

This also leads him to be incredibly authoritative over others, such as Pinky and Julia, often to both their detriment and his.ĭespite being vastly intelligent, Brain does not have great social skills he is often blunt, awkward or confused when talking to others. This can be seen in his frustration when plans go awry, and most obviously in " Welcome to the Jungle," in which his lack of ability to survive in the wild drove him into a breakdown. However, Brain's traumatic childhood led to him gaining a control complex he becomes nervous and upset when he does not have control over a situation and often acts rashly in an attempt to gain his position back. He actually is shown to be a good leader when not focused on world domination, as he stands up to cruelty and easily inspires others. However many times this occurs, he refuses to be deterred from his goal, and gets to work preparing for the following night's plan.īrain does not want to take over the world simply to be a dictator he believes that he would be able to be an effective ruler due to his increased intelligence. However, this plans will often fail due to an overlooked flaw, either something he neglected to notice or an incident caused by Pinky. He often makes incredibly complicated plans in hopes of taking over the world and establishing himself as its ruler. He tends to make himself appear unemotional and cold, and often speaks in a snarky, deadpan tone. PersonalityĪ song about The Brain " Sad Brain," from the spin-off episode " The Real Life."ĭescribed in the intro as a "genius", Brain is incredibly intelligent and believes himself to be quite logical (inventing such items as the Human suit and the Noodle Noggin dolls). By the 2020 Animaniacs reboot, he is likely about three, as Pinky is his same age. In the original Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain spin-off, Brain is two years old. Notably, he has a very large and wide head, housing his abnormally large brain. He doesn't often stand up straight, instead hunching his shoulders slightly. He has large ears, a red nose, and pink skin on his paws and crooked tail, as well as matching pink eyes. Brain is a short, anthropomorphic white-furred mouse in the Animaniacs reboot, his fur is more off-white.
