Brad Sisto

History
Brad is a lifelong resident of Merlow. He has rarely traveled except to neighbouring towns for football. As such he has led a fairly sheltered existence.

Physical Abuse
He comes from an extremely abusive background, similar to Mike Mitchell. However, in Mike's case, his physical abuse was often when his father was under the influence of alcohol. Brad's father was a strict disciplinarian who would often leave his son black and blue, and on more than one occasion, has put him in hospital. Brad would often take beatings for his younger brother, Billy, in order to protect him. His most recent assault by his father led to him being hospitalised, and his father serving a short sentence of incarceration.

Personality
Brad's personality is layered and he has had a history of masking his true personality under the guise of macho bravado. His true personality is one of quiet contemplation. He can be quite loyal, caring, and sweet natured, but is not afraid to show some fire when necessary.

Interests
Brad has a great interest in drawing, as well as football.

Josh Barrett
Josh and Brad share a complex history. They have been friends most of their lives, and both have an interest in football. Brad was often the more dominant of the pair, and when his rise in the football ranks occurred, Josh took a submissive, subordinate role in their friendship. This led to some resentment after Brad's fall from grace and exile from the inner circle of Merlow High's social elite.

The lines in their friendship began to blur when romantic feelings developed between them. Though for Brad this was much harder to accept. He knew he cared a great deal for Josh, but was confused about the physical aspects of being involved. Eventually he tried to push for a relationship, but Josh was hesitant, fearing Brad was simply trying to appease him and was not sexually attracted to Josh. Their relationship formalised and the two became a couple eventually, with Brad slowly coming around to the idea of physical intimacy. In the end, he was ready to give himself completely to Josh, but ultimately their friendship and relationship ended upon the revelation that Josh had been cheating on Brad with Jacob Carlyle.

Daniel 'Storm' Marcus
Storm and Brad were friends as children, until their early teens. Brad would often frequent the Marcus home and hang out with Mike, Marcel, and Sarah. Their friendship ended when Storm no showed one of Brad's birthday parties, and Brad took offence, considering Storm to be his best friend at the time. This led to Brad's personality changing somewhat, and he became known as Merlow High's bully. The fact he was a prominent footballer and rose to Vice Captain, helped him in his quest to bring Storm down. In some ways, he succeeded, as Storm, who had previously been a dominant force in Merlow, began to lose his influence. Brad was in the inner circle along with Mike and Sarah, while Storm, who was no longer dating Sarah, and was not a footballer or a member of the jock circle, began to skewer more and more to the outer.

Storm's ultimate loss of influence in Merlow High seemed to come when he had a confrontation with Mike Mitchell, over his relationship with Sarah. Brad seized upon the heated moment and shoved the two into each other, starting a scrap between most of the jocks, and Storm's closest friends. While Storm was a fierce fighter, he was outnumbered, and his fall from the top of Merlow High was cemented. Still not satisfied with this outcome, Brad took another opportunity to inflict an attack on Storm, which Josh was an unwitting part of, though he did not take part in the actual assault.

Brad's reign was eventually ended by Sarah and Lucas, and he was exiled, becoming the school outcast. This was devastating for Brad, and his popularity never recovered. Eventually, however, he and Storm made peace and renewed their friendship of old. After Storm's departure from Merlow, Brad moved into Storm's room and the two kept in close contact over email, with Storm acting as an ear for Brad's problems with Josh, and Brad letting Storm know what was happening at home.