Dmitri Yuriev

Dmitri Yuriev

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Dr. Dimitri Yuriev is the head of the Yuriev Institute. 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.

Background

UMN Experiments

Yuriev was one of the subjects to the experiments aiming to 'teleport' people through the UMN, without they be protected by a ship or any device of this kind. He has been one of the few and most likely the only one to survive this experiment. Nevertheless, during this experiment, he met U-DO. Indeed, Abel's Ark is to the Imaginary Domain of the universe what Abel is to the Lower Domain, and in going through the UMN without protection, he came in contact with U-DO and saw what every people who saw U-DO see : the end of everything, the destruction of the Universe if Anima doesn't activate and that the Collective Unconscious collapse. But Yuriev mistaked and thought the end was caused by U-DO itself, explaining his futur behavior. He also gained the capacity to transfer his consciousness through this.

Pied Piper

In Xenosaga Pied Piper, Yuriev is high-placed in the Federation and kind of controls it. He stays in the shadows and is working with Voyager before this one decides to work for Wilhelm. Yuriev is therefore referred as being the first Voyager, task he didn't keep though.

28 to 14 Years before Xenosaga's event

Yuriev founded the Yuriev's institute where he created 669 URTV based on his own gene, including the four variants, Rubedo, Albedo, Nigredo and Citrine. After 14 years to train them, he made them help to heal Sakura Mizrahi, but they won't succeed and it will instead bring her dead when she'll save Albedo from waves similar to U-DO in her subconscious. The URTV will be sent to Miltia in order to fight U-DO, but Rubedo will abandon the mission, of fear to destroy Miltia, leading to all normal URTV to be contaminated by U-DO, as well as Albedo. Yuriev will be shooted and killed by Nigredo who stopped to trust him.

Xenosaga II

Dmitri Yuriev (right) as he appears in Episode II

After having been killed by Nigredo, Dimitri Yuriev's spirit apparently entered him and stayed in a state of stasis for fourteen years. In this episode 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. He also seems to have a loyal group of operatives, distinguished by navy-blue uniforms and red berets. In Episode II he uses them to secure the Federation Parliament on Fifth Jerusalem after it falls into disorder, and in Episode III they appear on the Durandal with him.

Xenosaga III

After finally awakening in Gaignun's body, Yuriev reunited with Citrine on Fifth Jerusalem. He then proceeded to take control of the Federation Parliament and the Zohar Project. Under his supervision, the Zohar Project changed from a project to restore Lost Jerusalem to one to destroy Ormus and the Gnosis. The Strategic Integrated Warship Merkabah and Omega Res Novae were completed under his control of the Zohar Project.

After Shion summoned Abel's Ark, Yuriev took control of the Durandal. His soldiers killed every crew member except for Mary and Shelley. He used them to gain the code to access the Zohar Emulators. With the Emulators under his control, he crashed the Durandal into Abel's Ark, causing the Durandal's destruction.

Once on the Ark, the used the Emulators to awaken the Original Zohar. Omega Res Novae then absorbed the Zohar. After losing to the party in battle, he joined with Omega, turning it into its true form, Omega Metempsychosis.

After another battle, Albedo appears and teleports Abel and the Original Zohar to Michtam. With Abel gone, Yuriev loses his power. Albedo and Jr. form the Spiritual Link to destroy Yuriev, who had been contaminated by U-DO long ago. Albedo's plan was to form the link with Jr. and force Gaignun's consciousness into Jr.'s body. However, Gaignun is the one that forces Albedo's consciousness into Jr., fulfilling Albedo's lifelong wish. Yuriev and Gaignun both die.