History YMMV / BetrayMeNot

** Not really. If harassing or even killing civilians is necessary to protect his TrueCompanions / FamilyOfChoice, Brandon will do it.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In ''Betray Me Not'', the main aesop is: Sometimes rules just have to be bent for the sake of others.
** A brief one in ''The Hellhound of Billion'' from Harry in the flashback: "You gotta be selfish to survive."

* AwesomeArt: ''The Hellhound of Billion'' is illustrated by S0rahana. The [[https://dthezntil550i.cloudfront.net/06/latest/061611011019340430000627784/15524697-5178-4384-a902-72abc05a081e.jpg cover]] tells a lot about what to come in the future illustrations. [[http://gungrave-aftermath.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hellhound_of_Billion Case in point.]]

** Mika's PlatonicDeclarationOfLove in the anime. She is serious about that. In ''Decisions, Consequences, and a Second Chance'', although it's actually an AdaptationExpansion of part of episode 26 in Biscoe's POV, she will stop at nothing to save Brandon. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Never mind Millennion guardsmen; she'll just bite them.]]

* CharacterAlignment
** LawfulGood: Dr. William, although he's falling a little into NeutralGood (depending on how one views him, he can be NeutralGood). Sticking to his ethics as a doctor, he ends up going against Millennion's rule. He defends Brandon and sometimes, he goes too far when doing that.
** LawfulNeutral:
*** Although Norton is very harsh towards Brandon and frequently argues with William and even Biscoe, he is by no means evil. He is just TheCynic by-the-book and a stickler to Big Daddy's Code of Iron. He also readily submits to Biscoe's (the boss') orders, although he's not always fond of it.
*** Biscoe teeters between this and NeutralGood. While he strongly adheres to Big Daddy's Code of Iron, his way of making decisions is driven by his care towards others' well-being at times.
*** Brandon is an 'eye for an eye' type of person, although it's not always a morally good one. It stems from his loyalty to Millennion and Mika. Also, if he ever breaks a rule (especially if he betrays), he wants to get his just desserts instead of being lifted from the punishment. In order to be punished, he may disregard people's good intent to him and listen only to his punisher's commands, as long as they give him the appropriate, if not harsher, retribution.
** NeutralGood: Being naive, Mika cares less about Millennion's rules. Her actions are mainly driven by her affection towards Brandon.

* CompleteMonster: [[FauxAffablyEvil Rafael Jones]] in ''Twisted Death''. He isn't called a fiend for nothing. He has his minions ram the pregnant Elizabeth (Brandon's mom) with a steel beam, killing the baby girl in her and dealing out pain. Then, when Elizabeth asks where Bruce (her husband) is, he just shows Bruce's decapitated head and his meat cleaver to her. He even plans to take Brandon away to sell him in the black market, saying that a healthy boy like him will sell a lot. When his goon grabs Brandon, Elizabeth severely injures the goon by throwing Bruce's meat cleaver at him. This leads to Rafael killing her, very calmly while taunting her. As he does the clean-up, he orders his goon to capture Brandon. At least, a grown-up Brandon eventually kills him out of vengeance, by choking him to death with a belt.

* AwesomeArt: ''The Hellhound of Billion'' is illustrated by S0rahana. The [[https://dthezntil550i.cloudfront.net/06/latest/061611011019340430000627784/15524697-5178-4384-a902-72abc05a081e.jpg cover]] tells a lot about what to come in the future illustrations.

* HarsherInHindsight: William's anger towards Biscoe's and Norton's cruelty parallels Harry's statement regarding Big Daddy's hypocrisy in the anime. [[spoiler:Even if Biscoe and Norton let Brandon rest as a compensation, it can't erase the fact that they have mistreated Brandon, as said abuse has caused the remainder of Brandon's lost leg to rot and almost forced William to amputate it and further disable him.]] Similarly, no matter how hard Big Daddy tries to atone by preaching about harmony etc, he can't erase the fact that he has killed and hurt a lot to reach the top.

