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* EvilWeapon: His own cursed sword, which he cast away as a pact with the demons he worships. It is indestructible, can harm supernatural beings, and is the only weapon that can harm him. But all its wielders become an undead skeleton doomed to hold it forever, or until someone takes it, risking the curse in turn. Yaztromo saves you from the curse after you win the FinalBattle, and throws the sword in the collapsing chasm, buried under thousands of tons of rubbles.
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* EvilWeapon: His own cursed sword, which he cast away as per a pact with the demons he worships. It is indestructible, can harm supernatural beings, and is the only weapon that can harm kill him. But all its wielders become wielder becomes an undead skeleton doomed to hold it forever, or until someone takes it, risking the curse in turn. Yaztromo saves you from the curse after you win the FinalBattle, and throws the sword in the collapsing chasm, buried under thousands of tons of rubbles.
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* SorcerousOverlord: He is a powerful lich controlling lording over a lifeless domain around his crypt, with an army of monsters and undeads, controlling including all trolls in Allansia Allansia, and setting out to rise every dead.
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* SphereOfDestruction: [[spoiler: The last attack he uses against you is one. If you cannot counter it you are in for a nasty OneHitKill.]]
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* WaveMotionGun: The most powerful spell he uses against you is a gigantic energy blast. [[spoiler: He attacks you with it after you destroy the tower.]]
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* AntagonistAbilities: He starts the battle with a painful, deafening spell that affects the whole room and his cursed sword will paralyze you if you're hit three times.
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* MakeMeWannaShout: As soon as he appears he casts a dark spell that seriously harms your hearing, costing -3 skill, no less. [[spoiler: Unless you're wearing a copper ring.]]
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* MosesInTheBullrushes: He was abandoned in a forest during winter, likely by a poor peasant family who could not afford to take care of him. Dark elves found him and raised as a powerful SorcerousOverlord.
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* SNKBoss: Facing a skill 10 foe is tough, but not that hard with higher stats. Facing a skill 10 foe who wins if he lands three hits, after suffering a crippling loss of -3 skill is nearly impossible, even with the maximum of 12. Without protection from his magic, you are in for a world of pain.
** Said protection however, [[spoiler: namely the copper ring]] leaves him as powerful but nothing insurmountable. With it and skill 11 or 12, you can kick his sorry ass without much trouble.
** Said protection however, [[spoiler: namely the copper ring]] leaves him as powerful but nothing insurmountable. With it and skill 11 or 12, you can kick his sorry ass without much trouble.
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** Said protection however, [[spoiler: namely the copper ring]] leaves him as powerful butnothing insurmountable.still manageable. With it and skill 11 or 12, you can kick his sorry ass without much trouble.
** Said protection however, [[spoiler: namely the copper ring]] leaves him as powerful but
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler: When facing him in his tower, you must destroy the two incense burners on each side of his throne to breaks his magic. Destroying one renders him vulnerable and makes his spells harmless. Destroying both [[ZeroEffortBoss forces him to fight at close range]].]]
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler: When facing him in his tower, you must destroy the two incense burners on each side of his throne to breaks break his magic. Destroying one renders him vulnerable and makes his spells harmless. Destroying both [[ZeroEffortBoss forces him to fight at close range]].]]
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* ZeroEffortBoss: He is this both times if you know what to do. [[spoiler: During the first fight, destroy his incense burners in the tower, and he won't be able to do anything. In the second, let the Crystal of Power do the trick and voila! Thank you, good bye and don't forget to tip.]]
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* ZeroEffortBoss: He is this both times if you know what to do. [[spoiler: During the first fight, destroy his incense burners in the tower, tower and he won't be able to do anything. In the second, let the Crystal of Power do the trick and voila! Thank you, good bye and don't forget to tip.]]
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A demented wizard obsessed with power, in cahoots with one of the Demon Princes... He studied magic at the IcePalace of the Elven Mages, under TheArchmage Elokinan, before [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killing them all after completing his studies]]. He created a gigantic Flying Sphere that can destroy entire settlements in a few minutes, and is working on the even more destructive titular [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Tower of Destruction]]. He earned the staunch hatred of the survivor of a village he destroyed to test his inventions, who would not rest until he is destroyed...
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A demented wizard obsessed with power, in cahoots with one of the Demon Princes... He [[DeceptiveDisciple studied magic magic]] at the IcePalace of the Elven Mages, under TheArchmage Elokinan, before [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killing them all after completing his studies]]. He created a gigantic Flying Sphere that can destroy entire settlements in a few minutes, and is working on the even more destructive titular [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Tower of Destruction]]. He earned the staunch hatred of the survivor of a village he destroyed to test his inventions, who would not rest until he is destroyed...
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Averted, he already was evil before being apprenticed to Elokinan, he just hid it well enough.
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* SNKBoss: Not counting his deadly tricks, the FinalBattle is virtually UnwinnableByDesign. Skill 12 (the normal maximum) and stamina 20 makes his super tough, and he wins instantly by hitting you twice in a row. With few means to match his might, even starting with skill 12 and reaching 13 with a bonus, your chances of winning fairly do not exceed 6%... Any player can tell horror stories about this creep.
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* SNKBoss: Not counting his deadly tricks, the FinalBattle is virtually UnwinnableByDesign. Skill 12 (the normal maximum) and stamina 20 makes his him super tough, and he wins instantly by hitting you twice in a row. With few means to match his might, even starting with skill 12 and reaching 13 with a bonus, your chances of winning fairly do not exceed 6%... Any player can tell horror stories about this creep.
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** As far as attack spells go, he favours the [[{{Fireballs}} Firebolt]], also a long-range move.
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* BigBadWannabe: Not in the story proper, but the franchise as a whole. He does poses a considerable threat, yet is an upstart compared to other {{Big Bad}}s. Justified in that Malbordus is still in training to become a proper BigBad. Had he succeeded, he would have grown as formidable as the others.
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* BigBadWannabe: Not in the story proper, but the franchise as a whole. He does poses pose a considerable threat, yet is an upstart compared to other {{Big Bad}}s. Justified in that Malbordus is still in training to become a proper BigBad. Had he succeeded, he would have grown as formidable as the others.
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* TheRedBaron: He lacks a title in the gamebook, but [[AllThereInTheManual the guidebook]] calls him the Undying One.
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* CoolPet: He has tamed a friggin' Giant Griffin! He uses it for errands and important missions, and of course as a RightHandAttackDog should the need arise.
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* OrcusOnHisThrone: He remains in his tower for the entire first campaign, sending his monsters and CoolPet do the footwork for him. [[spoiler: Even when you fight him he remains glued to his throne till the bitter end.]]
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* OrcusOnHisThrone: He remains in his tower for the entire first campaign, sending his monsters and CoolPet pet do the footwork for him. [[spoiler: Even when you fight him he remains glued to his throne till the bitter end.]]
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* TouchOfDeath: His SignatureMove and WeaponOfChoice is a life-draining touch. If he grabs someone, he drains them dry and turns them into his undead slave. This alone is what makes him such a SNKBoss.
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* TouchOfDeath: His SignatureMove and WeaponOfChoice is a life-draining touch. If he grabs someone, he drains them dry and turns them into his undead slave. You can NoSell every other OneHitKill move he dishes out, but not this one, which makes it his true ThatOneAttack despite being much less flashy than the others. This alone is what makes him such a SNKBoss.
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* WeaponOfChoice: His deadly TouchOfDeath is his most used way to kill people. You can NoSell every other OneHitKill move he dishes out, but not this one, which makes it his true ThatOneAttack despite being much less flashy than the others.
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The [[StarterVillain main antagonist]] in ''Dungeoneer'', the first book of the role-playing game ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'', Xortan Throg is an old EvilSorcerer, descendant from the royalty of the lost city of Carsepolis, who strives to restore the kingdom now replaced by Port Blacksand, the infamous [[WretchedHive City of Thieves]]. He abducts Princess Sarissa of Salamonis, prompting her betrothed Prince Barinjhar of Chalice to lead an expedition against him. But little does Throg know that [[OverarchingVillain a being far more evil and dangerous that he could ever be]] be is lurking around his lair, and that the adventuring party launched after him will track him down come hell or high water...
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* DeviousDaggers: He fights with a dagger during the first battle against him.
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* KnifeNut: He fights with a dagger during the first battle against him.
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* NoSell: Played with. He is stated to be immune to fire and lightning, but you can never attack him with it.
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* EnergyWeapon: During the first confrontation against him, he fires never-missing energy darts. They deal additional damage, making the BossBattle against Dazrakk, his man-orc bodyguard, pretty dangerous.
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* EnergyWeapon: During EnergyBow: Zeverin uses a variation in the first confrontation fight against him, he him. He has no bow but fires never-missing energy darts. They deal darts, dealing additional damage, making the BossBattle against Dazrakk, his man-orc bodyguard, bodyguard Dazrakk pretty dangerous.
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* {{Fireballs}}: He masters the Firebolt Spell well enough to make what's usually a rather common attack spell into a deadly attack. [[spoiler: If you did not breathe a magic smoke, you're dead meat in two shots.]]
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* BadassBeard: He sports one making him look creepy, but also undeniably badass.
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* BadassMustache: Merging into his BadassBeard around his mouth.
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* TheNecromancer: Necromancy is his main field of magic. From animating undeads to draining life-from the land or his victims, and even returning from the grave as an undead, he sure knows the subject.
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[[folder:Agglax]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsThePit Pit]] page under '''Greater Demons'''.
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[[folder:Malbordus]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TempleOfTerror''
A human of great potential for magic, abandoned in the wilderness as an infant, who was taken to the underground capital of the dark elven kingdom of Tìranduil Kelthas, and raised by the {{High Priest}}ess of the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Snake Demon Myurr]]. As the final trial of his training, he is tasked to venture into the [[TempleOfDoom lost city of Vatos]] in the [[ShiftingSandLand Desert of Skulls]] to recover lost ArtifactsOfDoom that would help him take over Allansia. Fortunately, [[BigGood the Legendary Wizard Yaztromo]] learns about his quest and sends the hero who braved the ''Literature/CavernsOfTheSnowWitch'' and ''Literature/TheForestOfDoom'' to face him...
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* AntagonistAbilities: He starts the battle with a painful, deafening spell that affects the whole room and his cursed sword will paralyze you if you're hit three times.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The five Dragon Artefacts he is looking for are five dragon statuettes of bone, ebony, crystal, silver and gold, that can be turned into an invincible dragon obeying those who awoke them. With such WeaponsOfMassDestruction, the Dark Elven Kingdom and its army could rise from their subterranean city and invade the land unopposed.
* BadassLongRobe: Malbordus wears a long, flowing black robe, fitting for an EvilSorcerer.
* TheBeastMaster: He can subjugate animals, even those bred for war, into obeying him so thoroughly that they become dependent on him to live, unable to feed if he does not order them to.
* BigBad: The powerful mage setting out to invade Allansia for the dark elves, whom you must track down.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Malbordus is the main villain of the book, but Leesha, the Grand Priestess of Vatos plays an equally important villainous role. At least one bad ending confirms that the two are in cahoots.
** Contrary to Leesha, a VainSorceress of considerable power who only cares about sitting around and having her every whim catered, Malbordus is a SorcerousOverlord in training, working to build his own power base. She flees as soon as you pose a threat to her, while Malbordus confronts you head on for the FinalBattle, cementing him as the biggest threat and true BigBad.
* BigBadWannabe: Not in the story proper, but the franchise as a whole. He does poses a considerable threat, yet is an upstart compared to other {{Big Bad}}s. Justified in that Malbordus is still in training to become a proper BigBad. Had he succeeded, he would have grown as formidable as the others.
* BlackSwordsAreBetter: His cursed blade is made of pitch-black steel.
* BondVillainStupidity: He tries to kill you by summoning the dreaded [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Envoy of Death]]... who, rather than killing you on the spot is content with scattering the five letters D.E.A.T.H. across the dungeon, which are quite dangerous but easily escapable.
* TheChampion: To the [[GreaterScopeVillain High Priestess of Myurr]], and the Dark Elven Kingdom as a whole. And to Myurr himself by extension.
* ChildProdigy: Malbordus displayed immense potential for magic at a very young age, and passed his first initiation with flying colours at the tender age of nine.
* ComplexityAddiction: Summoning a powerful spirit against you while he's searching the PlotCoupons is fine and dandy. But he had to send one with needlessly convoluted, next to useless methods. Better (or worse), the Envoy of Death makes it clear that he could easily [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim snuff you on the spot]], but goes for complexity instead.
