Augustus R. D'Imperio Hanibal

"The Emperor is no more."

## Other

### Character Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7YLmgpF8NE - The Emperor of Imperialishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhneYvEsxdQ - The Fallen Emperor

> *"You won't hold me here forever. You may have taken my eyes and crippled my being, but my bloodline is destined for greatness. Can you say the same?"*
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**Augustus Rohr D'Imperio Hanibal** was a super in the Dominance universe. He was the right hand man of Dreadnaught and was callsign designation **"Emperor"** in the Four Kings until after his defeat at the hands of several members of the gang coalition in New York. He served as the final antagonist for the Four Kings Arc of Dominance: New York City. He was devoured by K.S. Ghaston, who accidentally stole his ability, "Birthright".

## Appearance

Emperor was a muscular young man of above average height, with what seemed like nomadic tattoos patterned across his lightly tanned body. The "tattoo's" on his body were in fact not tattoos at all, but were cybernetic enhancements made visible through his skin to give off a tattooed effect. Since his incarceration, these cybernetics were disabled.

His hair was blonde, long, and unkempt for the most part while his eyes were golden in color. He was described as having very attractive features and a physically imposing stature.

He was often seen wearing very nice clothes before his defeat, but was forced to wear whatever rags his captors give him. He wore a bandage over his eyes due to the injuries he sustained in his final stand against the coalition.

## Personality

The most significant aspects of Augustus' personality were his confidence and pride, both of which significantly deteriorated in the wake of his defeat at the hands of those who stood against the Kings during the crisis. Before his fall from grace, he was described by his allies as intelligent and extremely cautious. As a result of the manipulation and influence subjected to him by Dreadnaught (and unbeknownst to all, his ability), Augustus became a rash and impulsive individual, This change in behavior played a significant role in his defeat.

## Past and Upbringing

> "*I have lost... everything."*
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Augustus was born and forced to survive in the crime laden streets of Florence, a once prosperous city that developed into the crime capital of Italy. Upon the discovery of his ability, **Birthright**, he forged the crime organization **Imperialis** and saw to it that Imperialis became one of the largest and most dangerous criminal groups in the country. Augustus would meet his match when Valentino Canetis intervened with his operations in Italy, with the climax of their conflict causing severe damage to both Augustus and his now former right hand man Rasmus Clypeus. As a result of their injuries and the damage done to Imperialis, the group and it's leaders found work with Dreadnaught, who planned to give the world a push towards long-term super suppression. This mission became the King's crisis, and through manipulation and cybernetic influence on Dreadnaught's part, Augustus became the "martyr" of it at the cost of his best friend, the organization he formed, and his sight.

Unknown to all, his susceptibility to these manipulations were only successful because of Birthright's sentience and own manipulation of Augustus.

Formerly, he was held as a prisoner by Baker's gang, but was devoured by K.S. Ghaston after he broke into their hideout.

## Powers and Abilities

> *"Everything in this world: its riches, its secrets, even the power* *coursing through your veins - it all belongs to me!"*
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### ***Birthright***

A strong ability that allowed Augustus to steal an ability or the bond an individual had with a magical entity/tool so long as they are heavily wounded. This ability was responsible for Augustus' rise to power in Italy, and during the Kings Crisis saw him steal the man-made artifact Noah (better known as Panzer, Volker's signature weapon). This ability can work against overall enhancements too, such as strength or mental enhancement type abilities. As for magic, it strongly depends on exactly *what* kind of magic is being used. Augustus couldn't exactly steal the fortitude required to utilize an entire tree of magic, however, he can steal a single spell if the spell has similar functions to that of a standard ability. Stealing an ability is no easy feat, and while the transfer is instantaneous, settling into a new pair of S-Genes is not. It takes quite some time before Augustus is able to use a newly stolen ability and the process itself causes significant damage and strain to it's user. Birthright also gave Augustus the ability to not only steal abilities, but ***transfer*** them to another individual. However, he only performed this once in his life and the exact ramifications for doing so is unknown.

For the ability to function properly, Augustus had to be touching the target he intended to steal from and, as mentioned earlier, they must to have been heavily wounded. Augustus had to maintain contact with an individual for (on average) around thirty seconds in order to steal from them. Contact time is determined by how powerful an ability is (stealing Noah, a man-made artifact tool, took close to a minute and fifteen seconds). Once the ability takes it course and steals from its target, the target will either sustain further damage or die depending on how wounded they are. Augustus sustained damage equivalent to half his victim's current state, often times preventing him from fighting after using Birthright.

### *The* *Rightfully Taken*

* **Midas' Gate** - The ability to open a portal between Earth-1's dimension to Midas' own personal dimension containing hundreds of thousands of various items. With this ability, he is able to summon anything from this dimension and control it with telekinesis that comes with Midas' Gate. The telekinesis is only usable on Augustus himself and anything he summons from this dimension.
* **Enhanced Strength** - Stolen from a thug he defeated during Imperialis' rise to power. This enhancement allows Augustus to move and hit much better compared to a normal human, but not enough to compare to brawler types. With this enhancement he is equivalent to Saxon when he has Sweet Dreams activated and has absorbed a decent amount of energy.

## Significant Traits

**Stealth and Infiltration** - Florence's violent streets forged Augustus into a skilled infiltrator and a dangerous opponent in unfamiliar territory. He is so skilled he managed to infiltrate the NYPD months before the Kings crisis began.

**Keen Eye** - Augustus is accurate enough to launch projectiles from Midas' Gateway accurately from around 4 kilometers so long as he has a clear line of sight.

**Fallen Emperor** - With his defeat comes a burning desire to once again rise to the top, but is unfortunately drowned beneath Augustus' own depression and cynical attitude born from his time spent in captivity.

**Street Smart** - He knows the oldest tricks in the book.

**Birthright** - He is destined for glory and he considers his ability proof of this. While his situation is less than ideal now, he believes he is fated for greatness. It is his birthright.

## Equipment

* Bandages (for his eyes).
* Hundreds of thousands of various weapons and other trinkets within Midas' gateway.

## Trivia

* He is kept in a nullified cell, but Midas' Gateway is so potent that he can *still* open a rift with the ability, albeit he can only summon one and it is the size of a quarter.
* Augustus' ability can be considered a close cousin to Diane's ability. Both share the power to gift others abilities, however while Augustus can only do so from his own pool of abilities, Diane can seemingly create new abilities within her targets from their own bodies. In a way they function more as opposites, as Birthright focuses much more on taking while the Gene Key focuses much more on giving.