John Juniper

John Juniper is a character from I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy And The Liar. He is one of the main antagonists of the game.

Character Description
Juniper's description on the official website is as follows:"John Juniper is a highly trained actor and wealthy celebrity. As such, he wields a tremendous amount of cultural influence and should be treated as a high value asset.""Juniper employs something he calls ‘the mask technique’ in which he has masks built for each new role he takes on. He uses the masks to help him embody his characters and then removes them before shooting begins. A remote psychological exam has shown there’s nothing specifically concerning about this behavior, despite its eccentric nature.""Historically, agents working with actors have reported high levels of misdirection, deception, and lies of omission. Agents working with Juniper are encouraged to verify his statements with third parties in all cases."John Juniper is described as a man of many talents. He is dripping with charm, talent, and charisma, which he often uses to mask his true self. Without these, he is an egocentric, arrogant, and vainglorious man, often describing himself as the “World’s Greatest Actor”, and referring to the Agent as an “extra, trying to upstage the star”. Also obsessed with theatre and acting, he has a relatively short temper, and gets irritated easily when he doesn't get his way. This is most notable in Operation: Party Crasher, where he has little tolerance to wrong items being sent in the dumbwaiter, and in Operation: Jet Set, where he repetitively gets frustrated before slipping back into his charismatic self.

Appearances
John Juniper appears as an antagonist throughout IEYTD2. He's portrayed as more of an extra in Stage Fright, with the Fabricator taking the antagonist role in the mission. In Jet Set, he briefly replaces the Handler, although not very well, and it is revealed that he is opposed to the player. He "appears" briefly in Eaves Drop, mentioned in papers in the desk and on Tape 3. In Tape 3, he is actively using the Mimic Mask in a test run between himself and the Fabricator, ending that he wants to "use it in the field". This foreshadows Party Crasher, where when given the Mimic Mask, he uses it to transform briefly into the Premier.

From Tape 6 in Eaves Drop, it is evidenced that the nuclear briefcase is given to Juniper. It is unknown why it was given to him specifically. Juniper, after mistakenly giving the player the briefcase, instead Mimics the Handler to retrieve the briefcase back. During Safe and Sound, he monologues about his connection to Dr. Zor and their plan on world domination. He leaves the player alone, and it is assumed that he then goes directly to Zoraxis Defense H.Q., somehow dropping his elevator keycard in the lobby. He starts his final monologue while the player arrives to defeat him. The catwalk beneath him splits and he betrays Dr. Zor, promising to "tell you who Dr. Zor is!" Dr. Zor then retaliates against this, electrocuting Juniper, who then falls into the missile silo below.

Juniper appears to survive the blast, evidenced by the 2021 Halloween social media hack.

Filmography
"Always Time to Die""The Mask Inside""The Masque of the Red Death""Midnight on the Murder Express""Spying the Liar""Spy VS. 'I'""Hiding Behind Myself"