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I don't care what the vessel is. I will make use of all available options to obtain what I desire. I've always built my own path.
—Sellers, explaining his role to Jin Uzuki

Dr. Sellers (セラーズ, Serāzu) is a Hyams-affiliated researcher with a self-centered and opportunistic personality.

Sellers is the third person in the Heinlein-Margulis-Sellers triad, for he has close connections to both men, especially in situations regarding the Zohar and Old Miltia. His roles have included advisor and middleman. However, he has close connections to the Ormus assassin Orgulla. Sellers destroyed Pleroma so that the Galaxy Federation would not continue to investigate the old U-TIC base. This shows that he does have significant power in Ormus. Although not a businessman in the Hyams front of the Ormus Society, Sellers is a scientist interested in the Zohar.

Biography[]

Sellers was a colleague of Joachim Mizrahi. He envies Joachim Mizrahi and views him as a rival, striving to outdo him even after Joachim's death.

Sellers was originally from the Federation, not Abraxas or the Immigrant Fleet, but defected to the U-TIC Organization and Ormus by a personal communication. He served as an Assistant Director, but doesn't possess any rank in Ormus.

Sellers and Joachim were involved in the U-TIC Organization's Zohar research.

Miltian Conflict[]

During the Miltian Conflict, Sellers appears before Proto Omega and its system being maintained by Cecily and Cathe (the two sisters of Febronia that keep the Zohar under control). Margulis arrives and muses about the plot to frame Joachim as the "mastermind" for the Miltian Conflict. Sellers replies that it was Kevin Winnicot's idea to make Mizrahi into a scapegoat and comments that the boy is quite the tactician for his age. When told about the attack on the transport vehicles that were containing the Realians for the project, Sellers says that they only lost a few Realian models and that it won't affect the project. However, he expresses his concerns about what the Federation is planning to do next.

Margulis says that the Zohar activation must happen at the same time as the outbreak, thus allowing Proto Omega to be awakened, and then asks Sellers if he had deciphered the Y-Data. Sellers says he only found some file fragments, but Joachim won't tell him a single thing about it, and that he got Winnicot to get some information from him, but doesn't know how it'll go. Margulis says that as long as the Zohar activation succeeds, then they can deal with the rest later.

Sellers asks about their plan, and Margulis says he'll pick him and the others up, along with the Zohar, before Miltia is in complete chaos. Sellers then walks away and replies that he won't hold his breath, should things go as planned. Sellers pauses, and says that should it come down to it, he'll lift the whole Song of Nephilim into space. He then leaves the Proto Omega room to continue with the plan.

Sellers goes to confront Joachim about his work on the Zohar experimentation, and about MOMO's creation. Sellers tells him that he doesn't care about that "doll of a daughter" that Joachim is obsessed with, but he can't have him forgetting their real objective, for the operation has already begun. Joachim reminds Sellers that he and Winnicot formulated it, and doesn't see why they need Sellers anymore. Sellers tells him that he'll run the management of this project, if Joachim has lost his nerve. Mizrahi says Sellers may do as he wishes, as it is no longer his concern. The two colleagues go their separate ways, where Sellers continues working on the Zohar activation, and Joachim continues working on MOMO's creation.

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Xenosaga III HD Cutscene 214 - Truth About Miltia (Labyrinthos) - ENGLISH

Joachim shoots Sellers' legs.

During the Miltian Conflict's Third Descent operation, Sellers confronted Joachim, and Joachim shot him in both legs. Sellers is subsequently depicted using a hoverchair for mobility, similar to a modern wheelchair.

Some time after Joachim's death and the Gnosis appearing because of Shion Uzuki's contact with U-DO, Sellers attempted to escape the planet by forcing the Song of Nephilim to surface. It was at this time that he found Albedo Piazzolla in the center shaft of the Song, and apparently half-dead from his fight against Gaignun, in which Albedo attacked Gaignun, and the ensuing fight left them both nearly dead.

