1. A group of the toughest guys around, merciless conscienceless heavies who beat people up in the service of a boss or king.
2. The one guy who could take them all on and win.
A Brute Force Overshoot is what happens when you apply all of your might to opening a bag of chips only to fling them all over the kitchen, or when you bang your knuckles as the wrench suddenly comes off of that pesky rusted nut, sending your hand uncontrollably forward.