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.

Interactions
Had the Dragonborn been appointed Listener of the Dark Brotherhood during the Fourth Era, they 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, is assassinated at her own wedding.

This being the second attempt the Dark Brotherhood has made to assassinate Titus Mede II. The first attempt being a failure because the Penitus Oculatus sent a decoy Emperor instead of Titus Mede II, after discovering their plans to kill him.

When the Dragonborn speaks with the Emperor, he does not resist and embraces his death, stating that there is no escape from the Dark Brotherhood. However, he has a final request before he is killed. He asks that the person who set the contract for his assassination be killed, this however is completely optional. You gain no extra reward for doing so, besides the loot on Amound Motierre's corpse, which consists of a few valuable gems. Either way, the reward of 20,000 can still be collected.

Trivia

 * The death of the Emperor has no effect on the storyline in Skyrim or the Civil War questline. The only in-game consequences are some dialogue that guards make when interacted with. Apart from that, the storyline itself seems to remain unchanged.
 * He is voiced by Wes Johnson, who also voiced in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
 * The Emperor wears the unique apparel called Emperor's Robes, this can also be found on the decoy Emperor during the quest To Kill an Empire.
 * Technically, if the Dragonborn had not stopped Queen Potema during The Wolf Queen Awakened, her claim to the Throne would overthrow him, refurbishing The Septim Dynasty.
 * During and after the Dark Brotherhood questline (Possibly before), imperial legionaires and imperial hold guards talk of a plot to kill the emperor, with the ringleader being within the Penitus Oculatus.