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Brucette The Shark (a.k.a. Mrs. Jaws, Jaws II, Scarface, Bruce II, and Second Jaws Shark) is a great white shark who is the predator and main antagonist of Jaws 2 (1978). She attacks swimmers during the infamous "Second Amity Incident".
Characteristics
25 feet long and 4.9 tons in the film as well as a whopping 30 feet long and 8.5 tons in the novel, Brucette was the mate of Bruce. Brucette was also incredibly fast, able to catch up to Terry a skier being towed by a boat, hinting her maximum speed somewhere between 20 and 50 mph. A portion of this shark's face and jaws were severely burnt in a boating attack and the boat’s subsequent explosion. Later, the shark is electrocuted by Brody after being lured into biting an electrical cable, then set on fire near a small power station known as Cable Junction.
Name
Two sharks were constructed for the film as well as a tow fin. Two of the fully-built mechanical sharks were initially referred to as "Bruce Two", but then later affectionately nicknamed "Harold and Fidel", in reference to the production lawyers. More recently, fans have created their own name for the shark, preferring to call her "Brucette", as she was supposedly female and the mate (according to the film's novelization written by Hank Searls) of Bruce as seen in Jaws.
Human Victims
Direct
- Scuba Diver 1: Eaten.
- Scuba Diver 2: Eaten.
- Terry: Eaten.
- Eddie Marchand: Eaten.
- Harbor Patrol Pilot: Drowned and/or Eaten (Off-Screen).
- Marge: Skull crushed and eaten.
- Bob: Devoured (Deleted Scene)
Indirect
- Diane: Killed in explosion while being attacked by Brucette.
Animal Victims
- Orca: Killed.
Survived Victims
- Lucy
- Martin Brody
- Sean Brody
- Michael Brody
Story notes
In the novelization of the film (written by Hank Searls), it is revealed early in the book that Brucette was, in fact, the mate of the first shark (Bruce) that originally terrorized Amity.
Returning to the same waters, Brucette manages to give birth to only one shark pup before or during her being electrocuted. Years later, during the events of the novelization for Jaws: The Revenge (also written by Seals), Brucette's sole surviving pup would return as an adult to once more to threaten the Brody family. Apparently, the electrocution had caused a mutation, thereby enhancing the pup's DNA and accelerating its growth process.
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Trivia
- Brucette is the only Great White Shark in the series to be electrocuted.
- Brucette is also the only shark in the film series to be disfigured in an attack.
- One of Brucette's victims was an orca. Ironically, Brucette's breed, Great Whites, frequently ended up as prey to orcas.