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Rooster, also known as Rooster McBride, was a member of the Bull Queer gang known as The Sisters, notorious for their violent and predatory behavior in Shawshank prison. He was a strong and well-built man who acted as the muscle for the gang, often targeting vulnerable prisoners. Rooster played a pivotal role in the gang's attempts to assault Andy Dufresne, but his aggression was met with resistance when Andy retaliated and broke his nose with a film reel. After suffering a loss at the hands of Andy, Rooster, along with the other members of The Sisters, ceased their attacks on him out of fear following the paralysis of Bogs, another gang member. In the novel, Rooster's backstory reveals him as a dangerous individual serving time for the brutal murder of his stepdaughter, implying that he was too dangerous to be released from prison.