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{{Infobox character | {{Infobox character | ||
|image= | |image=Braids, Arisen Nightmare.jpg | ||
|name=Barra / Fulla | |name=Braids | ||
|aka=Barra<br/> Fulla | |||
|birthplace=[[Cabal City]], [[Otaria]], [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] | |birthplace=[[Cabal City]], [[Otaria]], [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] | ||
|lifetime=~4276 | |lifetime=Born ~4276 AR | ||
|race=[[Human]] | |race= [[Nightmare]]<br>Formerly [[Human]] | ||
|sources=[[Odyssey (novel)|Odyssey]]'', ''[[Chainer's Torment]]'', ''[[Judgment (novel)|Judgment]]'', ''[[Onslaught (novel)|Onslaught]], [[Legions (novel)|Legions]]'', ''[[Scourge (novel)|Scourge]] | |sources=[[Odyssey (novel)|Odyssey]]'', ''[[Chainer's Torment]]'', ''[[Judgment (novel)|Judgment]]'', ''[[Onslaught (novel)|Onslaught]], [[Legions (novel)|Legions]]'', ''[[Scourge (novel)|Scourge]] | ||
|colors={{mana|B}} (main story)<br>{{mana|U}} (alternate reality) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Braids''' was a powerful — and very mad — [[dementia caster]] for the [[Cabal]] on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]. | '''Braids''' was a powerful — and very mad — [[dementia caster]] for the [[Cabal]] on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/dominaria-united-states-design-part-2-2022-09-05|Dominaria United States of Design, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/caught-miraris-wake-part-3-2002-06-03|Caught in the Mirari's Wake, Part 3|[[Will McDermott]]|June 03, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/snap-shots-judgment-2002-05-13|Snap (Shots of) Judgment|[[Will McDermott]]|May 13, 2002}}</ref> She was later resurrected as a [[nightmare]] during the second Phyrexian Invasion. | ||
==Storyline== | ==Storyline== | ||
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===The capture of Jeska=== | ===The capture of Jeska=== | ||
[[File:Braids.jpg|thumb|265x265px|[[Human]] form. ]] | |||
Following a stalemate battle between the Order and Cabal forces, both sides broke off and gave chase after Kamahl and [[Balthor]] as they fled to [[Krosa]]. Both armies reached the edge of the forest at the same time and fought another indecisive battle in which they both lost significant portions of their forces, while Laquatus tried to ambush Kamahl with his commandos and with [[Burke]], but ended up losing both. Laquatus then intervened and proposed a temporary alliance between the two forces. Braids then zombified [[Balthor]] in revenge for him killing [[Leer]] and then set him loose to hunt Laquatus before teleporting away, leaving the dementia caster Traybor in charge of the Cabal army. Braids did not reappear until much later when she, Traybor, and [[Commander Eesha]] revealed Laquatus's treachery and teleported their forces away from Krosa, leaving the merman alone in the forest. Along the way, Braids somehow happened upon [[Seton]]'s dwelling, where the [[centaur]] was caring for [[Jeska]]. She then killed the [[centaur]] and kidnapped Jeska to take her before the Patriarch. | Following a stalemate battle between the Order and Cabal forces, both sides broke off and gave chase after Kamahl and [[Balthor]] as they fled to [[Krosa]]. Both armies reached the edge of the forest at the same time and fought another indecisive battle in which they both lost significant portions of their forces, while Laquatus tried to ambush Kamahl with his commandos and with [[Burke]], but ended up losing both. Laquatus then intervened and proposed a temporary alliance between the two forces. Braids then zombified [[Balthor]] in revenge for him killing [[Leer]] and then set him loose to hunt Laquatus before teleporting away, leaving the dementia caster Traybor in charge of the Cabal army. Braids did not reappear until much later when she, Traybor, and [[Commander Eesha]] revealed Laquatus's treachery and teleported their forces away from Krosa, leaving the merman alone in the forest. Along the way, Braids somehow happened upon [[Seton]]'s dwelling, where the [[centaur]] was caring for [[Jeska]]. She then killed the [[centaur]] and kidnapped Jeska to take her before the Patriarch. | ||
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As she came back, she helped Phage and the recently born [[Kuberr]] survive the First's assassination attempt, and she killed him instead with one of her [[nightmare]] [[beast]]s. In the following events, she stayed alongside Kuberr in the [[Grand Coliseum]]. | As she came back, she helped Phage and the recently born [[Kuberr]] survive the First's assassination attempt, and she killed him instead with one of her [[nightmare]] [[beast]]s. In the following events, she stayed alongside Kuberr in the [[Grand Coliseum]]. | ||
