Braig

Unreleased

Braig was one of the six apprentices to Ansem the Wise, and the complete being of Xigbar. He is a confirmed character to appear in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Braig makes his debut in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, taking place a decade prior to Kingdom Hearts. In the game, battles Terra after he seemingly captured Master Xehanort. The fight ends when Terra, consumed by his darkness, disfigures Braig's face while freeing Master Xehanort.

Later it turns out that Braig was working with Master Xehanort, battling Aqua in the Keyblade Graveyard. After returning to his world, Braig is the first to find the conscious Terra, now Xehanort, satisfied that his plan has worked. He is however dismayed to find that Xehanort does not recognise him, and his attempts to bring back his memories prove only to annoy him.

Dabbling In Darkness
With Xehanort, Braig became one of six apprentices to the ruler and scientist of Radiant Garden, Ansem the Wise, alongside Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Ienzo. But though Xehanort had no memory of his incarnation's dealing with Braig, Braig carried out the intended plan. After Ansem began performing tests on Xehanort's heart, Braig convinces the other apprentices to aid him and Xehanort in conducting inhumane experiments on the human heart and the darkness within it. Such experimentation led to the mass creation of Heartless. Ansem quickly discovered their secret experiments, and immediately ordered them to stop. One day, after being advised to review their research data by King Mickey, Ansem found that the effects of their experiments had become irreversible.

Eventually, Braig and the other five apprentices dabbled too deep into darkness through their continued experiments. Braig, along with the others, was consumed by the darkness, producing a Heartless. However, the apprentices all had strong wills, and so Braig also became his Nobody, Xigbar. The six Nobodies formed Organization XIII, and banished Ansem the Wise to the Realm of Nothingness.

Appearance
Braig appears wearing attire similar to Dilan and Aeleus, along with a red scarf tied around his neck that appears to be fraying at the corner. His jacket bears some resemblance to Xigbar's black cloak, sporting the same pointed shoulders. From what is visible, he doesn't have any of his Nobody's distinguishing facial scars and wears no eye-patch, along with looking considerably younger. He does however, have golden eyes, the same color as his Nobody. His hair is black, lacking the gray his Nobody has, and it appears to be considerably shorter and slicked back. He also has rather tan skin. He wields twin Arrowguns, which would influence his choice of weapons as Xigbar in the Organization.

Fighting Style
Braig, like his Nobody Xigbar, wields twin Arrowguns in battle, using them to fire a variety of quick shots. He uses a telescopic view in battle and is able to walk upside-down via space distortion. He can also combine his two weapons into one in order to fire powerful shots in rapid succession.

Trivia

 * Like Xigbar, Braig is shown to have a telescopic view in battle. It can safely be assumed that Braig will utilize the same tactics against Terra that his Nobody does against Sora. It is unknown if this telescopic tactic will be changed with the English release of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, as Xigbar's was for Kingdom Hearts II.
 * In the North American version of Kingdom Hearts II, his name is misspelled as "Bleig".
 * Braig and Master Eraqus are thus far the only character in the series who has received permanent and visible body damage.