| “ | I ain't gonna let you see me die. I won't give you the satisfaction of victory.
— Dickson
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Dickson was originally a giant, who joined the god Zanza out of a lust for battle. He served his lord faithfully across the years, assisting him in taking over the body of fellow giant Arglas as well as the clash between the massive Bionis and Mechonis. He was tasked with finding Zanza's next host, an heir to the Monado sword. He traveled far and wide across the Bionis, first as a Giant and then in a Homs disguise. He finally found what he was looking for when a research party stumbled across the Monado and died. One person was left, a young boy who Dickson would name Shulk.
Dickson brought Shulk and the Monado to a homs colony, Colony 9, situated at the Bionis' right calf. There, he keeps an eye on Shulk while traveling around the Bionis, keeping an eye on events and nudging them towards Zanza's resurrection. He strikes up a friendship with Dunban, the only other Homs who can use the Monado for any length of time. He asks Dunban to watch over Shulk while he's away, making sure the child is in close proximity to the Monado.
He joins up with Dunban and Mumkhar in the Battle of Sword Valley, fighting against the invading forces of Mechonis, the Mechon. He assists Dunban in holding the line for the retreating Homs and Nopon forces, and even with the desertion of Mumkhar helps to destroy the Mechon enough to cripple their army for a few years. They would restart their invasion as Shulk came of age, and Dickson would travel separately from his ward in his efforts to destroy the Mechon.
He joins him when they reach the Mechonis' Arm and the hidden Machina, the original inhabitants of the Mechonis, with whom Dickson has a friendship. He assists them as they climb up the Mechonis, fighting through Mechon all the way. He stays behind as they enter the Mechonis Core to confront Egil, a rogue Machina who leads the Mechon. When Shulk refuses to kill Egil, Dickson shoots him in the back. Zanza claims the Monado, and Dickson reveals that his relationships were false, and solely in service to Zanza's genocidal ambitions. He leads Zanza's forces as they try to cleanse all life from both the Bionis and the Mechonis, bringing him into conflict with Shulk. Changing into his Giant form, Dickson fights Shulk and his party. He loses, and tries to play off his mortal wound as he changes back into his Homs guise. He sits back and smokes as they continue on, claiming that he isn't loyal enough to Zanza to martyr himself, and dies.
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Combatants:
Jill Warrick, Van Arkride, Jack Krauser, Marla Baldini, Sonoko Nogi, Irvine, Halsin, Wynne, Dickson