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Hell

Demons in general

Those of the Second Kingdom. They wage war with the forces of Heaven.

Asskicking Leads to Leadership: It seems that Hell society is a kind of brutal feudal meritocracy, with the stronger demons reigning over numerous weaker ones and Demon Lords frequently going to war with one another to acquire greater resources or manpower.
Evil Counterpart: A much weaker version than most, but it's noted in the novel that Hell's Knights of Perdition are their version of the Horsemen.
Evil Is Bigger: Most demons are typically bigger than the angels, and some of them are even bigger than Makers.
Fantastic Racism: Towards angels.
Fantastic Slur: "Bats" in Darksiders III.
Giant Mook: Some varieties of the non-boss demons are as big as Makers.
Hell: The Second Kingdom is basically Darksiders' version of Hell, complete with The Legions of Hell, horrific environments filled with fire and brimstone, and a pretty obvious Satan analogue ruling over the place. Unlike most versions of Hell, however, it's not an afterlife where the souls of the damned go to suffer for eternity.
The Legions of Hell: Literally.
Light Is Not Good: They are associated with bright flames which contrasts them and the Angels against the pitch-black color of The Corruption.
Our Demons Are Different: In contrast to traditional biblical descriptions which mention that Hell was made after a rebellion in Heaven led by Lucifer, the demons seem to be their own race as they have existed just as long as angels have. However, as the first game and the novel have made clear, some angels can become demons. It isn't currently known if the opposite can happen.
The Unfettered: In contrast to the First Kingdom, they have fewer moral qualms, even using methods such as necromancy.
Winged Humanoid: Some demons have wings, but not all of them. They're usually either shrunken and virtually unusable or full-sized like an angel's, but they're all upside down. Those who have the latter have yet to be seen using them for flight.
Wretched Hive: Unsurprising, given that the Second Kingdom represents the side of evil in this setting. Though they are constantly at odds with the angels, Hell's inhabitants are frequently at war with each other as well, sometimes for no good reason. Outside of the constant carnage, they also delve into forbidden magics and keep slaves around, among other things. War even calls it a "pit of vipers" in Genesis.

Lucifer

Lucifer, The Dark Prince

Voiced by: Keith Ferguson (Darksiders II), Darin De Paul (Darksiders III, Darksiders: Genesis)

The ruler of Hell and demonkind.

