Ignatius Meridius

= GAMEPLAY INFO: =
== Special Moves: ==
* Sonus: Hold B for 3 seconds, F + S (He launches sound waves from his saber, paralyzing his opponent for three seconds, similar to Rikuo's Sonar.)
* Gladio: Hold D for 3 seconds, U + S (He launches an upward vibratory wave from his saber, similar to Washizuka's Koku Satsu.)
* Reflectere: Hold B for 3 seconds, F + K (He creates a circled sound barrier from his saber to reflect his opponent's projectiles.)
* Calcitrant: UQCF + K (He launches a downward vibratory wave from his saber. Air move only.)
== Spirit Summons: ==
* Vibro: Hold B for 3 seconds, F + S and K (Leogrowl shouts harder to his opponent, stunning him/her for ten seconds.)
* Calco: Hold D for 3 seconds, U + S and K (Leogrowl leaps upwards and bites his opponent, throwing him/her to the other side.)
== Limit Breaks: ==
* Sonitum: Hold B for 3 seconds, F, B, F + S (He launches huge sound waves from his saber, paralyizing his opponent for six seconds.)
* Fluctus: QCB, HCF + K (He does a downward landing slash to his opponent. Once connected, then he does an upward slash which forms a "V" effect, causing his opponent to fall in the ground. Air move only.)
* Roma Invicta*: Hold B for 3 seconds, F, B, F + 3S (Ignatius prepares by unsheating his dagger and starts to launch it to his opponent. By connecting, he throws his saber upwards and runs towards his opponent, grabs his dagger from his/her chest and slashes ten times in succession. Then, he grabs his falling saber and crosses it with his dagger, unleashing a powerful sound wave that sends his opponent farther to the wall as he sheathes his dagger back.)* = Requires the Maximum Brave Meter to perform
== Murder Acts: ==
* Mortis: D, F, B, U + LK (Ignatius slashes his opponent's neck, leaving a trail of blood from it. Then he grabs his opponent's neck and rips his/her head with the spinal cord still attached. His/her decapitated body falls dead as Ignatius raises the head in triumph. Physical Murder. Close distance.)
* Scalpturio: U, D, D, F + HS (Ignatius summons Leogrowl and commands him to attack. Leogrowl leaps higher and claws his opponent downwards with a vibratory effect, causing his/her body to split in pieces. Spiritual Murder. Medium distance.)
= MISC.: =
* Voice Actor: Troy Baker (English), Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Raúl Anaya (Latin American Spanish)
* Intro Sequence: Ignatius unsheates his saber and raises it to the sky as he says "This is the pride and tradition of Rome!" before he goes to his fighting stance.
* Match Point Sequence: Ignatius points his saber down to his defeated opponent as he says "Get up! I haven't finished the duel yet!".
* Victory Sequence: Ignatius sheathes his saber back and then crosses his arms while hs says "You shouldn't mess with the Holy Roman Empire!". Leogrowl comes to scene and roars in front of the camera.
* Stage: Capitoline Hill
* Rival: Gunnar Rulfson
= STORY MODE: =
== Prologue: ==
(Shows the book in one page a drawing of a valiant pose of Ignatius, followed by his name below, and then in the other page, a series of texts will show up with the following prologue here.)
Rome was one of the first known civilizations ever made by the man, having a well established political and social structure thanks to the efforts of Julius Caesar. As years passed, Rome entered to a decadent period when Caesar's descendant, Gaius, rose to power as the infamous Caligula, followed by the subsequent downfall of the empire when Nero burnt the entire city in flames.
With the advent of Christianity, it took years for Rome to be rebuilt. As part of a collaboration between the kingdoms of Germany and Italy, the Holy Roman Empire was formed. One of the known soldiers serving the Holy Roman Emperor is Ignatius Meridius, an admiral of the centurion army. Ignatius believes that one day or another, Rome will be reestablished back to its glorious days.
Now, Ignatius receives an order from his emperor that the Deathopians are going to destroy Rome again, feeling that history may be repeating, so has decided to take his saber and embark on a journey to stop the Deathopian invasion before it's too late.
== Stage 4 Interlude - VS. Rottex ==
=== Pre-Fight Cutscene: ===
(Scene takes place in the Torture Chamber. Ignatius and his fellow centurions are inspecting the place.)
Ignatius: "All right, soldiers! Let's find any anomaly in this place!"
Centurions: "Sir, yes sir!"
