Born in Sunderland, the roughest area of Vanguard, Bruno always dreamed of getting out. Studying hard in school, he was eventually awarded a scholarship to attend Vanguard University. Curious about guys as a teenager, he didn’t dare act on his impulses until he reached college. After a workout at the gym, one of his classmates propositioned him. Bruno realized he was gay and never looked back. He never officially came out of the closet, instead preferring to just let it be part of who he is.

With a degree in business, he quickly applied for any position that’d let him avoid returning to Sunderland. He quickly found between his age and being a brute, potential employers wouldn’t take him seriously. He quickly took a job as a mailroom clerk, more than willing to work his way from the bottom. Overhearing his supervisor say he’d never be promoted, he quit. He spent the next several years taking any job he could to make ends meet.

While having a drink in a hole-in-the-wall bar, a nearby Scarlet Drozdov struck up an intoxicating conversation. When a fight broke out, he sprung into action, hoping to deescalate the situation. When that didn’t work, he knocked them both on their asses. Seeing him in action, the bartender offered him a position behind the bar to help keep the riffraff in line. Not long after the incident, Scarlet returned, announcing that she bought the bar. Her first act as the bar’s owner, promote Bruno to head of security.

As the handsome bouncer for Midnight Alley, Bruno Zimmerman is well known in superhero society. As the club grew in fame, the heroes of the city treated him like one of their own. When his strength is outmatched, he’s more than capable of using his charm to control a difficult situation. As the doorman, he’s a notorious flirt and gets more than his share of numbers. Until recently, he’s been content being a bachelor. Now, he’s wondering if there’s somebody to permanently fill that void in his bed.