Dragon's Dogma 2 The Arisen's Shadow — catch Bermudo and compare choices

Direct answer: after Seat of the Sovran and at least one other Brant objective, watch for a hooded man named Bermudo in Vernworth. When he shouts and runs, chase him and use the grab/tackle action—talking or normal attacks are not the intended capture. You can accept his bribe and release him, or refuse and turn him over through Brant’s route.

Trigger and cutoff

PowerPyx reports that the quest becomes available after Seat of the Sovran plus one other Brant objective and becomes unavailable during Feast of Deception. RPG Site describes the trigger timing as variable while exploring Vernworth. Finish it before advancing Brant’s coronation sequence.

Identify Bermudo

• Look in Vernworth, especially around the Merchant Quarter.
• The hooded man keeps distance, reveals the name Bermudo if approached and runs when discovered.
• Pawns may remark that someone is watching you; the quest may have no useful waypoint.

Catch him with the grab action

1. Drop the current activity when he starts running so he does not vanish into the city schedule.
2. Sprint after him; PowerPyx reports that he tends toward an eastern residential dead end.
3. Close the gap and hold the platform’s grab/tackle control (R2 on PlayStation in both reviewed guides).
4. Wait for the capture dialogue and choice instead of continuing to strike him.

Compare the choice

If he disappears, dies or the quest stalls

• Leave the immediate area, pass time without advancing Feast of Deception, then search Vernworth again.
• Check whether the objective is still active before chasing a similar hooded NPC.
• If Bermudo died, inspect the Vernworth Charnel House and revive him if present; neither reviewed guide fully verifies every death state.
• If the quest already crossed its main-story cutoff, preserve the current save and plan it for NG+.