Karl Branting

"No, no, no! You must obey the laws of this school!"

- Karl when someone is breaking the law of the school

Karlson "Karl" Bryan Branting is a character in Bully, and is one of the additional teachers at the Dixmor Academy.

Role in game
Karl has a small role in the mission "This Is Your School" when he spots Jimmy Hopkins and Gary Smith picking the lock on Russell Northrop's locker and chases Gary. Aside from that, he has no mission or cutscene appearances, although as a teacher, he's still a very visible presence on campus.

Quotes
"Did I imagine it? My mind is playing tricks. I need to go and beat a young kid to make myself feel better."

- Branting when feeling down

"*Coughing* Clam down! *more coughing*"

- Karl when running

"Okay, lad; that's enough now. That was not a smart move."

- Karl when bumped up a lot of times

"Ugh! That is disgusting and un-hygienic! OOGH! Good shoot there!"

- Karl when shoot with a stink bomb

"You're a complete waste of space and oxygen!"

- Karl when chasing after Hopkins

"Last time I saw clothes like that were on a tramp!"

- Karl insulting Hopkins' clothes

"Stay calm everyone: I'll catch 'im!"

- Karl

"I've got a meeting with Roberts Sr. to get some special attention and a promotion, maybe."

- Karl

Personality and traits
Karl is an extreme authoritarian, which may have been what lead him to become a teacher. Much of his dialogue seems to be related to rules and the enforcement thereof, and he believes that the Academy needs more discipline. He is also something of a social climber. Although not as obviously corrupt as Seth Kolbe, Karl has been known to use his standing as a teacher to threaten and ruin the lives of students. He takes his job as a security seriously and appears to believe this cause is right; but if he is angry, he will sometimes take his feelings out on those smaller and weaker than himself.

Although his role in the game is smaller than that of either Seth or Max MacTavish, Karl is the head security. Supporting this, one of his lines of dialogue indicates that he reports personally to Justin Roberts Sr. However, many times it can be seen and thought that Seth is actually, technically and possibly the real leader, despite being way more cruel than Karl. It is unknown which is his favourite school gang, if any is at all.

Trivia

 * Karl has a style of speaking that he uses a British accent plus has a very heavily enunciated voice. He wears the same navy blue jacket that the other securities do, but he wears grey slacks instead of tan ones.