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'''Julius''' (Japanese: {{hover|ユリウス|Yuriusu}} ''Yurius'') was the prince of the [[Grannvale]] Empire, the son of Emperor [[Arvis]] and [[Deirdre]], and the twin brother of [[Julia]]. He was the product of the extensive schemes of [[Manfroy]] of the [[Loptyrians]], to create a living vessel to reincarnate the Dark God [[ | '''Julius''' (Japanese: {{hover|ユリウス|Yuriusu}} ''Yurius'') was the prince of the [[Grannvale]] Empire, the son of Emperor [[Arvis]] and [[Deirdre]], and the twin brother of [[Julia]]. He was the product of the extensive schemes of [[Manfroy]] of the [[Loptyrians]], to create a living vessel to reincarnate the Dark God [[Loptous (character)|Loptous]] by breeding a child bearing full Loptous [[Holy Blood]] from the bloodline's two living minor carriers, Arvis and Deirdre. | ||
Several years prior to the rise of Seliph's liberation army, Julius became subject to | Several years prior to the rise of Seliph's liberation army, Julius became subject to Loptous's corruption upon receiving [[Loptous (tome)|the evil god's unholy tome]]. Under Loptous's influence, Julius successfully wrested control of the empire from his father and twisted it into a brutal regime, reintroduced the [[child hunts|child hunt]]s and gave Loptyrian priests positions of power in the Empire. His ultimate goal was for Loptous to eventually take full possession of him and, by extension, of the Empire, and from there to resurrect the ancient [[Lopt Empire]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Julius and Julia were born some time after the [[Battle of Belhalla]] and the formation of the Grannvale Empire; even before his birth, his late great-grandfather [[Azmur]] had great expectations for Julius, as Deirdre's son, to save the [[Heim]] bloodline following the death of his grandfather, [[Kurth]]. In approximately Grann 770, seven years prior to their eventual reunion,<ref>{{Cite|Oho! So you do still remember! I can hardly believe seven long years have passed since you slipped away.|Julius|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Manfroy came to Belhalla and presented Julius with the [[Loptous (tome)|Loptous tome]]. As soon as he touched it, he was corrupted by the spirit of | Julius and Julia were born some time after the [[Battle of Belhalla]] and the formation of the Grannvale Empire; even before his birth, his late great-grandfather [[Azmur]] had great expectations for Julius, as Deirdre's son, to save the [[Heim]] bloodline following the death of his grandfather, [[Kurth]]. In approximately Grann 770, seven years prior to their eventual reunion,<ref>{{Cite|Oho! So you do still remember! I can hardly believe seven long years have passed since you slipped away.|Julius|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Manfroy came to Belhalla and presented Julius with the [[Loptous (tome)|Loptous tome]]. As soon as he touched it, he was corrupted by the spirit of Loptous and attempted to kill his [[Naga]]-blooded twin; this failed, however, as Deirdre [[Warp (staff)|warp]]ed Julia away from Grannvale and allowed herself to be killed by Julius instead. | ||
Despite his youth, after taking in | Despite his youth, after taking in Loptous's spirit, Julius began to undermine Arvis's grip on the Grannvale Empire, rendering his father a mostly powerless figurehead as he began to pervert the empire into the style of the old Lopt Empire, beginning with entrusting Loptyrian priests with official positions in the Empire's hierarchy.<ref>{{Cite|But obviously he changed his mind. A few years back, as if by magic, the Empire turned into that oppressive force we all know and love today. Even worse... the ancient heretics of the Loptyrian Order have arisen from the shadows once more and raised influence across the land. Their murderous rituals have returned with them, and all across Jugdral they abduct children to sacrifice in droves to resurrect their fell god. All attempts to resist the Empire are crushed and met with brutal executions or enslavement. It couldn't be plainer that they seek to return Jugdral to the days of brutal control by that ancient abomination, the Lopt Empire.