History Characters / TheLegendOfVoxMachinaVillains

* UnDyingLoyalty: Ultimately, Vorugal is the only dragon in the Chroma Conclave who steadfastly obeys and defers to Thordak since Raishan [[EveryOneHasStandards eventually gets fed up with Thordak's megalomania]] and [[[[spoiler:EnemyMine proposes an alliance with Vox Machina to slay Thordak]]]] and Umbrasyl [[TheStarScream starts defecting from Thordak]] in favor of collecting the Vestiges Of Divergence [[GodHoodSeeker to achieve godhood.]]

* HateSink: Unlike most of the villains in the series (such as [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes the Briarwoods who mutually cared about each other]], and even [[DragonsAreDemonic Thordak]] who is a badass that had greater goals), Kevdak has ''zero'' admirable, sympathetic or redeeming qualities that makes him at least a likeable villain. He is a [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking brutal, war-mongering, tyrannical, ruthless, cruel, selfish, horrible and petty]] savage of a man that raids countless villages and murdered numerous innocent people for no reason than to fuel his wallet and bloodlust. Members of the Herd also despised him for his willingness to work with Umbrasyl. Even worse, Kevdak is extremely abusive [[spoiler:and even murderous]] towards his own family when they disobeyed him and turned against him, subverting his initial care to Zanror in the process. Working with the Chroma Conclave isn't helping either, since he made a deal for selfish reasons and gleefully returned to his old life of a despoiler once more. Needless to say, his death at the hands of his nephew, also one of his most miserable victims, is more than satisfying to watch.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: For the life of it, Craven Edge ''can't understand why'' Grog won't just kill Pike and Scanlan to increase his and Grog's strength.

* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite being the least executively functioning than the other dragons in the Chroma Conclave, Vorugal has moments of that prove he's ''not a'' [[DumbMuscle lumbering, mindless brute]]. [[spoiler: For instance, he single-handedly [[TheVillianKnowsWhereYouLive tracks down Vox Machina and the surviving refugees to Greyskull Keep to unleash a full-out attack]] and he easily saw through Scanlan's illusions of himself and Vex'ahlia.]] Something even Brimscythe couldn't do and he was able to deceive not only the Tal'Dorei council, but even Sovereign Uriel.
* UnDyingLoyalty: Ultimately, Vorugal is the only dragon in the Chroma Conclave who steadfastly obeys and defers to Thordak since Raishan [[EveryOneHasStandards eventually gets fed up with Thordak's megalomania]] and [[[[spoiler: EnemyMine proposes an alliance with Vox Machina to slay Thordak]]]] and Umbrasyl [[TheStarScream starts defecting from Thordak]] in favor of collecting the Vestiges Of Divergence [[GodHoodSeeker to achieve godhood.]]

* DropTheHammer: Kerrion wields a large hammer when fighting the rebels trying to rescue Archibald and kills a fair few of them with it.

* TheBrute: Is a beast of few words and acts more animalistic than his kin. He's also the most heavily built of the Conclave.

* FreezeRay: An especially brutal version of this where his ice blasts explode his victims from the inside out before they're instantaneously frozen in a giant block of ice.

* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite being the least executively functioning than the other dragons in the Chroma Conclave, Vorugal has moments of that prove he's ''not just'' a [[DumbMuscle mindless brute]]. [[spoiler: For instance, he single-handedly [[TheVillianKnowsWhereYouLive tracks down Vox Machina and the surviving refugees to Greyskull Keep to unleash a full-out attack]] and he could easily see through Scanlan's illusions of himself and Vex'ahlia.]] Something even Brimscythe couldn't do and he was able to deceive not only the Tal'Dorei council, but even Sovereign Uriel.
* UnDyingLoyalty: Ultimately, Vorugal is the only dragon in the Chroma Conclave who steadfastly obeys and defers to Thordak since Raishan [[EveryOneHasStandards eventually gets fed up with Thordak's megalomania]] and [[spoiler: EnemyMine proposes an alliance with Vox Machina to slay Thordak]] and Umbrasyl [[TheStarScream starts defecting from Thordak]] in favor of collecting the Vestiges Of Divergence [[GodHoodSeeker to achieve godhood.]]

