Line #123 Characters/AdventureQuestAntagonists


1	As a continually-updated game, ''[=AdventureQuest=]'' has many characters, including many, many enemies that oppose TheHero.
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3	[[{{Characters/AdventureQuest}} Back to the main character index]]
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9	[[folder: Zorbak]]
10	Zorbak has always been an [[InsistentTerminology ebil]] little Moglin. Even as a wee baby Moglin you could find him summoning the undead pets of others to rise and torment their previous owners or wreaking havoc in his village. However he is now causing trouble on a much wider scale. Nothing seems to be able to stop this mad Moglin! He also has a more evil brother, Kabroz.
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12	* TenMinuteRetirement: He tries to leave his EBIL plans during ''Frostval 2014'', but Sage Uldor and the Chosen make him recapacitate about his decision.
13	* BlackSheep: Among the Moglin, as he's a Necromancer and not a healer.
14	* FriendlyEnemy: In a sense, considering that the Chosen is often helping Zorbak out when he's not trying to stop the Ebil necromancer's plans.
15	** This status seems to be solidified in the "Ally Assist" gameplay mechanic, in which Zorbak is one of the five summonable allies alongside heroes like Artix and Galanoth. Their relationship can't be THAT rotten if Zorbak is willingly attacking the Chosen's enemies.
16	* HappilyMarried: To Mu Glen, since'' 'Til Undead Do Us Apart''.
17	* {{Necromancer}}
18	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Several times over the game's storyline, due to [[EnemyMine his tendency to disturb other impending threats.]] Such as Drakonnan,... and most importantly, distracting Kabroz's from actually doing evil.
19	* PerpetualFrowner
20	* RedEyesTakeWarning
21	[[/folder]]
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23	[[folder: Kabroz]]
24	Kabroz is Zorbak's half-brother, who's just as ebil if not more. Kabroz is responsible for creations such as the moglin freak with whom he worked with Zorbak to create.
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26	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To his younger brother, Zorbak (despite the fact that Zorbak is the one with innate talent for {{Necromancy}}.)
27	%%* SdrawkcabName: Of Zorbak.
28	%%* {{Necromancer}}
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30	[[/folder]]
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32	[[folder:Drakonnan]]
33	!!Drakonnan
34	An insane pyromancer whose family was killed by Akriloth's quest for power. He tried taking over the Fire Realm through the power of the prime Fire Orb, but was stopped and killed.
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36	* AnimalMotif: As with many characters in AE games, Drakonnan is that of a dragon.
37	* AscendedExtra: In ''[[VideoGame/DragonFable DragonFable]]'', where he is a fleshed-out character rather than just the CardCarryingVillain that he's in AQ. He even undergoes CharacterDevelopment.
38	%%zce* CoolMask
39	* TheGift: His mastery over Fire though the use of the Fire Orb has repeatedly been mentioned as being incredible.
40	* LikeFatherLikeSon: His son, Drakonnan II, is a Pyromancer like him. But not insane. In fact, he seems to be the most rational one among the Sinister Seven.
41	* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: His real name is Konnan, but everyone knows him (and refer to him) as Drakonnan.
42	* PlayingWithFire: Drakonnan is an incredibly skillful Pyromancer.
43	* StartOfDarkness: The Fire War. (And his end as well.)
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45	[[/folder]]
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47	[[folder:Mysterious Strangers]]
48	The Mysterious Strangers are mysterious characters who [[TheFaceless hide their indentities with ominous black cloaks]]. Several characters have been one at some point of the storyline.
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50	%%* AllEncompassingMantle
51	%%* BlackCloak
52	%%* DarkIsEvil: Well, they invoke it with their appearance.
53	%%* TheFaceless
54
55	!![[spoiler:Diviara Celegra]]
56	See [[spoiler:The Network]].
57
58	!![[spoiler:Erebus]], a.k.a. [[spoiler:Father Seth Cay Dhows]]
59
60	[[spoiler:Seth Cay Dhows]] was originally thought to be a Mysterious Stranger, but he is in fact something much different and much more sinister.
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62	%%* BaldOfEvil: In most of his forms.
63	%% * BerserkButton: A mild one, but he really doesn't like to be called "thief".
64	%%* BigBad
65	* BlatantLies: It is stated that he never revealed much of the truth, and the closest we ever got to the truth from him were only half-truths and threats.
66	* EldritchAbomination: He states he is Epsilon, which is said to be a mortal-made God, to convince [[spoiler:[[FallenHero Maxwell]]]] to side with him. [[spoiler:And then it turns out that he was the second [[LivingShadow being]] to exist in the shadow universe, but, yeah, he's Epsilon, too.]]
67	* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: He seems genuinely disturbed and horrified by one of the new primary antagonists, Entropy, and is working with a possibly reformed Drakath to stop him.]]
68	%%* GreaterScopeVillain: In comparison to The'Galin.
69	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Played with. It's unknown if and probably unlikely that he actually repented for his actions, but he is working to stop the new main antagonist, Entropy, and his plans.]]
70	* IHaveManyNames: Some of them include [[spoiler:Father Seth Cay Dhows, Epsilon, Tholeon Webb, St. Mohrred, First Born]], and many, many more.
71	* IKnowYourTrueName: Used in an interesting subversion. The player makes his true name for him to make him an actual being to further his and Falerin's goal of abjuration for [[spoiler:Dhows]].
72	* InTheirOwnImage: He claimed he seeks to [[spoiler:collapse the boundaries of the elements]] and recreate Lore after his own image.
73	* LivingShadow: [[spoiler:He was revealed to be a shadow from the Shadow Universe.]]
74	* ManipulativeBastard
75	* MeaningfulName: A forum contest was held to give him a name, it was eventually decided that [[spoiler:Erebus]] fitted the character best.
76	* {{Necromancer}}
77	* SignificantAnagram: [[spoiler:Seth Cay Dhows is an anagram of "Shadowscythe".]]
78	* TimeAbyss: [[spoiler:He was one of the first beings to be created in the shadow universe and he managed to exist outside of Lorian time because of his foreigness.]]
79	* WalkingSpoiler
80	* YinYangBomb: He is a shadow the combination of [[LightEmUp Light]] and [[CastingAShadow Darkness]].
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82	!!Mysterious Stranger
83	This Mysterious Stranger lives on an Alternate Lore, where [[spoiler:[[TheCameo Frostscythe]]]] also resides. He has messengers across time, proven by the fact that he was informed of [[spoiler:Erebus]]'s departure (and thus, of the vacancy of the "Mysterious Stranger" post) from Lore.
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85	[[spoiler:Erebus' departure caused the time differential between both Lores to be a little shorted out, providing a doorway for him (it?) to enter our Lore. He intends to take this rare opportunity, planning]].
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87	* [[spoiler:BestServedCold]]: [[spoiler:He doesn't care if his revenge plans take thousands of years to give fruition.]]
88	* TheCameo: If not the [[spoiler:exact same Mysterious Stranger from ''[=DragonFable=]'']], it's a very close 'analogue'.
89	* TheBusCameBack: After taking an extended hiatus from the main [=AdventureQuest=] storyline, he makes his full return in the ''War Between Shadows'' saga.
