Piero Joplin

Piero Joplin is an inventor, whose creations include Corvo's mask and an anti-plague elixir known as Piero's Spiritual Remedy.

He also has a fierce rivalry with Anton Sokolov, due to the fact that Piero was the youngest person to ever graduate from the Academy of Natural Philosophy, something that Sokolov never forgot. Piero also believes that if it weren't for Sokolov, he would have been a Senior Fellow at the Academy.

Before creating what would become Corvo's mask, Piero was visited by dreams of a boy dying. The dreams distracted him, making his work impossible. Following this, he dreamt of the Void, where he encountered what he believed to be death. The moment that he awoke, Piero knew what he needed to do and, inspired by his dream of the Outsider, he created the mask to help prevent the rat plague. Around this time, Piero also created Corvo's crossbow and retractable sword.

During Corvo Attano's quest for revenge against those who wronged him, Piero supplies him with ammunition and can help upgrade his equipment, provided Corvo has the required gold.

Trivia

• Piero is voiced by Brad Dourif.
• According to the Heart, the Outsider visits Piero at night to give him new ideas in his dreams.
• Piero can be found spying on Callista Curnow in the bath, and has done so many times, according to the Heart.
• Piero suffers from "brain fevers" that even his own elixir cannot cure.
  • The term "brain fevers" refers to an outdated medical term that was used to describe symptoms of encephalitis and/or meningitis.
• At one point, Cecelia expresses an interest in marrying Piero to Corvo.
• In the low chaos ending of Dishonored, Piero and Sokolov reconcile their differences and use their two elixirs to cure people of the plague.

Gallery

Piero constructing Corvo's mask.

Piero inside his workshop.