History Characters / WITCH2004Villains

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/Steve Blum

* MasterOfDisguise: Season 2 shows he can create convincing glamours.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Despite her relationship with Julian, Nerissa's reaction whenever Cassidy is brought up heavily implies that there was something between the two.

* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: He primarily fights with a hatchet and [[CarryABigStick has used a club as well]], fitting his role as TheBrute.

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* TheDreaded: For season 1. Notably when Will meets Phobos in the Labyrinth she's terrified (given that the last time she met Phobos he was wrapping her up in vines and grilling her that's understandable).

One of Nerissa's Knights of Destruction who's a transformed version of Matt Olsen. He is powered through the hatred of others. See [[Characters/WitchCartoonAllies Matt's folder]] for more information.

One of Nerissa's Knights of Destruction who's a transformed version of Mr. Huggles, Matt's pet dormouse. He is powered through the anger of others. See [[Characters/WitchCartoonAllies Mr. Huggles' folder]] for more information.

* CastFromHitPoints: The reason for Nerissa's haggard appearance is her constant use of her quintessence powers while cut off from her Auramere. Yan Lin and Halinor aged much more gracefully since they didn't use their powers as much after they stepped down from being Guardians and Kadma used the power of the Heart of Zambala to fuel her own earth powers.

'''Nerissa''': I lacked vision?! He's the fool with no vision! Destroying everything in his path with no goal, no plan! ''I'' would have united worlds! ''That'' is vision.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the cartoon he does not [[spoiler: get his soul destroyed]].

* {{Troll}}: At one point while Phobos is participating in an EnemyMine with the heroes in Season 2, he and Matt are glamoured as each other as part of a secret plan to mislead Nerissa. Phobos takes the opportunity to mess with Will (who's unaware of the switch) by kissing Matt's old friend from summer camp and Will's swimming competition rival, Mandy, on the hand.

* PragmaticVillainy: In "F is for Facade", she advocates a quick execution for Caleb and his friends against Frost's suggestion of something slow and painful.

* TheSociopath: When criticizing Frost's plan to deal with the guardians as crude she says "Clipping their wings may be less effective then breaking their spirits."

* ArtisticAge: They're supposed to be around Yan Lin's age, but the cartoon either makes her significantly older than they rest or doesn't let time get in the way of the plot. Notably, Cassidy's mother is still alive in the main timeline.

Originally a pool of rebel-consuming quicksand in Torus Filney, he was frozen over by the Guardians. In the second season, Nerissa revives him into a humanoid form to join her Knights of Vengeance. He later has a HeelFaceTurn.

* BigDamnHeroes: In the final episode, [[spoiler:Miranda knocks out Caleb, Blunk and Luba and prepares to destroy the Aurameres, which would leave the guardians powerless. Suddenly, Sandpit comes to the rescue and defeats the villain with two powerful punches, saving Kandrakar, the Aurameres, and the entire universe by extension]].
* BlobMonster: He's basically a pile of quicksand that usually takes a humanoid form.

* HiddenDepths: According to Raythor, he's smarter than Frost in spite of being living quicksand, implying this or that Frost is ''really'' stupid.
* KillItWithFire: As a living pile of quicksand, normal attacks pass right through him, making him impervious to almost everything the heroes throw at him. The one exception is Taranee's heat-based abilities, which vitrify him. "J is for Jewel" shows Sandpit is terrified of her as a result, and seeing her produce a small fireball is enough to send him fleeing away in terror.
%%* QuicksandSucks: Sucks and morphs.
* SandBlaster: He is essentially a moving pile of sand.
* ShiftingSandLand: In his first appearance, he was just a living pit of quicksand that sucked anyone who stepped on him. After Nerissa frees him, he becomes a pile of moving quicksand.

* TookALevelInBadass: Originally he didn't seem to be able to cause trouble beyond the pit he resided in. After Nerissa revives him by using Quintessence, he's able to move around and demonstrates more versatile usage of his sand powers, making him a more effective opponent.

* HeroKiller: Her StartOfDarkness involved killing her fellow Guardian Cassidy (albeit in a moment of rage which [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she immediately regretted]). She's also implied, though not confirmed, to have [[KillAndReplace murdered the real Mage in order to steal her identity]].

%%* TheChessmaster: Initially the best in the animated adaptation, only losing her spot in the last episodes to Will.

Forty years prior to the beginning of the series, Nerissa was corrupted by her power and the Oracle gave the Heart of Kandrakar to Cassidy instead. Nerissa accidentally killed Cassidy while trying to get it back, for which she was imprisoned on Mount Thanos. Some time after this, the other Guardians retired. Yan Lin now acts as MentorArchetype to her granddaughter Hay Lin and the rest of the present-day Guardians, while Halinor is part of the Council of Kandrakar and Kadma was made Queen of Zamballa by its inhabitants after saving them during her Guardian days. When Nerissa restores herself to her full power and youth, she mind controls and rejuvenates her old teammates to form a revived C.H.Y.K.N.. (Note that they didn't actually go by "C.H.Y.K.N." the first time they were active; Hay Lin nicknamed them that.)

** The biggest difference is their approach to dealing with their enemies. While Phobos mostly relied on his army, [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] and strategic applications of brute force, Nerissa is much more subtle and covert in her plans, using disguises and preying on people's vulnerabilities and flaws to manipulate and brainwash them.