Bad Boss: Based on how he tortures Lillith and Belial for failing, it's safe to assume he's this.
Big Bad Ensemble:
- He's one of the main antagonists of Darksiders Genesis along with Mammon and the rest of the Demon Masters, where he is the bigger menace to both War and Strife as he was responsible for powering up the master demons throughout Hell.
- To the Darksiders franchise as a whole, he's also one of the three overarching antagonists along with his wife Lilith and The Charred Council trio as they all have separate involvements over the cause of the Apocalypse and how their actions all played a role in it, with Lucifer putting both Heaven and Hell at war with each other, Lilith turning Abaddon into the Destroyer and wipe all humanity out with Lucifer after the mass-slaughtering of the Nephilim; and with the Charred Council trio who knew everything about the End War and plotted to wipe both the Horsemen and Humanity out.
By the Lights of Their Eyes: In Genesis, he is only seen as a pair of red eyes peering from the darkness.
The Chessmaster: He is confirmed to have manipulated the events of all the games thus far.
Deal with the Devil: The devil in question to numerous other Lords of Hell in Genesis. He grants them power in exchange for their souls after death.
Demonic Possession: Does so to a human child in order to taunt the Horsemen.
Evil Laugh: He lets out a creepy chuckle moments before punishing Belial for his failure against Strife and War.
Evil Sounds Deep: Has a low, smooth voice and is basically Satan.
Faux Affably Evil: His voice is actually quite pleasant and reasonable, speaking politely to Lillith whilst deciding to torture her horribly for failing.
Greater-Scope Villain: A major part of the reason for the early Apocalypse, making him this for both War's quest of vengeance and Death's quest for absolution of his brother. His appearance in The Stinger of Darksiders III seems to imply his goal is to let his rivals within Heaven and Hell, as well as the Charred Council's forces, destroy each other so no more checks on his power remain.
Lucifer: So, the young one plays nursemaid to Mankind... it is of no concern. Abaddon rules over the Earth, Heaven and Hell scramble to take their place at the table, and the Council? The Council works against the very Balance they profess to uphold. Soon, corruption will overtake them all... and only I shall remain.
He Who Must Not Be Seen: So far, while he's been talked about, he hasn't actually been seen in person in the games are any of the promotional material. The one time he does show up is in the post-credits scene of Darksiders 2 and 3. But even then, we never actually see his appearance, only hear his voice. The closest we actually see of him is in Darksiders: Genesis, where two glowing red eyes are seen berating Belial after his defeat by the Horsemen.
No Name Given: He's only been called Lucifer in promotional materials and Darksiders: Genesis, in the main games he's always called the "Dark Prince" or "Dark One", and it took some clarification by the game's creators to clear up and state that Lucifer and the demon talked about as the ruler of Hell in the games are the same demon.
Red Baron: The Dark One, The Dark Prince, The Prince of Lies and The Deceiver, among others.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: So far, all we know about his physical appearance is that he has red eyes. Naturally, he's Big Bad of the series.
The Rival: He certainly considers Samael one, as the latter was considered next in line to the throne. By the time of the first game, Lucifer took great pains to imprison him and prevent his return to power.
Satan: Although here, he's referred to solely as Lucifer.
Smug Snake: He sounds confident enough in his plans during his monologue during The Stinger in Darksiders III but players who have played the series and payed attention to the elements of what he revealed will know that Foregone Conclusion is in full effect here namely, that by the end of the first Darksiders all of the elements of his monologue have turned into a disaster thanks to the Horsemen. Thanks to Fury the Seven Deadly Sins are no more and Heaven, Hell and the Council can no longer reach Humanity. Thanks to Death, the human race shall be reborn, undoing everything Abaddon, Lucifer and Lilith tried to achieve, the Nephilim army he was promised will never come, and the corruption he was expecting to consume all sides has been destroyed. And thanks to War, the Council no longer has any control over the Horsemen, releasing them and allowing them to fight the ones behind the war, and most important of all Abaddon no longer controls the Earth, effectively ensuring that Humanity at least has a fighting chance
Tranquil Fury:
- Hardly raises his voice while chastising Lilith about how she failed to convince Death to revive the nephilim.
- Similarly, when speaking to Belial in Genesis after the latter gives up the means of accessing Eden to the Horsemen, he's audibly calm even as he states his intention to punish Belial for his failure. It's followed up by an Evil Laugh.
- Notably double subverted in the "Spare the Lord of the Hollows" Stinger, in which he angrily snaps at Lilith for a moment before recomposing himself.
Unholy Matrimony: Is in a villainous partnership with his lover, Lilith, though she seems to answer to him, instead of being an equal partner.
The Voice: He's never seen outright, but is heard speaking to other characters, usually during moments of great plot importance.
- He's heard at the end of Darksiders II, chastising Lilith for her failure to revive the Nephilim as his own personal army.
- The Stinger of Darksiders III has him heard again, musing on Fury's actions throughout the game and his plans for the future; depending on Fury's actions, this may or may not include him berating Lilith for failing to "silence the traitor".
- Darksiders Genesis features him in this role twice: the first time as he berates and then punishes Belial for spilling his guts (in both senses of the word) to War and Strife, and then at the very end of the game when possessing a primitive human child to speak with the two Horsemen.
Would Hurt a Child: At the very least, he's willing to possess them.
You Have Failed Me: To Lilith at the end of the second game after her failure mentioned above. However, it does not seem like he will be killing her - torturing her, on the other hand...
Your Days Are Numbered: Hinted in the promotional comic to the first game. War mentions that the time of Lucifer's reign is almost over, which is why he was delivering the Charred Council's message to Samael and not the former, since the latter is next in line for the throne. However, we don't exactly know why it's ending. But considering Hell's form of government, it probably won't end well for him.

Lilith

Voiced by: Jessica Straus

Mother of all demons, Lilith is the Queen of Hell and Lucifer's bride. Lilith appears in Darksiders II.

