Romeo Guildenstern Romeo Guildenstern is the primary antagonist in " Vagrant Story " . He is the pious and noble leader of the Order of the Crimson Blades , also known as the Knights of the Cross , the militia under direct orders of Cardinal Batistum . He is 34 years old and 179 cm tall . Profile . Guildenstern is a refined , noble knight with unmatched elegance . His charisma and leadership are so that those under him follow his orders without question . He shows a romantic side to Samantha , who is deeply in love with him . Even so , he is a cold and commanding general with no tolerance for failure . Such discipline hardens all those under him . Guildenstern is not only a master of the sword , he is a master of magick . It is rumored that he has knowledge of the Dark Arts , and this proves true with his immunity to the Dark powers that Sydney used on his soldiers . Guildenstern ' s knowledge encompasses many things , and he holds a special attraction to Leá Monde and the Dark Arts . Guildenstern commands the Crimson Blades , and expects no treachery within the ranks . Ordering his soldiers to action , unrelenting in his movement to apprehend Sydney , Guildenstern merely uses them as tools in his quest . Story . Noble in character and pious in faith , Guildenstern , as he is addressed , holds an ideal unlike any other in the folds of the Knights ; he cares less of the means and more for the end . Graduating from the Academy in the highest esteem , Guildenstern achieved the Cardinal ' s recognition and was made part of the Crimson Blades , gaining through ranks to become the Cardinal ' s hand . Guildenstern believes that due to the corrupt ones using their nobility and power to cause suffering and misery , the world is in need of cleansing . The Cardinal trusts Guildenstern and reveals of the dark powers within Leá Monde : the Gran Grimoire . At the Cardinal ' s behest he and others within the Crimson Blades dabble with the Dark Arts , able to use the Dark and gain immunity against it . Searching for ways to access Leá Monde ' s powers , Guildenstern learns that the cult Müllenkamp , under command of Sydney Losstarot , has sieged Duke Bardorba ' s manor . Despite having no approval from the Valendia Knights of the Peace , the Cardinal allows Guildenstern to quell the cult ' s activities . Guildenstern fails to find Sydney and , tracing the cultists to Leá Monde , orders his army to move to the Dark City . Along with his company and lover Samantha , Guildenstern apprehends Sydney , and discovers the cult leader holds the key to access Leá Monde ' s dark powers : the Blood - Sin tattoo on his back . Blinded by power , Guildenstern strips the tattoo off Sydney ' s back , placing it on his own body . With the key , Guildenstern needs to sacrifice a person , which he finds in Samantha . Flooded with the powers of Darkness , Guildenstern faces one last obstacle , the Riskbreaker Ashley Riot . Guildenstern is defeated and even as he transforms to a grotesque winged one - horned demonic being , he falls to Ashley ' s will and determination . The dark powers leave Guildenstern as he falls to the ground where he bursts into flames and is destroyed . Gameplay . Guildenstern is fought as the Final Boss at the top of the Grand Cathedral . He has two forms . Etymology . His last name ' s origin is somewhat more obscure .