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The following is a list of major villains/antagonists in the Xenosaga series.

Contents 1 Albedo 2 Dimitri Yuriev 3 Heinlein 4 Margulis 5 Patriarch Sergius 6 Pellegri 7 Sellers 8 T-elos 9 Testaments 10 Wilhelm 11 References

Main article: Albedo (Xenosaga)

Albedo (アルベト, Arubedo^?) is the twin brother of Jr. and is able to regenerate lost limbs, making him practically immortal. He also has the ability to create space-time anomalies when linked with U-DO. See his main article for more information.

Japanese Voice Actor: Omasu Saka
English Voice Actor: Keith Szarabajka

Dr. Dimitri Yuriev (ディミトリ・ユーリエフ, Dimitori Yūriefu^?) is the head of the Yuriev Institute and one of the principal antagonists of the Xenosaga series. His life is dedicated mainly to the study and destruction of U-DO. He was the genetic father of all the U.R.T.V. units. He was killed by Nigredo because Nigredo no longer wanted to complete his mission of killing the Red Dragon. The Red Dragon is in fact Rubedo (Jr.), and Gaignun was created to kill Rubedo in case his unstable powers flared out of control.

After being shot and killed by Nigredo, Dimitri Yuriev's spirit apparently entered him and stayed in a state of stasis for fourteen years. In Episode II, he finally "awakens" and takes over Nigredo's (now known as Gaignun Kukai) body for a short period of time. This is also referred to by Albedo in the final sequence of the game when he warns Jr.: "Beware of Nigredo’s shadow. Think why it is he doesn't react to U-DO." In Episode III Gaignun, under Yuriev's control, is seen attempting to interact with the Zohar Emulators stored away in the Durandal's quarantine area. Yuriev's quest for the destruction of U-DO overwhelms any sympathy he may have had for human life or for his U.R.T.V "children"; in Episode II he reveals to Rubedo (Jr.) that he would have considered the loss of Old Miltia acceptable if U-DO had been destroyed. This obsession is subdued but ever-present, in stark contrast to Margulis' arrogance or Albedo's insanity. His loyal operatives within the Federation, the Salvator Faction, are distinguished by navy-blue uniforms and red berets, a design that appears in flashbacks in Xenogears. In Episode II he uses them to secure the Federation Parliament on Fifth Jerusalem after it falls into disorder.

His obsession with destroying U-DO comes from making contact with him hundreds of years before the game. In this contact he saw an image of the universe dissipating, striking Dmitri with unbearable fear that would haunt him for the rest of his life. This fear became the driving force behind all of his actions. Dmitri was convinced U-DO was the cause of this dissipation (U-DO was not the cause) as it was U-DO that showed him this terrifying vision. Value for human life (including his own) was shadowed by his urge to kill the being known as U-DO.

Dimitri Yuriev has existed for over a hundred years, making an appearance in the Xenosaga side story Pied Piper. After stretching life extension technology to its limits, he has successfully transmigrated his consciousness into another host body, namely Gaignun Kukai.

He is a manipulative father, presenting Jr. with the choice of either killing Gaignun along with Yuriev, or being destroyed himself. He continuously calls his children failures. In episode three, Albedo hints that Gaignun always wanted to make Yuriev proud, so that leaves many questions left unanswered as to whether Gaignun willingly gave up his body to Yuriev or not.

He slowly began gathering the necessities for his plan to strike down U-DO. Omega, The original Zohar and Abel particularly. By forcing Abel to pilot it, He combined himself with Omega and received the Vast energy flowing from the Zohar (which powered Omega) he transformed into a being of immense power.

