Baron Brixius

For the character in Sonny (2017), see Baron Brixius (Sonny 2017).

Baron Brixius
The Baron in the first Sonny RPGBaron Brixius, lying defeated at the hands of Sonny and co. in Sonny 2
Level	9 - 12
Race	Zombie
Zone	Gadi'Kala - Stage 35 Oberursel - Stage 9 - Stage 10

	“	Oh, it's you! You always give me trouble! And here I was, having SUCH a good time.	„
		~ Baron Brixius to Sonny's party

Baron Brixius is one of the major antagonists in the series, and a mini-boss in both Sonny and Sonny 2. In the first game, he is fought with the assistance of Galiant the Paladin, a temporary follower.

Baron Brixius is a powerful zombie overlord who uses mind control to bend hordes of zombies to his will. He is manipulative and psychotic, enjoying engineering pointless conflict for no purpose other than his own personal enjoyment (as evidenced by his activities in Oberursel). In battle, he mostly uses a combination of shadow-based psychological attacks and wields a two-handed sword.

Involvement

Sonny 1

In the first game, the Baron appears in Gadi'Kala. As Sonny and Veradux fight their way across the plains, their heads feel more and more painful due to Brixius' attempts at mind control, particularly Sonny's, whenever they fight creatures called Devourers (slaves of the Baron). After the Shamans have been eradicated, they encounter a Zombie Ambassador, sent to tell them that they would submit to the Baron. After killing it and a few ZPCI soldiers, Sonny and Veradux arrive at a battle between the Baron and Galiant the Paladin, a high-ranking ZPCI officer. With his help, the Baron is defeated, but Veradux convinces Sonny that they should attack and kill the Paladin on the grounds that he is a ZPCI officer and therefore their enemy.

Sonny 2

In the second game, Baron Brixius is encountered again in the village of Oberursel. It appears that he was not in fact killed, and is now the leader of a cult within the village. When Sonny and Veradux entered the village, they were met by a band of insurgents, rebelling against the cult's destructive influence. Roald, one of the insurgents, promised to take the two of them to the Utopia if they helped destroy the cult. Sonny and Veradux agreed and, despite having to fight through many monsters, undead, and cult members, they eventually reach the leader. After a battle with him, he reveals his true form as that of Baron Brixius; he battles them again, this time using his full power. He is defeated anyway, and the discovery of his true identity disgusts and disappoints the remains of the cult, causing them to disperse.

Under normal circumstances, the Baron's death would be considered almost certain; however, bearing in mind that he has managed to cheat death once before, at this point it is by no means certain that he is permanently dead.

Personality

Baron Brixius is a narcissist and a psychopath, based on his penchant for creating cults around himself and engineering pointless conflict. With his control of other zombies and the power he wields, it is possible for Baron Brixius to achieve what he wants by himself. Despite this, he does little to preserve his devotees, and even plays them off of the zombies (which he can presumably also control) in Oberursel.

Theory

This section contains theoretical information.
This is a fan-made theory and not official information.

Multiple parties have been shown to be trying to find a cure for zombification; namely the crew of the White November and the Insurgents. Louis the Blind made a partially successful attempt at a cure, resulting in Sonny, while Veradux and Felicity provide evidence that at least two other partial cures were undertaken by parties unknown. It is possible that the Baron is a similarly-revived zombie. In this case, he may serve as an evil counterpart to Sonny, fully embracing his monstrous nature rather than regaining some of his former humanity.

Battle

Due to their size, the sections for battles with the Baron have been separated into tabs.

• Boss (Sonny)
• Cult Leader
• Boss (Sonny 2)

Baron Brixius
Level	12
Race	Zombie
Zone	Gadi'Kala - Stage 35

Attributes

Attributes	LV12
Speed	87
Magic	102
Strength	102
HP	32960
Focus	350	Physical	Magic	Ice	Fire	Lightning	Earth	Shadow	Poison
Target Weakest	Piercing	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
65%	Defense	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

Abilities

BlackOut	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	6 Focus	10	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	120% Magic
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1.5	This move looks the same as Void, but applies a different debuff.
	Lost	This unit is totally trippin' dawg!		Lasts 4 turns. Stuns the target.
	Debuff

Decay	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	5 Focus	0	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	120% Magic
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1.5	This move looks the same as Void, but applies a different debuff.
	Decay	Deals 80 Shadow damage to this unit every turn.		Lasts 5 turns.
	Debuff

Shadow Blend	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	10 Focus	15	Self	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable
	Shadow Blend	This unit's speed is increased by 500%.		Lasts 4 turns.
	Buff

Smash	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	15 Focus	6	Enemies	3
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Physical	240% Strength + 15
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1	Sonny can also use Smash.