90	* [[spoiler:RoaringRampageOfRevenge]]: [[spoiler:He plans to take revenge against Erebus (probably for destroying the Mysterious Stranger on our Lore) whom he knows will eventually return. His desire to take revenge against Erebus is so significant that he does not mind destroying AQ Lore to fulfill his desires...]]
91	* {{Troll}}: He likes to agitate people, as can be seen from his conversation with [[spoiler:Frostscythe]].
92	* WalkingSpoiler
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94	[[/folder]]
95
96	[[folder:Epheel]]
97	A mysterious creature who warns us of The Devourer's coming to Lore.
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99	[[spoiler: He knew Wolfwing and appeared in ''The Secret'' after Wolfwing was defeated by [=NightBane=]. He tried to get us to turn against The Huntress, but was revealed to be an Agent of the Devourer, who sold his humanity for immortality. He was finally killed by [=NightBane=] in ''The Beginning of the End''.]]
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101	* BigCreepyCrawlies:
102	* BlatantLies: Though not obvious at first, everything he says at the end of ''Epic Quest 15'' is full of this. He lies about his motives, about The'Galin's nature, about the Agent of Destruction, about his 'curse'. Yes, about everything.
103	* CastingAShadow
104	* {{Curse}}: He was cursed by the Devourer to live forever, until the Devourer itself destroyed him, and was warped into that hideous form of his. [[BlatantLies The liar]].
105	* DarkIsNotEvil: Subverted. An [[CastingAShadow user]] of Darkness [[TheDarkArts magic]], Epheel is fully aware that his actions might be seen as evil, and admits he did do evil things in the past, but he believes it was [[NecessarilyEvil necessary]] to save others, trying to help in any way he can... Except that he's been EvilAllAlong and is a consummate, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] liar.
106	* DealWithTheDevil: Not exactly a devil, but he makes deals, including one in which [[spoiler:he turned the Ribbers into Undead]].
107	** He also sold his humanity to the Devourer for immortality.
108	* ManipulativeBastard
109	* {{Necromancer}}
110	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He tried to fight the Devourer and paid for it.
111	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's been alive for nearly a thousand years.
112	* TheReveal: He is [[spoiler:the "Shadow Master".]]
113	* {{Revenge}}: He swore to do all he could to find out how to destroy the Devourer, but all he discovered was how to prevent its attack...
114	* WasOnceAMan: He was one of the first human wizards, back when the Drakel ruled the world of Lore and the Devourer 'attacked' for the first time.
115	[[/folder]]
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117	[[folder:Celestra, a.k.a. The Huntress]]
118	The Huntress, real name Celestra, is The Eternal's daughter.
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120	Using a gauntlet that can tear reality, she travels through time and space following the Devourer. She kidnaps Yulgar and [[spoiler:is also a guest later on in the Devourer Saga.]]
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122	* ActionGirl
123	* BattleCouple: With [[spoiler:Galrick]].
124	* BlowYouAway: She deals Wind damage.
125	* DefrostingIceQueen
126	* {{Determinator}}: She's been following The'Galin's wake for ''ten centuries'', traveling through time, through space, taking every step along its side [[spoiler:to get her revenge]]. [[spoiler:Galrick]] was even afraid that she would still accomplish her goal when they [[spoiler:met Galian in Etherspace]].
127	* FieryRedHead
128	* [[spoiler:GoodIsNotSoft / [[GoodIsNotNice Nice]]]]
129	* [[spoiler:HappilyMarried: To Galrick.]]
130	* HeroesPreferSwords
131	* PointyEars
132	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: As a result of living in-between universes (which halts the flow of time), she's a thousand years old but looks as if she was in her mid-20's.
133	-->'''Yulgar''': "Well, ehem... You don’t look a DAY past four centuries."
134	* RedBaron: "The Huntress." [[spoiler:Chasing the Network from world to world, she became known as such - for wherever the Network grew, she fought them from within and from without.]]
135	* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Against the Devourer and the Network, for He "cursed" her father and they killed her mother.]]
136	%%zce* SleevesAreForWimps
137	* YouKilledMyMother: [[spoiler:The Network, on their last incursion for The'Galin, had killed Celestra's mother, and so she was filled with dark rage against the Devourer and his Network.]]
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140	[[folder:Loco]]
141	!!Loco
142	Loco is Lore's demi-power of mischief and fortune. Around five thousand years ago, Loco attempted to pull a rather vicious prank on Baldric — to avoid a devastating god war, the Elemental Lords sealed Loco away. His power increases every April 1st and it so happens that Radagast and Khold Staeirgh summon him that day as a result of a prank.
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145	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Given Loco's extremely juvenile sense of humor, and the fact that his pranks are more often nuisances than actual threats, it's easy to write him off as a joke. But make no mistake, Loco is a '''god''' with all of the power that entails, he shows no regrets for nearly triggering an apocalyptic god war, he is very talented at manipulating others into inadvertantly helping him, and he has more than once come ''extremely'' close to breaking out of his prison.
146	* EvilIsPetty: After his large scale mischief was repeatedly thwarted, he decided that his next prank would be to possess the chosen and cause minor mischief around Battleon.
147	* {{Expy}}: He is most obviously based on [[Myth/NorseMythology Loki]], though unlike Loki he just barely didn't manage to kickstart [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarok]]. Barely.
148	* ItAmusedMe: Almost everything he does is either motivated by this, or by his desire to break free of his prison. Usually both.
149	* MeaningfulName: Loco means "crazy, mad, wild" in Spanish. Guess what he's like.
150	* RealityWarper: He's turned the moon into rotten cheese, temporarily genderbent at least a good portion of Battleon (which then became [[OppositeSexClone Opposite-Sex Clones]]), and his tricks occasionally play with the laws of physics
151	* TricksterGod: In addition to his title literally being "Demi-power of Mischief and Fortune," he fits the classic archetype of a trickster god, and his main purpose seems to be to cause problems for the hell of it.
152	* TooCleverByHalf: Despite his apparent silliness, Loco is a ''very'' clever deity and counts on people to write him off as a mere nuisance in order to pull off his most dangerous schemes. However, he's also extremely prone to underestimating how clever the Chosen can be in their own right.
153	** In the April Fools 2014 event, Loco causes a malfunction in Kamui's [[FountainOfYouth de-ager device]] by stealing a critical component, transforming the entire town of Battleon into babies. He refuses to give back the part needed to restore everyone to their proper ages unless the Chosen defeats a pair of golems within Loco's shrine. After defeating the golems, Loco reveals that the golems were actually the magic that replenished his seal every year, and destroying them set him free. Except not, as the Chosen had [[BatmanGambit already guessed that this was Loco's plan]], and with the help of Kamui built a ''new'' mechanism to recharge Loco's seals. To add insult to injury, the new mechanism also grants the Chosen the ability to [[SummonMagic summon Loco outside of April Fools day]], with the summoning spell automatically dismissing Loco if he ever thinks of taking action against the Chosen. This effectively forces Loco to become a lackey for the Chosen on any day other than April Fools. Needless to say, Loco is ''pissed.''