Heinlein is an Ormus society cardinal and an extremely enigmatic figure; not even Margulis knows exactly who he is or what he looks like. He is always disguised by a blinding ray of white light. As of Episode III, he is the acting leader of the Ormus organization, replacing Patriarch Sergius after his death at the hands of the Testaments at the end of Episode II. In the Catholic church, the rank of cardinal falls directly under the pope. Based on this, a powerful cardinal such as Heinlein would be the de facto successor to Patriarch Sergius. Both Margulis and Sellers, for a time, are under Heinlein’s wing. Heinlein is the cardinal in charge of Ormus' Inquisitor Fleet, and Margulis is his Chief Inquisitor, while Dr. Sellers is, until Episode III, his chief scientific researcher, albeit holding no actual rank in or allegiance to Ormus.

Heinlein is in league with Margulis to overthrow Sergius during the resurgence of Old Miltia. Despite Sergius being the head of the Ormus society, Heinlein is actually the more powerful of the two through his connections. Not only is he an Ormus cardinal, Heinlein is also the CEO of Hyams Group (also called Hyams Heavy Industries), the main corporate competitor of Vector Industries. Since Dr. Sellers is Hyams chief scientist, the company has his personal, albeit inferior, 13th Zohar Emulator at their disposal. Sellers has stolen much of the research of Dr. Mizrahi and is a great asset to Heinlein.

Heinlein funds both the U-TIC Organization, under the command of Margulis, and the Immigrant Fleet through Hyams. U-TIC is a dummy arm of the Immigrant Fleet, and the Yuriev Institute is originally an arm of the Hyams Group. These four factions are collectively controlled under Ormus, who are pulling the strings. Dr. Yuriev, however later broke free and began working on his own. Considering the high level of manipulation and under-the-table funding taking place throughout Ormus and its many front organizations, all roads lead back to Heinlein and make him one of the most important people in the universe.

In Episode III, Heinlein is revealed to be Wilhelm; his true purpose for founding Ormus was to protect Lemegeton, also known as the "Word of Yeshua", that was left behind by a man who died thousands of years ago. The database states that chaos was the man who left this "word." The public purpose of Ormus was to preserve and spread the teachings of that man. Although according to Wilhelm, the man Ormus worshiped did not understand Lemegeton, because only chaos could understand it. Ormus were also the guardians of the Relics of God left behind in ancient times, such as Zarathustra and Merkabah. Wilhelm as Heinlein had the true control over the Ormus society even when the Patriarchs were in power; they were scapegoats and figureheads without even knowing it. He also orchestrated many back door corporate "exchanges" between Vector and Hyams, such as the exchanges of materials related to the E.S. and the Vessels of Anima through the U-TIC Organization. This harkens back to how connected the public persona of Heinlein really is. What on the outside appears to be behind the scenes dealing between two corporate masterminds is just Wilhelm shuffling materials from his left hand to his right hand.

See also: Wilhelm

Japanese Voice Actor: Jouji Nakata
English Voice Actor: Michael McConnohie, Andy McAvin (anime)

Margulis (マーグリス, Māgurisu^?) is one of the main villains in Xenosaga Episode I, II and III. In Episode I, very little is known about him besides the fact that he pursues the Y-Data hidden in MOMO's subconscious, he wields a sword with spiritual abilities (possibly some form of Ether-based kenjutsu), and that he is the commander of the U-TIC Organization, answering only to Heinlein of Ormus. In the Ormus Society he holds the rank of Chief Inquisitor and serves Cardinal Heinlein, overseer of the Inquisitors directly. His second in command is Pellegri. Episode II reveals a little more of Margulis' character. Both forceful and arrogant, he cares little for the lives of those sacrificed by his actions or for his goals, whether civilians or his own operatives. Nonetheless he shows a dislike for torture and senseless violence, denouncing Albedo's actions in the later part of Episode I and saying he lacks his "perverse taste in hobbies". In Episode III it is revealed that he has a black-plated E.S. named Levi with a large broadsword and two wing-like drones.