Ability Selection

Notes on enemy AI:	While in a given battle stage, enemies will attempt to use First Choice abilities. If impossible (due to focus, silencing or cooldowns), they will proceed to Second Choice, etc. Cooldown for enemies indicates how often abilities may be used, and is effectively one less than for Sonny (IE cooldown of 2 can be used every second turn) Enemy-targetting abilities have a chance of targetting the weakest enemy rather than targetting at random; this is given in the Attributes section above. Ally-targetting abilities always target the weakest targetable ally. Selection within a category is random unless indicated. All exceptions noted below.
Battle Stages	First Choice	Second Choice	Third Choice
HP above 50%	BlackOut Decay Smash	skip
HP between 50% and 30%	50%: -BlackOut -Decay -Smash 50%: -Shadow Blend	skip
HP below 30%	Shadow Blend	BlackOut Decay Smash	skip

Equipment

Headwear	Bodywear	Gloves	Leggings	Footwear	Primary	Secondary
					Cannibal's Hunger

Tactics

The Baron is proficient in all four types of attributes (Vitality, Strength, Magic, and Speed), making him one of the most dangerous opponents in the game. His general attacks can result in substantial damage, especially for the classes with low health such as Assassins and Gunslingers. He also uses Decay, which not only has exceptionally high damage, but also applies a stacking Damage-Over-Time debuff. The Baron’s most deadly abilities are his Shadow Blend which draws his maximum damage, and his stun with a 4-turn duration. Perhaps the most daunting characteristic about the Baron is his overwhelmingly high health, which, at a glance, seems too much for the player and Veradux alone to handle.

In order to defeat the Baron, the player should take the full advantage of Galiant the Paladin. Because of the immense amount of the Baron’s health, the player’s strongest attacks such as Master Strike and Coup De Grace are completely useless. Instead, the player should use abilities that will either immobilize the Baron or aid the Paladin in combat. By stunning the Baron, the team will be able to buy some time for the Paladin’s attacks and to heal. In order to amplify the Paladin’s damage, the player can use abilities such as Wound, Sunder, Magic Bolt, and Void to lower the Baron’s defense against the Paladin’s attacks, as well as casting Aggression on the Paladin. Alternately, the player can simply choose to heal his allies and provide buffs when necessary. To counter against the Baron’s attack, classes with low health are advised to use defensive abilities such as Block, Suppression, Intervention, or Iron Skin to mollify or nullify the Baron’s attack.

Drops

Item Name	Item Icon	Sell Price	Stats	In-Game Description	In-Game Appearance
Tribal Blade		€128	Speed +15 Physical Piercing +60
Tribal Dagger		€128	Speed +15 Physical Piercing +60
Breaker's Axe		€256	Magic +24 Magic Piercing +35 Fire Piercing +35
Mender's Axe		€128	Magic +12 Strength +12 Lightning Piercing +60
Cannibal's Hunger		€256	Strength +18 Vitality +16

Cult Leader
Level	9 ~ 12
Race	Zombie (Human Voice)
Zone	Oberursel - Stage 9 - Training Fight

The Baron as the Cult Leader in Sonny 2

Attributes

Attributes		LV9	LV10	LV11	LV12
EASY	Speed	32	38	44	50
	Instinct	29	34	39	44
	Strength	29	34	39	44
	HP	3479	4211	4827	5505
CHALLENGING	Speed	36	43	49	56
	Instinct	57	68	78	89
	Strength	57	68	78	89
	HP	5915	7159	8206	9358
HEROIC	Speed	36	43	49	56
	Instinct	72	85	98	111
	Strength	72	85	98	111
	HP	6959	8422	9654	11009
Focus	300	Physical	Cosmic	Ice	Fire	Lightning	Earth	Shadow	Poison
Target Weakest	Piercing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
50%	Defense	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Abilities

Decimate	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	3	Enemy	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Physical	280% Strength x (0.8% Focus + 0.4)
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1	Sonny can also use Decimate.
	Decimated	This unit is suffering damage equal to 45% of the caster's Strength each turn.		Lasts 6 rounds.
	Debuff

Demolish	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	3	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Physical	320% Strength x (0.7% Focus + 0.7)
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1	Sonny can also use Demolish.
	Thrill of Destruction	This unit's Strength is increased by 12%.		Lasts 6 turns. 60% chance of being applied to caster.
	Buff

Dux Leading Strike	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	0	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Physical	200% Strength
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			2	Recovers 35 Focus.

