Isaac Stone

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Isaac Stone
Aliases	Bishop Isaac Stein (former)
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Birthdate	E.C. 9XXX
Birthplace	Etrenank, Solaris
Hair color	Grey
Occupation	Ethos bishop priest
Gear	Alkanshel

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Even lies and deceptions can become the truth for some people of the earth... Particularly those not knowing the true nature of things, or how these systems of things works.

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Bishop Isaac Stone, known in Japanese as Storn (ストーン司教, sutōn jikyou), is an antagonist in Xenogears. A bishop of the Ethos Church, he is a trusted father figure for Billy Lee Black, having come in to help convince and sponsor Billy into becoming an Etone at a critical time in Billy's life.

Biography

Originally hailing from Solaris, he was once a cadet at the Jugend Military Academy in Etrenank, where he was originally known as Isaac Stein. He attended Jugend with Kahran Ramsus, Myyah Hawwa, Hyuga Ricdeau, Jesiah Black, who Issac competed with for the title of commander in chief of Gebler, and Racquel Bennetnashe, who he and Jessie had feelings for.

Jesiah won Racquel's heart over in the end, enraging Issac to no end when the two were married in 9983. Then, several years later in 9990, a second blow was dealt to the Issac and Jesiah's strained relationship when Jesiah seemingly passed on the position they had competed for, and suddenly disappeared with his family from Solaris.

Stein was obsessed with relocating Jesiah and his family. He joined the Solarian-run church, known as the Ethos Society, where he rapidly became a Bishop under the assumed name of Isaac Stone. He then formulated a plan to strike back at Jessie in the way that would hurt him the most: through Jessie's own family. He sent the Wels, who were produced and controlled by the Ethos, out to Jessie's house to murder Racquel, who he viewed as "dirtied" when she chose Jessie over him.

Bishop Issac Stone soon came to the two surviving children's rescue, convincing Billy to entrust Primera to a Church facility instead, so that Billy could study to become an Etone at the Ethos monastery.

Xenogears

Stone kills Billy's friend, Verlaine.

When the Ethos headquarters is attacked, Fei and the party investigate deeper into the headquarters and find evidence of its ties to Solaris, and how Solaris uses the Ethos organization to gain supplies, slaves, and intel from the surface, as well as manipulate global affairs. The party also finds out the organization's plot to break away from Solaris, in order to pursue their own plans of world domination.

As Billy struggles with this, Verlaine reveals himself, stating that Billy has been 'defiled' in falling away from Ethos, and that Verlaine himself will cleanse him with death. Jessie enters and stops Verlaine with a stun bullet.

Jessie reveals that the attack is actually a 'purge', by order of Bishop Stone, in order to kill any Ethos members that are not affiliated with Solaris. Verlaine adds to this, revealing the extent of the crimes the members have done, as well as his duty to assassinate them. He also implies these were the sorts of duties Billy would have been tasked with in the future, had he stayed on his previous path. Before Verlaine is able to explain further, he is killed by Stone and two assassins.

Bishop Stone's new face.

When Stone's treachery is revealed, Stone retreats to Solaris seeking Karellen's help. Karellen responds by surgically grafting Stone to the massive Gear known as Alkanshel, secretly stored under the Ethos HQ.

Piloting the Alkanshel, Stone confronts Billy and his new companions, but before he could attack, he is approached by Grahf, who gives him "the Power" against his will. In the ensuing battle, when all seems lost, Jessie appears and, using his modified Buntline Gear, he and Billy are able to destroy the Alkanshel and bring Stone to his final end.

Quotes

• "Hello. Are you all happy?" (to the orphaned children)
• "Oh, Billy my son! Sorry to bother you when you're so busy."
• "Billy, my son, don't waste their good intentions."
• "I thank you deeply. Billy, take care of these people. Report back to headquarters after you get back."
• "A good-for-nothing chatterbox such as you have no right to live." (killing Verlaine)
• "The status of Bishop is merely a convenience for my activities on earth."
• "So you want to know? But can you bear the full weight of the truth? Billy, if you can bear that weight, then I'm willing to tell you."
• "I can't be bothered by insignificant wretches like you."
• "What is wrong with eliminating those not fit for salvation? Why, isn't our own very faith based on the precept that 'only the chosen will be saved'?"
• "Those who become enemies of the sacred Gazel, I will eliminate them all. Repent now."
• "Ha ha ha... A wretched son for a wretched father! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha, confess to me! Pay for your sins!"

Trivia

• Stone's true appearance has an uncanny resemblance to the Red Skull, arch nemesis of Marvel Comics' Captain America.
• Considering the Biblical themes of the game, his name may reference Isaac.

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