During the Miltian Conflict, 14 years before the events of Episode I, Margulis was a double agent serving as a Colonel in the Federation Military and working for U-TIC and by extension the Ormus Society at the same time. One of the soldiers under his command, Jin Uzuki - Shion Uzuki's older brother - had discovered his treachery and was going to use the Y-Data to reveal his and his superiors' dealings to the proper authorities. Before he could do that, Margulis confronted Jin and the two engaged in a heated sword fight which resulted in Jin giving Margulis the sword scar that appears on his face in the game's present-day time frame. Later, it is revealed that both men were actually taught by Jin's grandfather, Ouga Uzuki in the ways of martial arts, swordplay, and Ether manipulation. Jin claims that Margulis "betrayed" his grandfather, but what he meant by that is not explicitly known. He could have meant betrayed him on principle by siding with U-TIC and becoming a criminal, or perhaps Margulis played a role in the old man's death.

After the U.R.T.V. Albedo stole the Y-Data from MOMO's subconscious, the Immigrant Fleet, the real power behind U-TIC, raids the planet Old Miltia to gain possession of the Original Zohar, now unlocked with the Y-Data. Once there, another personal duel between Jin and Margulis ensued. Upon being defeated, he exclaimed that it would be too late to stop the plans of using the Zohar, since the Zohar was already in the possession of the Immigrant Fleet's leader Patriarch Sergius.

With Margulis' plan set in motion, he abandons the Patriarch to be killed by Shion and friends in the Ω System, so that the Patriarch would be replaced by Cardinal Heinlein. Margulis' motives, as revealed in Episode III stem from the fact that he believes Sergius to be a petty and foolish old man who has lost sight of Ormus' original goal, returning to Lost Jerusalem. He believes the Heinlein shares this ideal and follows his orders unquestioningly because of it.

At the beginning of Episode III, Margulis reveals that he is one of the "people of the Zohar", born on planet Michtam, also known as Abraxas, what he believes to be the birthplace of Ormus. He believes that the Immigrant Fleet's return to Michtam is a sign of the beginning of their return to Lost Jerusalem. However, doubts begin to form in his mind when Heinlein begins issuing orders that seem to contradict Ormus' goals. He follows these orders with a measure of reluctance right up until the end of the game when Heinlein orders the fleet to abandon Michtam. When he shows his stubborn dedication to the ideals of Ormus, "Heinlein" realizes there is no helping him. He steps forth finally and reveals his true form to his devout disciple; Wilhelm of Vector.

When Wilhelm explains Ormus' true purpose to Margulis, to protect the "words of God" (Lemegeton) and the "relics of God" (The Zohar, Zarathustra, the Anima, et all) he questions whether or not everything he had worked for was all in vain. He then questions his own faith before coming to terms with the fact that a return to Lost Jerusalem is indeed impossible. He fights Jin and everyone else in the E.S. Levi one last time. After being defeated and with his E.S. close to the point of self-destructing he claims his own life with his sword, not wanting to give Uzuki the "satisfaction" of killing him.

Japanese Voice Actor: Chikao Ōtsuka
English Voice Actor: Michael Bell

Sergius XVII (教皇セルギウス17世, Kyōkō Serugiusu 17 Yo^?, Pope Sergius 17th generation), known only as the Patriarch in Episode II, is the leader of the Immigrant Fleet and, ultimately, head of the Ormus Society prior his death in Episode II. Sergius was obsessed with obtaining the Zohar for the ultimate power that his religion preached about. He used Ormus, the Immigrant Fleet and its dummy corporations and contacts, including the Hyams Group, the U-TIC Organization and the URTV Albedo, to re-open the way to Old Miltia. His goal was to retrieve the Original Zohar and Proto Ω, the ultimate weapon in the known galaxy. However, his subordinates, namely Margulis, had other plans. They wanted to take control over Ormus and return it to its original mission: finding and returning to Lost Jerusalem. They believed that Sergius had led Ormus astray with his lust for power. Therefore, when Sergius summons Proto Ω and the Ω System with it, they abandon him. Sergius is left on his own when the Federation attacks the Ω System and when Shion and her friends storm the facility. They confront the Patriarch and are briefly aided by Albedo, but Sergius turns Proto Ω's Phase Transfer Cannon on him and atomizes him. He then turns Proto Ω on Shion and her friends and they fight and defeat it.

