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"*Marvelous! What a splendid performance.*" —*Auguste*

**Auguste** is a character in *Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent*. He is the main antagonist of Master of Fame storyline.

## Profile

### Appearance

Auguste is a tall and thin, pale man with dark hair wearing dark coat under an elegant purple cloak.

### Personality

While keeping a facade of a respected playwright, he's a manipulative psychopath and serial killer who only finds inspiration to write his plays after murdering someone. However, he's able to manipulate those close to him to do nothing to stop him, making them think that his victims are the means to a greater end: his plays.

## Story

Auguste said to have begun working as a playwright in a small show tent, but without selling a single script. At 19 years old, he began an affair with his master's wife but ended up getting discovered by him. The master, in his anger, stabbed his wife many times to death and then committed suicide. Watching that filled Auguste with the excitement needed to write his first production, called *The Chaste Wife*. At some point of his life, he would met and befriend Simeon, who eventually gave him the Thief's Ring that allowed him to fulfill his wish for Fame. Since that time, he continued murdering people to feel the same excitement that he would use to write more plays until becoming Orsterra's most famous playwright, becoming a rival even to Simeon. Some time later, he met a woman named Francesca and made her his main actress and even the mother of his son Mikhail. Francesca would be against his killings, but manipulated by Auguste to give them a blind eye on each occasion.

However, deep down, Auguste wanted to be stopped by someone but he also felt the obligation to write a play like none other before. He would find an opportunity to fulfill both of these goals when meeting the Chosen One at his theatre, planning to make them the protagonist of his ultimate play.

For that, he disguised himself as a former playwright named Schwartz, who had his wife Galalea's heart stolen away by Auguste and later committing suicide, so Schwartz would decide to take revenge on him and ask the Chosen One to help him. While playing as Schwartz, he had one of his most trusted actors play as himself to avoid suspicions.

Schwartz had the Chosen One witness "Auguste" kill one of his actresses for bad acting and then planned to attack him at his mansion, built next to the old Jennish Gallows, where a cruel, old king of the Highlands would execute the criminals' families and force them to choose which one of their relatives would be spared, thus crushing their spirits. After that, he had the player witness "Auguste" poisoning Mikhail and then himself, and force Francesca to choose which one would receive the only antidote. While he (as Schwartz) would insist that the boy should get it, Francesca ended up choosing "Auguste" so he could finish his ultimate play. However, "Auguste" ended up having another antidote the whole time. This turn of events caused Francesca to snap from guilt and become mad, rejecting Mikhail as her son while "Auguste" went back to the theatre, claiming to have the perfect plot twist for his play, leaving Francesca to die after fighting the Chosen One.

Back at the theatre, Auguste (back in his usual attire) conversed with his old rival Simeon about his play, assuring him that his new play is the culmination of all of his work. After leaving, he had the theatre manager killed and dressed as him in order to be used as a decoy for the Chosen One and Schwartz. Meanwhile, "Auguste" would play the main role on stage, on a play relating Auguste's life and all of his crimes, in which, after the scene representing Francesca and Mikhail's incident, asked for a vengeful sword to make him pay. Right after that, the Chosen One and Schwartz entered the stage and fought him, killing him right before the curtain closed, with all the audience thinking that was all part of the show.

Behind the curtain, Schwartz revealed the truth to the Chosen One and how they had been fooled into playing the main role in his final play. He also hinted that Schwartz is actually his real self before becoming the man he is now, who begs the Chosen One to kill him. After a final duel, the playwright is defeated and killed for good.

His death shocked everyone, who thought it was due to an accident behind the stage. Auguste was buried next to the theatre, with Simeon assisting to the funeral. There, he met the Chosen One and told him that Auguste was indeed formerly known as Schwartz, an unsuccessful playwright whose wife was stolen away and murdered by his former boss, and while he got revenge, he ended up with nothing but his plays, becoming obsessed with them to the point of becoming Auguste. However, right after that, the poet claimed to just have come up with that story, and left.

## Skills

### Passive Skills

#### Resilience Skills

  Light Resilience
  Dark Resilience

## Trivia

* While Theatropolis is the city of arts, and therefore where the Master Playwright chooses to spend most of his time, he owns a villa in the Woodlands.

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* Master of Fame
* Bestower of All

In Master of Fame Chapter III, **Auguste** is fought twice in immediate succession:

* The first fight as Auguste the Playwright.
* The second fight as Auguste the Prince of Thieves.

