Beatrix Vespasian-Orus

> "*Lies! You just want my power for yourselves. But my destruction of you ninja will be legendary! And all you traitors to your Empress. You are no better than the ninja! No one will rule this kingdom but me, and I will destroy everyone who stands in my way!*"
> ― Beatrix to the ninja and then to the Imperians.
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**Empress Beatrix Vespasian-Orus** (also known as the **Good Empress**) was the totalitarian ruler of Imperium. Long before the Merge, Beatrix allied with Ras to murder her father, Levo, and frame her twin sister, Zeatrix, in order to take the throne. After the Merge had occurred and her city became one with Ninjago and the other realms, she sought to capture all seven Source Dragons and drain their life force to meet the energy needs of Imperium forever while also gaining control of every other realm.

After an encounter with the ninja, she began seeing them as obstacles in her path. Now focusing her attention from the dragons to the ninja, she decided to deal with them herself, after being fed up with Ras, who had failed several times in trying to stop the ninja from rescuing and escaping with the dragons the Claws of Imperium had captured. She then learnt of the Dragon Cores and intends to use them to eliminate the ninja in retaliation. Her desires eventually got the better of her when her deception was broadcasted, losing respect of the Imperians, leading to her attempting to use her MergeQuake weapon to eliminate everyone by sending them into MergeQuake rifts, until Sora, formerly an Imperian citizen named Ana, destroyed it before being sent into a rift she created by Arin for sending baby dragon Riyu into a rift.

## History

### The Merge: Part 2

Long ago, Beatrix and her twin sister, Zeatrix, an Elemental Master, were one of the two to be next in line for the throne in the Kingdom of Imperium. One day, an outlander named Ras arrived, wishing to have her father, Emperor Levo, aid him in his need for power, but Levo refused, and had Zeatrix throw him out. However, Beatrix became interested, feeling dragon energy can power the city before putting together a plan. One day, she and Ras plant a bomb on her father's hover chariot and set it off to send him crashing down, killing him instantly, and then pinned the murder on Zeatrix. Therefore, Beatrix became the Empress of Imperium.

She also created the Advanced Systems Lab for Dr. LaRow and the other scientists. When the Merge made Imperium conflated with Ninjago and the rest of the realms, Beatrix sought out to capture every known dragon by using the Photacs and conquer the Merged Realms.

### The Merge: Part 2

Ras communicates with Beatrix to inform her of Lloyd revealing himself and making a connection with the Dragon Matriarch before she visits the dragon that was supplying power to inform him of his upcoming company.

### I Will Be the Danger

Dr. LaRow called Empress Beatrix from the Advanced Systems Lab to inform her that the Photacs were ready. Beatrix was pleased by this news and ordered her and Ras to recapture the escaped dragons.

### The Calm Inside

Beatrix came across Imperian citizen Percival Tartigrade, who had brought in Riyu on his hoverboard. After having the baby dragon caged, Beatrix informed Ras of the capture and orders hin to return to her. As she congratulated Percival before he leaves, Ras arrived.

Beatrix asked about the role of Riyu in Ras' plan, considering the trouble it had caused him. Ras attributed the difficulty to the ninja's interference. However, Beatrix pointed out that Percival had delivered the dragon to her with ease. Beatrix then issued a warning to Riyu, stating that her actions would dishearten his friends and quell their rebellion. She directed Ras to call in Dr. LaRow to extract the dragon's energy, despite Ras reminding her of the importance of keeping the dragon alive for his plan. Beatrix responded by asserting her authority, making it clear that she would not tolerate being told what to do by anyone. Even reaching the point where she reminded Ras that he was an outlander, causing him to bow his head in acknowledgment of her authority. Beatrix commanded Ras to call Dr. LaRow to drain the dragon.