Ascended Extra: Began with a very minor role in the prequel comic, appears in voice alone in the original game, but has a larger role in the second game when Death reaches Shadow's Edge.
A God Am I: Her choice of words when lecturing Death on how she created the nephilim is somewhat reminiscent of how the All Mighty speaks in religious scriptures. However, it's more or less downplayed in practice.
Chained by Fashion: She has a golden chain wrapped around her body.
The Corrupter: To Abbadon, exploiting his guilt and the knowledge that he's already damned to turn him into the Destroyer. She furthermore attempts to corrupt Death into forsaking his quest to clear War's name and resurrect the Nephilim instead.
The Dragon: She appears to be one to Lucifer — at the very minimum, she answers to him and is indicated to be deeply involved in his plotting.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Allegedly, she did care about her Nephilim children like any mother would. According to Samael, their extinction made her "mad with grief" to the point where she teamed up with Lucifer to create the Animus, which in turn cause the events of Genesis.
Even Evil Has Standards: In The Abomination Vault, Lilith recounts how even she was surprised by how swiftly and easily Belisatra murdered her teacher Gulbannan along with her motivations for it: She didn't murder him for taking Lilith as his lover and teaching her the secrets of Creating Life, but because he was getting cold feet and could have possibly stopped Lilith from actually using that power. Belisatra wanted to see those works for herself, so Gulbannan had to go.
Greater-Scope Villain:
- She's responsible for Abaddon becoming the Destroyer, making her this in the first game. She's also helping to facilitate whatever grand scheme Lucifer is plotting.
- She's also confirmed to be this alongside Lucifer in ''Darksiders: Genesis". Samael explains that the Nephilim's extinction drove her "mad with grief" and began plotting with Lucifer to destroy humanity out of vengeance.
Hot as Hell: Has a sexualized appearance, and is described as a "calculating temptress with an unrivaled lust" and she herself indicates she'll sleep with nearly anybody if she can find a reason.
Horned Humanoid: She's a humanoid demon with a pair of horns adoring her head.
Living Aphrodisiac: In The Abomination Vault, she explains she's near irresistible thanks to a natural allure that infects those she wants with lust for her, and it takes a lot of self-control to resist her advances, with Hadrimon only being able to do it thanks to his strong love for Raciel.
Man Behind the Man: To Abaddon. She's the one who offered him the chance to reign in Hell, and ultimately turned him into the Destroyer.
Manipulative Bitch: She's deceptive and calculating, often trying to get others into doing what she wants, such as helping Death in the hope of manipulating him into bringing back the Nephilim.
Mother of a Thousand Young: Granted, a less eldritch version of this, but she is the "mother" to all demons and the nephilim (in a sense).
Ms. Fanservice: Her design is quite blatantly sexualized, having her dress very open in the front and prone to bouncing, she is introduced doing a Sexy Surfacing Shot, often walks in a deliberate slow and sensuous strut and she doesn't miss an opportunity to strike poses to better show off her curves. In fact, it's invoked In-Universe that she can near effortlessly seduce whoever she wants.
Oh, Crap!:
- She visibly cringes backward when Lucifer asks where the Nephilim army she promised is, before swiftly recomposing herself and stating she awaits her punishment with a grin. It's then Double Subverted as Lucifer states she'll receive no pleasure from her punishment, as her face shifts back to panic and she's heard screaming just before the screen cuts to black.
- If Fury chose to side with the Lord of the Hollows, Lilith visibly cringes backward as Lucifer snarls that he told her to silence the Lord.
Really Gets Around: At the very minimum, she's confirmed to have slept with Samael, Gulbannan, and Lucifer, along with a number of unnamed lovers and "pets" as depicted in The Abomination Vault.
Sex Goddess: Her sexual prowess is such that it's said that she near effortlessly seduces whoever she wants, and once they share her bed, they're too enthralled by her to resist her manipulations. In The Abomination Vault reveals she kee´s a Royal Harem just to keep her satisfied, and they're all clearly thoroughly enamored by her and seem to take great pleasure in even the slightest of her caresses.
Stripperiffic: Her outfit has a Navel-Deep Neckline, shows some leg, and hugs her curves. It just oozes sex.
Smug Snake: When she meets Death she acts very condescendingly, complete with touching his face and going off in a whole A God Am I speech about how she made the nephilim. She's also arrogantly sure of her assumption that Death will abandon his brother and revive the nephilim. Long story short; Nope. And she's horrifically tortured by Lucifer for that.
Statuesque Stunner: While standing next to Death, its shown that she is slightly taller than him, which is impressive given that Nephilim are quite big next to humans.
Time Master: Implied, given how she was able to upgrade Death's Voidwalker ability to the Phasewalker to travel through time.
Too Kinky to Torture: When she is confronted by the Dark Prince following the second game, displeased of her failure to bring him the Nephilim into his side for the coming End War, she told him that she awaited her punishment, smiling... It is then subverted when she is told that she will receive no pleasure from her punishment this time, and she is last heard screaming.
Unholy Matrimony: Is in a villainous partnership with her lover, Lucifer, though she seems to answer to him, instead of being an equal partner.
Winged Humanoid: She's a humanoid demon with upside-down wings, like Samael.
The Vamp: Is known to have slept with many people even outside of her marriage, including, but likely not limited to Samael and the Maker Gulbannan, generally trying to get something in return.
The Voice: In the original Darksiders when tempting Abbadon, she's only heard speaking rather than appearing on-screen.

