![]() Obviously, my reaction to this was to run away as fast as I could until he gave up the chase. It’s almost as if the act of jumping to a new save file left him a more crazed husk of a Troll than I’d originally left him, entirely focused on getting his revenge. Brûz clearly tried to introduce himself accordingly, but the only thing I got out of him were loud snarling growls that didn’t even sync up with his animations. Most captains reveal themselves with fanfare, taunts, and strut about like a professional wrestler seeking to whip crowds into a frenzy. To make things even more disturbing, Brûz appears to be unable to properly introduce himself in his glitched state. He’s become a glitched AI fueled by the distant memory of rage and humiliation, and it scares the crap out of me. Brûz appears to have adopted this behavior with glee. Certain captains, like assassins or enemies you’ve clashed blades with previously, may actively try to hunt you down in a region, but usually stick to the region they originated in. It’s worth noting that captains in Shadow of War have a variety of behaviors: some wander the map, get into fights with other captains, guard garrisons, or can only be accessed during missions. In some bizarre twist reminiscent of Tron, The Matrix, or Wreck-It Ralph, Brûz the Chopper not only found a way to escape from getting deleted along with all of the other orcs in his save file, but is now actively pursuing me in my new game like Mr. To reiterate: Brûz should absolutely not be here, and yet he is. The highest level orc I’ve seen so far in this playthrough is level 8. In my new game, Talion is currently level 2. The version of Brûz the Chopper currently staring me down on this bridge is level 40 - the same level I last saw him at two years ago at the end of the game. Instead, I’ve just been ambushed by this character in what’s basically the tutorial zone, and I’m not currently in any story missions, let alone his. As a story character, he only appears when your mission is to dominate him, during a pivotal story point in the mid-game region of Nurnen. Hell, Olog-Hai Trolls don’t even appear at all here until later in the story. He should not appear at the very start of Act 1. There are several problems with this: Brûz is a story character who does not appear until much later in the game. The camera slowly panned around Talion to reveal this foe: Brûz. It was a bit early to be getting ambushed by Orc captains this early in the game, so this was odd. ![]() Suddenly, Talion stopped in his tracks, and telltale horns that signaled an approaching enemy captain was heard. Eventually I started to make my way across a large bridge towards one of the main missions. Starting the game once more from the beginning - this time on a higher “Nemesis” difficulty - I began aimlessly running around the starting area of Minas Ithil, and getting intel on the various level 5 orc captains assaulting the city. ![]() Brûz serves as your right-hand, teaching you the ins and outs of taking over enemy strongholds and commanding Orc armies. Almost halfway into Shadow of War’s story, you finally get the ability to start dominating enemy Orcs, starting with a comedic brute of a troll named Brûz the Chopper. Warning: Some Story Spoilers BelowTwo years ago, I beat Shadow of War while writing the guide alongside my playthrough. How do I know that this enemy captain is truly the same one from my previous save file, and not just some lucky reincarnation born from the randomized depths of the Nemesis System? It’s because this particular Olog-Hai troll isn’t some rank-and-file Uruk - he’s a pivotal story character. Somehow, though, this particular nemesis has transcended game files and folders, clawing his way back from the icy pits of digital hell, to haunt my new playthrough of Shadow of War - and I am terrified. This meant not only erasing my old my save file, but also erasing my fated enemy’s story, his powers, and all of our interactions, and yet it appears that one does not simply erase revenge. I made the decision recently to replay Shadow of War, and wanted a brand new save file. I didn’t just kill this particular enemy - I completely deleted him.
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