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Comment by 470088

it clearly refers to James Brown, the Godfather of Soul ^^

Comment by gabeo820

I so want that Frost Nemesis armor.

Comment by Mumpley

Bronjahm <Godfather of Souls>
First Boss of the Forge of Souls.

Shadow Bolt: Inflicts 2,500 - 3000 Shadow damage, but Bronjahm will only cast this if the tank is out of melee range.
Magic's Bane: Bronjahm will spam this ability throughout the fight as this is his 'base attack'.
Corrupt Soul: This spell causes no damage, but lasts 4 seconds on a player. After 4 seconds a 'fragment of your soul' will spawn which will walk towards Bronjahm. If the soul is near him, he will be healed for a large amount.
Soulstorm: At 30% health, Bronjahm will teleport to the center of the room and begin channeling this spell. It will deal 1000 shadow damage (2500 on Heroic) a second and will slow your movement speed by 50% for the rest of the fight.
Fear: This will only be cast during Soulstorm.

Comment by 236163

He has some... unique voice files.

The reference doesn't get any more obvious than that.

Comment by Benegesserit

Drops https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=50316

Comment by docfrance

Based on extensive testing, I've figured out the best way to defeat Bronjahm.

1. First, have your tank get on up.
2. Once he gets aggro, have your DPS get on the scene.
3. Then have your healer get on up.
4. Finally, take him down like a sex machine.

Comment by ziraija

he also has his own battle music going on now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3jSY5fIeDA&feature=related

Comment by 212676

After listening to those attack sounds...repeatedly I don't know if I can do this. I don't know if I can stop the funk or not.

Comment by sammion

New Most Epic Boss, dethroning the Headless Horseman.

I mean, damn the sound files are hilarious.

Comment by 349684

Im not sure what the rate is or if its a rare drop but when my guild was doing the reg instance, Bron dropped a epic 20 slog bag calld "Pa's New Bag" or something odd like that. If anyone has any info related it'd be cool to find out more.

Comment by 269967

We had an issue with Bronjahm teleporting to the middle while a soul fragment was still up, healing him up and basically guaranteeing a wipe. Watch his health - unless he just drained a soul, stop at 350k health and wait for a drain.

Comment by 206984

out of curiosity, is this the first black npc in the game? ^^;; i don't believe i have run into any npcs who had faces darker than an albino's butt in the last two years of playing, but i also can't remember what i ate for dinner, so that is not necessarily saying much XD

now i can't help but wonder if blizz will finally add some non-paleface options to character selection by the time cata comes out ^_^

Comment by 470844

I didn't see any actual strats or detailed fights against him, so I'll list how my pug managed to down him after two wipes on heroic. Have everybody as close to him as they can get, even if they're a ranged class. Ranged characters should be at least 10 yards away, while melee should (obviously) stay within melee range. When Bronjahm starts casting Corrupt Soul on someone, have them run as far away from the boss as possible while the tank kites him in the opposite direction. Have all the dps classes burn down the Corrupted Soul Fragment, then switch back to Bronjahm after the fragment is down. Keep the dps and heals hot after Bronjahm hits 30%, and he will die after a few moments.

Comment by Mythricia

After having killed him a few times today both on Heroic and Normal (Yay for random dungeon tool ignoring lockouts), I can say that if your group is even half-decent, you can simply stand up close to him from the pull and just zerg him the f* down.. We didn't bother to kill the soul fragments at all, and it never seemed to really make a difference..

Makes him a whole lot easier, too.

Comment by canyoneagle

Shamans can drop Tremor totem when phase 2 begins to help mitigate the fear.

Comment by lorddax

Anyone else get Papa's New Bag to drop on normal or did I hit a glitch? It dropped last night along with Bewildering Shoulderpads

Comment by Myebika

R.I.P. James Brown.

Comment by Anarchy

Nobody has commented yet but if you play with the music, it starts getting pretty funky during the encounter.

Also noticed when hitting him he sounds like he's singing, I thought what the hells going on here, must be some blizzard pop culture reference.

Comment by 112490

Has anyone determined if Magic's Bane can be avoided at all? Was healing a run that had 3 caster dps and it was brutal.

Comment by 302480

When i saw his name tag <Godfather of souls> i thought he was a refrence of James Brown, but when i heard the sound vid of him, i thought he IS James Brown! specially the crit hit sound "woaaaah!"

Comment by 485166

Just a warning, be fearful if your party happens to have a couple casters in the mix, Magic's Bane HURTS and is gonna be cast quite frequently. Thankfully he tends to lack any prowess in taking out the melee.
Taken a place in my favourite bosses of all time, despite the god-awful magic's bane.

Comment by 37999

Now we just need a boss inspired by George Clinton. I think I see the mothership coming.

Comment by Godpriest

When he dies, it sounds like he's saying JABBADABBADOUUU!

Comment by 282300

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3jSY5fIeDA

Most danm epic boss music.
(Skip to 0:30 or so)

Comment by Leaflow

A few interesting facts about this boss! :D

He is indeed named after the Godfather of Soul music, James Brown.
Minister's Number One Legplates is a reference to two of his numerous titles, namely "Soul Brother Number One" and "Minister of the New New Super Heavy Funk"
Papa's New Bag and Papa's Brand New Bag are references to one of his 1960's hits, "Papa's got a brand new bag"
Cold Sweat Grips refers to his number 1 R&B hit in '67, "Cold Sweat"
Robes of the Cheating Heart and Love's Prisoner are most likely a reference to his failed marriage with Tomi Rae Hynie, who was already married to a Pakistani whom Hynie claimed married her for a Green Card in an immigration fraud. Brown was hurt that she never told him about her previous marriage and filed for annulment.

