The Jailer

"There was an urban legend circulating about the Profaned Capital a while back...something along the lines of there being a torture dungeon where vulnerable travelers are kidnapped and taken to. All these rumors had one thing in common: there was some creepy masked warden that patrolled near it. I guess after all these years it's still business as usual in this place."

The Jailer is a dangerous antagonist in the Yhorm Hunt arc. While patrolling the area near the Profaned Capital as usual, it happened upon the group of X, Waddle Dee, and Nappa. The encounter erupted into a short story arc with the Jailer serving as the main enemy. It is the first Non-Kin to be introduced in the Sam Quest story.

Appearance
The Jailer is a tall, dark-cloaked figure with slender arms. It wears an iron mask smithed with humanoid facial features. Occasionally the Jailer wields a miniature lantern, possibly used to navigate the darker areas of the Irithyll Dungeon.

Personality
Completely silent and very reserved in aggression, it is hard to comprehend what kind of mind belongs to the Jailer. It can be assumed the Jailer lacks a conscience based on the numerous amounts of people who were tortured and killed by its hands.

Power
The Jailer is stated to have a power level of 10,070. It can easily outmatch multiple people at once, making it a formidable enemy during the time in which it served as an antagonist.

Techniques and Abilities

 * Curse Gas- The Jailer releases a cloud of stamina-ravaging gas.
 * Soldering Iron- A red-hot iron staff used by the Jailer to torture and possibly brand prisoners.

History
The Jailer was the subject of many urban legends regarding the Profaned Capital. Due to the lack of much regulation by the Sam Kingdom, the Profaned Capital became a hot spot for criminal activity. Some time ago the Irithyll Dungeon was constructed underground within proximity of the Capital, and the Jailer led the activities within it. For decades many unlucky travelers have wound up lost after leaving for the Profaned Capital, never to be seen again. The truth behind this is that they have become the subject of a gruesome subterranean undertaking: one that involves ritualistic torture and organ harvesting. The Jailer acts as a warden of the dungeon and an institutor of its dark purpose. Every now and then it emerges and roams the nearby land for travelers to kidnap.

The Yhorm Hunt Arc
Upon arriving at the Capital's entrance, the X Team was ambushed by the Jailer, who proceeded to attack the adventurers with Curse Gas.

Trivia

 * Author Wyatt Wheatley chose the Jailer to be the secondary antagonist of the Yhorm Hunt Arc due to its relevance to the arc's setting and its apparent "interesting design".
 * The Jailer is the first non-kin as well as the first ungendered character to be introduced in the series.