Bongo the One-Eyed
Bongo the One-Eyed
“Are you ready? I move so fast, I'm an army of one!
Bongo the One-Eyed is a swordmaster and former teacher of Lord Faren and Minister Duran. He has since joined the Pact to fight against the Elder Dragons.
Biography[edit]
Early years[edit]
A famous swordmaster, Bongo was hired to teach many nobles in Divinity's Reach such as Lord Faren and Minister Duran.[1] The former's parents paid Bongo extra for their son's title.[2] During a dinner party, Faren randomly demanded a match, waved a bread knife around, and accidentally took out the swordmaster's eye.[3]
Heart of Thorns[edit]
After the incident with Faren, Bongo grew disillusioned with being a teacher. Wanting to do something more meaningful in his life, he joined the Pact in training soldiers, and was part of the Pact Fleet when it crashed during the campaign against the Elder Dragon Mordremoth in 1328 AE. While trying to regroup with other survivors in Verdant Brink, Bongo met with a group of proactive nobles led by Baroness Jasmina and helped improve Faren's skills as a swordsman if only to get Faren out of his sight. He later joined the Pact's assault on Mordremoth in Dragon's Stand.
Locations[edit]
Event involvement[edit]
- Verdant Brink
Escort rescued nobles to the Pact crash site (80)- Defend the Pact encampment against hylek attacks (80)
Salvage scrap from the crashed Pact airship for Bongo to reinforce the outpost (80)- Help Faren train to be a swordsmaster (80)
- Dragon's Stand
Destroy the Ley-Line Disruption Pod to restore the ley lines to other islands (80)
Defeat and stop the Mordrem commander from growing enough explosive pustules to destroy the island (80)
Attack the Mouth of Mordremoth's head while evading its attacks (80)
Destroy the vine growth before it destroys a section of the island (80)- Stun the Mouth of Mordremoth to keep it in place while your allies collect mortars to damage it from above (80)
- Defeat and stop the Mordrem commander from shielding allies inside the coils (80)
Attack the dragon's body while evading its attacks (80)
Dialogue[edit]
Verdant Brink[edit]
- During Salvage scrap from the crashed Pact airship for Bongo to reinforce the outpost
- We need supplies to rebuild the defenses. Perhaps there's some scrap we can salvage from the wreckage.
Very well, I'll look into that. Good-bye.
- After Help Faren train to be a swordsmaster
- Nightfall will be upon us soon. Hm. You look competent. If you can lend a hand against the Mordrem, I'd appreciate it.
How do you know Lord Faren?
- Faren? Yes, I know that...gentleman. He hired me to train him with a sword, but he was completely unteachable. You have no idea!
I'd imagine he's a difficult student. Can I ask you something else?- Thank you for your time, Master Bongo.
- How did you lose your eye?
- Lord Faren. During a lunch break in our training, picked[sic] up a bread knife and started bandying it about like a madman. If you dine with Lord Faren, I offer you this advice: learn to duck.
- That's a tragic accident. Can I ask you something else?
- Thank you for your time, Master Bongo.
- When did you join the Pact?
- I used to train nobility in swordplay, but one bad student soured me to that task. I wanted to do something more meaningful, so I joined the Pact.
- It's a meaningful choice, if a dangerous one. Can I ask you something else?
- Thank you for your time, Master Bongo.
- Thank you for your time, Master Bongo.
- During Night and the Enemy
- Mordrem appear in greater numbers at night. We sleep in shifts during the day to stay ready.
- Very wise. Thank you.
Dragon's Stand[edit]
- When landing on his island first
- Bongo the One-Eyed: Good of you to join our little island party.
- After killing the Mouth of Mordremoth
- Bongo the One-Eyed: Commander, an honor to fight alongside you.
- <Character Name>: The honor was all mine.
Notes[edit]
- In The Ringmaster, Faren suggests that Bongo had died; however, Bongo is shown alive and well in the Heart of Maguuma.
- Bongo initially had both eyes in Dragon's Stand, but an eyepatch was added to his model there in a later patch.
Trivia[edit]
- Bongo is voiced by Crispin Freeman.
References[edit]
- ^ Don't Shoot the Messenger Minister Duran: Excellent. Set up the defenses. I'll try to remember what my old swordmaster, Bongo, taught me.
- ^ Ambient dialogue during the Secret of Southsun
- Lady Kasmeer Meade: Right, you were Swordmaster Bongo's prize student. Your parents paid extra for the title.
- Lord Faren: Well I don't like to brag...wait, what?
- Lady Kasmeer Meade: Sorry, I meant "training." They paid extra for the special training that made you so formidable.
- ^ Defend the Pact encampment against hylek attacks