154	** In the April Fools 2019 quest, Loco manages to exploit a loophole in his prison — the divine seals containing him not only empower his prison, but also empower ''him,'' effectively "feeding" him just enough divine energy to keep him alive while maintaining the prison's integrity. He tricks Radagast by telling him that increasing the seals' power will strengthen his prison, when in actuality it will increase the amount of power Loco is fed, strengthening ''him'' until he's powerful enough to break free. The catch is that to do so, Loco needs to stand within the boundaries of a specific magic circle at ''exactly'' midnight, or the spell to modify the seals will fail. This plan very nearly succeeds without a hitch... [[spoiler:until the Chosen remembers that [[CallBack they still have the power to summon Loco.]] Loco goes poof, appearing only ''several feet away'' from the magic circle just as midnight strikes, and the spell fizzles uselessly.]]
155	** The grandaddy of them all is perhaps the 2020 April Fools quest, where the entire town of Battleon has been kidnapped by another villain before Loco has a chance to pull any tricks. Loco, severely offended by the idea that [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou someone other than him could be up to no good on April Fools Day]], sets out to defeat the villain and rescue Battleon so that he can prank them properly. Except there was no kidnapping. The entire town simply hid and pretended to be kidnapped, while the Chosen pretended to be the kidnapper, in order to force Loco to waste all of his remaining time that year rescuing them instead of pulling pranks. In short, the Chosen not only stopped Loco from playing any pranks, they forced Loco to spend all of their time unwittingly being a hero. By the time Loco realizes ''he's'' been pranked, it's already too late, and he disappears back into his prison.
156	* TwiceToldTale: Loco's backstory draws heavily from Myth/NorseMythology, wherein the trickster god Loki was imprisoned until Ragnarok for killing the god Baldyr with mistletoe. Loco was imprisoned for hitting the foreign god Baldric with a TOW Missile water-balloon.
157	** The 2021 April Fools' event, "Utgard, Loco!" is a virtually identital to the story of Utgard-Loki in the [[Myth/NorseMythology Prose Edda]], with Loco playing the role of Loki and the Chosen playing the role of Thor.
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159	[[/folder]]
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161	[[folder: The Network]]
162	!![=The'Galin=] (a.k.a. the Devourer)
163	[[quoteright:250:'''Affiliation:''' Himself; Uncreation\
164	'''Race:''' [[DeityOfHumanOrigin God]] (formerly human)]]
165
166	The BigBad of the eponymous saga. Born on the continent of Inilar many millenia ago, The'Galin is the son of Galian and was leading an orphanage. [[spoiler:Because his wife Lauren was a manifestation of Lorithia]], Lorithia resurrected The'Galin when he died. She made him the god of uncreation, to uncreate every corrupt people and species.
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168	The'Galin has sent his network forces to the surface of Lore to [[HumanityOnTrial judge if they are worthy of salvation]]. [[spoiler:During this time, he [[DemonicPossession possessed the body]] of [[TheDragon Ryuusei Cartwright]]. However, Beleqwaya, Warlic, Kalanyr, and Tralin activated the prime elemental orbs, along with the Creation Orb, and summoned Lauren, who is Hope. Her appearance was proof of Lore's collective unity, which convinced The'Galin to leave Lore alone for now. However, The'Galin might come back to Lore one day...]]
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170	[[spoiler:The'Galin operates an orphanage for the lost, forgotten and downtrodden in Etherspace. There, he assumes a [[PhysicalGod human form]] instead.]]
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172	* AntiVillain: He overall dislikes his role as the God of Uncreation, seeing it as a final option for a [[SoiledCityOnAHill civilization]] or [[CrapsackWorld world]] that has [[ItIsBeyondSaving corruption beyond redeemability]]. He doesn't even like his title as the Devourer.
173	* BadMoonRising: His first (few) appearance(s).
174	* BigBad: Of the Devourer saga.
175	* CardCarryingVillain
176	* DemonicPossession: Who does he possess but one of his agents, [[spoiler:Ryuusei Cartwright]].
177	* DarkIsNotEvil: He's actually a pretty okay guy, just doing the job his wife gave him. In fact, he [[spoiler:runs an orphanage in Etherpace.]] It's the people working for him that are truly evil.
178	* DeityOfHumanOrigin
179	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: And [[RedEyesTakeWarning red ones]] at that.
180	* GoodIsNotSoft
181	* [[spoiler:HopelessBossFight]]: [[spoiler:During ''The Final Battle'' quest, he'll whoop your ass... unless, of course, you're a high-end player.]]
182	* HumanityOnTrial: This is how he goes about deciding what worlds to uncreate.
183	* IHaveManyNames: The'Galin, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Devourer of Worlds, the Uncreator, the Destroyer]], [[spoiler:Galian]], and more...
184	* JustToyingWithThem: He is the God of Uncreation and [[spoiler:intentionally allows the player to futilely attack him as he toys back and [[HopelessBossFight inevitably defeats the player]].]]
185	* LightIsGood: In more recent times, he has manifested more frequently in a human form with white hair wearing white and golden robes, and his demeanor is much more benevolent overall.
186	* ObviouslyEvil: As evidenced by the devilish face on his main moon-like form.
187	** Subverted actually. As a Deity, he is actually not evil; it's the fact that he can remove things from existence, and that he takes some ObviouslyEvil Aliens into the Network to serve him that people believe he is this.
188	* OmnicidalManiac
189	* SharingABody: Whenever he manifests.
190	* SuperEmpowering: He can grant power to his servants (such as Galrick, for some time) and to those who become Omega, his vessel for manifestation.
191	* ThatsNoMoon: As in, [[SignsOfTheEndTimes really]].
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193	!!Diviara Celegra
194	[[quoteright:250:'''Affiliation:''' [[spoiler:Unity, formerly]] The Network \
195	'''Race:''' [[WingedHumanoid Brilhado]]]]
196
197	Diviara terrorised Battleon as [[spoiler:one of the Mysterious Necromancers]]. He is an incredibly powerful [[{{Necromancer}} necromancer]], and controls Light and Dark with such efficiency that his Duality sword can trigger at will.
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199	He is a highly-ranked Agent of [[BigBad the Devourer]] and the [[TheDragon General of The Network]] on Lore. [[spoiler:He attacked Darin and Tralin, and stole the fragments of the Creation Orb. However, after his brother Giliara's death, he joined the side of Unity and has been fighting with us ever since.]]
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201	Diviara has an estranged son, Amilara. Little is known of his wife, other than that she is a Goldwing Brilhado and the sister of Commander Auricarus.
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203	* TheAce: Ridiculously good at necromancy among ''a race'' of necromancers (and much, ''much'' less prone to being TheChewToy than Zorbak will be), Diviara is most likely the best necromancer in the game. In fact, anyone
204	* TheAtoner
205	* BreakingSpeech: He gave Darin a particularly good one in one of [[AllThereInTheManual Falerin]]'s [[{{Backstory}} Histories]], ''Manifestation: The Coming Dark''. The guy has a natural talent.
206	* {{Frameup}}: He was framed with his wife's murder [[spoiler:by the Network, no less.]]
207	* HeelFaceTurn
208	* {{Necromancer}}
209	* OurDemonsAreDifferent
210	* {{Telepathy}}: He is a communicant of The'Galin. [[spoiler:Well, he was, but then, became one for the Lady of Light... and there's the Lord of Darkness...]].
