Impresario (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Impresario is a non-player character in Final Fantasy XIV, being a relevant character at the All Saints' Wake seasonal event. He is the manager and stage director who leads the Continental Circus, a voidsent circus troupe that hosts the festivities in the three city-states of Eorzea.
However, this is a façade to realize his real plan: the "Night of Devilry", a mythical night in which an army of demons go into the mortal realm. However, his attempts are always foiled every year by the Warrior of Light.
== History ==
===All Saints' Wake 2013===
For the celebration of All Saints' Wake, the Continental Circus has been summoned to Gridania to revive traditions that have fallen into disuse since the Calamity. The Shifty Thespian invited the Warrior of Light to speak with the Impresario. After recounting the origins of All Saints' Wake, the Impresario presented the Warrior of Light with a traditional costume, so they could take their place among the costumed troupers and help put on a frightfully delicious evening.
The Impresario encouraged the Warrior of Light to travel to each of the three city-states and scare the artists he encountered. As the festivities continue, the Impresario was impressed with the Warrior of Light's efforts and asked for help with another All Saints' Wake tradition: the lighting of the traditional protective lanterns. Pleased with the efforts, the Impresario entrusted the task of placing one last protective lantern in a poorly lit area near Apkallu Falls.
Upon lighting the protective lantern, the Warrior of Light heard a voice raising doubts about the Impresario's true identity and encouraging the Warrior of Light to seek the truth from his troupe's supposed patrons. The Warrior of Light speaks with Serpent Captain Uphanne, who insists that the Order of the Twin Adder has no business with the Impresario, saying that she heard they were personally invited to Gridania by the Elder Seedseer herself. Speaking to Hearer Damaris, she says that the Seedseers know nothing about the Impresario and his troupe, saying that she heard they were invited by the Adventurers' Guild. speaking to Mother Miounne, she concludes that the Impresario is not who he claims to be suggesting scaring him to find out the truth.
After being scared, the Impresario is revealed to be a real imp. As he tells it, he and his monstrous minions have cooked up their scheme in hopes of a return to the old days when All Saints' Wake offered an opportunity for his kind to have fun and do mischief in the city. Assured that he means no harm, the Warrior of Light agrees to keep the secret from him.
===All Saints' Wake 2014===
The Continental Circus has arrived in town to help the citizens celebrate the celebration. According to Godriquelain, the members of this traveling troupe are actually demons in disguise. He asks the Warrior of Light to heed the troupe's call for volunteers so that he can get closer to its members and determine if they pose a threat.
After investigating the members of the troupe in the three city-states, Godriquelain learned that the Continental Circus is recruiting volunteers for the costume parade it is holding in Ul'dah. The unsavory illusionist invited the Warrior of Light to participate in the parade. After thanking the Warrior of Light, the unpleasant illusionist lets slip that she has an appointment with someone she calls the Impresario. Despite asking them not to follow him, the Warrior of Light has observed the meeting in hiding.
Overhearing the conversation between the impresario and the unsavory illusionist, both revealed themselves as imps in disguise. The parade was just a means of ushering in the Night of the Devilry; the charm of the amulet distributed at the parade does not actually grant happiness and fortune, but turns people into devils. Godriquelain is shocked to learn the true nature of the amulet and moves to end the parade. However, Momodi, upon returning from watching the parade, assures him that the amulet is actually harmless. It seems that the Continental Circus has been fooled all this time and the citizens are perfectly safe.
== Characteristics==
=== Appearance ===
The Impresario looks like a male Elezen dressed with an elegant black suit, and hides his face with a Ripened Pumpkin Head. However, this appearance is actually a glamour.
In reality, the Impresario is an Imp.
=== Personality ===
Back in the 2013 edition of the game, he shows a sinister and tricky personality due to him being an Imp, but he doesn't want to do anything bad to people. He assures his only goal is to bring back the All Saints' Wake event as a great festivity for everyone to enjoy, since people stopped to celebrate it after the Calamity.
However, from the 2014 edition onwards, the Impresario has shown a more darker side. He uses the All Saints' Wake festivity to make reality the fabled "Night of Devilry", trying to turn people into voidsent through fear.
==Behind the scenes==
His Pumpkin Mask is said to be crafted after the mythical Great Gourd, patron of the All Saints Wake festivities.
In the 2013 edition of the event, it was hinted that he was one of the Imps from the 2011 edition.
In the promotional artworks, he wears a witch hat on his pumpkin head.
== Gallery ==
FFXIV Impresario (Imp).png|The Impresario's true form
All saints wake promo 2015.png|The Impresario at the 2015 artwork
All saints wake promo 2016.jpg|The Impresario at the 2016 artwork
==Citations==
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Antagonists
Category:Voidsents