Francis Scarmiglione

Francis Castiglione is a character in Dissidia Calamitas Infinita. He is the villain representing Twilight Crystal.

Appearance
Francis is a balding old man. His attire consists of a white tuxedo and trousers with a black shirt and polished shoes.

The 2nd Cycle
Eris, riding on a momentum gained by Terra's betrayal, summons Francis to the struggle. He starts plotting with 0 and Terra against Eris, but while also discreetly leading Zero to Terra in hopes he'll kill her. He is out gambitted by 0 however, who succeeds in breaking Zero and turning him into a Warrior of Madness.

Francis is fought by Zero at the same time 0 is fought by Zak. Earlier on Zero confronts both Francis and 0 during their plotting with questions of Terra's whereabouts, fighting 0 with Francis as his assist when they refuse to give him straight answers.

Battle
 Francis Castiglione  Necromaster – Commands otherworldly monsters to fight as his scapegoats.

Francis is a Necromaster, and he is the most powerful Necromancer in all of known history. To compensate for his old age, he uses his two undead familiars to fight for him. The smallest, Caracalla, twists around his legs like a shadow and deals short-range physical attacks, while Dominitian hovers slightly above his shoulder and is responsible for mid-to-long ranged attacks with its bow. He can dismiss them to summon other undead servants, which will function as an extra combatant and launch a single attack before vanishing. His movement speed is generally poor, being merely a sophisticated walk, but his mobility and speed is notably improved in the air (Dominitian uses its bow like a helicopter to increase his jump distance, and the two servants otherwise drag Francis through the air).

EX Mode
Francis's Ex Mode is Grey Gambit. He attaches two skeletal dragon wings to his back, half his face peels off to show his skull, and he begins to glow with an unholy aura. In Ex Mode he gains the abilities "Decay", which is a mirrored Regen where he loses life instead of recovering it, and "Pitch-Dark Arts", which increases the damage done by Caracalla and Dominitian. His aerial movement abilities increase further.

His Ex Burst is Temple of Doom. The player has to absorb a bar of black Aura by holding down two different buttons for certain amounts of time. In his Ex Burst Francis compresses the opponent within massive amounts of magical power, creating a replica Twilight Crystal with them sealed inside. He then proceeds to corrupt the crystal, causing it to shatter and triggering a nuclear explosion with the opponent at the centre. His failed Ex Burst has several skeletal hands reach out from the Void and rip the opponent to pieces.

Equipment
Francis can equip the following: Greatswords, Daggers, Staves, Thrown, Grappling, Instruments, Bangles, Hats, Clothing, and Robes.

Attacks
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Encounter

 * "I will erase you from this world."
 * "Become my minion."
 * "I would prefer to negotiate."
 * "Scum like you just fuel my power."
 * "I, too, join the restless...?"&mdash; If HP is low
 * "Only through hardship is peace obtainable."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "Prepare to drown in corruption."&mdash; when opponent is stronger
 * "No empire can avoid decay and death."&mdash; when opponent is stronger
 * "You are the dirt on my shoes."&mdash; when opponent is weaker
 * "Hahahaha, you're a mere pawn!"&mdash; when opponent is weaker

Victory

 * "Your corpse is now property of Sir Francis Castiglione."
 * "And you thought you were a badass."
 * "Your soul has left the building!"
 * "Death claims all, and naught remains."
 * "I can't succumb here..."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "I still have much to do."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "Embrace damnation, my new minion!"&mdash; when opponent is stronger
 * "Not even the Gods can escape death."&mdash; when opponent is stronger
 * "Peasant filth."&mdash; when opponent is weaker
 * "You are not even worthwhile as a manservant, pathetic!"&mdash; when opponent is weaker

Defeat

 * "Can't you let an old man die in peace?"
 * "...But I AM death."
 * "What do you want, a medal?"
 * "To see my plans collapse in front of me...!"
 * "You dare to call me overambitious?"&mdash; when opponent is stronger
 * "Your legacy will mark my grave."&mdash; when opponent is stronger
 * "This... is incomprehensible."&mdash; when opponent is weaker
 * "To falter against such lowly creatures..."&mdash; when opponent is weaker


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Encounter specific

 * Warrior of Twilight: "Evil pierces into every soul."
 * Eris: "The underworld has no need of tyrants."
 * Genesis: "The one true release is death!"
 * Cloud Rain: "Are you trying to be poetic?"
 * Evil Terra: "Your reign will borne dread and glorious chaos."
 * Cynthia: "Helpless little Oracle, chained to her doom."
 * Taarin: "Still branding your sins with the title of "heroism"?"
 * Francis: "The dead obey ME."
 * Axarath: "Your insolence will see you walk to Hell."
 * Lee: "One day you will be humbled, and see your foolish warmongering for what it is."
 * Rain: "Why live for others when others can live for you?"
 * Ike: "It's about time someone taught you respect."
 * Kitsune: "I despise bitch trickster spirits..."
 * Neydro: "Those who seek glory succumb to greed."
 * 0: "I'll grant you a death worthy of your Godhood."
 * May: "Your shackles are darker than death."
 * Ruriko: "Your resemblance to Death is striking."
 * Tak Onyxard: "Another misguided self-proclaimed "savior"?"
 * Jesilyn: "I see glimpses of ruination in your eyes."
 * Max: "Your bitterness has lead you astray."
 * Zane Dusk: "You would damn everything for her sake?"
 * Avec: "My Boy, your loyalty is a whole other kind of treachery."
 * Nex: "Your ruthless ambition lacks true meaning."
 * April: "You are blind to my manipulations."
 * Kayle: "What has thy hand wrought?"
 * Alex: "Fortresses are no true obstacle."
 * Seyicer: "A dagger in silence reeks of death."
 * Kajira: "Material possessions are worthless to the soon-to-be-dead."
 * Rose: "You're admittedly more pragmatic than the rest."
 * Demise: "You're an unpredictable, chaotic mess."
 * Sanna Rekan: "You lack a soul for me to claim."
 * Eva: "I'll open your eyes to the true meaning of death."
 * Lilith: "You'll make a lovely sacrifice."
 * Alice: "To treat death as a schoolgame is damn mockery!"
 * Hero: "Heroes have no name beyond their deeds."
 * 0mega: "An iron will befits only a human."
 * Draken: "To run from war is to forsake dignity."
 * Meagan: "Compared to the great inferno of Hell, you are a mere spark."
 * The Unknown: "The one true release is death."
 * Samael: "Allow me to enjoy finally laying you to rest."
 * Oavyce: "Our blood is noble of heart but evil in actions."
 * Mother: "No flower is of equal beauty to the face of death."
 * Card: "Fade like the discarded tool that you are."
 * Skye: "No eyes to deceive, but still blind to the truth."
 * Noelle: ""
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Story Specific
Francis: "You're a damn fool, 0. No matter how long the cycles rage on, death will always be the only absolute!" 0: "Then I will eliminate death."

Francis: "This world is dead. Nothing but a decaying husk not unlike the beings under my control. Perhaps that is the true nature of war, a soulless circle of action lacking heart and deliberation. Or perhaps it is the means in which death truly expresses itself."

Francis: "War is self-sufficient. All that is required of me... is to take the first life."

Francis: "This world, this... corpse, is beyond hope."

Francis: "I can drag your pathetic soul back from the depths of this Hell if need be. If you like using your mouth for breathing, shut it and do what I order you to."