*** During the confrontation against the remainder of Harry's Millennion, [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Harry's goon]] pushes his TraumaButton again. At first, the goon tries to recruit Brandon to their cause by reminding him of his friendship with Harry. He almost succeeds because Brandon can't really bring himself to betray his best friend, [[spoiler:but then, Brandon sees the patch Mika has made for his torn pants, realizing how much Mika loves and needs him. Brandon refuses to join their side, but the goon immediately claims that [[TraumaButton Brandon betrays Harry]] and [[BerserkButton makes fun of his betrayal]] by dubbing him as a fake friend to Harry. Brandon finally [[UnstoppableRage explodes in rage]] and blasts the goon to Swiss cheese, but he soon collapses as he realizes that he has to betray Harry for Millennion and Mika.]]

** IronWoobie: But instead of holding a grudge against Biscoe and Norton, Brandon teaches Mika to respect them. He reminds her that without them, she can't save him too. In addition, by saving Brandon, they have bent Big Daddy's Code of Iron.

* MoralEventHorizon: Biscoe and Norton forcing Brandon to wear an artificial leg, despite knowing that the stitched wound on his leg takes three weeks to recover. And they want to send him to a mafia operation. [[spoiler:It's so terrible that Brandon almost loses the remainder of his leg due to infection and necrosis as his reopened wound is untreated for ''hours''.]] Bringing FridgeHorror in, ''Brandon is showing signs of sepsis at the same time''. [[TheWoobie Poor thing.]]
** And they ''override'' a doctor's statement. Biscoe interrupts William before the doctor finishes talking about what Brandon actually needs as an amputee.
*** And later, they even ''threatened'' a doctor.

** Fortunately, HeelRealization comes calling. Biscoe realizes that he and Norton are very low for doing so.
** Norton chewing out a depressed Brandon. Biscoe even scolds him that he (Norton) isn't better than a convict this way.
** The guards refusing to help Brandon walk. They knew that Brandon fell, but they only watched as Brandon struggled to get up, who then fell down again. The reason? Brandon is a convict.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Sometimes rules just have to be bent for the sake of others.

* TheWoobie: Poor Brandon is put through a wringer again.
** In physical sense, he has lost AnArmAndALeg the moment Mika finds him [[spoiler:at the end of the anime]]. Biscoe, the new leader of Millennion, grants Mika's wish and provide Brandon medical care, but due to budget constraint and Brandon's betrayal [[spoiler:(attacking Millennion's agents to protect his [[TrueCompanions best]] [[ChildhoodFriends friend]] Harry at the end of the anime)]], Biscoe isn't making his 'life' easy. He and his second-in-command, Norton, think of forcing Brandon to wear an artificial leg and send him to a MobWar ''on the day right after his residual limbs are patched up''. [[spoiler:Brandon ends up with sepsis after working, as by skipping prosthetic fitting process, the prosthesis is too short and inflicts skin breakdown. His residual leg is badly infected (and on the risk of getting further amputated) due to the snapped stitches and reopened wound, which is left untreated for hours.]] And since Brandon isn't allowed to undergo physical rehabilitation, he also lacks the ability to balance himself, falls constantly, and limps all the way in his work.
** In psychological sense, being a PrinciplesZealot whose personal code is to never betray, Brandon is very upset at the realization of his betrayal towards Mika and Millennion and develops a TraumaButton, which is triggered by reminding him of his betrayal. Also, he thinks he is irredeemably evil and doesn't deserve kindness, but then, Mika sincerely forgives him, much to his sadness. He gets better when Mika manages to convince that he is actually a kind person, which is why Mika loves him dearly at first hand, but then, Biscoe and Norton come to see whether Brandon's awareness of his betrayal (as claimed by [[TheCaretaker Dr. William]]) is true or not. Norton rebukes him for his betrayal, which causes him to look down. This makes Norton think that he is not respecting their superiors, who also happen to be the people who have saved his life and paid his medical expense. Norton yells at him and commands him to look up, only to find that he has been crying since Norton pushes his TraumaButton.