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'''Braig''', misspelled as "Bleig" in the North American version of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', is one of [[Ansem the Wise]]'s six apprentices, as well as the human form of [[Xigbar]].

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

Prior to [[Eraqus]]'s students coming to [[Radiant Garden]], [[Master Xehanort]] appears before Braig and convinces him to aid him in manipulating [[Terra]] into using his darkness, in return for giving him the means to use a Keyblade.{{fact}}<!--are we sure that was the bargain?-->

After Terra leaves, a furious Braig attempts to gun down Xehanort for setting him up as "collateral damage", but Master Xehanort threatens him into backing down and continuing with their plan.

Braig later appears in the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], his body adopting Master Xehanort's yellow eye color and pointed ears. He appears in front of [[Aqua]] and [[Ventus]], attempting to turn them against Terra, but they refuse to forsake their friend. After mocking the angry glare Ventus gives him, Braig is challenged by Aqua and defeated. Since he had only needed to buy time for [[Vanitas]], he turns and runs. Aqua gives chase, but she turns back, not wanting to leave Ventus alone in his fragile state, and Braig returns to Radiant Garden.

Braig later leads [[Dilan]] and Ansem to an amnesiac [[Terra-Xehanort]], the result of Master Xehanort possessing Terra's body. Braig smiles triumphantly to himself, satisfied that the elder Master's plan worked. He asks Dilan to gather Aqua's discarded armor and Keyblade as he carries Terra-Xehanort to the castle on Ansem's order.

Braig later approaches the new Xehanort, now an apprentice under Ansem, and is dismayed to find that the new Xehanort does not recognize him, and Braig's attempts to help Xehanort remember prove only to annoy him. Braig, at one point, questions if this new Xehanort is actually Terra, but Xehanort still does not respond, much to Braig's relief. Braig nevertheless promises to look out for Xehanort.

===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===

Despite the destruction of his Heartless and Xigbar, Braig do not reappear in Hollow Bastion with Dilan, Even, Aeleus, Ienzo and Lea, which prompts Lea to venture out to search for him and Isa. However, Xigbar reveals his original self's pact with Xehanort and his nature as a "half-Xehanort" being.

Since Braig is the original persona of Xigbar, he possesses most of Xigbar's personality. He is shown to have a laid-back, cocky attitude, and doesn't often take things seriously. Braig can also be cold and merciless at times, seen once when he kidnaps Master Xehanort and tries to eliminate Terra for his Keyblade (although this was later revealed to be staged by Master Xehanort), and again when he tries to destroy Aqua and Ventus to get Terra to fall to darkness and cruelly asking who wants to go first. He often refers to Master Xehanort as an "old coot", and like Xigbar, very frequently says "''As if.''".

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 teleport, warp his bullets, and levitate upside-down via space distortion. Like his Nobody's, Braig's HUD display has a silhouette of his Arrowguns in each of the four cardinal directions. The shots Braig fires when he is sniping are violet like Xigbar's, but they seem to have explosive properties to them. He can also combine his two weapons into one in order to fire powerful shots in rapid succession. Braig is also very agile, able to make high leaps into the air, and quickly run around opponents while leaving after-images of himself.

In the Western and ''Final Mix'' releases of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', his targeting reticule was changed drastically, much like it was for his [[Nobody]], Xigbar. Instead of the crosshair-shaped reticule used when fighting Terra, the American, European, and ''Final Mix'' versions simply showed three violet dots, vaguely showing Braig's aim.