Surrender Monkey

Surrender Monkey (Brad Bentley) is a character from Peter Milligan's X-Statix. He was introduced as a supervillain of French descent. His super power is self-described as the ability to "quit at just the right time". He wears a gorilla mask and stereotypical French clothing, such as a black and white striped shirt.

Fictional Character Biography

Surrender Monkey is in reality, rogue CIA agent Brad Bentley. In the build-up to the Iraq War, his job was to 'harden US attitudes against the old world, France in paticular'. Brad goes native, falling in love with the French wine, French culture, food and, as he describes it, wide acceptance of nudity.

He later became part of a group of European based mutants hired by 'Dicky' and 'Reggie', influential European politicans, to kill the back-from-the-dead music star Henrietta Hunter. Hunter's influence on worldwide society was widely feared. Brad's team is called 'Euro-Trash', made up of mutants from all around Europe. The initial confrontation with X-Statix (and Spider-Man) does not go well and Euro-Trash retreats to an X-Statix merchandise store. X-Statix eventually shows up and seemingly kills all their opponents. Surrender Monkey is seen having his neck broken. He somehow survives his injuries.

Church of the Naked Truth

Surrender Monkey then travels to the Church of the Naked Truth which is based in a small medevial castle in the south of France. Parts of brain, one of two he has, had been lost all across the world after a violent incident. One bit is in control of the Church, which is being manipulated by Surrender Monkey. He uses promises of money and the forbidden lure of clothing in an attempt to have the brain piece handed over.

The heroes known as Iron Man and Mister Sensitive have also tracked down the brain-piece. The church leader convinces them that he would only discuss the matter to one who was naked. They strip but end up fighting anyway.

The church leader and Surrender Monkey are both discovered clothed. The church members, angered, drag them out into the grass outside and remove their clothing. In exchange for protection from the mob, Surrender Monkey and the church leader hand over the piece of brain.

It is unclear what happens to Surrender Monkey after this point.

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