History Characters / AdventureQuestWorldsShadowscythe

* HeelFaceBrainwaashing: While not quite a redemption, in Hero Heart's Day 2018 he ends up falling in love with Beleen due to getting hit with Cupid's arrow and makes genuine attempts to win her heart. While he's not explicitly said to have turned good, it's a noticeable improvement from his previous genocidal plans.

* SharingABody: [Sepulchure's spirit is [spoiler:placed inside Akriloth, who is not happy with the foreign presence.]]

[[Characters/AdventureQuestWorlds Around Lore Around Lore]]

Vordred the Paladin Slayer, Noxus and Sally's ultimate undead creation. Wearing an armor adorned with skulls, and possessing the power to turn anyone undead, Vordred is truly a nightmarish juggernaut that poses a threat to the entire world. He seeks to become the new Chamption of Darkness so that he can turn the whole world undead.

* HumanoidAbomination: He is a near NighInvulnerable being made of pure shadow, who is immune to light, can turn anyone undead, and wears skull armor that regenerates.

* GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy: Tried against Vordred in the Arc Attack event in hopes of giving him too much power to handle and destroying him. [[spoiler:It doesn't work]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In AQW Zombies, [[spoiler:she takes out Dark Sepulchure, the guy capable of one-shotting Chaos Vordred.]]

!!Vordred

* CurbStompBattle: Vordred does this to Artix and the Hero during the cutscenes and bats them around like rag dolls. Up until he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard when Artix uses the Spirit Orbs he absorbed against him, where he finally becomes vulnerable.

* EldritchAbomination: He is a near NighInvulnerable being made of pure shadow, who is immune to light, can turn anyone undead, and wears skull armor that regenerates.

Last seen in ''VideoGame/DragonFable'' as the Necromantress. Vayle first appears to free the hero from Vordred's spell, then after helping him/her put Artix in Lightguard Keep's prison, sends him/her to travel across Doomwood learning information on both Artix and Vordred.

While once serving Noxus, she has defected from the darkness and now allied with the Hero.

* AntiHero: She's a necromantress originally siding with evil, but has allied with the Hero as well.

* InTheHood: Unlike in ''VideoGame/DragonFable'', she is always seen with her hood on.

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Towards Artix in the Doomwood saga.

* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler:And even when Artix lets the two siblings reunite, she's STILL mad because Artix [[LifesWorkRuined ruined an entire lifetime of necromancy that she devoted to trying to bring him back]], and that the next time they meet, it will be as mortal enemies. Ouch.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She once was a princess, but ends up becoming empress after her father's death. Either way she's very powerful, especially in AQW Zombies after unleashing [[spoiler:her Champion of Light powers]].

* DarkIsNotEvil: Though nominally on the side of Evil, Gravelyn is nowhere near as antagonistic as her father was.
** [[spoiler:LightIsNotGood: Then its revealed in Doomwood Part II that she is The Champion of Light -- and she's still as evil as she ever was.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The one shred of humanity Sepulchure still holds is his love for his daughter.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: PlayedForLaughs. In Hero's Hearts Day 2018, he falls in love with Beelen, being so confused how an UndeadAbomination like himself was even capable of experiencing this emotion.

* TheEndOrIsIt:After he is defeated, [[spoiler:Drakath gives his skull to Sally, who promises to make him more powerful than ever]].

Vordred is one of the most powerful undead beings that Lore has ever seen. He is immune to light-based magic and has the ability to turn people undead using his dreaded Voiduminance Necrot-Morph spell, and has become known as the Paladin Slayer. He was created by Sally and Noxus with one simple goal: to become the Champion of the Elemental Plane of Darkness. But in order to do this, only one obstacle stands in his way: Artix, perhaps the most powerful paladin in all of Lore.

[[spoiler:As it turns out, Vordred seeks to kill Artix because Artix is the original Champion of Darkness, and by slaying him, Vordred hopes to gain all his powers. During the final showdown, it is revealed that while Vordred's armor of skulls is indeed immune to light-based magic, his main body is not, and when Artix blasts away the armor of skulls using the spirit orbs of all of Vordred's victims, defeating him becomes possible by pinning down his Shadow form using Artix's own Shadow so that he can no longer regenerate. When Vordred finally falls, Drakath gives his skull to Sally, who vows to rebuild him and make him more powerful than he was before -- and in the second part of Doomwood II, she's done just that, using Drakath's Chaos power in order to resurrect him! Unfortunately, before he can finish off Artix, the Hero and Gravelyn, Gravelyn makes a final wish that brings her father, Sepulchure, back to unlife (or so she thinks) and he wastes no time in utterly annihilating the chaotic undead abomination. After the finale of Doomwood II, after Gravelyn destroys her father's remains and rallies every one of the Doomwood villains under her banner, she announces her plans to have Vordred rebuilt as one of her most powerful warriors]].

