Titus Mede II

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

- Titus Mede II

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 I.

Background
Many Nords do not respect Titus as an 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. 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 The Battle of The Red Ring when, he lunched a massive invasion to retake the imperiel city, and kill off the tholmore army invading the north of the empire. after that the war came to an end. He also was in the battles he made.

Interactions
If the Dragonborn was appointed Listener of The Dark Brotherhood during the Fourth Era, he 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 was the second assassination attempt the Dark Brotherhood made on Titus Mede II. The first attempt failed because the Penitus Oculatus sent a decoy instead of Titus Mede II, after they had discovered the plot.

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 gave a final request before he was killed. He asked for the Dark Brotherhood's contractor, who is Amaund Motierre, to be killed.

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

Trivia

 * 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.
 * Among his personal effects is an Amulet of Talos, indicating that he may still worship Talos despite the White-Gold Concordat.