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Brendan might have been a sea creature in the past with how much he loves the water. He absolutely lives for surfing; he'll drop everything to chase the perfect wave, and always has a wetsuit and board packed and a full tank of gas in his motorcycle, ready to hit the road at a moment's notice. He's a good surfer too, really knowing his way around a wave, and has a knack for reading the winds to know if the surf is going to be up out at the coast or not. He'll substitute surfing with the pool or skiing if need be.

Brendan's other True Love is motorcycles. While he has an appreciation for most motorcycles, he rides an old Indian Chief that he inherited from an uncle and rebuilt himself. He loves to go as fast as he can, and rides without a helmet because he loves the wind in his hair and who cares about helmet laws. He also enjoys tinkering on motorcycles, and has managed to parlay that skill into a job at DC Iron Works.

Brendan is a big, good-natured, friendly guy. He's pretty much an extrovert in introvert's clothing; he's super sociable, but he doesn't ram it down your throat. A regular charmer, he can win over both guys and girls easily. Brendan has a strong sense of adventure and absolutely no fear. His courage to be unafraid to try something new is one of his strongest traits; he's a classic neophile and is always up for exploration and journeying to new places. This also applies to personal relationships -- he's always willing to try something (or someone) new. In addition, he's an absolute thrillseeker. He's addicted to the thrill of coming this close to serious harm and dodging the metaphorical (or when he was in the Marines, literal) bullet.

Having been on his own for some time now, Brendan doesn't need his hand held when it comes to life. He's an independent guy who can take or leave authority and guidance because he'd just as soon do it himself. As a result, Brendan is allergic to rules. He's a bull-headed, willful guy who will figuratively (and literally) butt heads with anyone who gets between him and something he wants to do. Perversely, while he's as independent as they come, he actually prefers to work with a group and is quite the team player. Just don't try to micromanage him.

Brendan is deeply into all the Arthurian lore and believes strongly in the virtues the Knights of the Round Table encompass: chivalry, honor, faith. He doesn't go about this in an ostentatious manner, though. It's little subtle things in the way he conducts himself, like holding open doors for people, taking promises he makes seriously (and conversely taking promises made to him seriously as well), believing in the basic goodness of people. At the same time, however, he doesn't allow himself to form deep connections with them. As he learned in his rootless childhood and had reinforced in the military, friends are transitory; they don't last. So while he is a friendly, social guy on the surface and has lots of friends, deep inside he's actually unemotional and detached when it comes to personal relationships. In the wake of his abuela's death, this is even more pronounced, as he's not willing to experience the pain of losing someone so close again.