History Characters / DaRksIders

* [[Characters/DarksidersHorsemen The Horsemen of the Apocalpyse]]

This is an index page for all characters from the ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}'' series of video games. All characters are listed by faction; for characters who appear in the ''Abomination Vault'' novel, ''Death's Door'' graphic novel and DownloadableContent, see "[[Characters/DarksidersOthers Others]]".

This is the character page for the Darksiders series of videogames. At present, all characters are listed by faction.

[[foldercontrol]]

!!Horsemen of the Apocalypse

[[folder:Horsemen]]
[[quoteright:335:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Four-Hoursemen-001_5671.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:335:From Left to Right: Fury, Strife, Death, War.]]

The Charred Council's most feared enforcers, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are the central protagonists to ''Darksiders''. They are Nephilim: half-angel, half-demon.

Long ago, the nephilim were cast out of the Garden of Eden, which was then given to Mankind. Outraged, Absalom led the Nephilim in a bloody war against Heaven and Hell in an attempt to retake their piece of paradise. Four Nephilim, fearing the war would greatly upset the balance, made a truce with the Council: they offered to serve them in exchange for untold power. The Council's first task for them? Annihilate their own race. All the Nephilim's souls were then placed in an amulet, where they suffer eternal torment.

!General
* ActionPet: Fittingly enough, their steeds.
** BeastOfBattle: In ''Darksiders'', ''Darksiders II'' and ''Darksiders III''', you can use Ruin, Despair and Rampage (respectively) to charge through your enemies.
** BondCreature: Played with. In the ''Death's Door'' comics, the Horsemaster mentions that the only way to truly "bond" with a phantom horse is to tame it by [[{{Determinator}} sheer force of will alone]].
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. The Horsemen's names are ultimately just names.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: In case you forget which color horse they have, here's a list:
** Death: Pale (or green, according to the Greek translation of the Bible)
** War: Red
** Fury: Black
** Strife: White
* DefectorFromDecadence: From the Nephilim,
* DisplacedOrigin: In the first game, lore stated that the Nephilim were beings older than angels and demons. ''Darksiders II'', however, reiterates this by saying they were born ''from'' angels and demons. This means the Nephilim's origins have been {{retcon}}ned, as Lilith flat out states in the sequel she is responsible for their birth.
* DualWielding: Both Death and Strife do this, Death with his scythes and Strife with his pistols.
* FourIsDeath: Or at least, death to those who would threaten the Balance. Played straight with the rest of the Nephilim, considering they died by their hand (with help from the Hellguard). Sort of [[PunnyName punny]] when you think about it, since the oldest and leader of the Horsemen's name is ''Death''.
* GoodIsNotNice: One would think that as the protagonists, they'd be a lot more heroic. Judging from their reputations and, at the very least, [[HairTriggerTemper War]], [[DeadpanSnarker Death]], and [[JerkAss Fury's]] personalities, they are anything but that.
* GoodIsNotSoft: They're the protectors of the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil and yet, they're feared and hated by many... [[OneManArmy with good reason]].
* HellishHorse: Standard for any portrayal of the Horsemen, but these are summoned to them once they are acquired.
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Of note is the developers did away the traditional Horsemen of "famine" and "conquest" in place of Strife and Fury, due to being too archaic and unsuited for an action game with Strife replacing Conquest and Fury replacing Famine.
* LastOfTheirKind: Sort of. [[spoiler:[[TheLeader Absalom]] [[CameBackWrong comes back]] in ''Darksiders II'', but the trope is enforced in the ending, when Death kills him, then dooms the majority of the Nephilim eternally in exchange for reviving humanity with his HeroicSacrifice]].
* MysteriousPast: Aside from having been part of the Nephilim Horde, [[DefectorFromDecadence breaking away from it, pledging themselves to the Charred Council, and wiping out their people,]] there isn't much information on each of the Horsemen's past at this time. Death, at least, seems to prefer it that way.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Death, Fury, Strife, War... [[SarcasmMode Truly, some comforting monikers.]]
* NeverBareheaded: War, Death, and Strife are always wearing a hood, mask, or helmet respectively. Averted with Fury.
* NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: The Four (and the Nephilim in general) are hybrids of angels and demons a la their "dust".
* OneManArmy: The Horsemen are considered an equal side to the forces of Heaven, Hell and the Kingdom of Man.
** OhCrap: A common reaction to seeing any of the Four when they enter the scene, due to the above trope (coupled with GoodIsNotSoft).
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The nephilim apparently had this as a hat, if the behavior of War and Death are anything to go by. The lore (as told by the Crowfather in the second game) notes that the Nephilim also rampaged across entire worlds, slaughtering entire species before they were finally stopped at the Gates of Eden by the angels and the Horsemen.
* RestrainingBolt: The Seven Seals seem to act as this for them. As long as they are intact, the Horsemen are under the control of the Council. [[spoiler:Averted in the ending of ''Darksiders'', as the Horsemen are no longer bound to their former masters]].
* SiblingTeam: They call each other "brother/sister" and they've been known to team up when the situation calls for it.
* SuperMode: Each of the playable Horsemen have a powered-up state that they can temporarily enter. These are in fact stated to be the true forms of Nephilim, at least in the descriptions for Death's abilities, so it is likely that all of them had something like this.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Death seems to have this with his younger siblings. Goes UpToEleven when they actually start maiming each other (as in the case of War, whose left arm was lopped off by Death when he wouldn't listen and go back to the Charred Council). They still care for each other... in their own unique way.
* WeaponOfChoice: Also NamedWeapons
** War: [[{{BFS}} Chaoseater]]
** Death: [[SinisterScythe Harvester]]
** Strife: [[GunsAkimbo Mercy and Redemption]]
** Fury: [[WhipItGood Scorn]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They resort to some pretty brutal methods when it comes to protecting the Balance, such as genocide.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:War]]
!War, Rider of the Red Horse
[[quoteright:296:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/War-002_6950.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:296: ''"War. [[PersonOfMassDestruction Bringer of world-wide fire.]] [[TheJuggernaut You are the juggernaut of all pain.]]"'']]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/LiamOBrien

-> ''I choose what once... a [[BigBad coward]] [[ShutUpHannibal did not]].''


The protagonist of the first game, War was tricked into starting the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt End War]] prematurely. For this, the Charred Council stripped him of his powers and sentenced him to death. However, he was able to convince them to give him the chance to prove his innocence. Under the eye of the Watcher, War is sent back to the desolated Earth to uncover who was really responsible for starting the Apocalypse, killing anyone who stands in his or die in the attempt.
-----
* ABoyAndHisX: Seems to be really close to Ruin, if the book and the cutscene [[spoiler: where Ruin is freed from enslavement by his hand]] is any indication. Even when Ruin was BrainwashedAndCrazy, War refused to attack him.
* ArtificialLimbs: Prior to ''Darksiders'', his left arm was sliced off by Death and replaced by an over-sized prosthetic.
* BackFromTheDead: Doesn't have this happen to him once, but ''thrice''. Chronologically, the first (known) time War died and came back [[spoiler:was during the Abomination Crisis when he was killed by the BigBad in an attempt to get the key to awakening the Grand Abominations to the Charred Council for safekeeping (spoiler:although, it turned out that the key he had was a fake and Death had the real key all along, but nobody ever found that out). Death managed to bring him back to life when that happened.]] The second time was on Earth when he lost all of his power and was killed by Straga (only to be brought back to life by the Council so they could wrongly punish him for setting off the Apocalypse too early). The third, and most well-known, time was [[spoiler:during the finale of the first game. He killed [[BigBad Abbadon/the Destroyer]] but was betrayed by the Watcher who told him of the Charred Council's betrayal which bought Uriel enough time to complete the Nex Sacramentum, stabbing War from behind and killing him. However, Uriel quickly turned on the Watcher and broke the seventh seal, which restored both War's life and his powers. ...The guy's been through some stuff.]]
* BackToBackBadasses: With Death in ''The Abomination Vault'' novel. Could be counted with the rest of the Horsemen and Ruin too.
* BadassBaritone: He is voiced by Creator/LiamOBrien.
* BadassBoast: Including, but not limited to:
--> '''War''': [[PreAsskickingOneLiner You can look me in the eye when I kill you]].
* BashBrothers: With Ruin. Death also applies to this in the novel.
* {{BFS}}, OneHandedZweihander: Chaoseater, which counting the handle is almost as long as he is tall. [[spoiler: Later the Armageddon Blade]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted since he's actually the youngest of the Four. In the novel he ends up risking his life and standing up for Death on multiple occasions.
** In the first cutscene of ''Darksiders III'', he desperately tries to warn Fury that someone or something is conspiring against the Horsemen and that she needs to be careful.
* BigLittleBrother: He's actually the youngest of the Horsemen, but by far the biggest, and his siblings aren't small by any means.
* BloodKnight: The book shows that War loves a good fight.
* BroughtDownToBadass: The Charred Council stripped War of his horseman powers, but that doesn't hinder him from curb-stomping his enemies into submission.
* ClearMyName: His motivation for ''Darksiders''
* DeadpanSnarker: Though not at Death's level, he does deliver several gems, including this one:
--> '''Straga''': Straga is the mightiest of the Destroyer's chosen!\\
'''War''': And the last. Your master chose poorly.
* {{Determinator}}: NOTHING will keep this guy from slaughtering those who framed him.
* GeniusBruiser: While it may seem like he only uses brute force, War is actually confirmed to be more skilled in battlefield tactics than Death (something which the latter openly admits in the novel). His [[spoiler:ThanatosGambit]] in the first game definitely shows that just because he likes to tackle a situation head-on, it certainly doesn't mean he's careless.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Briefly speaks demonic with the Phantom General guarding Samael's prison.
--> '''Phantom General''': Drum heim gol straga bor. [You have killed many of my warriors.]\\
'''War''': Non straga sindora. [[[IShallTauntYou I have yet to find a warrior among you.]]]
* HandCannon: Mercy, one of Strife's two revolvers, which in game is mostly good for killing weak stuff that can't be bothered to kill in melee, despite what one might guess from the gun being downright huge even compared to War.
* HandicappedBadass: You see that absurdly large left arm of his? That's a prosthetic, courtesy of Death chopping off his arm for being insubordinate.
* HonorBeforeReason: War hates resorting to underhanded means to win a fight and prefers to go at it as honestly as possible. Death even calls him the most honor-bound of the Four Horsemen.
** There are several instances where said honor does occur. One of these is when War is in the Ashlands and he is fighting against the Abyssal Gladiator. When the latter is [[spoiler:knocked off of an enslaved Ruin]], War actually kicks a sword towards him to make it a more even fight.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Chaoseater he keeps on his back when he's not using it. Everything else he more or less pulls out of thing air, including the optional scythe weapon, the handle of which is longer than he is tall.
* InTheHood: And nothing ever knocks if off.
* TheJuggernaut: Exemplified in his [[SuperMode Chaos Form]]; also counts as a rare PlayerCharacter example.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XumS75YoW1I&list=PL1B488CEDC9EB8A69&index=34&t=0s War's Theme]].
* LightningBruiser: Type 1; the big guy is faster than he looks. Especially in cutscenes.
** MightyGlacier: In his Chaos Form, War gives up his speed and most of his move list for raw power. Even the most durable enemies die a five hits at the most and he can't be damaged.
* MasterSwordsman: He is quite capable of surprisingly delicate moves with that metal surfboard he calls a sword.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His killing of the Destroyer's Chosen is brutal by the nature of him tearing their hearts out. But with the Griever he goes an extra mile, killing her by bashing her face in with a flat bed train car. [[https://youtu.be/sefRInrqmJ4?t=1924 Observe.]]
* NoodleIncident: In a flashback during ''Death's Door'', there's a conversation between War, Fury and Strife about "the Legions of Anubis". We never do get the full story; all we know is that War provoked them somehow and he ended up killing all of them single-handedly.
* OneManArmy: The Horsemen in general are this, but War gets a special mention for being BroughtDownToBadass at the start of the game and going up against the Destroyer's warriors. Lampshaded by Samael.
--> '''Samael:''' [to himself] The Horseman is broken, but there is still much power in him. For a moment, I saw one who would stand against the Destroyer's army.
* PowerFist: Tremor Gauntlet. Also has one for his left hand after Death cut it off.
* ProphetEyes: A trait he shares with his sister, Fury. Though in certain lighting, it looks like they have a blue-ish tint to them around the edges.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Everyone in the game expects his quest to turn into a bloodbath. They aren't wrong, [[spoiler:but they aren't [[HonorBeforeReason quite as right as they think]]]].
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: The Crossblade, which basically works as a ShoutOut to the boomerang in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
* SimpleYetAwesome: His Chaos Form has no attacks besides swinging his sword, and for the most part, that's all he needs.
* TinyHeadedBehemoth: War's head is almost comically tiny compared to his massive frame. His hands and feet alone are nearly twice the size of his head. This is of course due to the armor he's wearing, but still.
* SuperMode: Chaos Form, turning him into a demon about the size of a [[GiantMook trauma]].
* SuperStrength: Mostly displayed by crushing heads and breaking open chests with his bare hands, but it really shines with feats as:
** Punching Tiamat across the arena he fights her in and then ripping her wings off.
** Beating The Griever to death with a train car.
* TheBigGuy: The biggest of the Four Horsemen and relies on brute strength the most.
* TheStoic: War isn't big on that whole "emotions" thing.
** PerpetualFrowner: He stops frowning exactly once in the game, though it isn't a [[EvilLaugh comforting change]]. He is a bit more expressive around his brethren in the book.
** HairTriggerTemper: However, he also has a nasty temper, and is quick to anger whenever someone provokes him.
* ThanatosGambit: The [[spoiler:Tree of Knowledge reveals he will die with the Armageddon Blade pierced through him. Although War does not know who the perpetrator is, he deduces it is Uriel, when she challenges him to "[[DuelToTheDeath Nex Sacramentum]]". When she fulfills the death oath after War kills Abaddon, she destroys the Seventh Seal, resurrecting War and freeing him from the Council's hold on him]].
* UndyingLoyalty: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Ruin. After [[spoiler:War dies in the book]], Ruin still remained by his side and would not let anyone, even ''Death'', go near him.
** This is played straight with Death. Insubordination aside, War would die for him if need be. It's very likely he would do the same for Fury and Strife, but at the moment, we've yet to see them interact.
* WingsDoNothing: His Chaos Form has wings, and they serve no purpose.
* WouldHitAGirl: Especially if said girl is trying to kill him. And boy, does he ''not'' hold back on [[spoiler:Uriel during their nex sacramentum duel]].
* WouldntHurtAChild: Zig-zagged in ''The Abomination Vault''. While he's not above at least knocking them unconscious, this is what War says [[spoiler:to a younger Uriel from the early days of her Hellguard career]] when he [[spoiler:tries to get her to stand down as she stubbornly tries to defend a WeaponOfMassDestruction that only kills demons]]:
--> '''War''': Well, [[spoiler:Uriel]], I've no interest in killing children, and you have to know you've no chance.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Death]]
!Death, Rider of the Pale Horse
[[quoteright:296:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Death-001_9088.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:296:''"Death. [[TheDreaded Dark soul of eternity.]][[TheGrimReaper You are the deepest decay. You are anti-life.]]''"]]
!!!Voiced by: Michael Wincott

->''My brother War stands falsely accused of unleashing Armageddon on the human race. [[BigBrotherInstinct His fate concerns me]]; yours, does not.''

The protagonist of the second game, Death is the leader of the Four Horsemen. In contrast to War, Death is very level-handed and mature. Although he is harsh on his siblings, such as cutting off War's left arm in order to teach him a lesson, he cares deeply for them. As the Horseman of Death, he often appears somewhat morbid and ominous towards those who speak to him. He also possesses a dark sense of humor and sees killing as an art rather than a duty as War does.