As Dr. LaRow and Jordana arrived, Beatrix waited for Riyu's energy to be drained. Dr. LaRow and Jordana prepared to extract Riyu's energy when an attack by Lloyd and the dragons disrupted the plan. Beatrix expressed her outrage at the brazen assault and left with Ras to assess the situation. Upon arriving at her hover chariot, Beatrix confronted Lloyd, accusing him of laying siege to the Imperium Palace. As Lloyd condemned Beatrix's treatment of dragons as mere objects, Beatrix maintained her position as Empress and refused to provide any clarifications to those she deemed inferior. She then commanded the Claws of Imperium to attack, showing no mercy toward the ninja and dragons.

### The Battle of the Second Monastery

Beatrix issued orders to the Claws of Imperium to take action against the ninja, who were still caught off guard by their sudden arrival. The ninja sought refuge in the Monastery of Imperium, prompting Beatrix to remind Rapton of the purpose behind providing the Photac Beasts, whose indestructibility can effectively bring down the doors. While Rapton suggested a strategic approach, Beatrix insists on a more direct one, urging him to simply break down the doors. After the successful escape of the ninja and dragons, Beatrix dissatisfied with the outcome and felt surrounded by her incompetent Imperian colleagues. Overwhelmed by anger, she unleashed a burst of energy from her Claw Staff, causing debris to cascade around Rapton.

Days later, Beatrix convened a meeting in the throne room, summoning Ras, Rapton, and two Claw Hunters. Ras apprised Beatrix of their progress in organizing additional dragon hunts. However, Beatrix was disinterested in dragons, instead fixating on her personal humiliation inflicted by the ninja. She vehemently demanded the eradication of the team. Ras attempted to remind her of the plan, emphasizing the importance of what Imperium could do with just having one Source Dragon. Disregarding his guidance, Beatrix commanded the immediate arrest of Ras by the Claws of Imperium, accusing him of repeated failures. Furthermore, she revealed her intention to personally confront the ninja, activating the concealed mechanized form of her throne, known as the Empress Mech.

### The Temple of the Dragon Cores

Beatrix claimed that Imperium was the center of the Merged Realms. She lied that a small faction of Imperians has been propagating rumors about the dragons escaping, but she assured the populace that they were swiftly recaptured and that there is no energy shortage now that the dragons were back under Imperium's control. Beatrix cautions that anyone who voiced dissent against Imperium or spreaded rumors would be incarcerated as a traitor. She pledged to persist in leading the Imperians toward a brighter future. As the broadcast ended, Dr. LaRow explained the ongoing energy crisis to Beatrix. Beatrix, however, reminds Dr. LaRow of the Source Dragons, a powerful energy source that was meant to sustain them indefinitely. Unfortunately, Dr. LaRow explained that extracting the dragon power from the Source Dragon they have is a complex process, which is why Ras sought an alternative plan. Beatrix vehemently refused to hear Ras's name mentioned in her presence. Dr. LaRow proposed implementing energy conservation measures to alleviate the crisis, but Beatrix dismissed the idea, fearing that it would upset her subjects and make them difficult to control. She placed blame on the ninja for the energy crisis and eagerly awaited the results of Rapton's spy mission.

Beatrix learns from Rapton of the three Dragon Cores, which the ninja sought to retrieve in order to stabilize the world from further merge quakes. When asked by Rapton if she wants to use the cores to stop the merge quakes, Beatrix tells him that she'll use them as a weapon to stop the ninja for good.

### Gangs of the Sea

In the storage facility, Beatrix walked in to find Rapton waiting for her. He assured her that everything was ready. Beatrix expressed her contentment, stressing the significance of outsmarting the ninja in acquiring the Dragon Cores and annihilating them. Rapton voiced his concern, proposing that they should concentrate on capturing dragons instead of solely focusing on the ninja. However, Beatrix remained resolute in seeking vengeance against the ninja for their defiance. She firmly believed that once the ninja were eliminated, no one would be able to impede their efforts in obtaining any dragon they desired.