After [[Karona]] appeared, Braids led a force of Cabal members claiming that she was theirs to take, because since everyone wanted to see her, everyone could pay the Cabal to see her at their events. In the end, like many other Otarians, she fell into a state of fanaticism and ended up trapped in her own dementia space while trying to keep from being buried alive. For a long time it was unclear if she was still trapped there or had died in it. | After [[Karona]] appeared, Braids led a force of Cabal members claiming that she was theirs to take, because since everyone wanted to see her, everyone could pay the Cabal to see her at their events. In the end, like many other Otarians, she fell into a state of fanaticism and ended up trapped in her own dementia space while trying to keep from being buried alive. For a long time, it was unclear if she was still trapped there or had died in it. | ||
===Dominaria United=== | ===Dominaria United=== | ||
Braids was | In dementia space, Braids was trapped, torn apart again and again by her own nightmares, until a desperate conclave of Cabal summoners performed a ritual to drag her back to Dominaria (and unfortunately blowing up all their heads in the process). Braids escaped from her dementia space during the second [[Phyrexian]] invasion, but split in two.<ref name="Shards">{{DailyRef|magic-story/shards-nightmares-2022-08-17|Shards of Nightmares|[[Phoebe Barton]]|August 17, 2022}}</ref> Now a [[nightmare]] herself, she allied with [[Shanna Sisay]], [[Tiana]], and [[Rafwyn Capashen]] to kill her shard-self. Afterwards, they witnessed the [[compleation]] of the [[Skyship Weatherlight|''Weatherlight'']]. | ||
Now, she intends to lead the Cabal into a new golden age.<ref name="DMU Legends">{{DailyRef|feature/legends-youll-find-dominaria-united-2022-09-01|The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United|[[Roy Graham]]|September 1, 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Braids MTGA avatar DMU.png|[[Magic: The Gathering Arena]] avatar. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Story appearances== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring | |||
|- | |||
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/shards-nightmares-2022-08-17|Shards of Nightmares}} || [[Phoebe Barton]] || 2022-08-17 || ''[[Dominaria United]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] || [[Shanna Sisay]], [[Tiana]], [[Rafwyn Capashen]], [[Slimefoot]], [[Arvad]], Braids | |||
|} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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{{in-game | {{in-game | ||
|cards= | |cards= | ||
* <c>Braids, Arisen Nightmare</c> | *<c>Braids, Arisen Nightmare</c> | ||
* <c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c> | *<c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c> | ||
* <c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> | *<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> | ||
* <c>Braids, Conjurer Adept Avatar</c> | *<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept Avatar</c> | ||
|art= | |art= | ||
* <c>Blackmail</c> | *<c>Blackmail</c> | ||
* <c>Bosom Buddy</c> (''[[Unhinged]]'')<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/get-it-unhinged-edition-part-1-2017-08-14|Get It? ''Unhinged'' Edition, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 14, 2017}}</ref> | *<c>Bosom Buddy</c> (''[[Unhinged]]'')<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/get-it-unhinged-edition-part-1-2017-08-14|Get It? ''Unhinged'' Edition, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 14, 2017}}</ref> | ||
* <c>Head to Head</c> (''[[Unhinged]]'')<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/get-it-unhinged-edition-part-2-2017-08-21|Get It? ''Unhinged'' Edition, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 21, 2017}}</ref> | *<c>Head to Head</c> (''[[Unhinged]]'')<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/get-it-unhinged-edition-part-2-2017-08-21|Get It? ''Unhinged'' Edition, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 21, 2017}}</ref> | ||
* <c>Skulltap</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/sketches-skulltap-2003-06-03|Sketches: Skulltap|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 03, 2003}}</ref> | *<c>Skulltap</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/sketches-skulltap-2003-06-03|Sketches: Skulltap|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 03, 2003}}</ref> | ||
