Hello there. I am Dmitri Yuriev, professor of the Yuriev Institute and the creator of the 669 URTV units.

I have been commissioned to force my foolish sons and charming daughter to answer your fan mail. Although, you may also ask me questions as well as long as they don’t include u-do I would be happy to use my genius to answer any questions you have.

As for my sons… well you may ask them, although I have no idea why anyone would want advice from those failures. But you have free will, so that if that is what you wish I will not stop you. Citrine or I will do a better job than they would any day.

Thank you Festivewind for this charming portrait of my bioweapons children and I! Shall we begin?

If you wish to send my children and I fan mail, please email us at URTV@godsibb.net! Be sure to designate one of us to answer your letter. We will post them and our replies on this page.

Last Updated: 11/15/09

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For Dmitri: Well I realize that this question may be out of proportion due to your being far into the futuristic era. But did you ever personally meet Stalin? Did he influence you in any ways? Did your hunger for power stem from the communist inside you?

As crazy as the questions may seem, I realize that both your first name and surname are Russian…..and thus you’re obviously of Russian descent. And I’m sure as a learned man that you would have some frame of reference as to who Stalin was.

—Ana

To answer your first question: no I never met Stalin personally. I do know who he was and his achievements, however.  But you must realize his goals are very different from my own. He simply had Russia in mind. As for me, I simply wish to free the world from the oppression known as U-DO. My “hunger” for power as you call it comes from my resolve, not an alliance to an ancient political party, or the fact that I have a Russian surname.

–Dmitri Yuriev
Дмитрий Юрьева

I’d like to start off by saying I’m a huge fan of all
URTVs–standards, variants, infected, whatever. Absolutely adore the
concept, so kudos to you, Dmitri! I just have (quite) a few questions
for you… if you’d be so kind as to settle my infinite curiosities.
First off, how many bodies have you switched between? I know you’ve
been around for 100s of years, so it’d be logical to have a somewhat
astounding mass. Along those lines, when do you take a body? (What
earliest age, etc.; if that’s the reasoning?) How long do you usually
keep it for? (Until death? Until too old to manage? Et cetera.)
Secondly, what inspired you to make so many clones of yourself? I
could understand one or two hundred, but 665 exact clones, and 4
mix-ups?
Also, how did you get the variants? Allow the mother’s genes to
partially take-over, or personally switch-out the chromosomes?
Alright, enough scientific questions–I have doubts you’d be willing
to answer them, anyways! Would personal questions be okay, doctor?
Well… what about any girlfriends? You know, actual girlfriends, not
arm-candy for public show.
If not, is there a reason for making your variant female your closest
assistant? She definitely has some traits of yours, both physically
empowered and personality wise–but, I suppose all variants show a bit
of you in them.
Ah! My, my, I seem to have ranted quite a bit, I best stop here with
the questions. Answer whatever you feel comfortable with, if you’d be
so kind, Dr. Dmitri.
On to the fanism? For Albedo, you’re my favorite character of any game
that bothers to come to mind. I adore you ever-so-sane insanity, your
laugh, poetic-ness, subtle references… no wonder you have a legion
of girls following you around! Never come to Earth/Lost Jerusalem.
You’ll get mauled by fangirls in about 2 minutes.
Same applies to you, Gaignun; but, luckily, your fans may be a bit
calmer… granted, the average girls probably adore the
dark-mysterious look you so well pull-off with those emerald eyes…
so you’ll have more girls after you.
As for Rubedo, I adore you fiery personality, but couldn’t you set
down the guns a moment to give Albedo a few punches and a talk instead
of shots? Then again, he’d enjoy that a hundred fold more-so than mere
metal coursing through him.
And, of course, Dmitri–if I haven’t already shown my fanism of you
enough, then allow me to elaborate–Best. Scientist. Ever.

-CE412

Oh, CE how wise of you to ask me such questions. Allow me to elaborate. I have switched between quite a few bodies over the centuries. The exact number is top secret- I don’t want the federation to start raising such questions again, but I believe that’s enough information for you to understand. I normally like to take a host body while it’s still young and spry, though I don’t awaken until it’s a befitting age. I have taken older bodies before, however. I must have a bit of myself in another body before I make a complete transfer- this was how I took over Nigredo even after he killed me. Just another thing my sons forgot to consider, that I did. It was like this with every body; I put myself in one body just before the current body died.

As for the other clones, you must understand their job. They were my small soldiers, and soldiers die on duty. I needed to produce plenty of them in order to ensure a decent amount to vanquish u-do. The Variant types were specially designed for certain purposes- Albedo is the exception. He was only there because he was attached to Rubedo before birth. Rubedo has the strongest anti u-do wavelength. Although this made him ideal for the mission, it also made him a threat. Which is why Citrine and Nigredo were created. And as I said before, Albedo was Rubedos accidental twin. We never intended to create him, but we tried to use his moderately strong wavelength as best as we could.