* CreepyChild: He was so evil as a child that even the AlwaysChaoticEvil dark elves were [[EvenEvilHasStandards disturbed]]. Of course, they saw his evil and potential as a blessing and set out to make use of it.
* DarkMessiah: He's this to the dark elves and the cult of Myurr who raised him.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Malbordus and the Dark Elves want to take over and enslave all other races. [[FantasticRacism They consider every other people as beneath them and only fit to crawl at their feet.]]
* DropInNemesis: After you've found all five statuettes and smashed one of them, Malbordus will emerge from a nearby pit and challenge you to a fight, starting the FinalBattle.
* EvilCounterpart: He's this to your own character if you think about it: Both of you are trained in swordsmanship and magic, received magical help in Darkwood and are sent to Vatos to look after the same set of artefacts, though your objectives are different.
* EvilEyebrows: Made even creepier by his gaunt, skull-like face.
* EvilLaugh: He gives one in the Bad Ending, riding one of the Five Dragons to the Dark Elf Kingdom.
* EvilMakesYouUgly: As an adult he's tall, gaunt and dark-skinned, with almost-balding hair on his head and hideously exaggerated facial features that make his face look like a skull.
* EvilSorcerer: He was tutored into TheDarkArts by the Dark Elves of Darkwood Forest and the cult of Myurr, and he is very skilled in the trade.
* EvilWeapon: He wields a cursed blade that can leave you paralyzed and defenceless.
* EvilWearsBlack: He is only clad in black robes.
* FinalBoss: With skill 10 stamina 18, he makes a powerful foe. But what makes him formidable are his BlackMagic and his EvilWeapon. Without proper protection, he is a SNKBoss through and through.
* ForeheadOfDoom: As an adult.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: An evil subversion, as it's said that sinister and wicked animals came to witness Malbordus' birth and accompanied him.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Once a simple abandoned baby, sadly common in medieval settings, now an OverlordJr on his way to take over Allansia.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: While the same can be said for most {{Big Bad}}s of the franchise, Malbordus is one of the least developed villains, with minimal looks, name, powers and characteristics. He is evil, he is ugly, he is powerful, he wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but so do most other more fleshed out villains with more presence and unique traits. Only his background salvages things a bit.
* GottaCatchThemAll: His second initiation test and his goal in the story is to retrieve the [[ArtifactOfDoom five Dragon Artefacts]], and use their power to take over Allansia.
** Your goal is the same, but contrary to him you're searching the artefacts to destroy them.
* IHaveManyNames: He is also known as Aeren Tintathel.
* IWasQuiteALooker: As seen in the picture, he was good looking as a child. Now on the other hand...
* MagicKnight: Malbordus is equally talented in magic and swordsmanship.
* MakeMeWannaShout: As soon as he appears he casts a dark spell that seriously harms your hearing, costing -3 skill, no less. [[spoiler: Unless you're wearing a copper ring.]]
* MasterSwordsman: He's not half bad with that Black Sword of his.
* MeaningfulName: In-universe.
** "Malbordus" means "Child of Darkness".
** "Aeren Tintathel" means "Storm Child" in dark elven language, for he was found during [[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight a stormy night]].
* MisanthropeSupreme: Malbordus absolutely loathes humanity and the races of the surface.
* MosesInTheBullrushes: He was abandoned in a forest during winter, likely by a poor peasant family who could not afford to take care of him. Dark elves found him and raised as a powerful SorcerousOverlord.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malbordus sounds quite ominous.
* ObviouslyEvil: His current appearance plays this as straight as possible. The narration states that he exudes an aura of pure malevolence and hatred.
* OlderThanHeLooks: Who could believe upon seeing him that he is a young adult? Even then, can you guess how old is he in the main picture here? A teenager? The answer: Nine years old. No kidding!
* OverlordJr: He is the adopted son of the [[HighPriest high-priestess of Myurr]], who sent him on his quest, and he plans to dominate Allansia as a whole for the dark elves, with him and her on top.
* TheParalyzer: It does this to you if he strikes you thrice with his blade, kind of like a ghoul's claws. [[spoiler: A copper ring will protect you.]]
* PlayingWithFire: He burned a village only with his mental focus, during his first initiation trial.
* PointyEars: He might be human, but his ears are elf-like.
* SNKBoss: Facing a skill 10 foe is tough, but not that hard with higher stats. Facing a skill 10 foe who wins if he lands three hits, after suffering a crippling loss of -3 skill is nearly impossible, even with the maximum of 12. Without protection from his magic, you are in for a world of pain.
** Said protection however, [[spoiler: namely the copper ring]] leaves him as powerful but nothing insurmountable. With it and skill 11 or 12, you can kick his sorry ass without much trouble.
* SorcerousOverlord: He aims to become one, and you must do whatever it takes to prevent him from reaching his goal.
* SummonMagic: He called forth the Envoy of Death, a powerful spirit, and knows how to use the Dragon artefacts to summon the real deal.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Downplayed, as he covets one third of it. But it is already far too much.
* VillainousCheekbones: Did we mention that his face looks like a skull?
* VillainousWidowsPeak: UpToEleven, as his ForeheadOfDoom highlights it.
* WalkingWasteland: Malbordus can wither plants by looking at them.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Malbordus utterly loathes humans and identifies as a dark elf, despite being human. Justified in that he hates humans for leaving him to die in the cold, while the dark elves saved him and are training him as a leader.
* YoungConqueror: He is a few years past being a teenager and he aspires to take over Allansia. He is not that yet, and you must ensure he never becomes it.
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[[folder:Oldoran Zagor]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsDemonicThree Demonic Three]] page under '''Conquerors'''.
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[[folder:Razaak]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer''
Far and away the worst SNKBoss of the franchise, virtually invincible without cheating. Once a power-hungry mage apprentice, he spent forty years in isolation to become a necromancer. He then demanded obedience from the lords of Allansia, but being totally unknown, he was dismissed as yet-another harmless BigBadWannabe. Big mistake. He blighted the entire land for years, until he got killed by the legendary hero Kull, wielding his own cursed sword. But after a century, he has returned as a lich after his vault was accidentally opened, and plans to wipe out all life in Allansia. Alerted by your old friend, [[TheArchmage the Legendary Mage Yaztromo]], you set out to destroy him once and for all...
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* AchillesHeel: Not a spoiler for you learn it right away, but Razaak can only be felled by his own cursed sword, [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement which you must fetch as soon as possible.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: Downplayed. The intro reveals all you need to know about him, but the guidebooks add details. Notably that he studied in the famed WizardingSchool of the Forest of Yore.
* AnimalMotifs: Insects. He is described as evoking a grotesquely deformed bug, and he [[BeeBeeGun summons a plague of insects]] to kill you or to spread pestilence.
* AntagonistAbilities: What makes him such a nightmare to fight. Even without counting his many deadly spells, he is a powerhouse with max skill, lots of stamina, and a TouchOfDeath that kills you as soon as he grabs you at any point of the battle. Talk about broken...
* AntagonistTitle: I wonder who the sorcerer of the title might be?
* BackFromTheDead: He was slain a hundred years before the start of the story, and returns as an undead, even worse than before.
* BadassBoast: His greetings sums up as "you are powerful to make it this far, and I know that you have the only thing that can harm me. But you still stand no chance." And true to form, it won't be easy.
* BadassLongRobe: He wears a luxurious red and gold robe that does not fit his hideous frame and many deformities, but reminds you that said hideous midget is a necromancer of considerable might.
* BaldOfEvil: The least disturbing of his many deformities.
* BeeBeeGun: Razaak summons millions of venomous insects to spread plague, and he uses it against you during the FinalBattle. [[spoiler: You must have the Hamakeis' parchment and to know how to cast its defensive spell, lest you die a painful death.]]
* BigBad: The Lich Master who threatens all life in Allansia and must be stopped at all costs.
* BlackMage: Gets some nasty, OneHitKill attack spells under his belt.
* BodyHorror: Where to begin? The eyes? The arms? The face? The oversized head? This sod is hideously deformed from head to toe.
* ContinuityNod: He shares some powers with Zanbar Bone, the BigBad of ''[[Literature/CityOfThieves1983 City of Thieves]]'', another [[OurLichesAreDifferent super powerful lich]] from a book by Ian Livingstone. Namely the TouchOfDeath, and [[spoiler: the need to wear a Ring of True Seeing to see through his first trick.]] In ''The Port of Peril'', a revived Zanbar Bone completes the reference by using a BeeBeeGun attack similar to his own. Livingstone sure loves referencing his previous works.
* CreatingLife: He creates hideous monsters just to pass time.
* CreepilyLongArms: One is long enough to reach the ground. The other averts it by being shrivelled.
* TheDarkArts: He masters Dark Magic to create monsters and summon demons.
* DepravedDwarf: He is very small and horribly evil.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: He always craved power for the sake of power. Back when he was alive, he wanted to rule and tyrannize Allansia, but after dying and becoming a lich, [[FromBadToWorse he became much worse]].
* DisabilitySuperpower: Seriously, how can such a deformed creep be such a deadly fighter? [[AWizardDidIt He most likely enhances himself with magic.]]
* TheDreaded: Zig-zagged. In his backstory, Razaak was not taken seriously at all at first but quickly became this all around. Now, he is mostly forgotten, but everyone who still know about him fears him greatly. Even the BigGood, the Legendary Mage Gereth Yaztromo, is wary of him.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: He turned the crypt he was buried into one, under the Moonstone Hills.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Extinguishing all life is rarely good for the planet's health.
* EvilMakesYouUgly: And how! No-one knows know what he looked like as a human, but as an undead, dear Titan, this grotesque, vaguely human ''thing'' is so utterly disgusting that even the narration states that you never felt such revulsion.
* EvilSorcerer: An undead and very, very evil one.
* EvilWeapon: His own cursed sword, which he cast away as a pact with the demons he worships. It is indestructible, can harm supernatural beings, and is the only weapon that can harm him. But all its wielders become an undead skeleton doomed to hold it forever, or until someone takes it, risking the curse in turn. Yaztromo saves you from the curse after you win the FinalBattle, and throws the sword in the collapsing chasm, buried under thousands of tons of rubbles.
* FemmeFatalons: A male example, his hands with long, pointed fingernails are described as looking like a bird-prey's talon.
* FinalBoss: By far the hardest to defeat of the franchise, no question asked. This creep is an utter nightmare, feared and reviled by many fans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Razaak was but a simple wizard graduate, but he grew over the years to a world-threatening SorcerousOverlord.
* FrozenFace: His skull-like face is fixated in a permanent rictus. Despite that, he can talk just fine.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Not only do you kill him with the cursed sword he cast away, [[spoiler: but you destroy him for good with the horn of the [[{{Kaiju}} Gargantis]] he bred as his major military asset.]]
* HostageSituation: Razaak has [[BadassInDistress Yaztromo kidnapped by a demonspawn he summoned]], forcing you to save him. He did not bother for hostages though, as he merely wanted anyone opposing him dead, and was planning on sacrificing the wizard.
* HypnoTrinket: [[spoiler: If you face him wearing a Demon Talisman, it compels you to obey him and he kills you without fight. He might have crafted it himself.]]
* KillAllHumans: And every other life-form with them.
* LifeDrinker: From the surroundings of the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon to his foes, he decays and withers all he comes in contact with.
* LoadBearingBoss: His crypt crumbles as soon as you destroy him once and for all, forcing you to escape safely to fully finish the game.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Hideous? Check. BaldOfEvil? Check. Hunchback? Check. NightmareFace? Check. Deathly waxen skin? Check.
* MadEye: One of his eyes his oversized, bulging and protruding.
* MarathonBoss: He boasts stamina 20, which would be unwelcome even if he was not already so broken.
* TheNecrocracy: Razaak aims to make Allansia solely populated by undeads, and rule it forever.
* TheNecromancer: Necromancy is his main field of magic. From animating undeads to draining life-from the land or his victims, and even returning from the grave as an undead, he sure knows the subject.
* NighInvulnerability: Only his own EvilWeapon can harm him. [[spoiler: And after killing him, you must pierce his heart with a Gargantis Horn to prevent further resurrections forever.]]
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: He raises thousands of undeads to serve him and plans to make an army of every corpse in Allansia to destroy all life.
