John Juniper

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**John Juniper** was a character in *I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy And The Liar*. He was one of the main antagonists of the game.

## John Juniper

"I act. Everyone else is just playing pretend."

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Evansville, INUnited StatesHudson Federation

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

* Wil Wheaton
* Puddles Pity Party (Intro Credits)

## Character Description

Juniper's description on the official website is as follows:

> John Juniper is a highly trained actor and wealthy celebrity. As such, he wields a tremendous amount of cultural influence and should be treated as a high value asset.
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> Juniper employs something he calls ‘the mask technique’ in which he has masks built for each new role he takes on. He uses the masks to help him embody his characters and then removes them before shooting begins. A remote psychological exam has shown there’s nothing specifically concerning about this behavior, despite its eccentric nature.
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> Historically, agents working with actors have reported high levels of misdirection, deception, and lies of omission. Agents working with Juniper are encouraged to verify his statements with third parties in all cases.
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John Juniper was described as a man of many talents. He was highly comely, talented, and charismatic, which he would often use to mask his true self. Without these, he was an egocentric, arrogant, and vainglorious man, often describing himself as the “World’s Greatest Actor”, and referring to the Agent as an “extra, trying to upstage the star”. Also obsessed with theatre and acting, he had a relatively short temper, and got irritated easily when he didn't get his way. This is most notable in Operation: Party Crasher, where he had little tolerance to wrong items being sent in the dumbwaiter, and in Operation: Jet Set, where he repetitively got frustrated before slipping back into his charismatic self.

## Appearances

John Juniper appeared as an antagonist throughout IEYTD2. He's portrayed as more of an extra in Stage Fright, with the Fabricator taking the antagonist role in the mission. In Jet Set, he briefly replaced the Handler, although not very well, and it is revealed that he was opposed to the player. He "appears" briefly in Operation: Eaves Drop, mentioned in papers in the desk and on Tape 3. In Tape 3, he actively used the Mimic Mask in a test run between himself and the Fabricator, ending that he wanted to "use it in the field". This foreshadows Party Crasher, where when given the Mimic Mask, he used it to transform briefly into the Premier.

From Tape 6 in Eaves Drop, it is evidenced that the nuclear briefcase was given to Juniper. It is unknown why it was given to him specifically. Juniper, after mistakenly giving the player the briefcase, instead mimics the Handler to retrieve the briefcase back. During Safe and Sound, he monologued about his connection to Dr. Zor and their plan on world domination. He leaves the player alone, and it is assumed that he then went directly to Zoraxis Defense H.Q., somehow dropping his elevator keycard in the lobby. He started his final monologue while the player arrived to defeat him. The player splits the catwalk beneath and he betrays Dr. Zor, promising, “You don’t want me, you want Zor! I can tell you who Dr. Zor is!” Dr. Zor then retaliates and asks, “Fabricator, if you would.” The Fabricator uses the Mimic Mask to electrocute Juniper, who then falls into the missile silo below.

As of the end of IEYTD2, he is assumed dead by the world. There was a closed-casket fan funeral hosted afterwards, along with many newspapers covering his evil actions and death.

## Filmography

> Always Time to Die
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> The Mask Inside
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> The Masque of the Red Death
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> Midnight on the Murder Express
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> Spying the Liar
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> Spy VS. "I"
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> Hiding Behind Myself
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