The Emperor card had to be Seth, I felt. Despite the fact that Anarchy ends up being sorta the quintessential Dad, Seth is The Authority Figure for most of EoI and is for certain a father figure to K-O...and so I tend to see him through that lens, too. This is the scene from Withdrawal Days where he sits in front of the window to keep Anarchy from dipping out and doping out. Responsibility™.
loose ref for waist-up here. top left
The Emperor
ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ, ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ, sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ
ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʀᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴄᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀʟʏ ʀᴏʟᴇ (ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴏʀ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ), ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇs. ᴀs ᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ғɪʀᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ғᴀɪʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ sᴀʏ. ᴄᴏɴғʟɪᴄᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sᴄᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. ɪɴ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴘᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴀᴘᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴏʀ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀᴏs ʙʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ɪᴛ. ʙᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ, sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴇs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛɪsᴇ. ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡɪsᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪғᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴏғғᴇʀɪɴɢ ɢᴜɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴀᴅᴠɪᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛ.