History Characters / DeltoraQuestVillains

* EldritchAbomination: After losing his body he basically becomes a disembodied conscience still holding his mass magical powers. The anime depicts him as a LivingShadow.
* EldritchAbomination: In the anime, he looks like an amalgamated consciousness made up of countless eyeballs, wrapped in an [[HumanoidAbomination armored shell]].

* HalfHumanHybrid: 3/8 human, 5/8 Fellan, at first.
* LargeHam: again, in the anime. He's more of a ColdHam in the books.

* ManipulativeBastard: Even with his immense magical power, he often manipulates people subtly. He tricks the Pirrans into dividing the pipe up and stripping them of their defense.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: He generally comes off as cowardly and sniveling, often terrified beyond rational thought. [[spoiler:He's a lot smarter than he looks, attempting to arrange several accidents for Lief and waiting until they got to Dragon's Nest where his power was strongest before attacking them]].

Fallow acts as personal advisor to the Shadow Lord, though the Shadow Lord often threatens to kill him if he does not buckle down in finding the heir of Deltora kill the other traitors. [[spoiler: Fallow shares his appearance with Prandine, the last Chief Advisor to the Deltoran royal family. It is inferred that both are Grade 3 Ols, as were the Chief Advisors before them.]]

* SmallParentHugeChild: She has thirteen monsters as her children, with the youngest of them, Ichabod, being the largest and strongest, absolutely dwarfing his siblings, his mother, and all the heroes.

* StarterVillain: While he makes clear he serves the Shadow Lord, who is mentioned in the prologue, he is the main direct threat to the protagonists in the first part of the first book, ''The Forests of Silence''.

* BeneathTheMask: Dain acts as a kind and passive young man, but in reality desired to kill his supposed allies many times and

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Part of the backstory for the character of Dain. He claims to have had his home destroyed by Grey Guards and his parents kidnapped before Doom found him.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Leif was about to crown him as heir and hand the Belt of Deltora to him, the Ruby is noted to be ''pale'', which happens when there is incoming misfortune and evil. His "capture" by Ichabod afterwards served as the perfect cover up for the real danger, which is the Belt of Deltora being given to an Ol on a silver platter.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite being shown to cower in front of the Shadow Lord, he mostly dominates the battle against Lief.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: At least in the anime, it is suggested the Shadow Lord chose to repeat Prandine's form in him because Jared would recognise it. In the books, it is said that all the royal advisors took on that appearance because it pleased the Shadow Lord. How the hell several hundred years worth of advisors get off with [[ReusedCharacterDesign looking exactly the same]] is a question for the ages.

* DieLaughing: [[spoiler:As he self-destructs, thanks to the power of the Belt of Deltora. He notices the gems falling of the belt and laughs]].
* LackOfEmpathy: Boy is he lacking. [[spoiler:When Dain, a fellow Ol, is killed he shows no sadness or sorrow.]]

* ShapeshifterWeapon: [[spoiler:During his aerial battle with Lief, Fallow morphs his hand into a blade.]]

* ThisCannotBe: His expression, just as the belt lights up.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Shadow Lord" doesn't really give vibes of being a decent fellow.

* {{Bishonen}}: Just look at Neridah's reaction to seeing him for the first time.

* Bishonen: Whenever Dain shows up in the books, emphasis is placed on his fine features and "delicate" looks.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In ''The Shifting Sands'', [[spoiler:she gets away with capturing Lief, Barda, and Jasmine]]. By ''The Sister of the South'', [[spoiler:Fardeep retakes possession of both the Rithmere Games and the Champion Inn, * ManipulativeBitch: Runs a gladiator tournament that is a front for scouting out potential recruits for the Shadow Lord, but she keeps both the competitors and the audience completely in the dark to her true nature. Upon the champions being announced, she tricks them into thinking they are likely of being robbed, and allowing to leave via a secret exit... straight into the arms of waiting Grey Guards. She then fabricates a story to the Mere civilians that the Champion(s) ran off with the prize money to live in secrecy.

%%* AlasPoorVillain: See TragicMonster.

%%* FaunsAndSatyrs: What Capricons are.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She seems like a kind woman, but is actually a manipulative agent of the Shadow Lord.]]
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In ''The Shifting Sands'', [[spoiler:she gets away with capturing Lief, Barda, and Jasmine]]. By ''The Sister of the South'', [[spoiler:Fardeep retakes possession of both the Rithmere Games and the Champion Inn, implying that Mother Brightly was busted]].

* NamesTheSame: She takes on the name of [[spoiler:The Masked One]], while she formerly knew [[spoiler:the Masked Ones]]. It causes some confusion before the disparity is cleared up.

!! The Shadow Lord/[[spoiler: Malverlain]]

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Played very-very-straight in the anime.

* StartOfDarkness: Revealed in ''Tales of Deltora'' [[spoiler:and ''The Three Doors''.]]
* StoneWall: His ''true'' form in the anime.

!! Prandine

!!Sorceress Thaegan

An incredibly powerful and vain sorceress. Thaegan is one of the major villains in the series, similar to the traditional interpretation of an evil fairytale witch. Her favorite food is a live raven; she apparently ate Kree's parents. The only way she can die is if a single drop of her blood hits the ground. Thaegan turned the city of D'Or into the site of the Lake of Tears with, its occupants turned into various sea creatures. When the Ralads had known of her treachery, spoke out against her, she used her magic to render them mute. By the time the Shadow Lord took over Deltora, Thaegan became one of his most powerful allies and her power grew with his dominance.

* ArcVillainess: She is the primary antagonist of the 2nd book in the 1st series, ''The Lake of Tears''. In the anime this is subverted - she is brought BackFromTheDead by the Shadow Lord and continues to harass the heroes a few more times.

* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.

* EvilGenius: She can be very cunning.
* EvilLaugh: Chuckles when she's winning. And with good reason too.
* EvilSorcerer: Except that she is a sorceress.

* OlderThanTheyLook: She's at least one-hundred years old, and likely more.

* SmallParentHugeChild: She has 13 monsters as her children, the youngest of them, Ichabod, being the largest and strongest, absolutely dwarfing his siblings, mother, and all the heroes.
* TheSociopath: Her crimes and cruelties are numerous, and the one sympathetic quality she truly has in the anime (love for her children) is mostly absent in ''The Lake of Tears'' - it's implied that she cares little for them, not being particularly concerned with [[spoiler:Jin and Jod's deaths]] earlier in the book. She also showed contempt for her mother, a kind healer, simply because she viewed altruism as a weakness, and killing her mother was her official StartOfDarkness.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Blackbirds, swallowed whole. [[spoiler:Which includes Kree's entire family...]]
* VainSorceress: Very ''very'' vain, in fact she spends most of her time in front of mirrors.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Though she is nearly invincible and difficult to kill, she has one weak point: [[spoiler:her little finger, which she uses to cast her magic and thus cannot protect it with her sorcery. If one drop of blood is spilled from this finger, she can be killed and all her magic undone]] - admittedly a hard task as you need to get close enough... but Kree, who [[ItsPersonal lost his family when she devoured them]], is up to the task.
* WorldOfPun: The names of her children all rhyme.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:In ''The Shifting Sands'' she got away with capturing Lief, Barda, and Jasmine. By ''The Sister Of The South'' Fardeep retakes possession of both the Rithmere Games and the Champion Inn, implying Mother Brightly was busted.]]

!!Fallow

* AintTooProudToBeg: Often apologizes and begs forgiveness from the Shadow Lord.

* LackOfEmpathy: Boy is he lacking. [[spoiler:When Dain, a fellow Ol is killed he shows no sadness or sorrow.]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Don't let his seemingly frail appearance fool you - Fallow is just as sinister and powerful as any of the other Deltora villains.
* OhCrap: Fallow's expression when he's [[spoiler:killed by the power of the belt]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: His robes.