211	* UndyingLoyalty: He was too loyal to the Network to abandon it, even when his brother begged him to.
212	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tralin, who he 'disrespects' (according to Thorne Lorin) by calling him "Drakel", even though he is a king and the communicant of Lorithia. Tralin doesn't mind it at all.
213	* WellDoneDadGuy: He's desperate for making up for all the abandonment he inflicted on Amilara and, despite his son's forgiveness and acceptance, [[TheAtoner he cannot get over it]].
214	* WingedHumanoid
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216	!!Ryuusei Cartwright
217	[[quoteright:250:'''Affiliation:''' [[spoiler:Formerly]] N.O.V.A.; Uncreation; The'Galin \
218	'''Race:''' Vesperian]]
219
220	Cartwright is a communicant and follower of [[BigBad The'Galin]], as well as the leader of N.O.V.A. He has taken Diviara's place as the [[TheDragon General of the Network]] on Lore. He seeks to [[OmnicidalManiac annihilate all creation]], regardless of The'Galin's wishes. His past association with Terra has left him embittered towards Terrans, and he hates Lore with an almost equal passion. [[spoiler:Cartwright becomes Omega and [[DemonicPossession allows The'Galin to possess him]]. When Lauren is summoned, The'Galin abandons him in the Deep Void, where he and Beleqwaya battle to both of their deaths.]]
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222	[[spoiler:Unfortunately, he gets better. After returning, he joins with Visia and The Mutant King, and uncreates Absolix. However, Cartwright seems to have changed - he rebukes Absolix for trying to be a villain, and sees Absolix as [[LikeASonToMe an actual son]].]]
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224	[[spoiler:The ''Bizarre Flecks'' saga reveals that he has a son, Gaiden, who is living on the alternate-Lore with the alternate-Ryuusei. At the epilogue of the Absol-ution quest chain, Cartwright had an epiphany and realized all his life had been spent in evil and corruption. Cartwright decided to recohere with alternate-Ryuusei, to keep alternate-Ryuusei alive (despite his cancer) and strong, while [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrificing himself in the process]].]]
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226	* AbsoluteXenophobe: Considers any race other than his own inferior (a belief he shares with Smith) and beyond redemption, and seeks to [[OmnicidalManiac purify the omniverse]] because of it. It possibly might be a result of his upbringing, as Matthew believed the Vesperians to be like gods.
227	* ActionDad: To [[spoiler:Gaiden]] and Absolix.
228	* AntiHero: Type V, from [[spoiler:the Bizarre Flecks saga]] onwards.
229	* ArchnemesisDad: To [[spoiler:Absolix]].
230	* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Inverted. He wears a nice red two-pieced suit (that Dewlok once identifies as a Sandy Claws suit [[FridgeBrilliance because there isn't a closer comparison in Lore]]) that is very out-of-place for Lore's medieval clothing standards. It's justified, since he's from [[PlanetTerra Terra]].
231	* BadassInANiceSuit: Cartwright can fight and stalemate with ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction Absolix]]'' (with or without armor), fights with a cane that has no special abilities other than [[RuleOfCool looking cool]], can boss the Mutant King and Visia around, treats Falerin (a god) like an equal and can get away with it, etc.
232	* BeardOfEvil: ''Plus'' a PermaStubble.
233	%% * BerserkButton: He really doesn't like to be called by his adoptive name.
234	* BreakTheHaughty: Being [[spoiler:abandoned by The'Galin, being disincorporated by Beleqwaya in the Void and return only to find that he has no authority inside the Network]] definitely affected his [[{{Pride}} pride]].
235	* CaneFu: Uses his [[ClassyCane cane]] to fight people.
236	* CastingAShadow: His Melee attack does Darkness damage, both as a guest and as an enemy.
237	* CharacterDevelopment: From being a [[{{Pride}} prideful]], [[AbsoluteXenophobe xenophobic]] and [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocritical]] OmnicidalManiac to being a guy who learned a lesson or two in [[HumblePie humility]], tolerance, parenting, [[TookALevelInKindness kindness]] and actual loyalty, only to [[spoiler:finally [[HeelRealization realize]] that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he has spent his life in evil and corruption]] and resolves to [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrifice himself so that his analogue can live]].]] One of the biggest, if not, the biggest example in the games.
238	* ClassyCane: Has a dragon-topped cane.
239	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: During his time as N.O.V.A.'s head.
240	* TheDragon: To The'Galin, as the General of the Network during the Devourer Saga.
241	* DyingRace: According to WordOfGod, there are few Vesperians, and all but ''one'' of them are part of the Network. There are no records of what happened to his home planet, nor even that it ever existed - which suggests that The'Galin [[RetGone uncreated]] Vesperia.
242	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even when as a zealous follower who would carry [[HumanityOnTrial The'Galin's sentence of]] ''[[DeaderThanDead uncreation]]'', not even he would be enough of a fool to mess with time, and he regards elemental annihilation (which would cause reality itself to unravel), [[spoiler:Dhow's supposed goal]], as going too far.
243	* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: He outright states that he doesn't want [[spoiler:Absolix]] to be a villain. Not to mention that he [[spoiler:gave up Gaiden to his analog, who unlike him is a NiceGuy]].
244	* FauxAffablyEvil: Though he's generally well-mannered and acts jovially towards people, he's willing to engage in ColdBloodedTorture against both allies and enemies alike, and/or making ammoral experiments with ridiculously-advanced technology and [[RetGone uncreation]].
245	** [[spoiler:AffablyEvil: After his resurrection, he seems to have evolved into this.]]
246	* FlashStep: When attacking, he [[VillainTeleportation disappears in a flash of red lightning]] only to appear at his enemy's side a second later, attack it and then, return to his original position by teleporting again.
247	* FusionDance: [[spoiler:He recoheres with his analogue to keep him alive]].
248	* GiveHimANormalLife: [[spoiler:He gave Gaiden, his biological son, to his analog, who is decidedly a nice person and lived on Terra.]]
249	* GoodHairEvilHair: The only way to distinguish Cartwright from his analogue is their facial hair. While alternate NiceGuy Ryuusei only has a PermaStubble, Cartwright not only displays the stubble, but also has a magnificent BeardOfEvil.
250	* [[spoiler:HeelRealization]]: [[spoiler:Upon alternate Ryuusei's death in ''Absol-ution IV'', Cartwright has an epiphany and realizes that he spent his life in evil and corruption, but it's too late for him to start a new life despite Ryuusei's wishes. Reminiscing about his actions, he [[MustMakeAmends decides]] to bring back Ryuusei moments before his death and recoheres with him so he can live to protect both Gaiden and Absolix, while he [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dies in the process]].]]
251	* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: After [[spoiler:he's abandoned by The'Galin and left for dead in the Void, he loses his title as general of The'Galin's armies]]. The Mutant King and Visia know he doesn't have authority over them anymore, but he will have none of it.
252	* HumblePie: Being [[spoiler:abandoned by The'Galin]] in ''The Final Battle!'' was explicitly the reason why he TookALevelInKindness.
253	* {{Hypocrite}}: Cartwright demands UndyingLoyalty to The'Galin from all of his servants, even when he is willing to disobey his orders or countermand them if it means it [[OmnicidalManiac will further his own goals]].
254	* AnIcePerson: He has a preference towards using the Cold and doing Ice-damage when fought as a Boss.
255	* LastNameBasis: [[spoiler:In order to distinguish him of his analog, everyone calls him Cartwright. Or Twain.]]
256	* LikeASonToMe: [[spoiler:He really considers Absolix as this.]]
257	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Implied, as a former [[CorruptCorporateExecutive head of N.O.V.A.]] and General of the Network, along with his [[SharpDressedMan penchant for dressing well]].
258	* ManipulativeBastard
259	* MeaningfulRename: His adoptive surname, 'Twain' (an archaic term meaning "two"), is apt, as [[spoiler:forces and choices led Ryuusei to separate into two temporal analogs - two "[[WhatIf what ifs]]".]]
260	* {{Necromancer}}: He's quite good at it, but he's very well aware that any especialized Necro (especially Diviara and, quite possibly, Amilara) is better at it than him.
261	* NominalHero: [[spoiler:From his resurrection onwards.]]
262	* OmnicidalManiac: Cartwright...
263	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He wants to kill Galrick himself. [[spoiler:He does.]]
264	* PartialTransformation: He is able to transform his arm in a big [[BuffySpeak shadowy]] claw that [[CastingAShadow deals Darkness damage]].
265	* {{Patricide}}: He killed his stepfather, Matthew Twain, out of hate and took over N.O.V.A.
266	* PermaStubble
267	* PsychicLink: With his analogue.
268	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Xilar gives him one in ''A Network Divided''. Cartwright makes some feeble attempts to dismiss Xilar's words, but it is painfully obvious that he's affected by them.
269	-->'''Xilar''': "You know better than both our Lord and Lorithia, the Creator, do, do you?! You are a [[AbsoluteXenophobe xenophobic racist]] and a very evil man! The fact that you have associated my name with your efforts is a greater scar on my name than all of my own failings combined. (...) Do not speak of carrying on my legacy, Cartwright. You are NOTHING like me! Galrick has done more to repair and carry on my legacy than you ever will, and he is ten times the man you are."
270	** The fact that he used Galrick to make his point was just rubbing salt in the wound.
271	** ...And [[DefectorFromDecadence the Silari's retreat from the armies]] was just the icing on the cake.
272	* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler:He decides to recohere with alternate-Ryuusei, to keep alternate-Ryuusei alive (despite his cancer) and strong, while sacrificing himself in the process.]]
273	* SharingABody: When [[spoiler:The'Galin]] possesses him, it happens because Cartwright allowed it, in a OneWingedAngel-sort of moment.
274	* SharpDressedMan
275	* ShedTheFamilyName: Well, more like he abandoned the name his adoptive father, Matthew, had given him in favor of his 'real' name.
276	** Which, in fact, it's not his real name either. Despite being known by two names (that is, Ryuusei Cartwright and Robert Twain) and is mentioned as having had an third name (Charuske Ryuusei), he doesn't know his original name, for he was cast to Terra when he was a 'very young man'.
277	* SmartPeoplePlayChess: He likes playing chess in his free time.
278	* SuperMode: Whenever Cartwright enters into [[spoiler:Omega mode]] (which he can do whenever he wants since he doesn't need to be possessed), he has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] GlowingEyesOfDoom, his power increases substantially and gains the ability to [[spoiler:[[HealingFactor heal rapidly]] and [[RetGone uncreate]] at will, as he calls upon the Devourer's powers.]]
279	* TakeCareOfTheKids: [[spoiler:Ryuusei claims that the only thing Cartwright can do, after everybody come to know that he's dying, is taking care of Gaiden and his brother(s). The situation is inverted when it is ''Cartwright'' who ends up giving his analogue the responsibility of taking care of Gaiden and Absolix, and raise them as the heroes they are destined to become as an implicit LastRequest]].
280	* {{Telepathy}}: As a communicant of The'Galin, he has this ability.
281	* TrulySingleParent: [[spoiler:He uncreated Absolix.]]
282	* UndyingLoyalty: Subverted. At first, Cartwright seems to be completely loyal to The'Galin (back when everyone thinks he is, [[TheDreaded and is feared]] as, a ChaoticEvil [[GodIsEvil god]]) but, in reality, he is always finding the way to countermand his orders and disobey them if they won't help him achieve his goals.
283	** It should be noted that Cartwright wouldn't betray his lord, just betray his ''purpose''. He is, even if its is in a twisted sense, devoted to him, just like pretty much every taken communicant is.
284	* UsedToBeASweetKid: In one of [[AllThereInTheManual Maxwell's Logs]], he wonders [[StartOfDarkness what happened to him]].
285	* VillainTeleportation: He can disappear in a flash of red lightning.
286	* VillainousBreakdown: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:The continuous failures in the last part of the war against Unity began to take a toll on his usually calm and SmugSmiler demeanor due to unexpected events and perceived betrayals, beggining to snap easier than before. However, he had been counting on being chosen as Omega and knew he could offer his body following an inevitable physical confrontation (in this case, against Amilara). However, the trope reasserts itself full-mode after he is abandoned by The'Galin just before he can achieve Lore's uncreation, leaving him too distraught to defend himself from Beleqwaya, who brings him to the Void and disincorporates him.]]
287	** That, and blocking people who do use actual weapons to fight.
288	* WickedCultured
289	* WouldHurtAChild: At least, he would threaten one.
290	* YellowPeril: Apparance-wise. With his hair, snappy sense of fashion, first name and golden dragon-topped cane, Cartwright invokes it since he's not even human. (Who knows if he has been to Japan in Terra.)
291
292	!!Louis H. Zypher
293	Also known as [[GratuitousSpanish Ojodeldevorador]], he is--as his names says--the Devourer's eye and his messenger.
294	----
295	* TheDragon: Comes with the part of being a General of The Network.
296	* LouisCypher: Though he follows the naming convention, he's not at all related to [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]] and is very much ''not'' evil. Perhaps, it's just a bit of unfortunate naming thing.
297	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
298	* UndyingLoyalty: To The'Galin.
299
300	!!Agent Smith
301	Agent of the Devourer, who leads the Predecessors.
302	----
303	* {{Expy}}: He is based on Agent Smith from ''Film/TheMatrix''; he even has the same name!
304	* SinisterShades
305	* VerbalTic: Smith ends most of his sentences with "baby" or "yeah".
306
307	!!Xilar
308	An ancient Silari (the Drakel's cousins), who dislikes his title of "Lord". The first communicant of The'Galin. Known most notably for sowing chaos amongst the races, especially for convincing the Brilhado to join The'Galin, something he deeply regrets.
309	----
310	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: During his childhood and even as an adult, the other Silari [[IrrationalHatred mistreated him]] because he was an outcast and silently put up with their treatment.
311	* TheAtoner
312	* BeAllMySinsRemembered
313	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's at least 1,000 years old.
314	* {{Telepathy}}: As a communicant of the Devourer, he has this ability.
315	* UndyingLoyalty: To The'Galin.
316
317	[[/folder]]
318
319	[[folder: The Sinister 7]]
320	!!Drakath Slugwrath
321	He was a fearsome Darkness Dragon who stole the Fire Orb that Akriloth wanted. He then ate the orb and he was killed to get it back. The Mysterious Necromancer then brought Drakath back to life where he continues to roam the land. Was brought back to the flesh form by the eight prime elemental orbs and the Orb of Creation and called together the Sinister 7 to steal the orbs.
322
323	[[spoiler:The Nexus of Frigidere's army, his defeat meant the collapse of Frigidere's entire army and control over the various Frostval bosses. He was returned to his human form. with Diviara attempting to releasing him of all control from the Mysterious Necromancers.]]
324
325	[[spoiler:He has been shown to have conversed with Erebus prior to the events of Frostval 2012, and the hatred and desire for revenge within Drakath has never left from within him... He's currently in Deren.]]
326	----
327	* AllThereInTheManual: Apparently he had been in a relationship with [[spoiler:Robina]] at some point, but it was never made clear in any of the games (except for a very, ''very'' small clue in ''[=DragonFable=]'').
328	* {{Animorphism}}: He was once a human
329	* BackFromTheDead: Too many times to count.
330	* BadassCape: In human form, he sports an awesome purple cape.
331	* [[spoiler:BroughtDownToNormal]]: [[spoiler:He is turned back to his original human self by Diviara.]]
332	* CastingAShadow
333	* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: [[spoiler:In human form]].
334	* DarkIsEvil
335	** [[spoiler:DarkIsNotEvil]]: [[spoiler: As of recent events, maybe. At the very least, he's helping Erebus work against Entropy, who is ''decidedly'' more malevolent than either of them.]]
336	* {{Dracolich}}: As Drakath the Undead Dragon.
337	* TheDragon: To Diviara, literally. Later on, to Shroudbrood, Frigidere and Erebus. Needless to say, he's been used a lot.
338	%%* NoIndoorVoice: As a dragon, the Chosen (?) questions him about the used of...
339	%%* NonHumanUndead
340	%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent
341	%%* {{Revenge}}: ...
342	* RoyalBlood: The Slugwrath royal bloodline goes back over nine hundred years at least, and then some more.
343	* WasOnceAMan: He used to be a human. [[spoiler:However, he is [[BroughtDownToNormal turned back to human]] by Diviara.]]
344
345	!!Drakonnan (II)
346	Son of the original Drakonnan, he follows in his father's footsteps as an insane pyromancer.
347	----
348	%%* InTheBlood
349	%%* LegacyCharacter
350	%%* PlayingWithFire
351	%%* TurnOutLikeHisFather
352
353	!!Drakonnas
354	The brother of the fire mage Drakonnan who once tried to take over the world. Drakonnas was thought dead, but escaped with his life and became a powerful energy wizard.
355	----
356	* LongLostRelative: Assumed to have died when Arkiloth burned down his village. If his brother knew, it might have prevented his FaceHeelTurn.
357	* PsychoElectro
358	* VillainousLineage: What is with this family and becoming evil elemental mages?
359
360	!!Dilwod Sackelberry a.k.a. [=ZardMaster=]
361	For years, this failed wizard's apprentice has been perfecting his mad experiments: a strain of mutant Zards to obey him. He plans to create an army of them and one day overthrow Humanity, believing that Zards deserve to rule Lore. Recently, he has developed a formula which allows him to morph into a Zard completely.
362	----
363	* ArchEnemy: To the the [=ZardHunter=].
364	* EvilutionaryBiologist: Alters zards so they will be even more vicious and powerful.
365	* IneptMage: Is a failed wizard apprentice.
366	* OneWingedAngel: Has a habit of transforming into a giant zard.
367
368	!!Nepto
369	The lone survivor of his race, he has stolen a Water Orb from the Pheron and has a caused a war to break out in the Great Sea. Now part of the Sinister 7.
370	----
371	* AmplifierArtifact: Uses a stolen water orb to boost his powers.
372	* TheChessmaster: Definitely qualifies.
373	* LastOfHisKind
374	* ManipulativeBastard: Orchestrates a war that almost destroys the two largest humanoid races that live in the ocean. Then tricks your character into helping him kill a third species that knows the truth.
375	* {{Telepathy}}: Helps him manipulate you.
376
377	!!Calladus
378	A powerful Seeker who turned to dark magic long ago, and has since become a master of darkness dragons. He was once a boss in a Dragon War and is part of the Sinister 7.
379	----
380	* OurDemonsAreDifferent
381
382	!!Jack Frost
383	Prince of the Frost Kingdom, Jack uses the magic of the Moglins to create an Ice Orb and attempts to conquer Battleon. [[spoiler:He was one of the many past Frostval bosses turned undead by Frigidere and sent to slow you down, while Frigidere continued to amass armies in an attempt to conquer Lore.]]
384	----
385	* AnIcePerson
386
387	!!Sila
388	Sila is a powerful sepentine creature. She used her powers to capture Xarymandias. She later becomes one of the Sinister Seven.
389	----
390	* SnakePeople
391
392	[[/folder]]
393
394	[[folder: The Terrible 12]]
395
396	!!The [=SeekRat=]
397	Born more intelligent than other [=BURPs=], the [=SeekRat=] has spent his life attempting to unravel all of the secrets of the Multiverse, which eventually drove him mad. [[spoiler:He opened the gates of the Shadow Universe, causing a massive war to break out across various parts of Lore. Because of him, the Middle Isles have been corrupted by bits of the Shadow Universe, an irreversible change. He successfully forced his shadow self out and fought it, with his shadow self being defeated. As a result the Seekrat now has absorbed all the power from the shadow and has become stronger than ever.]]
398	----
399	* ForTheEvulz
400	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Possibly.
401	* InTheHood
402
403	!![=TubThumper=]
404	From a nomadic tribe, this Herd Boss commands herds of monsters around the countryside.
405	----
406	* PunchClockVillain: Yes, even inside the group.
407
408	!!Terrestria
409	An earth sorceress who made a pact with a demon in order to be able to control the race of Worm-Men.
410	----
411	* DealWithTheDevil
412	* DishingOutDirt
413
414	!!Queen Hybee
415	The mighty leader and mother of the Hybees, she plans to start a new colony right in Everlee Wood, the home of the bun-bits.
416	----
417	* AnimalMotifs: The bee.
418
419	!!Metalface
420	He was known as Kleetae to his mother and father, but his love of blacksmithing combined with his evil heart led him to meld his body with metal parts using the power of flame rubies.
421	----
422	* TheBlacksmith
423	* BodyHorror
424
425	!!Doc Sawbones
426	When they were alive, Nurse Botoxia and Doc Sawbones were a renowned medical team who saved the lifes of kings and queens. Now undead, the two enjoy a somewhat alternative lifestyle. He is an undead ruler under the control of the Mysterious Necromancer.
427	----
428	* MadDoctor
429	* TheUndead
430
431	!!Stragath
432	Stragath was a mere demon until one fateful eve long ago, when he fell in battle to Artix Krieger and Vampire Slayer E. He was then brought back as an undead by the Mysterious Necromancer. He appears in a few missions in Zorbak's Hideout, as a member of the Terrible Twelve, and recently [[spoiler: as an enforcer for the Wicked King in the newly released Underworld Saga.]]