* NightmareFace: Skull-like, deathly waxen, with a MadEye, [[FrozenFace fixed]] in a creepy rictus.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Razaak disintegrates when you snuff him out for good.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: He hasn't got a single pound on flesh on his body.
* OhCrap: He has a downplayed one before you fight him, his eyes reflecting an ounce of fear. Still intensely satisfying considering the headaches he will cause you.
* OmnicidalManiac: He wants to extinguish all life in Allansia, making it a land of the undead.
* OneHitKill: EVERY trick in his arsenal, even his normal attack under conditions. Nightmare we tell you...
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Razaak is never referred to as a lich, but being a nearly indestructible undead necromancer of immense power, he more than qualifies.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: You would think at first glance that this hideous, deformed midget could not fight well in such a state, but he soon gonna prove you wrong. And [[SNKBoss haunt your worst nightmares]] while he's at it.
* PlagueMaster: Razaak causes plague, pestilence, droughts and all sorts of disasters across Allansia. He used it in his backstory to make people take his threats seriously, and now he does so merely ForTheEvulz. Which tips you that something is off, and prompts you to investigate and act.
* PlayingWithFire: He masters the [[{{Fireballs}} Firebolt Spell]] to deadly effect. [[spoiler: You need to have breathed a magical smoke to resist, or else he blasts you with it until you fall.]]
* TheRedBaron: He lacks a title in the gamebook, but [[AllThereInTheManual the guidebook]] calls him the Undying One.
* ReducedToDust: All that's left of Razaak after you kill him is a thin sheen of brown dust.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: He reached it after becoming a lich, and you must not only kill him again but make sure he stays dead for good.
* SealedEvilInACan: He became one after his death, for a mage sealed his corpse in a crypt that was not to be opened in a hundred and ten years, to prevent him from returning as a lich. Of course, it was opened before the time limit, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom probably by unknowing grave-robbers.]]
* SequentialBoss: As soon as you meet him, you must survive his many attempts on your life, each with a specific counter, before fighting him.
** [[spoiler: He first welcomes you transformed into your friend Yaztromo to catch you off-guard, then hurls Firebolt spells, then summons hordes of insects, then blasts you with a Thunderbolt spell. Without the aforementioned counters, you are done for. Then you fight him and shit really hits the fan.]]
* ShockAndAwe: He masters an exceptionally powerful version of the Thunderbolt Spell. [[spoiler: Without a magic shield to deflect it you are toast. Literally.]]
* SNKBoss: Not counting his deadly tricks, the FinalBattle is virtually UnwinnableByDesign. Skill 12 (the normal maximum) and stamina 20 makes his super tough, and he wins instantly by hitting you twice in a row. With few means to match his might, even starting with skill 12 and reaching 13 with a bonus, your chances of winning fairly do not exceed 6%... Any player can tell horror stories about this creep.
* SorcerousOverlord: He is a powerful lich controlling a lifeless domain around his crypt, with an army of monsters and undeads, controlling all trolls in Allansia and setting out to rise every dead.
* TaintedVeins: Razaak's skull is covered in bulging, palpitating red veins.
* TouchOfDeath: His SignatureMove and WeaponOfChoice is a life-draining touch. If he grabs someone, he drains them dry and turns them into his undead slave. This alone is what makes him such a SNKBoss.
* UndeathAlwaysEnds: But you will go through hell to end his own.
* UndeathlyPallor: Long past simply being pale, his tone is a deathly, greyish waxen. Did we mention that the fucker is ugly as hell?
* VillainBall: By the start of your quest, he has built himself a considerable power base and his EvilPlan is running smoothly. You only discover the truth when investigating the plagues spreading all around and the mysterious deaths near his lair, which he caused just ForTheEvulz. Had he refrained from being a dick for no reason, he would have succeeded. Well done, dumbass, undeath sure has rotten your brain.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can transform and assume other aspects. [[spoiler: He welcomes you transformed into Yaztromo to catch you off-guard. Without a Ring of True Sight, you are doomed.]]
* WalkingWasteland: Razaak turns his surroundings into a desolate, decaying wasteland.
* WeaponOfChoice: His deadly TouchOfDeath is his most used way to kill people. You can NoSell every other OneHitKill move he dishes out, but not this one, which makes it his true ThatOneAttack despite being much less flashy than the others.
** As far as attack spells go, he favours the [[{{Fireballs}} Firebolt]], also a long-range move.
* ZombieApocalypse: His EvilPlan in a nutshell.
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[[folder:Ulrakaah]]
-->See her entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsThePit The Pit]] page under '''Greater Demons'''
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[[folder:Xortan Throg]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy''
The [[StarterVillain main antagonist]] in ''Dungeoneer'', the first book of the role-playing game ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'', Xortan Throg is an old EvilSorcerer, descendant from the royalty of the lost city of Carsepolis, who strives to restore the kingdom now replaced by Port Blacksand, the infamous [[WretchedHive City of Thieves]]. He abducts Princess Sarissa of Salamonis, prompting her betrothed Prince Barinjhar of Chalice to lead an expedition against him. But little does Throg know that [[OverarchingVillain a being far more evil and dangerous that he could ever be]] is lurking around his lair, and that the adventuring party launched after him will track him down come hell or high water...
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: The sorcerer you face in his tower is but a construct in his likeness animated by magic, through which he can see, talk, act and spellcast.]]
* AntagonistAbilities: A very powerful wizard, who can spam a slew of nasty spells and counter your attacks, always troublesome when faced head on.
* ArcVillain: The primary antagonist of the first book... [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil out of three.]]
* AstralProjection: [[spoiler: As his body double falls, Throg casts an image of himself in the fire to swear revenge.]]
* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler: When facing him in his tower, you must destroy the two incense burners on each side of his throne to breaks his magic. Destroying one renders him vulnerable and makes his spells harmless. Destroying both [[ZeroEffortBoss forces him to fight at close range]].]]
* AttackReflector: During the last BossBattle, he deflects back every projectile thrown at him. [[spoiler: The easiest way to take him down is to deflect back his Death Spell with a Crystal of Power.]]
* BadassLongRobe: Wears elaborate robes and toga, as does the BigBad due to their shared origin.
* BaldOfEvil: Has little to no hair on top of his head and he has not a single decent bone in his body.
* BarrierWarrior: In addition to the Ward Spell he uses to NoSell your projectiles, he casts a Barrier Spell between your party and him, to gloat without being attacked before the first BossBattle against him.
* BastardBastard: Xortan Throg boasts about being the last descendant of the king of Carsepolis. While true, his royal ancestor was but the result of the last prince's one-night-stand with a servant maid. And a good monarch he would be '''not'''.
* BeardOfEvil: He sports a typical scumbag-looking goatee.
* BigBadWannabe: While Xortan Throg is a genuinely powerful and threatening SorcerousOverlord, he can't hold a candle to [[ShadowDictator Lord Varek Azzur]], whose throne he covets, and to the true BigBad of the epic.
* BlackMage: Xortan Throg masters a lot of attack spells ranging from troublesome to deadly.
* BrainsAndBrawn: [[spoiler: He is the brains to his secret accomplice Prince Barinjhar, having devised their plan when the prince came to see him. Him fighting with spells and Barinjhar fighting with a sword reflects this.]]
* CastFromHitPoints: Averted in the first BossBattle against him. Played straight in the second, as like all mages in ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'', spellcasting costs him stamina.
* ClimaxBoss: He is confronted each time at the end of a quest, but the story goes on after.
** In ''Tower of the Sorcerer'', you fight him atop the titular tower, where [[TheReveal you learn the truth about his plan.]] Don't be fooled by his pathetically low scores (a measly skill 2 stamina 6), he has a tremendous magic special skill 20 and you cannot fight him normally. He [[NoSell counters spells and long-ranged attacks]] and fires spells from afar. [[spoiler: You must attack the incense burners to prevent him from spellcasting, [[ZeroEffortBoss either rendering him vulnerable to projectiles or forcing him to fight with said measly skill 2]].]]
** In ''Revenge of the Sorcerer'', you track him down to his secret lair, where he is preparing his '''real''' EvilPlan. He is a powerful and very dangerous foe with skill 10 stamina 28 and magic special skill 21, who fortunately [[CastFromHitPoints loses stamina when spellcasting]]. He [[AttackReflector deflects back your projectiles]] and uses the Arrow-Snake spell to turn your arrows into snakes. He takes three turn to reach, casts the dangerous [[TakenForGranite Petrify Spell]] if you get close and the even worse [[OneHitKill Death Spell]] if you get closer, so you need reviving tricks. After exhausting his spell supply, he fights at close range with a dagger. [[spoiler: You can one-shot him by deflecting back his Death Spell with the Crystal of Power.]]
* CoolPet: He has tamed a friggin' Giant Griffin! He uses it for errands and important missions, and of course as a RightHandAttackDog should the need arise.
* TheDarkArts: Xortan Throg masters all sorts of curses and evil spells, and can raise undeads.
* DeathRay: The Death Spell casts a black energy bolt that insta-kills at contact, [[CastFromLifespan and ages the caster by one year per casting]].
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Xortan Throg wants to restore Carsepolis as the biggest political power in Allansia and rule it as king, but not for the good of his subjects... Oh no.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Congratulations! You just slew the EvilSorcerer who gave you trouble for so long. But now, [[EvilerThanThou the true villain]] is at large, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom by your own (unwilling) doing at that.]] And compared to what he will put Allansia through, this quest was but a walk in the garden.
* DualBoss: [[spoiler: During the first confrontation, you face both Xortan Throg and Prince Barinjhar. However, Throg is content with spellcasting at distance and countering attacks, letting his ally do most of the fighting. Beware, for the prince is a powerful foe with skill 11 stamina 14.]]
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler: His tower is in fact one of his bases, the real VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon being a derelict palace in the ruins of Carsepolis, below the sewers of Port Blacksand.]]
* EvilDuo: [[spoiler: With Prince Barinjhar. Throg being the conqueror craving for a long-gone kingdom and Barinjhar being the fighter who resents his betrothed's higher station and fears being subjugated.]]
* EvilEyebrows: Thin eyebrows casting shadow over his sunken eyes.
* EvilGloating: The SOB just cannot utter a single sentence without singing his own praises.
* EvilIsPetty: Xortan Throg wants to crush the kingdom of Salamonis, for the utterly heinous crime of being the mightiest kingdom of Allansia, which he regards as usurping Carsepolis' glory. Never mind that it was destroyed centuries before Salamonis rose into prominence. Gee! Childish much?
* EvilMakesYouUgly: Old, ugly and simian-looking, in stark contrast with the BigBad who is an aversion.
* EvilOldFolks: An old and morally bankrupt man, who wants a kingdom of his own to tyrannize.
* EvilPlan: Gather enough forces to dethrone Lord Azzur and rebuild Carsepolis. Also, subjugate Salamonis. [[spoiler: His alliance with Prince Barinjhar to get rid of Princess Sarissa is the first stage.]]
** [[spoiler: Knowing that attacking from the outside is bound to fail, he plans to strike from within, operating from the ruins of Carsepolis below Port Blacksand, raising the skeletons of the entire Carsepolis army, subjugating the local fish-men and getting supplies from rogue pirates under Azzur's nose.]]
* EvilSorcerer: A staple of the series, that cannot be escaped even in other format that gamebooks.
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: He lives in one. The first quest even being called ''Tower of the Sorcerer''.
* EvilerThanThou: Played with, since they never met and he likely never heard of the former, but Throg falls on the short hand of the stick compared to both the real BigBad and Lord Azzur. The former becomes in record time the SorcerousOverlord he spent a lifetime trying and failing to be. As for the latter, he is [[FourStarBadass the Pirate King of the Western Ocean]] and a world-class BadassNormal of whom even the {{Big Bad}}s of the gamebooks [[TheDreaded steer clear]]. Poor Xortan is waaay out of his depth.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: If you kill him by reflecting his Death Spell, his ghost is doomed to roam the ruins of Carsepolis aimless and powerless forever and ever. And the Crystal of Power having been taken out of his reach to [[TheArchmage Nicodemus]] or [[TheGoodKing the King of Salamonis]], there is no way he can touch it to resurrect like Sargon did.]] Given what kind of man Throg is, this calls for cheers instead of tears.
* FemmeFatalons: Xortan Throg is a male variant with long, pointed nails. He weaponizes it when fighting at close range, dealing damages similar to that of a dagger.
