Brighella
Sometimes master and sometimes servant, Brighella was able to change character more easily than most. The initiator of many commedia plots, most stories revolved around his attempts (usually successful) to get the better of his master, Pantelone (when playing the servant) or, as a middle-class shopkeeper, trying to turn a quick buck.

He took the form of many roles including soldier, musician or thief - always on the lookout for victims to play practical jokes on, humiliate, or take advantage of. His costume was a simple white shirt with black trousers, cap, money bag and knife.