In Robert E. Howard's fiction Bran Mak Morn is presented as the last king of Howard's version of the Picts. He functions as the heroic center resisting the decline of his people; after his death Howard's narratives report that some later Pictish-descended peoples deify and worship him as the 'Dark Man' or 'Dark One', and a 'Bran Cult' with a cult-centre on the fictional Isle of Altar is attested within Howard's stories (notably referenced in "The Children of the Night").
The supplied sources give limited physiognomic detail. Howard's accounts note that Bran has dark eyes and that he 'refers to himself as a Mediterranean,' and that he is described as not resembling the Caledonian Picts as Howard elsewhere depicts them. No further consistent physical description (height, dress, scars) is documented in the provided materials.
Howard's stories portray Bran Mak Morn as a human martial leader and king; the supplied sources do not document any explicit supernatural powers, shapechanging, or magical abilities. His primary abilities are political and martial leadership within the fiction, and his influence becomes legendary and cultic after death rather than manifesting as documented supernatural acts in the supplied materials.
Brahmpret
The ghost of a Brahmin who died before fulfilling his dharmic obligations — more powerful than any ordinary preta, the Brahmpret retains Sanskrit learning, ritual authority, and the capacity to curse. The most feared ghost-class in North Indian villages.
Brahmā
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Brainiac
Brainiac is a recurring supervillain in the Superman/DC Comics fictional universe: a hyper-intelligent non‑human agent—variously depicted as an android, cyborg, or extraterrestrial—obsessed with collecting knowledge and known for shrinking cities (notably Kandor) and preserving them aboard a skull‑shaped spaceship. First appearing in Action Comics #242 (July 1958), he is portrayed across continuities as a persistent strategic threat whose artificial consciousness is repeatedly resurrected in new physical forms.
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox)
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Brainiac 8 (Indigo)
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Bran
In the provided sources, 'Bran' refers to the outer layers of cereal grains (a botanical/agronomic material) and separately as the name of a commune in Brașov County, Romania. There are no folkloric or supernatural descriptions of an entity named 'Bran' in the supplied materials.
Branchus
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Brangaine
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Branwen
Major character in Welsh mythology and daughter of Llŷr, a sea god. (Note: - Power tier should be Primordial (as she is a sea god's daughter and a central figure in a major mythological narrative). - Appearance: Add note that physical description is not provided. - Abilities)
Branwen ferch Llŷr
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Brasilestes stardusti
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Brath
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