433	----
434	* AntiClimaxBoss: His normal form was pretty weak in his earlier appearances, though his head is an entirely different matter. The trope is fully Averted [[spoiler: in the new Underworld saga.]]
435	* BewareTheSillyOnes: He can be very goofy at times, but is still a dangerous antagonist nonetheless.
436	* CastingAShadow: One of his main elements.
437	* Curse: He is under one that weakens him and prevents him from reaching his full potential. [[spoiler: In the Underworld, however, when you destroy Stragath's normal form, his head is freed from the curse and becomes very dangerous.]]
438	* DarkIsEvil: He's a demon king, what did you expect?
439	* TheDragon: It turns out that he's one for the [[spoiler: Wicked King in the Underworld Saga.]]
440	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even he, along with the rest of the Terrible Twelve, were outraged at the Seekrat's plan to corrupt Lore with the Shadow dimension and actively helped to fight it.
441	* FusionDance: With the Antiguardian in one mission, creating an unstoppable force who single-handedly takes out many of Lore's defenders.
442	* LaughablyEvil: Has shades of this.
443	* PlayingWithFire: The flames he unleashes from his eye sockets.
444	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When his deal with the Antiguardian falls flat on its face, he immediately jumps into a portal back to Heck.
445	* SinisterScythe: His normal form carries two.
446	* TimeLimitBoss: The battle with his head. While there's no technical time limit, his head grows increasingly powerful over time both in terms of damage and defense, and if you take too long to destroy it fighting him will be practically impossible.
447	** Inverted in the battle against his normal form [[spoiler: in the Underworld]], as he starts out incredibly strong but gets weaker over time thanks to his curse.
448	* TookALevelInBadass: His head is this compared to his normal form, which is arguably pretty weak. [[spoiler: In the Underworld, however, even his normal form can do quite a number on the player if he has not prepared properly.]]
449	* TheUndead
450
451	!!Captain Munch
452	A water serpent-like being, whose origins are unknown. He intends to plunder the whole of Lore
453	----
454	* {{Pirates}}
455
456	!!Fear Drake
457	A legendary creature no one has seen and lived to tell of! His origins are unknown, but it is said he is the creation of an evil Dracomancer.
458	----
459	* DraconicHumanoid
460
461	!!Tyranna
462	Tyranna is the ruler of Stormfallen, a massive fortress built into and within the remote, small Thyranees mountain chain in the southwest. She is said to be the daughter of a greater demon and a sphinx.
463	----
464	%% Type Labels Are Not Examples * AntiVillain: Type I.
465	%%* BaldOfEvil: Whether she's evil or not remains unclear.
466	* TheBaroness: She's as pretty as any sexpot version (as well as fiercely militaristic) and has a definite BrokenBird vibe, but also possesses the icy demanour and bitterness towards humanity more commonly associated with the Rosa Klebb.
467	%%* BattleBallgown
468	* BrokenBird: Female? Check. CynicismCatalyst event? Check. DarkAndTroubledPast? Check. Cynical, stoic and badass? All check.
469	%%* DarkActionGirl
470	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Born to an interracial romance (of unknown fate), she was thrown out of Heck for suggesting that humans and demons could co-exist peacefully. In Lore (well, Rennd), she was subjected to [[FantasticRacism accusations by the humans]] ([[KnightTemplar and the Paladin Order]]) [[FantasticRacism for amassing a demon army]] when she approached them, due to [[NoodleIncident unfortunate past events with unrelated demons]]. Despite her good intentions, she and her kind were promptly hunted and driven to the west. [[CynicismCatalyst For this reason]], she grew to hate humanity and began to understand why demons did not trust humans. Vowing justice, Tyranna built Stormfallen as its Queen to wage war against humanity a hundreds of years ago.
471	* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: It's safe to assume she passed the Rite of Flames from the Ancient Demon and became a Demon Lord herself.
472	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Subverted, since that's what outsiders believe. It turns out that Tyranna is considered a [[TheHighQueen great queen]] by her people because she treats well those who are loyal to her and protects humans affected by the war, but has no qualms about [[YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness killing underlings who disobey her rules]] and [[BloodKnight seek war recklessly.]] Not to mention the fact she's willing to [[WellIntentionedExtremist impose peace between demons and humans through war.]]
473	%%* HornedHumanoid
474	%%* NobleDemon: Literally.
475	* NonHumanHumanoidHybrid: Her monster descriptions said she possibly was the daughter of greater demon and a sphinx.
476	** HalfHumanHybrid: ...But it turns out she is, in fact, half-human, half-demon, as revealed in the Stormfallen ''Knight Class'' penultimate quest.
477	%%zce* OurDemonsAreDifferent
478	%%zce* PlayingWithFire
479	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Flame of Truth mentions she's hundreds years old, like Stormfallen itself.
480	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite her reputation, Tyranna is not above listening to others and, as of the last ''Knight Class'' quest, accept a peace treaty-like tournament deciding the war's conclusion and accepting the consequences.
481	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Subverted, since she's not [[AntiVillain necessarily]] ''[[AntiVillain that]]'' [[AntiVillain evil]].
482	* WellIntentionedExtremist: She seeks peace between demons and humans ''through war'', and won't stop until the world "accepts" them.
483	* WideEyedIdealist: Believing in peace between two normally-opposed races. [[BrokenBird It didn't go well.]]
484	%%* WingedHumanoid
485
486	!!Twig
487	See [[{{Characters/AdventureQuestBattleonTown}} Battleon Town Characters]].
488
489	!!Algern the Shadowknight
490	Algern was once a proud member of Lord Barrius's secret order in charge of the balance between the shadow universe and our own. Scared, or perhaps too proud, he decided not to take part in a ceremony and has since turned away from shadows and to the Darkness to seek revenge.
491	----
492	* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: ''[[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Three times]]''. First, he was Rennd knight under Sir Tathlin's watch, but was later offered a apprenticeship under Lord Barrius' wing. All good and well. But then he refused the ceremony and, in his pursuit of power and Darkness, joined the Stormfallen knights, thus kind-of backstabbing both Barrius (for being weak) and Tathlin (by joining ''[[FantasticRacism those]]'' demons). And then, he betrayed Tyranna when he killed Rennd's king, not only disobeying her but also severing any possibility of peace with Rennd.
493	* {{BFS}}: His left hand is one.
494	* CastingAShadow
495	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Rennd (and most specifically, Sir Tathlin) by joining Stormfallen and killing the king; Lord Barrius (he's not angry, he just thinks Algern is weak and not worth his attention) and his knights by rejecting or failing the "ceremony"; Queen Tyranna, by assassinating Rennd's king against her orders; and the Sinister 12 by not bothering to help them at all, and going on his own way to confront Lord Barrius.
496	* DealWithTheDevil: With Tyranna in his search of dark power.
497	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Of the [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-kind]] even.
498	* TheStoic
499	* TwentyFourHourArmor
500	* UnknownRival: While Algern's adamant on defeating Lord Barrius, the latter thinks he's just a weakling and doesn't bother.
501	* WasOnceAMan: No one is sure if he's entirely human now.
502
503	[[/folder]]
504
505	[[folder: The Chessmaster]]
506	!!The Chessmaster
507	A mysterious character responsible for the events of the ''Chessmaster'' saga.
508
509	* ChessMotifs: Has been shown using a chess board to represent ongoing plans, and has mused onscreen as to whether the player is better represented by a bishop or a rook.
