Atticus Noble

**Admiral Atticus Noble** was a military leader within the Imperium, working for Regent Balisarius to expand their influence over the galaxy. A sociopath with unwavering loyalty to the Motherworld, he would do whatever it took to accomplish his goals, however cruel. Noble was portrayed by Ed Skrein in *A Child of Fire* and *The Scargiver*, in which he was the antagonist of the films.

## Biography

Atticus Noble was noble-born of the Motherworld. He attended the Academy Militarium and joined the Imperium forces, eventually working his way up to the rank of admiral. His master, Regent Balisarius, entrusted him to hunt down the Bloodaxe insurgents at the far reaches of the realm. It took Admiral Noble longer than he'd planned, so he stopped on Veldt to restock food supplies to feed his army of 5000. He chose a Veldtian farming village he had learned was a previous supplier of the Bloodaxes, selling them a few thousand bushels of wheat during a previous season. Sindri, the father of the village where Noble landed, initially rejected his request, but when Noble asked Gunnar for a second opinion, Gunnar offered what he believed to be a mutually-beneficial solution. This solution, however, suggested that Sindri had been misleading Noble, so Noble chose to end his life in front of the villagers present. Seeing this, the villagers were given a more accurate impression of how they would be expected to behave in the presence of the Imperium, but unknown to Noble was the fact that the wanted fugitive, Arthelais (now going by "Kora") was present in the village and would inform the villagers of the true nature of the Imperium, encouraging them to prepare to defend themselves.

Noble gave the village ten weeks to produce the grain the passengers of the *King's Gaze* would require while the village looked to Kora to protect them, and both groups sought out the Bloodaxes for their own purposes: Noble to destroy them and Kora to recruit them to their cause. Kora found them first, but only a small percentage of them led by Darrian Bloodaxe agreed to join her, while the others, led by Devra Bloodaxe, realized that they could be found by their enemies if Kora was able to find them. They moved on and avoided Noble's arrival on Sharaan, at which point Noble killed King Levitica and destroyed the planet with the weaponry of the *King's Gaze*. Meanwhile, Kora's pilot, Kai, had set his own plans in motion, which involved turning in the fugitives to the Imperium, himself, to collect their bounties. As a result, Noble successfully weakened the Bloodaxe rebels by taking out most of Darrian's followers, Darrian, himself, included. He was unable to deal with the rest of Kora's group, though, and Kora left him for dead on Gondival. He was later picked up and revived by the Kali of his ship.

## Abilities

* **Cyborg physiology**: Having had his brain adjusted with technology from the Kali, Noble was able to connect to a neurolink system that would send his consciousness across the galaxy. Using this, he was able to communicate with Regent Balisarius as if the two were meeting in person.

## Equipment

* **Golden Scetpter replica**: Noble carried a replica of the slain king's bone staff, which contained a fragment of the original staff in its head. He used this staff as a weapon, clubbing the occasional victim to death.
* **Guardian gun**: Noble carried a black guardian gun as his sidearm, which he rarely needed to draw.

## References

1. ↑ This character's physical traits are based on Ed Skrein, who portrays Noble.
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Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Shay Hatten (writers) & Zack Snyder (director). December 22, 2023. *Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire*.