Bragi
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| Japanese | ブラギ | ||
| Rōmaji | Buragi | ||
| Homeworld | Scala ad Caelum | ||
| Game | Kingdom Hearts Dark Road | ||
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Bragi is a character in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. A vessel of the ancient Keyblade Master Luxu, he poses as one of Xehanort and Eraqus's classmates and fellow Keyblade wielder.
Story[edit]
Before Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
As some point, Luxu comes across Bragi and chooses him to be his next vessel to continue his mission.
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
Bragi and his fellow lower classmen Xehanort, Eraqus, Vor, Hermod, and Urd are summoned to class by Odin, who tasks them investigating the unexplained disappearance of upper classmen who were visiting other worlds in preparation for their Mark of Mastery exam. Odin provides them with Keyblade Armor and the knowledge of how to travel to other worlds, which they are usually forbidden from. Bragi looks to Xehanort's lead on the outside world, as he is the only who has been there. The lower classmen split into groups for the search. After searching another world, the groups then head to Wonderland.
| This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is only considered in continuity if the player does not select Bragi to join the Party in Wonderland. |
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| While fighting Heartless, Bragi is captured and detained by Card Soldiers along with his two classmates, and they are then put on trial for trespassing and disturbing the peace. As the Queen of Hearts declares them guilty, their remaining classmates intervene. |
| This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is only considered in continuity if the player selects Bragi to join the Party in Wonderland. |
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| Bragi, Xehanort, and Eraqus are informed by the Cheshire Cat that their friends have been locked up. The trio are soon accosted by Card Soldiers, but the Card Soldiers quickly leave to attend a trial, and the trio follow them in order to rescue their friends. After listening in, they decide to intervene. |
The darkness in the Queen of Heart's heart summons the Ferry Reaper, which the lower classmen fight off. After fighting it off, the lower classmen regroup, and speculate that darkness is responsible for the upper classmen's disappearance. The group decide to split up again, with half staying in Wonderland to search for more clues, and the other half leaving. Later, the lower classmen split into new groups and continue searching, with Bragi, Urd, and Hermod together. When they next reconvene, Xehanort and Eraqus inform them that Vor left with Vidar, one of the missing upper classmen. The lower classmen try to inform Odin of Vor's departure, but are unable to contact him. The group debates whether to search for Vor, or to keep pursuing the upper classmen, leading Eraqus and Xehanort to argue. Ultimately, Eraqus and Bragi leave to Dwarf Woodlands to ask the Magic Mirror about Vor's location, while their classmates continue looking for the upper classmen. However, Eraqus and Bragi are unable to approach the Mirror due to The Queen guarding it, and leave to pursue other methods.
Eraqus and Bragi head to Agrabah, where they encounter Jafar, who asks them to retrieve a magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders. In the Cave of Wonders, they reunite with Xehanort, Hermod, and Urd, who were also asked to find the lamp by Jafar. Realizing that Jafar was tricking them, Bragi and Eraqus begin to leave, but Urd suggests that finding the lamp could lead them to the upper classmen. As they find the magic lamp, Vidar arrives with Vor to take it, and explains that they have been attempting to steal key items from each world to upset the balance of the world's order, hoping to draw out pure lights so they can summon Kingdom Hearts to counter true darkness. Ultimately, Vidar decides to return the lamp, and leaves with Vor once again.
The lower classmen return to Scala ad Caelum, and inform Odin of what they've learned. Odin tells the lower classmen their mission is over, but privately the lower classmen debate how to proceed. As they lament their lack of leads, their classmate Baldr returns and joins them. Baldr explains that he had followed the upper classmen during their journey and seen his sister Hoder die protecting him. He suggests they go to the Underworld to talk to the spirits of the upper classmen.
In Olympus Coliseum, Hades offers to let the lower classmen into the Underworld if they win the tournament. After the tournament, Hades warps the entire group to the Underworld, but separates them. Bragi, Xehanort, and Eraqus find Hades and ask to speak to Hoder. Bragi persuades Hades to find her, but Hades insists one of them must stay behind in return. While the group attempts to pursue Hoder, they run into Cerberus. During their fight, Baldr joins them, and he and Bragi hold Cerberus off while Xehanort and Eraqus continue after Hoder. Baldr manages to repel Cerberus, but Bragi realizes that Baldr is the one who killed the upper classmen. Baldr prepares to kill Bragi, but Bragi points out that Xehanort will know that Baldr killed him. Bragi laments the difficult position he's in, as Baldr's actions are making it difficult to use either of their bodies as his vessel. Baldr attempts to attack Bragi, but Bragi easily disarms him. Bragi decides to leave rather than get involved, and walks away. Baldr runs after him and attacks him, and seemingly kills him; however, Bragi escapes.
Later, Baldr launches an attack on Scala ad Caelum. Baldr tells Vor that Bragi died at his hands along with the other wielders. Even after Baldr's eventual defeat, Bragi is believed to be dead by Xehanort, Eraqus, and Odin, and a gravestone is erected for him in Scala ad Caelum.
One month later, Luxu walks the graveyard of Scala ad Caelum wearing a black coat. He laments on not having found the chosen one yet, but remarks Xehanort could be useful. Luxu removes his hood, revealing Bragi's face. He notes that Bragi's supposed death will make it hard to show his face.
Design[edit]
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Bragi is a young man with catlike red-brown eyes and windswept ginger hair which is mostly swept over to his left side. He wears a high-collared black shirt and a black jacket resembling a Japanese martial arts gi, with a wide grey belt and two criss-crossing tan straps that form an "X" with a white Terra's Mark pendant at the intersection, as well as loose black pants and black sneakers with white laces and soles. Over this, he wears a loose, hooded blue jacket with white lapels and white fur lining the hood.
Bragi's Keyblade Armor is orange-red and adorned with fur at the shoulders, with a bronze Terra's Mark emblem on his forehead. The fins of his helmet stretch very high, resembling the helmet of Terra's armor. His wrist gauntlets also have a very pointed fin. Bragi's armor is based on the male Union armor from Kingdom Hearts χ, with identical helmet fins and gauntlets, and similar poleyns. Its color palette matches the Unicornis armor.
In Norse mythology, Bragi was a name given to several characters associated with poetry.
Personality[edit]
Though Bragi acts aloof, he possesses great passion and enthusiasm. He often asks Xehanort for his opinion on various matters, whether out of respect or to gauge his intent.
As Bragi is secretly a vessel of Luxu, he shares certain characteristics with the Lost Master. In his showdown with Baldr, Bragi has the same aloof cockiness as Luxu's next vessel, Braig (and by extension, his Nobody, Xigbar), including their catchphrase, "As if."
Abilities[edit]
Like his classmates, Bragi wields the Keyblade. In battle, he specializes in defense and focuses on defending his allies.