* BadWithTheBone / {{BFS}}: His sword

* DarthVaderClone: Wears armor and a helm that covers his face, wields a sword, has a BadassCape, is a FallenHero who was once the greatest knight, [[spoiler:serves as an ArchNemesisDad to Gravelyn during "Adventure Quest Worlds Zombies" as he hunts down the Champion of Light]], and ends up [[spoiler:sacrificing himself to save his daughter's life from a greater evil.]] Bonus points in that Gravelyn also [[spoiler:got put into a [[GoGoEnslavement Princess Leia situation]],]] effectively making Gravelyn an amalgam of both Luke and Leia.

* BackFromTheDead: Sepulchure was [[CharacterDeath killed by Drakath]] in the very first Saga. Despite numerous references made to him, his soul exerting minor influence from beyond the grave, and having fake copies of him show up occasionally, he never makes true return. The end of the Throne of Darkness Saga shows, he's coming back ''for real''. Then in the Infernal Invasion Saga, it's revealed that a MysteriousStranger is going to bring back Sepulchure's soul from the clutches of the Queen of Darkness.

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[[Characters/{{AdventureQuest Worlds Chaos}} The Forces of Chaos]]

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* DarthVaderClone: Wears armor and a helm that covers his face, wields a sword, has a BadassCape, is a FallenHero who was once the greatest knight, [[spoiler:serves as an ArchNemesisDad to Gravelyn during "Adventure Quest Worlds Zombies" as he hunts down the Champion of Light]], and ends up [[spoiler:sacrificing himself to save his daughter's life from a greater evil.]] Bonus points in that Gravelyn also got put into a [[GoGoEnslavement Princess Leia situation]], effectively making Gravelyn an amalgam of both Luke and Leia.

* [[spoiler:FallenHero: Sepulchure was once one of King Alteon's greatest knights, who went by the name of Valen. Valen and Alteon were both in love with a healer of Swordhaven by the name of Lynaria, and the two dueled for her hand. It is implied that Alteon defeated him, because Alteon would marry her. But when then-Champion of Darkness Dethrix kidnapped her, Valen traveled to the deepest depths of the Necropolis and threw down with him for Lynaria's fate. He lost. Valen's fatal flaw was his inability to accept defeat, and he made a deal with Darkness in the form of the Mysterious Stranger in order to gain enough power to defeat Dethrix and rescue Lynaria, and received the armor that would transform him into the Doom Knight known as Sepulchure. Soon after Valen returned with Lynaria, he turned against Alteon in an event that is largely omitted from the history, but that would begin the war between Good and Evil. Lynaria, who still sensed good in Valen, tried to free him from the cursed armor, only for the armor to strike her down]].

* DarthVaderClone: Wears armor and a helm that covers his face, wields a sword, has a BadassCape, is a FallenHero who was once the greatest knight, [[spoiler:serves as an ArchNemesisDad to Gravelyn during "Adventure Quest Worlds Zombies" as he hunts down the Champion of Light]], and ends up [[spoiler:sacrificing himself to save his daughter's life from a greater evil.]]

!!Vayle

[[folder:Nercopolis]]
!!Vordred

[[folder:Sally

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!!Empress Gravelyn

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!!Sepulchure/[[spoiler:Valen]]

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!!Necrotic Blade of Doom

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!!Sally

!!Noxus

* TheChessmaster: As he was the one who created the Shadowscythe’s undead army, he is able to hijack command over them from Gravelyn and take power. Unfortunately for him, there is one minion who was not created by him, Chuckles, who is still loyal to Gravelyn.

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!!Chuckles

* DemBones

!!Zio

!!Dusk

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[[WMG:Leader of The Shadowscythe]]

[[WMG:Trainers]]

Last seen in ''VideoGame/DragonFable'' where she had become the new owner of the Necropolis. Sally returns as the Necromantress in the Tower of Necromancy. [[spoiler: She raised Noxus from the dead and together with him created Vordred. As of the Doomwood Finale, she's planning on making Vordred even more powerful...]]

