Saphir Wyon Neis

Dr. Saphir Wyon Neis also known as Dist the Reaper or by his selfconferred title Dist the Rose is one of the six GodGenerals and primary antagonists faced by the main part of Tales of the Abyss. He calls himself Dist the Rose finding the name given to him to be barbaric. On one occasion Dist was called Dist the Runny by Jade because his nose gets runny when hes angry as said by Jade. Within the Order of Lorelei he holds the ranks of Conductor and Locrian Colonel and is the 2nd Division Commander. He never fights the party directly instead he uses large fon machines called Kaiser Dists to battle in his place. During his childhood Dist lived in Keterberg known by his real name of Saphir Wyon Neis. There he studied with Jade Curtiss then Jade Balfour who Dist considered his best friend Jades sister Nephry and the future emperor Peony IX under Professor Gelda Nebilim a retired Oracle Knight. Jade tried and failed to use a fonic arte using the Seventh Fonon while at Nebilims home. The house burned down and Nebilim died from the injuries she sustained though not before Jade and Saphir took her to the outskirts of town and attempted to make a replica of her. However the attempt was a failure and the replica Nebilim was unstable and desiring First and Sixth Fonons went on a rampage killing several Fonists to get the fonons she needed. She was eventually sealed away in Nebilims Crag. Eventually Jade moved on halting research on fomicry as he considered it unethical. Dist however had promised to himself that he would do anything to resurrect Nebilim believing Jade to have abandoned her. He did everything he could switching alliances and working with Grand Maestro Mohs in a failed attempt to get Nebilims replica data. Hes also the creator of Anises fighting doll Tokunaga because she was kind to him at one time.