Even with his recent appearance in Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, Mr. Bruce’s fast talking and wisecracking ways were tempered with more of a lament for the death of the mall, a very real inspiration that Smith even mentioned as a slight stumbling block he’s trying to overcome with the sequel.
Thankfully, even without implicitly mentioning Brodie’s heinous acts in future appearances, Kevin Smith’s mallrat-turned-comic book store proprietor has shaped up to a certain degree; just as the ending of Mallrats suggested.