And er- girlfriends? I have no time for such things! Though I do admit in my younger days I did experiment with women. As for Citrine, she was my most loyal creation. I made the female types to better preserve the genetics of the URTV, but Citrine was the only surviving unit who was still loyal. The rest were failures, so her position at the Salvator faction should speak for itself.

I still to this very day cannot believe my sons have that many fans on your planet. Granted, they have my handsome genetics, but they cannot do anything right. Ever. Rubedo is cursing over your guns comment. Something about how he’ll never talk it out with him, mixed with various obscenities.

Lastly, thank you. You are absolutely correct.

–Dmitri

Hey Jr. Just saying hi and I have a few things to ask you.

First off do you ever get mad at your brother Gaignun?
Also what is your favorite food?
And do you need a lot of love in your life?

And that’s it! Thanks for taking the time to look at this letter Jr.

–Holy chaos!

Hey there Holy chaos! To answer your questions, yeah I get mad at him sometimes. It’s usually his fault though. He likes to make it seem like we never fight on screen, but I’m telling you I can never get him out of the damn bathroom! I don’t think its that hard to get dressed and brush your hair, he acts like a girl taking hours to get ready! Eventually I just made him get his own private bathroom. He likes to act like my father too, but I’m older than him! I can take care of myself. As for my favorite food, I love just about anything you put in front of me! It’s hard to chose with so many great foods but I do love Curry, who doesn’t? Do I need a lot of love in my life? Heh, love. Please, I don’t need love, all I need are my guns to protect MOMO…. but its not for love, I just made a promise, okay! I don’t go back on my word, I will protect her forever.

Sayonara, baby!

–Jr.

Hey it’s great that you made the U.R.T.V.’s but why did you make them.

For Rubedo: why do all of you Rubedo’s attacks look soo cool! Even his revenge is cool.
For Dimitri: Why did you decide to change the U.R.T.V.’s hair after 666 and why did you make Citrine and Nigredo be equal in power?
How long did it take for you to make a U.R.T.V.?
For Nigredo: Are you the one who made the Kukai Foundation and why?

-M.C

Dear M.C,
Those are quite a few questions for my sons and I so I will type their answers here…
Rubedo: “Damn right they look awesome! That’s simply because I’m awesome~”
Nigredo: “Helmer helped us set up the Kukai Foundation as a place for humans with special abilities, IE; mutants. Jr. and I have always run it, although Helmer helped us quite a bit in the early days.”
And finally, I will answer your questions. I made their hair color different so that they would stand out among the standard units. We couldn’t have the more powerful variants blending in now could we? Citrine and Nigredo are of equal power because Citrine was Nigredo’s back up. Also, because I knew I would be taking over Nigredo’s body I thought it might be nice having another unit with his capabilities around. Lastly, I made the U.R.T.V. because I wanted to destroy U-DO. Someone wasn’t paying attention, now were they?
—Dmitri

Albedo, what a delight it is for me to get to send you a letter. I have a few questions that deserve an answer only a psychotic man could give. Why do you like the way pain and hatred feels, why can’t you enjoy the way love feels instead? What do you think of incest, because with all the AlbedoxRubedo fans, I don’t think you can object. Just saying. Also, Sakura is my favorite female character in Xenosaga, if Rubedo wasn’t around, would you have liked her more? My last question… why is your last name Piazzolla? Heheh.

Your not so fan, fan.
Rubedo

RUBEDO! I KNEW IT I KNEW YOU WOULD SEND ME A LETTER. Oh, oh Mon Rubedo this is absolutely… Well perhaps I shall proceed to answer your questions. The first one is quite easy my dragon. Pain and hatred are such beautiful, true emotions and love is nothing but a lie. Humans, in their very futile existence shield themselves behind such an emotion in a bogus effort to excuse their own lust and greed. Why would a wise man pursue such a lie, when he can instead embrace the very lovely truth that is pain.

As for incest, you know my feelings on that Rubedo. If you would like, I can share them with you on a more personal level. Hehehehehehehehehhahahhsdjdjhdgd! I- I would MAKE YOU ENJOY EVERY MINIUTE OF IT!!!
How dare you mention that woman who took you away! That’s very hypocritical, my precious Rubedo, for you to mention love in your first question and –that- stupid girl in the next. Sakura was there just to seduce you. Can’t you realize how blind you were for loving such a thing? Your question offends me, deeply Rubedo. But had you not been there, I don’t believe I would have paid much mind.

