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  • Complete Monster: King John was the selfish ruler of all England, a tyrant who oppressed and butchered his people on whims that he believed were his "God-given right" as King to commit. Though forced by rebels to sign the Magna Carta so as to end his tyranny and promise freedom to his people, John refuses to abide by the terms and instead hires an army of mercenaries to help him once more enslave all of England. John marches across the lands to hunt and kill anyone who ever supported the Magna Carta, from his treacherous barons to mere abbots seeking shelter, often torturing his foes as they are executed. Holding the threat of Christian invasion and enslavement of his home country over the head of mercenary captain Tiberius to keep him in line, John later stages the infamous siege of Rochester Castle, sacrificing dozens of lives on both sides of the battle, and when he finally captures rebellion leader Baron William d'Aubigny, John forces him to watch as his men have their limbs chopped off before subjecting d'Aubigny to the same cruel fate.

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