Pope Masedra

Masedra, the Pope of Rolance, was a minor antagonist in the anime Tales of Zestiria: The X.

History
Masedra was the Pope of Rolance, based in the Pendrago Cathedral, which Shepherd Sorey had sensed to be the source of the city’s Malevolence infestation. When Sorey, Rose, Emperor Dolan, and an assortment of Platinum and Blue Strike Knights arrived at the cathedral, the Pope greeted them, but quickly enquired as to their business, looking afraid.

The Pope then tried to shift the group away from the cathedral, begging them not to enter. Frustrated, the wind seraph Dezel blasted open the cathedral doors, and followed the Malevolence trail to an out-chamber, inside which was a dead dragon, releasing vast quantities of Malevolence into its surroundings.

To purify the dragon, Sorey entered a squire pact with Rose, giving her some of his abilities, and the pair began to purify the dragon, albeit with a geat deal of difficulty, and while being attacked by Malevolence-infected parts of the dragon’s soul. Mikleo, Edna, Lailah, and Dezel fought the soul parts, allowing Sorey and Rose to continue to purify the beast, eventually succeeding, with a blue light being released by the dragon’s body as it was purified.

After Masedra’s dragon had been purified, it was left unclear what was done with the Pope or why he had deliberately kept such a source of evil in the centre of the city to corrupt and destroy it.

Trivia
Masedra is the second antagonist in Tales of Zetiria: The X to be a clergyman; the first was Gasparo Reno. Both characters served as minor villains with single-episode story arcs, and both belonged to the church in Rolance.