Aniimo: How to Pull Out the Sword of Bravery and Unlock Pawney

The Sword of Bravery sits wedged in a rock at the center of a misty arena in the Russet Highlands, and pulling it out is the exact requirement Aniimo lists for turning Helmut into Pawney. Walking up and mashing the interact button does nothing on its own. The sword only comes loose as part of a quest, and finishing that quest is what flips the evolution on for good.

Quick answer: Progress the Warrior quest under The Legends of Helmuts and Helgons, twine with a Helmut, break the stone over the sword, then pick the brave dialogue option at every prompt to pull it out and evolve Pawney.

Image credit: Pawprint Studio via YouTube/@DPJ

What you need before pulling the Sword of Bravery

The whole sequence hinges on having the right creature and the right quest active. Line these up first so nothing stalls halfway up the mountain.

A Helmut in your party, a Dark-element creature with the Break role. Catch one in the area between the Russet Highlands and Berylline Causeway if you don’t have it yet.
The Warrior quest active under The Legends of Helmuts and Helgons in your journal.
Access to the Russet Highlands fast travel points, including Rainbow Woods and Twister Peaks.
A team strong enough to clear a Level 50 fire boss at the end of the quest.

Do not confuse this with the separate Warrior Quest in Beast Fang Ridge. The one you want is filed under The Legends of Helmuts and Helgons in the Russet Highlands.

Sword of Bravery location in the Russet Highlands

In the eastern Russet Highlands, a broad circular arena contains one rock formation at its center; the sword lies within that stone near -0156, 1634. Since no other formation is inside the arena, it is easy to identify once you enter. The weekly Omega Infergon boss also appears there.

Reaching the arena early and interacting with the buried hilt only gives a hint about a Russet Highlands legend tied to Infergon and a suggestion that twining with a Helmut may help. To actually free the blade, you have to run the quest.

Start the Warrior quest with Sorora

Head to the painter, Sorora, standing next to the Rainbow Woods teleport point, west of the First Sight Sanctum. Talk to him and clear his dialogue.

Sorora says he is restoring a painting depicting Infergon’s legend and needs clues to complete the work. Accept his request to begin the clue hunt throughout the region.

Follow the clues and the Weeping Helmut

The initial clue is just northwest of the fast travel point at Twister Peaks; use the quest marker to locate it. A Weeping Helmut is concealed behind rubble.

Twine with your own Helmut before you speak to it, then talk. It runs off after a short exchange, so follow the marker up the mountain and speak to it again. It tells you about a Pawney who left behind a powerful sword, and that any Helmut who pulls it out becomes a Pawney able to defeat Infergon.

Continue up the mountain to a clearing with an unconscious Helmut. Check its body, then interact with the ground beside it. The camera tilts toward the pink-mist arena, marking where you go next.

Pull the Sword of Bravery and evolve Pawney

Enter the arena and find the rock formation in the middle. On your first visit, hit it with a strong damage skill to shatter the stone and expose the sword underneath. Any creature can break the rock, so you do not have to use the Helmut for this part.

Approach the exposed hilt and interact with it. The first attempt tells you your creature is not ready to draw the blade.

Interacting with the Sword — The first interaction with the exposed Sword of Bravery. Shown at 00:10 in Mobile Game’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Twine into your Helmut and interact with the sword again. This time, a dialogue with the Will of the sword begins, testing your courage.

Sword of Bravery Dialogue — The Sword of Bravery dialogue that tests Helmut's courage. Shown at 00:33 in Mobile Game’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Pick the brave option at every prompt. The exact choices are below.

Prompt	Brave choice
Could Helmut possibly face mighty Infergon?	I have an unyielding heart!
Is that brave Helmut still alive?	Brave Helmut?
It was sent elsewhere, but I cannot tell whether it returned alive.	It’s totally exhausted.
Are you brave enough to free me and take up the life of a warrior?	Pull the sword out.

Once you choose to pull the sword out, your Helmut transforms into a Pawney, a Nova-stage Dark DPS creature.

Helmut Evolution — Helmut evolving into Pawney after drawing the sword. Shown at 00:45 in Mobile Game’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Defeat Infergon (Level 50)

The moment Pawney appears, Infergon swoops down in a cutscene, and the boss fight starts.

Infergon Arrival Cutscene — Infergon arriving to trigger the boss fight. Shown at 01:02 in Mobile Game’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Infergon is a pure fire-type creature, so it takes extra damage from water-type and rock-type moves. Strong counters include Magmarex, Grizbo, Minespine, Leafy, Sherro, and Erlath. If you do not have a direct counter, Lunara and Helion both hold up in this fight as long as they are an appropriate level.

Defeating Infergon — Clearing the Level 50 Infergon fight. Shown at 01:21 in Mobile Game’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Claim the rewards and finish the Warrior quest

After Infergon falls, interact with the now-empty rock formation in the middle of the arena. A Flame Flower has grown there. Pick it up to revive Pawney’s legend, then loot the boss chest.

Collecting Battle Rewards — Grabbing the Flame Flower and opening the boss chest. Shown at 01:33 in Mobile Game’s video. Image: Pawprint Studio

Teleport back to Rainbow Woods and talk to Sorora. Tell him about your encounter with Infergon and Pawney so he can remember the rest of the painting. This completes the Warrior quest and hands over the Sword of Bravery curio.

The full reward list for finishing the quest:

Reward	Amount
EXP	1,000
Credits	22,500
Glimmer	30
Sparkling Crystal	30
Ferocious Fang	1
Flameheart Stone	1
Sword of Bravery	1

You know it worked when the painting is restored, Sorora closes out the Warrior objective, and the Helmut-to-Pawney evolution shows as unlocked. From then on, any Helmut you catch can evolve into Pawney with a Night Stone once it reaches the required level, and that includes regional variants such as the Snowfield form.

If the quest stalls after you twine into Helmut, make sure you have actually interacted with the sword. An earlier bug that stuck players at this point has since been fixed.