Abraxis

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Voiced by: Dave Fennoy

A powerful demon lord in service to the Destroyer.

Affably Evil: Surprisingly polite and businesslike in his mannerisms to the point where battling him is optional.
Badass Boast: He has two in the same scene. The first:
Fury: Someone wants you dead.
Abraxis: Ah, they can get in line. The meek always envy the strong.
- And then if you choose choose to kill Abraxis:
Fury: You are quite the silver-tongued demon, aren't you?
Abraxis: The original.
Dual Wield: Wields two massive swords in battle.
Manipulative Bastard: He attempts to persuade Fury to kill the Lord of Hollows by telling her that he's going to hollow Earth. Should you select "Kill Abraxis", Fury will not only call him out on it, Abraxis won't even deny it.
Nothing Personal: He has nothing against Fury personally, even when she comes with potential to strike him down, and thus sees no reason to antagonize her. He even calmly explains why it's likely she's been hired to kill him and gives her his side of the story and the option to just walk away without a fuss, only fighting if she chooses to go through with the Lord of Hollows' mission.
Third-Person Person: Abraxis sometimes refers to himself by his name.

Mammon

A demon lord empowered by Lucifer for an unknown purpose. In Darksiders Genesis, he is hunted by War and Strife to uncover Lucifer's plans.

Acrofatic: His obese figure doesn't stop him from swimming in gold at top speed.
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: He's quick to beg and offer any number of gold and treasures to War and Strife if they'll leave him alone. When that doesn't work, he resorts to fighting for real.
Annoying Laugh: Mammon's laughs are more like insane cackles, sometimes with incoherent mumbling during them. It gets especially annoying during the Memory side quest during Chapter 5 where he laughs every time you get the puzzle wrong.
Greed: Binsfield's classification of demons named Mammon as the incarnation of greed. While Avarice is the official sin in the Darksiders series, Mammon too lives up to his mythological roots. His boss arena is filled with gold and other treasures, and he even tries to kill War and Strife with some of his goodies. War notes Lucifer must have offered him something much more valuable than mere riches to have gotten him on board with his schemes.
Hidden Depths: While Mammon comes off as a greedy maniac, he's a lot more cunning than he lets on. He sets up an assortment of traps for potential intruders and keeps his absurd amount of material possessions across many vaults.
I Surrender, Suckers: When War and Strife first meet him, Mammon immediately starts panicking and tries to buy them, seemingly not wanting to fight them. Strife then shoots him after briefly being taken by a golden rocking horse doll, but it's revealed that it was only an illusion and he fully intends on fighting...
Mammon: Mammon is a demon of Avarice and an obsessive hoarder of wealth. Befitting his legendary greed, his boss room is one filled with so much gold and treasure that he can swim in it.
The Rival: Samael openly describes Mammon as one to him, even stating that he's pleased that he's dead.
You Dirty Rat!: His design invokes rat-like characteristics, especially where his face is concerned. He's also part of Genesis' Big Bad Ensemble.

Malgros the Defiler

A demon lord who conspired with Lucifer during the events of Darksiders: Genesis.

Ambiguously Bi: When Strife walks in during the Not Alone trailer, there's a female demon lying on Malgros' stomach, and the latter also comments that "[Fury] was bigger than [Strife]. But not as pretty". And when he threatens Strife, he puts particular emphasis on "defiling" Strife's corpse "in ways [Strife] can't possibly imagine."
Black Speech: While the middle head speaks regularly, the other two heads don't. It's hard to tell if it's another language or incoherent gibberish. One seems to echo the last few words his main head speaks.
Fat Bastard: He's one of the more heavier characters and also definitely not a good guy.
Kavorka Man: Even by the standards of demons, he's a noticeable Fat Bastard with three heads, yet that doesn't stop him from having a serpentine female demon lying out on his lap.
Multiple Head Case: He has three heads, though noticeably the middle head is the one who does all the talking.
Noodle Incident: He claims he met Fury once, though the details of the encounter aren't known.
Obviously Evil: His friggin' name is Malgros the Defiler.
Paper Tiger: Is a huge three-headed demon who certainly puts on the airs of being a dangerous being, but gets killed by Strife in just three shots. One for each head.
Tummy Cushion: The Fat Bastard has plenty of room on his gut for a demon to take a nap on.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Strife casually drops him in less than a minute during the ''Not Alone'' trailer.

