Sister Imperator (Latin for "commander") was the former head of The Clergy and the implied former lover of Papa Nihil. Aside from being a central character in a slowly unraveling story stretching from Prequelle to IMPERA, she was also a media representative of The Clergy who often appeared in promotional videos for the band.
Appearance[]
She is of average height, with gray hair that is tied in a ponytail, and black eyeliner that is smudged. She wears the standard uniform of her role, with high heels.
Story[]
Sister Imperator was first introduced during the Meliora cycle in the first of The Summoning series, in which she reprimands Papa Emeritus II's failure to expand The Clergy, and inaugurates Papa Emeritus III as the band's new frontman. Throughout the rest of The Summoning series, she continues to give band-related announcements in the form of Clergy meetings.
She appears again in the Prequelle cycle throughout the Chapters and in two music videos. In the Chapters, she continues her role of making important decisions and announcements, in addition to also becoming an important character in the story that begins to unfold in them. In the music videos, Dance Macabre and Kiss The Go-Goat, she and Papa Nihil appear as younger versions of themselves in flashbacks that give more insight to the story of Ghost.
She continues appearing in the Chapters in the ongoing IMPERA cycle as well.
She has a role in picking the leaders of the band, as she chose Cardinal Copia to be the new frontman of Ghost. She also had a part in killing off Papa I, Papa II, and Papa III.
After Ghost Chapter III: Back on the Road, Ghost fired the original actress for Sister and after Chapter IV: The Accident she was replaced with a new actress.
In the music video for Dance Macabre, she punches a young Papa Nihil and bestows the white eye marking that comes to every Papa.
It is strongly implied that Sister Imperator is the mother of Cardinal Copia, who she conceived with Papa Nihil. This theory is hinted heavily in Chapter 8: Kiss the Go-Goat, where a young Sister Imperator is shown to place a hand on her stomach while watching Nihil perform, and then attacking a woman who was smoking next to her, hinting her pregnancy with Cardinal Copia.
With the release of the band's debut film "Rite Here Rite Now", it is confirmed that she is in fact the mother of Papa Emeritus IV. In the film, the audience witnesses her unfortunate demise which occurs right after her son's performance at the Kia Forum in September of 2023. However, this information was not known until the release of the film. As of June 20th, 2024, Papa Emeritus IV is promoted to Frater Imperator, and has officially taken over the responsibilities that his late mother once had.
Portrayal History[]
- The original actress who played Sister Imperator (until 2018) is Stacy Leland.
- The actress who replaced Stacy Leland (2018-2019) has not yet been identified.
- The actress who played young Sister Imperator (2019-) is Liz Fenning.
- The actress who has played Sister Imperator since 2021 is Maralyn Facey.