After learning that War is imprisoned and awaiting his sentence for his part in the End War, Death acts to save his life. Knowing that he won't be able to prove War's innocence, he instead acts to absolve his brother by seeking a way to resurrect humanity.
-----
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Leader of the Four, and the mightiest among them.
* AntiHero: Death is described as an arrogant, sarcastic, cold and calculating individual, alongside being resourceful and opportunistic. Despite having done things that can be called "evil", ranging from genocide, destroying worlds and creating weapons of world-ending power, there is a bit of good in him. He bears much burden and guilt for some of his past actions, such as the creation of the Grand Abominations.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The in-story explanation developers have explained for his lack of a block maneuver relates to Death being too arrogant to believe someone could ever strike him. The only time he'll block in gameplay is he's using a buckler, and actual shield.
* TheAtoner: Feels guilt over his part in the genocide of the nephilim, the creation of the Grand Abominations and other crimes. [[spoiler:This does not, however, mean he is willing to ''revive the nephilim'' if he needs to choose between them and humanity]].
** "The Abomination Vault" also shows he has guilt over creation of the Grand Abominations, especially since he played a part in it, and hid them away to cope with it.
*** The same book hints that these aren't the only things he has guilt for. What they are exactly hasn't been made clear.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Dies to revive humanity]], but comes back from the Seventh Seal being broken.
* BadassBaritone: Michael Wincott provides his distinct low and gravelly voice.
%%** GutturalGrowler
* BadassInCharge: Of the Horsemen. As a Firstborn, he was also in charge of the Nephilim in general.
* BadassBoast: ''"All who live know my name. All who oppose me shall know death."''
* BareYourMidriff: Or at least the pecs. See WalkingShirtlessScene.
* BerserkButton: Apparently people referring to Lilith as his "mother" is not something he's fond of. Especially when the person referring to her as such is Lilith herself.
** Bringing up War's "crime" strikes a nerve with him whenever anybody does it.
** Let's just say that trying to harm his brothers in general is not a good idea... Unless, of course, you ''want'' him to hunt you down and [[OneManArmy rip you apart in the worst way possible]].
--> '''Death''': [[BigBrotherInstinct An attack on my brothers is an attack on me]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: Nothing will keep him from aiding his family in the second game. [[spoiler:This includes dooming most of the rest of his race to oblivion if necessary]]
* BloodKnight: Death is always eager for a fight.
--->'''Thane''': This blade is more ancient than you, rider. And taller to boot!
--->'''Death''': I shall break both it, and ''you'', down to size.
** There's even a counter in the game for tracking how much blood he spills.
* TheBerserker: ''Unstoppable'' is Death's take on this trope, especially when upgraded with higher chances of dealing critical hits, absorbing health/wrath and inflicting high counts of increasing damage from various abilities.
* CombatParkour: A vital combat mechanic in ''Darksiders II''. Instead of blocking like War could do in the first game, Death dodges instead, which is crucial in surviving all of his battles.
* CombatPragmatist: Being the opportunist he is, Death will use any means necessary to gain the advantage in a fight. This is best displayed [[spoiler:at the end of ''The Abomination Vault'', where he convinced Azrael to use his illusions to disguise himself as Raciel to distract Hadrimon.]]
--> '''Death''': You two do realize that we ''won''?
--> '''Azrael''': I dislike the deception you had me orchestrate. Masquerading [[spoiler:as a demon]] is bad enough, but abetting the murder of [[spoiler:an angel in the guise of his lost love?]] I feel... soiled. I understood the urgency when you came to me, but I wish I'd not agree to this.
--> '''War''': It may be a victory, brother, and a necessary one. But there is no honor in it.
--> '''Death''': Foolishness. It never matters ''how'' you win; only that you do.
* ComicallySerious: Thinking Death has been sent by the Dead King's Chancellor to kill him, Draven's first words to him are a BadassBoast that he's beaten death once before and can do so again. Death has the rather deadpan response of:
-->'''Death:''' I have no idea what you are talking about.
* CoolMask: He is never seen without his [[WhiteMaskOfDoom white executioner's mask]]. [[spoiler: Averted with his HeroicSacrifice in the finale of the sequel]].
* DeadpanSnarker: No pun intended, of course. Although much more conspicuous in the novel, Death has a habit of making some sarcastic one-liners to... well, almost everyone. No one is safe from his sarcasm... not even his brothers and sister.
* {{Determinator}}: In a similar vein to War, Death shows himself to be rather persistent.
* TheDreaded: The most feared of the Four Horsemen.
* ExpositionFairy: Dust serves as Death's familiar and guide. However, it only helps find paths and important things in the environment (including NoticeThis style glowing) and cannot speak.
* TheFaceless: [[spoiler:Even when he takes off his mask in the ending of ''Darksiders II'', his face is never shown]]. It's possible to maneuver the camera in such a way, only to reveal that his in-game model does not have a face under the mask, just an empty hole.
* FlashStep: Teleport Slash sees him perform one, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin coupled with the aforementioned slash attack]].
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In the novel, Death possesses a regenerative healing factor that enables him to heal even lethal wounds. However, this was not applied to Darksiders II, most likely for reasons involving that it would make the game too easy for players.
** In several cutscenes, he displays the ability to use his Reaper Form regardless of whether or not the player has the energy for it, and in a number of times actually flies while transformed, something impossible during gameplay. It should also be noted that despite the creative team claiming that Death doesn't block because he's arrogant to the point where he believes nobody can hit him, he can still be seen blocking in the cutscenes.
* GrimReaper: Looks even more like the traditional version in his [[SuperMode Reaper Form]]. Bonus points since he actually ''is'' the Grim Reaper.
* HandCannon: Redemption, which unlike Mercy can actually deal some good damage to enemies. Subverted as it actually belongs to Strife.
* HeroicNeutral: Has shades of this. All he really cares about is keeping his family safe and doing his job of maintaining the Balance. Then events get War involved, and the Balance part goes out the window. He then spends a good deal of his time doing whatever it takes to clear his brother's name and undoing the effect of the crime, even if it requires lending a helping hand to the various denizens of the five realms.
* HonorBeforeReason: Subverted. Death doesn't care for things like honor, but he seems to have some respect for those that follow this trope (or at least War). In fact, he's very opportunistic. Though his JerkWithAHeartOfGold tendencies sometimes place him as this on accident.
* HowlOfSorrow: Occurred to him right after he was done slaughtering the nephilim, complete with SkywardScream.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Not as much as War with the weapons he directly equips, but he's still capable of pulling out weapons bigger than he is mid-combo.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: His justification for wiping out his own people, since he believes they were too dangerous and too irredeemable to be kept among the living. There are some subtle hints, however, that he sometimes second-guesses that fateful decision.
* IHaveManyNames: People refer to him as [[TheGrimReaper the Reaper]], Pale Rider, Kinslayer, and Executioner among others.
* InTheHood: In his Reaper Form, his face is never seen.
* InsultBackfire: Sometimes, his snarking doesn't always end in his favor, either when someone expresses thorough disapproval of his put-downs, or snark back harder (especially in the book).
* IRegretNothing: Or so he claims. Whenever confronted of his guilt over betraying and wiping out his people, those exact words are his response, but a lot of other characters can see that it's all BlatantLies, sensing that he does have remorse over said betrayal. It's definitely more obvious in the novel ''The Abomination Vault'', where the story is told from his point of view.
* {{Irony}}: Despite saving the whole of creation from TheCorruption along with most of the sane individuals he comes across, [[spoiler:he ends up failing in his main goal of saving War, and in fact the opposite occurs, he dies, and War is the one who saves him.]]
** Partially Subverted: [[spoiler:The final sacrifice which kills him to save humanity is what allows the return of War and the rest of the Horsemen onto Earth, proving to the Council that War didn't start the Apocalypse.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Makes himself ''out'' to be one as part of his JerkassFacade.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Try as he might to deny it, he's ''actually'' this. While he's snide and willing to do morally questionable things, he's still an honorable warrior, shows concern for those under him and anyone he helps (his brothers and the Makers/Hellguard, respectively), offers his aid to the Makers in overcoming corruption almost unconditionally, and Uriel even acknowledges his noble nature when he does the same for her. Then there's the fact he stood up for all of mankind when his kinsmen wanted to slaughter us and take our world over. That was nice of him. As Karn puts it:
-->'''Karn''': You're a good man! Much more than your name would imply.
* LightningBruiser: Subverted. In contrast to War, Death's more of a GlassCannon. However, with the appropriate gear, he can be made very resilient.
* MagikarpPower: His offensive Necromancer tree abilities, mainly Exhume and Murder, start off less powerful than his Harbinger tree abilities, but catch up later in the game once the upgrades for them start getting purchased, since the damage for them comes from inflicting repeated hits, therefore increasing their damage and effects which will start to pay off later.
* MadArtist: Unlike War, who sees killing as a duty, Death sees it as an art.
* MagicKnight: Contrasting with War relying on brute strength, Death relies almost equally on his Wrath abilities and weapons.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Axes, hammers, bucklers, armblades, scythes... Could be related to the fact that those could be considered "instruments of death," which would tie-in with Death's view on killing.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Outside of his loyalty to his siblings coming before his loyalty to the Charred Council, "The Abomination Vault" showed that he decided the Grand Abominations, superweapons the Nephilim created that far exceed anything the Horsemen use, should not be used by anybody ever, and as such refused to tell anybody where he the titular Abomination Vault he hid them in was located, even the Charred Council. They didn't take well to this and only let him off because War vouched for him.
* {{Necromancer}}: One of his abilities involves this.
* OhCrap: Several in the novel. Which makes sense, considering what the [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Grand]] [[ArtifactOfDoom Abominations]] his people made are capable of.
* {{Omniglot}}: Played with in the ''Death's Door'' promotional comics and ''The Abomination Vault'' novel. He breaks into what is described as a "dead" language (no pun intended) at least twice in the book, and seems to have a pretty good understanding of [[SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage Greek and French]] in the comics.
* OneManArmy: Even without all his powers the Council granted him he still cuts quite the path of destruction across hordes of enemies of all sorts.
* OpportunisticBastard: Death doesn't wait for things to happen; rather, he causes them to happen.
* PetTheDog: See BigBrotherInstinct and JerkWithAHeartOfGold. In fact, the ''entirety'' of the second game could be considered this to War.
** The Hunter is also probably the only character that Death ''doesn't'' snark at. In fact, he's rather respectful towards him. [[DeadpanSnarker Which is saying something]].
** The comics are this to humanity in general. Importance to the Balance aside, the only reason Death accepts Abaddon's requests for hunting down the "demon" that killed his followers is because of the human lives that are at stake. Furthermore, he comments on how far they've come and the look in his eyes when he realizes that they blame him for the Corruption that had plagued the village can be best described as sadness. He also declares that he will save them and he deliberately minimizes casualties when hunting down Makhala; he knocks most of them out of his way.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: A downplayed example, but if you use the instant kill on the undead scarabs, Death will let out a chuckle as he does so. However, it's played straight when he equips the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojJGWfMpqxc Goldbringer scythes]]. If you listen closely, you can hear him letting out an occasional cackle.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Emphasis on ''ivory skin''. Death is insanely pale to the point where in certain lighting, it actually looks like his skin is changing color.
* TheRedBaron: "Kin-slayer," "the Reaper," and "Executioner."
* TheStoic: Although nowhere near as much as War, as Death has a bit more humor in him, for the most part Death keeps his feelings well under control, even when The Crowfather refused his request to open a portal to the tree he sounded more 'annoyed' than angry. [[NotSoStoic Although he DOES have his limits.]]
** NotSoStoic: After the fight against [[FatBastard The Scribe]], when he demands to know where the angel key is he sounds very much ''pissed'' for the first time in the game, though considering this comes ''after'' a VERY long run around of not only the White Citadel but Earth as well, his anger is a bit justified.
---> ''Death'': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Where...Is...The key!?]] WHERE IS IT!?
** He also becomes absolutely livid when Lilith calls herself his "mother".
* SummonMagic: The Necromancy tree is based of this, primarily.
** TheMinionMaster: His most basic spell is to summon a pack of ghouls who attack the closest enemy they see.
*** IncendiaryExponent: One skill sets them on fire.
*** ActionBomb: Another makes them explode when killed.
** AnIcePerson: One of his other spells that summons crows can be upgraded with ice damage than can freeze enemies.
* SuperStrength: Doesn't display as much as War, but still present.
* SuperToughness: Being stabbed in the chest by War barely made him blink.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: More than a few characters he bumps into assume without his powers as Horsemen they can take him. He proves them wrong.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: The equipment system allows the player to cover his chest, but with muscles that good, why would you?
* WeaponOfChoice: Typically the SinisterScythe known as the Harvester, which can be split into two smaller scythes as a MorphWeapon, and becomes more sinister in Reaper Form, but he has other, secondary weapons he can add to his arsenal.
** AnAxeToGrind: Big ones, in fact.
** BladeOnAStick: Specifically glaives.
** BladeBelowTheShoulder: Armblades give him the removable variety.
** CarryABigStick: Maces.
** DropTheHammer
** EvilWeapon: "Possessed Weapons" grow in strength when "fed" inventory. Unlike most other examples of this trope, there aren't any consequences. And with the right build on him and the possessed weapons properly leveled, he's pretty much invincible.
** PowerFist: Gauntlets and Bucklers.
** WolverineClaws: Claws.
* WorthyOpponent: To [[spoiler:Samael, after Death kicks his ass. Bear in mind this is when Samael is at his full power, Death beat the absolute second most powerful demon of Hell in a fight. However, there are some hints that he was holding back in order to toy with/test Death]].

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fury]]
!Fury, Rider of the Black Horse
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fury_3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:330: ''"Fury. [[UnstoppableRage Terrible engine of rage.]] [[BloodKnight You are the machine that-"]]''\\
''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment "Are we to waste our time on ceremony, or are we to fight?!"]]'']]
!!!Voiced by: Cissy Jones

The only female Horseman and the protagonist of the third game.
-----
* ActionGirl: She is the last living female [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Nephilim]] and the main protagonist of the third game in the series.
* AllThereInTheManual: Prior to the release of ''Darksiders III'', Fury had only appeared in the comics and the novel ''The Abomination Vault''.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: She seems to care little for her siblings, but [[spoiler: when Lust shows her a vision of her brothers bowing submissively to her, she is more outraged by the defilement of their dignity than anything else.]]
* BerserkButton: For all her bad behavior and seeming aloofness, disrespecting her brothers enrages her. [[spoiler: She ''erupts'' at Lust for her illusion, not just for trying to trap her with her brothers bowing before her, but "You should not have MADE THEM KNEEL!"]]
** Mentioning [[spoiler:Rampage or even that he's dead has become one for her as well.]]
* BigNo: When [[spoiler:Rampage is killed, she lets out one of these.]]
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: At the end of the game, [[spoiler:she asks Ulthane to help her youngest brother War should he ever end up on Earth.]]
* BladeOnAStick: The Storm Hollow causes Scorn to assume the form of a short glaive.
* BloodKnight: Just as much as her brothers, if not, moreso.
* BlowYouAway: Storm Hollow grants Fury the power to slow her decent with wind and ride updrafts, it also makes her Wrath attack release electrified tornados.
* BreakTheHaughty: Dear ''Jesus''. [[spoiler:The last bit of her CharacterDevelopment has her humbled by Envy, who leaves her to die. When she wakes up, Fury finally realizes how arrogant and selfish she has been, even sounding to be on the brink of tears.]]
* CanonForeigner: Compared to Literature/TheBible.
* CharacterDevelopment: Fury goes from an arrogant, hot-headed {{Jerkass}} [[spoiler:to being much more humble and willing to protect humanity.]]
* ChainmailBikini: Downplayed - she's not any less armored than War was, and certainly more than Death, but her armor hugs her figure closely and her breastplate molds to her impressive bust size. Her comic book depiction definitely plays it straight.
* CombatParkour: Like her brother, Death, Fury dodges attacks as opposed to blocking them. Justified as a whip wouldn't be able to block much.
* CombatStilettos: She wears plated high heel boots.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Her initial trailer evokes this from her. Her form fitting dark armor, high heels, cloth hanging from her waist between her thighs, use of a whip as a weapon, even her spoken words "With pleasure". That's without even going into how her interaction with the chained War are framed.
* DualWielding: Fury does this with the Chains of Scorn flais of her flame hollow form, as well as with whips in her Havoc form.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: According to an [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/10/darksiders-3-everything-you-need-to-know-about-fury-a-ign-first?abthid=59129723186675f16f000032 article]], Fury wants the Horsemen as a whole to be respected. Considering their line of work involves destroying any threat to the Balance ''brutally'' and [[GoodIsNotNice that their personalities are something to be desired]], that's easier said than done.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Having never appeared in the games before the third installment, she had a radically different design in the prequel comics: for one, she had [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fury.JPG dark purple hair, bleach-white skin and golden eyes]] instead of light purple, fair-skin and white ProphetEyes, her facial markings are slightly altered too and she had proportions and revealing dominatrix attire straight out of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, rather than her more realistic figure and more practical full body armor suit from the actual game.
** And then there's her personality. Fury was actually the most calm and collected of the Four in the comics and ''The Abomination Vault'', but that was before the developers figured out who she was going to be as a character. Come the third game, Fury is just as [[HairTriggerTemper ill-tempered and impatient]] as War, if not moreso.
* EyeColorChange: In Flame Hollow form, her eyes go from [[ProphetEyes white]] to yellow.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/{{Soul|Series}} Ivy]], specifically her pre-game concept art. They wear both a similar outfit and use a bladed whip.
** [[WordOfGod Gunfire Games]] has also compared her to Catwoman in the Batman Arkham games.
* FantasticRacism: Combined with HumansAreBastards. Fury is actively contemptuous of humans to the point that she finds the idea of physically touching one beneath her. Her main reasoning behind this is that humans keep finding ways to fight amongst themselves and that they are fragile, physically and mentally. [[spoiler:She changes her tune by the end of the game.]]
-->'''Fury''': ''[regarding humans]'' A tribe of useless, hairless simians whose greatest talent was inventing ingenious new ways to divide and destroy one another! They could suffer forever or die tomorrow, and I won't bat an eye either way.
* FatalFlaw: Fury has several. [[spoiler:On top of her impatience, ''all seven deadly sins'' are her weakness. This is {{Lampshaded}} by her before the final confrontation with Envy.]]
-->'''Fury:''' [[spoiler:I have been jealous. I have been wrathful. I have been lazy. Worse and more. All the things the Seven Sins stand for and I have paid dearly for it.]]
* FragileSpeedster: Fury isn't as tough as War or necessarily as strong as War or Death, but she's easily as fast as Death is.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's very thin compared to both War and Death.
* HumansAreSpecial: Fury eventually comes to this view, [[spoiler: reasoning that Heaven and Hell's obsession with dominion of Earth is because they recognise the unique potential and contribution to the Balance that humans possess... and fear them for it]].
-->'''Fury''': [[spoiler: Heaven, Hell, the Charred Council, they all wish to see [Mankind] annihilated. You know this, but perhaps you don't know the reason...Even before the Apocalypse, why were your lives so hard? Because you were created for a great purpose...and left unprotected. So those who fear you have set out to destroy you with false promises and wars and "sin" that they blame on you! They all fear you. That fear can be used against them. Humanity can win this war!]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Fury is... not a nice person. She has no respect for the Charred Council, has a HairTriggerTemper, is blood thirsty, and seems to completely disregard Heaven, Hell and humanity. This is best demonstrated when she hears about War's supposed crimes. Whereas [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Death]] was outraged about the accusations, Fury comments that she fully believed that not only did War do it, but that he was going to bring the apocalypse for a long time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite the above trope, there are moments where Fury is a little bit nice. [[spoiler:Although she mentions she doesn't care about mankind and that they were beyond saving, she actually helps a bunch of humans reach Haven at Ulthane's request even though she could have left them to die. Fury also tells her Watcher before her CharacterDevelopment that she finds her useful.]]
* MindOverMatter: When Fury interacts with certain puzzles and levers, she isn't touching them, but using some sort of telekinesis to move them.
* MysteriousWoman: Her official bio describes her as enigmatic and unpredictable.
* NeverBareheaded: Inverted. She's the only horseman who doesn't wear some kind of face concealing headdress.
* NonindicativeName: Played straight in the book, where she was much more level-headed. Averted in the actual game where, like War and Death, her name describes her pretty well.
* PlayingWithFire: One of the forms Fury can take in combat is her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kj-xARhc-U&t=0s Flame Hollow form]], a fire elemental that gives her fire-based abilities and allows her to move in lava.
* PowerDyesYourHair: Her Flame Hollow form not only turns her hair color from purple to an orange-yellow, it also gives the impression that ''it's on fire''.
* PrehensileHair: While we don't see it "grab" anything, her hair in the trailer moves like this, turning and moving in violation of gravity and little concern to how she is moving.
* ProphetEyes: Her eyes are white, with the irises and pupil just barely visible, not unlike her brother War.
* ShockAndAwe: Storm Hollow gives Fury an electrical weapon in adition to the wind based powers it confers.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Not only the sole female Horseman, but is also the last Nephilim female.
* TheSpock: In the novel. While she doesn't necessarily approve of Death's decision to [[spoiler: go stop the BigBad on his own and have his brothers and sister stay behind (which the latter instantly accuses Death of his intentions being to "protect them")]], she decides to obey him anyway, not letting her emotions get in the way and to respect her eldest brother's wishes. She's about as far as possible from this trope come her own game, with her characterization in the novel being a case of [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Early Installment Weirdness]].
* TheStarscream: A rare heroic version. According to IGN, Fury [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/07/13/darksiders-3-hands-on-what-we-learned-after-playing-2-hours-a-ign-first wants to be the leader of the Horsemen]], a position that none of her brothers seem to care about - even ''Death'', who is the actual leader. [[spoiler: Although, as Lust soon learns, that doesn't mean she wants them to ''serve'' her, with the illusion of them bowing to her only incurring her wrath.]]
* {{Stripperiffic}}: In the comics and [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/darksiders/images/2/28/DSC010905.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100123172330 some concept art]] in the previous games. She wears more covering and practical armor in her own game.
* SuperMode: Unlike War and Death, she has ''multiple'' transformations she can achieve.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Goes from a total {{Jerkass}} who follows the orders of the Charred Council to a DefectorFromDecadence who serves as the protector of the remnants of humanity and gives a RousingSpeech about how the other sides in the Apocalypse fear them.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Charred Council, unlike War and Death. Ironically, she doesn't have much respect for them.
* WhipSword: Scorn's default form is a bladed whip.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Strife]]
!Strife, Rider of the White Horse
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/strife_7.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Strife. [[TheDrifter Endless spirit of timeless unrest.]] [[PrimalFear You are all that is unsettled in the hearts of that which lives and breathes."]]'']]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/PhilLaMarr

