Briar
| Briar ブライア Briar | |
 Artwork from Scarlet and Violet DLC | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Yellow |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Heath (ancestor)[1] |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Scarlet and Violet |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| Debut | HZ071 |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Yū Shimamura |
Briar (Japanese: ブライア Briar) is a character introduced in The Teal Mask in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. She is a teacher at Blueberry Academy, the descendant of historian Heath, and also the one in possession of the original Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV.
In the core series games
Briar first appears after the Treasure Hunt main story starts. The player learns that Briar is a descendant of Heath, the author of the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV.[1] She owns the original copy of the book, which contains unredacted information on the Pokémon Terapagos.[2] As Heath was discredited for his writings in the book, Briar seeks to find Terapagos to prove Heath's theories correct. While waiting for her request to enter Area Zero to be approved, she leads the player and several other students on a class trip to Kitakami.
During The Teal Mask story, Briar does research on the land while Carmine, Kieran, the player, and other students explore Kitakami. Briar appears at Crystal Pool after the player and Carmine defeats a Milotic. She explains that the crystals found in Kitakami emit energy similar to Terastal energy found in Paldea. Briar believes she can find a way to use the Terastal phenomenon usable outside of Paldea, bringing her closer to finding Terapagos. After the player defeats Carmine, Briar calls Carmine and the player to meet up in the community center. Briar reveals that she, Carmine, and Kieran are returning to Blueberry Academy earlier due to a development at the Great Crater of Paldea. Due to this, the trip to Kitakami ends earlier. Between the end of The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk, Briar has traveled to many different regions with Carmine assisting her. Eventually, she was able to create a special "Terarium Core" that hung on the top of the Terarium, allowing Terstalization to occur in Blueberry Academy.
Briar returns in The Indigo Disk after the player defeats Kieran. She later was permitted by Geeta to finally start a new expedition to Area Zero alongside the player, Kieran, and Carmine. During the trip, she discovers the Area Zero Underdepths and the 19th Tera Type, Stellar-type. After reaching the deepest part of the Area Zero Underdepths, she and Kieran awaken Terapagos. After Kieran captures Terapagos, she encourages him and the player to fight to see Terapagos's true power. After Kieran loses, Briar suggests he Terastallize Terapagos to see its full power. Upon seeing Terapagos Stellar Form, she declares this is the Hidden treasure of Area Zero. However, this causes Terapagos to lose control and cause havoc. She then watches the player, Carmine, and Kieran defeat Terapagos, resulting in the player's capturing of it. She then apologized for her reckless behavior and obsession. After returning to Blueberry Academy, she writes a book containing the information she learned from Area Zero. Upon talking to the player in Classroom 1-4, she apologies and reveals that the player, Carmine, and Kieran's Tera Orbs have been powered up due to Terapagos, allowing them to Terastalize without the need to recharge. She then reveals that a man in a blue suit was waiting to meet the player at the academy's entrance. She then leaves to meet her publisher and asks to see Terapagos when she meets the player again.
Quotes
- Main article: Briar/Quotes
Gallery
Core series game artwork
This is a selection of artwork featuring Briar from the core series Pokémon games.
| S V The Indigo Disk final art |
S V Concept art |
Sprites and models
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| Model from Scarlet and Violet |
Music
| Games | Location | Song name | Composition | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S V | When talking to Briar | Briar* | Unknown | Unknown |
| Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release. | ||||
In animation
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
History
Briar was first mentioned in HZ068, Raifort indicated that Liko, Roy and Dot needed to meet her because of their current research on Terapagos.
In HZ069, it was revealed by her student Carmine, that Briar was at the Crystal Pool. In HZ071, Briar met Friede, Liko, Roy and Dot at the Crystal Pool, she immediately wanted to study Terapagos upon seeing it, and with the group she soon discussed information on Terapagos, its forms, and Area Zero. Briar additionally started talking about her ancestor Heath's discoveries and research regarding Area Zero, which she intended to prove to be true despite them having been publicly dismissed as fiction. When Friede asked her information on Laquium, Briar had not heard of it before, but was nontheless interested in finding out more about it.
Character
Briar has a kind and jovial attitude, being friendly and kind to those she meets. Briar has a big sense of curiousity, getting easily excited to things related to her ancestor's research amonst other things, such as encountering Terapagos, and wanting to learn more about Area Zero's history and such.
In HZ071, Briar revealed that she is writing a book telling her discoveries about the real history involving Area Zero, because of this, she has not yet found her ideal first partner Pokémon. At some point in the past, Briar encountered a Terapagos.
Voice actors
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Gallery
Artwork
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| Pokémon Horizons: The Series artwork |
Pokémon Horizons: The Series concept art |
Eyecatch
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In the TCG
- Main article: Briar (Stellar Crown 132)
Briar is introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Stellar Miracle expansion and the English Stellar Crown expansion, with artwork by Naoki Saito. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator and a special illustration rare version of the card illustrated by DOM were released in the same sets. This card can only be used if the opponent has exactly 2 Prize cards remaining. It allows the player to take 1 more Prize card if their opponent's Active Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack used by the player's Tera Pokémon.
Trivia
- Briar's earrings resemble the Terastal phenomenon's six-pointed star logo, her jacket and pants are colored like the Violet Book and the Scarlet Book respectively, and her jacket is also decorated with the same patterns as the Scarlet Book (on her left) and the Violet Book (on her right).
- Briar's Rotom Phone uses a Scarlet CaseS/Violet CaseV.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブライア Briar | From briar (common name for a few species of thorny plants; tree heath) |
| English, Indonesian | Briar | From her Japanese name |
| German | Brianna | From briar |
| Spanish | Brie | From briar |
| French | Bria | From briar |
| Italian | Rea | From Erica arborea (scientific name of tree heath) |
| Korean | 브라이어 Briar | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 白蕾雅 Báilěiyǎ | From the transcription of her Japanese name and 白歐石楠 / 白欧石楠 bái ōushínán / baahk āusehknàahm (tree heath) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 白蕾雅 Baahklèuihngáh | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Urzy | From urze-molar (tree heath) |
| Thai | ไบรอาร์ Briar | Transcription of her Japanese name |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Briar: "The author of the Scarlet BookS/Violet BookV, Heath, was in fact an ancestor of mine." (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
- ↑ Briar: "[...] I even have his original manuscript. Look here—these are the pages that were blacked out and made illegible in the published version of the book. The Pokémon depicted on these pages is called Terapagos. [...]" (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
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