Brad Scott (Scott is his middle name, surname not revealed) is the tritagonist of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, and the best friend of Xavier and Yadina. He is allergic to cats.
Appearance
Brad is a young kid with light skin, and light-brown hair, which is kept in a very short buzzcut. He wears black square glasses. He wears a cream-colored shirt underneath an olive-green jacket. He wears greenish-brown pants and black sneakers. He also wears an orange cape.
Etymology
He is named after Brad Meltzer, who he resembles.
Personality
Brad tends to be the most nervous and neurotic of the group. He is sometimes hesitant to go on adventures. Brad is quite partial to butterflies, as well as action heroes.
He is described as having “delusions of averageness”, and is apprehensive over everything. His friends, Xavier and Yadina, encourage him to live a little and to try new things.
Apart from being neurotic, he's also very shy. He has a hard time making friends, and it's implied that he didn't have any friends prior to meeting Xavier and Yadina.
Trivia
- Another character whose middle name has been revealed while their surname is still unknown is "Penny Ruth" of Inspector Gadget.
- He is Brad Meltzer’s favorite character, and describes him as the “handsomest cartoon character ever drawn.”
- As revealed in “I Am Zora Neale Hurston”, he got his cape when he was a baby.
- He suffers from imposter syndrome.[2]
- He might have a crush on Catherine the Great in I Am Catherine the Great.
- He is Jewish, as revealed in I Am Tomioka Tessai.
Video
Xavier Riddle and The Secret Museum Meet Brad! PBS KIDS