Retrograde	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	4	Self and Allies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable	Sonny can also use Retrograde.
	Retrograded	Damage and healing are switched on this unit.		Lasts 2 rounds.
	Buff

True Form	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	20% HP	0	Self	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable
	True Form	The leader has revealed its true form.		Lasts 99 rounds.
	Buff

Wreck	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	3	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Physical	320% Strength x (0.7% Focus + 0.7)
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1	Sonny can also use Wreck.
	Severe Injury	This unit will suffer damage equal to 80% of the caster's Strength next turn.		Lasts 1 turn. 60% chance of being applied.
	Debuff

Ability Selection

Notes on enemy AI:	While in a given battle stage, enemies will attempt to use First Choice abilities. If impossible (due to focus, silencing or cooldowns), they will proceed to Second Choice, etc. Cooldown for enemies indicates how often abilities may be used, and is effectively one less than for Sonny (IE cooldown of 2 can be used every second turn) Enemy-targetting abilities have a chance of targetting the weakest enemy rather than targetting at random; this is given in the Attributes section above. Ally-targetting abilities always target the weakest targetable ally. Selection within a category is random unless indicated. All exceptions noted below.
Battle Stages	First Choice	Second Choice	Third Choice
HP above 80%	Retrograde	Decimate Demolish Wreck
HP between 80% and 30% (STAGE) or between 80% and 20% (TRAINING)	Retrograde	50%: -Decimate -Demolish -Wreck 50%: -Dux Leading Strike
HP between 30% and 20% (STAGE)	True Form (battle ends after)
HP below 20% (STAGE)	Dux Leading Strike (battle ends after)
HP below 20% (TRAINING)	Retrograde	Dux Leading Strike

Equipment

Headwear	Bodywear	Gloves	Leggings	Footwear	Primary	Secondary
Demigod's Visage	Usurper's Chest	Supreme Grasp	Pretender's Leggings	Holy Slippers	Runeblade

Tactics

• His attacks all scale with his Focus. Draining his Focus will weaken his attacks.

Drops

Item Name	Item Icon	Sell Price	Stats	In-Game Description	In-Game Appearance
Runeblade		€165	Speed +18 Instinct +11 Strength +24 Vitality +11 Physical Piercing +53
Demigod's Visage		€58	Speed +7 Strength +12 Vitality +5
Supreme Grasp		€42	Speed +5 Strength +8 Vitality +4

Baron Brixius
Level	9 ~ 12
Race	Zombie
Zone	Oberursel - Stage 10 - Training Fight

Portrait

Attributes

Attributes		LV9	LV10	LV11	LV12
EASY	Speed	32	38	44	50
	Instinct	57	68	78	89
	Strength	57	68	78	89
	HP	34794	42112	48269	55046
CHALLENGING	Speed	36	43	49	56
	Instinct	115	136	156	178
	Strength	115	136	156	178
	HP	59149	71590	82058	93578
HEROIC	Speed	36	43	49	56
	Instinct	144	170	195	222
	Strength	144	170	195	222
	HP	69587	84223	96539	110092
Focus	100	Physical	Cosmic	Ice	Fire	Lightning	Earth	Shadow	Poison
Target Weakest	Piercing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
10%	Defense	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Abilities

Confinement	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	5 Focus	7	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	5
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable	Sonny can also use Confinement.
	Confined	This unit is so very alone... Healing done to this unit is reduced by 90%.		Lasts 5 turns. 10% chance to resist dispelling.
	Debuff

Dark Echoes	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	7 Focus	0	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	200% Instinct + 25
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1	Sonny can also use Dark Echoes.
	Echoed Screams	This unit hears the scream of fallen generations, receiving 24% damage from all sources. Additionally, this unit's Shadow defense is lowered by 20%.		Lasts 2 turns. Cannot stack. 10% chance to resist dispelling.
	Debuff

