Livia Junius

Livia sas Junius is a major antagonist in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. She holds the rank of tribunus angusticlavius in the XIVth Imperial Legion of the Garlean Empire, and acts as the third-in-command to legatus Gaius van Baelsar.
==History==
===Early life===
Having been orphaned in a war and separated from her sister Lucia, Livia sas Junius was taken in and raised by Gaius van Baelsar. Livia seeks to repay Gaius for his kindness by joining his new campaign to continue the empire's subjugation of Eorzea in the aftermath of the Seventh Umbral Era.
After the Barheim incident, in which scores of imperial colonists met their end at the hands of the natives, Livia was dispatched to Dalmasca. Under her watch, suspected rebels were hunted down and slaughtered without trial. From this she gained the epithet "the Witch of Dalmasca".
===Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn===
She confronts Nero tol Scaeva for straying from his assigned duties to spy on the Warrior of Light slaying Ifrit, and threatens to execute him herself if he lets himself fail. Nero remarks it would be foolish of him to confront a woman in love.
Livia leads the legion's attack on the hideout of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn in Vesper Bay. She kills most of the organization's members after Minfilia Warde's formal surrender and kidnaps her, Urianger Augurelt, Papalymo Totolymo, and Tataru Taru, dealing a large blow to those fighting back against the Garleans and the primal threat.
At Castrum Centri, Livia oversees the interrogation of Minfilia herself, brutally beating her, demanding information on the Echo and how it lets her resist the tempering of the primals. When the Warrior of Light infiltrated Castrum Centri and led a breakout to rescue their comrades, Livia briefly entered a standoff with Yda Hext and Y'shtola Rhul, who sought to avenge the comrades she had slaughtered in the Waking Sands. The battle ended when the latter two fled upon Livia's soldiers coming to assist her.
Later, inside the Praetorium, news of the death of her comrade Rhitahtyn sas Arvina at the Warrior of Light's hands arrived. Livia's psyche begins to unravel and Gaius orders her to defend Castrum Meridianum after the two rendezvous in his quarters.
thumb|Livia's confronting the Warrior of Light
When the Warrior of Light and Cid Garlond stormed Castrum Meridianum to assault Gaius' headquarters, Livia joined the defense and confronted the Warrior after they had destroyed the Praetorium's shield generator. Livia expressed her indignation on how the Warrior could have caused them so much trouble and vowed to kill the Warrior to ensure they could not take Gaius away from her. A battle ensued, and Livia was defeated and slain, her last words crying for Gaius.
===Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker===
When the Warrior later ventures into the aetherial sea to find Hydaelyn, they encounter Livia manifested as a monstrous being, bearing the epithet of "the Undeterred".
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Livia is a woman in a suit of an imperial officer's black and white armor. She wears a unique helmet that bears the visage of a one-eyed woman. She wields a pair of gunbaghnakhs called Aglaea that have been welded to her armor.
===Personality===
Vicious, cruel and unstable, she takes delight in the domination of Eorzea and harbors little love for her fellow soldiers, often issuing death threats to them whether they are rank and file soldiers or even of a higher rank than her, such as Nero tol Scaeva. Her affection is reserved for the man she loves, Gaius van Baelsar, whom she serves with loyalty bordering on fanaticism. She would even ensure that Gaius's adoptive children would keep their distance from him, as even the slightest form of affection towards him from the other orphans would make her jealous.
==Gameplay==
===Battle===
Livia sas Junius is fought as the final boss of . Initially fought in Magitek armor, the encounter underwent modifications which saw this phase removed in Patch 6.1.
Her spirit can later be encountered in as the Jaundiced Tribunus and the as Livia the Undeterred, while a simulacrum of her created by Elidibus is encountered during the quest .
=== Triple Triad ===
== Musical themes ==
The theme "Steel Reason" plays in the battles against Livia and the other Tribunes. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Trading Card Game ===
Livia appears as part of the Thunder set.
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
Livia sas Junius reaper sprite from FFRK.png|Livia sas Junius (Magitek Armor).
Livia sas Junius sprite from FFRK.png|Livia sas Junius.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Livia appears as a Triple Triad card.
517a Livia sas Junius.png|Livia sas Junius.
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517c Livia sas Junius.png|Livia sas Junius.
==Other media==
Livia is the main antagonist in the special Ultimate Fight Final Fantasy XIV trailer, overpowering Yda in a traditional fighting game scenario before she is defeated by the summoned Scions of the Seventh Dawn and crushed under Papalymo's meteor.
==Gallery==
Livia.jpg|In-game render.
Livia_and_Nero.jpg|Livia and Nero in Thanalan.
Livia_Gun.jpg|Livia during the siege of Waking Sands.
Livia_vs_Yda.jpg|Livia versus Yda Hext.
Angry_Livia.jpg|Livia shows her anger after the Scions fled from the empire.
==Etymology==
Livia is a Latin girl's name derived from a diminutive of "Olivia", meaning "Olive". It is also the name of one of the most significant and powerful women in Roman history, Livia Drusilla, wife of Emperor Gaius Augustus and first Empress of Rome.
Junius derives from the name of the goddess Juno, queen of the heavens and wife of Jupiter, for whom the month of June is named. The Junii were also one of the oldest and most significant clans in ancient Rome: Lucius Junius Brutus is reputed to have co-founded the Roman republic, and Marcus Junius Brutus is remembered as the friend and eventual assassin of Julius Caesar.
==Notes==
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Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
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Category:Pugilists
Category:Antagonists
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