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Bruford
 Manga
 Anime

Japanese Name

ブラフォード
RomanizedName

Burafōdo
Localized Name

Blueford
Namesake

Bill BrufordW (YesW and King CrimsonW drummer)

Profile
Age

300+
Birthday

1500s
Gender

Male
Nationality

Scottish
 Race

Zombie
Human (formerly)
Hair Color

Black
Occupation

Zombie subordinate
Royal retainer (formerly)
Other Information
Media
Manga Debut

Chapter 26
Final
Appearance

Chapter 30
Anime Debut

Episode 5
Game Debut

Phantom Blood (PS2 Game)

Japanese Voice Actor

Nobutoshi CannaW (Game)
Kenjirō TsudaW (Anime)

Dub Voice Actor

Tony OliverW (English Dub)

Hehe...This pain is proof of life. If you feel pain, you can feel joy... That's

“ what humanity means... ”
—Bruford to Jonathan, Chapter 30
Bruford (ブラフォード Burafōdo) is a minor antagonist featured in Phantom Blood.
Along with Tarkus, Bruford was formerly a powerful knight from 16th Century Great Britain.
Dying in disgrace, Bruford was resurrected as a Zombie by Dio Brando and is sent to
fight Jonathan Joestar.

Contents
 Appearance
 Personality
 Abilities
 History
o Background
o Phantom Blood
 Major Battles
 Chapters / Episodes
 Video Games
o Phantom Blood (PS2 Game)
o Stardust Shooters (ANDROID/IOS Game)
o J-Stars Victory Vs (PS3/PS Vita Game)
 Gallery
 Trivia
 References
 Site Navigation

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Appearance
Bruford is a male zombie having the appearance of a man of athletic stature and long,
unkempt, dark hair, who has a scar on the bridge of his nose. He wears a metal armor
consisting of a chest-plate with a collar-like ornate plate which ends on a decorated metal
disk, shoulder pads and ankles pads with a pair of sandals, and a diadem decorated with
several jewels.

Personality
Alive, Bruford was an honorable knight of Mary Stuart. His feelings toward her surpassed
even that of love. When Mary Stuart betrayed Elizabeth I, Bruford stood by her side,
fighting off all of Elizabeth's forces. Upon learning of her capture, he was easily willing to
die for her. However, when the executioner showed him Mary Stuart's head, even though
he accepted execution to save his liege, he goes into a blind rage and begins resenting
humanity.

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As a zombie, his hatred carried over, easily serving Dio in his quest for destruction.
However, along with his hatred, his pride as a knight also carried over, deciding to
fight Jonathan one on one.
After being defeated by Jonathan, the Ripple sent to him "frees his soul", allowing him to
feel human again. He loses his hatred towards the world and is thankful for his chance to
meet the honorable Jonathan.

Abilities
As a knight, Bruford is supposedly a good fighter. It is stated that against the armies that
fought against Mary Stuart, only Bruford and Tarkus could win. Already, Bruford had
athletic abilities beyond ordinary humans. An expert swimmer, Bruford was capable of
swimming a 5 km lake wearing armor with 30 kg of weight. He also managed to complete
the 77 Rings challenge.

As a Zombie, his strength is multiplied and he can be seen scraping out a Zombie's nose
with just his finger or swimming as fast as the Ripple can spread in water, allowing to
escape an attack with minimal damage.

ラック
Luck ( 幸 運  Rakku): Bruford's Sword. As a knight, he was fairly proficient in using swords,
having defeated several people during the 77 Rings Challenge. When swung, the blade
curves significantly to demonstrate its velocity. After being defeated as a zombie, he gave it
to Jonathan and renamed it Luck & Pluck.

Danse Macabre Hair

ダンス・マカブヘアー
Danse Macabre Hair ( 死 髪 舞 剣  Dansu Makabu Heā, lit. "Death Hair Sword
Dance"): Through unknown means, during his time alive Bruford had developed a
technique that allowed him to use his hair in combat as a weapon. His hair acts much like a
third arm, able to entwine things and be used as a distraction. His standard method of
fighting consisted of using his hair first and following with a thrust or kick from a blind angle.
He was the only man not large in stature to surpass the 77 Rings Challenge due to this
ability. After becoming a zombie, his hair amplified in power and was shown to able to lift
around 105 kilograms with ease. This allows him to literally use it as a third arm and swing
his sword with it. He is also able to expand it outwards at will to surround his enemies. The
ability to do this comes from the phenomenon in plants called Turgor pressure, a technique
used to retain their rigidity. After piercing an enemy's skin with his hair, Bruford can also
use turgidity to force blood through the strands of his hair, an alternate method of
bloodsucking.

History
Background

A Manuscript depicting Bruford and Tarkus.

Born in the 16th century, Bruford was a member of the Tudor Dynasty and a retainer
of Mary Stuart After losing his relatives in previous wars, young Bruford was brought up as
Mary Stuart's knight and trained his body for that sole purpose. At the same time, Bruford
became attached to Mary whose charm made him feel at peace. Alongside his fellow
retainer Tarkus, the two being of five in history to succeed it, Bruford passed the Challenge
of the 77 Rings in 1563.[3]

Bruford and Tarkus about to be executed

Eventually, when Mary was imprisoned by her political rival Queen Elizabeth, Bruford and
Tarkus fought the queen's army until she offered Mary's release in return for their
surrender. But on the day they are to executed as enemies of the crown, Bruford and
Tarkus learned from their executioner that Mary was already killed before they gave into
the queen's demands. Bruford died expressing his undying hatred for Elizabeth and her
family, rumors saying that his hair entangled the executioner's feet and killed him
moments before being beheaded. The story of Bruford and Tarkus was passed down and
became known to some, two such people being Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando.
Phantom Blood

Bruford as a Zombie.
After taking residence in Windknight's Lot following his transition into a vampire, expressing
a bit of sentimentality toward them, Dio resurrected Bruford and Tarkus as his zombie
enforcers to deal with Jonathan, Will Anthonio Zeppeli, and Robert E. O. Speedwagon.
Despite his transition, Bruford still possessed a warrior's code of honor as he asked for
Dio's blessing to duel Jonathan. Bruford's manipulation of his hair poses many challenges
to Jonathan, eventually leading to them fighting underwater, until Jonathan swims
downward to find air bubbles beneath the rocks, enabling him to draw breath and indirectly
hit Bruford with a Ripple Overdrive that forced them back on land.

Bruford giving Jonathan his sword.

Once Jonathan made a direct hit on him after literally disarming him, Bruford regained his
former humanity from the Ripple slowly destroying his body. Accepting his defeat with
grace, noting he lost his hatred, Bruford only expressed only content to be reunited with
Mary in the afterlife. After learning of Jonathan's name, Bruford gives the youth his sword,
which he renamed Luck and Pluck before he completely turned to ash. His armor and
remains were kicked aside by a wrathful Tarkus as Jonathan was utterly conflicted over
being forced to kill such a noble warrior regardless of being warped by Dio's