Moloch

Voiced by: Keith David

An ally of Lucifer, he was empowered and personally led an assault on Samael's kingdom at the beginning of Darksiders: Genesis.

Brought Down to Badass: It's revealed that the reason Moloch was able to gain the upper hand on Samael was because he possessed an ancient demonic artifact called a Bloodmantle, which grants the user nigh-invulnerability. When War and Strife destroy the Bloodmantle and fight him afterwards, it's revealed that even without it, Moloch can take both Horsemen on at once, likely due to other enhancements given to him by Lucifer.
Butt-Monkey: Strife and War's commentary about him throughout the first chapter heavily imply that Moloch wasn't well-respected and didn't have the forces to attack Blackstone Keep.
Strife: [to Samael] How'd you manage to let a bottom feeder like that get the upper hand? No offense ...
Finishing Stomp: After War and Strife defeat him, Samael smashes his head to paste with one.
The Heavy: He plays this role to Lucifer in Genesis, with his assault on Samael's fortress setting off the main plotline of the story and semi-directly causing the Horsemen to fulfil Lucifer's plans for the Animus.
Graceful Loser: He takes his defeat by War and Strife rather well, considering that Lucifer needed his soul to realize his plans.
Miles Gloriosus: Subverted. The Art of Darksiders Genesis describes Moloch as a show-off and there are implications that he wasn't considered to be much of a threat to higher ranking demons. However, when throwing in his lot with Lucifer, he was given enhancements that quickly gave him status and a means to fight with the Horsemen on even ground.
Noodle Incident: Moloch's first line insinuates that one of his previous encounters with Samael had him threaten to kill him and take over his kingdom. We're never told of the events leading up to this exchange.
The Usurper: He tries to be this to Samael and almost succeeds before the Horsemen intervene.
Your Head A-Splode: Samael mashes his head under his foot after Moloch insinuates that he's been using the Horsemen to do his dirty work all along.

Belial

Originally appears in Demon Lord Belial DLC for Darksiders II. A demon who recently became a "Lord" in Hell's legions. The Hunter claimed that he had his soul and, in exchange for getting it back, he had to reveal the locations of the other human survivors.

Belial makes his full canonical debut in Darksiders Genesis, showing his early encounters with the Four Horsemen as a demon lord empowered by Lucifer for purposes.

Ascended Extra: Formerly a DLC villain in II, Belial makes his full debut in Genesis.
Amulet of Concentrated Awesome: Carries one around that allows him to become invulnerable and charge up a powerful explosion attack. However, Death is able to disrupt both by shooting the amulet with Redemption while he's charging said explosion.
Attack Its Weak Point: When Belial goes invulnerable, the only way to knock him out of it is for Death to shoot his Amulet of Concentrated Awesome while he's charging his explosion attack. The final time he does it when near death, he'll make the amulet move around to make it more difficult, but the damage is kept between explosions so he's just in a race against time to kill Death before he finishing destroying the amulet and finishes him off.
Big Eater: Our introduction to Belial in Genesis is him messily eating a pile of dead humans, demons, and other assorted corpses.
Butt-Monkey:
- If Death's first direct line to him is anything to go by, Belial didn't seem all that well-respected before his ascension (probably in part of Hell's meritocratic form of government).
  Death: Belial. The Legions of Hell must be in a sorry state to make you a Lord.
- Genesis reveals why: He was formerly a demon lord empowered by Lucifer, but when War and Strife came a knocking he begged cravenly for his life after being beaten and gave them the key to reaching Eden. They let him go, and a displeased Lucifer punished him severely for it.
Canon Character All Along: How canon the DLC is for II and III is ambiguous, but at the very least, Belial's existence is canon.
Devil's Pitchfork: He uses a trident as his weapon. He also likes forming energy attacks in the form of tridents to launch at Death, and in Genesis he's shown using it as a fork.
Fat Bastard: He's a grotesquely obese demon with the personality to match.
I Am a Humanitarian: Shown eating a dead human right before his fight with Death in II.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Death finishes him off by skewering him with his own trident.
Large and in Charge: He had ascended to the title of "Demon Lord" as of the Apocalypse. However, since he was stationed on Earth, it's unknown whether or not he took orders from the Destroyer or if he was off doing his own thing. Genesis reveals he technically regained his rank after losing it from getting his ass handed to him by War and Strife countless years before.
Manipulative Bastard: He fooled the Hunter into ratting out his fellow human survivors by claiming to be in possession of the man's soul... despite not having any power to do so.
Meaningful Name: His Butt-Monkey status makes a lot more sense when you realize "Belial" is a Hebrew adjective that means "worthless." His trident's flavour text also references this, noting that it has the words "Thou art good for naught," engraved upon it.
Stuff Blowing Up: His three most dangerous attacks are when he spreads out a mass of red veins that he makes explode after a short time, when he activates his invulnerable form by stabbing the ground with his trident to blow back Death, and when he charges his amulet to launch a massive explosion that can cover most of the arena.
Tail Slap: He'll occasionally attack Death with his long tail if he's behind him.
Your Soul Is Mine!: The Hunter believed Belial had his soul. It turns out it was just an empty threat meant to keep him from rebelling and that his soul was never taken in the first place.

