History Characters / CodexEquusFourthAgeVillainsAToC

* MeaningfulName: His name means 'Great Leader' in German, which fits his base persona as a malevolent manipulative megalomaniac who can command various evil and villainous forces to perpetrate evil in its name. Also indicates who he's an {{Expy}} of.

* CompositeCharacter: He's main inspiration is the mysterious 'Great Leader' who commands SHOCKER, the villainous organization plotting world domination and ruination opposed by the original [[{{Series/KamenRider1971}} Kamen Rider]], who is heavily hinted to be a shape-shifting, ever reincarnating embodiment of Human evil. Like Böser Anführer, he would never truly be defeated so long as Evil exists - and who would never triumph so long as Good exists to stand in his way, usually in the form of the Kamen Riders. Both incidentally share the same problem of unintentionally creating the very beings or forces who would choose to use their powers for good and stand against them. However, he also takes influence from [[VideoGame/Persona2 Nyarlathotep]], due to being the personification of sapientkind's collective Id and inner darkness made manifest, as well as his association with a Hitler figure. He also takes combines aspects of [[spoiler:Adolf Hitler's spectre from [[{{Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E106HesAlive}} the famous Twilight Zone episode]], as his base personality and core is heavily implied to be none other than the infamous Reichfurhrer of Reichist Germaney, Codexverse's version of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany]].

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* {{Expy}}: Of a few {{Creepypasta}}s. WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller and ''WebVideo/BenDrowned'' were included as possible origins for it, while [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Herobrine]] is depicted as one of its default forms. Its red, insectoid demon form also comes from ''Literature/NESGodzillaCreepypasta''.

* MysteriousPast: No one knows where the entity came from - it's speculated that it's either the vengeful spirit of either [[WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller the dead brother of the stallion that created it]] or [[WebVideo/BenDrowned a colt that was drowned and revived possibly by a cult]], or it's a child of Ispita with an unknown entity.

* VengefulGhost: An alternate theory regarding its origins is that it's the vengeful spirit of a mortal who died violently. Either it's the spirit of [[WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller the dead brother of the stallion who created the game it came from]], or [[WebVideo/BenDrowned a colt whose drowning and subsequent resurrection was orchestrated by a cult]].

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[[folder:Azāzêl, the Eternal Scapegoat]]

!!!'''Character:''' Anti-Villainous(?)/Anti-Hero(?)

!!!'''Type:''' Ibexian, Shadow Magic Sorceress, Body Snatcher, Punisher, Noble Demon
!!!'''Faction:''' Empire of Tambelon (Former), Herself

-> "Use me as an excuse. Blame me for everything. Yet in the end, you will have no one to hold to account but yourself."

Azāzêl (profile [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Tambelon-Notable-Individuals-Part-1-960212794 here]]) is an Ibexian sorceress who steals the bodies of those who use her as a {{scapegoat}}.