(They follow his orders and go to inspect the area. Later, we hear the famous Wilhelm scream as one of the centurions is battered down to the ground.)
Ignatius: "What happened, soldier?"
Injured Centurion: *points* "This montruosity... is attacking us!"
(The injured centurion passes out unconsciously as Rottex comes to scene.)
Rottex: "Who dares to step my precious place?"
Ignatius: "Surrender now in the name of the Holy Roman Empire!"
Rottex: "Get out... or elsewhere you will end like that bootlicking friend of yours!"
Ignatius: "Come closer! I don't fear you!"
(Rottex then launches his grappling hook, which Ignatius evades and then clashes saber-to-knife to each other before they retreat to the square one.)
Rottex: "I hate Roman lapdogs like you!"
Ignatius: "You will pay for insulting my comrades!"
(Both warriors are now in their fighting stances.)
=== After Match Cutscene: ===
(Rottex is unconscious but still capable of talking.)
Ignatius: "Any last words, undead scum?"
Rottex: "Deathopia will take over the world!"
(And just when Ignatius attempts to strike Rottex, the latter starts to remember things that only the zombie knows as the admiral suddenly stops and sheathes his saber back.)
Ignatius: "What happened?"
Rottex: "I remember everything! Within my creation, he used the brain of one of the best knights ever existed, and I was a fool for following him."
Ignatius: "So this means you're no longer affiliated with the enemy."
Rottex: "Deathstructor is planning the eradication of the human race."
(The rest of the centurions come to scene.)
Centurion #1: "Admiral, what are going to do with him?"
Ignatius: "Don't kill him, I got a better idea."
Centurion #2: "What is it, sir?"
Ignatius: "Send him to the interrogatory. He has some information needed for my mission."
Centurions: "Yes, sir!"
(The rest of the centurions grab the heavy body of Rottex to the interrogatory, whereas the remaining ones do the same with their injured partner to the infirmary. After that, the camera focus on Ignatius crossing his arms.)
Ignatius: "I will find out the location of Deathopia soon!"
== Fated Battle - VS. Gunnar Rulfson ==
=== Pre-Fight Cutscene: ===
(Scene takes place outside of Deathstructor's Castle, where we see dark brown mountains, a couple of bones and dark gray clouds that cover the entire sky, followed by lightning coming from said clouds.)
Ignatius: "Here I am... in this desolated place called Deathopia."
(Ignatius is almost going to step the bridge, that is until we hear a voice.)
????: "Hey! I saw it first!"
(Ignatius looks and sees Gunnar.)
Ignatius: "Who dares to interrupt my mission?"
Gunnar: "For your information, this is my adventure!"
Ignatius: "Your adventure? What kind of viking you are?"
Gunnar: "One who wants to stop Deathstructor!"
Ignatius: "Then, prove it!"
(Gunnar challenges Ignatius and prepares his fighting stance.)
Gunnar: "If you insist, prepare your weapons and let's fight like gentlemen!"
Ignatius: "As you wish, Norseman!"
(Ignatius accepts Gunnar's challenge and prepares his fighting stance.)
== After Match Cutscene: ==
(Ignatius helps Gunnar to get up.)
Ignatius: "I hate to admit... you do have good intentions."
Gunnar: "Well, I thought you hate vikings."
Ignatius: "Since you have proven to be brave, I respect you."
Gunnar: "Thanks, Ignatius!"
(Ignatius shakes hands with Gunnar.)
Ignatius: "Tell me, why are you going to Deathopia?"
Gunnar: "To stop Deathstructor at all costs!"
Ignatius: "That's my duty too... However, you should take a rest, if it's not a bother."
(Ignatius runs towards Deathstructor's castle.)
Gunnar: "Take care well, fellow warrior!"
== Sub-Boss Cutscene: ==
(We cut to Deathstructor's lair as we hear his laugh while seeing Ignatius through a crystal ball.)
Deathstructor: "So you have decided to fight me... However, this isn't going to happen soon."
(Deathstructor's skeletal right hand glows to the crystal ball. We cut to the castle with Ignatius walking towards, as a black energy teleports him to a platform in a cave with lava surrounding it.)
Ignatius: "I smell surfur... in this strange place."
(We hear an animal growl for a while. Then, an hybrid creature starts to land the ground with a huge shockwave. Leogrowl is summoned because of that.)
Mantigore: "Nobody's going to step Deathopia, mortal!"