Dagon

Voiced by: Darin De Paul

The self-proclaimed Drowned King, who seeks to "cleanse" Eden by creating a great flood during Darksiders: Genesis.

Flat Character: He's an ambitious demon with a god complex. Unlike the other Lords of Hell, he's not really given any further characterisation.
A God Am I: While not expressed directly, it is somewhat implied by his demeanor. He stakes a claim to Eden, instucting his priesthood to purify it in a great flood. When this is foiled he decries the Horsemen as defilers and heretics.
Making a Splash: His entire aesthetic - Dagon himself looks like a giant humanoid octopus, and his attacks revolve around using water as a weapon.
Taking You with Me: He tries to drown Strife and War by pulling both of them underwater after being severely wounded. It doesn't work out, as Strife blew a dozoen holes through him.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He's introduced, encountered, and killed all in the space of one boss battle.

Astarte

Voiced by: Fryda Wolff

Abaddon's former lieutenant who became a demon in order to escape Eden.

Dark Action Girl: A female warrior on the side of Hell.
Face–Heel Turn: She went mad from being forced to guard Eden and falling prey to The Corruption. To get out of it, she made a deal with Lucifer.
Fallen Angel: Formerly a righteous warrior of Heaven who took her duty of guarding Eden seriously, being isolated by herself for so long and falling prey to early Corruption due to being around so many Nephilim corpses and being exposed to their lingering hatred and resentment have caused her to fall into depravity and a shadow of her former self.
Go Mad from the Isolation: The reason she turned on her angelic comrades was due to being in Eden for so long that it robbed her of her sanity.
Necromancer: Her pact with Lucifer allows her to raise and control the dead Nephilim soldiers.
Off With Her Head: War beheads her with Chaoseater.
Our Demons Are Different: After siding with Lucifer, she became a sort of sphinx-like creature with traces of her former angelic appearance remaining.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: After her defeat, she gives War and Strife one of these when they call her a monster for using necromancy to create an army of undead Nephilim.
Astarte: No! I was to be vengeance!
Strife: Vengeance?! You turned our fallen brothers into your playthings! I'll show you vengeance, you goddamn monster!
War: I wish her dead as you do, brother, but we must keep our wits. The Council will want answers.
Astarte: You've the nerve to call me monster, but what of the blood on your hands?!
War: Silence, angel!
Astarte: You're nothing more than butchers! Filthy traitors who destroyed your own kind! And for what?! The Balance?! (Evil Laugh) I pity you, Horsemen!

The Chosen

The Chosen in general

The generals of the Destroyer's army. After Hell's victory in the End War, the Chosen have carved out their own personal kingdoms on Earth.

Angels, Devils and Squid: While they are in service of Hell, according to Uriel in Darksiders II they are not actually demons themselves, but abyssal creatures - a generic term for any monster native from the Abyss that are older than angels and demons. The Noss and the Suffering that Death encounters in the ruins of Earth are also abyssal creatures in service to the Destroyer, albeit not with nearly as much prestige as the Chosen.
Animalistic Abomination: With the exception of Straga, all other Chosen bosses in the first game are monstrous beings of titanic proportions and with the shape of earthly creatures.
Beat Still, My Heart: War is tasked with retrieving four of the Chosen's hearts and offer them to Samael so he can open a portal to the last one, Straga. Most of them are still visibly beating after War tears them out.
Puzzle Boss: Whatever artifact that War previously acquired before facing them will be essential in their defeat.

