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Azdak, the unconventional judge of Nuka, becomes known throughout the land as a Robin Hood figure who champions justice for those deserving of it—not for those corrupt individuals who attempt to bribe or sway him to rule in their favor. In each case he hears, he sits in his judge’s chair atop an unusual cushion—a Statute Book, full of laws and legal precedents. Azdak’s custom of sitting on top of the Statute Book while judging a case symbolizes his idiosyncratic nature, his unusual methods, and his desire to topple precedent in order to do what is right and just at any cost.
“If you don’t treat it with respect, the law just disappears on you.”