#brigo

[botwandtotknpcs]

Brigo

Brigo is likely one of the first NPCs players encounter when playing Breath of the Wild. He spends his time on Proxim bridge, which many players will pass on their way to Kakariko Village from the Great Plateau.

He seems a bit lonely.

He carries a spear, and seems to be in charge of keeping monsters away from the bridge. It's unclear if this is a proper job or just a hobby. We see a few other Hylian NPCs like Hoz that seem to have a job as a guard, but it's unclear who is organizing and paying them, since it's not like Hyrule has a central government at the moment.

He'll also tell us about the towers and shrines, which must be quite confusing to the general populace of Hyrule.

He'll even warn us about Guardians.

He nearly died from one!

This is helpful advice for new players, as you can hide behind trees to avoid Guardians if you're sneaky enough.

But people more likely recognize him as the NPC who tells you not to jump off the bridge.

According to the Zelda Wiki, it's possible that Brigo is inspired by Kevin Briggs, who is known as a Highway Patrol officer who talked a lot of people out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

He'll also tell us about the area, including directions for Kakariko Village. There's also a LOT of warnings against going to Hyrule Castle, which is good advice for players who just started their adventure.

If it rains, he'll take shelter by a nearby cover with a campfire.

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In Tears of the Kingdom, he can be found traveling the roads around Whistling Hill with his donkey. He'll chat with us for a little bit and talks about how much the world has changed. There isn't much to get him excited anymore since the unusual is usual now.

When it rains, he will find cover under a tree by the Riverside Stable, but not inside the stable itself.

He'll still call us a young guy.

It's unclear why he's not a guard anymore and where he got the donkey, but he has a Zonai Survey Team uniform.

Perhaps he wanted to explore the world now that it's not covered in Guardians. He seems to be doing well for himself as a researcher.

BOTW:

TOTK:

[queerlyfemmeandblack]

Vintage Kaiso, “Lord Pretender, Lord Kitchener, the Mighty Bomber, Relator, Lord Superior, Brigo, Mystic Prowler, Calypso Rose, the Mighty Sparrow, Terror, Valentino, Lord Blakie, David Rudder, Regeneration Now, the Mighty Duke, Conqueror and many others.” - Calypso Dreams

[kiltons-monster-manual]

Brigo Linktober 2022 - Day 22 - (late) - NPC  [IMAGE ID: A young man with a fair complexion, brown hair and brown eyes looking in 3-quarters view with a scowl on his face.  He is wearing a red shirt, a green vest and a heavy backpack.  He is carrying a spear in a brown-gloved hand. / END IMAGE ID].  

Brigo from Breath of the Wild - my favorite NPC in that game.  He defends Proxim Bridge from monsters and will talk Link off the edge of the bridge if you stand on the edge with encouraging words, apparently mistaking Link as a potential suicide-jumper.  It just resonates with me that this NPC in a darn video game is concerned with your mental health and saving your life.  

[girlbrutalist]

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is killing me why is this everyone who knows me irl BRO! and Brigo

[botwheadcanons]

ok but: Link falling, getting very hurt, Mipha's Grace healing him while in front of other people. How do they respond when this happens- after assuming he died because of a long fall?

Honestly. I would assume the majority of Hyrule would be relatively.. numb to crazy things happening. Although, at least some might be at least a little bit alarmed - “Shouldn’t you be dead?”“No.”“Okay?”I know we have people who like, Brigo who immediately jump to talking Link down from the edge, yet even with this I would assume everyone would be able to be quite lax about ‘near death -- survival?”On that note Brigo really touches my heart...~Mod Zelda

[annyllel]

Here’s a different reaction you can get from Brigo if you stand too near the edge of the bridge. I’m not sure what causes him to say this rather than that other bit of dialog, but still I think it’s really neat to see the different text. I actually got this reaction first and then the one I posted yesterday.

It is sorta funny that you can trigger his text by climbing the bridge if you were going to, say raid one of the nearby bokoblin camps, as happened in a great BotW story I read, titled The Watchman at Proxim Bridge. I’m afraid I do drive Brigo batty sometimes, especially the way I zoom past on my horse sometimes or walk carelessly along the rail of the bridge...

[the-la-li-lu-le-lowdown]

[roaxes]

I tried to jump off a bridge to attack some enemies, but suddenly I was stopped by an NPC who had the wrong idea.

I honestly was not expecting this at all. But I have seen what life could be and will never jump off bridges again.