* UnDyingLoyalty: Ultimately, Vorugal is the only dragon in the Chroma Conclave who steadfastly obeys and defers to Thordak since Raishan [[EveryOneHasStandards eventually gets fed up with Thordak's megalomania]] and [[spoiler: EnemyMine proposes an alliance with Vox Machina to slay Thordak]] and Umbrasyl [[TheStarScream: starts defecting from Thordak]] in favor of collecting the Vestiges Of Divergence [[GodHoodSeeker: to achieve godhood.]]

* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite being the least executively functioning than the other dragons in the Chroma Conclave, Vorugal has moments of that prove he's ''not just'' a [[DumbMuscle mindless brute]]. [[spoiler: For instance, he single-handedly [[TheVillianKnowsWhereYouLive tracks down Vox Machina and the surviving refugees to Greyskull Keep to unleash a full-out attack]] and he could easily see through Scanlan's illusions of himself and Vex'ahlia.]] Something even Brimscythe couldn't do and he was able to deceive not only the Tal'Dorei council, but even Sovereign Uriel

* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite being the least executively functioning than the other dragons in the Chroma Conclave, Vorugal has moments of that prove he's ''not just'' a [[DumbMuscle mindless brute]]. [[spoiler: For instance, he single-handedly [[TheVillianKnowsWhereYouLive tracks down Vox Machina and the surviving refugees to Greyskull Keep to unleash a full-out attack]] and he could easily see through Scanlan's illusions of himself and Vex'ahlia. Something even Brimscythe couldn't do and he was able to deceive not only the Tal'Dorei council, but even Sovereign Uriel

* IsThatTheBestYouCanDo: Asks this pretty much verbatim as she easily disspells Scanlan's attempt to keep her mouth shut, displaying her own sorcerous prowess. [[spoiler:Later, when Vax tries to assassinate her with a surprise attack, she actually groans with annoyance at the display.]]

* SmarterThanYouLook: Despite being the least executively functioning than the other dragons in the Chroma Conclave, Vorugal has moments of that prove he's ''not just'' a [[DumbMuscle mindless brute]]. [[spoiler: For instance, he single-handedly [[TheVillianKnowsWhereYouLive tracks down Vox Machina and the surviving refugees to Greyskull Keep

* StupidEvil: For all its manipulation, Craven Edge isn't ''quite'' as intelligent and long-planning as you may think. Craven Edge made ''no attemp'' to curb its hunger and eventually [[spoiler: demanded Pike's blood when Grog couldn't feed him the lava-bleeding bat-serpent monsters and even soaked up some of it .]] This is the first sign to Grog that the sword stolen from an evil vampire ''might not'' be on the up-and-up. One Youtube commentor has this to say:

* StupidEvil: For all its manipulation, Craven Edge isn't ''quite'' as intelligent and long-planning as you may think. Craven Edge made ''no attempt" to curb its hunger and eventually [[spoiler: demanded Pike's blood when Grog couldn't feed him the lava-bleeding bat-serpent monsters and even soaked up some of it .]] This is the first sign to Grog that the sword stolen from an evil vampire ''might not'' be on the up-and-up. One Youtube commentor has this to say:

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Their alliance with Umbrasyl is very strained, with the dragon ready to wipe them out the moment they stop becoming useful and many members of the Herd, including Kevdak's own son, clearly unhappy with being forced to serve someone else and judging by the Herd's joy of Kevdak's death, it's most likely they weren't thrilled with working with him either.

