"Maestro"

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## "Maestro"

* Game
* Manga

## Bio

### Residence

The Deep Depths (Supposedly)

The **"Maestro"** is a mysterious being who was introduced in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel*'s manga.

He appears in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2* and plays a major role in it.

## Biography

The "Maestro", something they refer to themselves as, is an eccentrically dressed being who has full knowledge of the events that had taken place in the Free Lands of Gasco, specifically the war against the Berman Empire. They watch the events on multiple digital monitors and appear to possess knowledge of currently unknown events that have occurred.

This character has no known race as of yet, however their overall appearance is very similar to Count Nouvellune, the mysterious antagonist of *The Adventures of Sucre.* Both dress formally & wear a plague doctor's mask. Whether the comics' author Lunet has had an encounter with him is unknown, however.

## History

### Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2

Maestro meets Malt after the disastrous rematch between the Tarascus and the rogue Taranis, as he and his friends' hesitation to harm those who had been brainwashed by Jihl allowed the latter to sacrifice Mei to activate the Soul Cannon and obliterate the Tarascus with it. Ending up in a strange location outside of time, with flowing lines, hexagons and a glowing golden Juno, Malt wondered what had happened to Mei and the others, when Maestro startled him. Impressed by Malt somehow reaching his location and comparing his newfound temporal abilities to Jeanne's simulations, Maestro gives Malt a little advice to avoid the terrible fate he just suffered, or else the place they'd met would become his new reality. Once Malt returns to right before the fight, his desire to save Mei and his friends gives him and the other children the resolve to fight their old tank, which leads to Mei being saved from the Soul Cannon and reuniting with her brother.

They both meet again some time after the Taranis transforms into the Exo-Taranis, when Malt's hatred of Jihl due to Hanna's death causes him a severe lapse of judgement that drives him to argue with his friends, leaves the tank unable to move due to enemy artillery fire and gets him killed by the Hax AI when he decides to use him as Soul Cannon ammo. While in his realm, Maestro berates Malt for him choosing to keep pursuit of the Belenos over defending the village Jihl's Geist Tillzer attacked, and also tells him he should have a better choice of last words, as he was practically begging to get himself killed with his actions. After also telling him that no life is worth throwing away so easily, he remarks that Malt will probably forget their conversation before time reverses to when Jihl created the monster. As Malt is left too shaken to argue with his friends, it allows them to focus on destroying the meaty helicopter before it can harm the Exo-Taranis.

*To Be Continued.*

## Trivia

* While the furigana used in the writing says "maestro", this character can also be called the "conductor" due to the kanji written within the same speech bubble.

1. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/serial/fuga/202206/14264577.html