Pokemon Fan Redesigns the Elite Four's Bruno

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The Pokemon franchise asks players to rise to the rank of Pokemon champion by collecting gym badges and challenging the Elite Four. This group of trainers are typically quite a challenge and, as such, become memorable fights for the players that take them on. One such Pokemon trainer is Bruno, the Fighting-type master who typically goes shirtless into battle. Now, one Pokemon fan made an impressive tribute to this character through an impressive redesign.

The Elite Four represent the best set of trainers in a regional Pokemon League, and there are several throughout the numerous Pokemon games. Bruno saw his first appearance in the second slot in Pokemon Red and Blue and has since moved up a spot in the Indigo Plateau.

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This intimidating new look for the well-known Elite 4 Bruno comes from the mind of u/ibralui. The original look for this character was introduced inPokemon Red and Blue and sees this muscular man sitting cross-legged in white pants with spiked bracelets. U/ibralui’s redesign has this figure resting with one leg down, the pair of white pants have a new red belt, and the spiked bracelets feature a tiny Poke ball as well. Bruno's hair looks longer and matches its original color really well. The overall character has much more detail, veins are now visible, and he is surrounded by his pair of Onix with glowing eyes.

Those Pokemon fans that have played any game that featured the Indigo Plateau will likely remember facing off against this Fighting-type Pokemon trainer. While this image does much to show an intimidating version of Bruno, his battle can be quite straightforward. In his early appearances, he fought with a pair of Onix that were easy prey to anyone with a