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!!Dusk
The Doom Knight Trainer,
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[[WMG:Others]]

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!!Vordred
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Vordred is one of the most powerful undead beings that Lore has ever seen. He is immune to light-based magic and has the ability to turn people undead using his dreaded Voiduminance Necrot-Morph spell, and has become known as the Paladin Slayer. He was created by Sally and Noxus with one simple goal: to become the Champion of the Elemental Plane of Darkness. But in order to do this, only one obstacle stands in his way: Artix, perhaps the most powerful paladin in all of Lore.

[[spoiler:As it turns out, Vordred seeks to kill Artix because Artix is the original Champion of Darkness, and by slaying him, Vordred hopes to gain all his powers. During the final showdown, it is revealed that while Vordred's armor of skulls is indeed immune to light-based magic, his main body is not, and when Artix blasts away the armor of skulls using the spirit orbs of all of Vordred's victims, defeating him becomes possible by pinning down his Shadow form using Artix's own Shadow so that he can no longer regenerate. When Vordred finally falls, Drakath gives his skull to Sally, who vows to rebuild him and make him more powerful than he was before -- and in the second part of Doomwood II, she's done just that, using Drakath's Chaos power in order to resurrect him! Unfortunately, before he can finish off Artix, the Hero and Gravelyn, Gravelyn makes a final wish that brings her father, Sepulchure, back to unlife (or so she thinks) and he wastes no time in utterly annihilating the chaotic undead abomination. After the finale of Doomwood II, after Gravelyn destroys her father's remains and rallies every one of the Doomwood villains under her banner, she announces her plans to have Vordred rebuilt as one of her most powerful warriors]].

'''Associated tropes:'''
* TheAntiChrist: Exists for the sole purpose of ending the world.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:In the NonstandardGameOver, should the Hero choose to betray Artix.]]
* BadWithTheBone / {{BFS}}: His sword
* CatchPhrase: "MORE SKULLS!" After he is revived in Doomwood Saga Part 2, this is the only thing he's able to say.
* TheCameo: Vordred's head makes a cameo in the Castle of Bone, where he says "MORE SKULLS... MORE SKULLS... OK... MAYBE TOO MANY SKULLS."
* CurbStompBattle: Vordred does this to Artix and the Hero during the cutscenes and bats them around like rag dolls. Up until he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard when Artix uses the Spirit Orbs he absorbed against him, where he finally becomes vulnerable.
* DarkIsEvil: A [=DeathKnight=] composed of LivingShadow who exists solely end the world.
* TheDragon: To Sally and Noxus.
* DragonInChief: He may serve Sally and Noxus, but it's clear Vordred is the ''biggest'' danger in the whole Doomwood arc.
* TheDreaded: Those in the Lightguard Keep flee in terror at the sight of Vordred. Who can blame them when he's the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Paladin Slayer]] who turned all of the High Paladins undead.
* DualWielding: During the final showdown, Vordred wields both his big-ass sword and the Shadowreaper of Doom.
* EldritchAbomination: He is a near NighInvulnerable being made of pure shadow, who is immune to light, can turn anyone undead, and wears skull armor that regenerates.
* EvilSoundsDeep: When he was SuddenlyVoiced, he has an extremely deep, grave, demonic voice.
* FullFrontalAssault: In the last round of the Doomwood Finale, [[spoiler:his armor is destroyed leaving his shadow-form completely revealed.]]
* GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy: Tried against Vordred in the Arc Attack event in hopes of giving him too much power to handle and destroying him. [[spoiler:It doesn't work]].
* TheHeavy: He is the biggest threat in the Doomwood Saga, even though he is under the command of Sally and Noxus.
* HopelessBossFight: Prior to the final cutscene, a version of Vordred could be found at "/join vordred" who was truly unbeatable, as anyone who tries to attack him will keep doing 0 damage.
* ImplacableMan: He's pretty much NighInvulnerable, and nothing can stop him from pursuing the Champion of Darkness until they have been slain. Up until the Hero and Artix finally took him down with a DeusExMachina SuperPoweredEvilSide, he ploughed through everything in his path.
* MageKiller: He is the first [=PaladinSlayer=].
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: He can unleash a giant shadow manifestation of himself, while his body remains as well, creating two opponents for the heroes to fight.
* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:Paladin Magic is useless against him, and there doesn't seem to be a way to defeat him. And thanks to the Hero in the [=ArcAttack=] live event, he's even MORE POWERFUL. NiceJobBreakingItHero.]] [[spoiler: As it turns out, his Nigh Invulnerability is powered by his armor of skulls and his shadow. Only by destroying the armor with the spirit orbs of every undead Artix has slain and pinning down Vordred's shadow with Artix's shadow (a huge black dragon) are Artix and the Hero able to finally destroy him]].
* NoIndoorVoice: All of his dialogue is in capitals.
* NoSell: Vordred's main schtick is being immune to light-based magic. But as it turns out [[spoiler:only his armor of skulls is immune -- his main body is still as vulnerable as ever]].
* NothingButSkulls: His Armor [[spoiler:it later goes to extremes in The Doom Wood Final]]
* OmnicidalManiac: Vordred's ultimate goal is to become the Champion of Darkness and turn everyone in Lore undead.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: He's not exactly a person per say, but he can wipe out humanity with ease.
* PsychoSerum: [[spoiler:Gets significant upgrades from Sally, getting infused with chaos and having more skulls added to his armor. But his intelligence seems to be significantly downgraded as a result, being unable to say anything other than "More Skulls".]]
* TheEndOrIsIt:After he is defeated, [[spoiler:Drakath gives his skull to Sally, who promises to make him more powerful than ever]].
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%%* SpikesOfVillainy
* SuddenlyVoiced: In the July 2011 [=ArcAttack=] event.
* TheUndead: And quite possibly the most powerful undead ever.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:He gets even worse in Doomwood Saga Part 2, and in said saga is only able to say "MORE SKULLS!" He gets even crazier when he is fully rebuilt as Chaos Vordred]].
* VillainousCrush: In Hero's Hearts Day 2018, Vordred falls in love with ''Beleen'' of all people and recruits the Hero to help him out
* WeCanRebuildHim: Said word for word by Sally in Doomwood Saga Part 2, while she is remaking him on the wall.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: He has trouble understanding the emotion of love when he develops feelings for Beleen.
* YourSoulIsMine: He can absorb spirit orbs into himself.