A taciturn gunfighter and [[spoiler:the Horseman most invested in saving humanity.]]
-----
* AllThereInTheManual: Prior to the release of ''Darksiders II'', Strife has only appeared in the promotional comic book and the novel ''The Abomination Vault''.
* BlackSheep: Is described as this in the novel.
* BloodKnight: In the comic book for the first game, Strife's answer to the possibility of him and the other Horsemen walking into a trap is "One can only hope".
* CanonForeigner: Compared to Literature/TheBible. In there, the Rider of the White Horse is either called Conquest or Pestilence depending on what version you're reading.
* ExtraEyes: His redesign in ''III'' gives his mask five eye-holes. [[spoiler: Though his in-game appearance shows that these extra 'eyes' are just decorative; only two are proper eye-holes for him to see out of.]]
* TheFaceless: He is yet to be seen without his helmet [[spoiler:assuming you don't count his "Jones" disguise in ''III'', and considering that it fooled even Fury it's safe to assume he doesn't look like that anyways.]] Although, the novel does describe him without it, specifically as a sort of PerpetualFrowner like his brother, War.
* TheGunslinger: If his use of guns is anything to go by. Redemption ends up in Death's hands while Ulthane makes a replica of Mercy for War.
* HandCannon: Uses two huge ones, named Mercy and Redemption.
* TheHeart: [[spoiler:''Darksiders III'' reveals this to be his role to the other Horseman, as he definitively sides with and endeavors to protect the last remnants of humanity. While the other Horsemen have to be coerced into doing the right thing, Strife seems to side with humanity of his own free will with a genuine respect towards them.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Is portrayed as this in the novel. He makes frequent rude remarks toward Death when the latter explains to the Charred Council and the rest of the Horsemen about the Abomination Vault (although, he shuts him up eventually).
** But [[spoiler:''Darksiders III'' reveals him to be the nicest and most selfless of the Horsemen. Whether he was always this, he got some CharacterDevelopment like Fury, or if he just has a soft spot for humanity in particular has yet to be determined.]]
* NoodleIncident: The Makers had one of his guns by the time Death meets them. How this happened, they refused to say.
** [[spoiler: Finally revealed in '''Darksiders III''. The reason they had one of his guns was because he was working with them the whole time.]]
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:Teaches Fury the importance of humanity, humility, and a great deal more about being a good person before revealing himself]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:You can't talk about ''Darksiders III's'' story without revealing his surprise involvement.]]
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:Holds the line alongside Ulthane and his fellow Makers so Fury and the humans can escape to another world.]]

[[/folder]]

!!The Charred Council

[[folder:The Charred Council]]
The Charred Council and their agents are charged with keeping the Balance between Heaven and Hell. Appointed by the Creator, they claim neutrality, thus send their servants to wreak terrible vengeance upon any that defy them and their creed.

!The Charred Council
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charred_council.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore

The Council appears as a group of three stone statues amidst a sea of fire. Having neither mercy nor pity, the Council will destroy anyone or anything that has dared to meddle with the balance that has existed since time immemorial. After an agent of theirs, War, seemingly begins the End War without their leave, they are... displeased.
-----
* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: It is their job to uphold this, whatever the means necessary...
* TheCorruptible: [[spoiler:According to Lucifer in TheStinger to ''III'', their actions that disrupt the very BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil they profess to uphold is evidence of them having become corrupted. Whether it is [[TheManBehindTheMan his doing]] or them being merely DrunkWithPower is unclear.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: It turns out [[spoiler:they knew the whole time what caused the End War triggering too soon, they just put War through everything to make sure he would hunt down those responsible and planned to re-imprison him after he was done.]] AND [[spoiler:are actively trying to get rid of Humanity.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As shown in ''III'', they want to get rid of the Third Kingdom, realizing that HumansAreSpecial, rather than upholding the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil until the organized, arranged End War. Lucifer even comments in TheStinger on how they work against the very balance they claim to uphold.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: The whole first game was essentially a BatmanGambit by them to [[spoiler:manipulate War, the only reason it failed was because he saw a vision from the Tree of Knowledge, which The Watcher didn't stop since it was to allow him to defeat The Destroyer.]]
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: Their mission statement isn't vague, but they aren't big on explaining themselves, or using straightforward means.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: The Council aren't particularly concerned about the legality of their actions, especially when they're the strongest party. Of course, being appointed by the Creator is likely one of the reasons.
* UnskilledButStrong: As shown by [[spoiler:Envy and Fury's direct encounters with them in the FinalBoss of ''Darksiders III'']], they are immensely powerful, but have gone so long unchallenged that they don’t really know how to fight beyond brute force blasting.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: If you're a Council agent, don't expect much of a retirement plan.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:War's Watcher]]
!War's Watcher
[[quoteright:273:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/The-Watcher-001_4668.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/MarkHamill

->''From now on, you're a dog on a leash. If I say bark, you bark! And if I say heel, you better not show your teeth.''

An agent assigned by the Council to monitor War on his quest, the Watcher is vicious and vile, only slightly more of a help than a hindrance, and if the Council hadn't granted him the ability to kill War on a whim, he wouldn't have lasted five minutes past their first meeting.
-----
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:When his arm is chopped off by Uriel and his head crushed by a newly restored War]], you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks he didn't deserve it.
** Ended as one even earlier when Samael gets War to unlock his Chaos Form, where he renders the Watcher powerless and lets War land a big punch on him.
* AxCrazy: He delights in seeing killing, and Silitha's death as not painful enough (despite her getting impaled on a giant spike before War tore her heat out), at least for his taste.
* DarkIsEvil: He may be working for the council but there's little doubt he's an evil creature.
* DirtyCoward: Likes to act tough, but when Samael, [[spoiler: and later War when the Seventh Seal is broken]] actually raise a hand against him, he's quick to beg for mercy.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: If the Watcher has a given name, we never get to learn it.
* ExpositionFairy: Can guide War on where he should go next.
* {{Jerkass}}: Almost every time the Watcher opens his mouth, he does it for the sole purpose of pissing someone off. He doesn't seem to care as much about the Charred Council's law as he does getting the chance to see harm inflicted on others, even seeing humanity wiped out doesn't phase him.
* KarmicDeath: After spending the entire game treating War like trash, [[spoiler:the Horseman finally gets to kill him by crushing his head after Uriel breaks the seventh seal.]]
* KickTheDog: One of his favorite activities; bonus points for literally calling War his dog.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Is on the receiving end of this at least twice.
* LargeHam: He is voiced by Creator/MarkHamill, after all.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Him provoking Uriel while holding onto the Seventh Seal causes her to break it, reviving War and Death.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's got a bad habit of hurling misogynist slurs at Uriel. Given that [[spoiler:she helps kill him at the end]], this probably wasn't the best idea.
* RestrainingBolt: He is one for War, his mere existence weakening him, and can restrain him whenever he chooses. The exceptions occur when Samael is exerting power over the Watcher [[spoiler: and when the Seventh Seal is broken, leaving free to do whatever he wants]].
* SmugSnake: Bordering on TooDumbToLive, he's so smug he'll throw insults at almost anybody he sees not expecting it to come back to bite him thanks to his position as given by the Council. This gets him clobbered by Samael [[spoiler:and later a freed War, to his fatal regret.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Plans to do this after War kills The Destroyer. [[spoiler:He ends up failing due to War having been prepared via a vision given from the Tree of Knowledge]].

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fury's Watcher]]
!Fury's Watcher
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/femalewatcher.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Fryda Wolff

A member of the same race as the Watcher of ''Darksiders'', this Watcher has been assigned to Fury to be the Charred Council's eyes.

* {{Foil}}: To War's Watcher. Both are from the same race and perform the same functions as the eyes, messengers and sometimes wardens of the Charred Council. However, this Watcher is far more courteous to others than her male counterpart. Then again, this Watcher was given to Fury for entirely different reasons and circumstances - in that this is an official "clean up the mess" mission from the Council, instead of a "prisoner sent out to redeem himself or die" mission that War was given.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** [[spoiler:The Watcher makes a lot of OhCrap expressions when Lust offers to expose Envy to Fury in exchange for her life]].
** [[spoiler:Abraxis at one point tells Fury the weak envy the strong. He puts a weighty emphasis on the word Envy and stares at the Watcher when he says that, adding "Isn't that right, Watcher?" She shrugs uncomfortably.]]
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Envy takes control of her over the course of the story, eventually ends up straight-up possessing this Watcher. It might have been set up to be that way by The Council, too - why do you think Fury started off with fighting Envy?]]
* ServileSnarker: She's not above making digs at her liege's expense.
* SycophanticServant: In contrast to her counterpart she acts largely subservient to Fury and even addresses her as "Mistress".

[[/folder]]

!!Heaven

[[folder:Angels in general]]
Those of the First Kingdom. They combat the legions of Hell.
----
* AlwaysLawfulGood: The angels in the series are supposed to be the representation of light and goodness in the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil. But [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the trope name implies]], they are intensely dedicated to upholding their people's laws. In fact, doing so is seen as heroic, though a fair portion of angel characters are pretty noble.
* BilingualBonus: A lot of their terms are Latin words ("nex sacramentum" and "Codex Bellum"), but all of the angels themselves either have Hebrew, French [[note]]In Archon Lucien's case; it's the French form of Lucianus/Lucius[[/note]] or made up names, making it rather inconsistent with the aforementioned Latin.
* CouncilOfAngels: Subverted; while it appears there's an angel hierarchy, the Creator is the one who sired them.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Well, the "blond" bit is more of a "silvery-white", but a lot of the angels we meet in the series have this.
* FantasticRacism: Towards demons and anyone/anything associated with them.
* FantasticSlur: "Pigeons" in ''Darksiders'' and "birds" in ''Darksiders III''.
* TheFettered: There are some methods they refuse to use, such as necromancy, setting them apart from demons.
* HeavenAndHell: The former half.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Angels of great power and/or considered to be of high authority don't seem to wear helmets in battle. Examples include Uriel, Abaddon, Azrael, Nathaniel, Usiel and the Archon[[note]]He wears a hood, but it still counts[[/note]].
* IHaveManyNames: According to "The Lost Soul" side quest in ''Darksiders II'', the "elder" angels [[note]] Most likely archangels or just angels of high authority[[/note]] actually take on more than one name [[spoiler:such as Abaddon, who is also called "Vovin"]].
* KnightTemplar: Probably due to their set of laws that apparently are so strict, that non-angels, no matter how wise, cannot understand them.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: In contrast to other fictional examples, the angels of ''Darksiders'' are a technologically advanced race with futuristic armor and energy-based weapons. Despite this, they still use magic whenever it's necessary.
* ProphetEyes: A seemingly common physical trait.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Further shown in that their law book is called the "Codex Bellum" [[note]]"War Book" or "Book of War" in Latin.[[/note]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: When they're beaten by the demons in the End War, they retreat to Heaven except for Hellguard, the angels led by Uriel who continue to fight on Earth to avenge Abaddon. Because of this, the Hellguard are barred from re-entering Heaven.
* StrawVulcan: In ''The Abomination Vault'', it turns out that the angels' idea of a "hero" is someone who obeys the laws of their people and follows the instruction of their superiors, as opposed to someone who just does the right thing.
--> '''Azrael''': But we are angels. We are warriors. Mind, law, ''discipline...'' these are our heroic ideals. For us, a soldier worthy of respect tends to his or her duties, obeys the scriptures of the Codex. Emotions, satisfaction of one's desires -- these must come second.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: See OurAngelsAreDifferent.
* WarriorMonk: Most (if not, all) angels seem to worship the Creator, as they constantly allude to him. Bonus points as they are a warrior race.
* WingedHumanoid: As is common with most interpretations.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Abaddon]]

!Abaddon/[[spoiler:The Destroyer]]
[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Abaddon-001_7646.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker

The former leader of the Hellguard, the archangel Abaddon was dedicated to exterminating the forces of Hell. Unfortunately, he wound up as one of the first major casualties of the End War.
-----
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:After being beaten by War, Abaddon begs Uriel to aid him. Uriel, [[BrokenPedestal having completely lost her faith in him]], does nothing]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Hellguard. [[spoiler:But as the Destroyer, he was put in charge of the demons that conquered Earth.]]
* BackFromTheDead: As [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] (see DealWithTheDevil).
** CameBackWrong: [[spoiler: Came back as a demon, not much more '''WRONG''' than that.]]
* BigBad: Of [[spoiler:''Darksiders'']].
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler:His dragon form as the Destroyer]], while fast, is mostly a warm-up for the much harder fight when he shifts in his Fallen Angel form, where outside of his attacks being a lot harder to dodge due to the smaller arena, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard he'll cancel out Chaos Form if it's ever used]].
* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler: His Fallen Angel form carries one that's longer than he is tall, pretty significant as he towers over War.]]
* BodyHorror: How he lost his eye. In ''The Abomination Vault'', a construct wielding a nephilim sword called Affliction, which, true to its name, inflicts poison and causes any wounds its victims receive from it to rot, took his eye. Even Heaven's best medicines couldn't restore it.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: The Destroyer makes a brief appearance in dragon form at the end of Darksiders III, commanding the attack on the stronghold of Haven to wipe out mankind for good]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Abaddon agreed to [[spoiler:become the Destroyer out of fear of the punishment that would befall on him for attempting to trigger the End War prematurely. He later tries the same offer with War during the final battle]]:
-->'''Abaddon:''' Would you serve in Heaven or rule in Hell?\\
'''War:''' I choose what once a coward did not.
* DragonInChief: Despite being the BigBad of the first game, [[spoiler:the Destroyer is under orders from another, but his superior never makes an appearance. Bonus points for being a literal dragon.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Abaddon was implied to have loved Uriel [[spoiler: as mentioned when he's the Destroyer (see quote below)]], whom she had loved in return. [[spoiler:It's implied that he still had affections for her despite becoming the Destroyer]].
--> '''Abaddon''': She loved him. And I believe he loved her.
* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler: As an angel, he's human sized. His fallen angel form, however, is as tall as a Maker.]]
* EvilPlan: Abaddon [[spoiler:planned on breaking six of the Seven Seals (except for the seventh to prevent the Horsemen from interfering and to truly prevent the End War from happening), so that when Hell's generals would appear, he would have them assassinated before anything cataclysmic would happen. When the Council would investigate, the blame would fall on Hell, therefore, automatically giving victory to Heaven. To hide evidence of this act, he ordered the Maker Ulthane to duplicate six of the Seals so they would appear intact. Unfortunately, the Council already knew of this conspiracy. Worse, not only was Abaddon killed in battle, but he was dragged into Hell where an entity, confirmed by the credits sequence to be Lilith, stated he would have nowhere left to run once Heaven and the Council got their hands on him]]. Subverted as [[spoiler:humanity's destruction wasn't planned -- in fact, he was trying to avoid an actual war -- but considering his plan failed, it ended up happening anyway.]]
** [[spoiler: Worse, the forces of Hell were already set to go to war. Neither Kingdom gathered to declare battle rights: Hell simply erupted out guns blazing and ready to fight, so instead of Heaven getting a sneak attack against Hell, the latter did this against the former]].
* EyeScream: How Abaddon loses his eye in ''The Abomination Vault'' is... not pretty. While in the battle to protect Eden from the BigBad's minions, one of them was wielding a nephilim weapon called Affliction. Abaddon's eye was taken by the sword. But it gets worse from there. Heaven is said to have advanced medicine, so regrowing a body part wouldn't have been much of an issue, but Abaddon's wounds immediately started ''rotting'' and poisoning him. As such, the healers were unable to replace his lost eye, giving him an eyepatch instead.
* EyepatchOfPower: Has a fancy golden one embedded in his missing right eye.
* FantasticRacism: As applied to most, if not, all angels, Abaddon has a ''huuuuge'' hatred for demons. But let's just say he's a little more passionate about it than others.
* TheHeavy: The whole events of the first game happen because of his plan to [[spoiler:launch a preemptive strike against Hell, and War being set to take the for fall sets off Death's quest in the second game.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:War kills him by impaling him with the Armageddon Blade]]
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: [[spoiler: As the Destroyer (first form).]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Technically, it's a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth-esque]] O-dachi. [[spoiler:[[BigBad How appropriate]] following TheReveal]].
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: During his cameo appearance at the end of Darksiders III, he orders his demon minions to exterminate every last human in Haven to put an end to mankind for good]].
-->'''[[spoiler: The Destroyer]]''': [[spoiler: CHARGE! Let the armies of Hell eliminate ALL that is human! Once and for all, we will raze this planet!]]
* LightIsNotGood: After [[spoiler:becoming the Destroyer]]
* MeaningfulName: His name in Hebrew literally means [[spoiler:Destroyer]]. Meaningful indeed!
* TheMenFirst: Heavily implied in the novel [[spoiler: before his fall from grace in the first game]]. When War [[spoiler: speculates that Abaddon might have interest in the Grand Abominations due to the BigBad of the story being an angel and that the former was constructing a WeaponOfMassDestruction that could only harm demons (which the Council ordered destroyed by War's hand)]], Azrael immediately defends him, saying that even if he ''did'' have interest, he wouldn't be willing to sacrifice any of those under his command to reach a certain goal.
* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:Both of his forms as the Destroyer]] can only be damaged by the Armageddon Blade.
* SwordBeam: [[spoiler: One of his main attacks in his fallen angel form.]]
* ThatManIsDead: How [[spoiler:he speaks of himself as the Destroyer.]]
* ThisCannotBe: Says this when he sees War in the battle of the End War, [[spoiler:believing it could not be possible for the Horsemen to be summoned since he did not destroy the Seventh Seal]].
* WalkingSpoiler: It's a bit hard to talk about him without mentioning the fact that [[spoiler:he becomes the Destroyer and BigBad of the first game.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Azrael]]

!Azrael
[[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Azrael-001_258.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka

The Archangel of Death and overseer of the Well of Souls, Azrael is found by War imprisoned inside the Black Throne.
-----
* TheArchmage: Illusions? Check. Serpent Holes? Check. Being able to "hide away" entire realms? Check. [[FantasticNuke Spells that can nuke demons]]? Check.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He greatly regrets his part in starting the Apocalypse and would willingly accept whatever punishment he would receive]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is a high-ranking official in Heaven (as well as a well-respected one) and knows his way around a battlefield despite not being a warrior.
* BadassBookworm: In ''The Abomination Vault''. Although he's technically a scholar, [[{{Irony}} he's seen a lot more combat than most of his people]] and even partakes in a battle or two in the novel. [[spoiler: Said partaking involves [[FantasticNuke nuking demons]]]].
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler: When the Watcher urges War to kill him after Azrael opens the way for them to reach Straga's inner sanctum, Azrael points out that Straga's death will cause the tower they're in to collapse, and without him, they'll be trapped. War states that they still need him to the Watcher and the matter is closed]].
** CulturedBadass
** BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the most benign figures in the setting, one of the worst to get on the bad side of.
* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Abaddon as the Destroyer]] is this to him.
* DeadpanSnarker: In the book, he actually ends up doing this to ''Death'' of all people twice in the same chapter.
--> '''Azrael''': ''[observing Dust]'' Interesting.\\
'''Death''': Not really. Crows make poor conversationalists.\\
'''Azrael''': A good thing you've never had any interest in conversation then.\\
''[later]''\\
'''Azrael''': ''[on the Constructs that attacked the angels]'' ...Constructs usually mean a Maker but--\\
'''Death''': But plenty of others have been hired, purchased, or even usurped mastery of constructs before. Meaning that, for all your deliberations and all the soldiers you lost, you have nothing of any substance.\\
'''Azrael''': Your tact, as always, is overwhelmingly appreciated.
* {{Foil}}: To Samael in the first game. Both assist War on his quest and are powerful magic users, but Azrael is an archangel and a benevolent person helping War [[spoiler: to atone for his actions]], while Samael is a ruthless and manipulative demon prince helping War for his own reasons.
* HonorBeforeReason: Aids the horseman War in his quest [[spoiler: despite knowing full well he'll likely be killed for his transgressions,]] because it's the right thing to do.
* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, his name means “help of God”. Guess what his role is in the first game?
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: See TheAtoner.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Helping Abaddon. Considering this lead to the destruction of the Third Kingdom, the extermination of mankind and the decimation of of much of Heavens forces, it's easier to see why he believes he deserves death.]]
* OldFriend: Abaddon specifically addresses him as this [[spoiler:while discussing the plan to break six of the seven seals early and ambush the leaders of Hell]].
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with. [[spoiler:In helping War he's knowingly adhering to this trope but wither War will kill him for his crimes is still up in the air.]]
* NervesOfSteel: From receiving the brunt of Death's sarcasm to putting up with [[{{Jerkass}} the Watcher]], Azrael doesn't really seem to explode with emotion. Sure, he'll probably express irritation but he doesn't seem to let his emotions get the better of him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aside from the first game, he seems to be one of the only angels who was willing to cooperate with the Horsemen in the novel (although the reason for this was because they were allies and they had a common enemy).
* SealedGoodInACan: For most of the first game.
* UncertainDoom: His fate is left ambiguous after the final battle, [[spoiler:since War stated that he would be killed for his part in the conspiracy]].
* WelcomeToCorneria: While War [[spoiler:is trying to free him from the Black Throne]], Azrael will repeat certain lines ''every couple of seconds''. It has since reached [[MemeticMutation meme status]].
--> The beams... redirect the beams.
--> One last beam, and I'll be free...
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: His part in the starting the End War ahead of time marks him as this.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Uriel]]
!Uriel
[[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Uriel-001_6751.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Moon Bloodgood (''Darksiders''), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (''Darksiders II'')

Abaddon's second-in-command who bore an implied one-sided crush towards him, Uriel commands what remains of the Hellguard stranded on Earth after Heaven closed its gates following their loss in the End War. Blaming War for Abaddon's death, she has spent a century searching for the Horseman with the intent of bringing vengeance upon him.

Uriel reappears in ''Darksiders II'', aiding Death during the time he explores the devastated Earth for the rod of Arafel.
-----
* ActionGirl: A notable departure from her biblical counterpart, who is described either as male or asexual.
* AngelicBeauty: In a stern, scary sort of way.
* ArchangelUriel: A female version thereof.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She spent a century battling endless waves of demons, with no hope of escape, and she's still kicking. Also, she managed to keep a sizable portion of the Hellguard alive and continuing to battle Hells forces.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: When she learns the truth about Abaddon]].
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Like most angels.
* {{Determinator}}: Revealed in the second game, she and the rest of the Hellgaurd were stuck on Earth for the hundred years War was dead thanks the Charred Council cutting most the paths into Earth off, and she still refuse to give up despite fight being hopeless until War showed up.
* DuelToTheDeath: Challenges War to "Nex Sacramentum", a sacred death oath. Although she loses, War declares her death will be at a time and place of his choosing. [[spoiler:Subverted after Abaddon dies when Uriel kills War by completing the death oath; double-subverted as War [[ThanatosGambit planned this to happen from his vision by the Tree of Knowledge]]]].
* GenderBlenderName: Uriel is normally a name given to males, but this Uriel is a woman.
* HeelFaceTurn: She was already a HeroAntagonist, but after War reveals to her who really started the Apocalypse, she joins him in taking [[spoiler:Abbadon]] down.
* HeroAntagonist: To War, for most of the game, since she blames him for the early start of the Apocalypse and Abbadon's death.
* HeroicBSOD: She suffers a brief one when War reveals to her that [[spoiler:Abaddon is the Destroyer]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Her official bio in ''The Art of Darksiders'' state that Abaddon's death, being unable to re-enter Heaven and spending a century fighting an uphill battle have made her understandably bitter. However, she still strives to do the right thing.
* KnightTemplar: A bit of a problem for angels in general. [[spoiler:She gets over it.]]
* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, Uriel means "God is my light". Like all angels, Uriel fights with light-based attacks.
* PluckyGirl: Was this in ''The Abomination Vault'' when she was shown as a new recruit.
* ShockAndAwe: If you look closely, a couple of her attacks to have electricity crackling.
* SubordinateExcuse: Towards Abbadon.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In a marked contrast to the blank white ProphetEyes that most other angels have.
* UndyingLoyalty: So loyal to Abaddon that she would follow him into Hell. [[spoiler:Subverted when she finds out that Abaddon is the Destroyer. Once the archangel is at War's mercy, he begs Uriel to save him; she doesn't]].
* WorthyOpponent: To War. He explicitly states the the reason he didn't kill her after he beat her was because he thought she was the last honourable angel, and he didn't want the last of Heaven's honour to disappear.
** {{Futureshadowing}}: In ''The Abomination Vault'', which portrays her in her early Hellguard days, War, having quickly taken a shine to her, actually states that he would be willing to fight her for real once she had more experience... after knocking her unconscious.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: To Death. She says he is honorable, which few nephilim are. To be fair, she isn't quite wrong, from what you hear of the majority of them.
** Also gets this from War, when he refused to kill her due to "not wanting the last of Heaven's honor" to die with her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Archon Lucien]]
!The Archon Lucien
[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Archon-001_5590.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes

A powerful archangel of the Crystal Spire, the Archon employs Death to stop an unknown corruption that is spreading within the angelic outpost of Lostlight.
-----
* CastingAShadow: [[spoiler:Thanks to TheCorruption.]]
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler:After his Corruption is revealed, his voice takes on more raspy edge that makes him sound like he's gargling on the sludgy shadows.]]
* GlowingEyes: One of the few features visible under his hood.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Subverted, then played straight. [[spoiler:After Death cuts off his two pairs of white angel wings, typically Good Wings, he grows black and yellow wings of Corruption, decidedly Evil Wings.]]
* HolierThanThou: A lot of what he says can be read like this. [[spoiler:[[DramaticIrony Ironically enough, that's the Corruption talking.]]]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: His justification for [[spoiler:driving everyone in the Ivory Citadel insane and keeping the Angel Key away from Death, though this is all just because of his Corruption.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: He is impaled by Death before falling to his doom.]]
* InTheHood: Instead of going with or without a helmet like most angel characters we've seen so far, Lucien wears a hood.
* LargeHam: [[spoiler: Especially when Death starts fighting him.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: An outright insane variety.]]
* LightEmUp: When teleporting and [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow not much else.]]]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He's fallen prey to TheCorruption, making a danger to everyone around him. Though the effects have visually made him into...]]
** DarkIsEvil: When [[spoiler:the visual signs of TheCorruption appear he takes on a darkened appearence and uses Dark attacks despite his proclamations of using Light.]]
* MeaningfulName: Lucien is the French form of the Latin name Lucianus, which is derived from the ''other'' Latin name, Lucius, meaning "light". Lucien's skin is ''literally'' glowing a bright light.
* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler:Displays some skill with telekinesis when he levitates and tries to throw a part of the battle arena at Death in their battle, though this may be due to the Rod of Arafel.]]
* PowerGlows: His head inside of his hood is glowing yellow with holy light. It [[spoiler:turns into dark and twisted light when he decides to fight Death.]]
* {{Seer}}: Uses a pool in his tower to see into the future. [[spoiler:Jamaerah states that their use was to be forbidden, and that [[GoMadFromTheRevelation a vision he saw within began his descent into madness and Corruption.]]]]
* SimpleStaff: The Rod of Arafel is one, though the powerful holy magic coursing through it is the more important aspect.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The Archon is also corrupted; in fact, it was he who had opened the Well of Souls, allowing the Destroyer to fuel his armies with countless souls. It was also he who caused the death and destruction in the Ivory Citadel.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It's hard to talk about him without mentioning that he's not just a HolierThanThou jerk, he's corrupted and is deliberately waylaying you.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nathaniel]]
!Nathaniel
[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nathaniel-001_186.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/JamiesonPrice

An angel formerly of the Hellguard who guards the Archon and the Crystal Spire. He acts as a merchant for the Lostlight area.
-----
* BadassBaritone: As provided by Jamieson Price.
* BadassBeard: Sports a thin one on his chin.
* BaldOfAwesome: He's bald and one of two of the only survivors in Lostlight, the other being the Archon.
* BigBadFriend: See OldFriend.
* BodyguardingABadass: The Archon doesn't really need the protection that Nathaniel gives, [[spoiler:as the fight against him shows]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Abaddon becomes this to him once it's revealed not only did he not pass on but he became the Destroyer.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a few prominent scars on his face, no doubt from countless battles against demons.
* IOweYouMyLife: Death actually saved him during the battle to defend Eden from the Nephilim, in the backstory.
* LightIsGood: [[spoiler:The last un-Corrupted angel of the Crystal Spire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Nathaniel means "God has given" in Hebrew. This Nathaniel is the merchant for Lostlight.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The "reasonable" part being he seems to be the only angel that doesn't greet Death with disdain or grudging respect. The "authority" part being that angels without helmets seem to hold some sort of leader position in the military.
* OhMyGods: "By Abbadon's [[EyepatchOfPower eye]]", but close enough.
* OldFriend: To an angel named "Vovin" (the angelic word for "dragon"). [[spoiler:Turns out this is another name for Abaddon.]]
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Is literally the only uncorrupted angel in Lostlight. [[TheReveal Including the Archon]].]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jamaerah]]
!Jamaerah the Scribe
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jamaerah-001_8091.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka

An angel meant to protect the records of the Ivory Citadel, he was infused with the Corruption that harmed it.
-----
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: [[spoiler:Isn't actually a bad guy. He comes to his senses after fighting Death and helps him out, so Death spares him.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By the Corruption.
* BodyHorror: One of his attacks is spewing what could be assumed to be his intestines out of his stomach, covered in Corruption.
* EnergyBall: Can launch ones made of books.
* EnemySummoner: Summons lesser Corrupted Angels.
* FatBastard: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's actually a decent guy, but Corruption drove him crazy. As for his weight, it's not known if he was always this big or if Corruption made him that way.]]
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires them from his chair. [[BossArenaIdiocy They're instrumental in beating him.]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* {{Loincloth}}: The only piece of clothing he's wearing. It looks almost as if most of his clothes were torn off.
* MindOverMatter: All of his attacks involve some form of telekinesis with Corruption.
* MrExposition: Explains what ''really'' happened [[spoiler:to the Archon.]]
** He also provides most of the flavor text on items in ''Darksiders III''.
* {{Seer}}: He mentions in his dialogue with Death that, in addition to being a scribe, he has the gift of future sight, which is frowned upon by most angels.
* YouWillBeSpared: With [[BigRedDevil Samael]], who never really cared that much about the fight itself, [[spoiler:he is the only boss character in ''Darksiders II'' who is not killed by Death, due to saying what he knew and being helpful.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Usiel]]
!Usiel
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usiel.jpg]]
-----
* AFatherToHisMen: Usiel admits he's been losing more of his troops every day and it weighs heavy on him. [[spoiler:Wanting to see them alive again is what allows Lust to corrupt him.]]
* TheCorruptible: [[spoiler:Lust manages to [[MoreThanMindControl convince him]] to join her side by appealing to his desire for the angels to have their numbers replenished.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Usiel uses a ''church bell on a chain'' as his weapon of choice. A complete contrast to his brethren who typically use lances (that double as rifles), cannons, swords, staves and magic.
[[/folder]]

!!Hell

[[folder:Demons in general]]
Those of the Second Kingdom. They wage war with the forces of Heaven.
----
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: It seems that Hell society is this kind of brutal feudal meritocracy.
* EvilIsBigger: Most demons are typically bigger than the angels, and some of them are even bigger than Makers.
* FantasticRacism: Towards angels.
* GiantMook: Some varieties of the non-boss demons are as big as Makers.
* HeavenAndHell: The latter half.
* TheLegionsOfHell: Literally.
* LightIsNotGood: They are associated with bright flames which contrast them and the Angels against TheCorruption.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: In contrast to [[Literature/TheBible traditional biblical descriptions]] which mention that Hell was made after a rebellion in Heaven led by Lucifer, the demons seem to be their own race as they have existed just as long as angels have. However, as the novel has made clear, some angels can become demons. It isn't currently known if the opposite can happen.
* TheUnfettered: In contrast to the First Kingdom, they have fewer qualms, even using such methods as {{necromancy}}.
* WingedHumanoid: [[SubvertedTrope Some demons have wings, but not all of them.]] They're usually either shrunken and virtually unusable or full-sized like an angel's, but they're all upside down. Those who have the latter have yet to be seen using them for flight.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lucifer]]
!Lucifer, The Dark Prince
!!!Voiced by: Keith Ferguson

The ruler of Hell and demonkind.
-----
* BadBoss: Based on [[spoiler: how he tortures Lillith for failing]], it's safe to assume he's this.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Has a low, smooth voice and is basically {{Satan}}.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His voice is actually quite pleasant and reasonable, speaking politely to Lillith [[spoiler: whilst deciding to torture her horribly for failing]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: A major part of the reason for the early Apocalypse, making him this for both War's quest of vengeance and Death's quest for absolution of his brother. [[spoiler: His appearance in TheStinger of Darksiders III seems to imply his goal is to let his rivals within Heaven and Hell, as well as the Charred Council's forces, destroy each other so no more checks on his power remain]].
-->'''Lucifer''': [[spoiler: So, the young one plays nursemaid to Mankind...it is of no concern. Abaddon rules over the Earth, Heaven and Hell scramble to take their place at the table, and the Council? The Council works against the very Balance they profess to uphold. Soon, corruption will overtake them all...and only I shall remain]].
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: So far, while he's been talked about, he hasn't actually been seen in person in the games are any of the promotional material. The one time he ''does'' show up is in the post-credits scene of Darksiders 2. But even then, we never actually see his appearance, only hear his voice.
* NoNameGiven: He's only been called Lucifer in promotional materials, in the games he's always called the "Dark Prince" or "Dark One", and it took some [[WordOfGod clarification by the game's creators]] to clear up and state that Lucifer and the demon talked about as the ruler of Hell in the games are the same demon.
* {{Satan}}: Although here, he's referred to solely as Lucifer.
* SmugSnake: He sounds confident enough in his plans during [[spoiler: his monologue during TheStinger in Darksiders III]] but players who have played the series and payed attention to the elements of what he revealed will know that ForegoneConclusion is in full effect here [[spoiler: namely, that by the end of ''the first Darksiders'' all of the elements of his monologue have turned into a disaster thanks to the Horsemen, thanks to Fury the Seven Deadly Sins are no more and Heaven, Hell and the Council can no longer reach Humanity, thanks to Death the human race shall be reborn, undoing everything Abaddon, Lucifer and Lilith tried to achieve, the Nephilim army he was promised will never come, and the corruption he was expecting to consume all sides has been destroyed, and thanks to War, the Council no longer has any control over the Horsemen, releasing [[TheDreaded them]] and allowing them to fight the ones behind the war, and most important of all ''Abaddon no longer controls the Earth'', effectively ensuring that Humanity at least has a fighting chance]]
* UnholyMatrimony: With Lilith.
* TheVoice: As of ''Darksiders II''.
* TranquilFury: Hardly raises his voice [[spoiler:while chastising Lilith about how she failed to convince Death to revive the nephilim]].
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:To Lilith at the end of the second game after her failure mentioned above. However, it does not seem like he will be killing her.]]
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Hinted in the promotional comic to the first game. War mentions that the time of Lucifer's reign is almost over, which is why he was delivering the Charred Council's message to Samael and not the former, since the latter is next in line for the throne. However, we don't exactly know why it's ending. [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority But considering Hell's form of government]], it probably won't end well for him.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lilith]]
!Lilith
[[quoteright:291:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lilith-001_5580.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Jessica Straus

Mother of all demons, Lilith is the Queen of Hell and Lucifer's bride. Lilith appears in ''Darksiders II''.
-----
* AscendedExtra: Began with a very minor role in the prequel comic, in the original game only appears in voice, but has a larger role in the second game when Death reaches Shadow's Edge.
* AGodAmI: Her choice of words when lecturing Death on how she created the nephilim is somewhat reminiscent of how the All Mighty speaks in religious scriptures. However, it's more or less downplayed in practice.
* AnythingThatMoves: In the book, she's been confirmed to have a variety of lovers residing in her palace (referred to as her "pets") that are male, female, both and neither.
* ChainedByFashion: She has a golden chain wrapped around her body.
* TheCorrupter: To [[spoiler:Abbadon]], and attempts this to Death.
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: She appears to be one to Lucifer]].
* {{Gainaxing}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDOUeZhz0yg In her introductory scene, viewers can easily spot it]].
* GlowingEyes and GreenEyes
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: She's responsible for Abbadon becoming the Destroyer, making her this in the first game. She's also helping to facilitate whatever grand scheme Lucifer is plotting]].
* HornyDevil: Has the appearance, and she indicates she'll sleep with nearly anybody if she can find a reason.
* ManBehindTheMan: To [[spoiler:Abbadon]]
* MotherOfAThousandYoung: Granted, a less eldritch version of this, but she is the "mother" to all demons ''and'' the nephilim (in a sense).
* MsFanservice: Her design is quite blatantly sexualized, having her [[AbsoluteCleavage dress very open in the front]] and prone to {{Gainaxing}}, she is introduced making a SexyWalk and she doesn't miss an opportunity to strike poses to better show off her curves. In fact, it's invoked in-universe that she can near effortlessly seduce whoever she wants.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her outfit is... not very conservative.
* SmugSnake: When she meets Death she acts very condescendingly, complete with touching his face and going off in a whole AGodAmI speech about how she made the nephilim. She's also arrogantly sure of her assumption that Death will abandon his brother and [[spoiler:revive the nephilim. Long story short; ''Nope''. And she's horrifically tortured by Lucifer for that]].
* StatuesqueStunner: While standing next to Death, its shown that she is slightly taller than him, which is impressive given that Nephilim are quite big next to humans.
* TooKinkyToTorture: [[spoiler:When she is confronted by the Dark Prince following the second game, displeased of her failure to bring him the Nephilim into his side for the coming End War, she told him that she awaited her punishment, smiling... It is then subverted when she is told that she will receive no pleasure from her punishment this time, and she is last heard screaming.]]
* UnholyMatrimony: With Lucifer
* WingedHumanoid: Upside-down wings, like Samael.
* TheVamp: Is known to have slept with many people even outside of her marriage, including, but likely not limited to Samael and the Maker Gulbannan, generally trying to get something in return.
* TheVoice: In the original ''Darksiders'' when tempting [[spoiler:Abbadon]].
* YourCheatingHeart: Sleeps with Samael while married to Lucifer. However, it doesn't seem like the Dark Prince has much of a problem with this arrangement. The book suggests that this isn't something new as she's been known to take on many lovers.
** Interestingly enough, Judaism portrays Lilith as the consort of Samael.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Abraxis]]
!Abraxis
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abraxas.jpg]]
----
* AffablyEvil: Surprisingly polite and businesslike in his mannerisms to the point where battling him is optional.
* DualWield: Wields two massive swords in battle.
* NothingPersonal: He has nothing against Fury personally, even when she comes with potential to strike him down, and thus sees no reason to antagonize her. He even calmly explains why it's likely she's been hired to kill him and gives her his side of the story and the option to just walk away without a fuss, only fighting ''if'' she chooses to go through with the Lord of Hollows' mission.
[[/folder]]

!The Chosen
[[folder:The Chosen in general]]
The generals of the Destroyer's army. After Hell's victory in the End War, the Chosen have carved out their own personal kingdoms on Earth.
----
* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: While they are in service of Hell, according to Uriel in ''Darksiders II'' they are not actually demons themselves, but abyssal creatures - a generic term for any monster native from the Abyss that are older than angels and demons.
* AnimalisticAbomination: With the exception of Straga, all other Chosen bosses in the first game are monstrous beings of titanic proportions and with the shape of earthly creatures.
* BeatStillMyHeart: War is tasked with retrieving four of the Chosen's hearts and offer them to Samael so he can open a portal to the last one, Straga.
* FinalExamBoss: Whatever artifact that War previously acquired before facing them will be essential in their defeat.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Straga]]
!Straga
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/straga.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker

An enormous creature and mightiest of the Destroyer's Chosen, Straga was the one who killed Abaddon and defeated War in their initial encounter. After Earth is conquered by Hell, Straga guards the Black Throne, where Azrael lies imprisoned.
-----
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Tied with a boss the second game for largest enemy in the series aside from the Wailing Host in the second game, which as a big as him.
* CarryABigStick: His weapon in his second and final encounter is a large mace, which even in proportion to him is massive.
* TheDragon: To The Destroyer as the strongest of The Chosen.
* DumbMuscle: Despite being amazingly dim for a demon that bested a Horseman.
* EyeScream: His right eye was stabbed by War during the prologue of the first game.
* HeroKiller: Defeats War in their first encounter during the Battle of Apocalypse.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: While War has no idea who is responsible for his predicament, he certainly got unfinished business with Straga for killing him in the prologue and sets out to finding him at the start of the game.
* LargeAndInCharge: Appears to be the leader of the demons invading the Third Kingdom before [[spoiler: Addabon becomes the Destroyer]] and is by far the largest boss in the first game even without considering that his whole body is never seen.
* MeaningfulName: "Straga" means "warrior" in the [[ConLang demon language]].
* StationaryBoss: Both times he is faced by War, Straga is stuck in place and unable to leave his position.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Done to indicate how dumb he is.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Straga's initial design was similar to Cthulhu. This was dropped, but the prototype concept would be remade into another character called the Wailing Host, who appears in ''Darksiders II''.
* YourHeadAsplode: [[spoiler:War teleports inside his head and destroys a large portion of his face.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Silitha]]
!!Silitha
!!!Voiced by: Lani Minella

A spider-like monster and the fourth of the Destroyer's Chosen. Notable for taking many victims and prying whatever information she can from them.
----
* FateWorseThanDeath: Silitha imprisons those she finds interesting in cocoons for an... indefinite amount of time.
-->'''Samael''': The Broodmother is a collector of sorts. Most who enter her lair, she feeds to her young. The ones she takes an interest in...ah, those are the unlucky ones. Those she keeps alive, and they can last for a ''very'' long time, long enough to tell her things.
* GiantSpider
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: War kills her by punching her down from the ceiling, sending her dropping through the floor and having her abdomen skewered on a huge stalagmite.
* KeeperOfForbiddenKnowledge: Is considered one, capturing unfortunate victims and keeping the ones with stories and information alive long enough to pry it out of them. [[spoiler:She's also the one who drops TheReveal of what the Chosen actually do.]]
* LightningBruiser: You wouldn't think this big beast that hits very strong would be this [[TeleportSpam fast]]?
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Despite being a spider. Her whole mouth is lined with rows and rows of teeth.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The Chosen weren't charged to guard the entrance to the Black Throne, but to prevent Samael from returning to threaten the Destroyer's power]]
* TeleportSpam: Her primary way of attack. An example being that she would teleport above War and attempt to crush him. Does this so much that Chaos Form isn't much help against her since she doesn't stay in one place enough for it to get many hits.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tiamat]]
!!Tiamat
!!!Voiced by: Lani Minella

Mother of the bat-demons.
----
* BatOutOfHell: A very big one
* DealWithTheDevil: Attempts this twice with War in their battle. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]
* FanDisservice: Breasts on a bat-dragon-thing.
* PlayingWithFire: Can shoot {{fireballs}}.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Stygian]]
!!The Stygian

King of the Ashworms and one of the Destroyer's Chosen.
----
* EvilIsNotAToy: Some demons managed to catch it and planned to tame it to use in their GladiatorGames, not aware it was one the Chosen. When it notices War, it breaks free and kills most of them before War even gets the chance to.
* LargeAndInCharge: The normal Ashworms are big, but the Stygian makes them look puny by comparison.
* LightningBruiser: Is the largest of the Chosen next to Straga, and it can move almost as fast as Ruin.
* MookMaker: Can spawn smaller Ashworms
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: It's mouth is lined with them.
* SandWorm
* TheVoiceless: Doesn't seem capable of speech, and furthermore doesn't appear to have the intelligence of anything more than an animal.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Griever]]
!!The Griever

A gargantuan insect that serves as one of the Destroyer's Chosen.
----
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Not only is she one, she spawns them.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Her main attack.
* MookMaker: Spawns Swarms to attack.
* TunnelKing: Has made her home in the ruined remains of a subway station, and attacks War as he travels through them long before the actual fight.
* TheVoiceless: Like the Stygian, she doesn't appear to be much more than an animal.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wicked K]]
!Wicked K
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka

A [[WasOnceAMan Wicked]] in a top hat with a cane, Wicked K is a source of much comedy in the first game. In the second game, he serves as the Master of the Crucible, a boss if one hundred rounds are completed in a row.
----
* BewareTheSillyOnes: This humorous undead guy is the strongest enemy in the second game.
* BonusBoss: In the second game.
* CaneFu: In a fencing style.
* DevelopmentGag: According to the development team, he only exists as an InJoke reference to Vigil Games's British contingent, and wasn't added until the final months of the game development.
* NiceHat: His top hat.
%%* TheUndead
* WasOnceAMan: Wicked are made from the remnants of humanity who have been resurrected and corrupted by demonic energies.

[[/folder]]

!!Makers

[[folder:Makers in general]]
An eons old race, the Makers dwell in a Realm called the Forge Lands. The Makers are one of the Old Ones, surviving races which the Creator brought into being. They are charged with the creation of countless universes, where in each one the Creator tried to bring balance.
----
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Male Makers tend to have [[TinyHeadedBehemoth disproportionately small heads]] whereas females, while still massive have more balanced proportions.
* DyingRace: Their world is on the verge of the Abyss, much of it consumed by Corruption that has killed most of their race. Its implied that all its left of the Makers are the ones met in the Sanctuary in ''Darksiders II'', Ulthane (who is stranded on Earth) and the Mad Smith (who is implied to be undead/turned into a construct). The third game reveals that a few other accompanied Ulthane, but hardly enough to save their people.
* MightyGlacier: They're not known for their running speed, but when you're as big as them, you don't need much.
* OlderThanTheyLook: How long they live isn't stated, but Kharn talks about 500 years as though it were young. To emphasize that, if you speak to Thane right after the Tears of the Mountain quest, he'll imply that a two ''thousand'' year old is the maker equivalent of a small child.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: They fit almost every single Dwarf stereotype, except...
* OurGiantsAreBigger: They are at least twice the height of human-sized beings. Most enemies in both games are considerably smaller than them.
* StoutStrength: Justified given their size and that they are extremely muscular in addition to being big.
* TimeAbyss: They're so old, that their souls can't be drawn into the Well of Souls.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ulthane]]
!Ulthane
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ulthane.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/JBBlanc

A member of the Makers, Ulthane is encountered by War while searching for the Griever. He fights with War until Uriel and her Hellguard appear. They join forces and beat Uriel and the Hellguard, and after which he directs War to the Griever's Lair.
----
* BerserkButton: He does not like people touching his things without permission, uninvited people on his property and strangers in general. One or all of those will most likely result in an ass-whooping, as the Hellguard (and almost War) learned the hard way.
* BloodKnight: He seemed to be enjoying himself during his duel with War (when you use his chaos form to attack him) and when they're competing against each other to see who can kill the most angels.
* BodyCountCompetition: Sparks one with War over who can kill the most "pigeons", and will reward you if you win.
* BoisterousBruiser: You know someone is one when they straight up turn a battle against angels into a contest to see who can kill the most.
* DeadpanSnarker: Calls the angels showing up "pigeons" and likens killing them to removing pests from his yard. Samael found this amusing. [[spoiler: Ironically, it's hinted he's friends with Azrael, an angel. Both of which were two of the three instigators of the premature End War.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: With War, and he got away with it.
* DropTheHammer: His main weapon is an enormous warhammer that makes the Chaos Eater look tiny by comparison. For that matter, makes War look puny. Judging by his personality, tastes in building design and location, skills and hammer, he's the inspiration for Thor amongst humanity.
* FieryRedhead: Red hair? Check. Fiery? Check.
* GracefulLoser: If you win the contest to see who can kill the most angels, he won't be mad about it.
* HiddenDepths: War is pretty quick to realize to he's hiding something.
* NotAfraidToDie: Even when War points his handgun Mercy directly at his face, he simply says...
-->'''Ulthane:''' Do I look like I'm afraid of death, boy?
* TheRedBaron: "The Black Hammer"
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Ulthane also co-conspired with Azrael and Abaddon into triggering the End War early. He was the one who forged the Armageddon Blade, which was used to break six of the Seven Seals]].
* SuperStrength: Ulthane has so much raw power that he can easily tote around a warhammer so heavy even War initially couldn't hope to pick it up.
* ViolentGlaswegian: Loves a good brawl and has a thick Scottish accent.
* UltimateBlacksmith: [[spoiler: He created the Armageddon Blade, the one weapon that can kill the Destroyer and break the seals.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eideard]]
!Elder Eideard
!!!Voiced by: James Cosmo

The oldest Maker, and the leader of the survivors.
----
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the leader of the last Makers in the Forge Lands [[spoiler:and can shrug off a massive blow from the Guardian as if it was just a regular punch to the face.]]
* BadassBeard: Sports a long white one.
* BadassGrandpa: The oldest of the Makers, by the look of his title and appearance.
* CoolOldGuy: See NiceGuy.
* DespairEventHorizon: His monologue during his first meeting with Death is rather... ''depressing''.
--> '''Eideard''': Life? (laughs) This world is dying, lad. Choking on chaos and Corruption. We can do little to stop it. Soon, the great tree too shall perish, and with it, the last of my people.
** However, thanks to Death's arrival, he has a HopeSpot in the form of the Guardian, which was built to destroy the Corruption blocking the Makers' way to the Tree of Life. Cue the next four main questline dungeons...
* MajorInjuryUnderReaction: Getting [[spoiler:crushed under the Guardian's hammer, leaving him highly bloodied, merely gets him to respond "Makers' bones, that hurt."]]
* MadeOfIron: See above.
* NiceGuy: Is very personable and polite to Death in spite of being... well... [[GoodIsNotNice Death]].
* StaffOfAuthority: Carries around a big one and is the leader of the surviving Makers.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He gives up his life force to purify the Guardian from the Corruption that drove it mad and resurrect it.]]
* HornyVikings: His appearance is much evocative of theirs. Bonus points as Makers are giant dwarves.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Karn]]
!Karn
!!!Voiced by: Andre Sogliuzzo

The youngest Maker, treated as an impetuous whelp by the others.
----
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He may not be the brightest (for instance, his "tip the construct" idea), but Karn is very strong and adept at combat.
%%* TheDitz
* DropTheHammer: Carries a very huge one.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He's bald and somewhat ugly. Death even lampshades the difference.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:His reaction to he and Death accidentally corrupting the Guardian and sending it on a rampage.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Thane]]
!Thane
!!!Voiced by: Creator/JBBlanc

A warrior Maker who (according to the description of the helmet you find in the side quest "Lost and Found") is also Ulthane's brother. His function in the game is to sell you abilities.

* AnAxToGrind: A huge one even in proportion to his size.
* BloodKnight: Eagerly accepts Death's challenge to a duel and even says that he imagines dying on the field of battle.
* DeadpanSnarker: Maybe it's just him being bitter about his whole realm being corrupted and a large portion of his race wiped out, but he's pretty sarcastic towards Death.
* MightyGlacier: In his duel, he is quite slow with highly-telegraphed attacks, but if you fight him when you first meet him, he can and will one-shot you. His health is quite a bit higher than any boss faced up to that point as well.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Alya]]
!Alya
!!!Voiced by: Elle Newlands

One of only two female Makers that appear in ''Darksiders II''. Alya and her brother Valus run their own small forge, and later the Maker's Forge. Valus isn't that talkative, so his sister is in charge with selling his works.
----
* UltimateBlacksmith: Not to the extent of her brother, but she still has impressive skills even for a Maker.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Valus]]
!Valus
!!!Voiced by: Creator/JBBlanc

Alya's brother and fellow blacksmith.
----
* ICallHerVera: One sidequest has Death looking for Valus' personal weapon (which Alya describes as a "friend") named Splinter-Bone.
* TheQuietOne: He hardly says a word, and merely grunts to communicate.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Sometimes, if you're walking away from the Forge, you can hear him speak up and say "Good luck, Horseman".
* UltimateBlacksmith: Just like his sister.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Muria]]
!Muria
!!!Voiced by: Claudia Christian

A shaman of the Makers. Muria sell talismans and potions. She even tasks Death with collecting three special items needed for her to make him the Grim Talisman.
----
* BlindSeer: She wears a blindfold around her eyes.
* DespairEventHorizon: Many of her conversations with Death seem to have an almost nihilistic tone to them.
* GreenThumb: If you approach her and ''not'' hit talk, you can see her using magic to grow plants.
* MyGreatestFailure: According to one of the side quests, Muria once tried to make a construct without a Maker's soul. It... didn't go so well. She requests that Death destroy her creation, to both put it out of its misery and prevent it from hurting others.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has long silver-hair and has magical powers, including visions and growing plants.

[[/folder]]

!!Kingdom of the Dead

[[folder:The Dead King]]
!The Dead King
!!!Voiced by: Phil Proctor

The Lord of Bones, the Dead King is the ruler of the Kingdom of the Dead, where all of the dead from the various kingdoms go.
----
* BadBoss: His response for Death returning the Dead Lords to him? [[spoiler:Killing all of them immediately. Death questions if doing all this wasn't just to mess with him.]]
* BadassBeard
* IGaveMyWord: Despite [[spoiler:killing off the Dead Lords that Death worked hard to retrieve for him]], he keeps his end of the bargain and sends him [[spoiler:to someone who knows the way to the Well of Souls (who happens to be the ghost of the Crowfather)]].
* InformedAttribute: Boasts that Death in the state he sees him in is "beneath him", but for the most part isn't seen fighting.
* OldMaster
* {{Psychopomp}}: His job, though he delegates to his Dead Lords as well.
* RedBaron: The Lord of Bones.
* SuperEmpowering: Splits up Death's soul, giving him the Soul Splitter ability.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chancellor]]
!Chancellor
!!!Voiced by: Barry Dennen

A very rude and abrasive figure, the Chancellor to the Dead King has great dislike for Death, and tries his hardest to make his path forward difficult.
----
* DeadpanSnarker: Rivals Death in terms of wit.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Most his interaction with Death. Though as the Chancellor points out, he's already dead, hard to scare a dead guy.
* EvilChancellor: Though not actually evil, the Chancellor is very rude to Death, even trying to get him killed rather than have him go to his boss. In response, Death is extra surly towards him.
* IGaveMyWord: When Death returns from defeating Gnashor, after recovering from the shock that he actually did it, the Chancellor bitterly states that he can't deny him and lets him through.
* InTheHood
* {{Jerkass}}: The Chancellor runs Death through all those trials because he just doesn't like him.
* NumberTwo: To the Dead King.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: For seemingly no reason other than to anger Death.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Draven]]
!Draven
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker

The Master of Blades and a widely-known warrior from the Kingdom of Man. Won the right to live again after he murdered everything in the Gilded Arena, only to be betrayed by the Dead King and made his slave. Draven offers advanced move training.
----
* BadassArmy: If you talk to Draven again to get the Bloodless side quest, there's a dialogue option which reveals that shortly before his death, he was organizing an army that would've likely conquered Earth if he had gotten his way. [[AvertedTrope Sadly, he never did.]]
* BadassBoast: ''"Well, Horseman, I've beaten death once, and I can do it again."''
* BerserkButton: Just the mere mention of the word "Chancellor" is enough to sour his mood, no doubt due to his deep-rooted hatred for the man.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Despite a hostile first encounter, Draven ultimately shows respect towards Death, and vice versa. Quest reward-wise, Draven is comparatively the most generous person in the game by a fair margin. It's entirely possible that, given his reasons for being the Master of Blades, he is just putting up a JerkassFacade.
* ContinuityNod: In the Forge Lands, Draven's buckler is picked up. He also appears on the door to the Well of Souls alongside [[spoiler:Lilith]], though the story behind this is unknown.
* DevilsJobOffer: He was offered his life if he could survive the Gilded Arena... but then was betrayed and forced into a job.
* FateWorseThanDeath: What he considers his servitude under the Dead King.
* HumanPincushion: Has a bunch of swords sticking through him.
* MadeASlave: To the Eternal Throne.
* MasterSwordsman: He is the master trainer of combat moves in the game.
* MisterExposition: Concerning the Kingdom of the Dead.
* TheUndead: Like all residents of the Dead Plains, Draven is a nightmarish-looking ghoul, kept in that state by his current employer/tormentor, the Lord of Bones.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: His response to having his second chance at life taken away? Either [[spoiler:kill the Lord of Bones]] or [[spoiler:take his crown]].
* PowerFist: The "Dark Avenger" bucklers were once his.
* ShoutOut: His name may be referencing Eric Draven, the protagonist of The Crow. Incidentally, Michael Wincott (Death) plays the antagonist, Top Dollar.
* WasOnceAMan: Formerly a human.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Argul]]
!!Argul the Deposed King

Argul was the original ruler of Kingdom of the Dead before being dethroned by the Lord of Bones. Death is tasked by Thane with finishing off Argul.
----
* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power.
* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace and shield in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts him and has the power to control ice to some extent.
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the Dead Plains.

[[/folder]]

!The Dead Lords

[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
----
* KilledOffForReal: By the Dead King for failing to return to him in a timely manner.
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the Lords once he gains their allegiance.
%%* TheUndead[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Phariseer]]
!!Phariseer
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker

The Phariseer sealed himself in his tomb when the Corruption hit, refusing to return to the Dead King.
----
* CoolSword: Wields a large sword.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing to go back to the Dead King. Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Judicator]]
!!Judicator
!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum

The Judicator is the only one among them who is still trying to do his job.
----
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Basileus]]
!!Basileus
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore

Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
----
* DualWielding: Wields dual swords.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Sometimes rides Achidna, a GiantSpider, in his boss fight.
* FlashStep: He is capable of moving at insanely fast speed, almost looking like he is teleporting.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's pretty rude to Death when you first meet him. See SmugSuper for further details.
* ShouldersOfDoom
* SmugSuper: He refuses to go with Death because he doesn't feel that Death is "worthy" for him to come along, so he forces him to go through the punishment of the Psychameron to even see him.

[[/folder]]

!The Seven Deadly Sins
The physical representations of pride, wrath, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony and avarice. Long ago, the Charred Council ordered the Four Horsemen to seal them away as their existence imperiled the Balance. After the premature apocalypse, the Sins were set free and fled to Earth to start gaining power over Creation. With War imprisoned and Death and Strife missing, Fury has been sent to destroy them alone.
----
[[folder:General]]
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: As their names indicate.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Sins don't have a true physical form, but Fury must destroy them in order to trap their essence in her talisman.
* BigBadEnsemble: Collectively, the main antagonists of [[VideoGame/DarksidersIII Darksiders III]]. [[spoiler:However, Envy schemes [[ICanRuleAlone to become the sole Big Bad]].]]
* CompellingVoice: Lust, Sloth and Wrath are seen to have this, which is how they are able to corrupt others.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Envy]]
!!Envy, Resentment Made Flesh
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/envy_30.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Misty Lee

Envy is the very first Deadly Sin fought by Fury.
----
* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler: During the final battle, Envy wields weapons evocative of the Horsemen's own arsenal sans Fury; a Chaoseater-like greatsword, a scythe similar to Harvester, and two hand cannons just as large as Mercy and Redemption. In addition, she can summon facsimiles of the fallen Sins to aid her in combat]].
* AmbitionIsEvil: [[spoiler: Envy wanted Fury to kill the other sins so she'd have no superiors or equals.]]
* BigNo: Has one when Fury takes her talisman.
-->'''Envy:''' No! That's MINE!
* CoolMask: [[spoiler:The true Envy wears a bone mask very similar to Death's.]]
* FeatheredFiend: Envy resembles an humanoid corvid/vulture, which is appropriate for an hateful creature like her. [[spoiler:Well, the ''fake'' Envy does, at least.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Unsurprisingly. She specifically resents mankind and fully intends on taking everything that they have.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: In their final battle, Fury gets close to Envy, presses her whip against Envy's chest and activates the weapon, impaling Envy through the heart on the way in, then uncoiling and ripping it apart on the way out]].
* LittleNo: She says this when Fury says she is here to kill her.
* MagicStaff: Wields one to focus her magic as well as to fight physically.
* MoodSwinger: [[spoiler:When she reveals herself, the true Envy shifts between calm and calculating to screeching in desire in the same sentence.]]
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: [[spoiler:The true Envy has numerous arms in which she carries various weapons, from a sword to a scythe to GunsAkimbo.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Her initial appearance has her look like a deranged, erratic and rather pathetic creature, referred to as 'the weakest of the deadly sins'. [[spoiler: She eventually proves to be far more competent, subtle and cunning when she replaces Fury's Watcher and uses Fury to seal up the other deadly sins and take their power for herself. Considering that she got a good look at Fury before revealing herself, it's likely she was putting on a show to lull Fury into a false confidence.]] She might not be faking her insanity, but she's a lot smarter than she appears.
* PunyEarthlings:
-->''Humans think creation favors them - they are apes crawling through the dirt!
* SicklyGreenGlow: Her talisman has this noticeable color [[spoiler:and Envy's own BattleAura and Sin summons are all of a green glow.]]
* StarterVillain: For ''VideoGame/DarksidersIII''. [[spoiler:Subverted when she returns later on to become the FinalBoss]].
* UnskilledButStrong: [[spoiler:After absorbing the powers of other sins, she ends up becoming this as she lacks discipline and experience required to handle such powers, which leads to her final defeat at Fury's hands. In fact, Lust outright insults Envy by saying she is a sniveling coward who never experienced frontline combat.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: She absolutely loses it when Fury takes back the talisman.
* WalkingSpoiler: All these spoiler marks should indicate that there is a lot more to Envy than simply being a StarterVillain.
* TheWorfEffect: Envy is the weakest of the sins and the first defeated by Fury despite being the second deadliest sin. [[spoiler:Although it turns out Envy planned and faked her death from the start, becoming the FinalBoss and most dangerous Sin in combat.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wrath]]
!!Wrath, the Molten Lord
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wrath_8.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore

----
* BloodKnight: Fury encounters him battling a whole battalion of Angels. He seems to be enjoying himself immensely.
* DualWielding: Wields two swords in battle.
* HeroKiller: Comes ''dangerously'' close to killing Fury in their battle.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Fury finishes him by ramming a broken Angel blade through his [[FacialHorror face]].
* MagmaMan: What little of him that can be seen under his armor looks like molten rock.
* TinTyrant: Decked from head to toe in [[BlackKnight black-grey armor]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Avarice]]
!!Avarice, the Collector
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/avarice.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/JBBlanc

----
* CombatPragmatist: He's not so blinded by his treasures he won't hesitate to use them to kill Fury, even if it means breaking them.
* CreepySouvenir: You can see various body parts in his bag, such as angel wings, arms and corpses. At least one of huge items he can try to flatten Fury with is a giant demon's skull.
* LotsOfLuggage: Carries a ridiculously huge bag on his back full of stuff. For context, it's several times ''bigger'' than he is.
* DownInTheDumps: His "collection" includes stuff that has already been trashed by the apocalypse, and the arena is full of junk. Seriously, he introduces himself by throwing a bathtub at Fury and the during the fight can try to crush her with another bathtub or a refrigerator.
* TrophyRoom: The bossfight takes place in his collection room. Not all the items he collects can be considered treasures, considering the bathtubs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sloth]]
!!Sloth, Lord of the Flies
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sloth_3.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/DarinDePaul

----
* BigCreepyCrawlies: He is an enormous talking bed-bug.
* CarryABigStick: Totes around a long scepter that he also uses for taking swings at Fury.
* CompellingVoice: Uses this to get Fury to leave without fighting. It almost works, except Fury´s watcher intervenes and motivates her to fight again.
* EvilGloating: After Fury beats him, he lies there on the ground exhausted and starts gloating about how much he doesn't care about Balance, Angels, or the Horsemens duty. They end up being his final words.
* FatBastard: The fattest one on the series, to the point he could be confused with Gluttony. Servants have to drag his ass during most of the fight.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons his insect servants to fight.
* ShockwaveStomp: Can unleash these when he comes down from a jump.
* TermsOfEndangerment: Calls Fury "darling".

