History Characters / AdventureQuestWorldsShadowscythe

* BigBadWannabe: He'd be the BigBad, except the spot of is already occupied by Drakath, [[PhysicalGod who is a lot more powerful]] than [[TheWorfEffect even he is]], and manages to [[KilledOffForReal dispose]] of him [[CurbStompBattle pretty quickly]]. He acts as the BigBad during the Alpha and Beta stages of the game but cannot be fought. [[spoiler:even in the finished game he has no boss battle unless you count the Chaorrupted Armor and Doom Blade possessing Sepulchure's Body]]. [[spoiler:In the original timeline of Adventure Quest Worlds, he actually ''was'' the BigBad, but when Galanoth meddled with the timelines of [[AlternateUniverse 3 alternate universes]] to create a version of The Hero for their world, he also ended up empowering Drakath with the attributes of his own alternate counterparts.]]

%%* CreepyShadowedUndereyes

* GenkiGirl: Extremely cheerful in situations that most would be horrified by. Of course this is largely due to her being a CreepyChild who is an AffablyEvil [[TheSadist sadist]].

%%* TheChessmaster
* DemBones: Now that he's undead.

* FateWorseThanDeath: Cysero uses [[spoiler:his skull to create a weapon for Gravelyn]]
%%* GlowingEyesOfDoom
%%* HumiliationConga: Probably the grandest one of any ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds'' villain to date.
%%* ManipulativeBastard
%%* {{Necromancer}}

'''Tropes that most people and creatures affiliated with the Shadowscythe have in common:'''

* EvilIsPetty

* NobleDemon: Aside from enslaving the dead, they haven't done anything truly evil since Sepulchure's defeat and have in fact even done many heroic deeds, [[AntiHero if a little roughly]].
** [[spoiler:Or at least, not until the Empress Strikes Back storyline. But even then, [[EvilIsPetty some of their evil deeds are just petty]].]]
* ObviouslyEvil
* OminousFloatingCastle: Their headquarters is a castle on the back of a giant Dracolich. It doesn't really float anymore though since Drakath damaged it.
** [[spoiler:Until the Chaos Finale, anyway, when Gravelyn and all her forces work together (with the assistance of a NotQuiteDead Hero) to raise the fortress for battle against Drakath]].
** [[spoiler:It gets raised again in the Infernal Invasion Saga, with the help of the Hero, to fight against the infernal invaders sent by the Queen of Monsters.]]

* LadyOfWar: The Empress is not someone to mess with, especially with the command of an entire legion of undead. [[spoiler:The main reason that Noxus was able to take her prisoner was because he had a hand in the creation of that legion (as well as having super-badass Vordred with him, whose armor is immune to light-based magic), and once her personal creation, Chuckles, knocks Noxus off his throne and frees her, she wastes no time in taking back control of the legion so that Noxus can be defeated.]]
** And that's small compared to [[spoiler:the Doomwood Part 2 Finale when she activates the power of the Champion of Light and goes head to head with Drakath himself over the skies of Battleon.]]

* [[TheManBehindTheMonsters The Lady Behind The Monsters]]: Despite being the commander of a legion of the undead, Gravelyn is still one-hundred-percent human.

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: A minor example. When Noxus holds Gravelyn hostage, he makes her wear ChainMailBikini. Once the Hero takes down Noxus, s/he seems surprised and asks if she wants help finding her armor, though Gravelyn [[InnocentFanserviceGirl doesn't seem to care]] and insists there are more pressing issues.

* SpikesOfVillainy

* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: Say hello to the Champion of Light!]]

* BigBadWannabe: He'd be a VillainSue, except the spot of BigBad is already occupied by Drakath, [[PhysicalGod who is a lot more powerful]] than [[TheWorfEffect even he is]], and manages to [[KilledOffForReal dispose]] of him [[CurbStompBattle pretty quickly]]. [[spoiler:In the original timeline of Adventure Quest Worlds, he actually ''was'' the BigBad, but when Galanoth meddled with the timelines of [[AlternateUniverse 3 alternate universes]] to create a version of The Hero for their world, he also ended up empowering Drakath with the attributes of his own alternate counterparts.]]
** He acts as the BigBad during the Alpha and Beta stages of the game but cannot be fought. [[spoiler:even in the finished game he has no boss battle unless you count the Chaorrupted Armor and Doom Blade possessing Sepulchure's Body]].

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Delivers an awesome one of these against Chaos Vordred upon being resurrected, first shearing off both of his arms with the Necrotic Blade of Doom and then unleashing a mega-attack on him that he'd previously used against King Alteon during their duel -- but unlike His Majesty, Chaos Vordred didn't have anything to block it with]].
** [[spoiler:Except that is not Sepulchure as Gravelyn stated but rather a clone of him.]]

* FlashStep: Or, Shadow Step, rather.