* FinalBossPreview: The first ClimaxBoss against him serves as this, although he is only the DiscOneFinalBoss in the epic. You learn of how he fights and the fact that you'd better avoid direct confrontation.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Xortan Throg and Sargon are both powerful and dangerous {{Sorcerous Overlord}}s from Carsepolis, with similar clothing and fighting style. But one is an EvilSorcerer only remotely related to royalty, a BigBadWannabe obsessed by a long-gone kingdom and targeting another country for [[EvilIsPetty petty reasons]]. The other is the HighPriest who was a first class citizen, now a continent-threatening BigBad and OmnicidalManiac. They both died the same way, but Sargon could resurrect and have another (much bigger) shot at villainy, while Xortan Throg has no hope left.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: If you follow Sargon's advice, Throg ends up killed by his own Death Spell, reflected back at him with a Crystal of Power.]]
* ItsPersonal: After the first quest, your adventuring party has a huge bone to pick with Throg, and he himself wants you dead [[YouMeddlingKids for the crime of meddling]].
* KnifeNut: He wields a dagger to fight at close-range when he can no longer cast spells.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He wanted to be king of Carsepolis, and will now spend all eternity roaming its ruins as a ghost, doomed to wallow in what's left of the kingdom he so badly wanted to raise but will remain forever underground, and him along with it. Ghost king of a ghost kingdom, talk about poetic justice... [[spoiler: All the sweetest in that he is killed with his own spell.]]
* LeanAndMean: Thin as a rake, and utterly vile.
* MarathonBoss: He boasts one of the highest stamina scores in the franchise, 4 points over the normal maximum, making him this if you go for the normal battle route.
* NoOntologicalInertia: His [[TakenForGranite petrifying spells]] are dispelled after he dies, and [[KeystoneArmy the skeletons he animated turn back into harmless carcasses]].
* NoSell: He deflects all your shots and spells, and even [[AttackReflector deflects them back]] in the second BossBattle.
* ObviouslyEvil: One look at the sod is enough to understand that he is up to no good. Though he does not look very intimidating...
* OldMaster: A very old, powerful and dangerous wizard, with decades of experience.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: He remains in his tower for the entire first campaign, sending his monsters and CoolPet do the footwork for him. [[spoiler: Even when you fight him he remains glued to his throne till the bitter end.]]
** [[spoiler: Completely averted for the {{Climax}} against him though, as he has been raising his army in secret for quite some time. And works towards toppling Port Blacksand from within.]]
* PointedEars: He has them.
* RecurringBoss: You fight him twice in the entire book.
* RightHandAttackDog: Throg has two, one per quest and both [[ThatOneBoss very dangerous]].
** In ''Tower of the Sorcerer'', his Giant Griffin can be fought upon venturing in the wrong place. With skill 12 stamina 15 and 2 attacks per turn, it is a very powerful but fortunately SkippableBoss.
** In ''Revenge of the Sorcerer'', the Skeleton TRexpy is Throg's last line of defence. It is a very powerful foe with skill 12 stamina 25 and 3 powerful bite attacks per turn. Worse, it is immune to neutralising spells and bladed weapons merely rip on its bones for half damage.
* RightfulKingReturns: Subverted. Xortan Throg delusionally fancies himself as this. First problem, his kingdom was toppled nearly three hundred years ago and replaced by something else entirely. Second, the current ruler is indeed a loathsome tyrant ruling a WretchedHive, but he is equally loathsome and would be an even worse ruler since Azzur at least abides by PragmaticVillainy. Third, you actively try to kill him before he can make his "triumphant return".
* RoyalBlood: He is the last descendant of the prince of Carsepolis. This should not matter since the kingdom no longer exists, but he obsessively yearns to rebuild it.
* SaveThePrincess: He kidnapped Princess Sarissa of Salamonis, starting out the quest to rescue her from his clutches. [[spoiler: He in fact kidnapped her so that he could kill her and all the warriors sent to save her, letting her betrothed (his accomplice) report the bad news and gain leverage over Salamonis.]]
* ScaryTeeth: His mouth is full of spaced pointed teeth that make his smile creepy.
* ShockAndAwe: During the first battle, he mostly attacks with Force Bolt spells: bolts of electricity that can only be dodged with a test of luck, bypass armour defences, deal 4 of damage and knock you backward.
* SinisterSchnoz: He has a big, crooked, ugly nose.
* SmugSnake: Xortan Throg has the power and cunning of a proper BigBad, but ten times the arrogance. He acts high and mighty even without enough military power, and fancies himself as smarter than he is. He bits off much more than he can chew and ends up paying the heavy price. Karma is a bitch baby!
* SorcerousOverlord: A rather low-scale compared to the other of the franchise, yet not to be underestimated. He strives to surpass the aforementioned big shots or die trying.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: He is a powerful enemy, but barely even a blimp on [[BigGood the Legendary Mage Gereth Yaztromo]]'s radar, contrary to the FinalBoss.
* SquishyWizard: Averted. A frail old geezer whose threat only comes from his magic he might be, but he can take loads of punishment and fight at close range. [[spoiler: So much that fighting him normally is not advised.]]
* StarterVillain: Xortan Throg can be seen as a watered down version of the BigBad, who fittingly regards him with absolute disdain.
* TakenForGranite: Xortan Throg masters the very dangerous Petrify spell, which decreases its target's stamina by slowly turning them to stone, becoming a statue when they die. You must successfully test your luck to escape it, but it can be dispelled.
* UnknownRival: To Lord Azzur. Xortan Throg covets the city Azzur is ruling with an iron first, and strives to kill him and take his place to restore his kingdom. However, Azzur could not care any less about yet another upstart challenging him, and likely has not even heard of him in the first place.
* VillainousCheekbones: Making him look thinner. Justified as he's being bony and emaciated with age.
* WeWillMeetAgain: After the first confrontation with him, he tells your party that he will have his vengeance.
* WeakButSkilled: A frail old geezer who makes up his lack of might and strength with mastery and skills.
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: Let's just say that he would not honour his royal ancestors if he were to take the throne. On the absolute contrary...
* ZeroEffortBoss: He is this both times if you know what to do. [[spoiler: During the first fight, destroy his incense burners in the tower, and he won't be able to do anything. In the second, let the Crystal of Power do the trick and voila! Thank you, good bye and don't forget to tip.]]
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[[folder:Zeverin]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TowerOfDestruction''
A demented wizard obsessed with power, in cahoots with one of the Demon Princes... He studied magic at the IcePalace of the Elven Mages, under TheArchmage Elokinan, before [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killing them all after completing his studies]]. He created a gigantic Flying Sphere that can destroy entire settlements in a few minutes, and is working on the even more destructive titular [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Tower of Destruction]]. He earned the staunch hatred of the survivor of a village he destroyed to test his inventions, who would not rest until he is destroyed...
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Averted, he already was evil before being apprenticed to Elokinan, he just hid it well enough.
* ActuallyADoombot: He vanishes into thin air when you first strike him down, as it was just a projection. [[spoiler: A projection that you can disable to avoid quite a hard fight, by destroying the jewel on the statue.]]
** [[spoiler: In your second fight, fighting him feels real and he falls to the ground in a broken mess when killed, but he returns nonetheless. Whether it was this again or he got revived by Relem is unclear.]]
* AntagonistAbilities: He masters a large array of attack spells, and uses them during the {{Climax}}. From {{Energy Ball}}s and [[AnIcePerson clouds of frost]] costing -3 stamina, to [[ShockAndAwe thunderbolts]] dealing -5. [[spoiler: Unless you can fly to fight him, or kill him with special weapon before fighting, his FlechetteStorm spells cost you -5 stamina before you can engage him in a swordfight.]]
* AstralProjection: The first time you face him, and when he appears to gloat after that, he is but an image in his likeness through which he acts and uses his powers from afar.
* AxCrazy: He might look much more composed than most examples, but he is seriously off his rocker and enjoys spreading destruction way too much.
* BadassBeard: He sports one making him look creepy, but also undeniably badass.
* BadassBookworm: He is a very powerful and skilled wizard, but also very gifted in magic engineering, experimenting to create giant flying structures, a major breakthrough in itself. Too bad he only seeks to accomplish it for evil purpose.
* BadassLongRobe: As expected of a wizard.
* BadassMustache: Merging into his BadassBeard around his mouth.
* BeardOfEvil: A long, thick, black one.
* BlackMage: He uses lots of magic attacks, ranging from troublesome to deadly.
* BloodMagic: His WeaponsOfMassDestruction are powered by blood, continuously fuelling a furnace.
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler: His final fate, courtesy of Elokinan.]] If anyone deserves it, it's him.
* ClimaxBoss: Zeverin is only the second-to-last boss, and while powerful he is quite the joke next to Relem. But this fight is the highly satisfying culmination of your RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Nasty spells to cast before fighting (or if you fail to harm him), and skill 10 stamina 13 makes him tough. Epecially since you need all your strength for the FinalBattle and PostClimaxConfrontation.
* {{Curse}}: He cursed the Ice Palace, [[FateWorseThanDeath trapping his elven teachers' souls on the Earthly Planes as tormented ghosts]], maddening many to become spectres. You must lift it and help them pass away.
* TheDarkArts: Zeverin specializes in Demonology and destructive magic.
* DealWithTheDevil: He gained his current level of power, and probably his ResurrectiveImmortality, by selling his soul to Relem.
* DeceptiveDisciple: Zeverin only studied under Elokinan and his mages to gain power and knowledge, and as soon as he had nothing left to learn from them, he killed them all and cursed them to remain as ghosts.
** His own apprentice Aliades was this to him. He was his student but quickly realized what a dangerous psycho he was learning under, trying in vain to stop him and ending up jailed for his trouble. You save him from the destruction of the Sphere after beating Zeverin the first time, and he provides priceless help and {{Exposition}}, but Zeverin sadly kills him with a RapidAging curse the following morning.
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler: When he reappears during the PostClimaxConfrontation.]]
* TheDragon: He is eventually revealed to be this to Relem.
** Zeverin himself has his own CoDragons: The Dark Elf Sorcerer leading the dark elves he sent to ransack the Ice Palace; and his [[TheChampion Champion]] Dazrakk, the powerful man-orc serving as his bodyguard in the Sphere. But they are little more than tough {{Boss Battle}}s.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: He seeks to devastate Titan, one continent after another.
* EnergyBall: He can fire many small ones at once, [[spoiler: or a ginormous one.]]
* EnergyWeapon: During the first confrontation against him, he fires never-missing energy darts. They deal additional damage, making the BossBattle against Dazrakk, his man-orc bodyguard, pretty dangerous.
* EvilEyebrows: Shading his eyes to accentuate the malice in his stare.
* EvilGloating: After you destroys the Sphere, Zeverin appears as an AstralProjection to boast that it was but a minor setback and that you won't stand a chance against what he has in store next. While waxing lyrical about how great and powerful he is. It is up to you to prove him wrong.
* EvilIsNotAToy: He obeys Relem, persuaded that he will be allowed to dictate his law to what's left of Titan. It is quite clear that he is completely out of his league, and that Relem only regards him as a disposable pawn. Even his former apprentice and his [[TheDragon right-hand]] lampshade this.
* EvilSorcerer: Notice a trend there?
* FinalBossPreview: Subverted since he is not the FinalBoss, but you do get a preview when facing his AstralProjection in the Sphere, along with TheChampion. His spells complicate the already tough BossBattle, [[spoiler: but you can destroy the gem on the demon statue's forehead to dispel his projection.]] He has only skill 8 stamina 8, making him quite manageable, but the ordeal before still makes it annoying.
* FlechetteStorm: One of his attack spells, throwing waves after waves of energy darts.
* HateSink: Self-absorbed, self-aggrandizing to a fault, demented, murderous and insufferably smug... Long story short, this guy is an utterly abhorrent piece of trash.
* TheHeavy: Zeverin is the one who built the Sphere and later the Tower, cursed the Ice Palace, destroyed your DoomedHometown, and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge whom you track down and fight several times throughout the story]].
* HighCollarOfDoom: Just to drive the point home. He is not a nice fellow.
* ImmortalityImmorality: Zeverin lived many lives across centuries, each eviler and mightier than the former.
* InTheHood: When you face him during the {{Climax}}, he wears a robe whose hood hides his face.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Zeverin actively tries destroy the world to indulge his petty delusions of grandeur, [[MoralMyopia howling for you blood for thwarting his twisted schemes]]. He clearly doesn't give a damn about the lives he destroys, acting as if being his guinea pigs was a honour, and takes offense when his EvilGloating does not impresses you. Yes, he lost his marbles, provided he ever had them in the first place.
