Doctor Nitrus Brio
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 "Dr. Nitrus Brio" Production Painting |
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| Game series | Crash Bandicoot |
| First game | Crash Bandicoot |
| Creator(s) | Naughty Dog |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Brendan O'Brien |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Mitsuru Ogata |
Doctor Nitrus Brio (ドクター ニトラス ブリオ Dokutā Nitorasu Burio?), or N. Brio for short, is a character from the Crash Bandicoot series. His name is a play on the word "embryo".
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[edit] Overview
[edit] Crash Bandicoot
Dr. Nitrus Brio is the first person Doctor Neo Cortex swayed to his side. Brio, like Cortex, studied at Madame Amberley's Academy of Evil where the first Evolvo Ray was designed. Prone to random fits of stuttering and giggling, his lack of self-esteem let Cortex take credit for the Evolvo-Ray that Brio perfected. While he is initially loyal to Cortex, he does have his doubts over whether Cortex's plans can actually work. [1]He was the penultimate boss in the original Crash Bandicoot. However, the uncredited creator of the Evolvo-Ray is betrayed by Cortex and resigns from his position before Crash burns down Cortex Castle.
It is mentioned in the epilogue of the first game that N. Brio discovered his true passion for bartending, though this is considered non-canonical by fans.
[edit] Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Nitrus Brio reappeared in Crash 2, hiring Ripper Roo, and creating The Komodo Brothers, and Tiny Tiger to assassinate Crash Bandicoot to keep him from gathering the Power Crystals. Once Crash has collected 42 gems, Brio destroys Cortex's space station and disappears even though he asks Crash to activate his ray gun [2].
[edit] Crash Bash
Oddly, in Crash Bash, Brio works with Cortex once more, although it may be that Brio is simply being forced to work alongside Cortex by Uka Uka.
[edit] Crash Twinsanity
Brio did not return again until Crash Twinsanity when he teamed up with Nefarious Tropy to defeat Cortex and gain the Evil Twin Treasure. He appears alongside Tropy in a boss fight, immediately following Crash's escape from N. Gin's battleship, in which Brio (after being instructed by N. Tropy to "get changed") drinks a potion to transform himself into a large, green frog-like monster. He then appeared (in his human form) alongside N. Tropy and N. Gin again in the Evil Twins' fortress, claiming the treasure for themselves. However, they were thwarted by Spyro, who had been trapped in the Twins' vault.
In this game, he remains mute, and his only response to another character is nodding in reply to N. Tropy.
[edit] Weapons
In most games, Brio used beakers as projectives, as well as potions to transform himself into a Frankenstein-esque monster, as well as a giant mutant frog. In Crash Bash, Brio used a blue ray gun, similar to Cortex's red one.
[edit] Theme Tune
Brio's theme tune in Crash Bandicoot was mostly made up of many syntheisized sounds, and included some sort of electric piano. Overall, it is considered to be one of the darker theme tunes in the series. His theme tune was reused in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back when his hologram apears in the warp room after you collect a gem.
[edit] Trivia
- Brio is strangely similar to Snively from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic and Saturday morning cartoon. Both of them were former right hand men that betrayed their bosses and wear green.
[edit] Voices
- Brio is voiced by Brendan O'Brien.
- He is voiced by Mitsuru Ogata in the Japanese dubs.
[edit] References
- ^ Doctor Nitrus Brio: But Doctor Cortex, we have not determined the cause of past failures!
Doctor Neo Cortex: MORON! This Bandicoot WILL be my general, and he WILL lead my "Cortex Commandos" to world domination! This time, I shall reign triumphant! We are closer than ever before! Quickly! Into the Vortex!
Doctor Nitrus Brio: But Doctor Cortex, the Vortex is not ready, we have no idea what it could do! - ^ Doctor Nitrus Brio: We are ready, Crash. Would you like to do the..."honours"...? (Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back)
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| Neutral | Brio | Papu | Krunk | Nash | Norm | Geary | Park Drones | Viscount |
| Cortex and his Baddies | Cortex | Ripper Roo | Kong | Pinstripe | N. Gin | Komodo Bros. | Tiny | Uka Uka | N. Tropy | Dingodile | Rilla Roo | Elementals | N. Trance | Nina | Rusty |
| Other Villains | Oxide | Bearminator | Velo | Zam | Zem | Ripto | Evil Twins | Tikimon | Amberly | Evil Crash | Willie |
| Enemies | Tribesmen | Lab Assistants | Piranha Plants | Ants |
| Items | Crystals | Gems | Wumpa Fruit | Relics | Gem Shards |
| Areas | N. Sanity Island | Cortex Castle |