* PragmaticVillainy: ZigZagged. It gets him accused of cowardice by both the Herd and Grog, but ultimately, Kevdak is proven to be correct that the Herd allying with Umbrasyl is better for them than going against him. [[spoiler:Even when Grog takes his Titanstone Knuckles and attacks the black dragon with the Herd in a coordinated trap, along with the additional vestiges wielded by the rest of Vox Machina, he proves too powerful to contain, kills large numbers of the Herd, and very nearly killed Vox Machina in a protracted fight, only failing at the last second by Scanlan's near HeroicSacrifice and a lucky shot. Kevdak attacking him with his single vestige would have decimated the Herd in the end]]. However, Kevdak's [[BadBoss tyrannical rule over the Herd Of Storms]] [[AbusiveParents and even his own son]] would eventually come back to bite him since he savagely beat or murdered any Herd members who show ''even the slightest bit'' of resistance and deviance of Kevdak's barbaric rule that ''none'' of the remaining Herd members mourn Kevdak or avenge him and his ways [[spoiler: after his death at Grog's hands]] and the remaining Herd members ''immediately welcome'' Zanror as the new leader.

* StupidEvil: For all its manipulation, Craven Edge isn't ''quite'' as intelligent and long-planning as you may think. Craven Edge made ''no attempt" to curb its hunger and eventually [[spoiler: demanded Pike's blood when Grog couldn't feed him the lava-bleeding bat-serpent monsters.]] This is the first sign to Grog that the sword stolen from an evil vampire ''might not'' be on the up-and-up. One Youtube commentor has this to say:

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Pike he has a scar on his eye. Unlike Pike's clean-cut line out of her eye that she can still see out of, Kevdak's scar covers a quarter of his face and partially blinds him. [[spoiler: Though considering his solution to his arm being nearly severed is to rip it off and use it as a club, [[FridgeBrilliance it's clear that the Herd doesn't pride themselves on medical care.]]]]

* PragmaticVillainy: It gets him accused of cowardice by both the Herd and Grog, but ultimately, Kevdak is proven to be correct that the Herd allying with Umbrasyl is better for them than going against him. [[spoiler:Even when Grog takes his Titanstone Knuckles and attacks the black dragon with the Herd in a coordinated trap, along with the additional vestiges wielded by the rest of Vox Machina, he proves too powerful to contain, kills large numbers of the Herd, and very nearly killed Vox Machina in a protracted fight, only failing at the last second by Scanlan's near HeroicSacrifice and a lucky shot. Kevdak attacking him with his single vestige would have decimated the Herd in the end]].

* MoralMyopia: Delilah's logic operates like this: She kills and tortures ''hundreds of people'' [[WouldHurtAChild regardless of age]]? [[SarcasmMode Eh, you can't make a good omelet without breaking some eggs.]] You kill her husband? Then you're an immoral, murderous monster who took away her reason for living and ''no one'' has it worse than her.

* ForgottenFallenFriend: The Briarwoods gifted him with [[CompellingVoice a silver tongue having the power to mind-control others,]] allowed him to pursue his experiments and treated him as a valued ally. However, [[YourHeadAsplode after Percy shot him out of the window turning his head into a bloody smear on the pavement]] neither Delilah nor Sylas mourn him that much, if at all. We see Delilah become angered when [[IconOfRebellion the de Rolo crest was formed in the clouds, courtesy of Keyleth and her weather magic]], but more so because of Vox Machina's victory instead of vengeance for Anders.

* StupidEvil: For all its manipulation, Craven Edge isn't quite as intelligent and long-planning as you may think. One Youtube commentor has this to say:
--> This could've worked if the damned sword made out an agreement to only feed on the blood of their enemies instead of being a gluttonous bastard and asking for EVERYONE'S blood.

* BadBoss: Is unafraid to beat any insubordinate members of the Herd to near death with the Titanstone Knuckles, including his own son. Because of this, ''no one'' in The Herd mourns Kevdak's death, ''not even his own son'' whom he [[AbusiveParents physically and verbally abused almost repeatedly.]] Hell, they even ''celebrate it'' with drinks and live music.

