| “ | Why not simply eject the disk, Luke? Spare me and whatever is left? Ah, but I have foreseen it. You do not eject the disk. You have to know what comes next. And you're doomed for your insistence on it. So let us dance. For we shall be meeting our makers soon. | „ |
| ~ Magnificus in the finale. |
Magnificus is a major protagonist in the Inscryption video game. He's the scribe of Magic and while he at first is seen as an antagonist he eventually helps Luke take down P03 near the end of the game.
Act I[]
In Act I, Magnificus has been turned into a talking card by Leshy, taking the identity of the Stunted Wolf. The player is hinted at him after dying enough times to Leshy through quick sequences of him painting in the abyss. The player cant obtain Magnificus by stabbing their eye out with the knife being held by a squirrel carving in the corner of Leshy's cabin. Leshy will offer the player a new eye. There's a chance of one of the eyes being Magnificus's eye, which lets the player see signs all throughout the cabin hinting at how to obtain Magnificus. Once the player does obtain him, they'll also be able to obtain Leshy's film roll. Magnificus is overall polite to the player, helping them throughout the Act up until the player inscrybes Leshy and resets the game.
Act II[]
Magnificus, along with Leshy and Grimora are the central antagonists of Act II. Each being bosses the player needs to fight along with P03. Though they can be fought in any order, Magnificus will never be the first scrybe the player fights and is usually the third, second, or even last boss of the Act due to Rebecha fixing the bridge. Once asked on each Scrybe's intentions, Rebecha will speculate, but claim that Magnificus's desires are too awful to even speak of. The player gets to see Magnificus's mistreatment of his pupils, but can't do anything about it. He even shows disgust for them despite their unconditional respect for him. Before the player speaks to Magnificus, a letter can be read on his table addressing Grimora but it is unfinished. When Magnificus meets with the player, he tries to warn them of the game but battles them nonetheless. Once he is defeated, he'll try to warn the player of P03 before being interrupted and mysteriously glitch out of the game. If the player tries to replace him, he'll scold them and P03 who promptly removes him from the scene using the OLD_DATA before using it to take over the game. Magnificus presumably escapes with the other Scrybes on Leshy's boat.
Act III[]
Magnificus can be found with the other Scrybes after the third boss of Botopia is defeated. He has come to a truce with Leshy and Grimora, as they plot with the player to kill P03. When P03 begins uploading Inscryption to the internet after the final boss of Botopia is defeated, Leshy will twist his head off as the other Scrybes enter the scene. Grimora is given the hard drive so that she could bring the game back to normal, but she instead deletes it much to Magnificus and Leshy's dismay. As the two panic, the finale begins.
Finale[]
Magnificus is the final boss of the game, however the player cannot lose against him. He is a formidable opponent nonetheless as he challenges Luke to a card battle while guilting the player to shutdown the game. This however fails, as while Magnificus continuously tries to evade his demise, he inevitably cannot hold out any longer and weakly tries to shake the players hand, but is deleted before he can do so; being the only Scrybe in the finale that doesn't shake the player's hand. Magnificus's foresight proves right in the end, as Luke Carder witnesses the OLD_DATA and is later shot dead by Amanda.
Personality[]
Magnificus is a rather controlling figure. He often wants control of things, although not for evil intentions he merely wants control of most things because he wishes to see his students succeed at their goals. Magnificus is known for his ego as he will sometimes have somewhat of an ego to others if he feels like they're outdoing him in something. Magnificus is very imaginative and creative, he is seen drawing his mages in very creative ways.
Magnificus unlike the other scribes seems to have a fear of death as he begs Luke to turn off the game before he and the other files get deleted.
Trivia[]
- Magnificus's name is a portmanteau of "magnificent" and "fiscus".
- According to the game files, Magnificus' body is covered by his beard, instead of his body being composed of it.
- Magnificus is the shortest scrybe, standing at only 5 feet in height.
- Magnificus's favorite food is pop rocks and any other sparkly candy.
- Magnificus and Leshy are the two Scrybes who are most likely to do weed, with Grimora and P03 being the least likely.
- Magnificus's favorite tea is green tea.
External Links[]
- Magnificus on the Villains Wiki