adopted older brother of Nick Foster, Tracy Foster, the adoptive younger brother of Patrick Foster, the adopted son of Jonathan and Naomi Foster, and the husband of Allison Forrester. He is also a former member of the United States Navy.

In the series, he often finds himself in either tame or crazy situations with his adoptive brother and their close-knit group of friends: Mason Bridges, Jasper Chase, Allison Forrester, and Dylan Dawes. At school, Brendan and Nick often get into conflict with rival Spencer Smythe. Brendan's negative views on society very early on granted him the nickname, "The Cynic."

After the series, upon graduating from high school, Brendan later joined the Navy. Several years later, he returned home, becoming a marine biologist after reuniting with his friends and family. He eventually got married to Allison, fathering twins Devon Foster and Destiny Foster.

In the original one-shot chapters, Brendan was known as Luke Bennett, who later became a character in the form of "Luke Benson"; in the original concept for the final series, he was known as Keiichi Alexander, while in an earlier concept, he was known as Nick Waters.

First Design
Originally, Brendan (named "Luke" at the time) sported short, blonde hair combed into a quiff as his signature hairstyle. The character was of fair complexion and small, blue eyes; his recognizable facial scar was also present in this design.

During this phase, he wore a blue sweatshirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, along with a white t-shirt underneath. He wore black skinny jeans with blue shoes similar to Adidas.

Final Design
Brendan is a handsome, fair-skinned man with short, shaggy brown hair, with a small scar over his right eye and a mole on his right cheek. According to Alex Guy, his piercing red eyes were deliberately drawn to look meaner and more serious than everyone else.

In the series, almost every character has described Brendan to be stone-faced. Like most characters, Brendan appears with only one, main outfit, which consists of a black and white jacket with a blue t-shirt underneath, black skinny jeans, and blue shoes resembling Adidas.

In South City - Endings, his hairstyle is very different, sporting a quiff but retaining the tuft of hair in between his eyes; due to premature graying combined with stress, Brendan's hair is now silver-white which, according to Lexi, makes his eyes "pop-out" more. He does not appear to have his facial scar and his eyes also appear moderately less threatening. He is also very muscular, which caused Lexi and others not to recognize him at first.

Personality
Brendan has a calm and good-hearted personality, however, can be prone to short bursts of anger. He also claims to not be very bright, but this is proven to be incorrect; while Brendan's academic performance is sometimes not up to par with his parent's expectations at times, he can be brilliant when it comes to creating all sorts of mischievous schemes.

This may also suggest he is smarter than he lets on, as hinted by his vocabulary, cooking skills, and strategic video game skills as well. Very early on in the series, Brendan had a very pessimistic and cynical view on society, often distrusting others, and as the series progressed he began to become more optimistic and trusting.

In general, Brendan is protective of his loved ones. On a few occasions, he's quick to become over-protective over his friends and family. However he still has a sarcastic nature, able to diffuse all sorts of quips towards others, often being either harmless or plain rude.

As a mature adult, Brendan has a more calm and peaceful personality, speaking with an even tone and seems much more intelligent. Now a married man, he is bold and shows much more confidence than before and has a very optimistic and positive view of society, compared to his younger self. When hanging out with his old friends, however, Brendan briefly returns to his old immature nature.

Trivia

 * The character is based on Alex Guy, while his appearance is based on Guy's ideal appearance. However, it was later confirmed that Brendan's design was based on male anime protagonists.
 * He can play the guitar and piano and sing well, as seen in "The Elevator." Despite this, he is shown to be failing music class in "The Band."
 * Brendan has appeared in every single chapter except for "The Volt."
 * His adventures on Thunder Island are rarely shown at all.
 * A weakness he possesses is music, whereupon listening to certain music, Brendan ceases to function until the said song is stopped.
 * He appears to be a fan of Michael Jackson, stated by Mason in "The Return."
 * He has been shown to be a horrible liar on numerous occasions.
 * He is known to be quite athletic. He can run as fast as members of the track team, including Spencer Smythe and Qwerty Morrison, can climb faster than Toby and Brock, and is a skilled swimmer close to the level of Allan Fisher.
 * Brendan appears to have arachnophobia, as seen in "The Halloween Thing," where he blasted bug spray at the fake Halloween props. In South City - Endings, it seems like he has gotten over this fear.
 * He can grow a mustache through sheer force of will as revealed in "The Voice."
 * He can speak Spanish as revealed in "The Impostor," and knows a small amount of Japanese as seen in "The Trip".
 * It is revealed that Brendan received his scar when he saved Allison from an incoming car. His scar was originally much bigger but was almost completely removed later on, save for a small portion. Because of this, he developed a small grudge against Allison but later forgot.
 * Throughout the series, his voice matures according to other characters, but apparently can still scream at an extremely high-pitched volume.
 * Brendan's pilot design is on a picture in his house.
 * Although Brendan has a mole on his right cheek, its location constantly switches in various chapters. This serves as a running gag throughout the series.