### Absolute Power

Beatrix makes another claim, saying that the Crossroads is a haven for criminals and more dragons were coming in before hugging two children. It then turned out to be staged by Dorama with the 'children' being simple actors due to her distaste in children before Rapton arrived, having recovered the Dragon Core he was assigned to before learning the ninja are not far behind.

Beatrix then proclaimed her long awaited vow against the ninja before denying Dr. LaRow's request to test out the MergeQuake weapon with the ninja on the way. When the test commenced, the core Rapton gave her exploded, angering her before she visits Ras, who reminds her of how she got the throne in the first place before he demands to be let out, but she refuses. Soon, a guard warned her of the ninja's arrival, leading her to return to the lab, where Rapton was no longer present after the fake was destroyed. Beatrix then demanded LaRow to make one out of the source dragon below the city. When she refused, Jordana requested to lead the extraction, which Beatrix accepted.

### We Are All Dragons

In the company of the Claw Hunters, Beatrix confronted the ninja and the Imperium Teen Resistance Force on the Empress Mech. Beatrix expressed her shock that any Imperians would dare to side with the ninja, emphasizing that they would face execution. The Empress further criticized the ninja for invading her kingdom, deeming their actions foolish and disrespectful. She belittled their training and Elemental Powers, confidently asserting that they were no match for her superior strength and skill. As the ninja attacked her with their Elemental Powers, Beatrix remained unfazed and effortlessly blocked their every move. She knocked them back with her Imperium Sword, taunting them about the strength of their abilities. Beatrix asserted her dominance and declared that no one, not even the most skilled and powerful, could ever surpass her might.

Beatrix observed Nya and Sora, riding on the backs of Jiro and Zanth, approaching Imperium while launching an attack on the electro-barrier. She scoffed at their attempt, confident in Imperium's invincibility. However, as Jiro unleashed a powerful lightning beam, Beatrix was left in disbelief as the barrier was destroyed. She was caught off guard as Jiro charged towards her, and she responded by pushing him away with all her might. Beatrix was determined to capture the Resistance, and she engaged in a fierce battle with Zanth and Jiro. During the battle, Beatrix found herself briefly overpowered and thrown against a building, causing debris to collapse upon her. However, she seized Zanth by the tail, slamming her forcefully onto the ground. Jiro rushed towards Beatrix, but she tossed him aside and firmly grasped his armor, declaring that no dragon could beat her. With a swift motion, she cut off a blaster from Jiro's armor.

Beatrix threw one of Jiro's blasters towards Lloyd, Nya, and Zane, nearly hitting them. Beatrix remained steadfast in her determination to prevent the ninja from obtaining the Dragon Cores. With her Imperium Sword in hand, she parried and countered the ninja's attacks with ease. Overpowering them with a single forceful blow, Beatrix sent the ninja reeling backward. However, her triumph was short-lived as she overheard a video recording of herself expressing her deep-seated hatred towards Imperians and her own family. Beatrix found herself in agreement with her own words. She soon realized that her true colors were being exposed all over Imperium. She watched as Sora delivered a speech exposing Beatrix's dark actions of mercilessly torturing dragons until their demise and her dehumanizing treatment of all beings. As the Imperians began to express their outrage, booing and throwing objects at Beatrix, she frantically insisted that the videos were fake and that she was a nice person. However, her desperate attempts to regain control of the situation backfired, and she even resorted to throwing one of the Imperium Guards, who were on Beatrix's side, at the angry citizens before fleeing.

In front of the Imperium Palace, Beatrix stood face to face with the ninja, now equipped with the MergeQuake weapon. She showed her mastery over the Dragon Cores and proclaimed her victory over the ninja. As she raised her weapon, a beam of dragon power shot up into the sky, causing a MergeQuake to form.