Dark Echoes Baron	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	15 Focus	0	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	200% Instinct
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1
	Echoed Screams	This unit hears the scream of fallen generations, receiving 24% damage from all sources. Additionally, this unit's Shadow defense is lowered by 20%.		Lasts 2 turns. Cannot stack. 10% chance to resist dispelling.
	Debuff

Deep Burns	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	1	Self	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable	Recovers 100 Focus.
	Deep Burning	The Baron has lost its Focus! This unit is regenerating Focus at the cost of its Health.		Lasts 3 turns. Restores 100 Focus. Loses 5% HP.
	Undispellable

Electrical Storm	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	1	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Lightning	250% Instinct
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			1	Sonny can also use Electrical Storm.
	Energized	This unit is recovering 20 Focus per turn.		Lasts 3 turns.
	Buff

Epiphany	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	5 Focus	8	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	5
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable	Sonny can also use Epiphany.
	Epiphany	The truth hurts. This unit suffers 120% of the caster's Instinct as damage every turn.		Lasts 7 turns. Cannot stack.
	Undispellable

Holy Scars	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	None	8	Self	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Lightning	200% Strength
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable
	Holy Scars	This unit is receiving additional damage.		Lasts 3 turns. Takes 10x damage.
	Undispellable

Nightmare	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	7 Focus	3	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	520% Instinct
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable	Sonny can also use Nightmare. Critical chance increased by 1.5.
	Nightmare's Over	It was just a dream...		Lasts 7 turns. Heals 74% of caster's Instinct. 10% chance to resist dispelling.
	Buff

Tick Tock	Cost	CD	Available Targets	Number on Action Bar
	15 Focus	1	Enemies	1
			Element	Damage/Healing
			Shadow	200% Strength
			Accuracy modifier	Additional notes
			Unavoidable
	Tick Tock	This unit is losing 10% of its Health each turn, and receives 50% less healing. This effect cannot be dispelled. Time is running out...		Lasts 10 turns. Cannot stack.
	Undispellable

Ability Selection

Notes on enemy AI:	While in a given battle stage, enemies will attempt to use First Choice abilities. If impossible (due to focus, silencing or cooldowns), they will proceed to Second Choice, etc. Cooldown for enemies indicates how often abilities may be used, and is effectively one less than for Sonny (IE cooldown of 2 can be used every second turn) Enemy-targetting abilities have a chance of targetting the weakest enemy rather than targetting at random; this is given in the Attributes section above. Ally-targetting abilities always target the weakest targetable ally. Selection within a category is random unless indicated. All exceptions noted below.
Battle Stages	First Choice	Second Choice	Third Choice
HP above 51%, never reached 50%	Dark Echoes Baron Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only) Tick Tock	Electrical Storm	skip
HP below 51%, never reached 50%	Dark Echoes Baron Tick Tock	50%: -Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only) 50%: -Confinement -Dark Echoes -Electrical Storm -Epiphany -Nightmare	skip
HP above 51%, (passed 50% less than 4 rounds ago, never reached 20%) OR passed 5%	Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only)	Confinement Dark Echoes Electrical Storm Epiphany Nightmare	skip
HP between 51% and 50%, (passed 50% less than 4 rounds ago, never reached 20%) OR passed 5%	50%: -Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only) 50%: -Confinement -Dark Echoes -Electrical Storm -Epiphany -Nightmare	skip
HP below 50%, (passed 50% less than 4 rounds ago, never reached 20%) OR passed 5%	Confinement Dark Echoes Electrical Storm Epiphany Nightmare	Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only)	skip
HP above 51%, passed 50% more than 4 rounds ago OR passed 20%, never reached 5%	Holy Scars	Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only)	Confinement Dark Echoes Electrical Storm Epiphany Nightmare Fourth Choice: skip
HP between 51% and 50%, passed 50% more than 4 rounds ago OR passed 20%, never reached 5%	Holy Scars	50%: -Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only) 50%: -Confinement -Dark Echoes -Electrical Storm -Epiphany -Nightmare	skip
HP below 50%, passed 50% more than 4 rounds ago OR passed 20%, never reached 5%	Holy Scars	Confinement Dark Echoes Electrical Storm Epiphany Nightmare	Deep Burns (Focus below 15 only) Fourth Choice: skip

Equipment

Headwear	Bodywear	Gloves	Leggings	Footwear	Primary	Secondary
					Unholy Runeblade

Tactics

The Sonny 2 Baron battle plays out in 2 distinct stages.

