Battle Bond

## Original name: **Best Birthday Gift Ever**

Best Birthday Gift Ever is the first battle bond and has the most cookies. Consisting of 5 cookies

## Involved Cookies

### **Gingerbrave**

**GingerBrave** is the main protagonist of Cookie Run: Kingdom and a Common Cookie available since release. By default, his position is prioritized to the Front. He is the main protagonist for World Exploration, leading his friends through the story. He is also the poster character for the game and franchise as a whole, appearing in the app's icon, loading screens, and more.

### Description

*"GingerBrave was the first Cookie to escape from the Witch's oven. It is unknown how this Cookie came to life, but rumor has it that the Witch accidentally used magic powder instead of ginger powder."*

### **Trivia**

* According to older Cookie Run titles, GingerBrave had a brother named Dozer who perished in the Witch's House. He's not at all mentioned in Cookie Run: Kingdom and doesn't appear when GingerBrave makes his escape, so he may not exist in this iteration of the series.
* The Ferris Wheel of the Bustling Amusement Park Theme and a Barrel in Muscle Cookie's Gym Machine is based on GingerBrave's Combi Pet, Choco Drop.
* GingerBrave's English voice actor, Jeremy Shada, is best known for voicing Finn the Human from Adventure Time, as well as Lance from Voltron: Legendary Defender.
* GingerBrave's Japanese voice actor, Junko Takeuchi, is best known for voicing Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto.
* GingerBrave's Korean voice actor, Yang Jeong-hwa, is best known for voicing Chongyun & La Signora from Genshin Impact, as well as Jaehee Kang from Mystic Messenger.

### Skill: Brave Dash

*Dashes forward and deals area damage to all enemies in his way.*

### **Strawberry cookie**

**Strawberry Cookie** is a major deuteragonist of Cookie Run: Kingdom and a Common Cookie available since release. By default, her position is prioritized to the Front. She is a supporting character in the World Exploration storyline, appearing as a constant World Exploration story party member.

### **Description**

*"Shyness can be quite advantageous. Why? Strawberry Cookie contains no real strawberries, only the flavoring. Were she as active and energetic as other cookies, her artificial strawberry fragrance would have worn off in no time! Strawberry Cookie feels so ashamed of her main ingredient, she'd never want the truth to come out. If only she understood that this yummy strawberry scent is one of the many reasons other Cookies love her!"*

### **Trivia**

* Strawberry Cookie has an alternate dimension counterpart by the name of Wildberry Cookie, a member of Twizzly Gummy Cookie's crew.
* Strawberry as an ingredient is often associated with Darkness in the Cookie Run franchise, as seen with Dark Choco Cookie's Strawberry Jam Sword and Strawberry Crepe Cookie themself. It's possible that this rule doesn't apply to Strawberry Cookie because her strawberry flavoring is specifically artificial and she is not made from real strawberries.
* According to Strawberry Crepe Cookie's analysis, Strawberry Cookie is comprised of "13% concentrated strawberry syrup, 7% sugar, adding sweetness and adorableness, pink food dye", and other unknown ingredients.
* Strawberry Cookie's English voice actor, Anairis Quinones, is best known for voicing Echidna from Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, as well as Rita from New Pokémon Snap.
* Strawberry Cookie's Japanese voice actor, Rie Kugimiya, is best known for voicing Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist, as well as Kiana Kaslana from Honkai Impact 3rd.

### Skill: Don't come near!

*Scared Strawberry Cookie spins with her lollipop, dealing damage to all enemies within range.*

### Wizard Cookie

**Wizard Cookie** is a major protagonist of Cookie Run: Kingdom and a Common Cookie available since release. By default, his position is prioritized to the Middle. He is a supporting character in the World Exploration storyline, appearing as a constant World Exploration story party member.