### The Power Within

Beatrix felt a sense of accomplishment as the MergeQuake weapon worked. The ninja urged Beatrix to stop using the weapon, warning her of the danger and the potential consequences. Beatrix, thinking that they were trying to deceive her, accused them of coveting her power and refused to listen to them. She unleashed an immense wave of energy from her Imperium Sword, pushing the ninja back and focusing her attention on the Imperians. Beatrix began to equate the Imperians to the ninja. She declared her right to rule over Imperium, vowing to destroy anyone who dared to oppose her. She began to fire blasts of dragon power, causing the Imperians to be forcefully drawn into the MergeQuakes. The ninja retaliated by attacking Beatrix with their Elemental Powers and Spinjitzu. She swung her sword, unleashing a wave of energy, but Wyldfyre countered with a blast of Heat. Beatrix, however, used the MergeQuake weapon, causing Wyldfyre to be sucked into a rift. Beatrix then aimed the MergeQuake weapon directly at Kai, who swiftly evaded the newly formed MergeQuakes and charged towards Beatrix. However, Beatrix swiftly knocked Kai aside with her sword, continuing to fire MergeQuakes everywhere.

Riyu rushed towards Sora, but Beatrix fired behind him, causing Riyu to be sucked into a rift. Witnessing Beatrix's attack on Sora, Arin quickly picked up a rock and used Object Spinjitzu to throw it at the Empress Mech, causing Beatrix to fall to the ground. Kai, seeking revenge for Wyldfyre, launched a fireball at Beatrix and attempted to attack her, but she quickly sent him into a MergeQuake. Beatrix dashed through Imperium, followed by Nya and Rapton. She shot at them, causing Rapton to be sucked into a MergeQuake. Lloyd, piloting the Master Mech, strike Beatrix, disarming her of the MergeQuake weapon. Arin, in the Dragon Mech, head toward the MergeQuake weapon. But Beatrix tripped him, and began to fight both Lloyd and Arin until she fired the MergeQuake weapon, resulting in their mechs to be sucked in. Beatrix was ready to unleash the power of the MergeQuake weapon upon Lloyd and Arin. She declared that it was the end for them. However, just as Beatrix prepared to attack, Sora tapped into her Elemental Powers and unlocked her True Potential. Beatrix was confused by what was happening. Suddenly, Sora's True Potential destroyed the MergeQuake weapon, leaving Beatrix stunned. Before she can regain her composure, Arin, fueled by vengeance for Riyu, utilized Spinjitzu to deliver a powerful blow, sending Beatrix tumbling into a MergeQuake. After the MergeQuake incident, all those who were engulfed in its chaos emerged unscathed. However, amidst the aftermath, Beatrix mysteriously vanished from Imperium, leaving her current location shrouded in uncertainty.

## Relationships

### Family

* Levo † - Father
* Zeatrix - Twin Sister

### Allies

* Dorama
* Jordana
* Sora's parents

### Enemies

* Ninja
	+ Sora - Former Citizen and Archenemy
	+ Arin
	+ Lloyd Garmadon
	+ Kai
	+ Nya
	+ Zane
	+ Wyldfyre
* Dragons
	+ Jiro
	+ Zanth
	+ Source Dragons
* Imperium Teen Resistance Force - Former Allies
	+ Percival Tartigrade
* Ras - Former Second-in-Command and Former Ally
* Rapton - Former Ally
* Imperium Claw Hunters - Former Allies
* Imperium Guards - Former Allies
* Dr. LaRow - Former Ally

## Personality

Empress Beatrix is a tyrannical dictator who has traits of megalomania, as she seeks to conquer the other realms and Ninjago and place them under her rule. She is also shown to be a sociopath as while she claims that she cares greatly for Imperium, she is actually callous and unsympathetic towards dragons, her fellow Imperians, and all other living beings, no matter how much they had suffered from her, and she even expressed prejudice, since she sees everyone else as nothing more but mindless beasts, lesser beings, slaves, power sources, and pawns. Beatrix is also hot-tempered and intolerant of failures, and would not hesitate to punish any of her followers once her patience has been used up. In addition, Beatrix's desire to conquer the Merged Realms and rule over all of the universe's inhabitants suggests she may consider herself to be a deity, which is supported by her claim to be the "protector of the true path".

