Bluto

Bluto
Popeye character
Bluto (left) in I'm in the Army Now (1936)
Created by	E. C. Segar
Portrayed by	Paul L. Smith (1980 film)
Voiced by	William Pennell (1933–1935,1942,1943) Gus Wickie (1935–1938) Pinto Colvig (1939–1940) Dave Barry (1942–1944) Tedd Pierce (1942) Jackson Beck (1944–1960s) Allan Melvin (1978–1988) Keith Scott (Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges) Garry Chalk (Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy)
Information
Aliases	Brutus
Gender	Male
Occupation	Sailor

Bluto (also known as Brutus) is a cartoon and comics character created in 1932 by Elzie Crisler Segar as a one-time character, named "Bluto the Terrible", in his Thimble Theatre comic strip (later renamed Popeye). Bluto made his first appearance September 12 of that year. Fleischer Studios adapted him the next year (1933) to be the main antagonist of their theatrical Popeye animated cartoon series.

Bluto is a large, bearded, muscle-bound fellow who serves as Popeye's nemesis and arch-rival for the love of Olive Oyl. He mostly uses his physical brawn to accomplish what he is trying to do, but does display some ability for tactical planning. His voice is very loud, harsh and deep, with an incomprehensible bear-like growl between word and sentences. Dave Fleischer wanted Bluto's voice to resemble that of the character Red Flack in the 1930 film The Big Trail, played by Tyrone Power Sr.

Bluto, like Popeye, is attracted to Olive Oyl, and often attempts to kidnap her. However, with the help of some spinach, Popeye usually ends up defeating him. Some cartoons portray Popeye and Bluto as friends and Navy buddies, although Bluto usually turns on Popeye when an object of interest (usually Olive) is put between them. A prime example of this is the 1944 cartoon We're On Our Way to Rio.

There are considerable inconsistencies with regard to Bluto's strength. In some episodes he is weaker than Popeye, usually resorting to underhanded trickery to win. Other times Popeye stands no chance until he eats his spinach, while in other cartoons the two characters are evenly matched with Bluto eventually winning, as in the 1934 short, We Aim to Please. In some shorts Bluto is a match for Popeye even after he has eaten his spinach, as in 1935's Pleased to Meet Cha. Bluto is often portrayed as having a . He has, on occasion, been knocked out by Olive Oyl and even by Popeye's infant ward Swee'Pea.

Bluto is generally portrayed as of low intelligence, typically acting without thinking and utilizing brute force, which often signals his defeat at the hands of Popeye. On rare occasions Bluto tries to sabotage Popeye before confronting him, such as when he tried to thwart a foreseeable fight by using a forklift to steal Popeye's store of spinach cans, disposing of them in a garbage dump.