510	* BenevolentBoss: Maybe. At the very least the Chessmaster has yet to even reprimand the beasts when they failed their missions and was quick to tell the others to be understanding and patient.
511	* GodhoodSeeker: Her ultimate goal is to enact a complicated ritual involving the Eight Prime Elemental Orbs, the Orb of Creation, and [[spoiler:the Orb of Uncreation]] to ascend to godhood [[spoiler: out of sheer disillusionment with Lore's primary deities, believing them to have been dangerously negligent in their care of the world.]]
512	* HiddenVillain: For most of the saga, very little about the Chessmaster was actually known. That the Numbered Beasts call the Chessmaster "mistress" tell us that she's female and controls them, and we know that she apparently wants the Elemental Orbs to change the world somehow. The only visual representation she received was a pair of eyes [[spoiler: until it's revealed that she's actually Karuna.]]
513	* TheBeastMaster: Her main subordinates are the Numbered Beasts
514	* TheFaceless: To date, the Chessmaster has only been represented as a pair of eyes glowing in the darkness.
515
516	!!Numbered Beasts
517	The numbered beasts are....
518
519	* AbhorrentAdmirer: The energy beast is downright flirtatious towards the player. The beast resembles a warthog. Fittingly, it's called the Thunder [[StalkerWithACrush Stalker]]
520	* CoDragons: By all appearances the only characters who know what their mistress is planning, and none seem subordinate to anything else.
521	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: In the cave scenes they are almost always represented by glowing eyes whose colors apparently symbolize their elements.
522	* HurricaneOfPuns: Almost all of the ice beast's lines include a pun of some sort
523	* LightIsNotGood: To date, the light beast is the only one to direct any kind of threat towards the other beasts.
524	* PersonalityPowers: ZigZagged. The fire beast is violent and bloodthirsty and the earth beast seems humble and down to earth, but the ice beast is a snarker with a thing for wordplay, the darkness beast pretends it has no inside voice, the energy beast is flirtatious, and the light beast seems to have a perpetual chip on its shoulder.
525	[[/folder]]
526
527	[[folder:The Wicked King]]
528	The cruel and tyrannical ruler of the Underworld, the Wicked King captured Hollow after he sacrificed himself to save Robina from Carnafex Rex. He has enslaved the mechanic and forced him to build a mighty mecha, which he plans to unleash on the Overworld as part of his latest demonic quest. He is the main antagonist of the 2017 Underworld Saga, but does not actually appear until the final chapter to deal with the player and Hollow personally.
529
530	* AchillesHeel: Averted. Unlike every other demon in the Underworld, who can have Ice and Lilght vulnerabilities ranging from 130-200% modifiers, the Wicked King's modifiers only reach 100%, or normal damage, for both of these elements.
531	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: After he is defeated by the player in his normal-sized form (for a given definition of "normal"), Hollow picks him up with the mecha and throws him into a pool of lava. This causes him to grow into a [[EldritchAbomination humongous, demonic monstrosity]] for a final showdown.
532	* BFS: His main weapon, a gigantic demonic sword. You get to claim it for your own if you beat him, but unfortunately it isn't as big as the one he wields.
533	* BigBad: Of the Underworld Saga.
534	* ChainPain: His SP attack in his giant form takes the form of massive flaming chains that have a chance to deal the equivalent of Bleed damage to your mecha.
535	* ContractualBossImmunity: In the Challenge Battle, he is immune to Burn attacks, even to those of an element different from Fire.
536	* GreaterScopeVillain: He is the one behind Cyber Calladus' resurrection and attack on the Overworld.
537	* Hellfire: Did you expect anything else?
538	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He is ultimately defeated by the mecha that he forced Hollow to design for his conquest.
539	* Jerkass: Befitting a king of demons, he's a thoroughly unpleasant bastard and never pretends to be anything else.
540	* KickTheDog: His treatment and enslavement of Hollow, dangling the promise of freedom and a reunion with his family in front of him in exchange for the mecha's creation. Unfortunately for him, this [[TheDogBitesBack backfires]] on him ''gloriously.''
541	* LetsGetDangerous: Once he hears about the player and Hollow's escape, he decides to take matters into his own hands. And he'll make sure to ''thoroughly'' punish you if you pick the Challenge Battle without proper preparation.
542	* MightyGlacier: He has an absolutely ''astronomical'' HP value with only 100% resistances in his weakest elements, and the soft damage cap he has on the Challenge Mode only adds to his durability. And while he doesn't necessarily hit hard with his direct attacks unless he gets multiple Haunted stacks on you, his Prismatic Burn can and will ruthlessly shred your health. His Luck stat of 0 prevents him from being a LightningBruiser, though he might still get the jump on you if he hits you with Fearful Presence...
543	* MightyRoar: His DynamicEntry.
544	* OrcusOnHisThrone: He stays in his palace until the final chapter, where he [[LetsGetDangerous comes to deal with Hollow and the player personally.]] Possibly justified in that he didn't hear about Hollow's escape until the final chapter.
545	* PlayingWithFire: His main element, though he's also immune to Darkness attacks.
546	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He's the unquestioned ruler of the Underworld and the most powerful demon that the player will face, ''especially'' in Challenge Mode. Even ''other'' incredibly powerful demons, such as Cerberus and ''Stragath'', are utterly subservient to him.
547	* RedEyesTakeWarning: One of the biggest examples in AQ history.
548	* Satan: If he isn't AQ's version outright, he's definitely a SatanicArchetype at the very least.
549	* {{Superboss}}: While you have to face him no matter what, you can choose to fight a weaker "normal" mode or the much stronger Challenge Battle. The challenge battle is completely optional, but beating it not only gives you the immense satisfaction of claiming victory over one of the most challenging battles in the history of the game, but also opens a shop with a unique pet and title that you cannot get otherwise.
550	* SupernaturalFearInducer: His MP attack in his giant form can cause Fear in your mecha, and in Challenge Mode he starts with Fearful Presence.
551	* ThatOneBoss: The Challenge Mode. Hooooooo boy, where do we start? This boss was explicitly designed by the staff to counter the nuke/burst meta that has dominated the game for years now, and the result is one of the, if not THE most powerful Challenge Bosses in the entirety of the game. He has a soft cap that reduces the damage he takes, so you can't nuke him. He also inflicts Haunted status that increases the damage you take, which can only be removed by HEALING him. But what REALLY makes him a nightmare is that he causes a Prismatic Burn on you that damages you for ''every element at the same time'' and deals anywhere from 300-900 damage to you per turn depending on the build. Oh, and this Prismatic Burn is PERMANENT. Unlike other bosses of the past, the Challenge Wicked King requires a very specific strategy and items to defeat, and FD armors and potions (which for the longest time has been dismissed as useless) are practically mandatory (especially if you don't have specific items no longer available in the game) unless you want to get brutalized by his Prismatic Burn damage.
552	* VictorGainsLosersPowers: If you beat him and complete the quest, you get to ''play as him''. Unfortunately, however, you don't get to inflict either the Haunted status or that sweet, sweet Prismatic Burn.
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