The list just goes on and on...
Hope you learned something new :D

Comment by Arkham

Just because I haven't seen it mentioned yet:
I'm fairly certain, based on his decidedly familiar-sounding tones, that he is voiced by Chris Metzen.

Comment by Druidor

This one always gets me on the second phase, realy should run to the middle asap. and I seem to get this one every LFG I do.

The vortex can wipe you out in a few seconds so have to be aware of when it is coming.

Comment by 267626

This is what goes through my head every time I see this guy XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYtP6zBioU

Comment by NokoFace

Just a tip: When you have: Paladin Healer, Paladin Tank, Warlock DPS, Mage DPS and Shaman DPS...

It tends to get ugly. Our poor healer. :(

Comment by Redhawk

I've Always pronounced his name like Bron Jam
or
Brown's Jam!

I cant see how this boss is linked to anyone else but James Brown

His Music

Even his voice.

Come on, a captive AUDIENCE

Cant get any more James Brown than his attack/getting hit sounds.

I wonder If James Brown did the voice for him?

Comment by JaMaHa

You can prevent the Soul Fragments from spawning if you stop Bronjahm from finishing the cast. While the cast isn't interruptable, you can stop it by removing the debuff/channeling. I've tested this with Cloak of Shadows and Divine Shield, though Ice Block might work too. Possibly Feign Death and Vanish as well.

Comment by 294173

Is this boss just plain impossible for casters to beat on heroic? If there is no way to avoid magic's bane, every caster will go down in about 2 shots, including your healer. Tried facing him away, keeping him at the far end of the room, still get hit and destroyed in about 30 seconds.

Do I need to get a pack of rogues, death knights, and warriors to do this for me while I sit it out? Even so, how can you heal it?

Comment by 265901

Anyone else see the name, and, just for a moment, see John Bonham?

For a brief moment, I thought the Scourge had rezzed one of the greatest drummers in history just to slay you with masterful percussion.

Comment by 181519

Don't be silly, it's totally a reference to Papa John's. Papa's New Bag? They deliver pizzas in bags. TOTAL CONNECTION.

Totally has to be a connection, Papa John's delivery bags are red and so is the icon for these bags, OMFG.

... now I want some pizza.

Comment by 463904

for some reason i heard music in his area when we killed him

Comment by 140039

Bronjahm is easily the hardest working man in the Scourge. He has to gather souls from countless innocents and not-so innocents, run incomprehensably huge Soul Grinders, grind said souls in said grinders... and maintain an epic set of instruments to play the awesome music you hear during his encounter. One can but wonder what kind of soul-tugging shows he puts up for the Lich King. Pun not intended.

Comment by 424303

How Do you defeat this guy?

Comment by 92157

Me, as a 79 holydin, a 78 tankadin and a 80 hunter (in blues and some BoE epics) killed this fellow with just us in the group. I didn't even notice the soul fragments when I ran this on my main (resto shaman), because the DPS would overwhelm the healing, I guess. They were a huge issue with only 3 in the group D:

For the most part, he was very mana intesive. Using shadow resistance aura helped cushion the shadow bolts and soulstorm damage.

Just putting this out there to let people know how easy this guy is to farm, if you want a free bag :O

Comment by Ketho

Finally, a captive audience!
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Bronjahm\\FS_Bronjahm_Aggro01.wav")
I will sever your soul from your body! Corrupt Soul
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Bronjahm\\FS_Bronjahm_CorruptSoul01.wav")
The vortex of the harvested calls to you! Soulstorm
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Bronjahm\\FS_Bronjahm_Soulstorm01.wav")
Fodder for the engine.
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Bronjahm\\FS_Bronjahm_Slay01.wav")
Another soul to strengthen the host!
/run PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Bronjahm\\FS_Bronjahm_Slay02.wav")

Comment by 599610

If you are a warlock, I reccomend you place a Demonic Circle in the middle at the beggining of the fight. It helps alot when you are being feared into the whirlwind.

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Bronjahm <Godfather of Souls>

This NPC can be found in The Forge of Souls .

The Forge of SoulsBronjahmDevourer of SoulsBronhahm, the Godfather of SoulsThe Forge of SoulsSoul PowerOverview

In the first phase of the fight players have to weaken Bronjahm.

Kill the Corrupted Soul Fragments that Bronjahm spawns off one player at a time—they heal Bronjahm when they reach him.

The affected player should run as far from Bronjahm as possible to extend travel time.

In the second phase when Bronjahm teleports to the center, all players must be standing as close to him as possible.

Players occasionally get feared and suffer damage when passing the Soulstorm boundaries.

Abilities

Magic's Bane - Inflicts 2,500 physical damage and additional damage equal to half the target's total mana. Hits all players, but does not exceed 10,000 physical damage.

Shadow Bolt - Inflicts 2,828 to 3,172 Shadow damage. Used if the primary aggro target isn't in melee range.

Corrupt Soul (Phase 1) - Channels a spell on a player for 4 seconds. Will summon a Corrupted Soul Fragment at the player's location.

Corrupted Soul Fragment - Attempts to move towards Bronjahm. On arrival it heals Bronjahm through Consume Soul.

Consume SoulTeleportSoulstorm

Soulstorm - Inflicts 1,000 Shadow damage every second and reduces movement speed by 50%. Lasts 2.5 seconds.

Fear

- Inflicts 5,500 physical damage and additional damage equal to half the target's total mana. Hits all players, but does not exceed 15,000 physical damage.

Shadow Bolt - Inflicts 2,828 to 3,172 Shadow damage. Used if the primary aggro target isn't in melee range.

TeleportSoulstorm

- Inflicts 2,500 Shadow damage every second and reduces movement speed by 50%. Lasts 2.5 seconds.

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