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* ShoutOut: His name may be referencing Eric Draven, the protagonist of ''Film/TheCrow''. Incidentally, Michael Wincott (Death) plays the antagonist, Top Dollar.
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* ShoutOut: His name may be referencing Eric Draven, the protagonist of ''Film/TheCrow''.''Film/TheCrow1994''. Incidentally, Michael Wincott (Death) plays the antagonist, Top Dollar.
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** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them.
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Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
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Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, worthy and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
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* DuelBoss: Sometimes rides Achidna, a GiantSpider, in his boss fight.
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* DuelBoss: Sometimes rides Achidna, a GiantSpider, in his The boss fight.fight at the end of the Psychameron has Death fighting both him and the giant spider demon Achidna. (She is similar to Silitha from the first game)
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** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
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* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
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* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: and the very reason why he is absent from the King's court is to find and judge a couple of lost souls. Despite this, he is killed like along with the other two lords]].
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!!!Voiced by: Barry Dennen
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* AnAxeToGrind: Carries an axe.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He has the gall to chide Death for "forgetting his station" when he himself willfully disobeys his own King's orders.
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* BadassBeard: A noticeably long one, and he's one of the most powerful beings in the Kingdom of the Dead.
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* KingMook: Gnashor is effectively a more powerful version of the [[GiantMook Ice Giant and Bone Giant]] {{Mini Boss}}es in his normal form, with the addition of his [[SandWorm unique true form]] adding more variety.
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* BadBoss: His response for Death returning the Dead Lords to him? [[spoiler:Killing all of them immediately. Death questions if doing all this wasn't just to mess with him.]]
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* BadBoss: His response for Death returning the Dead Lords to him? [[spoiler:Killing all of them immediately. Death questions if doing all this wasn't just to mess with him.]]
]] Other comments from various characters make it clear that the only reason he got anyone to rally behind him to dispose of Argul is because the former king was just [[TheCaligula that goddamn out of his mind]].
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* OldMasterOldMaster: He is noticeably aged compared to everyone else in the Dead Kingdom, with his very movements conveying his age as dust flakes off him and creaks come with every motion.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's only ever referred to as the Lord of Bones or the Dead King.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's only ever referred to as the Lord of Bones or the Dead King.
* ShouldersOfDoom: Has two noticeable shoulder spikes made of bone, though one of them is broken off.
* SoulPower: It's not made clear if it's a power inherent to himself or an ability he gained after he became the current Lord of Bones, but he has the ability to manipulate souls at a whim [[spoiler:and destroy them, as his Dead Lords found out the hard way.]]
* SoulPower: It's not made clear if it's a power inherent to himself or an ability he gained after he became the current Lord of Bones, but he has the ability to manipulate souls at a whim [[spoiler:and destroy them, as his Dead Lords found out the hard way.]]
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Threatens Death with destruction if he fails to bring his Dead Lords back to him [[spoiler:in order to inflict this punishment on them himself.]]
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* InTheHoodInTheHood: Is never seen without his hood, which also covers one of his eyes.
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* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power. That said, he avoids having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating since he does still have loyal subjects, such as his dragon Frostbane, who kept guarding his empty tomb, and the Soul Arbiter, who took his crown and continued to defy the Lord of Bones for the "true king."
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* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones (who is quite a BadBoss himself) to remove Argul from power. That said, he avoids having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating since he does still have loyal subjects, such as his dragon Frostbane, who kept guarding his empty tomb, and the Soul Arbiter, who took his crown and continued to defy the Lord of Bones for the "true king."
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* FateWorseThanDeath: What he considers his servitude under the Dead King.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: What he considers his servitude under the Dead King.King, admitting he probably should have gone through the Well of Souls rather than try to bargain his way back to life.
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* ShoutOut: His name may be referencing Eric Draven, the protagonist of The Crow. Incidentally, Michael Wincott (Death) plays the antagonist, Top Dollar.
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[[folder:Argul]]
!!Argul the Deposed King
Argul was the original ruler of Kingdom of the Dead before being dethroned by the Lord of Bones. Death is tasked by Thane with finishing off Argul.