### **Description**

*"Wizard Cookie came to possess the Witch's Candy Wand by accident (or not?). Within it, he discovered unique magical powers. His popping candy ice cream cone hat is the finishing touch to his wizard look. Frequently used spells include the festive Hocus-Party-Pocus and Abra-Cookie-Cadabra, which brings unexpected luck and fun."*

### **Trivia**

* Despite being confirmed to be a child, Wizard Cookie has been known to feign being an adult in past Cookie Run titles. He has attempted to appear older by claiming his scarf is a beard, denying being young when others question his age, and so on. It can be assumed that Wizard Cookie would do this to maintain an air of wisdom and maturity similar to that of an archetypical elderly wizard.
* According to Strawberry Crepe Cookie's analysis, Wizard Cookie is comprised of "70% intelligence, 29% curiosity, and 1% genius", and his dough contains popping candy.
* One of Wizard Cookie's lines, specifically "Wingardium... Jelliosa?" is a reference to Harry Potter and one of its famous spells, "Wingardium Leviosa".
* Wizard Cookie's original Epic status from OvenBreak was revised upon his addition to Kingdom, being changed to Common.
* Wizard Cookie's English voice actor, Kyle McCarley, is best known for voicing Harry Potter from Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Coincidentally, both Wizard Cookie and Harry Potter are wizards.
* Wizard Cookie's Japanese voice actor, Miyuki Sawashiro, is best known for voicing Raiden Shogun from Genshin Impact.
* Wizard Cookie's Korean voice actor, Lee Hyun-jin, is best known for voicing Rika Kim from Mystic Messenger.

### Skill: Magic Storm

*Summons a magic lightning storm that moves forward, dealing damage over time to all enemies within range.*

### Custard Cookie III

**Custard Cookie III** is a major protagonist of Cookie Run: Kingdom and a Rare Cookie available since release. By default, his position is prioritized to the Rear. He is a supporting character in the World Exploration storyline, appearing as a constant World Exploration story party member. He is obtained for free once in the Land of Little Big Dreams. Custard Cookie III also appears in his own side storyline, I Want to Be King, as well as The Dock Story.

### **Game Description**

*"Even before the custard on his head started to take shape, this little Cookie dreamed of becoming a glorious king, worth of the title borne by the greatest rulers of the past. Custard Cookie III, as he prefers to call himself, may not rule anything yet, but looking at how active he is at waving his scepter and giving orders, it is only a matter of time before he sits on a real throne. And his determination is remarkable! Made of simple colored paper, his royal regalia looked so realistic that even the notorious Chili Pepper Cookie got confused once! These days, Custard Cookie III is busy recruiting supporters to witness his future crowning. Perhaps you could become one of them?"*

#### **Relation to Pure Vanilla Cookie**

* Pure Vanilla Cookie and Custard Cookie III share quite a few similarities and relations on top of already being generally associated with one another.
	+ Custard Cookie III's own grandfather, Premier Custard Cream Cookie, is known to have been a prime minister of the Vanilla Kingdom who knew and was invariably loyal to Pure Vanilla Cookie.
	+ Similarly, Custard Cookie III longs to be the king of the Vanilla Kingdom much like Pure Vanilla Cookie already is. Due to this, Custard Cookie III harbors an intense respect and idolizing of him, holding this opinion long before he even met Pure Vanilla Cookie.
	+ Pure Vanilla Cookie's Love & Peace Skill is practically the same as Custard Cookie III's King's Favor in concept, as both are Skills that instantly heal team members by a set amount of HP while casting a nonpermanent shield upon them. Love & Peace is basically a stronger version of King's Favor, as it casts a barrier upon and heals all members of the party for a significant amount of HP while King's Favor only heals a small amount of HP of and casts a barrier upon two members of the party. (The differences in HP restored are due to their Attack stat ranges, with Pure Vanilla Cookie being capable of a much higher Attack stat than Custard Cookie III.)

### **Trivia**

* Custard Cookie III's grandfather is Premier Custard Cream Cookie.
* The regalia worn by Custard Cookie III isn't genuine, as it was made with construction paper by the Cookie himself. He often expresses worry over his accessories becoming wrinkled, torn, or otherwise damaged.
* Custard Cookie III doesn't seem to fully understand what it means to be the king of the Vanilla Kingdom; his paper mock crown and scepter follow a stereotypical, child's version of what a king may wear rather than what a king of the Vanilla Kingdom would realistically wear.
* According to Strawberry Crepe Cookie's analysis, Custard Cookie III is comprised of "70% naivety, 25% custard, and 5% royalty".
* Custard Cookie III's Japanese voice actor, Misaki Kuno, is best known for voicing Klee from Genshin Impact.

