Upgraded Brute Prototype in Cameraman Tower Defense: Stats & Odds

What is the Upgraded Brute Prototype in Cameraman Tower Defense?

The Units menu usually labels this tower Upgraded Brute Prototype (YouTube titles often shorten it to Brute Prototype; MeddysonTD says improved Brute prototype in voiceover). It is an Update 3 mythic AoE carry with the highest splash DPS on-card among coin-crate mythics in Vaulted Values X tier talk—below TV Spider exclusives on paper.

This page mixes frame readouts from PUHLO (-RoM_A1ScS8, who also narrates—see ~62s), Elite Titan Tv Man (Testing & Showcasing NEW Brute and Videotaper, zp5wimll8hE) and Wi - Fi (WHICH IS BETTER? Brute vs Videotapper, QOj5DYZPdzU), plus Vaulted Values X (VVX) voiceover from Tier List After Update 3, How To Get Every Unit, and How To Beat Insane Mode (no VVX screenshots—burned-in subtitles). We have not re-tested any of it in-game.

Screenshot source: PUHLO on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RoM_A1ScS8&t=20s).

Screenshot source: PUHLO on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RoM_A1ScS8&t=60s).

How do you get the Brute Prototype?

Vaulted Values X says Upgraded Brute Prototype shares the basic coin crate mythic slot at 0.1% when that row is active, rotating with Titan Cinemaman, Upgraded Titan Speakerman, Glitch Cameraman, and Upgraded Video Tapper Prototype (the 0.1% line is at MhtBS1AEEwo ~32–64s, the rotation list at ~219s). VVX also says Glitch Cameraman, the Brute Prototype, and the Video Tapper Prototype come together in a paid pack, but all three also roll in the coin mythic slot, so check that slot before paying (~532s). Full slot math and pull in 10s coin savings are on all units and shop and crates.

Our arithmetic (at least one mythic-slot pull at p = 0.1%): using 1-(1-p)^n with 900 coins per ten-pull (100000 ÷ 900 ≈ 1111 ten-pulls per 100k coins matches the all-units page):

Vaulted Values X also cites ~90,000 coins average for one mythic pull at 0.1% with ten-pull pricing—not a guarantee. Double Luck and luck potions change displayed odds on slots under 10% in their examples (MhtBS1AEEwo ~127s).

We did not read a 0.3% Brute line on any crate board in kept frames (some Shorts titles mention 0.3%—treat as unverified unless your Shop UI shows it).

How strong is the Brute Prototype, and is maxing it worth it?

Vaulted Values X says Upgraded Brute Prototype reaches 9,000 splash damage a second but maxing costs 41,000 cash, so it only takes over late in a match (lRtpetkMJZs ~30–61s). MeddysonTD says the improved Brute prototype hits 9,000 damage per second and “seems even cheaper to improve” (BvvGAZLRC2U ~361s)—he does not name the unit he is comparing against (just before, he called another unit’s 19,000 full upgrade too expensive), so treat it as a subjective impression, not a line-item total. PUHLO is mixed: at full build he says you get 9,000 AoE “don’t forget” (~92s), then calls the $11,000 step “simply worthless” (~152s) before adding that it is not useless because it opens the final upgrade and the AoE circle (~183s).

Upgrade panels we kept:

• Level 4 (~744s Wi - Fi): Damage 1500 (+300), Range 22 (+3), Cooldown 0.4, upgrade button $11,000 (this panel has no DPS row; Elite’s matching panel reads DPS 3750, in the ladder table below).
• Level 5 (~712s Wi - Fi): Damage 1800 (+1800), Range 25 (+5), Cooldown 0.4, upgrade button $16,000 to reach Level 6.
• Level 6 max (~84s Elite): Range 30, Cooldown 0.4, DPS 9,000, Max Level button greyed.

Screenshot source: Wi - Fi on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOj5DYZPdzU&t=744s).

Screenshot source: Wi - Fi on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOj5DYZPdzU&t=712s).

Screenshot source: Elite Titan Tv Man on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp5wimll8hE&t=84s).

Full upgrade ladder (frame readouts, Elite Titan Tv Man, zp5wimll8hE):

Our arithmetic: 2,500 + 3,500 + 6,500 + 11,000 + 16,000 = 39,500 for the five upgrades, plus the $1,500 hotbar placement cost gives 41,000—the same total Vaulted Values X narrates for maxing, so that figure is consistent with the panels. Level 1 DPS is 200 ÷ 0.5 (its panel lists damage and cooldown, not DPS); wave income and trades are not counted.

Placement limit: a red banner reads You reached placement limit for Upgraded Brute Prototype! (4) (QOj5DYZPdzU ~736s). PUHLO says you can place four, same as Titan Cinemaman (-RoM_A1ScS8 ~92s). Vaulted Values X lists Video Tapper 6 in their Insane cap table but does not name Brute (ss-cPRq3kBA ~307s).

Screenshot source: Wi - Fi on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOj5DYZPdzU&t=736s).

Brute Prototype vs Videotapper Prototype: which is better?

Vaulted Values X says Upgraded Brute Prototype wins raw splash DPS (9,000 vs 7,500) but costs about 41,000 cash to max versus 21,000 on Upgraded Videotapper Prototype, and Brute peaks later while Videotapper carries their solo Insane proof sample (lRtpetkMJZs ~30–61s). Full Videotapper panels and six-copy solo context are on the Videotapper Prototype unit page—not duplicated here.

Wi - Fi says the Videotapper’s upgrades are “not that expensive” and cost less than the Brute’s, which has “a lot of leveling up” (QOj5DYZPdzU ~153s). He calls the Brute’s 9k DPS “probably the strongest titan right now” (~406s), recalls maxing only two Brutes in an earlier attempt before losing (~468s), finds the four-Brute placement limit (~716s), and ends undecided: “I don’t even know which one is better” (~776s).

Can the Brute Prototype beat Insane mode?

Vaulted Values X names no solo Brute Insane win in their Insane survey narration—they highlight six Videotapper Prototype solo instead (ss-cPRq3kBA ~31–61s). Vaulted Values X reports a Brute plus Videotapper team won Insane in 10 minutes and 34 seconds, while the only prototype loss they found used five to seven units with not enough cash to upgrade (ss-cPRq3kBA ~154s). Elevator rules and co-op scaling sit on /guides/duo-mode/.

PUHLO reaches about Wave 38 in his Upgraded Brute Prototype test, spamming Jetpacks to survive (~217s). At the fiftieth wave he says you could place four, but you “simply physically won’t be able to install four of them” because it costs “an insane amount of money” (~247s)—creator session, not a win-screen proof we kept.

Editorial suggestion (untested): budget Scientist Cameraman donations or sell starters before spamming a fourth Brute if you mirror VVX’s cash-starved prototype loss pattern.

Where should you read next?

• All units and crate sources — mythic rotation, paid prototype pack overlap, and pull math.
• Videotapper Prototype stats and solo Insane claim — cheaper max curve and documented solo win sample.
• Duo mode and Prototype Duo timing — Brute plus Videotapper co-op and Insane boss HP notes.
• Titan Cinemaman mythic baseline — older 7,000 DPS reference before Update 3 prototypes.
• Update log — 01/10/2026 mythic row listing both prototypes.