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 is confirmed to appear in the upcoming game Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Since the game takes place ten years prior to Kingdom Hearts, he will probably be conducting experiments alongside the other five of Ansem the Wise's apprentices.

For some unknown reason, Braig has a larger part in this game than the other five of Ansem the Wise's apprentices, except for Xehanort. Before fighting Sora in Kingdom Hearts II as his Nobody Xigbar, he mentions that Sora wasn't even half the hero that the "others" were. By this, Xigbar was refering to the three heroes from Birth By Sleep: Terra, Ven, and Aqua. This shows that Braig did meet the three heroes sometime. Also, while about to fight Xion in Wonderland in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, he is distracted when he sees her as Ven, implying that he has had some memorable experience with the hero. However, he never mentioned the striking resemblance between Roxas and Ven, although he does mention that Roxas looks the same as "him" in one of the Secret Reports, most likely referencing Ven.

Dabbling In Darkness
About a decade prior to Kingdom Hearts, Braig was one of six apprentices to the ruler and scientist of Radiant Garden, alongside Xehanort, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Ienzo. Worried the Darkness in people's hearts would eventually consume his world, Ansem began performing tests on Xehanort's heart. Eventually, he created a laboratory in his castle's basement for such experimentation. However, Braig and the other apprentices had their own intentions for the laboratory, and began conducting inhumane experiments on the human heart and the darkness within it. Such experimentation led to the 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 Darkness.