Ignatius: "Leogrowl recognizes you well."
Mantigore: "Your little kitten is pale compared to me, Mantigore!"
Ignatius: "Don't talk bad about my partner!"
(Mantigore screams in front of Ignatius as Leogrowl disappears. The latter is now in his combat stance afterwards.)
Mantigore: "If you think you can defeat me? You are wrong, Roman lapdog!"
Ignatius: "Your trash talking doesn't affect me at all, creature!"
== Final Boss Cutscene: ==
(Mantigore gets up easily.)
Mantigore: "Proud as always, Ignatius!"
Ignatius: "That's because I have trained for years to acheive it."
Mantigore: "My time here is over... go to his castle as I'm going to rest myself peacefully at my homeland."
(Mantigore's eyes start to close as his ethereal body starts to disappear in front of him.)
Ignatius: "Good luck in the heavens, Mantigore."
(We cut to Deathstructor's lair, as he gets angry for Mantigore's vanishing, seeing through a crystal ball.)
Deathstructor: "No way! Mantigore just got defeated by a mere human? If this is true, he will meet the Death personified right now!"
(Deathstructor's skeletal right hand glows to the crystal ball.  We cut back to the cave as Ignatius is feeling a strange sensation.)
Ignatius: "Something's wrong with this place!"
(Dark energies causes Ignatius to be teleported to Deathstructor's throne room, a place located in the top of the castle, decorated in dark fantasy architecture. Deathstructor is seen sitting in his black throne.)
Deathstructor: "So, you're the famous Ignatius Meridius."
Ignatius: "Rottex told me about you, right?"
Deathstructor: "Correct! I'm Deathstructor, bringer of the incoming apocalypse!"
Ignatius: "The information he sent to me indicates that you're going to destroy Rome."
Deathstructor: "Ah, the glorious Rome! Truth to be told, Rome was always decadent since day one when Julius Caesar ruled the city with iron fist."
Ignatius: "Julius Caesar made Rome prominent in the past! Your argument is invalid!"
Deathstructor: "The only nonsense you're speaking is the so-called pride and tradition they always mention when there's nothing about it when Caligula took over! Nero was right when he burnt it after he claims that the Christians will change it for nothing."
Ignatius: "Christianity is the reason why Rome was rebuilt in first place."
Deathstructor: "Do you realize that you only exists to be just a lapdog of the Holy Roman Emperor. In fact, the empire was planned to be reformed in Germany, not in Italy as you think."
Ignatius: "Germany and Italy collaborated together to form the empire I serve in first place, and my duty is to restore Rome back to its glory days!"
(Deathstructor unearths his scythe, Black Cleaver, out of the ground and grabs it as he starts to walk outside of his throne to the square one in front of Ignatius.)
Deathstructor: "What absurd ideas you have, Ignatius! You think you are fooling me?"
Ignatius: "I only lecture about your plans to repeat history for the worse!"
Deathstructor: "Well then, in this case, you will die along with Rome!"
(Ignatius is now assuming his combat stance.)
== Ending Cutscene: ==
(Deathstructor is defeated, however he gets up easily.)
Deathstructor: "How a mere lapdog like you can defeat me like that?"
Ignatius: "Don't understimate the might of the Holy Roman Empire."
Deathstructor: "You scum!"
(Deathstructor runs towards Ignatius and attempts to attack him, but is countered by his saber, impaling the skeletal ruler in the chest for five seconds and then pulls off. Deathstructor starts to feel that his ironic death is starting now.)
Deathstructor: "What you have done to me? I should cause death to humans, not them to me!"
Ignatius: "One thing is sure... Rome will rise again and you will fall!"
(Ignatius leaves the castle as the components of it are starting to fall while energy waves are starting to surround Deathstructor.)
Deathstructor: "Rome will fall again sooner or later, Ignatius Meridius!"
(The waves cause Deathstructor to explode into bones. We cut to Ignatius leaving the castle and summons Leogrowl and mounts on him as the Deathopian castle is falling into pieces. We cut later to Capitoline Hill as we see the citizens celebrating for Ignatius' victory against Deathstructor. Ignatius and his fellow centurions are seen in the middle of the street.)
Centurion #1: "Sir, I heard the Holy Roman Emperor will show up."
Ignatius: "Hope he does, soldier."
Centurion #2: "Understand, sir!"
