Bristle

Lore & Background

There is no known lore regarding a character named 'Bristle' in the Conker series. The previous entry incorrectly described real-world animal bristles, which are unrelated to any canon Conker character or faction.

In Their Own Story

The acorn was supposed to be a simple afternoon errand. Bristle had already lost the count of how many times she'd told Conker to just grab the nut and come back. Instead, he'd tripped over a root, tumbled halfway down the trunk, and now they were both standing on a rain-slicked windowsill three floors up, the wind whipping her tail flat against her back.

"You're the one who said this was a shortcut," she muttered, gripping the sill with both hands.

Conker grinned, completely unbothered, and pointed at the open window. "And it is. Look at the view, Bristle. You're welcome."

She did not look at the view. She looked at the drop. Then she looked at him. Then she followed him in, because that was the thing about Conker—you could be furious, you could be terrified, and you still followed him in.

Reader's Guide

Synthetic materials such as nylon are also used to make bristles in items such as brooms and sweepers. Bristles are often used to make brushes for cleaning purposes, as they are strongly abrasive; common examples include the toothbrush and toilet brush. The bristle brush and the scrub brush are common household cleaning tools, often used to remove dirt or grease from pots and pans. Bristles are also used on brushes other than for cleaning, notably paintbrushes. Bristles are distinguished as flagged (split, bushy ends) or unflagged; these are also known as flocked or unflocked bristles. In cleaning applications, flagged bristles are suited for dry cleaning (due to picking up dust better than unflagged), and unflagged suited for wet cleaning (due to flagged ends becoming dirty and matted when wet). In painting, flagged bristles yield more even application.

Did You Know?

• No character named 'Bristle' appears in Conker's Bad Fur Day or Conker: Live & Reloaded.
• Conker's Bad Fur Day was first released in 2001, not 2004.
• Conker: Live & Reloaded was released in 2005, not 2011.