|[[Lewyn]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Arvis attempted to resist Julius seizing hold of the empire, even once attempting to outright banish him from Grannvale, but his efforts met with failure and, it is implied, severe consequences.<ref>{{Cite|'''Julius:''' Why, Father, it almost sounds as if you still don't know any better! Old age must already be dulling that once brilliant mind of yours. Why not retire before it grows still feebler? Unless... Ohoho! Don't tell me you still seriously believe that you can banish me?<br>'''Arvis:''' No... I know better than to try something so futile again... I... I have no further objection.|Julius and [[Arvis]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> At some point, he became betrothed to [[Ishtar]], a member of the [[Friege]] nobility. | ||
===The child of darkness=== | ===The child of darkness=== | ||
In Grann 776, Julius, Ishtar and Manfroy were paying [[Veld]] a visit in [[Manster]], at the same time as [[Leif]]'s [[The Dungeon|escape from the Manster Castle prison]]. There, he and Manfroy were conferring with [[Veld]], the Loptyrian bishop in charge of [[Thracia]]'s north, on the proceedings of the child hunts of the region. The three questioned Ishtar about [[Friege|her family]]'s reluctance to forcibly storm the city of [[Tahra]] to begin the hunt there, and when Ishtar raised her family's concerns about the immorality of the hunts, Julius attempted to assauge her concerns before taking her away from the conference to observe the flower garden of the complex's yard. | In Grann 776, Julius, Ishtar and Manfroy were paying [[Veld]] a visit in [[Manster]], at the same time as [[Leif]]'s [[The Dungeon|escape from the Manster Castle prison]]. There, he and Manfroy were conferring with [[Veld]], the Loptyrian bishop in charge of [[Thracia]]'s north, on the proceedings of the child hunts of the region. The three questioned Ishtar about [[Friege|her family]]'s reluctance to forcibly storm the city of [[Tahra]] to begin the hunt there, and when Ishtar raised her family's concerns about the immorality of the hunts, Julius attempted to assauge her concerns before taking her away from the conference to observe the flower garden of the complex's yard. | ||
Around the time that Leif's army began its march on [[Leonster]]'s [[Leonster's Gate|eastern gate]], Julius came down with a severe fever and was hospitalized in Ishtar's quarters in [[Conote]]. Refusing to have him attended by Loptyrian bishops, Ishtar travelled to Leonster to find [[Saias]], to come and help heal Julius. After [[The Detention Center|the fall of Fort Danzich]] and Leif's army's subsequent escape from being cornered there, Julius and Ishtar arrived, whereupon he expressed his disappointment with the performance of Friege's forces. Rather than letting Ishtar go to [[Conote]] to assiste [[Bloom|her father]], he instead then took her to [[Miletos]] at the behest of [[Hilda]], after warning her to not see [[Reinhardt]] again on pain of his death. | Around the time that Leif's army began its march on [[Leonster]]'s [[Leonster's Gate|eastern gate]], Julius came down with a severe fever and was hospitalized in Ishtar's quarters in [[Conote]]. Refusing to have him attended by Loptyrian bishops, Ishtar travelled to Leonster to find [[Saias]], to come and help heal Julius. After [[The Detention Center|the fall of Fort Danzich]] and Leif's army's subsequent escape from being cornered there, Julius and Ishtar arrived, whereupon he expressed his disappointment with the performance of Friege's forces. Rather than letting Ishtar go to [[Conote]] to assiste [[Bloom|her father]], he instead then took her to [[Miletos]] at the behest of [[Hilda (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Hilda]], after warning her to not see [[Reinhardt]] again on pain of his death. | ||
===Rise of Seliph=== | ===Rise of Seliph=== | ||
During [[Bloom]]'s [[The Dracoknights of Thracia|last stand at]] [[Conote]], Julius warped in to collect [[Ishtar]] and take her back to [[Belhalla]], not wanting to unnecessarily lose her in the [[Manster District]]; shortly afterward, in [[For Whose Sake|the Thracian conflict]], he rescued [[Areone]] from death to Seliph's army, swaying his loyalty to the Empire. | During [[Bloom]]'s [[The Dracoknights of Thracia|last stand at]] [[Conote]], Julius warped in to collect [[Ishtar]] and take her back to [[Belhalla]], not wanting to unnecessarily lose her in the [[Manster District]]; shortly afterward, in [[For Whose Sake|the Thracian conflict]], he rescued [[Areone]] from death to Seliph's army, swaying his loyalty to the Empire. | ||
