Dmitri van Wyk

> "*Friend to all and nothing, if sssuch a thing as friend were to be."*
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Sven McCreedie

Hakan Blackwood

Annabelle Fitzgarry

Selena Afremov

Angus Dewchannon

Emiyo Esterhuizen

Dmitri van Wyk, formally known as The Judge, is a serpentine puppeteer renown for his incredibly dangerous powers and equal sense of judgment. He currently has taken on the role of being Maxwell's punisher, and he is the Head Connoisseur of Fantoccinism.

He plays a role as one of the titular main characters in the sub-verse The Blind Lead the Blind.

## Appearance

Dmitri appears to be a pale, slender man with snake-like features provoked from the bodily alterations done by his draconic form: From where his hip should conjoin to legs, it is instead substituted with a black serpentine tail reaching an alarming 85 feet in length.

A webbed hood connects from the top of his head, down his spine, and travels along the flanks of his snake half where it tapers down gradually. The spines of the hood have been accessorized with purple bracelets sporting four pearly beads with strings connecting between them.

He's commonly described as womanish in looks due to how he has styled his hair, and from his fashion choices being stereotypically feminine.

Dmitri wears a black blazer

## Personality

Dmitri is a soft-spoken individual who primarily spends his time discussing sociopolitical decisions among other puppeteers when in parliament. Generally, he keeps to socially distancing himself under the knowledge that he'll strike fear into the hearts of others, which he frequently does without intention when he is not behind the podium.

His intense indifference is both admired and feared by many in the Fantoccinism community. He has earned a reputation for his incredulous attitude towards the concept of making alliances and enemies, and ultimately results in expressing behaviour that can be considered as 'turning against' those who may have considered Dmitri as a friend.

His neutral temperament makes him an excellent mediator; he won't ever take sides for or against someone or work accordingly in anyone's favour. His lacking of strong opinions makes him unbiased and he is incapable of reacting with discrimination towards others according to race, gender, sexuality, etc. Hence, this is why he is trusted as the most important judge in parliament, and in the entirety of the Fantoccinism community.

Dmitri is intolerant towards loud noises. He winces when a sound is too abrupt for his liking, and typically retracts from rowdy company. He prefers for there to be order and discipline, and enjoys calmer and more dignified environments.

Despite Dmitri appearing as completely serious and devoid of personality, it's no secret to many of the puppeteers that he is a homosexual, and this has been a controversial topic within the community. While some are unsupportive about the idea of a gay having so much authority (due to some bigotry and conservative beliefs of the older Poppenspelers), they will not test Dmitri on his sexuality - whereas others support this, though many are too afraid to try and meet his supposedly invisible standards, and he is far too distant to give others the chance to start a relationship with him.

## Trivia

* Dmitri's original personality was to be impatient, manipulative, and cruel.
	+ His original titles were "The Slasher" and "The Slayer" interchangeably.
	+ Dmitri was initially going to be a rival between both Maxwell and Anton as a third party of conflict. He was originally going to act as a manipulator to convince both Maxwell and Anton to hunt each other more actively.