The Emperor of Swords, or just the Emperor (エンペラー), is a mysterious man operating as a high-ranking member and overseer of the Gardens.
Profile[]
Introduction[]
A central pillar to a certain organization who took his regal alias of his own accord. He sees those who work under him as tools to be used as he sees fit--and any who dare to flee are punished with nothing less than death. His weapons of choice are golden relics that manipulate gravity, using them with delight to crush the bodies of his enemies. He is currently searching for two runaways who are hiding among an unidentified third party.[1]
Appearance[]
The Emperor is an enigmatic figure with a face that is mostly shrouded. He appears to be a tall man wearing a black shirt and trousers and several pieces of golden armor — the Monarch's Regalia. This set is comprised of a twisted sceptre, purple orb with a golden eagle, helmet emblazoned with a crown, and arm guards, chest plates, waist guards and boots. He also wears a belt with a crown and a tattered black cloak with a high upturned collar.
Personality[]
The Emperor exploits low-ranking members of the Organization as tools, not seeing them as individual humans, and ruthlessly murders anyone daring to escape. He was dangerously analytical, knowing the insides and outs of each of the assassins, including their tactics, strategies, and equipment. The Emperor was also sadistic, enjoying the thought of slaughter and the members killing each other. With his abilities also came arrogance, with him never imagining anything other than domination. When this was challenged, arrogance gave way to outrage and he lost his composure.
Trivia[]
- Prior to the real Emperor's final confrontation with Swin and Nadia, he is missing the orb from the Monarch's Regalia. Exactly how or when he lost it is unclear, but an artifact with seemingly identical abilities is said to have been found in the Black Workshop by G. Schmidt. Schmidt inadvertently lets Tita use it for her anti-gravity device on her Orbal Gear IV project, with her only finding out it was an artifact later. The Emperor takes this artifact after creating a situation where he can retrieve it from the wreckage, suggesting it is the original orb.
- Although Elysium has the ability to replicate artifacts, it is unclear whether this was the case with the set of the Regalia that the simulacrum of the Emperor uses. On one hand, Swin and Nadia had hidden the three pieces of the Regalia and the orb was missing, but on the other, it would have been very easy for Elysium's predictive ability to know exactly where these were and have the Emperor retrieve them. The Emperor is spotted around Erebonia doing something secretly, perhaps claiming hidden artifacts that had come into the RMP's possession and the orb (as mentioned above) from Tita. Presumably he retrieved the hidden artifact from Crossbell Cathedral as well. The actions of the orb after the simulacrum's first defeat certainly suggest they are the real deal, and Dominion Wazy Hemisphere does not pick up anything unusual about them after investigating.
References[]
Sources
- ↑ Trails into Reverie, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