[[Light and Darkness|Later]], at Chronos Castle in [[Miletos]], Julius and Ishtar were present overseeing the child hunt in the region. They departed for Miletos Castle at [[Hilda]]'s request to prepare to take the captive children back to Belhalla, where Arvis soon arrived, seeking to assist Ishtar in releasing the captive children; Julius fiercely rebuked Arvis for daring to interfere with his control. Manfroy then turned up, bringing news of the captive Julia and how she had recovered her memories of his actions. Despite wanting to have Julia killed, Julius nonetheless allowed Manfroy to proceed with putting her to use. Before leaving for the capital, he and Ishtar decided to play a game: who could kill a member of [[Seliph]]'s liberation army first, departing after one of the two won or | [[Light and Darkness|Later]], at Chronos Castle in [[Miletos]], Julius and Ishtar were present overseeing the child hunt in the region. They departed for Miletos Castle at [[Hilda (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Hilda]]'s request to prepare to take the captive children back to Belhalla, where Arvis soon arrived, seeking to assist Ishtar in releasing the captive children; Julius fiercely rebuked Arvis for daring to interfere with his control. Manfroy then turned up, bringing news of the captive Julia and how she had recovered her memories of his actions. Despite wanting to have Julia killed, Julius nonetheless allowed Manfroy to proceed with putting her to use. Before leaving for the capital, he and Ishtar decided to play a game: who could kill a member of [[Seliph]]'s liberation army first, departing after one of the two won or were defeated. | ||
At [[Velthomer]] Castle, Julius had an audience with the captive Julia, briefly informing her of what caused the change in him and that she, a bearer of the [[Naga]] bloodline, must be killed. At Manfroy's request, Julius allowed her to be brainwashed into serving Manfroy before departing for Belhalla. [[The Final Holy War|At the capital]], he reluctantly allowed Ishtar to depart for the battle against Seliph's impending forces, where she would meet her doom, convened the newly-recreated [[Deadlords]] around Belhalla, and had the order to attack sent to [[Areone]]'s mercenaries. By this time, | At [[Velthomer]] Castle, Julius had an audience with the captive Julia, briefly informing her of what caused the change in him and that she, a bearer of the [[Naga]] bloodline, must be killed. At Manfroy's request, Julius allowed her to be brainwashed into serving Manfroy before departing for Belhalla. [[The Final Holy War|At the capital]], he reluctantly allowed Ishtar to depart for the battle against Seliph's impending forces, where she would meet her doom, convened the newly-recreated [[Deadlords]] around Belhalla, and had the order to attack sent to [[Areone]]'s mercenaries. By this time, Loptous had concluded his descent into Julius and was revived and in complete possession of him. In spite of his wishes, Julia had been freed from Manfroy's influence and obtained the [[Book of Naga|Naga tome]] from Velthomer, whereupon she used it to confront him in battle, negating the crippling effect the Loptous tome had on enemies. Cursing Manfroy's erroneous judgement, Julius engaged her and Seliph's army in direct combat, and was killed; with his dying breath, he (or Loptous) cursed Naga for interfering with his plans once again and swore to Seliph that, so long as men remained greedy, he would one day return. | ||
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|skills=[[File:Is snes02 wrath.png]] [[Wrath]]<br>[[File:Is snes02 follow-up.png]] [[Follow-Up]]<br>[[File:Is snes02 accost.png]] [[Accost]] | |skills=[[File:Is snes02 wrath.png]] [[Wrath]]<br>[[File:Is snes02 follow-up.png]] [[Follow-Up]]<br>[[File:Is snes02 accost.png]] [[Accost]] | ||
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[[File:Portrait julius fe05.png|right]] | [[File:Portrait julius fe05.png|right]] | ||
===Role=== | ===Role=== | ||