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

* [[spoiler:TragicFlaw: Valen's tragic flaw was his inability to accept defeat. He was defeated by then-Champion of Darkness Dethrix when he tried to rescue Lynaria for the King, which drove him to make the pact with the Mysterious Stranger that led to his transformation into the Doom Knight known as Sepulchure. It's implied he was also defeated by Alteon for the hand of Lynaria, the woman they both loved, which may have influenced the FaceHeelTurn that led to the start of the war between Good and Evil]].

* VillainOfAnotherStory: He was the BigBad for the majority of ''VideoGame/DragonFable''. Here he was set up as a threat, only to be [[PutOnABus removed in the first chapter]].

* [[spoiler:BigBad: of [=AdvcentureQuest=] Worlds Zombies]]
* [[spoiler:BlackKnight: When it takes over Sepulchure's Body the armor change from red to black]]
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: After Sepulchure gets killed by Drakath again it became the final enemy of the event by taking over Sepulchure's body]]
* TalkingWeapon
* [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown / BigNo: When Sepulchure lowers it out of refusal to kill his own daughter because of his promise to Lynaria, and again when Gravelyn purifies it into the Blade of Destiny]].

* CreepyChild
* CreepyShadowedUndereyes

* DarkMagicalGirl

* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: Gravelyn has made her part of the Shadowscythe faction, instructing her to infuse Vordred with '''more doom'''.]]

* PinkMeansFeminine: Subverted. She actually thinks pink is ''evil''.

* [[spoiler: BigDamnHeroes]]: [[spoiler: He saved Gravelyn and turned the tide of the war. Never saw this coming, did you?]]
* [[spoiler: BrickJoke]]: Remember how Chuckles's head was the only thing revived by Death? [[spoiler: 2 years later, the players finally save him when Gravelyn places his head on Noxus's body!]]

* [[spoiler:DualWielding: During the final showdown, Vordred wields both his big-ass sword and the Shadowreaper of Doom.]]

* [[spoiler:FullFrontalAssault: In the last round of the Doomwood Finale, his armor is destroyed leaving his shadow-form completely revealed.]]

* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:Paladin Magic is useless against him, and there doesn't seem to be a way to defeat him.]]
** [[spoiler: 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]].

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

* TheChessmaster

* [[spoiler:FateWorseThanDeath: Cysero uses his skull to create a weapon for Gravelyn]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom
* [[spoiler:HumiliationConga: Probably the grandest one of any ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds'' villain to date]].
* ManipulativeBastard
* {{Necromancer}}

* OurLichesAreDifferent

* TheUndead
* [[spoiler: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.]]

* SpikesOfVillainy

* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:His ultimate goal is to slay the Champion of Light so that the Plane of Darkness can consume Lore. Even though deep down, he knew all along that it was his daughter, Gravelyn, he chose to believe that his former friend, King Alteon, was the Champion of Light, [[BelievingtheirOwnLies and convinced himself]] that Gravelyn was just a special undead. It is this final spark of love that drives him to spare her at the last -- and to sacrifice himself when Drakath moves to finish her off.]]

* FriendlyEnemy: If you're a Good Hero, she'll have more or less this with you. During the [[spoiler: ZombieApocalypse caused by Drakath messing with the time stream]], she'll even call you her closest friend and best ally. During a side-quest (which is different depending on Good and Evil), if you're Good, she does express a form of lament at you being Good (due to the fact that when the Alliance ends, you'll be enemies once more.)

* MoralityPet: It's explicitly stated that Sepulchure's love for his daughter is the only shred of humanity left in him.

* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:Much like Artix, Gravelyn comes to realize her origin and upbringing does not define who she is, and it is what she chooses to do herself. Even as the Champion of Light, she continues to align with Evil and lead the Shadowscythe.]]

* 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 DeusEstMachina SuperPoweredEvilSide, he ploughed through everything in his path.

* KnightOfCerebus: He turns people undead with his signature Voiduminance Necrot-Morph spell, and with his NighInvulnerability, not only is he most likely to be smart, but he's also the reason why the Doomwood saga is DarkerAndEdgier than the previous sagas before it, and is very competent compared to many of the previous foes the hero previously fought.

* BadassPrincess: 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]].

* TheComicallySerious: Gravelyn does not appreciate humor, and may lash out if the joke is in poor taste.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Though nominally on the side of Evil, Gravelyn is nowhere near as antagonistic as her father was. Things may change if and when Drakath falls though...

** She's also one to Robina, as both are princesses of the Good and Evil factions, with their fathers being the former leaders, before they were forced to take charge.

would come for him too, to which Sepulchure responds with "I THINK NOT". Death laughs

!!Empress Gravelyn [[spoiler:The Champion of Light]]

* AffablyEvil: While she is Evil, she is also the easiest to get along with, least compared with Sepulchure, Dage, and Nulgath. A main reason why some were able to choose Evil.

* [[spoiler:BigDamnHeroes: She shows up to the fight against Vordred at the final moment, to stab him in the back and finish him off, using a staff made from Noxus' head.]]