Beatrix is shown to be a deceitful and manipulative liar as she lied to the people of Imperium that the dragons the ninja had free had been recaptured and that they didn't escaped. The reason for this is that Beatrix fully knows well that if all of Imperium will panic, if they ever learn of the truth as well as the newly occurring energy crisis, then they will be harder to control. However, despite this, some people had already seen the incident with their own eyes and they began questioning on why their "beloved" empress would lie to them.

## Vehicles

### Mechs

* Empress Mech
	+ A large Imperium-themed mech that's also her throne.
	+ It appeared in "The Battle of the Second Monastery."

### Jets

* Hover chariot
	+ An aerial vehicle that Beatrix owns.
	+ It appeared in "The Calm Inside."

## Official description

### THE STRESSMAKERS

*She came to power with Ras' help and has gone on to achieve many things. **Now she wants to become ruler of all 16 realms!***

## Appearances

### Sets

* 71795 Temple of the Dragon Energy Cores
* 71796 Elemental Dragon vs. The Empress Mech

### *Ninjago: Dragons Rising*

#### Season 1

* 2. "The Merge: Part 2"
* 5. "Writers of Destiny" (mentioned)
* 6. "Return to Imperium" (pictured)
* 7. "Mindless Beasts" (pictured)
* 8. "I Will Be the Danger" (screen)
* 9. "The Calm Inside"
* 10. "The Battle of the Second Monastery"
* 11. "The Temple of the Dragon Cores"
* 12. "Gangs of the Sea"
* 15. "They Call it Doom" (mentioned)
* 18. "Absolute Power"
* 19. "We Are All Dragons"
* 20. "The Power Within"

### Ninjago Magazine

* 106. *Probationary Potential!* (visualized)

## Etymology

Beatrix is a female given name and it means "one who brings joy" in Latin. It is also a Hungarian name and it means "voyager" or "traveller." The first part of her last name, Vespasian comes from the Roman Emperor, Vespasian, whose name is believed to mean either "west", "evening", or "wasp". The second part, Orus, comes from Greek mythology and it means the "first to be born."

## Trivia

* Unlike in the show, her minifigure features cheekbones and lacks the cape.
* She and her sister are the third pair of twins in the franchise, the first being the Time Twins, and the second being Akita and Kataru.
* She could be considered Acronix's opposite for several reasons.
	+ While they are both the younger twin, Acronix was able to share half of Time with Krux since Time can be split among identical twins thus allowing them to be Elemental Masters. Beatrix, on the other hand, ended up being born a normal person because her twin Zeatrix is the firstborn twin.
	+ Acronix is completely loyal to his brother and would never betray him even though they have their differences which annoys them, fine with making compromises to ensure victory, and wants to rule beside him, while Beatrix hates her twin and willingly betrays her sister so she could inherit the throne to Imperium for herself.
* Beatrix shares similarities and differences with Iron Baron.
	+ The similarities are that they are the tyrannical rulers outside of Ninjago who abused dragons and lied to their people to hide their true agendas respectively.
	+ The differences are that Beatrix did not entirely kill the dragons, due to her goal of extracting their energy to maintain power in Imperium, while Iron Baron hunted dragons and only wanted to take control of Firstbourne by wearing the Dragon Armor.
* She is the fourth main female villain in the franchise after the Preeminent, Harumi, and Aspheera.
	+ Coincidentally, all of these female villains are royals. The Preeminent is considered the Queen of the Cursed Realm, Harumi is the Princess of Ninjago despite not having any real power and is instead a figurehead, Aspheera is the self-proclaimed Queen of the Serpentine, and Beatrix is the Empress of Imperium.
	+ Beatrix is also the second main female villain to have white hair with Harumi being the first.
	+ She is also the first main female villain in *Dragons Rising*.

## References

1. ↑ "Return to Imperium"
2. ↑ "The Merge: Part 2"
3. ↑ "Mindless Beasts"
4. ↑ *Metal Mayhem!*