* HateSink: Unlike most of the villains in the series (such as [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes the Briarwoods who mutually cared about each other]], and even [[DragonsAreDemonic Thordak]] who is a badass that had greater goals), Kevdak has ''zero'' admirable, sympathetic or redeeming qualities that makes him at least a likeable villain. He is a brutal, war-mongering, tyrannical, cruel, selfish, petty and horrible piece of savage that raids countless villages and murdered numerous innocent people for no reason than to fuel his wallet and bloodlust. Members of the Herd also despised him for his willingness to work with Umbrasyl. Even worse, Kevdak is extremely abusive [[spoiler:and even murderous]] towards his own family when they disobeyed him and turned against him, subverting his initial care to Zanror in the process. Working with the Chroma Conclave isn't helping either, since he made a deal for selfish reasons and gleefully returned to his old life of a despoiler once more. Needless to say, his death at the hands of his nephew, also one of his most miserable victims, is more than satisfying to watch.

* BadBoss: Is unafraid to beat any insubordinate members of the Herd to near death with the Titanstone Knuckles, including his own son. As such, ''no one'' in The Herd mourns Kevdak's death not even his own son whom he physically and verbally abused. Hell, they even ''celebrate it'' with drinks and live music.

* KarmaHoudini: ZigZagged. [[spoiler:Once Grog defeats Kevdak and Zanror takes over the Herd, everybody seems to forget that the ''entire Herd'' was involved in [[RapePillageAndBurn massacring hundreds of people and destroying their settlements]], though it's unclear if they were like this before Kevdak took over and were siding with Kevdak to keep out of his murderous wrath. However, most of the Herd get dissolved by Umbrasyl after Percy's trap fails, leaving only Zanror and a handful of survivors]].

* BadBoss: Is unafraid to beat any insubordinate members of the Herd to near death with the Titanstone Knuckles, including his own son.

%%* EvilUncle: To Grog, who he raised to be a violent, ruthless barbarian in his marauder days.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Pike he has a scar on his eye. Unlike Pike's clean-cut line out of her eye that she can still see out of, Kevdak's scar covers a quarter of his face and partially blinds him. [[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Considering his solution to his arm being nearly severed is to rip it off and use it as a club, it's clear that the Herd doesn't pride themselves on medical care.]]]]

* HateSink: Unlike most of the villains in the series (such as [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes the Briarwoods who mutually cared about each other]], and even [[DragonsAreDemonic Thordak]] who is a badass that had greater goals), Kevdak has zero impressive, admirable, sympathetic or redeeming qualities that makes him at least a likeable villain. He is a brutal, selfish, petty and horrible piece of savage that raids countless villages and murdered numerous innocent people for no reason. Members of the Herd also despised him for his willingness to work with Umbrasyl. Even worse, Kevdak is extremely abusive [[spoiler:and even murderous]] towards his own family when they disobeyed him and turned against him, subverting his initial care to Zanror in the process. Working with the Chroma Conclave isn't helping either, since he made a deal for selfish reasons and gleefully returned to his old life of a despoiler once more. Needless to say, his death at the hands of his nephew, also one of his most miserable victims, is more than satisfying to watch.

GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Pike he has a scar on his eye. Unlike Pike's clean-cut line out of her eye that she can still see out of, Kevdak's scar covers a quarter of his face and partially blinds him. [[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Considering his solution to his arm being nearly severed is to rip it off and use it as a club, it's clear that the Herd doesn't pride themselves on medical care.]]]]

* EvilCounterpart: Like Percy, Delilah made a DealWithTheDevil out of love. Percy for vengeance for his family, Delilah to save Sylas' life. Unlike Percy who unwittingly bargained and was [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone shocked upon his revelation,]] [[HealTheCutie eventually managed to heal from his grief and anger]] and values his friends as his new family, Delilah knew what she was doing and devoted herself to her bargainer, shamelessly doubled down on the deal afterwards and instead of friends has expendable minions.

* MoralMyopia: See "Hypocrite" above. Delilah's logic operates like this: She kills and tortures ''hundreds of people'' [[WouldHurtAChild regardless of age]]? [[SarcasmMode Eh, you can't make a good omelet without breaking some eggs.]] You kill her husband? Then you're an immoral, murderous monster who took away her reason for living and ''no one'' has it worst than her.

* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Cassandra.]]

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:A point blank one at that, with a decent does of YourHeadAsplode]].

* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Percy blows his face in half, [[TongueTrauma tearing his tongue out and]] [[{{Jawbreaker}} unhinging his jaw]] in the process. And this doesn't even kill him]].

* MoreDespicableMinion: Sylas and Delilah are obviously a more serious threat and commit '''plenty''' of monstrously evil acts on-screen, [[WhamEpisode the ending of "Fate's Journey", anyone?]] However, Delilah's descent into villainy was [[LoveMakesYouEvil to save her beloved husband from succumbing to a rare fatal disease]] which makes her motive a bit more sympathetic with fans than if she turned to villainy simply for power or other selfish desires. Also, both Sylas and Delilah [[UnHolyMatrimony are still openly affectionate with and protect each other even after all these years]], and are charismatic and entertaining enough to endear themselves to fans and casual viewers. Meanwhile, Stonefell has ''no'' love for anyone beyond himself (He is respectful and obedient to the Briarwoods, but mainly because they let him run an ''pseudo Spanish Inquisition'' for rebels who try to take Whitestone back), commits sadistic acts of torture and murder for no other reason than [[ForTheEvulz sheer enjoyment]], which he even admitted in an episode and has little to no characterization beyond being a sadistic, murderous toadie for the real antagonists.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/TheElricSaga Stormbringer]], a malevolent sword that influences its wielder into bloodthirsty violence.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Going ''way'' above the level of lore-accurate red dragons, Thordak can focus his fire breath into a supercharged, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''-style death ray capable of melting through an entire mountain width-wise.

* AssShove: On the [[spoiler:receiving end of one thanks to Scanlan and Vax's plan to get inside him via the back door]].

* BigNo: He screams one when he [[spoiler:sees Scanlan has grabbed Mythcarver.]]

* FatalFlaw: His [[{{Sadist}} sadism]]. In his battle with Vox Machina, he so utterly overpowers them that he could have killed them anytime he wanted to, but is content to draw it out for his amusement. [[spoiler:This gives Scanlan the time he needs to make the crucial decision to save the rest of the group.]]

* HumanDisguise: [[spoiler:As General Krieg. It was how he knew exactly to cause the most damage to the troops who were sent to kill him]].

* BerserkButton: ''Never'' suggest that he's weak.

* EvilUncle: To Grog, who he raised to be a violent, ruthless barbarian in his marauder days.

* CaughtMonologuing: {{Downplayed}}. After Anders [[BrainwashedAndCrazy takes control of Vox Machina]], he can't resist indulging EvilGloating, which Percy draws out by appealing to his massive ego. [[LampshadeHanging Anders realises what Percy's doing in playing to his ego]], but Anders has already given Percy all the time he needs to [[ImprobableAimingSkills pull off his trick shot]].

GoodScars,EvilScars: Like Pike he has a scar on his eye. Unlike Pike's clean-cut line out of her eye that she can still see out of, Kevdak's scar covers a quarter of his face and partially blinds him. [[FridgeBrilliance: Considering his solution to his arm being nearly severed is to rip it off and use it as a club, it's clear that the Herd doesn't pride themselves on medical care.]]

* BadBoss: Neither care about the well-being of their servants at all. Sylas throws Desmond off of their carriage and leaves him for Vox Machina so the unrepentant couple can escape and in "A Silver Tongue", Delilah, in retaliation to Vox Machina freeing Cassandra and Keyleth creating [[IconOfRebellion the De Rolo crest]] with the clouds, angrily calls for her steward, only to [[SlashedThroat murder him in cold blood]] and use as a [[BloodMagic sacrifice]] to [[ZombieApocalypse raise an army of murderous zombies]] to battle Vox Machina and by extent punish the citizens of Whitestone. Judging by Sylas' nonchalance towards his wife '''dragging the corpse''' of their employee and '''leaving a trail of blood''', this moment strongly implies that poor boy was not the first servant Delilah's murdered.

