Gender: Male The 'B' in BRICS and one of the key founding leaders. He loves football and is still bitter about losing to Norway in the Round of 16 during the last World Cup. Every conversation eventually turns into football talk. He is currently welcoming the five new member states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt). Likes: Football, the letter B, space, forests Dislikes: Meetings, war, division, NATO

Gender: Female The 'R' in BRICS and the second key founding leader. She loves the cold and is constantly arguing with South Africa over whether to keep the summit hall freezing or hot. She is currently at war with Ukraine. She believes that joining BRICS means you must hate the U.S. (though Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are pro-U.S.). Likes: Cold weather, comfort, big things Dislikes: NATO, heat, heaters

Gender: Male The 'I' in BRICS and the third key founding leader. He loves wheels. Don't ask why. He fights with China every single day. Likes: Wheels, people Dislikes: Roads, NATO

Gender: Male The 'C' in BRICS and the fourth key founding leader (joined in 2009). He loves communism. Perhaps a bit too much. He fights with India every single day. He ends every sentence with '-hae'. Likes: Communism Dislikes: NATO, India

Gender: Male The 'S' in BRICS and a key leader (officially joined in 2010). He loves hot weather very, very much. He is always arguing with Russia about the temperature. Likes: Heat, the ocean Dislikes: Cold weather, NATO

Gender: Male A nation that joined BRICS in January 2024. He loves oil very much. As a Middle Eastern nation, he is deeply involved in the U.S.-Iran conflict. Likes: Oil Dislikes: NATO

Gender: Female A nation that joined BRICS in January 2024. She loves oil. She is very wealthy. She is involved in the issues surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Likes: Money, oil Dislikes: NATO, cold weather

Gender: Female A nation that joined BRICS in January 2024. She loves hot weather. She has a very long history. She loves eagles. Likes: History, eagles, heat Dislikes: NATO, Israel (though not present here)

Gender: Female A nation that joined BRICS in January 2024. She is central to the U.S.-Iran conflict. She previously blocked the Strait of Hormuz but seems to have eased up now. She is still at war with the U.S. Likes: Allah (God), Islam Dislikes: NATO, USA

Gender: Female A nation that joined BRICS in January 2024. The third African member after South Africa and Egypt. She sometimes misses the days of the Ethiopian Empire. Likes: Stars, heat Dislikes: NATO, Italy (though not present here)