Brian Bernard was the best friend of Emil Lang and boyfriend of Nina Lang. Nina was introduced to him and the two started a romance. Emil, however, secretly informed Bernard that Nina's relationships tended not to last, and that she may still have held some romantic feelings for Roy Fokker despite being in a relationship with Bernard. However, Brian stated that he did not mind and wanted to enjoy the company whilst it lasted. Knowledge of Nina Lang being romantically involved with Bernard would become well known amongst the population. Afterwards, Bernard later confessed his past life to Nina, about the debt he owed to the hacker known as the Salamander.