Until he reaches 50% HP, the Baron can be easily damaged by draining his Focus, as when he runs out of Focus, he will use Deep Burning, which deals very high damage to him. Watch out while draining his Focus, as he may occasionally use the ability Electrical Storm, which also restores Focus. Dux Electro, Disrupt, and Shock Therapy can dispel the Energized buff he gains from it.

Abilities effective at draining the Baron's Focus, by class:

Hydraulic:

• Regulate: When at at level 3, drains 30 Focus, has no cool down, and costs nothing.

Biological:

• Disrupt: Drains 100 Focus at level 2, but gives a buff that restores a small amount of Focus over time. Also dispels his Energized buff.

Psychological:

• Traumatize: Stuns the Baron and drains 30 Focus per turn when at level 2.
• Haunt: Not really recommended to use it as main unfocusing spell, as it only drains 3-5 Focus per turn for 40 turns, but it's very useful when using it with Traumatize, as it increases focus drain (and makes every Baron attack cost additional focus).

It is recommended that you set Roald and Veradux to Phalanx mode when fighting the Baron, as healing is an effective way to survive the Baron's ability that causes the buff Tick Tock. However, Roald's healing spell aren't very useful, so if you have given him high strength, you'd better keep him attacking, as when he dies the Baron will have low health already, and you will "use" Veradux only on you.

Once the Baron's health gets lower than 50%, he will occasionally use the skill Holy Scars. When this happens, set your team to relentless A.I. and attack him, as all damage to him receives a massive multiplier. You can also continue to drain his Focus, as if Deep Burning and Holy Scars stack the Baron can take a lot of damage (over 100000). Although in this stage he will preferentially use Electrical Storm, draining his Focus again immediately after he does so will force him to use Deep Burning.

A Hydraulic character can use Mind Freeze and Flash Freeze together in this stage to prevent him from using any Focus skills. This will leave him only able to use Electrical Storm and Holy Scars, and he will frequently skip his turn, although he will be regenerating too much focus to use Deep Burning, so keep an eye on him.

Drops

Item Name	Item Icon	Sell Price	Stats	In-Game Description	In-Game Appearance
Unholy Runeblade		€211	Speed +34 Strength +43 Vitality +26 Shadow Piercing +97
Usurper's Chest		€58	Speed +7 Strength +12 Vitality +5
Pretender's Leggings		€58	Speed +4 Instinct +2 Strength +7 Vitality +12
Holy Slippers		€42	Speed +3 Instinct +1 Strength +5 Vitality +8	The term 'Slippers' is actually a bit misleading.

Trivia

• During the Sonny 2 final battle with him, he sometimes suffers from conditions called "Holy Scars" and "Deep Burns", both of which weaken him severely. This may be the lingering effects of the injuries he sustained from his battle with the Paladin.
• During Sonny 2, if his health get extremely low, he will say, "No! Not again! I would have got away with it, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!" This is a Scooby-Doo reference.
• He may be of the Destroyer class, as he wields the Cannibal's Hunger, a Destroyer-only weapon, in Sonny.
• In Sonny 2, he shares a number of abilities with Sonny. When disguised as the cult leader, he uses physical abilities from the Hydraulic tree (as well as retrograde). After revealing his true identity and falling back on his customary shadow abilities plus some lightning, he includes multiple Psychological abilities.
• When hit during battle, rather than crying out or grunting in pain like most characters, he mocks the attacks, sarcastically saying "Owie" or "Ouch" or sometimes "Oh, you scratchy bitch", without any captions.
• In Sonny 2, if the Baron is stunned when Sonny says "The Baron!", he will not use True Form, but stand up as the Cult Leader.
• Given his history of cheating death, the Baron may be still alive; this is hinted at by the fact that in Oberursel and Hew there are blood trails that Sonny seems to recognize by scent, also by the fact Sonny has a headache during one of the battles.
• During the battle with him in Sonny 2, a large golden gash can be seen across his chest and golden blood can be seen coming from it throughout the fight. This is possibly from his battle with Galiant the Paladin and, possibly the cause of holy scars.
• He is also a reference to the Loa of the dead, Baron Samedi
• In Sonny 2 it is possible for the Brixius to use Tick Tock on himself, quickly ending the fight.
• If you hold spacebar (skip dialogue) at the start of the battle after you defeat the Baron, the game will become softlocked, forcing the player to refresh the page to play the game.