* AssholeVictim: Due to her MO, her victims are normally genuinely monstrous people who are using her service as an excuse to be more evil and monstrous. As such, many see her more as a very dark AntiHero than a villain.
* ConditionalPowers: Azāzêl can only possess someone if they use her as their scapegoat for long enough without accepting the consquences of their actions.
* CoveredInScars: Her time in Tambelon has left her covered in scars from the many punishments and tortures they inflicted on her.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** In general, Azāzêl targets genuinely horrible people who have squandered their lives on wickness and tries to live their lives as a better person after stealing their bodies.
** She loathes AbusiveParents and makes it a point to see them get their just punishment even if her plans to steal their bodies fail.
** She can't stand rapists, due to having been raped by Grogar while part of his RoyalHarem. Notably, this is one thing that will cause her to flat out ''kill'' one of her marks after stealing their bodies.
* FaceStealer: After she's stolen someone's body, she can transform into them at will. She loses access to a form if she traps someone else in a copy of that form, and they 'age' over time and she'll eventually lose them.
* GenderBender: She has been known to steal male bodies (and in fact escaped Tambelon in one) or assume their forms later. It's noted she's nonbinary and presents as whichever gender her current form is, hence her default pronouns being She/Her.
* GrandTheftMe: She allows someone to use her as a scapegoat, but if they keep doing so long enough or for enough crimes, she can possess them and leave their soul trapped in a copy of her body to suffer the consequences of their crimes anyway. She then steals their life and lives it instead.
* LifeDrinker: When she steals someone's body, she absorbs their remaining life span, increasing her own in the process.
* MamaBear: Azāzêl is extremely protective of children and goes out of her way to be a good parent to the children of a stolen life. Part of why she fled Tambelon was to save her son from Grogar's mechanizations.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: She spent all her life being punished, abused, scarred, and ultimately made a SexSlave by Grogar. As soon as Tambelon returned from its imprisonment, she launched a plan to escape and provided information to heroic forces to help defeat Grogar. When Grogar eventually escapes in the Fourth Age, she instantly forms an EnemyMine with the heroes to help stop him because she hates him and would love nothing more than to see him dead.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Her MO is horrifying and would normally break Primeval Law...but she ''exclusively'' does it to genuinely horrible people who deserve it, invoking a loophole.
* RapeAndRevenge:
** After being made a part of Grogar's RoyalHarem, she was made a very unwilling SexSlave. As a result, when she fled Tambelon, she provided information to heroic forces to screw him over. When Tambelon finally returns thousands of years later, she instantly forms an EnemyMine with heroic forces to help defeat him, stating she would love nothing more than to see Grogar die horribly.
** It's noted due to her past, she ''despises'' rapists and is known to flat out kill her marks once she's stolen their bodies if they've committed it.
* Really700YearsOld: She's actually thousands of years old, but her body stealing and LifeDrinker abilities means she looks the same age as when she escaped Tambelon.
* TheScapegoat: {{Invoked}}: she allows others to pin the blame for their crimes on her and get away with them...but if they keep doing it, she can eventually possess them and leave them trapped in a copy of her body so they suffer the consequences anyway.
* SexSlave: Due to her natural talent and being a Shadow Magic Sorceress, Grogar had her abducted and made part of his RoyalHarem as he tried to sire the perfect heir. She makes it clear she had no consent in the matter and still holds a great deal of trauma from it.
* ZeroApprovalGambit: Part of her MO: allowing others to use her as a scapegoat and play the part of a loathsome villain to activate her body stealing ability, then swap bodies with them and [[LaserGuidedKarma leave them to face the consequences of their own actions.]]

[[folder:Badler]]

!!!'''Alignment:''' Lawful Evil
!!!'''Type:''' Diamond Dog/Conqueror/Warlock
!!!'''Faction:''' Badler Brigade

-> ''"Despite what historians say, history is made by Great People, not blind historical forces! And the greatest of them are those who conquer! Grogar, Overmare, Sekra, Colossos - their names and others echo through time itself! And one day, Badler shall add his name into that list!"''

Badler (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Heroes-and-Villains-14-817029259 here]]) is a Diamond Dog overlord/conqueror who was known for being one of Punky's prominent enemies.

* AdaptationExpansion: Badler Wolf barely gets any screen time in the original game and only a few lines of dialog. This Badler has a fleshed-out backstory, motivations, and even survives his canonical death to come back again.
* ArchEnemy: To Punky, the Great Skunk hero of an island chain near Machina.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Fell from the upper atmosphere after he was defeated. Subverted, in that he survived, only to be DoubleSubverted when he meets his end for real by falling into a volcano.
* {{Expy}}: Of Badler Wolf, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk''.
* LegionOfDoom: Resurfaced to be part a general in the League of Domination.
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[[folder:Balefire/Ruling Power]]
!!!'''Character:''' Villainous
!!!'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil
!!!'''Type:''' Corrupt Executive/Mutate/Undead
!!!'''Faction:''' Unaffiliated/Unknown

-> ''"And behold I shall be a blight upon the land, and everything I touch shall wither and die."''
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Balefire, real name Ruling Power (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Heroes-and-Villains-10-802103561 here]]) is a corrupt Unicorn neomercantilist executive, as well as a supervillain who is the arch-enemy of Captain Umbra Wing/Shadow Sentinel.
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* ForeverWar: What her grand plan was designed to create, within and between the Three Tribes. She began by triggering a civil war among the Pegasi Legions and city-states. This was followed by raiding the Earthpony confederations, burning down their crops and salting their fields, leaving scraps for the Earthponies to fight over. Then she and her armies launched daring raids against the capitals of the Unicorn kingdoms and slaughter the royal families, leaving only ambitious members among them to light up [[SuccessionCrisis dynastic conflicts]] for the now vacant thrones. When the nations of the Three Tribes recovered and rallied, they all sent an army each after her and her Iron Wolves, eventually cornering her at her stronghold where she fought a grueling LastStand that saw her and her remaining followers killed - but not before they stoked so much tension and chaos among the Three Tribes that the moment they won they immediately started tearing into each other, [[TheBadGuysWin triggering the all-out war that she wanted all along]]. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Except not really]], as after ten years of carnage [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome every-pony got sick of fighting and called a truce]]]].

