Iocus Melpomene

Iocus Melpomene is a bonus character in Dissidia Calamitas Infinita, originating from Alius Fabula Exertus. The lowest of the seven ruling Knights of the nation of Haven, he is met with disdain and scorn from the other members, and only gained his position so its leader could observe his concealed talents. An obsessive pursuit of the mystic and ownership of an unusual clockwork mask have resulted in him possessing powers that can bend and control time in numerous ways; powers granted to him by the Nexus "Verthandi", one of the legendary machines of the Gods. He has mentally travelled back in the timeline countless times, and is constantly using his knowledge to manipulate events around him while erasing any actions that cause genuine suspicion. Is his presence in the war simply him scouting out another possible timeline? Or has he been summoned from the end of his personal timeline and tasked with observing and eliminating anomalies from the cycles? Is he truly impartial, or acting out an ulterior motive?

Appearance
Iocus wears a large purle cloak over a black coat, and a belt that holds a dagger. His head is covered by a large bronze and silver mechanical mask with routinely moving gears. His alternate costume, Clockbreaker, gives him a new mask built wholesale from silver gears, that covers his mouth but not his eyes. His cloak is grey and contains a single large golden emblem. His second alternate costume, Victor Von Iocus, has Iocus cosplay the Marvel villain "Doctor Doom".

Battle
 Iocus Melpomene  Time Weaver – Dominate fate and control the hands of time.

As the Time Weaver, Iocus can control the battlefield in unusual and meta ways. His power is so great it has to be stored within his Time Nexus, allowing him to selectively warp the passage of time at will. He summons parts of his Nexus to attack along with his time magic.

EX Mode
Iocus's EX Mode is Verthandi Overclock. Iocus is replaced with a humanoid figure made of gears, and Verthandi becomes larger and more elaborate, with Greek letters flouting around it like clock numbers. He gains the abilities "Regen" and "Critical EX Revenge", which allows that when Iocus is being damaged he can cancel his EX Mode into an Ex Revenge. This depletes the rest of his Ex Gauge.

Iocus's EX Burst is Heart of Time. The opponent is sucked into Verthandi, and trapped in a dimension of infinite turning gears, pendulums and other machinery. The gears begin to close in on the opponent as loose ones collide into them, and as gears obstruct the screen a sickening crunching and grinding sound is heard.

Musical Themes

 * Main Theme: God Slaying Machine
 * World Map Theme: Time Gear
 * Normal Battle: The Time of Restoration
 * Boss Battle: Gods Bound by Rules
 * Final Boss Battle: Clock Strikes

Rival Battle

 * Vs 0/Azazel/Nex: The Eclipse Of Time
 * Vs 8: Atrophy

Quotes
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Encounter

 * "Know that you cannot win."
 * "You think you can defy destiny?"
 * "Nothing you can do will surprise me."
 * "Let's try this again."
 * "You will be removed from the timeline."
 * "People here sure like to get rough."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "I've been making mistakes again..."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "All I need is to see your Achilles' heel once."&mdash; If opponent is stronger
 * "Fear is for lesser men. Like you."&mdash; If opponent is stronger
 * "You're gonna had already have lost."&mdash; If opponent is weaker
 * "My powers are wasted on this moment."&mdash; If opponent is weaker
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Victory

 * "Maybe the results will be different next time..."
 * "No, wait. I feel like I missed something."
 * "You're just kind of unimportant, really."
 * "Time to find someone else to tire of."
 * "Time dulls all pain."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "This will soon be a temporary concern."&mdash; If HP is low
 * "You shouldn't underestimate the foolish."&mdash; If opponent is stronger
 * "Inevitability catchs up with us all. Except me."&mdash; If opponent is stronger
 * "Were you expecting me to humour you?"&mdash; If opponent is weaker
 * "Beating you again and again is one of life's many joys."&mdash; If opponent is weaker
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Defeat

 * "Acceptable."
 * "Don't make past me kill you in the future."
 * "I'm too bored to go on."
 * "I must have seriously miscalculated..."
 * "I'm going to feel that one for ages."&mdash; If opponent is stronger
 * "I'm no stranger to persistence."&mdash; If opponent is stronger
 * "Well, run along, then."&mdash; If opponent is weaker
 * "I was hoping this possibility would be interesting. I guess not."&mdash; If opponent is weaker
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