Leehalt: Janus? You're alive... But... how?
Janus: During the battle with the Drifters, I pretended I was dead, allowing me time to fission my body. What the Drifters thought they defeated, and what you thought was dead, was just my duplicate figure.
Melody: So... even we were... fooled by the sacrifice's... allegiance...?
Marik: I will not let him... betray us... Gias... crush... him... Kanda... Es-trata... Ama..
Janus: It's not working, pale face. Out of magic, huh? Gias can't help you, now.
Leehalt: We were to exploit... the sacrifice... Not the... other way around... The sacrifice... bested us all...
Janus: Sacrifice, sacrifice! SHUT UP! What do you mean by that!? You are the ones I used as prey in order for me to become the ruler! You can all die in peace now... The future of this planet lies in the good hands of Sir Janus!
Janus: During the battle with the Drifters, I pretended I was dead, allowing me time to fission my body. What the Drifters thought they defeated, and what you thought was dead, was just my duplicate figure.
Melody: So... even we were... fooled by the sacrifice's... allegiance...?
Marik: I will not let him... betray us... Gias... crush... him... Kanda... Es-trata... Ama..
Janus: It's not working, pale face. Out of magic, huh? Gias can't help you, now.
Leehalt: We were to exploit... the sacrifice... Not the... other way around... The sacrifice... bested us all...
Janus: Sacrifice, sacrifice! SHUT UP! What do you mean by that!? You are the ones I used as prey in order for me to become the ruler! You can all die in peace now... The future of this planet lies in the good hands of Sir Janus!
In the Desert Punk planet of Filgalia, the world has went through countless wars and apocalyptic events, turning the land into a hostile wasteland. Only those with the wit and will are able to survive, and these individuals have the cunning to not just live, but thrive and tame these lands, spreading their ambitions like the wind.
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Wild Arms series
- Wild ARMs: Boomerang is a demon bounty hunter known as the "Annihilator", who forever wanders to find the perfect opponent to sate his bloodlust. A Wild Card during the first demon war, Boomerang fought against any strong opponent regardless of allegiance, contributing in the demons first defeat. Accompanied by Luceid due to his desire for the battle, Boomerang found it in the party, vowing to make them strong by joining the Quarter Knights after killing and replacing Berserk and manipulating both sides to bring out the best of the group. Satisfied with their growth, he battles them one last time, ending with Boomerang sacrificing himself to save them from the Ziekfried's forces after interrupting his final match. He later fights his way out of Hell to finish the battle, content with his death after seeing himself as the true victor for achieving his perfect fight before entrusting Luceid to them as a sign of respect and a request of mercy for her sake.
- Wild ARMs 2: Commander Irving Valeria, leader of ARMS, is a descendant of the Sword Magess' bloodline. However, when he was unable to wield the legendary Argetlahm to stop the encroaching Kuiper Belt from consuming the world, he instead decides to rely on his intellect to save all of Filgaia. Funding the terrorist organization Odessa, he has them try to Take Over the World, while also creating ARMS to oppose them and bring unity among world leaders, ensuring that the nations of the world would be united regardless of who wins. After Odessa's defeat, Irving used his newfound authority to try executing a plan to stop the emerging Kuiper Belt. When the plan fails, Irving moves to his final contingency: he and his sister sacrificing themselves to give the Kuiper Belt a physical form so that it can be killed by ARMS, explaining the truth to Ashley in his final moments, only regretting that he won't be able to see the world's future. A man who just wants to be a true hero, Irving is willing to do anything to fulfill his bloodline's legacy and save the world.
- Wild ARMs 3:
- Janus Cascade is an idolized rogue Drifter who nearly left his mark in history as a dastardly clever outlaw. A gun for hire by the Prophets to create the Dark Spear as part of their plan to bring back the Demons, Janus knowing he's being used instead takes the Dark Spear himself for his own ambitions, but when he ends up enslaved and turned a demon himself to be a sacrifice, Janus decides to take advantage of the situation, secretly manipulating the Drifters and Prophets in a specific motion to let him dispose Asgard, and then using the upcoming battle to fake his death knowing the Drifters will prevail over the Prophets, turning the tables on his slavers at his mercy and taking over their plan to conquer Filgalia as its new king, coming ever so close had the Prophet's ritual not work in a miraculous last second.