!!Sorcerer Oacus

* AlasPoorVillain: See TragicMonster.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Says so himself to Lief.

* HumanoidAbomination: Remember, he only ''looks'' human.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Of blue fire.

!!Dain
Grade 3 Ol in service of the Shadow Lord. Acts as one of his many backup plans.

!!3-19
Grade 3 Ol working as an official in the Factory. Wears the same face as Prandine and Fallow.

!!Rolf
A Capricon of the northeastern mountains. [[spoiler:In reality, he is a powerful sorcerer and shapeshifter, and the Guardian of the Sister of the East]].

* FaunsAndSatyrs: What Capricons are.

!! Kirsten
Mariette's sister and Bede's former girlfriend. [[spoiler: She later becomes the Masked One in order to force Bede to be with her]].

!!Paff

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!!Olt/[[spoiler:Annoltis]]

An ancient evil sorcerer who rules the island of Dorne. [[spoiler:He is also the Shadow Lord's elder brother.]]

* TheDreaded: To a lesser extent than the Shadow Lord, but still present.
* HalfHumanHybrid: He's half Human, half chameleon-like Fellan

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's far older than most of the other characters, although not as old as The ShadowLord. [[spoiler: [[TimeyWimeyBall Well... relatively, anyway.]]]]

* KarmaHoudini: Heavily Downplayed. [[spoiler: Though the Shadow Lord manages to live another day, in the end his empire is in shambles and his enemies are stronger than ever]].
** [[spoiler: Averted in the anime where Lief is able to kill him]].

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her dress is quite revealing in the anime.

* FusionDance: In the anime, her children can preform combination with each other.

* [[spoiler: BitchInSheepsClothing: She seems like a kind woman, but is actually a manipulative agent of the Shadow Lord.]]
* [[spoiler: KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In ''The Shifting Sands'' she got away with capturing Lief, Barda, and Jasmine. By ''The Sister Of The South'' Fardeep retakes possession of both the Rithmere Games and the Champion Inn, implying Mother Brightly was busted.]]

* [[spoiler:DieLaughing: As he self destructs, thanks to the power of the Belt of Deltora. He notices the gems falling of the belt and laughs]].

* NiceHat: In the anime, he always wears the customary Chief Advisor hat. [[spoiler:Except when he falls to his death, in which it falls off.]]

%%* TheAce

* DeathByDefenestration: [[spoiler:Sharn]] pushes him out a window.

%%* FemmeFatale

* RapunzelHair: She has a yellow braid of hair that flows to her ankles [[spoiler:in her human form. It becomes a liability when Lief's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech breaks her concentration and she returns to her human form while bending over a pit of snakes desperately trying to escape from it, since they immediately climb it.]]

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-->Voiced by: Banjou Ginga (Japanese), Mike Shepher (English)

* ArcVillain: She is the primary antagonist of the 2nd book in the 1st series, ''The Lake of Tears''. In the anime this is subverted - she is brought BackFromTheDead by the Shadow Lord and continues to harass the heroes a few more times.
* CryForTheDevil: [[spoiler:In the anime, just after she and all of her children (save Ichabod) have been killed by her suicide attack. Barda asks why her children went with her, and Jasmine points out that all children love their mothers.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In the anime, Thaegan is shown to love her children very much and [[MamaBear even flies into a rage when Lief, Jasmine and Barda cause her to accidentally kill Fie, Fly, Hot and Tot]].

* KarmicDeath: Her death comes at the hands [[spoiler:or rather, claws-and-beak, of Kree - motivated by the fact that Thaegan ate his family, he dives in at an opportune moment to draw blood from her unprotected pinky finger, killing her and ending her wicked reign (she comes back in the anime, though).]]

%%* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]

* SelfMadeOrphan: She killed her own mother.

--> See Characters/OtherTribesAndPeopleOfDeltora

-->Voiced by: Creator/MasashiEbara (Japanese), Stewart Burdette (English)