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lust]]
!!Lust, Ruler of Twisted Desire
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lust_2.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/JasonSpisak

----
* AintTooProudToBeg: After being beaten, Lust offers to expose the location of Envy to Fury in exchange for her life. Fury throws it back in her face.
* BlackKnight: Surprisingly for someone who represents the sin of Lust, she's actually pretty conservatively-dressed in black armor. Admittedly, she does seem to be more about lust for power and domination, rather than the more sexualised connotations of the sin.
* BlingOfWar: She wears an extremely ornate and extravagant suit of black plate and scale armour, trimmed with gold.
* BloodKnight: Lampshaded during a conversation between Fury and The Watcher. This depiction of lust is for everything and isn't the usual seductress that lust is depicted as. Lust is primarily themed around a lust for violence and ambition. For this, she is regarded as one of the most dangerous of the sins.
* CoolSword: Lust wields one, a black-coloured sabre with gold runes etched into the blade.
* TheCorrupter: Uses MoreThanMindControl and MasterOfIllusion powers to turn people to her side, including [[spoiler:Ursiel]].
* OhCrap: When she realises her temptations hold no sway over Fury, seconds before the latter kills her.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Fury in their pre-battle confrontation, inferring that Fury doesn't give a damn about the Balance, and only serves the Charred Council for the sake of attaining power and to avoid being exterminated like the rest of the Nephilim.
* SlashedThroat: Fury opens her neck with the edge of a Crossblade.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gluttony]]
!!Gluttony
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gluttony_6.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore

----
* AlluringAnglerfish: His primary form.
* CombatTentacles: After transforming, he gains two of these.
* EldritchAbomination: He's the most inhuman of all the Sins, looking like something that crawled out of the works of Creator/HPLovecraft.
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: Has spades of this in his first form, but it becomes more apparent in his second form.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He's been eating anything he can get his hands on.
* FangsAreEvil: Just ''look'' at those mouths of his.
* FeedItABomb: In his second form, Fury must lure in the nearby floating mines so Gluttony will suck them in instead.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: He found the corpse of Rampage and was eating him before Fury found him. Fury was ''pissed'' to find this out.]]
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Seriously, he has a LOT of mouths.
* OneWingedAngel: After losing half of his health, Gluttony will break the floor and retreat into a underwater cavern, turning into a kraken-like monster with a face that does away with the smaller mouths and sprouts two additional tentacles.
* SuperSpit: Spits out globs of nasty blue gunk at Fury during the first half of their battle.
* ToServeMan: Unsurprisingly, he's been eating humans. As shown by the grapefruit illusion.
* VacuumMouth: Used by both of his forms so that he can gulp down Fury and chew her up for a bit. It ends up being his undoing for his second form.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pride]]
!!Pride
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pride_5.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Abby Craden

----
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:How she looks underneath her mask.]]
* LightIsNotGood: She's decked out in golden armor, resembles an Angel, and first appears in a flash of light. She's still evil.
* {{Pride}}: Her pride is the type that leaves her feeling so above others that their insults are meaningless to her.
[[/folder]]

!Independents

[[folder:Vulgrim]]
!Vulgrim
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vulgrim.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/PhilLaMarr

->''Feed my hunger... and I will feed your curiosity.''

A demon merchant who aids the protagonists by selling them items and upgrades in exchange for souls and other currencies, Vulgrim also provides the Horseman access throughout the ruined Earth with Serpent Holes.
-----
* BlackMarket: A lot of his wares are described to be this.
--> '''Vulgrim''': I carry things others would... frown upon.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Heavily downplayed on the "friend" aspect (though he's not at all shy about trying to make you think he is one), but Vulgrim tends to be reliable when one needs certain merchandise. However, they may come at some... interesting prices. In ''Death's Door'', he offers Death a pair of scythes in exchange for the ''tongue of a leviathan''.
* CollectionSidequest: War can collect relics that can be exchanged to Vulgrim for souls and Death can collect pages of the Book of the Dead for him.
* IGaveMyWord: When he bargains to look at Tiamat's heart in exchange for letting War use his Serpent Holes, he follows up on his end of the deal, albeit reluctantly.
* IntrepidMerchant: More impressively, he's dealing with War, Death and Fury in roughly the same timeframe.
* KnowledgeBroker: Trades information to War and Fury in exchange for souls. It's just another spectrum of his business... and his appetite.
* OurWormholesAreDifferent: The Serpent Holes; inter-dimensional pathways between the realms that he uses to get around. They're how he pops up wherever you go, and he offers you [[WarpWhistle the ability to use them as well]].
* RecurringExtra: Vulgrim appears in all three games thus far, offering his services to the Horsemen as long as they can pay him handsomely (with souls for War and Fury, and with gold for Death).
* VillainousFriendship: Maybe. He seems to have taken a liking to Silitha of the Chosen, who was also a collector of knowledge. He bemoans her death after War slays her.
* WouldHurtAChild: Subverted slightly as we never see him do it, but when War first pays him with collected souls he tastes that "there were a few young ones" among them and is delighted.
* YourSoulIsMine: Souls are his food source, and as such accepts them as currency in addition to gilt.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Samael]]
!Samael
[[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Samael-001_8076.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Vernon Wells

A demon formerly under the service of the Dark Prince, Samael rejected his rule, which had led to his eternal imprisonment by the Destroyer. He is set free by War, who is searching for a way to enter the Black Throne. Samael bargains with War entry in exchange for the hearts of the Destroyer's Chosen.
-----
* AffablyEvil: From what has been seen of him so far, he states he has [[IGaveMyWord a code by how he makes deals]] and is surprisingly polite compared to other demons. [[FauxAffablyEvil How much this is genuine remains to be seen, given how he can still snap at you if you press the right buttons]].
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Is literally next in line to the throne of Hell, not by virtue of blood, but by virtue of his power [[note]]see the "Demons In General" folder for Hell's form of government[[/note]]. It's implied in the comic for the first game that he was to ascend pretty soon, but Lilith mentions that he could have done that a long time ago. Whether or not he's still interested, if he ever ''was'' in the first place, is still unknown.
* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: Courtesy of his voice actor, who is from Melbourne, Australia.
* BadassBoast: Upon seeing War.
-->'''Samael''': War. Are you here to play executioner? They should have sent all four of you.
* BigRedDevil: Although he isn't in charge anymore.
* CallBack: In the first game, he says to War that "Sometimes, the Hero dies in the end". In ''Darksiders II'', Samael states the same thing to Death [[spoiler:while fighting him]].
* TheChessmaster: Implied. It's hard to say at the moment how much control he has over current events, but whether he means to actually take over Hell or pursue a goal much greater, he's definitely up to something. Lampshaded by Ostegoth in the second game.
--> '''Ostegoth''': The demon Samael plays a game of his own devising. And we are his pawns.
* DeadpanSnarker: Not to the degree of Death, but he has his moments.
* EvilLaugh: Lets out when War slugs the Watcher, and does them during the boss fight with him in the second game. Extremely [[LargeHam hammy]], contrasting with how restrained he usually is.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Booming, even.
* {{Foil}}: To Azrael in the first game. Both assist War on his quest and are powerful magic users, but Azrael is an archangel and a benevolent person helping War [[spoiler: to atone for his actions]], while Samael is a ruthless and manipulative demon prince helping War for his own reasons.
* GracefulLoser: Seems to handle being beaten by Death rather well. In fact, he seemed impressed and expresses interest in the final outcome between Death and Absalom. [[spoiler:After that, he just tosses the Demon Key to Death.]]
** Although, given how it's implied that he's scheming something, it could be he was just holding back to "test/tease" Death.
* IGaveMyWord: [[spoiler:Samael deliberately lies to War about the Chosen preventing access to the Black Throne, and after he regains his full power, claims he could just easily kill the Horseman. Nonetheless, Samael honors his promise, stating he respects War's desire for vengeance.]]
* ItsPersonal: Implied. Though vague, his response to War's question as to [[spoiler:why he challenged the Destroyer]] seems to have something to do with this. It may specifically [[spoiler:have something to do with the Destroyer's true identity]].
-->'''Samael''': As for the terms of my "[[SealedEvilInACan resignation]]"... (chuckles) well... I do not approve of the company my master keeps.
* IHaveManyNames: Even stated by others when Death visits Shadow's Edge.
* ItAmusedMe: He didn't seem to make Death fight for the Demon Key for any reason other than he was bored, considering that he was asleep when Death walked into his throne room.
* LargeHam: Depending on his mood.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjRnKbOMS7A&t=0s&list=PLF7997312F89CF2DA&index=26 Lord of the Black Stone]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Turns out that he lied to War about [[spoiler:the Destroyer's Chosen guarding the tower -- they were preventing Samael from getting his powers back. See IGaveMyWord for the result of War finding out.]]
* MisterExposition: He gives War a lot of information regarding the current events on Earth, from the location of the Destroyer's Chosen to Uriel's feelings towards Abaddon.
* NobleDemon: See IGaveMyWord.
* OffhandBackhand: Does this the Watcher when he complains about him adding conditions to the deal for butting in on his talk with War. Samael apparently doesn't like be interrupted.
* TheOmniscient: He states very little escapes his attention when notes he observed War's meeting with Ulthane despite not having moved from the spot he stayed in the whole time.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: He displays some vampiric characteristics, such as [[spoiler:consuming the blood from the hearts of the Chosen]]. Every time he displays use of his powers, particularly when teleporting, flying or opening portals, bats are seen hovering in the area.
* PlayingWithFire: Likely mixed with EvilIsBurningHot.
* PsychoStrings: His {{Leitmotif}} has them playing almost the entire time.
* RedBaron: "The Blood Prince" or "the Red Wanderer", among others.
* ShipperOnDeck: A rather subtle version that is only brought up once in ''Darksiders''. After War [[spoiler:meets Ulthane and kills the Griever]], he asks Samael about Uriel, to which the Demon Prince teases him with this quote:
-->'''Samael''': ''[chuckles]'' Oh, I thought the Horsemen were above such ''earthly'' pursuits.
* ShockAndAwe: Also has this in addition to PlayingWithFire. In fact, he uses both of them [[spoiler:during his boss fight]] at the same time.
* RestrainingBolt: [[spoiler:The Chosen's hearts seal away his power, ''not'' prevent access to the Black Throne.]]
* TeleportSpam: His method of fighting Death in the second game.
* TheUnreveal: He never outright says why he rebelled against the Dark Prince, the most he said being that he [[EvenEvilHasStandards doesn't approve the company he currently keeps]].
* VillainRespect: Implied to be part of the reason he helps War.
-->'''Samael''': [...] Besides, say what you will about balance and your ridiculous law, [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge I recognize a quest for revenge when I see one.]] And '''revenge''', I respect.
* WildCard: He'll help the horsemen when it suits him, but his true goal is mystery. Lilith has claimed he could have taken over Hell if he wanted to, but he hasn't made clear if he's even interested in that.
* WingedHumanoid: Like with most demons, he has these and they are upside down, but they're much larger.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crowfather]]
!Crowfather
[[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Crowfather-001_4590.jpg]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka

The "Keeper of Secrets", the Crowfather knows everything that happens in existence and guards this knowledge well. From his throne on the summit of a bone-chilling mountain peak in the Icy Veil, the Crowfather rules his realm alongside his many crow familiars (of which Dust is rumored to have been stolen from by Death). While appearing sagely, the Crowfather lacks patience and humor, having been tormented endlessly by the crying souls of the nephilim inhabiting the amulet around this neck.
-----
* AnimalMotif: You get one guess and the hints in his MeaningfulName.
* BackFromTheDead: ...Kinda. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he really is dead, but he's more of a "ghost" now.]]
* BadassGrandpa: The ''oldest'' known Old One.
%%** BadassBeard
* TheChessmaster: Lightly implied. Shortly before going to face [[spoiler:Absalom/the Avatar of Chaos]], Death asks the Crowfather if he's been "testing" him from the beginning. If that was really the case, then he may have also pulled a ThanatosGambit.
--> '''Death''': The tree, the keys, the well -- why do I get the sense you are testing me?\\
'''Crowfather''': You test yourself, old friend.
* CoolOldGuy: [[spoiler:After you meet him in the Dead Lands, as his only reason for resenting Death (the amulet) is a thing of the past.]]
* HearingVoices: The souls of the crying nephilim are locked within his amulet, and they've driven him insane.
* KnowledgeBroker: Subverted. He has all of the secrets of the universe, knows everything that happens, but is willing to die rather than help Death if he doesn't free him of the amulet with the imprisoned souls of the nephilim within. [[spoiler:He's more personable and helpful after death, however. Being freed of the amulet helped.]]
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Granted, given this is [[GoodIsNotNice Death]], he sort of has a reason.
%%* StealthMentor
* TookALevelInKindness: Much nicer to Death after dying and being sent to the Dead Lands, even helping him in his quest. [[spoiler:Being freed of the amulet helped.]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Shapeshifts into [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo War]] to fight Death.
* WarmupBoss: The last boss of the tutorial level, so it's inevitable.
%%* WizardBeard

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ostegoth]]
!Ostegoth
[[quoteright:337:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ostegoth.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Nick Jameson

The last member of a race whose name has long been forgotten, Ostegoth serves as a merchant in both the Dead Lands and Shadow's Edge.
----
* FaunsAndSatyrs: He's some kind of goat-man-thing. No word on if he has cloven feet as his robe covers them all the time.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Neutral Smoking in this case. Ostegoth constantly smokes a pipe; no word on ''what'' he is actually smoking, be it tobacco or otherwise.
* HandWave: How does he manage to keep getting to places before Death? He just says he has his ways, and he's not going to reveal them.
* IntrepidMerchant: He even goes to Shadow's Edge, the domain of [[BigRedDevil Samael]], to sell his goods, regardless of the fact that he mostly stays to the relative safety of the Kingdom of the Dead.
* LastOfHisKind: The last member of a race so ancient, Death doesn't even know what he is.
* MisterExposition: Of a sort, giving certain information about the Kingdom of the Dead.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Avatar of Chaos]]
!The Avatar of Chaos[[spoiler:/Absalom]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/avatarofchaos.png[[/labelnote]] to see this character]]
!!!Voiced by: Simon Templeman

A corruption that has spread throughout the various Kingdoms, this substance and its creator serve as the primary antagonist of ''Darksiders II''.

[[spoiler: Was originally Absalom, the leader and oldest of the Nephilim, who led his race to annihilate the populace of entire worlds. Upon seeing Eden being given to humanity, he felt the Nephilim were cheated out a world of their own and tried to take it by force, but four of the Nephilim turned on him and became the four Horsemen and wiped out the rest of the Nephilim, with Death personally finishing him off. His death, however, led to him become TheCorruption.]]

