Julius

> "*Why is the painting of the traitor still up on our walls? Take it down and burn it!" —* Julius
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Julius is Antoria's Electric Gym Leader and the Grand Emperor of Team Imperium.

Art by Emi Luna

## Chronological Information

### Relationships

Ogen (coworker and friend), Antonio (coworker and enemy), Sophia (Team Imperium member), Brutus (Team Imperium member [relationship is presumed]), Nero (former ally, relationship is now strained)

## Appearance

Julius is an older, PokéRoman man and dresses as such. He wears a gold and white toga with a red and gray cape dangling from the shoulder. He has a gold piece of armor that covers his cape. He wears a thick leather belt with a red buckle. He has a gold bracer on his right arm and a necklace around his neck, both with rubies encrusted in them. His hair is long and gray. He is also occasionally wears a gold, Roman-style mask.

## Personality

Julius is a stern man who takes great pride in his heritage. He takes quite a bit of effort preserving the culture and history of the PokéRomans, alongside his followers. However, he also has very hard opinions and expects the rest of Team Imperium to follow his words to the T, especially in regards to traitors. He also will buckle under other powerful figures if enough pressure is applied, as shown with Team Rocket's warehouse on Team Imperium land.

## *What If Italy Was a Pokémon Region?*

Sometime in the past, Julius allowed Team Rocket to build a warehouse on a group of islands owned by Team Imperium. Although only Team Imperium members were initially allowed on the islands, Julius permitted Team Rocket to build the warehouse in exchange for not harming the group. After the events of the "What if England Was a Pokémon Region?" video, Julius banished Nero from Team Imperium, leaving him in exile on these very islands.

After completing the challenge at the Poké-Roman Colosseum in the "What if Italy Was a Pokémon Region?" video, Patricia/Giorno meets Julius at the city's gym. He goes into detail about Poke-Roman history before he challenges them to the gym battle, only to be distracted and enraged by a portrait of Nero. Sophia gives a brief summary of the events in the England region and Julius adds that he punished Nero accordingly, though he doesn't seem happy that he had to do that. He then initiates the gym battle and gives Patricia/Giorno a badge after his defeat.

Julius reappears in the Razzo Episode. He calls Patricia/Giorno to his gym to share some intel. One of his allies informed him that some criminals were going after the region's legendaries. Only some of the Team Imperium leaders knew of their whereabouts, so Julius is confused as to how the criminals knew where to find the legendaries. He then asks Patricia/Giorno to go stop the criminals before it's too late.

Once Patricia/Giorno finishes confronting Antonio and the rest of the Antorian Team Rocket cell, they get a call from Julius. Although he is unnerved when he learns about Antonio and Team Rocket's involvement, he is able to use this information to lead Patricia/Giorno to their base.

## Trivia

* Julius is named after Julius Caesar, one of the most famous leaders of Ancient Rome.