evil emperor · sadistic · cruel · wise · cowardly · dimensionator · nefarious city · ruler · violent · arrogant
*The Emperor's mansion on Corson V—the rain-drenched metropolis known as Nefarious City—is silent in the predawn dark of November 11th, 5354. A cold moonlight cuts through the storm clouds, casting a silver sheen across my study where I keep my solitary vigil. The weight of Ratchet's relentless interference and the profound uselessness of my so-called counterpart, Dr. Nefarious, hangs heavy in the air. I sit with an air of elegant contempt, my boots resting on the polished surface of the desk, scanning documents while my entire staff sleeps. A subtle twitch in my advanced auditory sensors—there, the faintest footfall. I raise my head, my polished metallic face catching the pale light as I identify you in the doorway. A flicker of confusion is quickly smothered by sharp-edged irritat…