!!Argul the Deposed King
Argul was the original ruler of Kingdom of the Dead before being dethroned by the Lord of Bones. Death is tasked by Thane with finishing off Argul.
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!!Argul the Deposed King
Argul was the original ruler of Kingdom
!!Gnashor
The champion of the
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* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace and shield in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts him and has the power to control ice to some extent.
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the Dead Plains.
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!!Gnashor
The champion of the Gilded Arena, a monster who feasts on the souls of his victims to grow more powerful. However, those strong enough to best him are granted a boon for their efforts. The Chancellor challenges Death to slay him in order to obtain his audience with the Lord of Bones.
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* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace and shield in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts him and has the power to control ice to some extent.
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the Dead Plains.
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[[folder:Gnashor]]
!!Gnashor
The champion of the Gilded Arena, a monster who feasts on the souls of his victims to grow more powerful. However, those strong enough to best him are granted a boon for their efforts. The Chancellor challenges Death to slay him in order to obtain his audience with the Lord of Bones.
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!The Dead Lords
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
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!!Argul the Deposed King
Argul was the original ruler of
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* KilledOffForReal: By the Dead King for failing to return to him in a timely manner.
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the Lords once he gains their allegiance.
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** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the Lords once he gains their allegiance.
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* KilledOffForReal: By TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead King rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power. That said, he avoids having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating since he does still have loyal subjects, such as his dragon Frostbane, who kept guarding his empty tomb, and the Soul Arbiter, who took his crown and continued to defy the Lord of Bones for failing to return to the "true king."
* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace of ice in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts himin and has the power to control ice to some extent.
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He carries atimely manner.
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reasongiant shield similar to the Undead Generals that can block Death's attacks head-on, and he will also use it for a powerful ramming move.
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the DeadKing destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
Plains.
*{{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability,SpinAttack: He can unleash a powerful spinning move while also following after Death is able if he tries to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the Lords once he gains their allegiance.
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get away.
* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace of ice in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts him
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He carries a
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the Dead
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!!Phariseer
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The Phariseer sealed himself in his tomb when the Corruption hit, refusing to return to the Dead King.
!!Phariseer
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The Phariseer sealed himself
!!The Wailing Host
A massive entity that has taken up residence in
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing to go back to the Dead King. Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing to go back to the Dead King. Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.
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* CarryABigStick: Carries a large mace.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himselfAttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: The largest boss in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing second game and in the running for largest boss in the series aside from Straga in the first game, who is just as big.
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: It resembles (at least from the waist up) a giant muscled humanoid with a face of tentacles.
* FlunkyBoss: It can summon hosts of skeletons called the Host togo back fight for it, heavily implied to be souls of unsent humans.
* MaskOfPower: It wears one to protect its more vulnerable face. Death yanks it off during the fight.
* NothingIsScarier: Almost nothing about this boss's backstory is revealed aside from it being a particularly powerful monster that has taken over the City of the Dead, forcing Death to slay it to free humanity.
* SuperStrength: It's main method of killing Death is trying to crush him with powerful blows and sweeps of its arms.
* YourSoulIsMine: It has done this to theDead King. collective souls of humanity, forcing Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.
to kill it to free them.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: It resembles (at least from the waist up) a giant muscled humanoid with a face of tentacles.
* FlunkyBoss: It can summon hosts of skeletons called the Host to
* MaskOfPower: It wears one to protect its more vulnerable face. Death yanks it off during the fight.
* NothingIsScarier: Almost nothing about this boss's backstory is revealed aside from it being a particularly powerful monster that has taken over the City of the Dead, forcing Death to slay it to free humanity.
* SuperStrength: It's main method of killing Death is trying to crush him with powerful blows and sweeps of its arms.
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!!Judicator
!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum
The Judicator is the only one among them who is still trying to do his job. He requests Death find the last three lost souls within his tomb so that he might judge them and send them on their way to the next life.
!!Judicator
!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum
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* AnAxeToGrind: Carries an axe.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
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* AnAxeToGrind: Carries an axe.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willingKilledOffForReal: By the Dead King for failing to go with return to him in a timely manner.
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon theDead King. He just needs to finish up his job where Lords once he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
gains their allegiance.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
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!!Basileus
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
!!Basileus
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
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!!Judicator
!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum
The Judicator is the only one among them who is still trying to do his job. He requests Death find the last three lost souls within his tomb so that he might judge them and send them on their way to the next life.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Carries an axe.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
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!!Basileus
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing to go back to the Dead King. Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.
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!!Judicator
!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum
The Judicator is the only one among them who is still trying to do his job. He requests Death find the last three lost souls within his tomb so that he might judge them and send them on their way to the next life.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Carries an axe.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
[[/folder]]
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!!Basileus
!!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
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* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power.
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* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power. That said, he avoids having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating since he does still have loyal subjects, such as his dragon Frostbane, who kept guarding his empty tomb, and the Soul Arbiter, who took his crown and continued to defy the Lord of Bones for the "true king."
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* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The Lich Spines, the personal weapons of the Lord of Bones that he used to dispose of Argul, are a pair of armblades that deal [[ShockAndAwe lightning damage]] and steal Wrath energy from foes.
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* InformedAttribute: Boasts that Death in the state he sees him in is "beneath him", but for the most part isn't seen fighting.
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!The Dead Lords
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
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A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
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!!Gnashor
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* GetBackHereBoss: When reduced to his SandWorm form, Gnashor flips between hiding under the sand and quickly launching himself out to attack Death without giving him time to strike back. The only way to stop him at this point is to wait for him to pause and reveal himself long enough to use the Deathgrip and yank him out.
* SandWorm: Gnashor's true form resembles the skeletal equivalent, being a skull and spine that can burrow through the sand of the arena with ease.
* SkullForAHead: Fitting, given he's a skeleton, but his is noticeable for being colored gold. The Chancellor explicitly tells Death to bring said skull as proof of his victory.
* SoulEating: Draven states Gnashor does this to those who fall to him to grow even stronger.
* TrialByCombat: Gnashor is the Lord of Bones' champion who may be challenged by any to have a wish granted. Of course, the Chancellor tends to use him as a method of getting rid of troublemakers easily. There are only two people known to have defeated Gnashor in combat to have their desires granted: Draven and Death.
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!The Dead Lords
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
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* GetBackHereBoss: When reduced to his SandWorm form, Gnashor flips between hiding under the sand and quickly launching himself out to attack Death without giving him time to strike back. The only way to stop him at this point is to wait for him to pause and reveal himself long enough to use the Deathgrip and yank him out.
* SandWorm: Gnashor's true form resembles the skeletal equivalent, being a skull and spine that can burrow through the sand of the arena with ease.
* SkullForAHead: Fitting, given he's a skeleton, but his is noticeable for being colored gold. The Chancellor explicitly tells Death to bring said skull as proof of his victory.
* SoulEating: Draven states Gnashor does this to those who fall to him to grow even stronger.
* TrialByCombat: Gnashor is the Lord of Bones' champion who may be challenged by any to have a wish granted. Of course, the Chancellor tends to use him as a method of getting rid of troublemakers easily. There are only two people known to have defeated Gnashor in combat to have their desires granted: Draven and Death.
[[/folder]]
!The Dead Lords
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
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!Kingdom of the Dead
[[folder:The Dead King]]
!The Dead King
!!Voiced by: Phil Proctor
The Lord of Bones, the Dead King is the ruler of the Kingdom of the Dead, where all of the dead from the various kingdoms go.
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* BadBoss: His response for Death returning the Dead Lords to him? [[spoiler:Killing all of them immediately. Death questions if doing all this wasn't just to mess with him.]]
* BadassBeard
* IGaveMyWord: Despite [[spoiler:killing off the Dead Lords that Death worked hard to retrieve for him]], he keeps his end of the bargain and sends him [[spoiler:to someone who knows the way to the Well of Souls (who happens to be the ghost of the Crowfather)]].
* InformedAttribute: Boasts that Death in the state he sees him in is "beneath him", but for the most part isn't seen fighting.
* OldMaster
* {{Psychopomp}}: His job, though he delegates to his Dead Lords as well.
* RedBaron: The Lord of Bones.
* SuperEmpowering: Splits up Death's soul, giving him the Soul Splitter ability.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chancellor]]
!Chancellor
!!Voiced by: Barry Dennen
A very rude and abrasive figure, the Chancellor to the Dead King has great dislike for Death, and tries his hardest to make his path forward difficult.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Rivals Death in terms of wit.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Most his interaction with Death. Though as the Chancellor points out, he's already dead, hard to scare a dead guy.
* EvilChancellor: Though not actually evil, the Chancellor is very rude to Death, even trying to get him killed rather than have him go to his boss. In response, Death is extra surly towards him.
* IGaveMyWord: When Death returns from defeating Gnashor, after recovering from the shock that he actually did it, the Chancellor bitterly states that he can't deny him and lets him through.
* InTheHood
* {{Jerkass}}: The Chancellor runs Death through all those trials because he just doesn't like him.
* NumberTwo: To the Dead King.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: For seemingly no reason other than to anger Death.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Draven]]
!Draven
!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The Master of Blades and a widely-known warrior from the Kingdom of Man. Won the right to live again after he murdered everything in the Gilded Arena, only to be betrayed by the Dead King and made his slave. Draven offers advanced move training.
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* BadassArmy: If you talk to Draven again to get the Bloodless side quest, there's a dialogue option which reveals that shortly before his death, he was organizing an army that would've likely conquered Earth if he had gotten his way. [[AvertedTrope Sadly, he never did.]]
* BadassBoast: ''"Well, Horseman, I've beaten death once, and I can do it again."''
* BerserkButton: Just the mere mention of the word "Chancellor" is enough to sour his mood, no doubt due to his deep-rooted hatred for the man.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Despite a hostile first encounter, Draven ultimately shows respect towards Death, and vice versa. Quest reward-wise, Draven is comparatively the most generous person in the game by a fair margin. It's entirely possible that, given his reasons for being the Master of Blades, he is just putting up a JerkassFacade.
* ContinuityNod: In the Forge Lands, Draven's buckler is picked up. He also appears on the door to the Well of Souls alongside [[spoiler:Lilith]], though the story behind this is unknown.
* DevilsJobOffer: He was offered his life if he could survive the Gilded Arena... but then was betrayed and forced into a job.
* FateWorseThanDeath: What he considers his servitude under the Dead King.
* HumanPincushion: Has a bunch of swords sticking through him.
* MadeASlave: To the Eternal Throne.
* MasterSwordsman: He is the master trainer of combat moves in the game.
* MisterExposition: Concerning the Kingdom of the Dead.
* TheUndead: Like all residents of the Dead Plains, Draven is a nightmarish-looking ghoul, kept in that state by his current employer/tormentor, the Lord of Bones.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: His response to having his second chance at life taken away? Either [[spoiler:kill the Lord of Bones]] or [[spoiler:take his crown]].
* PowerFist: The "Dark Avenger" bucklers were once his.
* ShoutOut: His name may be referencing Eric Draven, the protagonist of The Crow. Incidentally, Michael Wincott (Death) plays the antagonist, Top Dollar.
* WasOnceAMan: Formerly a human.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Argul]]
!Argul the Deposed King
Argul was the original ruler of Kingdom of the Dead before being dethroned by the Lord of Bones. Death is tasked by Thane with finishing off Argul.
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* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power.
* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace and shield in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts him and has the power to control ice to some extent.
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the Dead Plains.
[[/folder]]
!The Dead Lords
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
----
* KilledOffForReal: By the Dead King for failing to return to him in a timely manner.
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the Lords once he gains their allegiance.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Phariseer]]
!Phariseer
!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The Phariseer sealed himself in his tomb when the Corruption hit, refusing to return to the Dead King.
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* CoolSword: Wields a large sword.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing to go back to the Dead King. Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Judicator]]
!Judicator
!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum
The Judicator is the only one among them who is still trying to do his job.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Basileus]]
!Basileus
!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
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* DualWielding: Wields dual swords.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Sometimes rides Achidna, a GiantSpider, in his boss fight.
* FlashStep: He is capable of moving at insanely fast speed, almost looking like he is teleporting.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's pretty rude to Death when you first meet him. See SmugSuper for further details.
* ShouldersOfDoom
* SmugSuper: He refuses to go with Death because he doesn't feel that Death is "worthy" for him to come along, so he forces him to go through the punishment of the Psychameron to even see him.
[[/folder]]
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[[center: [-[[Characters/{{Darksiders}} Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/DarksidersHorsemen The Horsemen of the Apocalypse]] | [[Characters/DarksidersCharredCouncil The Charred Council]] | [[Characters/DarksidersHeaven The Forces of Heaven]] | [[Characters/DarksidersHell The Forces of Hell]] | [[Characters/DarksidersMakers The Makers]] | '''The Kingdom of the Dead''' | [[Characters/DarksidersSevenDeadlySins The Seven Deadly Sins]] | [[Characters/DarksidersIndependents Independents]] | [[Characters/DarksidersOthers Others]]]]-]
[[foldercontrol]]
!Kingdom of the Dead
[[folder:The Dead King]]
!The Dead King
!!Voiced by: Phil Proctor
The Lord of Bones, the Dead King is the ruler of the Kingdom of the Dead, where all of the dead from the various kingdoms go.
----
* BadBoss: His response for Death returning the Dead Lords to him? [[spoiler:Killing all of them immediately. Death questions if doing all this wasn't just to mess with him.]]
* BadassBeard
* IGaveMyWord: Despite [[spoiler:killing off the Dead Lords that Death worked hard to retrieve for him]], he keeps his end of the bargain and sends him [[spoiler:to someone who knows the way to the Well of Souls (who happens to be the ghost of the Crowfather)]].
* InformedAttribute: Boasts that Death in the state he sees him in is "beneath him", but for the most part isn't seen fighting.
* OldMaster
* {{Psychopomp}}: His job, though he delegates to his Dead Lords as well.
* RedBaron: The Lord of Bones.
* SuperEmpowering: Splits up Death's soul, giving him the Soul Splitter ability.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chancellor]]
!Chancellor
!!Voiced by: Barry Dennen
A very rude and abrasive figure, the Chancellor to the Dead King has great dislike for Death, and tries his hardest to make his path forward difficult.
----
* DeadpanSnarker: Rivals Death in terms of wit.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Most his interaction with Death. Though as the Chancellor points out, he's already dead, hard to scare a dead guy.
* EvilChancellor: Though not actually evil, the Chancellor is very rude to Death, even trying to get him killed rather than have him go to his boss. In response, Death is extra surly towards him.
* IGaveMyWord: When Death returns from defeating Gnashor, after recovering from the shock that he actually did it, the Chancellor bitterly states that he can't deny him and lets him through.
* InTheHood
* {{Jerkass}}: The Chancellor runs Death through all those trials because he just doesn't like him.
* NumberTwo: To the Dead King.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: For seemingly no reason other than to anger Death.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Draven]]
!Draven
!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The Master of Blades and a widely-known warrior from the Kingdom of Man. Won the right to live again after he murdered everything in the Gilded Arena, only to be betrayed by the Dead King and made his slave. Draven offers advanced move training.
----
* BadassArmy: If you talk to Draven again to get the Bloodless side quest, there's a dialogue option which reveals that shortly before his death, he was organizing an army that would've likely conquered Earth if he had gotten his way. [[AvertedTrope Sadly, he never did.]]
* BadassBoast: ''"Well, Horseman, I've beaten death once, and I can do it again."''
* BerserkButton: Just the mere mention of the word "Chancellor" is enough to sour his mood, no doubt due to his deep-rooted hatred for the man.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Despite a hostile first encounter, Draven ultimately shows respect towards Death, and vice versa. Quest reward-wise, Draven is comparatively the most generous person in the game by a fair margin. It's entirely possible that, given his reasons for being the Master of Blades, he is just putting up a JerkassFacade.
* ContinuityNod: In the Forge Lands, Draven's buckler is picked up. He also appears on the door to the Well of Souls alongside [[spoiler:Lilith]], though the story behind this is unknown.
