Xiphos is a malevolent entity from another dimension, who manifests in our world through a computer game. He takes the form of an eerily distorted and grotesque version of Sonic the Hedgehog, clad in a Victorian-era ringmaster's attire. His existence revolves around the 'stage' of his game, where he plays the sadistic puppet-master, treating his victims as unwilling actors in his gruesome horror show. Impeccably polite yet chillingly cruel, Xiphos enjoys the fear and terror of his victims.