The Griefer

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Do-gooder
Full Name	Brad Thaniyel
Alias(es)	The Griefer Bubonic Plant (transformed) Inner Demon (The Guru)
Origin	Block Tales
Occupation	Son of Mayor Thaniel Red Noob, Blue Noob, and Noobador's boss (formerly)
Powers / Skills	Melee Combat Transformation Healing As Bubonic Plant: Burrowing Enhanced Bite Acid Ball Projection
Hobby	Griefing Playing games Drinking soda
Goals	Obtain the Venomshank (succeeded, later failed). Kill the player (failed; both abandoned). Assist the player in all their future battles (ongoing; player dependent)
Family	Mayor Thaniyel (father) His Pet Gorilla
Friends / Allies	The Player Red Noob and Blue Noob Noobador Mayor Thaniyel Kyoko His Pet Gorilla
Enemies	The Player Mayor Thaniel (both formerly)
Type of Hero	Redeemed Thrill-Seeker

“	... W0AH I KN3W YOU'R3 STR0NG EN0UGH T0 TUSSLE W1TH ME BUT... HEH. Y0U'RE SOM3TH1N' ELSE, AR3N'T YOU, PUNK? I L1KE TH4T. HEH. YE4H. WE C4N H4NG 0UT SOM3T1ME. I'D BE D0WN TO K1CK S0ME C4NS W1TH Y0U.	„
	~ The Griefer to the player after curing him.

Brad Thaniyel, better known as the Griefer (and also known as the Bubonic Plant in his transformed state) is a major antagonist in the 2024 Roblox RPG game Block Tales, serving as the overarching antagonist of the game's prologue, Hello World!, the main antagonist of the game's second chapter, A Toxic Time, and an optional major character in all future chapter if cured.

He was once a vandalizer who desired to obtain the Venomshank when commanded by "the Voices in his head", thus kidnapping his father, Mayor Thaniel in order to achieve that goal and pull out the sword. He also hires his henchmen, Noobador, Red Noob, and Blue Noob to attack Shedletsky. When coming close to succeeding, he stabs himself in the foot with the Venomshank to transform into the Bubonic Plant, but is defeated by the player. He is later cured by them of his transformation back at Turitopulis and agrees to join the player on their quest as an ally.

Appearance

The Griefer is a white skinned Robloxian who wears a neon green jacket with red finishes, black pants with a belt and chain, grey gloves, a Red Grind cap, and a Red Fang face.

In his Bubonic Plant state, he is a forest green, multi-legged, carnivorous plant, with some of his body parts seen for the transformation,

After being cured, the Griefer's appearance has been slightly altered to be a fusion of both his normal and Bubonic Plant forms. He now has vines and leaves covering some of his body, and his Red Fang face is now lime green.

Trivia

• He is currently the only boss in Block Tales so far to have two phases.
• The Griefer has some of the letters in his dialogue replaced with numbers, which is a reference to leet speak.
• A Block Tales developer has actually confirmed that Griefer is around 21.
• It is shown that the Griefer likely has an addiction to soda, as evident by the many cans scattered around his room, a Wood Man mentioning an order for a large supply of soda, and him stating to give the player some of his drinks at his hideout after being cured.
• The Griefer was inspired from a player avatar in a Roblox video created and uploaded by the real life Shedletsky.

External Links

• The Griefer on the Villains Wiki
• The Griefer on the Block Tales Wiki
• Bubonic Plant on the Block Tales Wiki