Bruford

	"Mature Content"
	This character or verse has mature themes and concepts, thus those of young age are ill-advised to look through these.

Articles About Bruford
Canon	Original
Non-Canon	PS2 Game

“	This pain is proof that I'm alive. As long as I feel pain, I can still feel happiness. So this is what being human feels like... I have reached a bizarre peace. I no longer resent this world... I was able to meet a wonderful kind man like you in the last moments of my final hours... I shall now journey off to meet my queen...	„
	~ Bruford to Jonathan Joestar

Background

Bruford is a secondary antagonist in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood. He is a knight who originally he served Mary Stuart alongside Tarkus. He was killed by Elizbeth I when he gave his life to save Mary. However before he was killed he was shown that Mary had been killed and that he will die for nothing filling Bruford with rage against humanity. Three hundred years later he and Tarkus would be resurrected as zombies by Dio Brando who they would swear their loyalty to. Dio would command the two to battle Jonathan Joestar which would result in Jonathan using his Hamon to restore Bruford's humanity allowing him to die in peace.

Statistics

Tier: 9-B

Name: Bruford (Blueford in the English localizations of JoJo), Dark Knight Bruford

Origin: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

Sex: Male

Age: Over 300 (Bruford protected Mary Stuart over 300 years ago)

Classification: Zombie (Formerly human), Legendary Knight

Status: Deceased (Was killed by Jonathan Joestar's Hamon)

Alignment: Initially Lawful Good (Bruford was originally a noble knight who served and protected Mary Stuart. When he believed Mary was held captive he turned himself in to save her knowing he would be killed), Lawful Evil after being betrayed (After learning Mary was killed and that he and Tarkus would die for nothing he would be filled with rage. When resurrected they swore their loyalty to Dio Brando and vowed to help him destroy the world along with killing everyone in it), True Neutral after being purified by Hamon (Jonathan Joestar's Hamon was able to restore Bruford’s humanity)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Wall level (Comparable to Jack the Ripper who can throw a wagon with enough force to heavily damage the roof of a tunnel)

Durability: Wall level (Was able to take multiple punches from Jonathan Joestar and was only greatly harmed due to the effects of his Hamon. Jonathan Joestar is comparable to Will Anthonio Zeppeli who could spilt a rock in half and destroy brick)

Striking Strength: Wall Class

Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Zombies' strength are monstrous and are far beyond a humans with zombies being able to through a ship buoy with enough force to smash a human skull. Zombies can casually carry large metal weapons while jumping around), Higher with Danse Macabre Hair (Able to completely restrain Jonathan Joestar who can pull back Tarkus who is far bigger than Jonathan who is 195 centimeters tall)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Able to move faster than Jonathan Joestar who is comparable to Will Anthonio Zeppeli, who can disappear from Pre-Hamon Jonathan's sight and then appear in front of him)

Combat Speed: Hypersonic (Able to grab Jonathan Joestar who can block an attack from Dio Brando who's weaker self can react to Star Platinum, A Stand that is stated to be number 1 in speed making it faster than Crazy Diamond, A Stand that can block Bad Company's bullets)

Reaction Speed: Hypersonic (Dodged a punch from Jonathan Joestar)

Stamina: Superhuman (Superior to his human self who could swim across a 5 kilometer lake while wearing 30 kilograms of armor and could completed the 77 Rings challenge which has only been completed by five knights, which requires those who partake in it to fight seventy seven knights in a row while having to carry more weight each battle. Zombies are capable of climbing despite every bone in their body being broken)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with his hair and sword (Bruford's hair can reach this length. Wields the sword known as Luck)

Intelligence: At least Gifted (Completed the 77 Rings challenge which has only been completed by five knights, which requires those who partake in it to fight seventy seven knights in a row while having to carry more weight each battle. Able to lead an army)

---

Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Types 1, 6, and 7; Zombies are immortal as long as they continue to feast on humans. Zombies are living corpses that can survive lethal injures), Undead Physiology (Zombies are created when a vampire sucks out the blood of a human which kills them and brings them back to life as a living corpse), Corruption & Necromancy (When a zombie drinks one's blood, they turn the corpse into an undead person that wants blood), Statistics Amplification (Zombies get stronger from drinking blood), Pain Tolerance (Zombies are not capable of feeling pain), Acrobatics (Zombies can jump serval meters into the air), Blood Manipulation (Zombies are able to suck the blood of others), Possible Life Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, & Durability Negation (When one's blood is drank by a zombie they turn into a zombie similar to how vampires drink blood and covert humans into zombies. When vampires drink one's blood they can merge their fingers into one's body to suck one's blood or grab their arteries and pop a vein), Enhanced Senses (Zombies can smell the blood of someone bleeding from two meters away), Weapon Mastery (Completed the 77 Rings challenge which has only been completed by five knights, which requires those who partake in it to fight seventy seven knights in a row while having to carry more weight each battle), Surface Scaling (Zombies are able walk on a ceiling), Hair Manipulation (Bruford is able to control his hair as if it were an extra limb. Bruford is able to grow and retract his hair), Penetration Damage (Type 1; His hair is able to penetrate skin. Wields the sword known as Luck)

---

Standard Equipment

• Luck: Luck is Bruford's sword which he used to battle various knights three hundred years before Phantom blood. After being defeated by Jonathan Joestar, Bruford would give the sword to Jonathan as a parting gift.

---

Notable Techniques

Bruford growing his Danse Macabre Hair

• Danse Macabre Hair: When Bruford was a human he learned how to control his hair as if it had muscles. Similar to the plant know as Mimosa Pudica, Bruford is able to grow and retract his hair by manipulating Turgor Pressure. This allowed Bruford to be the only person to complete the 77 Rings Challenge without a muscular build as he was able to carry the weigh of the rings on his hair. When Bruford was zombified he gained the ability to suck the blood of others through his hair. Using his hair Bruford can attack his opponent as a way to distract them allowing him to strike his foe's blind spot. Bruford's hair is sharp it, being able to easily pierce skin along with being strong enough to restrain Hamon users like Jonathan Joestar.

---

Other

Standard Tactics: Bruford will use his Danse Macabre Hair to attack his opponent either by using it as a third limb or as a way to restrain his opponent. When using his hair as a third limb Bruford will use his hair to grab his blade, Luck which he will use to attack his opponent.

Weaknesses: Zombies are weak to sunlight and Hamon. Hamon can cause zombies to feel pain.

Trivia

• Bruford's name is a reference to Bill Bruford the drummer for the bands Yes, King Crimson and Genesis.
• Bruford's Danse Macabre Hair is likely named after the genre of of late-Medieval allegory of the same name.
• Bruford's voice actor for the 2007 Phantom Blood movie, Toru Nara, would later become the Japanese voice actor for Nukesaku and Thunder McQueen in the anime adaptions of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean respectfully.
• Bruford's Japanese voice actor, Kenjiro Tsuda, would later go on to voice Tizzano in the fourth season of the anime.

Gallery

• 

  Bruford's human form

• 

  Bruford's human form in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation

• 

  Bruford's zombie form in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation

• 

  Bruford in the 2007 Phantom Blood movie

• 

  Bruford on JoJonium's Phantom Blood Volume 2 cover.

• 

  Bruford in JOJO'S PITTER-PATTER POP!

• 

  Bruford in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Records

Battle Records

None.

None.

None.

Discussions (Link For Mobile Users):

Discussion threads involving Bruford