Straga

Voiced by: Troy Baker

An enormous creature and mightiest of the Destroyer's Chosen, Straga was the one who killed Abaddon and defeated War in their initial encounter. After Earth is conquered by Hell, Straga guards the Black Throne, where Azrael lies imprisoned.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: The largest enemy in the game and in the running for the largest in the series aside from the Wailing Host in the second game, which is as big as him.
Carry a Big Stick: His weapon in his second and final encounter is a large mace, which even in proportion to him is massive.
The Dragon: To the Destroyer; Straga is the strongest of the Chosen and responsible for guarding the Black Throne, which by proxy involves guarding the Well of Souls from which the Big Bad draws his power. Unlike most examples, though, he's not really seen leading the Destroyer's armies.
Dumb Muscle: Despite being amazingly dim for a demon that bested a Horseman, he definitely has raw power and strength at his beck and call.
Eye Scream: His right eye was stabbed by War during the prologue of the first game. Even a hundred years later it still hasn't fully healed over.
Hero Killer: Defeats War in their first encounter during the Battle of Apocalypse, and kills Abaddon. It should be noted, however, that he only got Abaddon from a sneak attack while the angel was distracted and War would have won had his powers not been sapped at the worst possible moment before he could land the killing blow.
It's Personal with the Dragon: While War has no idea who is responsible for his predicament, he certainly got unfinished business with Straga for killing him in the prologue and sets out to finding him at the start of the game.
Large and in Charge: Appears to be the leader of the demons invading the Third Kingdom before Abaddon becomes the Destroyer and is by far the largest boss in the first game even without considering that his whole body is never seen.
Meaningful Name: "Straga" means "warrior" in the demon language. Quite appropriate for the Destroyer's most powerful subordinate.
No Ontological Inertia: He's bound to the Destroyer's tower and is strongest there, and after he's slain it begins to crumble to the ground. You can still return to the tower through Serpent Holes afterward, so collectables you overlook aren't Permanently Missable Content.
Small Name, Big Ego: Straga can boast about being the mightiest of the Chosen, but his most impressive feats (killing Abaddon and besting War) were only possible due to outside circumstances. Indeed, if the Council hadn't likely intentionally DePowered War right when he was about to stab Straga through the face, Straga would have lost more than just his eye in their first clash.
Stationary Boss: Both times he is faced by War, Straga is stuck in place and unable to leave his position.
Third-Person Person: He constantly speaks in the third person, presumably to indicate how dumb he is.
Villain Forgot to Level Grind: War was crippled by the Council when they first fought, to the point that Straga beats him no matter how well you perform. By the time you encounter him again, War's strength and arsenal have grown far greater and he doesn't have to worry about his powers suddenly getting sapped at the last moment.
Straga: Hmmmm... You are stronger than Straga remembers. But here, you face Straga with no hope of victory or escape. Straga is the mightiest of the Destroyer's Chosen!
War: And the last. Your master chose poorly.
What Could Have Been: Straga's initial design was similar to Cthulhu. This was dropped, but the prototype concept would be remade into another character called the Wailing Host, who appears in Darksiders II.
Your Head Asplode: War teleports inside his head and destroys a large portion of his face.

Silitha

Voiced by: Lani Minella

A spider-like monster and the fourth of the Destroyer's Chosen. Notable for taking many victims and prying whatever information she can from them.

Fate Worse than Death: Silitha imprisons those she finds interesting in cocoons for an... indefinite amount of time.
Samael: The Broodmother is a collector of sorts. Most who enter her lair, she feeds to her young. The ones she takes an interest in...ah, those are the unlucky ones. Those she keeps alive, and they can last for a very long time, long enough to tell her things.
Giant Spider: She's a massive, spider-like monster spawned from the Abyss.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: War kills her by punching her down from the ceiling, sending her dropping through the floor and having her abdomen skewered on a huge stalagmite.
Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge: Is considered one, capturing unfortunate victims and keeping the ones with stories and information alive long enough to pry it out of them. She's also the one who drops The Reveal of what the Chosen actually do.
Lightning Bruiser: You wouldn't think this big beast that hits very strong would be this fast?
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: Despite being a spider. Her whole mouth is lined with rows and rows of teeth.
The Reveal: As she reveals to War, the Chosen weren't charged to guard the entrance to the Black Throne, but to prevent Samael from returning to threaten the Destroyer's power.
Teleport Spam: Her primary way of attack. An example being that she would teleport above War and attempt to crush him. Does this so much that Chaos Form isn't much help against her since she doesn't stay in one place enough for it to get many hits.