After successfully escaping Miltia before it was swallowed by the Abyss, Sellers handed over the Song of Nephilim to Albedo, and it served as his home and headquarters.

Aftermath[]

After Joachim's death, Sellers plagiarized his life's work and directed a series of experiments using a Zohar Emulator at the Ormus Department of Sacraments. He is secretly a member of U-TIC, Ormus and the Immigrant Fleet.

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht[]

Sellers appears in a video call with Margulis and explains to him that attempts to reach Lost Jerusalem following the Ariadne Incident have failed; he argues that attempts to use the Zohar Emulators to reach the planet are doomed to failure and that the original Zohar is needed, berating Margulis for using the emulator nonetheless. Margulis replies that it is necessary to proceed with Plan 401, which Sellers describes as an extreme measure; he also expresses dislike toward Albedo Piazzolla, comparing him with Joachim Mizrahi in a negative fashion.

Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse[]

Sellers only appears in one cutscene in Ormus's headquarters: he explains that he had Pleroma destroyed, since its location was known to the Federation. He also apologizes to Margulis for not consulting him before ordering the distruction, since Pleroma was an important historical relic, but Margulis is indifferent on the issue. Sellers also remarks on how bold Margulis's mocking behaviour toward Patriarch Sergius XVII is.[1]

He is also mentioned by Orgulla, who says, "Damn you, Sellers!"

Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra[]

Between Episode II and Episode III, Sellers defects to the Galaxy Federation once again and starts woring on the development of Omega Res Novae under Dmitri Yuriev. Sellers used his connections with Yuriev to join the Salvator Faction and the Federation—his decision was motivated exclusively by self-interest in achieving his goals, and not through any personal loyalty to the Federation.

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Xenosaga III HD Cutscene 240 - Truth Spoken by Sellers (Merkabah) - ENGLISH - REGULAR MODE

Sellers speaks to Jr.

Sellers appears in the Merkabah, where he goes to lengths to explain his personal obsession with Joachim Mizrahi, recognizing that he's nothing more than a pale imitation of him. He also explains to him about Dmitry Yuriev's past and that Gaignun Kukai is currently being possessed by him.

Sellers' fate is left ambiguous, as he never appears again after the scene in which the Merkabah is absorbed by Abel's Ark, shortly after the party abandons it.

Relationships[]

Joachim Mizrahi[]

Albedo Piazzolla[]

Margulis[]

Dmitri Yuriev[]

Shion and company[]

Quotes[]

  • "Looking for someone. I'm sorry, but I don't think you'll find the results you desire here." (to Shion and company)
  • "Exactly. To accomplish great things, it is only natural to ignore trivial sacrifices. But I was still unable to reach the level of that man. Everything I've built was nothing more than pale imitations. Why?! How much of a difference can there be between him and me?! No. Perhaps this is exactly the difference between us. In the end, I, too, was that man's pale imitation." (to Jr.)
  • "Insane? Oh, but of course. You can't change the world without a little insanity!" (to Jr.)
  • "Don't get all excited. I have no intention of fighting you. My role was merely to buy time. That's all I can do, after all. Now get out of here! Or would you rather stay and be absorbed by Abel's Ark." (to Jr.)

Trivia[]

  • According to Xenosaga: Official Design Materials, Sellers is classified as an Enneagram type 3.
  • Sellers is a member of the Hyams Group, Galaxy Federation, Salvator Faction, Ormus, the U-TIC Organization and Immigrant Fleet all at once.
  • Sellers appears to be based on Dr. Strangelove, the title character from the movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Dr. Strangelove, portrayed by actor Peter Sellers, is an amoral scientist who resembles Sellers in appearance. Just as Sellers plays many roles in various Xenosaga organizations, Peter Sellers plays multiple roles in the film. According to director Stanley Kubrick, the idea of having Sellers in so many of the film's key roles was that "everywhere you turn there is some version of Peter Sellers holding the fate of the world in his hands".[1]

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