"BREW"

"BREW" ("BREW"(ブリュー), Buryū) is perhaps the most powerful Demon Tool created by Eibon.^[1] According to Noah, both the Book of Eibon and "BREW" form the "sum of Eibon's wisdom".^[2]

HistoryEdit

Eight hundred years ago, "BREW" was among the Demon Tools created by Eibon, being his masterpiece compared to his other tools. Arachne Gorgon later got a hold of the tool and placed it inside the Witches' Demon Tool Facility on Lost Island and had it set to be destroyed with Death in it on order to attempt to fool him into thinking the tool was destroyed and for her to reclaim at a later time.^[3]

Anime History

In the anime, "BREW"'s origins is given more detail. Faced with the prospect of his wife's illness leading to her death, Eibon dedicated more of his work towards the Immortality genre in hopes of finding a way to make his wife immortal. Failing at most endeavors, Arachne played her manipulation with promises of finding the secret to Immortality. Comibining his Demon Tool research with her research on Demon Weapons, "BREW" was made as a result. However, Arachne betrayed him shortly after by rigging the Demon Tool Facility on Lost Island to detonate in order to fool Death into thinking the Demon Tool perished in the massive explosion.[4]

SynopsisEdit

"BREW" - The Tempest ArcEdit

A significant battle occurred between the forces of the DWMA and Arachnophobia over the possession of BREW on the Lost Island. At first, it is thought that Arachnophobia won the battle but, ultimately, it was Medusa Gorgon who managed to obtain BREW. She had Eruka and the Mizune sisters take it unnoticed during the battle and they replaced it with a fake one.

Deal ArcEdit

BREW was given to the DWMA by Medusa as a way to gain their trust so she could work with them to take down Arachnophobia.

Operation Capture Baba Yaga Castle Arc/Arachnophobia vs DWMA ArcEdit

BREW was given to Kid by his father, likely to be used in his upcoming battles while undertaking the mission. When Kid stored away a soul, BREW reacted and emitted a blue light. When Kid later battled against Mosquito, BREW reacts and awakens Kid's dormant powers. This was enough to defeat Mosquito. Later on, both Kid and BREW are sucked into The Book of Eibon by Noah.

Dark Side of the Moon ArcEdit

Noah retained BREW within the Book of Eibon. Following the death of that iteration of Noah, Gopher escaped with the Book of Eibon before Maka Albarn could retrieve it. As Noah and the Book were extensions of the will of The Table of Contents, these materials were inherited by the Wrath iteration of Noah.

Upon his arrival on the Moon, Noah confronted Asura, using BREW to merge with an ant. However, upon his defeat by Asura, the Kishin consumed the Book of Eibon and, with it, BREW.

When Maka Albarn faced Asura during this lunar battle, she managed to slice into the Kishin and enter him. There, Maka not only found the Book of Eibon but reunited with Crona—and Maka Chopped them with that book. Crona, by that point, regained consciousness against madness. Desiring to save the world from Asura—not for that world, but because it is what Maka would want—Crona instructed Maka to find within the Book of Eibon BREW itself. While Maka followed the path of souls that Soul Eater left behind as a guide out of Asura, Crona empowered BREW from within Asura so that his Black Blood would be expelled and form a barrier around the Moon. Upon Maka and Soul's escape, this Black Blood barrier successfully wrapped around the Moon, imprisoning Asura, saving the world from the Kishin, but keeping Crona, the Book of Eibon, and BREW trapped within this Black Blood lunar barrier as well.

OverviewEdit

AppearanceEdit

"BREW" is a bright, cubic demon tool with many markings, possibly ancient writing or text.

ValueEdit

According to Arachne Gorgon, "BREW" is by far a much more powerful demon tool than the others; she even claimed that the tool was Eibon himself and knew it was highly sought out by both the Witch Order and Death.^[1] This tool was not only sought out by the aforementioned but The Table of Contents, utilizing Noah (Greed) and having the Icon's prime directive be to secure the tool.^[5] The Demon Tool itself is highly regarded; even a Shinigami such as Death once commented he was worried about how Gopher manage to escape with the Book of Eibon containing "BREW" and mused it could easily spark a four-way fight for the Kishin, Asura.

Despite its value, however, its true powers are privy to many, only understanding the fact that it's a powerful demon tool. It seems only some of the Great Old Ones and the Table of Contents as well as Crona, after commenting they witnessed its "terrible combinations"^[6], truly know and understand its power.

AbilitiesEdit

The true capabilities and most fearsome power of "BREW" is its ability to combine and merge two things into one and granting it great power. When used by Noah (Wrath), the resulting combination with himself and his ant monsters enabled him to fight on par with Asura (though not doing lasting damage).^[7]

However, "BREW" also has other functions including the amplifications of the Soul Wavelength great enough to connect one of the Lines of Sanzu for an immature Death God^[8] as well as accelerated maturing and aging.^[9]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 35
2. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 56; Noah: This Book of Eibon that I hold in my hands...together with "BREW" it forms the sum of Eibon's wisdom.
3. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 35
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Soul Eater Anime: Episode 47
5. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 82
6. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 112
7. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 103
8. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 53
9. ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 76