Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Grunt Riders


 * Backseat driver.


 * The Grunt Rider is an infantry unit which replaces Suicide Grunts. The Grunts
 * chosen to lord it over captured Brutes still lack much common sense, so going
 * from carrying a backpack to being a backpack may not be a step up. Grunt
 * Riders have a simple partnership with their Brutes: the Brutes punch things
 * with their fists, while the Grunts tell them where to go and throw plasma
 * grenades at enemies, allies, small animals, inanimate objects, and strange noises.
 * The Brute's attacks as-is, they can upgrade their punch force with Grunt-
 * engineered plasma gloves by investing in Punch Harder, You!


 * Unlike methane and infusions, the Grunt and Brute pairing is not a perfect
 * match. Among other quirks, some Brute Riders have a tendency to develop an
 * obsession with biofuels, power management, and gladiatorial fights, much to
 * the annoyance of everyone else in the rebellion. Other Brute Riders suffer
 * "accidents" at the fists of the Brutes if they get too bossy. The rest simply hope
 * to survive long enough to get promoted to Locust driver or methane hauler.