* Auguste the Playwright
* Auguste the Prince of Thieves
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* **Fatal Sentence**: Inflict   to single target for 7~4 turns. Effect is removed upon break.
* **Attack** - Deal standard physical damage to single target.
* **Passion**: Deal  damage to single target.
* **Rhythm Unto Quietus**: Deal physical damage to random target 3 time(s). Inflicts  ,   and   in said order for 3 turns.
* **Widespread Fury**: Deal  damage to Front.
* **Muzzling Meter**: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict   to Front for 4 turns.
* **Toxic Dust**: Inflict   to Front for 4 turns.
* ***Auguste's resistance to attack outside of his weak points have increased!***: Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,   and  .
* ***Time for the curtain to fall!***: At 25% HP or less. Auguste the Playwright enters boost mode. Uses ***In my script, you perform last!*** or ***And now the grand finale!*** if he isn't broken before his next action.
	+ ***In my script, you perform last!***: Impart   to Front for 4 turns.
	+ ***And now the grand finale!***: Heavy  damage to Front. Inflict   for 7~4 turns. Effect is removed upon break.

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* ***Auguste the Prince of Thieves creates a deadly zone! // Fail to switch rows, and the death countdown will continue!***: Start of battle. Inflict   to Front for 7~4 turns. Effect is removed upon break.
* **Attack** - Deal standard physical damage to single target.
* **Widespread Fury**: Deal  damage to Front.
* **Fury Unchained**: Deal  damage to random target 3 time(s).
* **Noxious Breath**: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict   for 4 turns.
* **Rhythm Unto Quietus**: Deal physical damage to random target 3 time(s). Inflicts  ,   and   in said order for 3 turns.
* **Silencing Octet**: Inflict   to Front for 4 turns.
* **Darkness of the Heart**: Deal  damage to Front. Impart   and   for 4 turn(s).
* **Weakness Shifting Stance**: After recovering from a break. Randomly changes his weaknesses to another set and buffs his resistance to attacks outside of his weaknesses. It's followed by ***Auguste the Prince of Thieves creates a deadly zone!*** in the same turn.
	+ : Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,   and  .
	+ : Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,   and  .
	+ : Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,    ,  ,   and  .
* ***A wave of death surges out from Auguste the Prince of Thieves!***: At 25% HP or less. Auguste the Prince of Thieves enters boost mode. Uses **Ire of the Prince of Thieves** if he isn't broken before his next action.
	+ **Ire of the Prince of Thieves**: Heavy  damage to Front. Inflict   for 7~4 turns. Effect is removed upon break.

In the Bestower of All Chapter VI, **Auguste** is fought as Cursed Master Auguste.

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* ***Auguste's non-weak point resistances have permanently increased!***: Start of battle. Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,   and  .
* **Mass Fatal Sentence**: Inflict   to Front for 3 turns.
* **Muzzling Meter**: Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict   to Front for 2 turns.
* **Widespread Fury**: Deal  damage to Front.
* ***I should like to behold you in all your beauty...***: End of the second turn. Sets all of his BPs to 6. Uses ' ***if he is not broken before his next action.***
	+ : At full BP. Deal  damage to Front. Inflict   for 3 turns.
* ***Auguste's fury spills out with the Accurst Flame!***: After recovering from the first break. Imparts self with permanent  . Changes his weaknesses to the next set and buffs his resistance to attacks outside of his weaknesses (: Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,   and  ).
	+ ***Auguste creates an abyssal zone! // Fatal Sentence will accelerate when switching to the back row!***: Inflict   to Front for 5 turns. Effect is removed upon break.
* **Cursed Wild Roar**: Deal  damage to random target 3 time(s). Restores 3 BPs.
* **Cursed Darkness of the Heart**: Deal  damage to Front. Impart  ,   and   for 3 turn(s).
* **Elemental Shackling Meter**: Deal  damage to Front. Inflict   for 2 turns.
* **Cursed Ire of the Prince of Thieves**: At full BP in the first Reckless Rage mode. Deal  damage to Front. Inflict  ,  ,  ,  ,   or   for 2 turns.
* ***Auguste's fury erupts with the Accurst Flame!***: After recovering from the second break. Imparts self with permanent  . Changes his weaknesses to the next set and buffs his resistance to attacks outside of his weaknesses (: Impart self with permanent  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , and  ). Will be followed by ***Auguste creates an abyssal zone!***.
* **Cursed Dramatic Roar**: Deal  damage to Front. Restores 2 BPs.
* **Physical Shackling Meter**: Deal  damage to Front. Inflict   for 2 turns.
* ***Auguste's fury surges with the Accurst Flame!***: After recovering from the third break onwards. Imparts self with permanent  . Changes his weaknesses between the two last sets and buffs his resistance to attacks outside of his weaknesses ( and ). Will be followed by ***Auguste creates an abyssal zone!***.
* **Cursed Rhythm Unto Quietus**: Deal physical damage to random target 3 time(s). Inflicts  ,  ,   and   in said order for 2 turns.

## Gallery

Master of FameArtwork of Auguste and FrancescaEarly Tarot Card concept art of GloryArtwork of the three antagonists.1 day until *Champions of the Continent* release promotional art, featuring Herminia, Tytos, and **Auguste**.Promotional artwork, New Year 2021.Promotional crossover artwork with *Bravely Default 2*.