(The centurions then form two lines, one at the left and the other at the right, all except Ignatius, who stands up at the center due to his admiral status. A carriage shows up, whose door opens and shows the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V [albeit dressed differently to distinguish himself from his more Spanish Carlos I self], landing to scene.)
Charles V (Again, voiced by Tom Cruise): "Greetings, my fellow citizens! Today, we celebrate the moment one of the best centurions of Rome, Ignatius Meridius, has slain the evil Deathstructor, ceasing Deathopia forever!"
(The citizens cheer as the Holy Roman Emperor comes closer and gives Ignatius the medal of honor.)
Charles V: "The people will remember you as a hero, Ignatius!"
Ignatius: "Thanks, Emperor!"
(Later we cut to the Holy Roman Empire's throne in Hasburg, Germany, where Ignatius and Charles V are conversing.)
Ignatius: "Did I brought Rome back to its former glory?"
Charles V: "Absolutely! You have proven to be worthy!"
Ignatius: "On the other hand, I met a certain fencer who used to be an ally of yours."
Charles V: "You mean... Alejandro?"
Ignatius: "Yes! I heard you expelled him from his service. Is that true?"
Charles V: "Well, he's completely arrogant and all, claiming that he would save a territory destined to conquer."
Ignatius: "Wait a minute... you actually left him unemployed?"
Charles V: "He deserved it for insulting me and my men!"
(Alejandro Barragán and Xochitl shows up behind Ignatius.)
Alejandro: "But I'm back on my own!"
Xochitl: "And he's not alone!"
Charles V: "You better get off of this conversation with my favorite soldier or I will put you two in jail!"
Ignatius: "I knew it! All that time I fought to restore Rome's former glory was all for naught? You're not different from Caligula."
Charles V: "What do you expect? Rome wasn't built in one day!"
Alejandro: "Listen, he fought valiantly to save the world! And you used him as a lapdog all the time?"
Xochitl: "Your actions caused Hernán Cortés and his troops to conquer my homeland!"
Ignatius: "Emperor, that's not fair!"
Charles V: "Of course it's not fair! That's how the society works!"
Ignatius: "I'd rather live in a world where everyone makes choices on their own... than the one where you use people as puppets your pleasure!"
Charles V: "You know what... say goodbye to the medal."
(Just when Charles V attempts to take Ignatius' medal, but with Xochitl's dagger and Alejandro's rapier appointing to the emperor's neck, stops him from doing so.)
Alejandro: "Si yo fuera vos (Translation: If I were you), I wouldn't take that."
Xochitl: "The medal has to remain for his own sake!"
(They stop appointing as Charles V thinks for a while, and then takes a decision.)
Charles V: "All right, you win! However, I will make clear that you are none than nuisances! Get out of the place now... and don't return!"
Ignatius: "As you wish... emperor."
(Then Ignatius, Alejandro and Xochitl leave the throne. Later, we cut to outside of the castle in Germany.)
Ignatius: "Well, this means my duty with the Holy Roman Empire is over."
Alejandro: "I don't blame you, Ignatius. After all, I already took my own path." *turns to Xochitl* "¿Vos qué pensais (Translation: What do you think), Xochitl?"
Xochitl: "I say that Ignatius can form his own centurion army, independent to the Holy Roman Empire."
Ignatius: "That's right! You give me a big idea, guys!"
(We cut to a centurion boot camp in Rome, Italy, where Ignatius and his wife Marcella, a blonde woman wearing an elegant red dress [and surprisingly enough, she's awaiting a baby of his], see the training of the soldiers.)
Marcella (voiced by Lauren Landa): "What great idea of yours, dear!"
Ignatius: "During my journey, I met with warriors who fought with the same motivations as me, so I decide to create my own army, no longer dependant of the Holy Roman Empire."
Marcella: "And what about your work with the Emperor?"
Ignatius: "I'm no longer associated to him. In fact, everyone shall make their own path as they say."
Marcella: "Glad to hear that, Ignatius!"
(Ignatius then adresses his personal centurion army with an announcement.)
Ignatius: "Soldiers, from now on, raise their arms in the name of freedom!"
Centurions: "Yes sir!"
(Ignatius then goes with his centurions as they raise their sabers to the sky.)
Ignatius: "For Rome!"
Centurions: "For Rome!"
(The screen freezes frame for ten seconds before the screen fades black.)
(Avril Lavigne's "Keep Holding On" starts playing as the credits which background is accompanied of a papyrus with ink-stained reflections of the Animal Spirits while the credits are rolling.)
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