|associated= | |associated= | ||
* <c>Braids's Frightful Return</c> | *<c>Braids's Frightful Return</c> | ||
|flavor= | |flavor= | ||
* {{card|Distress|Tenth Edition}} | *<c>Battle-Rage Blessing</c> | ||
* <c>Face of Fear</c> | *{{card|Bone Splinters|Dominaria United}} | ||
* <c>Ghastly Demise</c> | *{{card|Distress|Tenth Edition}} | ||
* <c>Grave Consequences</c> | *<c>Face of Fear</c> | ||
* <c>Head to Head</c> | *<c>Ghastly Demise</c> | ||
* <c>Krosan Constrictor</c> | *<c>Gibbering Barricade</c> | ||
* <c>Mirari</c> | *<c>Grave Consequences</c> | ||
* <c>Peer into the Abyss</c> | *<c>Head to Head</c> | ||
* <c>Restless Dreams</c> | *<c>Krosan Constrictor</c> | ||
* {{card|Screeching Buzzard|Battlebond}} | *<c>Mirari</c> | ||
* {{card|Skirk Prospector|Onslaught}} | *<c>Peer into the Abyss</c> | ||
* <c>Spined Basher</c> | *{{card|Phyrexian Gargantua|March of the Machine|MOM}} | ||
* <c>Unhinge</c> | *<c>Restless Dreams</c> | ||
* <c>Zombie Assassin</c> | *{{card|Screeching Buzzard|Battlebond}} | ||
*{{card|Skirk Prospector|Onslaught}} | |||
*<c>Spined Basher</c> | |||
*<c>Tattered Apparition</c> | |||
*<c>Unhinge</c> | |||
*<c>Zombie Assassin</c> | |||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:Minions]] | [[Category:Minions]] | ||
[[Category:Wizards]] | [[Category:Wizards]] | ||
[[Category:Nightmares]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:25, 13 May 2024
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Barra Fulla | |
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[[File:{{#setmainimage:Braids, Arisen Nightmare.jpg}}|250px]] | |
| Details | |
| Race |
Nightmare Formerly Human |
| Birthplace | Cabal City, Otaria, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Born ~4276 AR |
| Colors | |
 (main story) (alternate reality) | |
| Sources | |
| Odyssey, Chainer's Torment, Judgment, Onslaught, Legions, Scourge | |
Braids was a powerful — and very mad — dementia caster for the Cabal on Dominaria.[1][2][3] She was later resurrected as a nightmare during the second Phyrexian Invasion.
Storyline
Unlike most dementia casters Braids maintained a fair degree of lucidity, making her much more useful to the Cabal beyond simply being a pit-fighter. The name "Braids" was a nickname due to her hairstyle, as her actual cabalist name was Fulla, while her secret name was Barra.
To the Mer Empire
She was first placed in charge of the Cabalists that were sent to the Mer Empire capital to catalog the valuable artifacts held in the vaults. While there, she made a deal with Laquatus to find the Mirari for him in exchange for being able to keep any interesting artifacts she found. However, her team did not find the Mirari as it instead was first found by Emperor Aboshan, who used it to sink a third of Otaria and also accidentally killed himself in the process. Afterward, the Mirari fell into Braids' hands, but she was immune to its lures as her mind was already occupied with her dementia visions. Instead of using the orb, she merely pocketed it and made her way back to Cabal City to give it back to the First.
In league with the Patriarch
Upon Braids' return to the city, she soon found herself back in the pits fighting alongside Skellum in a rigged fight against an Order squad. She put on a decent show for the audience but was laid unconscious by an Order justicar. However, unlike Skellum she escaped the fight with her life intact. Afterward, she presumably recovered and carried on fighting until the Patriarch was exiled by Chainer. Following this, she began seeing visions of Kuberr that told her to go south to Aphetto, which she did just to make him quiet. Along the way, she ran into the Patriarch, who told her to go ahead of him and prepare Aphetto for his arrival. This she did and was rewarded by becoming his second-in-command.
While in Aphetto, Braids again met with Laquatus, who tried to ally with the Cabal to help recover the Mirari from Kamahl. She passed the request onto the Patriarch, who agreed and dispatched Braids to hunt Kamahl down with five serpent assassins that Chainer had created to keep guard on the Patriarch. The death squad made swift progress tracing Kamahl, slaughtering several Order patrols, a small mountain village, and Kamahl's three former pupils along the way. However, she was unable to claim the Mirari as the barbarians put up significant resistance and killed all five of her snakemen. Defeated, she then met up with Cabal reinforcements and convinced them that they lacked the power to take the Mirari and were better off fighting the Order army that had also come to claim Kamahl and the Mirari.