I changed my last name because I hate our dear old dad as much as you and Nigredo. As for why I choose “Piazzolla”…I would love to do a tango with you darling Rubedo. (As well as demonstrate the use of my hands.) Ahahahahahahahahah~
—Albedo

Yuriev. I wasn’t able to get the Pied Piper or I & II games, and there’s a topic that bugs me to death: The Salvator Faction.
I have 100+ questions, but I’ll keep them simple.
1: How many members are there, currently?
2: What are the perks to being one of the high ranking members/in Yuriev’s inner circle–aside from being able to see Yuriev often AND being filthy stinkin’ rich?
3: What kind of things do they do, aside from politics?
4: There’s usually a stereo-type personality for things. How do members of the Salvator Faction usually act?
5: How do you get in, or is it a basic voting system?
6 (to make it an even number): Do members work for you/follow a regiment set by you… or do they typically set their own goals and plans for things?

Oh. I may like you (Dmitri), but some of your creations I don’t care much for. Couldn’t you just have stuck to very-human-like androids and made your Faction members ‘flesh and blood’, to make them more special?

~Seraphic.

Seraphic,

I do enjoy your interest in the Salvator faction; however, you must realize that some details must be kept secret. We don’t want that Helmer interrupting our private government affairs, now do we? The faction currently has hundreds of members. I can’t say the exact number, but the members are ranked anywhere between soldiers, to assistants, to high ranking personnel. As for the perks of those upper-tier members let’s just say that it is much easier to get what you want when you are on my side. Unless, of course, this goes against the best interest of the Salvator Faction. In that case, you’re fired. Aside from politics, we fund and execute various experiments and other organizations- I can’t go into detail on some of the other things we do. It’s classified information.

Our members act obediently. We don’t really care or get into their personal lives, as long as they do their job efficiently. To get into the Faction you need to prove you’re not a spy, for one. The rest depends on the position. For the occasional high position, the other high-ranked members take a vote; although, I may override whatever their decision may be. Their work regiment is typically provided by me or someone I authorize.

As for androids, why would I do that? Have you seen that anti-gnosis bot Vector has slaved over? Disaster. Though I admit, the URTV would have been much more obedient if they were androids or Realians. Hmm. Maybe next time around, I’ll replace their brains.

—Dmitri

This letter is for Rubedo~

Hey, Rubedo! I’m your biggest fan! I was just wondering, is Alby a real dog, or one of those synthetic ones? I know you could probably afford a real one, but where would you get one with purple eyes?

Say hi to the others for me (and mention U-DO to Dmitri for me >D)!

–LadyTwi

Well LadyTwi, it’s not that surprising to see you’re a fan of me; after all I am Gaignun Jr. Alby is a real dog, how could I settle for less? Since the dog is Albino he had red eyes, but I paid big bucks to get purple eyes. It has NOTHING to do with Albedo either, so don’t get any ideas! I just like purple eyes is all. Oh, and as for mentioning U-Do to Dmitri, not happening. Find someone else to talk to that bastard, it was hard enough just standing by him for the picture on Ask a URTV page.

Sayonara, baby!

–Jr.

hi. im a big fan of your u.r.t.v. s and im glad you created them. but countless times i’ve asked myself a question about them. so, here it is. why did you make the first hundred u.r.t.v s blondes? was there a specific reason why you made rubedo a red head? was it because he was the leader?

to albedo: you have a cool laugh

to nigredo: you’re one of the best and coolest u.r.t.v. s

to citrine: very nice hair

to rubedo: you have the coolest fighting style and you’re the best u.r.t.v. there is.
—R.Y

Why hello R.Y! I am glad you are a fan of my work, even if they did end up being a bunch of worthless failures. I made the URTV blonde, simply so that they would match my image; they are clones of myself after all. Rubedo has red hair to symbolize his Red Dragon ability, of course. Anyway, I will be sure to give my variant children your messages. And yes, Citrine does have a very nice hair style.
—Dmitri

Dear Nigredo,

I have a few things to ask you.
One do you ever have a time keeping up with your work?
Two do you think that you are beautiful and Mary and Shelly are all over you?
And one last thing what is the worst thing about being a URTV?
That’s it! I hope you get this Nigredo! ^.^

–Holy chaos!

Well Holy Chaos, thank you for taking the time to send me this letter. I must say the Kukai Foundation can keep me busy at times, as well as personal matters, but it has well been worth the benefit. As for me being “beautiful” as you put it, I wouldn’t quite say that but I don’t think I’m bad looking. Have you been reading the tabloids again? Anyway the worst thing about being a URTV is when someone invades your personal privacy. Trust me on this one, it’s not fun. Also the burden of the job I was assigned gets to me sometimes, but I try not to think about it. Thank you again.
–Gaignun Kukai