* ItsPersonal: You're not the only one who yearns for Zeverin's head mounted on you wall, Elokinan is understandably pissed at his wretched disciple for killing and cursing him and his people. [[spoiler: Quite fittingly, Elokinan is the one to finish Zeverin off once and for all at the very end.]]
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: You only face Relem as a necessity to save the world from the Tower of Destruction, but Zeverin remains your primary target until the bitter end.
** At first, Zeverin only sees you as a minor nuisance, but he also develops a staunch hatred for you, [[spoiler: after you "kill" him, destroy his tower and banish his lord.]]
* KarmicDeath: His death at the hand of a survivor of his twisted experiments, [[spoiler: not to mention his existence being obliterated by the ghost of the mentor he betrayed]] are '''very''' satisfying and totally well-deserved.
* KillItWithIce: [[spoiler: He is highly vulnerable to ice, so using a Wand of Cold deals him a crippling -8 stamina.]]
* KnifeNut: He fights with a dagger during the first battle against him.
* LeanAndMean: Zeverin is short, skinny, and very evil.
* MagicKnight: He is very skilled with magic and casts nasty spells, but he is equally skilled with weapons.
* MasterSwordsman: Zeverin wields a curved sword in your second fight, and wields it well.
* MoralMyopia: He kills thousands and curses dozens without batting an eyelid, but is affronted to see you oppose him. [[SarcasmMode You should know your place and thank him for the privilege he grants you.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Very much in love with himself. There is nothing remotely likable about this guy.
* NoSell: Played with. He is stated to be immune to fire and lightning, but you can never attack him with it.
* ObviouslyEvil: He must have been a pretty good MasterActor to prevent Elokinan to suspect anything, for just looking at him makes it pretty glaring that he is up to no good.
* OmnicidalManiac: Zeverin would gladly doom every mortal in the world to death and damnation, if this means he can rule what's left.
* PostClimaxConfrontation: [[spoiler: After you "kill" him and banish Relem, you first must escape the crumbing Tower of Destruction before it crashes on the mountains, then he reappears [[DiabolusExMachina out of nowhere without explanation]] and hurls a WaveMotionGun to obliterate you. If you wield the Ice Sword, fortunately mandatory for the FinalBattle, Elokinan appears to make him vanish forever, otherwise everything ends.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: Zeverin is off his rocker something big. While competent and threatening, his posturing, self-aggrandizing attitude show that he is but a petty SmugSnake, far less smart than he fancies himself to be. He wants to be the greatest no matter what, even if the world must go down the drain for it, [[GenreBlind unable to see that he is but a pawn.]]
* RapidAging: He kills his former apprentice Aliades that way, for the unspeakable offence of being a decent human being who helped you. Fortunately, he cannot do the same to you.
* RecurringBoss: You battle him twice [[spoiler: and confronts him thrice.]]
* ResurrectiveImmortality: He reincarnates time and time again.
* ShockAndAwe: He casts the powerful Thunderbolt spell, costing you -5 stamina before fighting.
* SmugSnake: And how! Despite his genuine power, skill and talent, Zeverin suffers from '''massive''' delusions of grandeur and {{Genre Blind}}ness, being nothing more than a convenient pawn for Relem.
* SphereOfDestruction: [[spoiler: The last attack he uses against you is one. If you cannot counter it you are in for a nasty OneHitKill.]]
* SquishyWizard: He is powerful and skilled, but frail, and his stamina score is rather lacking.
* SummonMagic: He summons all manners of demons, [[spoiler: made easier by working for one of their monarchs]].
* VillainousCheekbones: Franly the only thing missing is a neon sign saying "eviiiiiil" over his ugly mug.
* WaveMotionGun: The most powerful spell he uses against you is a gigantic energy blast. [[spoiler: He attacks you with it after you destroy the tower.]]
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: He builds the magical sort: First a gigantic flying Sphere of Destruction that [[DeathFromAbove rains fire-blasts]] and can wipe villages off the map like nothing. Then the titular Tower of Destruction, many times bigger and destructive enough to wreck the three continents one by one, in a few weeks at worst. [[spoiler: He masters the technique to build them, but only Relem can sustain them and make them work.]]
* WizardClassic: He looks like a pretty standard EvilSorcerer.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He pulled this on the Elf Mages as soon as he completed his training.
** It's painfully obvious to anyone but him that Relem has this in store for him the second he stops needing him, instead of the riches and power he promised him.
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[[folder:Zharradan Marr]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsDemonicThree Demonic Three]] page under '''Conquerors'''.
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[[folder:Agglax]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsThePit Pit]] page under '''Greater Demons'''.
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[[folder:Malbordus]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TempleOfTerror''
A human of great potential for magic, abandoned in the wilderness as an infant, who was taken to the underground capital of the dark elven kingdom of Tìranduil Kelthas, and raised by the {{High Priest}}ess of the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Snake Demon Myurr]]. As the final trial of his training, he is tasked to venture into the [[TempleOfDoom lost city of Vatos]] in the [[ShiftingSandLand Desert of Skulls]] to recover lost ArtifactsOfDoom that would help him take over Allansia. Fortunately, [[BigGood the Legendary Wizard Yaztromo]] learns about his quest and sends the hero who braved the ''Literature/CavernsOfTheSnowWitch'' and ''Literature/TheForestOfDoom'' to face him...
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* AntagonistAbilities: He starts the battle with a painful, deafening spell that affects the whole room and his cursed sword will paralyze you if you're hit three times.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The five Dragon Artefacts he is looking for are five dragon statuettes of bone, ebony, crystal, silver and gold, that can be turned into an invincible dragon obeying those who awoke them. With such WeaponsOfMassDestruction, the Dark Elven Kingdom and its army could rise from their subterranean city and invade the land unopposed.
* BadassLongRobe: Malbordus wears a long, flowing black robe, fitting for an EvilSorcerer.
* TheBeastMaster: He can subjugate animals, even those bred for war, into obeying him so thoroughly that they become dependent on him to live, unable to feed if he does not order them to.
* BigBad: The powerful mage setting out to invade Allansia for the dark elves, whom you must track down.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Malbordus is the main villain of the book, but Leesha, the Grand Priestess of Vatos plays an equally important villainous role. At least one bad ending confirms that the two are in cahoots.
** Contrary to Leesha, a VainSorceress of considerable power who only cares about sitting around and having her every whim catered, Malbordus is a SorcerousOverlord in training, working to build his own power base. She flees as soon as you pose a threat to her, while Malbordus confronts you head on for the FinalBattle, cementing him as the biggest threat and true BigBad.
* BigBadWannabe: Not in the story proper, but the franchise as a whole. He does poses a considerable threat, yet is an upstart compared to other {{Big Bad}}s. Justified in that Malbordus is still in training to become a proper BigBad. Had he succeeded, he would have grown as formidable as the others.
* BlackSwordsAreBetter: His cursed blade is made of pitch-black steel.
* BondVillainStupidity: He tries to kill you by summoning the dreaded [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Envoy of Death]]... who, rather than killing you on the spot is content with scattering the five letters D.E.A.T.H. across the dungeon, which are quite dangerous but easily escapable.
* TheChampion: To the [[GreaterScopeVillain High Priestess of Myurr]], and the Dark Elven Kingdom as a whole. And to Myurr himself by extension.
* ChildProdigy: Malbordus displayed immense potential for magic at a very young age, and passed his first initiation with flying colours at the tender age of nine.
* ComplexityAddiction: Summoning a powerful spirit against you while he's searching the PlotCoupons is fine and dandy. But he had to send one with needlessly convoluted, next to useless methods. Better (or worse), the Envoy of Death makes it clear that he could easily [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim snuff you on the spot]], but goes for complexity instead.
* CreepyChild: He was so evil as a child that even the AlwaysChaoticEvil dark elves were [[EvenEvilHasStandards disturbed]]. Of course, they saw his evil and potential as a blessing and set out to make use of it.
* DarkMessiah: He's this to the dark elves and the cult of Myurr who raised him.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Malbordus and the Dark Elves want to take over and enslave all other races. [[FantasticRacism They consider every other people as beneath them and only fit to crawl at their feet.]]
* DropInNemesis: After you've found all five statuettes and smashed one of them, Malbordus will emerge from a nearby pit and challenge you to a fight, starting the FinalBattle.
* EvilCounterpart: He's this to your own character if you think about it: Both of you are trained in swordsmanship and magic, received magical help in Darkwood and are sent to Vatos to look after the same set of artefacts, though your objectives are different.
* EvilEyebrows: Made even creepier by his gaunt, skull-like face.
* EvilLaugh: He gives one in the Bad Ending, riding one of the Five Dragons to the Dark Elf Kingdom.
* EvilMakesYouUgly: As an adult he's tall, gaunt and dark-skinned, with almost-balding hair on his head and hideously exaggerated facial features that make his face look like a skull.
* EvilSorcerer: He was tutored into TheDarkArts by the Dark Elves of Darkwood Forest and the cult of Myurr, and he is very skilled in the trade.
* EvilWeapon: He wields a cursed blade that can leave you paralyzed and defenceless.
* EvilWearsBlack: He is only clad in black robes.
* FinalBoss: With skill 10 stamina 18, he makes a powerful foe. But what makes him formidable are his BlackMagic and his EvilWeapon. Without proper protection, he is a SNKBoss through and through.
* ForeheadOfDoom: As an adult.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: An evil subversion, as it's said that sinister and wicked animals came to witness Malbordus' birth and accompanied him.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Once a simple abandoned baby, sadly common in medieval settings, now an OverlordJr on his way to take over Allansia.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: While the same can be said for most {{Big Bad}}s of the franchise, Malbordus is one of the least developed villains, with minimal looks, name, powers and characteristics. He is evil, he is ugly, he is powerful, he wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but so do most other more fleshed out villains with more presence and unique traits. Only his background salvages things a bit.
* GottaCatchThemAll: His second initiation test and his goal in the story is to retrieve the [[ArtifactOfDoom five Dragon Artefacts]], and use their power to take over Allansia.
** Your goal is the same, but contrary to him you're searching the artefacts to destroy them.
* IHaveManyNames: He is also known as Aeren Tintathel.
* IWasQuiteALooker: As seen in the picture, he was good looking as a child. Now on the other hand...
* MagicKnight: Malbordus is equally talented in magic and swordsmanship.
* MakeMeWannaShout: As soon as he appears he casts a dark spell that seriously harms your hearing, costing -3 skill, no less. [[spoiler: Unless you're wearing a copper ring.]]
* MasterSwordsman: He's not half bad with that Black Sword of his.
* MeaningfulName: In-universe.
** "Malbordus" means "Child of Darkness".
** "Aeren Tintathel" means "Storm Child" in dark elven language, for he was found during [[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight a stormy night]].
* MisanthropeSupreme: Malbordus absolutely loathes humanity and the races of the surface.
* MosesInTheBullrushes: He was abandoned in a forest during winter, likely by a poor peasant family who could not afford to take care of him. Dark elves found him and raised as a powerful SorcerousOverlord.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malbordus sounds quite ominous.
* ObviouslyEvil: His current appearance plays this as straight as possible. The narration states that he exudes an aura of pure malevolence and hatred.
* OlderThanHeLooks: Who could believe upon seeing him that he is a young adult? Even then, can you guess how old is he in the main picture here? A teenager? The answer: Nine years old. No kidding!
* OverlordJr: He is the adopted son of the [[HighPriest high-priestess of Myurr]], who sent him on his quest, and he plans to dominate Allansia as a whole for the dark elves, with him and her on top.
* TheParalyzer: It does this to you if he strikes you thrice with his blade, kind of like a ghoul's claws. [[spoiler: A copper ring will protect you.]]
* PlayingWithFire: He burned a village only with his mental focus, during his first initiation trial.
* PointyEars: He might be human, but his ears are elf-like.
* SNKBoss: Facing a skill 10 foe is tough, but not that hard with higher stats. Facing a skill 10 foe who wins if he lands three hits, after suffering a crippling loss of -3 skill is nearly impossible, even with the maximum of 12. Without protection from his magic, you are in for a world of pain.
** Said protection however, [[spoiler: namely the copper ring]] leaves him as powerful but nothing insurmountable. With it and skill 11 or 12, you can kick his sorry ass without much trouble.
* SorcerousOverlord: He aims to become one, and you must do whatever it takes to prevent him from reaching his goal.
* SummonMagic: He called forth the Envoy of Death, a powerful spirit, and knows how to use the Dragon artefacts to summon the real deal.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Downplayed, as he covets one third of it. But it is already far too much.
* VillainousCheekbones: Did we mention that his face looks like a skull?
* VillainousWidowsPeak: UpToEleven, as his ForeheadOfDoom highlights it.
* WalkingWasteland: Malbordus can wither plants by looking at them.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Malbordus utterly loathes humans and identifies as a dark elf, despite being human. Justified in that he hates humans for leaving him to die in the cold, while the dark elves saved him and are training him as a leader.
* YoungConqueror: He is a few years past being a teenager and he aspires to take over Allansia. He is not that yet, and you must ensure he never becomes it.
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[[folder:Oldoran Zagor]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsDemonicThree Demonic Three]] page under '''Conquerors'''.
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[[folder:Razaak]]
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-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/CryptOfTheSorcerer''
Far and away the worst SNKBoss of the franchise, virtually invincible without cheating. Once a power-hungry mage apprentice, he spent forty years in isolation to become a necromancer. He then demanded obedience from the lords of Allansia, but being totally unknown, he was dismissed as yet-another harmless BigBadWannabe. Big mistake. He blighted the entire land for years, until he got killed by the legendary hero Kull, wielding his own cursed sword. But after a century, he has returned as a lich after his vault was accidentally opened, and plans to wipe out all life in Allansia. Alerted by your old friend, [[TheArchmage the Legendary Mage Yaztromo]], you set out to destroy him once and for all...
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* AchillesHeel: Not a spoiler for you learn it right away, but Razaak can only be felled by his own cursed sword, [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement which you must fetch as soon as possible.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: Downplayed. The intro reveals all you need to know about him, but the guidebooks add details. Notably that he studied in the famed WizardingSchool of the Forest of Yore.
* AnimalMotifs: Insects. He is described as evoking a grotesquely deformed bug, and he [[BeeBeeGun summons a plague of insects]] to kill you or to spread pestilence.
* AntagonistAbilities: What makes him such a nightmare to fight. Even without counting his many deadly spells, he is a powerhouse with max skill, lots of stamina, and a TouchOfDeath that kills you as soon as he grabs you at any point of the battle. Talk about broken...
* AntagonistTitle: I wonder who the sorcerer of the title might be?
* BackFromTheDead: He was slain a hundred years before the start of the story, and returns as an undead, even worse than before.
* BadassBoast: His greetings sums up as "you are powerful to make it this far, and I know that you have the only thing that can harm me. But you still stand no chance." And true to form, it won't be easy.
* BadassLongRobe: He wears a luxurious red and gold robe that does not fit his hideous frame and many deformities, but reminds you that said hideous midget is a necromancer of considerable might.
* BaldOfEvil: The least disturbing of his many deformities.
* BeeBeeGun: Razaak summons millions of venomous insects to spread plague, and he uses it against you during the FinalBattle. [[spoiler: You must have the Hamakeis' parchment and to know how to cast its defensive spell, lest you die a painful death.]]
* BigBad: The Lich Master who threatens all life in Allansia and must be stopped at all costs.
* BlackMage: Gets some nasty, OneHitKill attack spells under his belt.
* BodyHorror: Where to begin? The eyes? The arms? The face? The oversized head? This sod is hideously deformed from head to toe.
* ContinuityNod: He shares some powers with Zanbar Bone, the BigBad of ''[[Literature/CityOfThieves1983 City of Thieves]]'', another [[OurLichesAreDifferent super powerful lich]] from a book by Ian Livingstone. Namely the TouchOfDeath, and [[spoiler: the need to wear a Ring of True Seeing to see through his first trick.]] In ''The Port of Peril'', a revived Zanbar Bone completes the reference by using a BeeBeeGun attack similar to his own. Livingstone sure loves referencing his previous works.
* CreatingLife: He creates hideous monsters just to pass time.
* CreepilyLongArms: One is long enough to reach the ground. The other averts it by being shrivelled.
* TheDarkArts: He masters Dark Magic to create monsters and summon demons.
* DepravedDwarf: He is very small and horribly evil.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: He always craved power for the sake of power. Back when he was alive, he wanted to rule and tyrannize Allansia, but after dying and becoming a lich, [[FromBadToWorse he became much worse]].
* DisabilitySuperpower: Seriously, how can such a deformed creep be such a deadly fighter? [[AWizardDidIt He most likely enhances himself with magic.]]
* TheDreaded: Zig-zagged. In his backstory, Razaak was not taken seriously at all at first but quickly became this all around. Now, he is mostly forgotten, but everyone who still know about him fears him greatly. Even the BigGood, the Legendary Mage Gereth Yaztromo, is wary of him.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: He turned the crypt he was buried into one, under the Moonstone Hills.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Extinguishing all life is rarely good for the planet's health.
* EvilMakesYouUgly: And how! No-one knows know what he looked like as a human, but as an undead, dear Titan, this grotesque, vaguely human ''thing'' is so utterly disgusting that even the narration states that you never felt such revulsion.
* EvilSorcerer: An undead and very, very evil one.
* EvilWeapon: His own cursed sword, which he cast away as a pact with the demons he worships. It is indestructible, can harm supernatural beings, and is the only weapon that can harm him. But all its wielders become an undead skeleton doomed to hold it forever, or until someone takes it, risking the curse in turn. Yaztromo saves you from the curse after you win the FinalBattle, and throws the sword in the collapsing chasm, buried under thousands of tons of rubbles.
* FemmeFatalons: A male example, his hands with long, pointed fingernails are described as looking like a bird-prey's talon.
* FinalBoss: By far the hardest to defeat of the franchise, no question asked. This creep is an utter nightmare, feared and reviled by many fans.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Razaak was but a simple wizard graduate, but he grew over the years to a world-threatening SorcerousOverlord.
* FrozenFace: His skull-like face is fixated in a permanent rictus. Despite that, he can talk just fine.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Not only do you kill him with the cursed sword he cast away, [[spoiler: but you destroy him for good with the horn of the [[{{Kaiju}} Gargantis]] he bred as his major military asset.]]
* HostageSituation: Razaak has [[BadassInDistress Yaztromo kidnapped by a demonspawn he summoned]], forcing you to save him. He did not bother for hostages though, as he merely wanted anyone opposing him dead, and was planning on sacrificing the wizard.
* HypnoTrinket: [[spoiler: If you face him wearing a Demon Talisman, it compels you to obey him and he kills you without fight. He might have crafted it himself.]]
* KillAllHumans: And every other life-form with them.
* LifeDrinker: From the surroundings of the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon to his foes, he decays and withers all he comes in contact with.
* LoadBearingBoss: His crypt crumbles as soon as you destroy him once and for all, forcing you to escape safely to fully finish the game.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Hideous? Check. BaldOfEvil? Check. Hunchback? Check. NightmareFace? Check. Deathly waxen skin? Check.
* MadEye: One of his eyes his oversized, bulging and protruding.
* MarathonBoss: He boasts stamina 20, which would be unwelcome even if he was not already so broken.
* TheNecrocracy: Razaak aims to make Allansia solely populated by undeads, and rule it forever.
* TheNecromancer: Necromancy is his main field of magic. From animating undeads to draining life-from the land or his victims, and even returning from the grave as an undead, he sure knows the subject.
* NighInvulnerability: Only his own EvilWeapon can harm him. [[spoiler: And after killing him, you must pierce his heart with a Gargantis Horn to prevent further resurrections forever.]]
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: He raises thousands of undeads to serve him and plans to make an army of every corpse in Allansia to destroy all life.
* NightmareFace: Skull-like, deathly waxen, with a MadEye, [[FrozenFace fixed]] in a creepy rictus.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Razaak disintegrates when you snuff him out for good.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: He hasn't got a single pound on flesh on his body.
* OhCrap: He has a downplayed one before you fight him, his eyes reflecting an ounce of fear. Still intensely satisfying considering the headaches he will cause you.
* OmnicidalManiac: He wants to extinguish all life in Allansia, making it a land of the undead.
* OneHitKill: EVERY trick in his arsenal, even his normal attack under conditions. Nightmare we tell you...
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Razaak is never referred to as a lich, but being a nearly indestructible undead necromancer of immense power, he more than qualifies.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: You would think at first glance that this hideous, deformed midget could not fight well in such a state, but he soon gonna prove you wrong. And [[SNKBoss haunt your worst nightmares]] while he's at it.
* PlagueMaster: Razaak causes plague, pestilence, droughts and all sorts of disasters across Allansia. He used it in his backstory to make people take his threats seriously, and now he does so merely ForTheEvulz. Which tips you that something is off, and prompts you to investigate and act.
* PlayingWithFire: He masters the [[{{Fireballs}} Firebolt Spell]] to deadly effect. [[spoiler: You need to have breathed a magical smoke to resist, or else he blasts you with it until you fall.]]
* TheRedBaron: He lacks a title in the gamebook, but [[AllThereInTheManual the guidebook]] calls him the Undying One.
* ReducedToDust: All that's left of Razaak after you kill him is a thin sheen of brown dust.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: He reached it after becoming a lich, and you must not only kill him again but make sure he stays dead for good.
* SealedEvilInACan: He became one after his death, for a mage sealed his corpse in a crypt that was not to be opened in a hundred and ten years, to prevent him from returning as a lich. Of course, it was opened before the time limit, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom probably by unknowing grave-robbers.]]
* SequentialBoss: As soon as you meet him, you must survive his many attempts on your life, each with a specific counter, before fighting him.
** [[spoiler: He first welcomes you transformed into your friend Yaztromo to catch you off-guard, then hurls Firebolt spells, then summons hordes of insects, then blasts you with a Thunderbolt spell. Without the aforementioned counters, you are done for. Then you fight him and shit really hits the fan.]]
* ShockAndAwe: He masters an exceptionally powerful version of the Thunderbolt Spell. [[spoiler: Without a magic shield to deflect it you are toast. Literally.]]
* SNKBoss: Not counting his deadly tricks, the FinalBattle is virtually UnwinnableByDesign. Skill 12 (the normal maximum) and stamina 20 makes his super tough, and he wins instantly by hitting you twice in a row. With few means to match his might, even starting with skill 12 and reaching 13 with a bonus, your chances of winning fairly do not exceed 6%... Any player can tell horror stories about this creep.
* SorcerousOverlord: He is a powerful lich controlling a lifeless domain around his crypt, with an army of monsters and undeads, controlling all trolls in Allansia and setting out to rise every dead.
* TaintedVeins: Razaak's skull is covered in bulging, palpitating red veins.
* TouchOfDeath: His SignatureMove and WeaponOfChoice is a life-draining touch. If he grabs someone, he drains them dry and turns them into his undead slave. This alone is what makes him such a SNKBoss.
* UndeathAlwaysEnds: But you will go through hell to end his own.
* UndeathlyPallor: Long past simply being pale, his tone is a deathly, greyish waxen. Did we mention that the fucker is ugly as hell?
* VillainBall: By the start of your quest, he has built himself a considerable power base and his EvilPlan is running smoothly. You only discover the truth when investigating the plagues spreading all around and the mysterious deaths near his lair, which he caused just ForTheEvulz. Had he refrained from being a dick for no reason, he would have succeeded. Well done, dumbass, undeath sure has rotten your brain.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can transform and assume other aspects. [[spoiler: He welcomes you transformed into Yaztromo to catch you off-guard. Without a Ring of True Sight, you are doomed.]]
* WalkingWasteland: Razaak turns his surroundings into a desolate, decaying wasteland.
* WeaponOfChoice: His deadly TouchOfDeath is his most used way to kill people. You can NoSell every other OneHitKill move he dishes out, but not this one, which makes it his true ThatOneAttack despite being much less flashy than the others.
** As far as attack spells go, he favours the [[{{Fireballs}} Firebolt]], also a long-range move.
* ZombieApocalypse: His EvilPlan in a nutshell.
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[[folder:Ulrakaah]]
-->See her entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsThePit The Pit]] page under '''Greater Demons'''
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[[folder:Xortan Throg]]
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/xortan_throg.jpg]]
-> '''Appears in''': ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy''
The [[StarterVillain main antagonist]] in ''Dungeoneer'', the first book of the role-playing game ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'', Xortan Throg is an old EvilSorcerer, descendant from the royalty of the lost city of Carsepolis, who strives to restore the kingdom now replaced by Port Blacksand, the infamous [[WretchedHive City of Thieves]]. He abducts Princess Sarissa of Salamonis, prompting her betrothed Prince Barinjhar of Chalice to lead an expedition against him. But little does Throg know that [[OverarchingVillain a being far more evil and dangerous that he could ever be]] is lurking around his lair, and that the adventuring party launched after him will track him down come hell or high water...
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler: The sorcerer you face in his tower is but a construct in his likeness animated by magic, through which he can see, talk, act and spellcast.]]
* AntagonistAbilities: A very powerful wizard, who can spam a slew of nasty spells and counter your attacks, always troublesome when faced head on.
* ArcVillain: The primary antagonist of the first book... [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil out of three.]]
* AstralProjection: [[spoiler: As his body double falls, Throg casts an image of himself in the fire to swear revenge.]]
* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler: When facing him in his tower, you must destroy the two incense burners on each side of his throne to breaks his magic. Destroying one renders him vulnerable and makes his spells harmless. Destroying both [[ZeroEffortBoss forces him to fight at close range]].]]
* AttackReflector: During the last BossBattle, he deflects back every projectile thrown at him. [[spoiler: The easiest way to take him down is to deflect back his Death Spell with a Crystal of Power.]]
* BadassLongRobe: Wears elaborate robes and toga, as does the BigBad due to their shared origin.
* BaldOfEvil: Has little to no hair on top of his head and he has not a single decent bone in his body.
* BarrierWarrior: In addition to the Ward Spell he uses to NoSell your projectiles, he casts a Barrier Spell between your party and him, to gloat without being attacked before the first BossBattle against him.
* BastardBastard: Xortan Throg boasts about being the last descendant of the king of Carsepolis. While true, his royal ancestor was but the result of the last prince's one-night-stand with a servant maid. And a good monarch he would be '''not'''.
* BeardOfEvil: He sports a typical scumbag-looking goatee.
* BigBadWannabe: While Xortan Throg is a genuinely powerful and threatening SorcerousOverlord, he can't hold a candle to [[ShadowDictator Lord Varek Azzur]], whose throne he covets, and to the true BigBad of the epic.
* BlackMage: Xortan Throg masters a lot of attack spells ranging from troublesome to deadly.
* BrainsAndBrawn: [[spoiler: He is the brains to his secret accomplice Prince Barinjhar, having devised their plan when the prince came to see him. Him fighting with spells and Barinjhar fighting with a sword reflects this.]]
* CastFromHitPoints: Averted in the first BossBattle against him. Played straight in the second, as like all mages in ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'', spellcasting costs him stamina.
* ClimaxBoss: He is confronted each time at the end of a quest, but the story goes on after.
** In ''Tower of the Sorcerer'', you fight him atop the titular tower, where [[TheReveal you learn the truth about his plan.]] Don't be fooled by his pathetically low scores (a measly skill 2 stamina 6), he has a tremendous magic special skill 20 and you cannot fight him normally. He [[NoSell counters spells and long-ranged attacks]] and fires spells from afar. [[spoiler: You must attack the incense burners to prevent him from spellcasting, [[ZeroEffortBoss either rendering him vulnerable to projectiles or forcing him to fight with said measly skill 2]].]]
** In ''Revenge of the Sorcerer'', you track him down to his secret lair, where he is preparing his '''real''' EvilPlan. He is a powerful and very dangerous foe with skill 10 stamina 28 and magic special skill 21, who fortunately [[CastFromHitPoints loses stamina when spellcasting]]. He [[AttackReflector deflects back your projectiles]] and uses the Arrow-Snake spell to turn your arrows into snakes. He takes three turn to reach, casts the dangerous [[TakenForGranite Petrify Spell]] if you get close and the even worse [[OneHitKill Death Spell]] if you get closer, so you need reviving tricks. After exhausting his spell supply, he fights at close range with a dagger. [[spoiler: You can one-shot him by deflecting back his Death Spell with the Crystal of Power.]]
* CoolPet: He has tamed a friggin' Giant Griffin! He uses it for errands and important missions, and of course as a RightHandAttackDog should the need arise.
* TheDarkArts: Xortan Throg masters all sorts of curses and evil spells, and can raise undeads.
* DeathRay: The Death Spell casts a black energy bolt that insta-kills at contact, [[CastFromLifespan and ages the caster by one year per casting]].
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Xortan Throg wants to restore Carsepolis as the biggest political power in Allansia and rule it as king, but not for the good of his subjects... Oh no.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Congratulations! You just slew the EvilSorcerer who gave you trouble for so long. But now, [[EvilerThanThou the true villain]] is at large, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom by your own (unwilling) doing at that.]] And compared to what he will put Allansia through, this quest was but a walk in the garden.
* DualBoss: [[spoiler: During the first confrontation, you face both Xortan Throg and Prince Barinjhar. However, Throg is content with spellcasting at distance and countering attacks, letting his ally do most of the fighting. Beware, for the prince is a powerful foe with skill 11 stamina 14.]]
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler: His tower is in fact one of his bases, the real VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon being a derelict palace in the ruins of Carsepolis, below the sewers of Port Blacksand.]]
* EvilDuo: [[spoiler: With Prince Barinjhar. Throg being the conqueror craving for a long-gone kingdom and Barinjhar being the fighter who resents his betrothed's higher station and fears being subjugated.]]
* EvilEyebrows: Thin eyebrows casting shadow over his sunken eyes.
* EvilGloating: The SOB just cannot utter a single sentence without singing his own praises.
* EvilIsPetty: Xortan Throg wants to crush the kingdom of Salamonis, for the utterly heinous crime of being the mightiest kingdom of Allansia, which he regards as usurping Carsepolis' glory. Never mind that it was destroyed centuries before Salamonis rose into prominence. Gee! Childish much?
* EvilMakesYouUgly: Old, ugly and simian-looking, in stark contrast with the BigBad who is an aversion.
* EvilOldFolks: An old and morally bankrupt man, who wants a kingdom of his own to tyrannize.
* EvilPlan: Gather enough forces to dethrone Lord Azzur and rebuild Carsepolis. Also, subjugate Salamonis. [[spoiler: His alliance with Prince Barinjhar to get rid of Princess Sarissa is the first stage.]]
** [[spoiler: Knowing that attacking from the outside is bound to fail, he plans to strike from within, operating from the ruins of Carsepolis below Port Blacksand, raising the skeletons of the entire Carsepolis army, subjugating the local fish-men and getting supplies from rogue pirates under Azzur's nose.]]
* EvilSorcerer: A staple of the series, that cannot be escaped even in other format that gamebooks.
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: He lives in one. The first quest even being called ''Tower of the Sorcerer''.
* EvilerThanThou: Played with, since they never met and he likely never heard of the former, but Throg falls on the short hand of the stick compared to both the real BigBad and Lord Azzur. The former becomes in record time the SorcerousOverlord he spent a lifetime trying and failing to be. As for the latter, he is [[FourStarBadass the Pirate King of the Western Ocean]] and a world-class BadassNormal of whom even the {{Big Bad}}s of the gamebooks [[TheDreaded steer clear]]. Poor Xortan is waaay out of his depth.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: If you kill him by reflecting his Death Spell, his ghost is doomed to roam the ruins of Carsepolis aimless and powerless forever and ever. And the Crystal of Power having been taken out of his reach to [[TheArchmage Nicodemus]] or [[TheGoodKing the King of Salamonis]], there is no way he can touch it to resurrect like Sargon did.]] Given what kind of man Throg is, this calls for cheers instead of tears.
* FemmeFatalons: Xortan Throg is a male variant with long, pointed nails. He weaponizes it when fighting at close range, dealing damages similar to that of a dagger.
* FinalBossPreview: The first ClimaxBoss against him serves as this, although he is only the DiscOneFinalBoss in the epic. You learn of how he fights and the fact that you'd better avoid direct confrontation.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Xortan Throg and Sargon are both powerful and dangerous {{Sorcerous Overlord}}s from Carsepolis, with similar clothing and fighting style. But one is an EvilSorcerer only remotely related to royalty, a BigBadWannabe obsessed by a long-gone kingdom and targeting another country for [[EvilIsPetty petty reasons]]. The other is the HighPriest who was a first class citizen, now a continent-threatening BigBad and OmnicidalManiac. They both died the same way, but Sargon could resurrect and have another (much bigger) shot at villainy, while Xortan Throg has no hope left.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: If you follow Sargon's advice, Throg ends up killed by his own Death Spell, reflected back at him with a Crystal of Power.]]
* ItsPersonal: After the first quest, your adventuring party has a huge bone to pick with Throg, and he himself wants you dead [[YouMeddlingKids for the crime of meddling]].
* KnifeNut: He wields a dagger to fight at close-range when he can no longer cast spells.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He wanted to be king of Carsepolis, and will now spend all eternity roaming its ruins as a ghost, doomed to wallow in what's left of the kingdom he so badly wanted to raise but will remain forever underground, and him along with it. Ghost king of a ghost kingdom, talk about poetic justice... [[spoiler: All the sweetest in that he is killed with his own spell.]]
* LeanAndMean: Thin as a rake, and utterly vile.
* MarathonBoss: He boasts one of the highest stamina scores in the franchise, 4 points over the normal maximum, making him this if you go for the normal battle route.
* NoOntologicalInertia: His [[TakenForGranite petrifying spells]] are dispelled after he dies, and [[KeystoneArmy the skeletons he animated turn back into harmless carcasses]].
* NoSell: He deflects all your shots and spells, and even [[AttackReflector deflects them back]] in the second BossBattle.
* ObviouslyEvil: One look at the sod is enough to understand that he is up to no good. Though he does not look very intimidating...
* OldMaster: A very old, powerful and dangerous wizard, with decades of experience.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: He remains in his tower for the entire first campaign, sending his monsters and CoolPet do the footwork for him. [[spoiler: Even when you fight him he remains glued to his throne till the bitter end.]]
** [[spoiler: Completely averted for the {{Climax}} against him though, as he has been raising his army in secret for quite some time. And works towards toppling Port Blacksand from within.]]
* PointedEars: He has them.
* RecurringBoss: You fight him twice in the entire book.
* RightHandAttackDog: Throg has two, one per quest and both [[ThatOneBoss very dangerous]].
** In ''Tower of the Sorcerer'', his Giant Griffin can be fought upon venturing in the wrong place. With skill 12 stamina 15 and 2 attacks per turn, it is a very powerful but fortunately SkippableBoss.
** In ''Revenge of the Sorcerer'', the Skeleton TRexpy is Throg's last line of defence. It is a very powerful foe with skill 12 stamina 25 and 3 powerful bite attacks per turn. Worse, it is immune to neutralising spells and bladed weapons merely rip on its bones for half damage.
* RightfulKingReturns: Subverted. Xortan Throg delusionally fancies himself as this. First problem, his kingdom was toppled nearly three hundred years ago and replaced by something else entirely. Second, the current ruler is indeed a loathsome tyrant ruling a WretchedHive, but he is equally loathsome and would be an even worse ruler since Azzur at least abides by PragmaticVillainy. Third, you actively try to kill him before he can make his "triumphant return".
* RoyalBlood: He is the last descendant of the prince of Carsepolis. This should not matter since the kingdom no longer exists, but he obsessively yearns to rebuild it.
* SaveThePrincess: He kidnapped Princess Sarissa of Salamonis, starting out the quest to rescue her from his clutches. [[spoiler: He in fact kidnapped her so that he could kill her and all the warriors sent to save her, letting her betrothed (his accomplice) report the bad news and gain leverage over Salamonis.]]
* ScaryTeeth: His mouth is full of spaced pointed teeth that make his smile creepy.
* ShockAndAwe: During the first battle, he mostly attacks with Force Bolt spells: bolts of electricity that can only be dodged with a test of luck, bypass armour defences, deal 4 of damage and knock you backward.
* SinisterSchnoz: He has a big, crooked, ugly nose.
* SmugSnake: Xortan Throg has the power and cunning of a proper BigBad, but ten times the arrogance. He acts high and mighty even without enough military power, and fancies himself as smarter than he is. He bits off much more than he can chew and ends up paying the heavy price. Karma is a bitch baby!
* SorcerousOverlord: A rather low-scale compared to the other of the franchise, yet not to be underestimated. He strives to surpass the aforementioned big shots or die trying.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: He is a powerful enemy, but barely even a blimp on [[BigGood the Legendary Mage Gereth Yaztromo]]'s radar, contrary to the FinalBoss.