In a desperate move Sergius tried to fire Proto Ω's Phase Transfer Cannon again, however the Red, Blue and Black Testament appear and effortlessly destroy him and Proto Ω leaving only the Zohar behind. Sergius acknowledges the Testaments when they appear before him, but no clear information on how he knows of the Testaments exists.

Sergius is mentioned several times in Episode III but does not make any appearances in the game's flashbacks to the Miltian Conflict.

In Pied Piper, another Sergius, Sergius XIV becomes head of Ormus after his predecessor, Patriarch Julius XVIII, is assassinated. While Julius sought peace between the peoples of the Federation and the Immigrant Fleet, Sergius wants to use the people of the Zohar to lead the way to (presumably) Lost Jerusalem. When Voyager appears and attempts to make contact with U-DO however, the people of the Zohar are killed and the Sergius is visibly shaken by the sight before being rushed away by a subordinate. Sergius XVII later inherits the Patriarchy and the name Sergius.

In the Japanese version of Episode II, the Patriarch is known as the Pope. The title was changed for the North American release of the game due to religious sensitivity issues.

Sergius appears in the Episode I portion of Xenosaga I&II during the U-TIC Organization's attempt to frame the Kukai Foundation for the destruction of the Woglinde. Acting as the representative for the Immigrant Fleet, the Patriarch addresses the Executive Committee on Fifth Jerusalem in the place of the random U-TIC affiliated representative seen in Episode I, his motives being to use the government to acquire not only MOMO but the Foundation's twelve Zohar Emulators as well. His role in the Episode II portion of the game is very similar to his role in the PlayStation 2 version of Episode II.

Sergius' odd appearance is one of Xenosaga's unsolved mysteries. In Episode II he has yellow eyes, white hair and corpse-like gray skin, leading some to question whether or not he was fully human or possibly even a Realian. No explanation for his unusual looks has been given to date, however in Xenosaga I&II he appears to have a more healthier skin tone.

Japanese Voice Actor: Eriko Hara
English Voice Actor: Kari Wahlgren, Christine Auten (anime)

Pellegri (ペレグリー, Peregerī^?) serves as Commander Margulis' aide de camp. She was stationed with other U-TIC officers on the asteroid complex Pleroma and was displaced when it was abandoned and later destroyed by Sellers. She seems far more conscionable than her commander, as she expressed her outrage to Margulis when the failure of the Zohar Link Experiment on Ariadne resulted in the planet's disappearance and the loss of over half a billion innocent lives. That being said she is capable of turning off her emotional side and becoming very callous and objective-driven when she needs to be. She is not very fond of Life Recycling variants, like the U.R.T.V.s and super soldiers like Cherenkov.

In Episode II Pellegri is given command of the E.S. Issachar, a powerful mech capable of outclassing every other machine the Federation could field. Along with her wingmen Hermann and Richard she was ordered to retrieve the 100 Series Observational Realian MOMO on Second Miltia. Her mission ultimately fails when Canaan arrives in the E.S. Asher and drives the three of them off before they can capture MOMO. Pellegri later reappears on the Ormus Stronghold where she confronts Shion, Jr., Jin, and the others as they are attempting to escape the fortress. After being defeated a second time Pellegri escapes and is not seen again for the rest of the episode.

In Episode III the E.S. Issachar is in action once again, piloted by Pellegri. She is still a part of Heinlein's plot and is working to see the new Ormus Patriarch's goals fulfilled. In the recreation of the Miltian Conflict, her past self goes up against Jin and the rest of the party in Labyrinthos where Shion was being held. She again faces off against the party in the E.S. Issachar on Planet Michtam, and also gets into a heated argument with Jin, explaining why it would never work out between the two of them. After she is defeated, Jin pleads with her in vain, but she again states why the two will never be together, and ultimately dies in the explosion. Her Vessel of Anima is then taken by E.S. Dan.