-----
* AnAxeToGrind: [[spoiler:Absolution, the personal weapon of Absalom even before his death. Acquired by Death after the FinalBoss.]]
* AntiVillain: He's only antagonistic because [[spoiler:the majority of his kind was killed, and he wants to revive them and seek vengeance on the Council for their brand of "balance".]]
* AxCrazy: He led to the nephilim to wipe out entire worlds.
* BigBad[=/=]TheHeavy: Of the second game.
* BadassBeard: In his pre-Corruption form.
* BadassInCharge: Of the entire race of nephilim. [[spoiler:Until the Horsemen defected and slaughtered him and his]].
%%* BackFromTheDead
* CameBackWrong: MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil variety.
* CastingAShadow: As the source of TheCorruption.
** PurpleIsTheNewBlack / PurpleIsPowerful: Rather than use yellow tinged darkness like those influenced by his [[TheCorruption Corruption]] he mostly uses purple darkness attacks with only one yellow darkness attack.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:He plays this off against Death when they first meet, claiming that had he joined the nephilim in their conquest, War would be fine and there'd be no Corruption. However, the Crowfather mentions that Corruption was created as a ''result'' of the nephilim's conquest and that said conquest would have destroyed all of Creation.]]
* CombatTentacles: Uses these aggressively in his final boss fight, including being able to whip around his axe like a flail.
* TheCorruption: Even called as such.
* DarkIsEvil
* EldritchAbomination: He ''is'' the corruption spreading throughout the various Kingdoms.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: And he survives. It takes another cut to his neck to kill him.]]
* LargeAndInCharge:
** [[spoiler:While it could be the Corruption, Absalom looks to be roughly on par with a Maker when it comes to size.]]
** [[spoiler: The flashback to when Death turned on the nephilim showed he was much smaller then, closer in size to War.]]
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: The second phase of the fight with him, he grows to several times his normal size before taking damage knocks down to normal.
* MeaningfulName: The Biblical Absalom went on two separate rampages. The first was when his sister Tamar was raped by their half-brother, Amnon, who was killed by Absalom's hand. The second was when he lead a revolt against the Kingdom of Israel in a bid for power; it ended with him being put down. The ''Darksiders'' Absalom also went on a rampage, but the reasons for it seemed to be a combination of the two reasons stated above: the first was because his brethren lacked a proper home of their own and, if ''The Abomination Vault'' is any indication, he wanted power from the Abyss in exchange for the worlds they destroyed.
--> ''If Oblivion was nothingness made manifest, the Abyss was darkness incarnate. Shadow, not as an absence of light, but a black radiance of its own; death, not as an absence of life, but a cold and ravenous presence. It was from the depths of the Abyss that the rampaging Nephilim had gained much of their power, and they fed the Abyss in exchange.
--> They fed it whole realms."
* OmnicidalManiac: See SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum. [[spoiler:He wiped out an unspecified number of worlds.]]
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Spends most of the game waiting behind the gate at the Well of Souls. When he is the Corruption, he doesn't need to move from there, his mere existence is a threat.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:He gives more than a few to Death, the main theme of which being Death's betrayal and annihilation of his kinsmen, the Nephilim.]]
* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: The game is essentially this to him. [[spoiler:He couldn't get the Nephilim back into Eden after the Council gave it to the Kingdom of Man, so Absalom wants to destroy the "balance" with his Corruption, essentially destroying the entire universe.]]
* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Samael certainly thought so. It's implied that he was the first nephilim Lilith ever created, and all others were cast from the same mould.]]
* TragicVillain: When you get right down to it, he's more or less a victim of the Council. Lilith as well, possibly.
* TakeMyHand: Asks this of Death after the final battle, to hold his brother one last time, as he had when Death first killed him. [[spoiler:However, subverted in that Death simply takes his scythe back instead.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Absalom only went on his crusade because he wanted the nephilim to have a homeland of their own. Which isn't really that poor of a motivation. The ''bad'' thing, however, was the indiscriminate genocide he and his army unleashed upon countless other races in this pursuit.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Tells Death that reviving humanity would only put them in a spot to get killed by the demons again, which Death doesn't argue against.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Creator]]
!The Creator

God, the Creator of All Things, who made all of Creation and its inhabitants.
----
* TheGhost: Unlike [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen Lucifer]], the Creator is only alluded to throughout the series.
* {{God}}: Heavily implied. Unusual for such a figure, even [[OurDemonsAreDifferent the denizens]] of [[{{Hell}} the Second Kingdom]] seem to revere him, considering he created them as well.
* IHaveManyNames: For the angels, he's also known as "The Light" or "Father".
* TheMaker: Whatever his allegiance, he doesn't seem to think it necessary to interfere in the order of things directly.
* PowersThatBe: He's essentially ''god''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Lord of Hollows]]
!The Lord of Hollows
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lordofhollows.jpg]]

As his name implies, the Lord of Hollows presides over a realm called "The Hollow" -- a place said to be worse than Hell itself. He assists Fury in ''Darksiders III'' by giving her Hollows, as well as asking her to kill a powerful demon named Abraxis.
----
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Probably. When Fury [[spoiler:meets the Lord of Hollows for the last time, he sometimes mentions something about his "becoming". They are even his last words before dissipating into particles of light.]]
* HumansAreSpecial: His motivations for hollowing people [[spoiler:are so he can eventually help humanity reach their true potential. He claims they were meant to represent true Balance, but that some unknown force is actively trying to sabotage them.]]
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3eHJUNCkQc his introductory cutscene]], the Lord of Hollows makes it abundantly clear that he could care less about the Balance and the Charred Council. He's only helping Fury under the condition that she slay Abraxis in addition to the Seven Deadly Sins.
* TakeOverTheWorld: [[spoiler:According to Abraxis, the Lord of Hollows wishes to spread his dominion across the realms to become [[AGodAmI a god himself]]; starting with hollowing the Earth.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Should Fury [[spoiler:choose to spare the Lord of Hollows instead of killing him at Abraxis' request, the Lord of Hollows reveals that he used to be a member of the Charred Council but became a DefectorOfDecadence when they decided to focus more on restraining Heaven and Hell than protecting mankind. He even mentions that someone is actively restraining humanity's potential, but he doesn't know who]]. It's very difficult to talk about him as a character because of this.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While [[spoiler:the Lord of Hollows is dead (maybe; see AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence) we don't know how he dies should Fury decide to spare him. He just fades away without any explanation as to what was happening with him. The only clue we get is when Fury receives the Stasis Hollow. He sounds very weak, like his energy has been drained. Could giving Hollows to people drain his life force? Who knows...?]]

[[/folder]]

!!Book characters

[[folder:Panoptos]]
!Panoptos

A servant of the Charred Council who's cruel as he is loyal. He is the first Watcher and the "father" of the race. The Watcher of the first game is one of said "children".
----
* BerserkButton: Does not take kindly to Death using him as a punching bag for his sarcasm. Or disobedience. Mainly Death's sarcasm though.
* {{Jerkass}}: And how! Much like the one Watcher from the first game, Panoptos is simply vile to everyone he meets, excluding the Charred Council. As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
* TheMole: Heavily implied. [[spoiler:It's hinted that it was Panoptos who told Raciel and her band of mercenaries about the existence of the Abomination Vault in the first place. At the very end of the book, Death confronts him about it, masking his accusations, but making it fairly clear that he believes Panoptos wanted the Grand Abominations to break from the chains of slavery using his "children" as his army.]]
* MonsterProgenitor: Of the Watcher race.
%%* SmugSnake

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hadrimon]]
!Hadrimon

An angel who, after a series of unfortunate circumstances, defected from Heaven.
----
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Apparently having one of the Grand Abominations on your person can make you this.]]
* BigBad: Of the novel.
* ButtMonkey: After Raciel's exile, Hadrimon made so many futile half-planned attacks that Heaven actually thought of him as a joke. [[spoiler:...Until the Abomination Crisis began.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: When [[spoiler:Black Mercy, one of the Grand Abominations, briefly takes control of him and kills Raciel. He attempts to kill himself, but it doesn't work as Black Mercy wouldn't allow the chambers to collapse.]]
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:Awakening the Grand Abominations and then unleashing them on both Heaven and Hell.]]
* LightIsNotGood: He may be an angel, but he's definitely not a good guy.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: The reason behind said revenge.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Basically, a summary of why he [[spoiler:wanted the Grand Abominations in the first place. Subverted since said cause of revenge was technically his own fault.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: Used to be this with Raciel, due to Heaven's strict courtship laws. [[spoiler:Subverted since he was the one that betrayed her and indirectly got her sentenced to being exiled to Hell.]]
** MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His reaction afterwards.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: Until [[spoiler: Lilith reveals his name to Death]], he went under the alias of "Semyaza" [[note]]The leader of the Grigori, who descended to Earth and took human women as wives[[/note]], [[spoiler: who turned out to be a second lieutenant at an outpost in an area called the Empty Sea]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Has a few of these, but most notably during the final battle where he has a ''huge'' one when he sees [[spoiler:Raciel alive again after so many years, having previously thought that she had died during her exile to Hell. And another one when Black Mercy (one of the Grand Abominations that's in his possessions throughout the story) controls him and makes him kill her.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Belisatra]]
!Belisatra

A female Maker, formerly an apprentice of Gulbannan.
----
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Hadrimon.]]
* MadScientist: Her motivations basically boil down to curiosity; she wants to know how everything and everyone works, and will have said knowledge regardless of who gets hurt. In the case of allying with [[spoiler:Hadrimon]], she wants to know how the Grand Abominations function.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Hadrimon's red.
* WrenchWench: Belisatra supplies Hadrimon with his army of constructs.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Keeper of Oblivion]]
!The Keeper of Oblivion

The Charred Council's executioner and one of the very few people outside his brothers that Death considers a friend, also serving as the latter's confidant. True to his title, the Keeper holds the power to open a portal to Oblivion -- a realm where literally nothing exists; not even light and darkness. If someone or something is thrown in, they cease to exist, which is considered one of the most terrible of fates... which is where the Keeper comes in.
----
* FauxAffablyEvil: Implied. The affable part, at least, is played straight, but Death thinks it's just a ruse.
* TheDreaded: Considering that the Keeper holds the worst of all fates in the palm of his hands, he's one of the most feared beings in Creation.
* TheFaceless: Like Death, the Keeper is never seen without his mask, only said mask is made of iron as opposed to bone.
* WarriorTherapist: To Death. It's mentioned several times that the Keeper has committed atrocities on a similar level to Death's, which is probably why he's trusted with knowledge that not even the rest of the Horsemen knows.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Berrarris]]
!Berrarris

The Keeper of Oblivion's young Maker apprentice.
----
* ShrinkingViolet: Possibly subverted, as we've only seen this behavior when Death is around.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:'''Spoiler''' character]]
!Raciel

A fallen-angel-now-demon and Hadrimon's former lover. Since Heaven's laws are extremely strict to a degree where even who they love is dictated (in Raciel and Hadrimon's case, only angels that are much closer in military rank (ex. a general and their second-in-command) are actually allowed to have a relationship), Raciel was betrayed and ratted out by Hadrimon (who was having second thoughts about their relationship) and was exiled to Hell where she eventually transformed into a demon and became the leader of a band of mercenaries.
----
* ActionGirl: Leads a band of demon mercenaries.
%%* FallenAngel
* StarCrossedLovers: Used to be this with Hadrimon, given that they were widely different ranks in Heaven's military, which, according to the angels' very strict laws, was considered illegal. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] because she now hates him due to his role in her exile.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Does not hesitate to give [[spoiler:Hadrimon one when she reunites with him.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gulbannan]]
!Gulbannan

A once well-respected member of the Makers, until he took Lilith as a lover. However, Lilith was using him to learn his secrets about creating life (which she succeeded in doing), and after he had finished sharing all he knew, Gulbannan became worried of what Lilith might do with those secrets. Before he could do anything about it, his former apprentice, Belisatra, killed him out of interest in what Lilith would create. It's heavily implied that Lilith used her newfound abilities to create the Nephilim and, subsequently, the Four Horsemen.
----
* DeathByOriginStory: He taught Lilith how to create life, which she used to create the {{Nephilim}}, and by extension, the Four Horsemen. However, he was killed after she learned everything she could from him.
* PosthumousCharacter: Offed by Belisatra before the series began so she could find out what Lilith would do with his secrets.

[[/folder]]

!!DLC-only characters

[[folder:The Hunter]]
!The Hunter
!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum

From the Belial DLC. A human who roamed around the ruins of Earth, whom Death eventually bumped into after hearing rumors of survivors from Uriel.
----
* ActionSurvivor: Yep. Despite his failings, he's a paragon of humanity's potential, despite how most supernatural beings dismiss humans as being weak. This guy managed to survive with just a sniper rifle, his own survival skills, and a makeshift prosthesis.
* TheAtoner: Suffers from extreme guilt of serving Belial by revealing the locations of the other survivors in exchange for his own soul back.
* BadassNormal: No special powers whatsoever. Even the 'deal' with Belial got him no powers whatsoever.
* ColdSniper: Uses a sniper rifle as his main weapon.
* HandicappedBadass: He replaced his missing leg with a makeshift prosthesis.
* HeroicBSOD: Suffers from one upon learning that [[spoiler:his soul was never taken and that the humans he helped locate died for nothing.]]
* LastOfTheirKind: Implied. When asked by Death if there were others, the Hunter merely answers that he doesn't know and that if there were he "hoped that their end was quick".
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: When it turned out [[spoiler:his soul was never taken from him and that he was merely fooled into ratting out the other humans]], the Hunter asks to be killed as penance. [[spoiler:Death complies.]]
%%* UnwittingPawn
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Hunter was originally meant to appear as a character in the first Darksiders as an ally to War, but was scrapped for unknown reasons.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Belial]]
!Belial
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore

From the Belial DLC. A demon who recently became a "Lord" in Hell's legions. The Hunter claimed that he had his soul and, in exchange for getting it back, he had to reveal the locations of the other human survivors.
----
* ButtMonkey: If Death's first line to him is anything to go by, Belial didn't seem all that well-respected before his ascension (probably in part of Hell's meritocratic form of government).
--> '''Death''': Belial. The Legions of Hell must be in a sorry state to make you a Lord.
* FatBastard: He's a grotesquely obese demon with the personality to match.
* IAmAHumanitarian: Shown eating a dead human right before his fight with Death.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Death finishes him off by skewering him with his own trident.
* LargeAndInCharge: He had ascended to the title of "Demon Lord" as of the Apocalypse. However, since he was stationed on Earth, it's unknown whether or not he took orders from [[TheHeavy the Destroyer]] or if he was off doing his own thing.
* ManipulativeBastard: He fooled the Hunter into ratting out his fellow human survivors by claiming to be in possession of the man's soul... despite ''not'' having any power to do so.
* ProngsOfPoseidon: Uses a trident as his WeaponOfChoice.
* YourSoulIsMine: The Hunter believed Belial had his soul. [[spoiler:It turns out it was just an empty threat meant to keep him from rebelling and that his soul was never taken in the first place.]]


[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Mad Smith]]
!The Mad Smith
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka

A Maker who was imprisoned in the Shadow Lands by his kin for his creation of the Abyssal Forge.
----

* AxCrazy: When meeting Death for the first time.
* HypocriticalHumor: He pulls this off when describing the Abyssal Forge. He's called the "Mad" Smith for a reason.
-->'''Mad Smith''': And unlike myself, the Abyssal Forge is utterly insane.
* MadScientist: Even if he is a talented smith, it's clear he has a few screws loose.
* MercyKill: Asks this of Death after the destruction of the Abyssal Forge. [[spoiler:The request didn't seem all that important to him, given how aloof he was when Death decided to spare him, even stating he wanted to make a new masterpiece.]] Although, this is probably another sign of his madness...
* OhCrap: When Death tells him the seal to the Shadow Lands has been broken, the smith starts to freak out about the potential invasion of the Abyssal Forge and its armies and begs him to destroy it.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Frostbane]]
!Frostbane
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
An ice dragon created by Argul, who summoned a soul of the Abyss to serve him. It serves as the final boss in the ''Argul's Tomb'' DLC.

----
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Much like its master Argul, Frostbane also has domains over cold.
* {{Expy}}: It resembles the Destroyer in the first game, only being covered in ice instead of wreathed in flames.
* TheDragon: To Argul, both figuratively and literally.
* DragonTheirFeet: Frostbane is confronted long after its master has been dethroned, and likely can be faced after his defeat in Death's hands.
* SealedEvilInACan: When Argul was deposed, Frostbane was trapped inside its sanctuary and throw away into a pocket realm by the Lord of Bones away frmo anyone's reach.
[[/folder]]

!!Death's Door characters

[[folder:The Horsemaster]]
!The Horsemaster

The protector of a place called the Far Fields. It is from him that the Horsemen got their steeds.
----
* BewareTheNiceOnes: To quote Death...
-->'''Death''': When he is at rest, no being has known greater serenity. And when he is called to arms, no being is swifter at bringing everlasting darkness... [[GrimReaper Save for me]].
* CoolOldGuy: He acts very respectful towards Death and even helps him gets to Earth, saying that the latter's cause has always been just.
* {{Cowboy}}: Possibly a lone cowboy variation. Aside from dressing the part (save for what appear to be two tanto-like weapons strapped to his back), he hasn't been seen to be living with anyone else and he takes care of the horses that live in his realm.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Horsemaster is simply known to those who know him as... ''the Horsemaster''.
* TheNameless: From what Death knows, if the Horsemaster actually has a given name, he has yet to tell anyone.
* WhipItGood: Like Fury, his main weapon is a whip.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:'''Spoiler''' character]]
!Makhala

A former angel soldier from the Hellguard that was present at the Battle of Eden where the Nephilim were wiped out by the temporary alliance between the Four Horsemen and the Hellguard. However, after Absalom died and Corruption was born, Makhala became one of the first people to fall under its influence. She traveled to Earth and started a cult among the humans while spreading Corruption's influence, claiming that she's "saving" them. It wasn't until the events of Death's Door (specifically, in 18th century France) that Death hunted her down (as requested by Abaddon, when she killed several of his best soldiers (but he thought she was a demon)) and killed her.
----
* ActionGirl: Was formerly part of the Hellguard.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Thanks to Corruption. Also applies to her followers.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Partly averted. She has red hair, yet, unlike most angels, her skin isn't dark but fair.
* EvilRedhead: In stark contrast to most angel characters (who have platinum hair), Makhala has red hair.
* LightIsNotGood: She's an angel, but spreading Corruption pegs her as this trope.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Like War in the first game, she uses a crossblade. [[{{BFS}} Unlike War]], it's her main weapon.
* ReligionOfEvil: Started one of these on Earth under the influence of Corruption.

[[/folder]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:The Watcher makes a lot of OhCrap expressions when Lust offers to expose Envy to Fury in exchange for her life]].