Titus Mede II
Emperor Titus Mede II, as seen in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Race	Imperial
Gender	Male
Level	Unknown
Class	Noble
Skills	Unknown
Faction	Elder Council / Imperial Legion
Rank	Emperor
Services	Empire of Tamriel
Ref ID	0004FA39
Base ID	0001D4B9

"Yes, I must die. And you must deliver the blow. It is simply the way it is."

―Titus Mede II^[src]

Titus Mede II is the reigning Emperor of Tamriel during the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He is a descendant of Titus Mede I, and possibly of Attrebus Mede.

BackgroundEdit

Many Nords do not respect Titus as the Emperor, mainly because of his signing of the White-Gold Concordat at the end of the Great War, a treaty between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion, that banned Talos worship in the Empire (Though it can be noted that if he had not done so, the Dominion would have destroyed the Empire). This event led to the Markarth Incident, which itself sparked the Civil War in Skyrim between the Stormcloaks and the Imperial Legion. He was known for planning and taking part in the Battle of the Red Ring, a successful Imperial move to retake the Imperial City and defeat the Aldmeri Dominion's main invasion force in Cyrodiil.

InteractionsEdit

If the Dragonborn was appointed Listener of The Dark Brotherhood during the Fourth Era, he/she might have infiltrated The Katariah to assassinate Emperor Titus Mede II on a contract, set up by Amaund Motierre of the Elder Council.

During that time, the Emperor sailed on The Katariah, while visiting Castle Dour in Solitude. He visits Skyrim after his cousin, Vittoria Vici, was assassinated at her own wedding.

This being the second assassination attempt the Dark Brotherhood made on Titus Mede II, the first resulting in failure after the Penitus Oculatus used a decoy in place of the real Emperor, after discovering their plot to kill him.

When the Dragonborn spoke with the Emperor, he did not resist and embraced his death, stating that there is no escape from the Dark Brotherhood. However, he asked for one final favor before he was assassinated. He requested for the Dark Brotherhood's contractor, Amaund Motierre, to be killed because of his contract.

No extra reward is gained for doing so, aside from some extra loot on Amaund Motierre's corpse, which consists of a few valuable gems. The reward of 20,000 can still be collected either way.

TriviaEdit

• The death of the Emperor has no effect on the Main Quest or Civil War questline, however; if the Dragonborn joins the Imperial Legion after his death, the oath will be "undying loyalty to the Emperor," instead of "undying loyalty to Emperor Titus Mede II." Furthermore, some guards may speak some additional lines of dialogue when interacted with.
• The Emperor is voiced by Wes Johnson, who also voices most Imperial characters in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
• The Emperor wears a unique apparel called the Emperor's Robes, which may also be found in his dresser on The Katariah, and on the decoy Emperor during the quest To Kill An Empire. If the Emperor's Robes are taken after he has been killed, and the spell Dead Thrall is used on him, upon exiting the ship he will be wearing another pair of the Emperor's Robes.
• He is one of two major antagonists in the Dark Brotherhood Questline.
• Imperial Legionnaires and Imperial Hold Guards talk of a plot to kill the Emperor, with the ringleader being within the Penitus Oculatus.
• Although Titus claims he will not resist or attack the Listener, if you try to pickpocket him and fail, you will  gain a bounty and he will attack.

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)