In ''Thracia 776'', Julius appears only in cutscenes in [[The Dungeon|Chapter 4]] and [[The Detention Center|Chapter 21x]]. | In ''Thracia 776'', Julius appears only in cutscenes in two chapters, [[The Dungeon|Chapter 4]] and [[The Detention Center|Chapter 21x]]. | ||
In Chapter 4 Julius reassures [[Ishtar]] that the [[child hunts|child hunt]]s are for the ultimate good of its victims; the survivors will become nobles in the revived [[Lopt Empire]] order. Ishtar appears to draw little comfort from this. | |||
In Chapter 21 Julius visits one of the Empire's prisons shortly after [[Leif]] liberated its prisoners. Julius comments that the fall of the prison and [[Bloom]]'s failing forces in [[Conote]] reflect poorly on [[Friege]]. Ishtar apologizes for the failings of her noble house but Julius reassures her that she is not personally at fault. Julius then says they will depart for [[Miletos]] to check on the child hunts in the region, at [[Hilda (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Hilda]]'s request. Before they depart Julius says that [[Reinhardt]], Ishtar's bodyguard, will not accompany them. He threatens to kill Reinhardt if Reinhardt enters his's sight from then on, citing he dislikes the way Reinhardt looks at Ishtar. | |||
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===Role=== | ===Role=== | ||
Julius is one of the characters added to the game in the [[Hellfire]] update, and was made available to players in the twentieth [[Grand Hero Battles|Grand Hero Battle]], which initially ran from May 14, 2018 | Julius is one of the characters added to the game in the [[Hellfire]] update, and was made available to players in the twentieth [[Grand Hero Battles|Grand Hero Battle]], which initially ran from May 14, 2018 through May 23, 2018. Only one variation of Julius is currently available in ''Heroes'', based on his ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' incarnation. | ||
===Starting stats=== | ===Starting stats=== | ||
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==Personality and character== | ==Personality and character== | ||
Nothing is known of Julius's persona prior to his corruption by | Nothing is known of Julius's persona prior to his corruption by Loptous. Julia implied that before then, Julius was at least a decent child and that the two held a standard good sibling relationship.<ref>{{Cite|Who... No, what are you? That night... The night Manfroy came with that eerie black tome... Nothing was ever the same again. My real brother, the kind and caring boy I once knew and loved so, died that night. In his place stood a demon of terrifying power... My brother in name only.|[[Julia]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> His persona from then onward appears to be based on his own with his sense of self retained, as Loptous's possession of him was apparently not complete until shortly before his death,<ref>{{Cite|Everything I've done has led to this moment: the revival of my lord Loptous. And at long last, it is so! Loptous's advent in the form of Prince Julius is complete, | ||
and darkness shall soon engulf the world. You cannot prevent it. Nobody can...|Manfroy|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> but strongly influenced by the malevolent whims of | and darkness shall soon engulf the world. You cannot prevent it. Nobody can...|Manfroy|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> but strongly influenced by the malevolent whims of Loptous's influence on him. In this state, he was a highly charismatic figure, masking a cold exterior apathetic of the needs of others (except perhaps Ishtar), possessing immense cruelty, favouring abusing those in opposition to or of lesser power than him including his own father, and of having no tolerance for events not proceeding according to his desires.<ref>{{Cite|He... How can I put this... He has this odd charm which draws people to him... only for them to find that he's colder than ice. He's terrifying! If I didn't know better, I would swear he isn't even human...