The capture of Jeska
Following a stalemate battle between the Order and Cabal forces, both sides broke off and gave chase after Kamahl and Balthor as they fled to Krosa. Both armies reached the edge of the forest at the same time and fought another indecisive battle in which they both lost significant portions of their forces, while Laquatus tried to ambush Kamahl with his commandos and with Burke, but ended up losing both. Laquatus then intervened and proposed a temporary alliance between the two forces. Braids then zombified Balthor in revenge for him killing Leer and then set him loose to hunt Laquatus before teleporting away, leaving the dementia caster Traybor in charge of the Cabal army. Braids did not reappear until much later when she, Traybor, and Commander Eesha revealed Laquatus's treachery and teleported their forces away from Krosa, leaving the merman alone in the forest. Along the way, Braids somehow happened upon Seton's dwelling, where the centaur was caring for Jeska. She then killed the centaur and kidnapped Jeska to take her before the Patriarch.
After Jeska was turned into Phage, Braids was charged with taking care of her. Later on, when Kamahl and the First made a truce against Ixidor, she was charged as commander of the Cabal forces. During the fight, she became injured and wasn't able to return to Aphetto. Akroma found her and decided to use her to gain access to the Cabal's secrets, during this time she became an acolyte for Akroma's religion claiming Ixidor as their god. She eventually recovered and managed to escape, and rejoin the Cabal.
Succumbing to Dementia
As she came back, she helped Phage and the recently born Kuberr survive the First's assassination attempt, and she killed him instead with one of her nightmare beasts. In the following events, she stayed alongside Kuberr in the Grand Coliseum.
After Karona appeared, Braids led a force of Cabal members claiming that she was theirs to take, because since everyone wanted to see her, everyone could pay the Cabal to see her at their events. In the end, like many other Otarians, she fell into a state of fanaticism and ended up trapped in her own dementia space while trying to keep from being buried alive. For a long time, it was unclear if she was still trapped there or had died in it.
Dominaria United
In dementia space, Braids was trapped, torn apart again and again by her own nightmares, until a desperate conclave of Cabal summoners performed a ritual to drag her back to Dominaria (and unfortunately blowing up all their heads in the process). Braids escaped from her dementia space during the second Phyrexian invasion, but split in two.[4] Now a nightmare herself, she allied with Shanna Sisay, Tiana, and Rafwyn Capashen to kill her shard-self. Afterwards, they witnessed the compleation of the Weatherlight.
Now, she intends to lead the Cabal into a new golden age.[5]
Gallery
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Magic: The Gathering Arena avatar.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shards of Nightmares | Phoebe Barton | 2022-08-17 | Dominaria United | Dominaria | Shanna Sisay, Tiana, Rafwyn Capashen, Slimefoot, Arvad, Braids |
Trivia
- Braids originally was never meant to be a card, but when Eric Peterson reinterpreted a Matt Wilson sketch for what was supposed to be Diabolic Tutor for Odyssey, the card was so impressive and powerful that Continuity and R&D decided to make Braids her own card.[6][7] Her ability was taken from a card that wasn't used in Tempest.[8]
- In the Planar Chaos set, the card Braids, Conjurer Adept depicts an alternate version of Braids, where she became a magical researcher instead of joining the Cabal.
- Braids, Cabal Minion is banned in Commander (EDH).
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
- Depicted in:
- Quoted or referred to:
- Battle-Rage Blessing
- Bone Splinters (Dominaria United)
- Distress (Tenth Edition)
- Face of Fear
- Ghastly Demise
- Gibbering Barricade
- Grave Consequences
- Head to Head
- Krosan Constrictor
- Mirari
- Peer into the Abyss
- Phyrexian Gargantua (March of the Machine)
- Restless Dreams
- Screeching Buzzard (Battlebond)
- Skirk Prospector (Onslaught)
- Spined Basher
- Tattered Apparition
- Unhinge
- Zombie Assassin
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 5, 2022). "Dominaria United States of Design, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Will McDermott (June 03, 2002). "Caught in the Mirari's Wake, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Will McDermott (May 13, 2002). "Snap (Shots of) Judgment". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Phoebe Barton (August 17, 2022). "Shards of Nightmares". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Roy Graham (September 1, 2022). "The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (January 11, 2002). ""What If?" with Odyssey art". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 27, 2002). "Braids and Wurms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Randy Buehler (March 22, 2002). "Unlikely Flavorful Inspiration". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 14, 2017). "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 21, 2017). "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (June 03, 2003). "Sketches: Skulltap". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.