Brycen

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Brycen ハチク Hachiku
"Ice Mask"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Male
Eye color	Gray
Hair color	Light blue
Hometown	Icirrus City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Leader of	Icirrus Gym
Badge	Freeze Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s

Brycen (Japanese: ハチク Hachiku) is the Gym Leader of Icirrus City's Gym, known officially as the Icirrus Gym. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. He gives the Freeze Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the games

Brycen appears in Pokémon Black and White as the Gym Leader of Icirrus City's Gym. This Gym will be the seventh to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Brycen will receive the Freeze Badge, along with TM79 (Frost Breath). He also reappears at N's Castle where he and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages.

In the past, Brycen was a movie star, but grew bored of making films. Unsure of what to do with himself, he took the advice of Alder and became a Trainer. He traveled alone to an icy cave and trained in silence to gain as much knowledge as possible. Brycen also places importance on concealing his true identity from others.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Leader Brycen Icirrus Gym Black and White Leader and Professor Brycen Oak Icirrus Gym Black and White Reward: $4680

Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: None Vanillish♂ Lv.37 Acid Armor Poison Status   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Mirror Shot Steel Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Cryogonal Lv.37 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Rapid Spin Normal Physical   --       Aurora Beam Ice Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Beartic♂ Lv.39 Swagger Normal Status   --       Brine Water Special   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Icirrus Gym

• Before battle

"You appear ready to face a Gym Leader. Then... Bring it!"

• During battle (the first non-KO hit)

"You are strong! No, both you and your Pokémon are strong!"

• After sending out last Pokémon

"Extreme conditions really test you and train you!"

• When defeated

"The wonderful combination of you and your Pokémon! What a beautiful friendship!"

• After being defeated

"In honor of your stout heart, I will give you this."

"You have seven Badges. That means Pokémon up to Lv. 80 will obey you. This TM will convey my regard for your accomplishments."

"A move that always results in a critical hit: Frost Breath."

"No matter how many battles I fight, I don't know what strength is. Perhaps you can find the answer."

"Only those who are weak need to flaunt their strength."

• Post game

"In the past, when I was hurt and depressed, Alder shared this with me... There is strength in being with other people and Pokémon. Receiving their support makes you stronger. The young man named Cheren also seems to understand this now."

Icirrus City

"Who are you?"

"I know you are there! Why don't you show yourselves?

"Dragonspiral Tower?! What's going on? Hey! Tell me... Now, hang on. Young man, if you're here for a Gym challenge, hang on for a bit. I've got to head to Dragonspiral Tower!"

Dragonspiral Tower

"<Player>! We'll hold them here! You go on ahead!"

"I'm fine, but there's no time!"

"How could this happen?"

"Calm down! First, we go back! It's more important to decide what to do next than analyze what just happened."

"Then, I will go with you."

"So, this is Dragonspiral Tower. There's a certain heaviness to the air. Did Zekrom^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Reshiram^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}, who woke up here, see something in N?"

N's Castle

"..."

"..."

Badge Case

Don't limit yourself to hot or cold, but use them both to your best advantage.

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name TheFridge. Thank yooou! 'Brycen is too cool! He's always acting like Mr. Tough Guy, like he doesn't even feel the cold...but recently, I heard him sneeze inside his chilly Gym!' I guess even a super-cool Gym Leader can catch a cold. Feel better soon, Brycen! 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

Sprites

Brycen's sprite from Generation V	Brycen's VS sprite from Generation V

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is アイス マスク.
• Brycen is the third Gym Leader who both specializes in the Ice type and is the 7th Gym Leader, the first two being Pryce and Candice.
  • Incidentally, in the Pokémon Adventures manga, the villain codenamed "Mask of Ice" has a name similar to Brycen's leader title.
  • Brycen and Pryce also have similar English names.
• Brycen is the only Ice-type specialist to have a team consisting of only pure Ice-type Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハチク Hachiku	From 淡竹 hachiku, henon.
English	Brycen	From ice.
French	Zhu	From the Chinese reading of 竹 (zhú), bamboo.
German	Sandro	From Dracaena sanderiana, which is also known as the Lucky Bamboo.
Italian	Silvestro	From Italian variation of Sylvester or Latin silva
Spanish	Junco	From junco, Juncus.
Korean	담죽 Damjuk	Korean reading of 淡竹, which can be taken from Hachiku.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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