Burt the Brashful

The boss of the Brashful crime family, Burt runs things very tightly and hates interference. Burt also has a low tolerance for rats, so very little is known about his personal life. Burt has one known pet, a multi-headed Piranha Plant called Ultrasmilax, that he feeds those that disappoint him.

Brashfuls vs. Bandits
Burt, and by extension the whole family, are in a turf war with the Bandits over the Mushroom Kingdom. The Brashfuls represent the organized side of crime, while the Bandits are a more carefree and independent group, not under the leadership of any one person; that isn't to say they don't have their own code of conduct, however. The Brashfuls have hired extra security for all the Bandits' usual targets, and in return, the Bandits have started hitting the Brashful properties themselves.

Burt and Lootelei have a personal rivalry, with the most recent strikes being in Chapter 4 where Lootelei raided one of Burt's warehouses; and Chapter 17 where she helped the heroes steal an ore piece from Brashful Bank & Trust.