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Hellraiser Revival Bruno: How to Beat Him With Bottles

Beat Bruno by throwing bottles and room objects, then finish with a melee weapon. Get the pre-fight loadout, a quick win check and what to do with his Scalpel.

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Boss Guide

Beat Bruno by throwing the room's objects, including bottles, at him, mixing in firearms and melee attacks, and continuing when additional enemies join the fight. This Hellraiser Revival Bruno guide covers the Bruno first boss fight in Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, with weapons available before the encounter. Keep a melee weapon ready: one successful attempt exhausted its ammunition and finished him at close range.

How do you beat Bruno in Hellraiser Revival?

Use the room's throwables alongside your guns and melee weapon, rather than relying on ammunition alone.

The player picks up a cleaver before the Bruno fight
The player picks up a cleaver before the Bruno fight
  1. Pick up a melee weapon before the fight. One player took the cleaver and also spotted a baseball bat. Confirm the pickup before moving on, so you have something to use if your ammunition runs out.
The player searches Bruno's boss room for more throwable objects
The player searches Bruno's boss room for more throwable objects
  1. Search the room for throwable objects and use them against Bruno. A player initially thought they had used everything, then discovered bottles were another option. If your search seems exhausted, check for bottles before committing the rest of your ammunition.
  2. Supplement throws with firearms and melee attacks. Keep fighting when Bruno brings additional enemies into the encounter. Their arrival means the fight is continuing; keep working toward Bruno's defeat.
  3. Use melee when you need to finish at close range. In one successful attempt, the player ran out of ammunition, used nearly everything in the room, and finished with slashes. Your final check is the Come to Daddy achievement described below.

The practical takeaway is to give yourself several ways to keep attacking. That resource-heavy victory shows why a gun-only plan can leave you scrambling for a melee weapon at the end; it does not set a fixed ammunition requirement.

For other encounters, use the Hellraiser Revival bosses guide. If you are looking ahead to a different fight, the Hellraiser Revival Marlowe page covers Marlo separately.

Can you throw bottles at Bruno?

Yes, bottles can be thrown at Bruno during the Bruno throwable objects fight.

The player discovers bottles can be thrown at Bruno in the boss room
The player discovers bottles can be thrown at Bruno in the boss room

Bottles can look easy to overlook while you search for more obvious objects. One player only tried them after believing the room's throwables were used up, then successfully threw them at Bruno. Check that you can pick up and throw the bottle before treating your search as finished.

Do another sweep for bottles when you think you have run out of objects. They give you another attack option before you spend more ammunition.

How do you know you have defeated Bruno?

The Come to Daddy achievement confirms that you have defeated Bruno.

The player reads the Come to Daddy achievement confirming Bruno is defeated
The player reads the Come to Daddy achievement confirming Bruno is defeated

Look for that confirmation after the final close-range attacks. The successful player read the achievement's Bruno defeat text after finishing the encounter. For more context about Bruno and the cast, see Hellraiser Revival characters.

Can you sell Bruno's Scalpel in Hellraiser Revival?

Yes, Bruno's Scalpel can be sold; one player checked the item and confirmed the sale option, while also finding they could not use it.

The player checks that Bruno's Scalpel can be sold
The player checks that Bruno's Scalpel can be sold

When you review your items after the fight, check Bruno's Scalpel for its sale option. Treat it as something you can sell rather than counting on it as your next combat weapon.

With Bruno defeated, you have the Come to Daddy achievement as your completion check and can review the scalpel for sale. Continue with the Hellraiser Revival walkthrough to follow the route beyond this encounter.