### Skill: King's Favor

*Heals two Cookies with the lowest HP and also casts a short-living Barrier. 'Cause that's what kings do!*

### Chilli Pepper Cookie

**Chili Pepper Cookie** is a major protagonist of Cookie Run: Kingdom and an Epic Cookie available since release. By default, her position is prioritized to the Middle. She is a supporting character in the World Exploration storyline, appearing as a constant World Exploration story party member. She is guaranteed to be obtained through a free, fixed-result Cookie Cutter. Chili Pepper Cookie also appears in Enemies for Life, in which she befriends Rye Cookie before the gunslinger realizes she was the one who stole her grain years ago.

### **Game Description**

*"Chili Pepper Cookie's dough contained much more chili pepper than allowed by the law. This is probably why she doesn't care much about rules at all! Chili Pepper Cookie is a notorious treasure hunter. She never misses a chance to snatch everything valuable she can get her hands on, leaving only chaos and havoc behind. The Cookies know better than to cross her path, and so should you. Good news: you can easily identify this path by a trail of fiery red chili sauce..."*

### **Trivia**

* Due to her permanent placement in GingerBrave & Friends, Chili Pepper Cookie is often mistakenly referred to as a Common Cookie in outsourced official media.
* Chili Pepper Cookie has a chance of saying "my brother is a famous killjoy" as one of her overworld quotes. Her brother, though not currently featured in Kingdom, is Red Pepper Cookie.
* According to Strawberry Crepe Cookie's analysis, Chili Pepper Cookie is comprised of "1% spiciness and 99% ignorance".
* Chili Pepper Cookie's English voice actress, Kimberly Brooks, is best known for voicing Jasper from Steven Universe, Stormy from the Nickelodeon dub of Winx Club, and Princess Allura from Voltron: Legendary Defender.
* Chili Pepper Cookie's Japanese voice actress, Mikako Komatsu, is best known for voicing Seishiro Tsumugi in Nisekoi, Cinnabar in Land of the Lustrous, and Madoka Kaguya in Star Twinkle Precure.

### Skill: **Cheap Shot**

*Sneaks behind the enemy, causing area damage to the rearmost line with 4 strikes. The final strike always deals critical damage.*

## *Bond Story*

### **Bond Story**

“Huh? Birthday gift for Custard Cookie III? My treasures are mine and only mine,” Chili Pepper Cookie shook her head.

After a long debate, GingerBrave and the others managed to convince Chili Pepper Cookie. With the utmost reluctance, she agreed to look inside her chests for something she didn’t need.

Next morning, Custard Cookie III had three carefully packaged gifts in front of him. And a piece of something wrapped into a stained torn page from The Cookie Herald.

The first gift was from Strawberry Cookie who had made an adorable clover bracelet. She explained that the white flower in the middle symbolized luck. Custard Cookie III snapped the bracelet onto his wrist right away: he was feeling lucky already!

GingerBrave brought a colorful set of fruits and Jellies he had gathered himself, and Wizard Cookie’s present was enchanted confetti. These confetti could make even a colored paper crown sparkle like a real one! Wasting no time, Custard put his shiny crown on and filled his mouth with GingerBrave’s gifts.

“I’ve never gotten such splendid gifts from my servants!”  Custard Cookie III couldn’t seem happier. The Cookies smiled at him.

Then it was the last gift’s turn. Custard Cookie III unwrapped the dirty newspaper and discovered a small piece of wood. And just when Wizard Cookie was about to roll his eyes and scoff... The birthday Cookie’s eyes widened in sheer surprise.

“Chili Pepper Cookie, what is this? I’ve seen it before!” his tone suddenly got serious. Even though it was an old and withered piece of wood, one could see fragments of an intricate carving on its surface- a carving of a maned Bear Jelly.

“This? Just an artifact from some old kingdom. Thought it was valuable, but it’s really just a piece of trash. Take it, it’s yours!” Chili Pepper Cookie waved her hand.

The carving looked precisely like the one from the stories he heard in his childhood. Could this artifact really belong to the royal dynasty? The little Cookie could hold his feelings inside no longer. With a joyful shriek, he hugged Chili Pepper Cookie and spun her in his jumpy dance of excitement.

“I will decorate my future throne with this fine piece: it’s gonna look twice as grand with it! You have my thanks, Chili Pepper Cookie!”

“Erm... Always! Such a funny fella, you are...” she replied with a confused expression on her face.

They weren’t quite sure how to react to this scene. After all, the birthday boy seemed to be happy, to say the least. And that was all that was important... Right?

### Trivia

* This bond has the most cookies. A total of 5
* 3 commons, 1 rare and 1 epic