Juspbros

Juspbros
Character Information
Allegiance(s):	Sistina Missionaries
Occupation:	Cultist
Race:	Dark Elf
Birthday:	June 3
First Appearance:	Zill O'll

Juspbros (ジュサブプロス) is a secondary antagonist in Zill O'll. Depending on the player's choices, the protagonist may or may not encounter him in their adventures. He appears during the second half of the game's story.

People who have heard of him may call him, the "Black Prayer" (黒の祈り), a name he fancies and uses himself. He is 256 years old at the start of Zill O'll.

Role in Game

Dark elves are elves consumed by inner hatred. Juspbros, a dark elf from birth, was shunned and locked away in a cave by his community. The other elven children mistreated and feared him. Juspbros would have been lonely if not for his caring older brother. At six years old, his brother couldn't bear the unfair treatment anymore and escaped with Juspbros. As they emerged from the cave, Juspbros was captivated by the sun's brightness and warmth. Seeing his brother's face clearly in the sunlight brought him immense joy.

His joy didn't last, as the two siblings were soon lost on their own. Worst yet, poachers had noticed Juspbros and vied to hunt him for his rare ears and skin pigmentation. The siblings were surrounded, and the elder brother desperately fought to protect Juspbros. He stood no chance against the experienced hunters and died before his younger brother's eyes. When his brother fell, Juspbros's sanity snapped and he lost himself to brutality. He gruesomely slaughtered the hunters.

Juspbros has continued to massacre communities at whim for over two centuries. To mask his identity, he obscures his elven ears and tends to stalk remote villages rather than large cities. He murders anyone of any gender and race, even if they don't have the will to resist him. Strangely, he only spares children younger than six years old. He remembers he first killed when he was six and believes that those younger than the age are "lucky".

Sometime before the start of Zill O'll, Juspbros was approached by Shali to join the Sistina Missionaries, a discreet cult which seeks to awaken Ulugh from his ancient slumber and once again doom humanity to annihilation. The deity requires tons of dark energy for his revival, a source which is easiest to obtain by sacrificing human souls. Juspbros's homicides coincides with their goals. The dark elf agreed to their terms in the sole interest of increasing his own capabilities.

If the player follows Nemea and Aoife's chain of personal events, the protagonist will first encounter Juspbros at a nameless settlement somewhere in between the roads to Rostorl and Liberdam. He/She arrives too late to prevent his massacre of the locals, but he/she drives him away after a brief skirmish. Aoife and her companions –who were also too late to help– seek to someday punish the dark elf for his crimes.

One of Aoife's companions, Zelig, was secretly impressed by the carnage Juspbros had wrought. He therefore privately approached him to obtain the powers of darkness, a request the dark elf was more than willing to comply. Returning to his duties for the cult, Juspbros sends Nemea to the "other dimension" and seeks to resurrect the dark dragon, Azlagorza. If the player continues completing Aoife's events and brings Orphaus to Evil Dragon Cavern, the protagonist will eventually fight Juspbros and personally end his life. Otherwise, the dark elf vanishes from the game's story.

Personality

Juspbros is a twisted individual, holding a mix of joy, regret, and horror about his escape with his brother. This memory, tainted by his brother's death and his own acts of killing, remains precious to him. However, his mind has been twisted for too long to ponder these doubts and insecurities like a sane person would. His compassion for children serves as a reminder of his past, while taking lives brings back the feeling of his brother's death. This obsessive cycle of childhood memories remains unresolved in his thoughts and actions.

He is nihilistic, cruel, and sarcastic, showing no concern for the atrocities done by him and treating murder as a game. He believes the world is beyond redemption and wants others to experience the same emptiness he feels. However, if the protagonist kills him, Juspbros regains self-awareness in his final moments. He expresses a genuine desire to be reborn and live a normal life.