General Gaius

"Lower your blade, old friend. First we destroy these Moonbloods once and for all, then I can help rid you of these fantasies that have spoiled your mind!"

- General Gaius

General Gaius is the main villain and final boss from Dust: An Elysian Tail. He was voiced by River Kanoff.

Story
Gaius is a general of the Warmbloods, controlling their rather large army alongside his best friend Cassius in a genocidal campaign against the Moonbloods. During one of their assaults on a Moonblood village Cassius is reportedly killed in combat with a kid named Jin, though Gaius refuses to believe on his friend's death and refutes his lieutenants when they report that Cassius betrayed them and had now sided with the Moonbloods. Unknown to him both Cassius and Jin's deceased souls had been fused in a ritual to create a legendary warrior, being reborn as a new being named Dust.

Upon awakening Dust, with no recollection of his past, is greeted by the sentient sword Ahrah and the nimbat Fidget, who join him to help him regain his identity. During his journey Dust learns of Cassius's plans and the everlasting effects it was causing upon the land. After a brief confrontation with some Warmblood guards Dust finds the burned cottage where Jin lived, finally learning of his past and his true nature. deciding to put a stop to Gaius, he reaches the last Moonblood retreat at the base of the Everdawn Basin volcano, from where he leads the remaining Moonblood soldiers to charge against the Warmblood army.

Dust finally confronts Gaius, who attempts to reason with Dust still believing that he could remember their past together, but Dust refutes him by claiming he's neither Cassius nor Jin anymore, but rather a spirit of justice who came to make him pay for his sins. Unable to swindle Dust, Cassius finally confronts Dust in a climatic battle but ends defeated. Both warriors end exhausted from the battle, with Gaius holding from the edge of a cliff. Dust attempts to save him by holding his hand, but Gaius refuses his help, claiming that the world they forged together was now gone, before dropping himself into the hot lava.