In the TV Asahi anime Xenosaga: The Animation, Pellegri appears to have once been a student of Jin Uzuki's grandfather, the martial arts expert who taught Margulis, Shion Uzuki, and Jin Uzuki himself how to fight and manipulate the elements like fire, ice, and lightning. It is quite possible that this is where Margulis and Pellegri first met, and this is how she was first introduced to U-TIC and the Ormus Society. There was a lot of tension between Pellegri and Jin when they confronted each other in the anime; this could possibly stem from a failed romantic relationship or just from her and Margulis' betrayal of his grandfather. In Episode III it is discovered that a previous relationship existed between Jin and Pellegri, however she renounced it to pursue her position within Ormus.

Japanese Voice Actor: Masaharu Satou
English Voice Actor: Steve Blum (Episode II, III)

Dr. Sellers (セラーズ, Serēzu^?) is a scientist and was once a colleague and rival of the legendary Dr. Joachim Mizrahi. He wears mechanical sunglasses and has short, dark blood-red hair. He is a paraplegic man confined to a futuristic hover-chair thanks to Mizrahi, who shot him once in each leg shortly before he committed suicide on the night of the Miltian Conflict.

Sellers is a man who has no real loyalties and constantly allies himself with whomever can best further his own ambitions. During the Miltian Conflict he worked with Mizrahi and Suou Uzuki in the U-TIC Organization where he researched the Zohar, the Vessels of Anima, Proto Ω and the Zohar control program Lemegeton. During the 14 year span between the Miltian Conflict and Episode I-II he joined the Ormus Society through a "personal contact" (most likely Margulis) and he continued to research the Zohar and the Vessels of Anima under Patriarch Sergius and Cardinal Heinlein. Unlike Margulis and Pellegri, Sellers had no official rank in Ormus, he was just a scientist. Despite his lack of standing he has enough authority to order the destruction of the Ormus asteroid base Pleroma after Margulis abandons it.

After Sergius' death he deserts Ormus and joins the Salvator Faction under Dimitri Yuriev in Episode III. Just like when he worked for U-TIC and Ormus, Sellers has no real loyalty to the Federation and seems to detest Yuriev as a person. He doesn't care what Yuriev is trying to accomplish, he just wants to further his research on the Zohar and the Federation's new weapon Ω Res Novae. When the party confronts him on the Federation's new flagship, Tactical Warship Merkabah, he reveals that his entire career has been dedicated to trying to surpass his rival Joachim Mizrahi by any means necessary. While working for Yuriev he came to the ultimate realization that all his works were just pale imitations of Mizrahi's, and that ultimately he himself was just a pale imitation of the man. With nothing left to live for he betrays Yuriev as well, telling the party of his true nature and his plans for the Zohar Emulators aboard the Durandal. His ultimate fate is ambiguous, as he never appears again after this scene and the Merkabah is absorbed by Abel's Ark shortly after the party abandons it.

Japanese Voice Actor: Mariko Suzuki
English Voice Actor: Bridget Hoffman

T-elos is a mysterious battle android similar to KOS-MOS, but unknown to most of Vector Industries. Its designs were featured in a U-TIC ship in Episode I; however, details on it were unknown back then. Note that telos is a Greek word meaning purpose, or goal; the final end of a process. This seems to tie in with her rumored function and eventual task of destroying KOS-MOS.