* [[spoiler:TheChampion: She is The Champion of Light]]

** She's also one to Robina, as both are princess of the Good and Evil factions, with their fathers being the former leaders, before they were forced to take charge.

* [[spoiler:GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: When she has white energy, white wings and wields the Destiny Blade which is gold except she is evil.]]

* ChronicVillainy: [[spoiler:[[PetTheDog Sepulchure goes to great lengths to convince himself that his daughter is just one of his undead and not the Champion of Light, who he needs to kill]]. But when he is finally faced with the truth, he gives in and tries to kill her anyways.]]

** [[spoiler:Sepulchure's godlike power gets stressed time and time again, but his murder of TheGrimReaper is still unexpected.]]

** She also dresses in one at the end of the Alliance questchain in Shadowfall, where she dares Dramatic to come to her.

* FriendlyEnemy: If you're a Good Hero, she'll have more or less this with you. During the [[spoiler: Zombie Apocalypse caused by Draketh playing with the time stream]], she'll even call you her closest friend and best ally. During a side-quest (which is different depending on Good and Evil), if you're Good, she does express a form of lament at you being Good (due to the fact that when the Alliance ends, you'll be enemies once more.)

* GoGoEnslavement: During the Shadowfall War, Noxus and Vordred put her into a such an attire. See WholeCostumeReference below.

** And that's small compared to [[spoiler: the Doomwood Pt 2 Finale when she activates the power of the Champion of Light and goes head to head with Drakath himself over the skies of Battleon.]]

* MoralityPet: It's explicitly stated Sepulchure's love for his daughter is the only shred of humanity left in him.

* ObliviousAdoption: Implied. [[spoiler:In missing pages of Sepulchure's whole life's book, there are incomplete extracts which mention Lynaria, Gravelyn and adopted in the same passage. If this is the case, it would explain why Gravelyn could be the Champion of Light when she's the daughter of the ultimate evil being on Lore.]]

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: A minor example. When Noxus holds Gravelyn hostage, he dresses her in some ChainMailBikini. Once the Hero takes down Noxus, s/he seems surprised and asks if she wants help finding her armor, though Gravelyn [[InnocentFanserviceGirl doesn't seem to care]] and insists there are more pressing issues.

* CardCarryingVillain: She explicitly refers to herself as an evil empress and her faction as being the forces of evil.

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Most of the time, he seems to be a case of OrcusOnHisThrone. But when he '''is''' active, a lot of people tend to die. In the AQW Zombies timeline, he kills off every person and hero on Lore except for the champions and the Hero.]]
* VillainOfAnotherStory: He was the BigBad for the majority of ''VideoGame/DragonFable''. Here he was set up as a threat, only to be [[PutOnABus removed in the first chapter]].
** [[spoiler:Doomwood II sees him returning to the spot of BigBad for the AQW Zombies storyline, but gets killed by Drakath again in the end.]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: As Drakath is preparing to take out Gravelyn, [[TakingTheBullet Sepulchure throws himself in front of her]] and suffers the fate he suffered in the original storyline again. And this causes Gravelyn to go ''berserk'' on Drakath]].

* KnightOfCerebus: He turns people undead with his signature Voiduminance Necrot-Morph spell, and with his NighInvulnerability, not only is he most likely to be DangerouslyGenreSavvy, but he's also the reason why the Doomwood saga is DarkerAndEdgier than the previous sagas before it, and is very competent compared to many of the previous foes the hero previously fought.

* AntiChrist: Exists for the sole purpose of ending the world.

** [[spoiler: And thanks to the hero in the [=ArcAttack=] live event, he's even MORE POWERFUL. NiceJobBreakingItHero.]]

* BlondesAreEvil

* AdaptationalVillainy: This is a much more eviler version of Gravelyn than her ''VideoGame/DragonFable'' counterpart, who was an innocent child acting as a MoralityPet to Sepulchure. Here she actively assists in her father's plans for conquest and eventually takes over to become empress.

* CatchPhrase: "MORE SKULLS!"
** During Doomwood Saga Part 2, this is the only thing he's able to say.

* VillainProtagonist: She is one of the most focused on character's in the game and usually has a protagonistic focus, but it's made very clear she is aligned with evil.

** During Doomwood Saga Part 2, this is the [[PokemonSpeak only thing he's able to say]].

* PokemonSpeak: Can only say "MORE SKULLS" after being rebuilt by Sally.

** During Doomwood Saga Part 2, this is the only thing he's able to say.

* TheDragon: To Sally and Noxus

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

** [[spoiler: And thanks to the hero in the ArcAttack live event, he's even MORE POWERFUL. NiceJobBreakingItHero.]]

* SuddenlyVoiced: In the July 2011 ArcAttack event.
** EvilSoundsDeep: An extremely deep, grave, demonic voice.

A powerful necromancer who was taken down by Artix and the heroes of Lore back in [=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.]]

* OracularHead: Gravelyn takes off his skull head from his body and replaces it with Chuckles, while Noxus becomes a disembodied skull who can skill talk.