* PosthumousVillainVictory: Played Straight [[spoiler:but ultimately Subverted]]. Despite dying, her plan to spark an all-out inter-Tribal war went off without a hitch, and it looked like it would go on until it achieve her aim of destroying everything that keeps the Tribes divided, eventually unifying and transforming them into her 'Wolves'. [[spoiler:Except [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome no one could keep up]] [[ForeverWar that level of warfare]], and after ten years of fighting [[WarIsHell everybody got sick of it]] and called a truce which held until the coming of the Windigoes]]. All in all, [[spoiler:Commander Gale only died ''thinking'' she won]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Why her [[TheBadGuyWins victory]] and plan eventually [[EvilWillFail gets undone]]: The Three Tribes [[HopelessWar simply cannot]] and [[WarIsHell do not want]] to fight each other [[ForeverWar at the level and lengths]] she had hoped they would go, no matter [[BloodKnight how stoked they were]] and [[ThePowerOfHate how much they hate each other]]. Sanity prevailed after ten years of war, when the Three Tribes' [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure leaders]] finally had enough and called a truce.
** She might have died believing she won, but she still lives in a setting where Hellrealms exist and was a truly monstrous person. As such, it's [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/848558436/4893972412 implied]] by Sweetheart she ultimately went to Equestria's hellrealm after her death and thus didn't get away with her crimes.

* LegacyCharacter: There was not ''one'' Count Dracolta - there were many, taking up the name along with his powers.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Seems to be this of the Id and Mortal Evil.

Azāzêl (introduced [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/947252223/5053983462 here]]) is an Ibexian sorceress who steals the bodies of those who use her as a {{scapegoat}}.

Badler (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Heroes-and-Villains-14-817029259 here]]) is a Diamond Dog overlord/conquerer who was known for being one of Punky's prominent enemies.

* AnimalMotif: Wolves. Her helm was based on a wolf's head. She named her army the 'Iron Wolves', and even affectionately called her warriors her 'Wolves'.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: His only power other than immortality is being the most annoying thing to ever exist. This turns out to be a surprisingly effective power that has saved him from rotting in the stomach of ''gods''. Much to everyone's bemusement.

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[[folder:Abyssal Anthem]]
-> ''"The darkness that sleeps in the abyss shall awaken, and the land and all that is upon the surface shall drown in it!"''
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Abyssal Anthem (first introduced [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/843809841/4877480537 here]]) is the ArchEnemy of the [[MagicalGirlWarrior Keepers of Mana]], and a Deep Matriarch of a relic school of Oceanaiads who wants to awaken the Te Tua Atu so she could use the great evil to conquer the surface islands.

* ForTheEvulz: Justified given he's the manifestation of sapient Evil and the base Id of psychological triad. He does literally everything for the sake of banal, destructive Evil.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:He's the one who corrupted Valefor into the monster he ultimately became.]]

* TheCorrupter: He has trouble understanding good, but is ''very'' good at manipulating the evil impulses and inner darkness of others to make them embrace evil, one of the most dangerous things about him. [[spoiler:He succeeded in corrupting Valefor from the 'Shining Star of Avalar' into the monster he ultimately became.]]

* WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: No, this being actually had nothing to do with him, as its first historical appearance was reported to be in Neighpon during the post-Second Great War Era. [[spoiler:That's because it's heavily implied, at least for its modern Known History incarnation, the Reichfuhrer started ''him'']].

* NuclearNasty: A fantasy variant. His name and powers originated from [[ShoutOut Balefire, radioactive flames generated via necromantic magic]], which his body started generating after experimental medical/magical procedures to save his life from exposure to a mutagenic chemical weapon (created by his own company) involving illegal necromantic elements turned him into a half-Undead radioactive [[AnimalisticAbomination Equinoid abomination]].

* WouldHurtAChild: Many of its victims were teenagers and young foals, both who tended to enjoy video games immensely. Button Mash was about to become its latest victim, but his incredible talent and knowledge in gaming, combined with Lumiferous and [=CreepEntity513=]'s victims aiding him, was what saved the colt and allowed him to defeat [=CreepEntity513=] permanently.