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<p>Bless you, Bruz </p>
<p>Twitter called the victor of this year’s Microsoft press conference before it was even over. His name is Bruz the Chopper, star of the latest <a href="http://ift.tt/2n5PCYr"><em>Middle-earth: Shadow of War</em></a> trailer. </p>
<p>Bruz’s winning banter with the player captured the hearts of viewers, made all the better by his sultry voice. A popular point of comparison is another Bruz — or Bruce, rather. Bruz the Chopper sounds a lot like Bruce the Shark from <em>Finding Nemo</em>, according to his new Twitter fans:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#8217;m doubling down on Bruz the Orc being Bruce the Shark. They are THE SAME. Go listen to the trailer again, I dare you. <a href="https://t.co/OhxzrbDriC">http://pic.twitter.com/OhxzrbDriC</a></p>
<p>— NintendoFanGirl (@NintendoFanGirl) <a href="https://twitter.com/NintendoFanGirl/status/874037053608124418">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Brûz </p>
<p>Bruce</p>
<p>Orc</p>
<p>Shark</p>
<p>— your pal tabby (@Tabrakadabra) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tabrakadabra/status/874029913044660224">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bruz the Chopper more like fuck me that voice is 10/10</p>
<p>— Certified Dork™ (@AlexLuckwing) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexLuckwing/status/874028536197251072">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p>The combination of Bruz’s dulcet tones and his legitimate wit has nabbed him tons of fans, many of whom are hoping for Shadow of War to have a secret dating sim mode. Hanging out with Bruz might not be enough for some; they’ve got some serious crushes on this sweet, chatty boy.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">if anything bad happens to Bruz the Chopper I&#8217;m turning this off</p>
<p>— twenty griffinteen (@griffinmcelroy) <a href="https://twitter.com/griffinmcelroy/status/874030015205134337">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">LOTR DATING SIM AND BRÛZ THE CHOPPER&#8217;S ROUTE IS THE TRUE ENDING</p>
<p>— leonh♡rt (@yourhandiheld) <a href="https://twitter.com/yourhandiheld/status/874030102258085888">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">every Tolkien fan knows deep in their heart they want to romance an orc, so I&#8217;m glad the video games industry finally took notice</p>
<p>— stasia✨ (@silvarils) <a href="https://twitter.com/silvarils/status/874034520563089408">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">do not fight the orc&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;befriend the orc&#8230;love the orc&#8230;.gently kiss the orc</p>
<p>— JOHNNY (@burnhounds) <a href="https://twitter.com/burnhounds/status/874029668948729857">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">just turn this into orc dating simulator please</p>
<p>— safrifice (@Wanderlustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wanderlustin/status/874028592136503296">June 11, 2017</a>
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<p>Sadly, Bruz will never get to be our boyfriend. The majority of the trailer shown during the press conference revolved around the player trying to take Bruz down. Maybe we’ll get a chance to work with him, not against him &#8230; but <em>Shadow of War</em> isn’t called <em>Shadow of the Orc Harem</em> for a reason. </p>
<p>For the rest of Microsoft’s E3 2017 announcements, check out <a href="http://ift.tt/2sSf9qM">our roundup</a>. We can’t promise you’ll fall in love with anything as quickly as the internet fell for Bruz, though. </p>
<p><em>Shadow of War</em> is out <a href="http://ift.tt/2rXSiMW">Oct. 10</a> on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. It will also have special enhancement on the 4K-capable, higher-powered <a href="http://ift.tt/2rfwVai">Xbox One X</a> when that system is available on Nov. 7.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2rkPxB4">Polygon &#8211;  Full</a></em></div>
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