CHARACTER PROFILE
Harlem Burglars
- Primary work
- The Lives of Eccentrics
- Occupation
- Burglary↗
Two unnamed Harlem Burglars serve as the main antagonists of The Brothers Nobody Knew: Collyer Brothers, the third chapter of The Lives of Eccentrics.
Believing that the Collyer brothers have amassed a great fortune within their house in Harlem, these two burglars attempt to break into the house and make off with as much as they can. However, the burglars find themselves thoroughly unprepared for the countless traps placed by the Collyers.
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02Appearance
The leader among the two is a young man of slim build with short light hair, which he keeps slicked back at all times. When interviewing people involved with the Collyer brothers for information, he wears a half-buttoned dark two-piece suit with a light shirt and pearl necklace underneath. On the day of the burglary, he wears a simple dark long-sleeve shirt with light jeans and black Venetian-style shoes.↗
The other burglar is much larger than his partner, his face marked by heavy wrinkles and a lack of eyebrows. His dark hair is styled in a crew cut, though a prominent tuft of hair is visible upon the center of his scalp. In public, he wears a dark vest atop a light suit; when burgling the Collyers, he instead wears a darker long-sleeve shirt and a lighter pair of jeans.↗
03Personality
The two burglars act as foils to each other: while the acolyte is gullible and easily overcome by emotion, the leader is more cautious, observant, and determined. As a result, the leader is easily able to convince his partner to act against his better judgement on several occasions. The two burglars seem to share a close relationship, only occasionally and briefly becoming frustrated with each other; the acolyte even refers to his partner as an older brother.↗
04Story
SPOILERS
The Brothers Nobody Knew: Collyer Brothers
In preparation for their burglary of the Collyer brothers, who are rumored to be hiding a large fortune within their house, the leader among the two burglars conducts a series of interviews to learn more about their targets. Concluding that the two brothers very rarely leave their house, the leader convinces his acolyte to break into the house in the early hours of the morning.↗
The acolyte finds a tunnel behind a drawer, but it is revealed to be a trap covered in cacti. When they finally cross the first barrier, the acolyte finds a dollar bill on the floor. When he tries to pick it up, however, his finger is bitten by a rat that was formerly trapped under the bill. Angered, the acolyte decides to go first through a tight passage, just so that he can reach the Collyer brothers first and get revenge for himself.↗
After surviving the explosion, the leader manages to reach the Collyer brothers' room. He sees that Homer is inside, but when he tries to open the door, he triggers a final trap that launches a car at him. When the police later investigate the house, the bodies of the two burglars are absent from their report.↗↗
06Sources & attribution
- Harlem Burglars
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Source bibliography (1)
- The Lives of Eccentrics Episode 3: The Brothers Nobody Knew: Collyer Brothers Open ↗
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