!!Noxus
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A powerful necromancer who was taken down by Artix and the heroes of Lore back in VideoGame/DragonFable, but was brought back as an Undead Lich thanks to Sally. She and Noxus created Vordred so he can become the Champion of Darkness. [[spoiler: He was defeated in the Shadowfall War after briefly taking over Gravelyn's Shadowscythe Empire. His skull has been made into a weapon for Gravelyn by Cysero, and the rest of him is now the new body of Gravelyn's first undead minion Chuckles.]]

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* BigBadEnsemble: With Sally. Given his former master Sepulchure slain, Noxus is no longer has allegiance to the Shadowscythe, believing Gravelyn to be inept at leading. For the Doomwood Saga while Vordred is TheHeavy, he and Sally are the driving force.
* TheChessmaster: As he was the one who created the Shadowscythe’s undead army, he is able to hijack command over them from Gravelyn and take power. Unfortunately for him, there is one minion who was not created by him, Chuckles, who is still loyal to Gravelyn.
* DemBones: Now that he's undead, he has a skeletal appearance.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: He was formerly TheDragon to Sepulchure, but his allegiance to the Shadowscythe changes after the alliance and he tries to take over power himself.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Cysero uses [[spoiler:his skull to create a weapon for Gravelyn]].
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: As an undead lich his eyes have a SicklyGreenGlow.
* HumiliationConga: Probably the grandest one of any ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds'' villain to date. He gets knocked off his feet by Chuckles. Then when his lich power allows him to revive, the Hero and Gravelyn are forced to continuously knock him out. After growing tired of this, Gravelyn proceeds to pull his skull head off and replaces Chuckles with it, while Noxus’ head gets made into Gravelyn’s new staff.
* ManipulativeBastard: While Sally does most of the hands on work of creating undead, Noxus has been grooming her to be his successor.
* {{Necromancer}}: Formerly the Dean of Necro U, making him an EvilMentor to many necromancers.
* OmnicidalManiac: Noxus' goal is to turn all life on Lore undead, a goal he shares with Vordred.
* OracularHead: Gravelyn takes off his skull head from his body and replaces it with Chuckles, while Noxus becomes a disembodied skull who can still talk.
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* SlidingScaleOfUndeadRegeneration: Played for laughs. As a Lich, Noxus has some degree of immortality. So Gravelyn and the Hero have to keep knocking him down inbetween conversation, before he regenerates and tries to attack again.
* SquishyWizard: An immortal lich who possesses very powerful magic, but it doesn't take much to knock him over with brute force.
* TalkingWeapon: After his head is used to adorn Gravelyn’s new staff.
%%* TheUndead
* VillainOverride: Noxus does this to Gravelyn's entire undead army, which he was able to do because he himself created the army in question for her father Sepulchure.