|[[Teeny]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> He showed no hesitation in the idea of killing his own sister or mother, reluctant to follow through on Manfroy's plan which required Julia to continue to live and seeing his mother as a nuisance years after her death; here, he may have been spurred on by Loptous's emnity for [[Naga]], whose major holy blood was borne by both Deirdre and Julia. Julius appeared to have a twisted view of the nature of his actions, seemingly legitimately believing that the misery caused by such endeavours as the child hunts is for the good of all involved and for society as a whole; that, or he had no compunction with effortlessly spinning lies on the matter to persuade the reluctant.<ref>{{Cite|Ishtar, I think there's a misunderstanding. I am not telling them to kill the children. I just want to educate them to be fitting citizens for my empire. Those who withstand the training will earn high posts and rule over the other inferior citizens. In other words, they will become new nobles, Ishtar. I'm giving them a chance to grasp their happiness.|Julius|Thracia 776}}</ref> | ||
On one hand, he showed a far more human side in his dealings with his fiancée, [[Ishtar]], for whom he seemed to have legitimate feelings and for whom he happily discussed the human trivialties of buying expensive clothing and accessories to attend a party held by [[Hilda|her mother]].<ref>{{Cite|Miletos would be a perfect place to stay. Let's see... Ah, I'll buy you a beautiful silken dress. And...a ruby tiara to go with it. I'm sure Hilda will throw a splendid party for us. And I'm going to show you beautifully dressed up and surprise everyone there. Doesn't that sound wonderful, Ishtar? Ishtar, my love...|Julius|Thracia 776}}</ref> On the other hand, he had absolutely no tolerance for the idea of his relationship with her being even potentially jeopardized, and casually threatened to kill [[Reinhardt]] because of his suspicions of his potential interference in Ishtar's relationship with him. | On one hand, he showed a far more human side in his dealings with his fiancée, [[Ishtar]], for whom he seemed to have legitimate feelings and for whom he happily discussed the human trivialties of buying expensive clothing and accessories to attend a party held by [[Hilda (Genealogy of the Holy War)|her mother]].<ref>{{Cite|Miletos would be a perfect place to stay. Let's see... Ah, I'll buy you a beautiful silken dress. And...a ruby tiara to go with it. I'm sure Hilda will throw a splendid party for us. And I'm going to show you beautifully dressed up and surprise everyone there. Doesn't that sound wonderful, Ishtar? Ishtar, my love...|Julius|Thracia 776}}</ref> On the other hand, he had absolutely no tolerance for the idea of his relationship with her being even potentially jeopardized, and casually threatened to kill [[Reinhardt]] because of his suspicions of his potential interference in Ishtar's relationship with him. | ||
It is implied that in his childhood, Julius had a problem with consistent illness, and that since | It is implied that in his childhood, Julius had a problem with consistent illness, and that since Loptous began influencing him the severity and frequency of his illnesses had been steadily increasing.<ref>{{Cite|'''Ishtar:''' Julius is not well! He is suffering from a very high fever...<br>'''Saias:''' He was never strong, but he seems to be getting worse lately...|[[Ishtar]] and [[Saias]]|Thracia 776}}</ref> | ||
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FESK Julius | FESK Julius 01.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Treasure}}. | ||
FESK Julius | FESK Julius 02.png|Artwork of Julius from the {{TCG}}. | ||
TCGCipher Julius Seliph.jpg|thumb|Julius's and [[Seliph]]'s joined card artwork from {{TCGCipher}}. | |||
FEH Julius 01.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | FEH Julius 01.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | ||
FEH Julius 02.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | FEH Julius 02.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | ||
FEH Julius 02a.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | FEH Julius 02a.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | ||
FEH Julius 03.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | FEH Julius 03.png|Artwork of Julius from {{title|Heroes}}. | ||
FE776 Julius portrait art.jpg|Portrait artwork of Julius from {{title|Thracia 776 Illustrated Works}}. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