- Asgard is a War Golem created by the Prophets to be a weapon and bodyguard, who fulfills his duty through a steel will and unmovable spirit. Unyielding, Asgard stood as a major obstacle for the Drifters throughout their journey, always nearly beating them and only stopped because of outside interference. When Beatrice ends up causing his master's demise, Asgard came up with a plan to avenge them while also arranging himself to be killed, assisting the Drifters in destroying Beatrice's tower and then dueling them to the death knowing they can prevail, imparting words of wisdom to Jet after their final battle, before gladly joining his masters in the Netherworld where he can continue his duty forevermore while leaving his adversaries to defeat Beatrice in his stead.
- Wild ARMs 4:
- Gawn Brawdia the goody adventurer and ally of Jude is the secret member of Brionac and the group's hidden ace. Nickname "Twin Gunner", Gawn is the group's strongest fighter, and final resort whenever all else fails in an operation, acting as a spy to Jude's group after gaining their trust by saving one of Jude's neighbors and helping them throughout, secretly leaking their location to Brionac in order to ambush them. Tricking them to look for a train to escape, Gawn is able to manipulate them to capture Yulie and his target Hauser in one flawless swoop, fulfilling his mission. Realizing Lambda's plans will endanger the world, Gawn decides to betray him after being convince by Jude's strength, sacrificing himself to get them to Illsveil Prison by single-handily destroying the missiles after them with his gun skills in a suicide attack, decrying Jude's group to bring Filgalia a better future.
- Enil Aidem the "Dark Whisperer" is a skilled physic and Brionac's master of infiltration and espionage. Capable of casting illusion base on her target's fear and shapeshifting with "Dark Whisper", Enil was task to capture Yulie after her comrades failed, using mind tricks over brute strength. Deluding Yulie by posing as her brother, she has the group navigate Etemenanki, to weaken them with the long trec and obstacles she set in a wave of confusion, ending with her nearly convincing Yulie to join her with the face of her brother while using the other's fears to keep them at bay. When her illusions are figured out, Enil battles with perfect doppelgängers to outnumber and corner. When she lost, Enil accepts her defeat gracefully after being impress by Yulie's drive to overcome fear unlike her.
- Wild ARMs 5:
- Nightburn Ackland is the dashing leader of the Golem Hunters Guild and human icon who's secretly with the Veruni. After losing his Veruni lover to a disease and learning that her race is doom to extinction unless drastic measures, Nightburn aligned with the Veruni as a false hero to his race, using his fame and charisma to lure other humans as part of the Veruni's many systems to keep both sides in check. Running the entertainment and mine industry where he tricked many humans into slavery, Nightburn hid his facade brilliantly for years while secretly getting closer in solving the Veruni dilemma until he encountered Dean. After being defeated by him and impress by his resolve, Nightburn switch sides, setting up Dean as his successor in uniting the two race, before seemingly sacrifing himself for him, re-emerging later to face the Veruni radicals as the genuine hero that Dean looked-up to.
- Duogrammaton "Duo" is a Veruni entertainment mogul who's floozy facade hides a cunning reporter fighting for the truth. In charge of Liela Belle and managing Nightburn's image, when he realize that Avril was the Ice Queen, he used his status to lure her group into a fake audition where he secretly studied her in the guise of just mere amusement. Hating how his race disregard humans and censor the truth, Duo pretended to comply with his race's demand only to expose their whole system behind their back, secretly recording and revealing Nightburn and the Veruni's fraudalence to start a revolution for humans to fight back, before guiding the group to Johnny Appleseed so they can show the truth of the conflict plaguing both races.