* DevilsJobOffer: He was offered his life if he could survive the Gilded Arena... but then was betrayed and forced into a job.
* FateWorseThanDeath: What he considers his servitude under the Dead King.
* HumanPincushion: Has a bunch of swords sticking through him.
* MadeASlave: To the Eternal Throne.
* MasterSwordsman: He is the master trainer of combat moves in the game.
* MisterExposition: Concerning the Kingdom of the Dead.
* TheUndead: Like all residents of the Dead Plains, Draven is a nightmarish-looking ghoul, kept in that state by his current employer/tormentor, the Lord of Bones.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: His response to having his second chance at life taken away? Either [[spoiler:kill the Lord of Bones]] or [[spoiler:take his crown]].
* PowerFist: The "Dark Avenger" bucklers were once his.
* ShoutOut: His name may be referencing Eric Draven, the protagonist of The Crow. Incidentally, Michael Wincott (Death) plays the antagonist, Top Dollar.
* WasOnceAMan: Formerly a human.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Argul]]
!Argul the Deposed King
Argul was the original ruler of Kingdom of the Dead before being dethroned by the Lord of Bones. Death is tasked by Thane with finishing off Argul.
----
* TheCaligula: Argul was described as too mad to be kept on the throne. His madness was so great that the entire Kingdom of the Dead rallied behind the Lord of Bones to remove Argul from power.
* CarryABigStick: Wields a powerful mace and shield in combat.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: He is trapped inside an ice prison when Death confronts him and has the power to control ice to some extent.
* LightningBruiser: He is big and slow at first, but faster than you think.
* ProperlyParanoid: Argul constantly ranted about the Four Horsemen, as a coming darkness that would spread across creation. Its likely he had foreseen the rise of Corruption (its source being Absalom, a Nephilim like the Horsemen) or he had foreseen his own undoing by Death's hand.
* SealedEvilInACan: He was locked up inside a frozen dungeon in the Dead Plains.
[[/folder]]
!The Dead Lords
[[folder:Dead Lords as a group]]
A group of three spirits/undead who serve as assistants to their liege lord, the Dead King, but have not been present for some time to the aforementioned Lord of Bones, Death is sent out to collect them one by one in the second game as a series of dungeons.
----
* KilledOffForReal: By the Dead King for failing to return to him in a timely manner.
** YouHaveFailedMe: The reason for the Dead King destroying them, [[GuiltByAssociationGag even]] [[PlayedForDrama the Judicator]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: Their jobs, though not all of them are actually doing it.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: By using the Interdiction ability, Death is able to use the Dead Lords as his minions and perform tasks that he cannot.
* SummoningArtifact: Of a sort, in that the Dead King passes on a skill known as "Interdiction" to Death to allow him to summon the Lords once he gains their allegiance.
%%* TheUndead[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Phariseer]]
!Phariseer
!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The Phariseer sealed himself in his tomb when the Corruption hit, refusing to return to the Dead King.
----
* CoolSword: Wields a large sword.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sealed himself in his own tomb when the Corruption came, refusing to go back to the Dead King. Death defeating him in combat changes his mind.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Judicator]]
!Judicator
!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum
The Judicator is the only one among them who is still trying to do his job.
----
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's perfectly willing to go with Death to the Dead King. He just needs to finish up his job where he is first.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Very much PlayedForDrama. He is still loyal to the Lord of Bones, yet [[spoiler: he is killed like the other two lords]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Basileus]]
!Basileus
!!Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore
Basileus refuses to go with Death only because he doesn't find him worthy, and forces him to go through the gauntlet of the Psychameron first.
----
* DualWielding: Wields dual swords.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Sometimes rides Achidna, a GiantSpider, in his boss fight.
* FlashStep: He is capable of moving at insanely fast speed, almost looking like he is teleporting.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's pretty rude to Death when you first meet him. See SmugSuper for further details.
* ShouldersOfDoom
* SmugSuper: He refuses to go with Death because he doesn't feel that Death is "worthy" for him to come along, so he forces him to go through the punishment of the Psychameron to even see him.
[[/folder]]