A few known features are that she is the diametric opposite of KOS-MOS, wearing a black suit with red and dark purple highlights to contrast KOS-MOS' white, blue and gray uniforms. Notably her uniform resembles almost exactly KOS-MOS' Ver. 4 form, the ultimate form of KOS-MOS. T-elos also has dark skin, blue eyes, and silver hair. She seems to possess a sapient personality unlike KOS-MOS' robotic personality. Her power is 4.75 times that of KOS-MOS v.3 because T-elos interfaces directly with the U.M.N., regulating the material domain data. She emits red energy instead of blue energy. She appears to rely primarily on her physical strength and energy generation, though she does have an arm blade, an energy revolver similar to KOS-MOS and the U-TENERITAS attack, which is located on her chest just above her heart, and opens into a quadropod structure which focuses a ball of red plasma. The T-elos project is being headed by a man named Rote Mantel (Roth Mantel in the English version), a mysterious scientist working with the military. Rote Mantel means "red cloak" in German. Similar to KOS-MOS, T-elos' development code, Episode III is TP-XX.

On a related note, T-elos's energy blade is on her left hand (as in her attack 'L-Blade' compared to KOS-MOS's 'R-Blade'). In Latin, sinister and dexter originally means left and right respectively, suggested that KOS-MOS is dexterous/skillful whilst T-elos is sinister/malicious, sometimes even downright sadistic. It could also be a reference to the left-right brain specialization, as the left-brain controls right-side of the body and vice versa; namely the left brain is concerned with linear thought and structure and right with intuition and creativity. This could explain the personality differences as KOS-MOS carries out her duties with efficiency whilst T-elos seems vain, brutal and borderline sadistic.

Furthermore, another of her attacks involving a revolver identical to KOS-MOS' pistol named "Magdalene 16", is the name of the follower and (according to the Gospel of Mary Magdalene) confidante of Jesus, or "Yeshua".

While KOS-MOS possesses the soul of Mary, T-elos possesses the body of Mary. Over 80% of the body structure is based on the reanimated body of Mary Magdalene, recovered from Rennes-le-Château, and thus can be rightly described as flesh and blood. This also means that technically T-elos is a cyborg, not an android. Intending to assimilate the consciousness of KOS-MOS, the half of Mary that exists in imaginary space, and become a single whole, T-elos is instead defeated by the awakened KOS-MOS.

The Testaments are Wilhelm's closest assistants and servants. Characterized by colored robes with matching beak-like masks, the true nature and power of the Testaments is phenomenal. Indeed, they are more on par with the Gnosis than they are human beings. They possess the power to manipulate space, time and even other people's perceptions. Each Testament has their own E.S., a special kind of spacecraft that contains a Vessel of Anima. Four Testaments exist by the end of Episode II: red, blue, black, and white.

See main article: The Testaments

Main article: Wilhelm (Xenosaga)

Wilhelm (ヴィルヘルム, Wiruherumu^?) is the mysterious founder and CEO of the largest interplanetary conglomerate, Vector Industries. He also served as the Executive Committee Director of the Galaxy Federation, up to a decade ago. To be the founder of Vector, Wilhelm must be very old, much older than any normal human could possibly live. This is because Vector funded the Masuda expedition (featured at the very beginning of Episode I) that uncovered the Zohar over 4000 years ago from present time. He also has an active role in the events of Pied Piper, 100 years ago from present time. It is speculated that Wilhelm is not human. He is one of the most suspicious and enigmatic characters in the Xenosaga series; it seems he is manipulating every other conglomerate and individual toward some mysterious goal. Wilhelm also has an affinity for referring to life's situations as if they were all a part of a universal theatrical drama, and is an avid fan of chess, adding fuel to the dramatic approach of his manipulations. He seems to have a background with chaos, as the two are seen having a conversation at the end of Episode II, in which Wilhelm refers to him as Yeshua.

According to the ODM ("Original Design Materials"), Wilhelm "knows everything." In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之). In the English version of Episode I he is voiced by Richard Cansino; in Episodes II and III he is voiced by Jason Spisak.

(It is also interesting to note that "Wilhelm" was Nieztche's second name.)

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• Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
• Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
• Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
• Xenosaga: Pied Piper
• Xenosaga I & II
• Xenosaga: The Animation

v • d • e Xenosaga video games
Games	Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht · Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse · Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
Characters	Protagonists · Antagonists · Minor Characters
Anime	Xenosaga: The Animation