* SquishyWizard: Averted. A frail old geezer whose threat only comes from his magic he might be, but he can take loads of punishment and fight at close range. [[spoiler: So much that fighting him normally is not advised.]]
* StarterVillain: Xortan Throg can be seen as a watered down version of the BigBad, who fittingly regards him with absolute disdain.
* TakenForGranite: Xortan Throg masters the very dangerous Petrify spell, which decreases its target's stamina by slowly turning them to stone, becoming a statue when they die. You must successfully test your luck to escape it, but it can be dispelled.
* UnknownRival: To Lord Azzur. Xortan Throg covets the city Azzur is ruling with an iron first, and strives to kill him and take his place to restore his kingdom. However, Azzur could not care any less about yet another upstart challenging him, and likely has not even heard of him in the first place.
* VillainousCheekbones: Making him look thinner. Justified as he's being bony and emaciated with age.
* WeWillMeetAgain: After the first confrontation with him, he tells your party that he will have his vengeance.
* WeakButSkilled: A frail old geezer who makes up his lack of might and strength with mastery and skills.
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: Let's just say that he would not honour his royal ancestors if he were to take the throne. On the absolute contrary...
* ZeroEffortBoss: He is this both times if you know what to do. [[spoiler: During the first fight, destroy his incense burners in the tower, and he won't be able to do anything. In the second, let the Crystal of Power do the trick and voila! Thank you, good bye and don't forget to tip.]]
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[[folder:Zeverin]]
[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zeverin.jpg]]
-> '''Appears in''': ''Literature/TowerOfDestruction''
A demented wizard obsessed with power, in cahoots with one of the Demon Princes... He studied magic at the IcePalace of the Elven Mages, under TheArchmage Elokinan, before [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killing them all after completing his studies]]. He created a gigantic Flying Sphere that can destroy entire settlements in a few minutes, and is working on the even more destructive titular [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Tower of Destruction]]. He earned the staunch hatred of the survivor of a village he destroyed to test his inventions, who would not rest until he is destroyed...
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Averted, he already was evil before being apprenticed to Elokinan, he just hid it well enough.
* ActuallyADoombot: He vanishes into thin air when you first strike him down, as it was just a projection. [[spoiler: A projection that you can disable to avoid quite a hard fight, by destroying the jewel on the statue.]]
** [[spoiler: In your second fight, fighting him feels real and he falls to the ground in a broken mess when killed, but he returns nonetheless. Whether it was this again or he got revived by Relem is unclear.]]
* AntagonistAbilities: He masters a large array of attack spells, and uses them during the {{Climax}}. From {{Energy Ball}}s and [[AnIcePerson clouds of frost]] costing -3 stamina, to [[ShockAndAwe thunderbolts]] dealing -5. [[spoiler: Unless you can fly to fight him, or kill him with special weapon before fighting, his FlechetteStorm spells cost you -5 stamina before you can engage him in a swordfight.]]
* AstralProjection: The first time you face him, and when he appears to gloat after that, he is but an image in his likeness through which he acts and uses his powers from afar.
* AxCrazy: He might look much more composed than most examples, but he is seriously off his rocker and enjoys spreading destruction way too much.
* BadassBeard: He sports one making him look creepy, but also undeniably badass.
* BadassBookworm: He is a very powerful and skilled wizard, but also very gifted in magic engineering, experimenting to create giant flying structures, a major breakthrough in itself. Too bad he only seeks to accomplish it for evil purpose.
* BadassLongRobe: As expected of a wizard.
* BadassMustache: Merging into his BadassBeard around his mouth.
* BeardOfEvil: A long, thick, black one.
* BlackMage: He uses lots of magic attacks, ranging from troublesome to deadly.
* BloodMagic: His WeaponsOfMassDestruction are powered by blood, continuously fuelling a furnace.
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler: His final fate, courtesy of Elokinan.]] If anyone deserves it, it's him.
* ClimaxBoss: Zeverin is only the second-to-last boss, and while powerful he is quite the joke next to Relem. But this fight is the highly satisfying culmination of your RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Nasty spells to cast before fighting (or if you fail to harm him), and skill 10 stamina 13 makes him tough. Epecially since you need all your strength for the FinalBattle and PostClimaxConfrontation.
* {{Curse}}: He cursed the Ice Palace, [[FateWorseThanDeath trapping his elven teachers' souls on the Earthly Planes as tormented ghosts]], maddening many to become spectres. You must lift it and help them pass away.
* TheDarkArts: Zeverin specializes in Demonology and destructive magic.
* DealWithTheDevil: He gained his current level of power, and probably his ResurrectiveImmortality, by selling his soul to Relem.
* DeceptiveDisciple: Zeverin only studied under Elokinan and his mages to gain power and knowledge, and as soon as he had nothing left to learn from them, he killed them all and cursed them to remain as ghosts.
** His own apprentice Aliades was this to him. He was his student but quickly realized what a dangerous psycho he was learning under, trying in vain to stop him and ending up jailed for his trouble. You save him from the destruction of the Sphere after beating Zeverin the first time, and he provides priceless help and {{Exposition}}, but Zeverin sadly kills him with a RapidAging curse the following morning.
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler: When he reappears during the PostClimaxConfrontation.]]
* TheDragon: He is eventually revealed to be this to Relem.
** Zeverin himself has his own CoDragons: The Dark Elf Sorcerer leading the dark elves he sent to ransack the Ice Palace; and his [[TheChampion Champion]] Dazrakk, the powerful man-orc serving as his bodyguard in the Sphere. But they are little more than tough {{Boss Battle}}s.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: He seeks to devastate Titan, one continent after another.
* EnergyBall: He can fire many small ones at once, [[spoiler: or a ginormous one.]]
* EnergyWeapon: During the first confrontation against him, he fires never-missing energy darts. They deal additional damage, making the BossBattle against Dazrakk, his man-orc bodyguard, pretty dangerous.
* EvilEyebrows: Shading his eyes to accentuate the malice in his stare.
* EvilGloating: After you destroys the Sphere, Zeverin appears as an AstralProjection to boast that it was but a minor setback and that you won't stand a chance against what he has in store next. While waxing lyrical about how great and powerful he is. It is up to you to prove him wrong.
* EvilIsNotAToy: He obeys Relem, persuaded that he will be allowed to dictate his law to what's left of Titan. It is quite clear that he is completely out of his league, and that Relem only regards him as a disposable pawn. Even his former apprentice and his [[TheDragon right-hand]] lampshade this.
* EvilSorcerer: Notice a trend there?
* FinalBossPreview: Subverted since he is not the FinalBoss, but you do get a preview when facing his AstralProjection in the Sphere, along with TheChampion. His spells complicate the already tough BossBattle, [[spoiler: but you can destroy the gem on the demon statue's forehead to dispel his projection.]] He has only skill 8 stamina 8, making him quite manageable, but the ordeal before still makes it annoying.
* FlechetteStorm: One of his attack spells, throwing waves after waves of energy darts.
* HateSink: Self-absorbed, self-aggrandizing to a fault, demented, murderous and insufferably smug... Long story short, this guy is an utterly abhorrent piece of trash.
* TheHeavy: Zeverin is the one who built the Sphere and later the Tower, cursed the Ice Palace, destroyed your DoomedHometown, and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge whom you track down and fight several times throughout the story]].
* HighCollarOfDoom: Just to drive the point home. He is not a nice fellow.
* ImmortalityImmorality: Zeverin lived many lives across centuries, each eviler and mightier than the former.
* InTheHood: When you face him during the {{Climax}}, he wears a robe whose hood hides his face.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Zeverin actively tries destroy the world to indulge his petty delusions of grandeur, [[MoralMyopia howling for you blood for thwarting his twisted schemes]]. He clearly doesn't give a damn about the lives he destroys, acting as if being his guinea pigs was a honour, and takes offense when his EvilGloating does not impresses you. Yes, he lost his marbles, provided he ever had them in the first place.
* ItsPersonal: You're not the only one who yearns for Zeverin's head mounted on you wall, Elokinan is understandably pissed at his wretched disciple for killing and cursing him and his people. [[spoiler: Quite fittingly, Elokinan is the one to finish Zeverin off once and for all at the very end.]]
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: You only face Relem as a necessity to save the world from the Tower of Destruction, but Zeverin remains your primary target until the bitter end.
** At first, Zeverin only sees you as a minor nuisance, but he also develops a staunch hatred for you, [[spoiler: after you "kill" him, destroy his tower and banish his lord.]]
* KarmicDeath: His death at the hand of a survivor of his twisted experiments, [[spoiler: not to mention his existence being obliterated by the ghost of the mentor he betrayed]] are '''very''' satisfying and totally well-deserved.
* KillItWithIce: [[spoiler: He is highly vulnerable to ice, so using a Wand of Cold deals him a crippling -8 stamina.]]
* KnifeNut: He fights with a dagger during the first battle against him.
* LeanAndMean: Zeverin is short, skinny, and very evil.
* MagicKnight: He is very skilled with magic and casts nasty spells, but he is equally skilled with weapons.
* MasterSwordsman: Zeverin wields a curved sword in your second fight, and wields it well.
* MoralMyopia: He kills thousands and curses dozens without batting an eyelid, but is affronted to see you oppose him. [[SarcasmMode You should know your place and thank him for the privilege he grants you.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Very much in love with himself. There is nothing remotely likable about this guy.
* NoSell: Played with. He is stated to be immune to fire and lightning, but you can never attack him with it.
* ObviouslyEvil: He must have been a pretty good MasterActor to prevent Elokinan to suspect anything, for just looking at him makes it pretty glaring that he is up to no good.
* OmnicidalManiac: Zeverin would gladly doom every mortal in the world to death and damnation, if this means he can rule what's left.
* PostClimaxConfrontation: [[spoiler: After you "kill" him and banish Relem, you first must escape the crumbing Tower of Destruction before it crashes on the mountains, then he reappears [[DiabolusExMachina out of nowhere without explanation]] and hurls a WaveMotionGun to obliterate you. If you wield the Ice Sword, fortunately mandatory for the FinalBattle, Elokinan appears to make him vanish forever, otherwise everything ends.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: Zeverin is off his rocker something big. While competent and threatening, his posturing, self-aggrandizing attitude show that he is but a petty SmugSnake, far less smart than he fancies himself to be. He wants to be the greatest no matter what, even if the world must go down the drain for it, [[GenreBlind unable to see that he is but a pawn.]]
* RapidAging: He kills his former apprentice Aliades that way, for the unspeakable offence of being a decent human being who helped you. Fortunately, he cannot do the same to you.
* RecurringBoss: You battle him twice [[spoiler: and confronts him thrice.]]
* ResurrectiveImmortality: He reincarnates time and time again.
* ShockAndAwe: He casts the powerful Thunderbolt spell, costing you -5 stamina before fighting.
* SmugSnake: And how! Despite his genuine power, skill and talent, Zeverin suffers from '''massive''' delusions of grandeur and {{Genre Blind}}ness, being nothing more than a convenient pawn for Relem.
* SphereOfDestruction: [[spoiler: The last attack he uses against you is one. If you cannot counter it you are in for a nasty OneHitKill.]]
* SquishyWizard: He is powerful and skilled, but frail, and his stamina score is rather lacking.
* SummonMagic: He summons all manners of demons, [[spoiler: made easier by working for one of their monarchs]].
* VillainousCheekbones: Franly the only thing missing is a neon sign saying "eviiiiiil" over his ugly mug.
* WaveMotionGun: The most powerful spell he uses against you is a gigantic energy blast. [[spoiler: He attacks you with it after you destroy the tower.]]
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: He builds the magical sort: First a gigantic flying Sphere of Destruction that [[DeathFromAbove rains fire-blasts]] and can wipe villages off the map like nothing. Then the titular Tower of Destruction, many times bigger and destructive enough to wreck the three continents one by one, in a few weeks at worst. [[spoiler: He masters the technique to build them, but only Relem can sustain them and make them work.]]
* WizardClassic: He looks like a pretty standard EvilSorcerer.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He pulled this on the Elf Mages as soon as he completed his training.
** It's painfully obvious to anyone but him that Relem has this in store for him the second he stops needing him, instead of the riches and power he promised him.
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[[folder:Zharradan Marr]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/FightingFantasyAntagonistsDemonicThree Demonic Three]] page under '''Conquerors'''.
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