* EvilCounterpart: Like Percy, Delilah made a DealWithTheDevil out of love. Percy for vengeance for his family, Delilah to save Sylas' life. Unlike Percy who unwittingly bargained and was shocked upon his revelation, eventually managed to heal from his grief and anger and values his friends as his new family, Delilah knew what she was doing and devoted herself to her bargainer, shamelessly doubled down on the deal afterwards and instead of friends has expendable minions.

* MoralMyopia: See "Hypocrite" above. Delilah's logic operates like this: She kills and tortures ''hundreds of people'' [[WouldHurtAChild regardless of age]]? [[SarcasmMode Eh, you can't make a good omelet without breaking some eggs.]] You kill her husband? Then you've committed ''the worst sin imaginable'' and took away her reason for living and ''no one'' has it worst than her.

* BreakTheHaughty: Over the course of one episode, Anders goes from being a [[SmugSnake pompous]], arrogant son of a bitch to a bug-eyed, [[AintTooProudToBeg cowering]] worm [[VillainsWantMercy at the mercy]] of [[HourGlassPlot the kid he helped imprison and torture, who is now grown up and out for his blood]].

* ForgottenFallenFriend: The Briarwoods gifted him with [[CompellingVoice a silver tongue gifted with the power to mind-control others,]] allowed him to pursue his experiments and treated him as a valued ally. However, [[YourHeadAsplode after Percy shot him out of the window turning his head into a bloody smear on the pavement]] neither Delilah nor Sylas mourn him that much, if at all. We see Delilah become angered when [[IconOfRebellion the de Rolo crest was formed in the clouds, courtesy of Keyleth and her weather magic]], but more so because of Vox Machina's victory instead of vengeance for Anders.

* SinsOfOurFathers: Anders attempts to kill Cassandra and Percy because he felt slighted by their parents after all of his greater ambitions were shut down. Cassandra and Percy had been nothing but loyal to Anders, even saying "we would have done anything you asked". But Anders wanted his vengeance and his ego sated, and it cost him ''dearly.''

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Once Kevdak is slain and Grog appoints Zanror as the new Thunderlord, they happily switch to Vox Machina's side to slay Umbrasyl.]]

* KarmaHoudini: ZigZagged. [[spoiler:Once Grog defeats Kevdak and Zanror takes over the Herd, everybody seems to forget that the ''entire Herd'' was involved in [[RapePillageAndBurn massacring hundreds of people and destroying their settlements]], though it's unclear if they were like this before Kevdak took over. However, most of the Herd get dissolved by Umbrasyl after Percy's trap fails, leaving only Zanror and a handful of survivors]].

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Their alliance with Umbrasyl is very strained, with the dragon ready to wipe them out the moment they stop becoming useful and many members of the Herd, including Kevdak's own son, clearly unhappy with being forced to serve someone else.

* AdaptationalBadass: While the dragons on stream were extremely formidable, they take it up a level in the show, with each having an array of new abilities that make each of them a flying cataclysm.

* EvilCounterpart: Like Percy, Delilah made a DealWithTheDevil out of love. Percy for vengeance for his family, Delilah to save Sylas' life. Unlike Percy who eventually managed to heal from his grief and anger and values his friends as his new family, Delilah shamelessly doubled down on the deal afterwards and instead of friends has expendable minions.

* MoralMyopia: See "Hypocrite" above. Delilah's logic operates like this: She kills and tortures ''hundreds of people'' [[WouldHurtAChild regardless of age]]? [[SarcasmMode: Eh, you can't make a good omelet without breaking some eggs.]] You kill her husband? Then you've committed ''the worst sin imaginable'' and took away her reason for living and ''no one'' has it worst than her.

** Brimscythe. Showcased as the weakest of the Conclave, and their scout and spy within Emon in preparation for their eventual assault, weakening its mighty army [[spoiler:under the disguise of General Krieg]], and manipulating several different parties without suspicion for an extended period of time.