Jeanne's Counterpart

This article contains Fuga: Melodies of Steel spoilers, continue at your own risk.

## Bio

### Age

14 (biologically)
≈2000 (actual age)

### Height

?

**Jihl** is a mysterious human boy who was sealed deep inside the Taranis in what appeared to be a capsule. He was (or possibly only a part of) the Soul Cannon's final firing that ended both Vanargand and Shvein Hax. He's one of the main antagonists of *Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2*, and his actions drive much of the game's plot.

## Biography

Not much can be described for Jeanne's counterpart as he only appears very suddenly during *Fuga: Melodies of Steel*'s true ending and is spoken of somewhat vaguely by Jeanne herself. According to the Jeanne Archives, using his life as Bio-Energy caused her to cease functioning as the two were connected somehow. *Fuga*'s secret movie exposes more of this child, showing that he had somehow survived the Soul Cannon, released himself out of the Taranis, and now seeks revenge on the 12 children who had used him unknowingly.

Jihl has grey skin, long white hair and blue eyes, which start glowing orange once he fully reawakens his powers. His overall appearance strikes a shocking resemblance to Jeanne's child form. His gloves are patterned with circular shapes which are much like those seen on some Hybrids.

## History

Jihl was a Hybrid developed by the humans of the far past, created to be a power source for the French pseudo-Juno tank Taranis' Soul Cannon that would survive more than a single use. He was made out of desperation to stop the German Titano-Machina Vanargand during the final days of humanity. Of all the Hybrids created for such a purpose, Jihl was the only successful one, and endured immense physical and mental stress over both the experiments he endured and his lifeforce being drained, again and again. Ultimately, one of the scientists that worked on the Taranis, whom he referred to as "Mama" due to the bond they'd formed with each other, turned rogue and hid Jihl's stasis pod deep within the Taranis before she sacrificed herself to fire the Soul Cannon, out of remorse for the suffering her people put him through while she was unable to stop it. Her sacrifice was what allowed the Taranis to defeat the Vanargand, separating it from its core. Jihl never realized what Mama did, believing she'd abandoned him to his fate.

Around 2000 years after the Reset, while the Taranis faced off once more against the Vanargand, the tank's AI Jeanne, upon seeing the children's resolve to stop Hax and desperate to find a way to fire the Soul Cannon without harming them, found Jihl's stasis pod. Shocked by the overflowing with bio-energy coming from him, Jeanne used him and the remaining energy of the Taranis to fuel the Soul Cannon one more time, obliterating Hax and defeating the Vanargand. When she did this, the drain made her shut down for good.

Unfortunately, this awoke Jihl of his slumber. Angry with the world that saw him as little more than a tool, he waited an entire year until the Taranis was retrieved and brought to Pharaoh. Once Malt and company reopened the tank, Jihl made his move. He promptly hijacked the Taranis and used its systems to brainwash Mei, Hanna, Socks, Boron and Britz, before going on a rampage that devastated a large chunk of the city.

## Trivia

* Jeanne's counterpart was sealed away & put into a deep slumber for what was likely centuries, very much like Baion's multi-millennia-long sleep.