Tiamat

Voiced by: Lani Minella

Mother of the bat-demons.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The second time she offers a Deal with the Devil, it's as a final attempt to keep War from killing her. When he asks if she can restore the Balance, she realizes that she has no chance to survive.
Bat Out of Hell: A very big one.
Deal with the Devil: Attempts this twice with War in their battle, offering to "buy" his services if they're available.
Die Laughing: Subverted. She tries to do this, likely out of some combination of spite/madness at realizing she's about to die, but it devolves into screaming as War tears out her heart.
Fan Disservice: Breasts on a bat-dragon-thing.
Giant Flyer: She's huge yet still able to fly without issue. War "fixes" that by tearing her wings off at the fight's end to ground her for good.
Non-Mammal Mammaries: Has breasts despite being a reptile.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: She fights War's angelic gryphon offscreen and kills it.
Playing with Fire: Can shoot fireballs.
Sadly Mythtaken: The mythological Tiamat is a gigantic sea dragon. This one is basically a fire-breathing monster bat.
Tail Slap: If War tries to blindside her from behind, she will attack him with her tail.

The Stygian

King of the Ashworms and one of the Destroyer's Chosen.

Dumb Muscle: Unlike Tiamat or Silitha, the Stygian seems to have only an animalistic level of intelligence.
Evil Is Not a Toy: Some demons managed to catch it and planned to tame it to use in their Gladiator Games, not aware it was one the Chosen. When it notices War, it breaks free and kills most of them before War even gets the chance to.
Large and in Charge: The normal Ashworms are big, but the Stygian makes them look puny by comparison.
Lightning Bruiser: Is the largest of the Chosen next to Straga, and it can move almost as fast as Ruin.
King Mook: Samael calls it the "king" of the Ashworms when briefing War on its nature. Fittingly, it behaves like a much bigger and more powerful Ashworm when actually fought.
Mook Maker: Can spawn smaller Ashworms during its boss battle.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: It's mouth is lined with them.
Sand Worm: It's a massive worm that burrows through the sands of the Ashlands.
The Voiceless: Doesn't seem capable of speech, and furthermore doesn't appear to have the intelligence of anything more than an animal.

The Griever

A gargantuan insect that serves as one of the Destroyer's Chosen.

Big Creepy-Crawlies: Not only is she one, she spawns them.
Energy Weapon: Her main attack.
Mook Maker: Spawns Swarms to attack.
Tunnel King: Has made her home in the ruined remains of a subway station, and attacks War as he travels through them long before the actual fight.
The Voiceless: Like the Stygian, she doesn't appear to be much more than an animal.

Wicked K

Voiced by: Keith Szarabajka

"En garde, you boob!"

A Wicked in a top hat with a cane, Wicked K is a source of much comedy in the first game. In the second game, he serves as the Master of the Crucible, a boss if one hundred rounds are completed in a row. In the third game, he returns as the Final Boss of the Crucible DLC. And in the fourth game, a fight with Wicked K is the 'prize' one receives for opening every Trickster Vault in the game.

Beware the Silly Ones: This humorous undead guy is the strongest enemy in the second game.
Busman's Vocabulary: Almost everything he says is rooted in theater terms.
Cane Fu: In a fencing style.
Confusion Fu: If anything can be said about his fighting style, it's that it's ... unusual.
Development Gag: According to the development team, he only exists as an In-Joke reference to Vigil Games's British contingent, and wasn't added until the final months of the game development.
High-Class Glass: He sports a monocle on his left eye, fitting with his high-class appearance.
Me's a Crowd: In the third game, he can conjure copies of himself to fight Fury.
Mysterious Middle Initial: Or last initial, as it happens. The third game reveals it to be "Killington".
Mysterious Past: When Fury asks Vulgrim about Wicked Killington's backstory, he only gives this cryptic answer:
Vulgrim: We all have our secrets, Horseman. His are larger and more sinister than most.
Running Joke: Has appeared in every Darksiders game thus far.
Teleport Spam: A frequent tactic of his.
Time Abyss: Assuming his dialogue in 'Genesis' can be interpreted truthfully, he's been around for "infinite millennia."
The Undead: His visibly decomposed appearance - coupled with the explicit confirmation he's a Wicked - places him squarely in this category.
Was Once a Man: Wicked are made from the remnants of humanity who have been resurrected and corrupted by demonic energies.
Wicked Cultured: Puns aside, Wicked K has a very cultured and eloquent manner of speech.

Characters / Darksiders Hell

Hell

Lucifer, The Dark Prince

Voiced by: Keith Ferguson (Darksiders II), Darin De Paul (Darksiders III, Darksiders: Genesis)