History Monster / Ys

* ''[[VideoGame/YsIIIWanderersFromYs Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]'' (original game):

%% NOTE 2: A CompleteMonster is an individual character, not a collective. Therefore a faction cannot be listed as one. %% A faction can attract Complete Monsters and can have them among its members, but cannot be one in and of itself.

-->--'''Darm''', ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''

** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dalles]], leader of the Darklings and later [[TheDragon chief servant]] of Darm, is a [[EvilSorcerer power-hungry sorcerer]] with a streak of evil which rivals the Demon King himself. In ''Origin'', Dalles invades the fertile lands of Ys in pursuit of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Black Pearl]], leading his forces on a crusade of death and destruction throughout the entire kingdom before the Twin Goddesses Feena and Reah lift the Black Pearl and the kingdom up out of Dalles's reach. Constructing a massive tower dubbed the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Tower of Darm]] to reach Ys, Dalles is contracted by the treacherous Cain Fact to infect both of his sons with demonic essence to test their ability--which Dalles proceeds to do with glee, making Toal Fact into his servant and nearly causing Hugo Fact to slaughter his own friends and brother. In Hugo's (non-canon) route, Dalles makes a point of making Hugo suffer by slowly petrifying and shattering his LoveInterest Epona--one of Dalles's [[BadBoss own servants]]--in front of his eyes. Dalles ultimately resolves to steal the power of the Black Pearl and send the entire kingdom of Ys crashing down into oblivion to become a perfect being before Cain finally kills the sorcerer himself. Upon his resurrection in ''Ys II'', Dalles now works to free Darm from his seal and plunge the land into an era of terror under the Demon King's cruel hand, sacrificing countless innocents to appease him and spitefully petrifying several innocent people [[PlayerCharacter Adol Christin]] rescues, cruelly mocking Adol about his failure to protect them. Callous, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-serving]], and a master of [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness tossing people aside once he's tired of exploiting and using them]], Dalles is a perfect representation of the dark ambition that defines the Clan of Darkness.
* ''[[VideoGame/YsIIIWanderersFromYs Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]'':

*** [[DragonInChief Garuda]], a mysterious member of the Clan of Darkness, is the true mastermind behind every misfortune in the game. [[ManipulativeBastard Tempting]] the Winged One Eldeel into [[TheCorrupter becoming corrupted]] by the power of the Black Pearl, Garuda uses Eldeel as his [[PuppetKing figurehead]] as he works towards finding the Golden City and the treasures within. Along the way, Garuda has countless innocents painfully transmuted into monsters by his subordinate and takes Adol's friend Leeza hostage for a trade--before attempting, for no other reason than his amusement to brutally kill Leeza anyways after Adol gives Garuda what he wants. At the game's end, Garuda backstabs and murders Eldeel and reveals his true goal; to summon the first leader of the Clan of Darkness, Arem, and [[OmnicidalManiac plunge the entire world into the flames of Hell to burn for all eternity]].

** ''[[VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta Memories of Celceta]]'': [[BigBad Gruda]] is a [[TheSocialDarwinist sociopathic Darwinist]] obsessed with "testing" humanity for its right to exist. Having fallen into evil during his youthful days, Gruda betrayed his entire village to join the cruel Romun Empire, using his position to gather forces to his side. Once arriving in Celceta, Gruda has his CoDragons Bami and Gadis attack several villages to test his latest magical masks, using them to take control of the bodies of several innocents to use as his forces, with the controlled people [[AndIMustScream fully aware of their surroundings]] as they are controlled. Manipulating the naive Leeza into attacking his former village to save her master, Eldeel, Gruda betrays and tries to murder the girl, before [[DragonAscendant doing the same]] to his supposed master Eldeel himself, revealing his plans to bring about the apocalypse using the Akashic Records, then sit back and watch as humans either die out, or only the "strong" manage to survive the coming onslaught. Defined by his obsessive and ruthless nature, Gruda cared for nothing but satisfying his own curiosity as to whether humans deserve the gift of life.

%% NOTE: Due to the controversial nature of this trope, any changes (additions, removals, edits) should be discussed [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=6vic3f9h1cy5qivsenw8llok here]].

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/galbalan.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Brother and sister, dying together... what a nice image!" The ''Wanderers from Ys'' version of Galbalan is a sadistic monster.]]

* Original Duology (''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen'' & ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'') & ''VideoGame/YsOrigin'':

* ''Ys III: Wanderers of Ys'' (original game):

** ''[[VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta Memories of Celceta]]'' (canon game): [[BigBad Gruda]] is a [[TheSocialDarwinist sociopathic Darwinist]] obsessed with "testing" humanity for its right to exist. Having fallen into evil during his youthful days, Gruda betrayed his entire village to join the cruel Romun Empire, using his position to gather forces to his side. Once arriving in Celceta, Gruda has his CoDragons Bami and Gadis attack several villages to test his latest magical masks, using them to take control of the bodies of several innocents to use as his forces, with the controlled people [[AndIMustScream fully aware of their surroundings]] as they are controlled. Manipulating the naive Leeza into attacking his former village to save her master, Eldeel, Gruda betrays and tries to murder the girl, before [[DragonAscendant doing the same]] to his supposed master Eldeel himself, revealing his plans to bring about the apocalypse using the Akashic Records, then sit back and watch as humans either die out, or only the "strong" manage to survive the coming onslaught. Defined by his obsessive and ruthless nature, Gruda cared for nothing but satisfying his own curiosity as to whether humans deserve the gift of life.

** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dalles]], leader of the Darklings and later [[TheDragon chief servant]] of Darm, is a [[EvilSorcerer power-hungry sorcerer]] with a streak of evil which rivals the Demon King himself. In ''Origins'', Dalles invades the fertile lands of Ys in pursuit of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Black Pearl]], leading his forces on a crusade of death and destruction throughout the entire kingdom before the Twin Goddesses Feena and Reah lift the Black Pearl and the kingdom up out of Dalles's reach. Constructing a massive tower dubbed the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Tower of Darm]] to reach Ys, Dalles is contracted by the treacherous Cain Fact to infect both of his sons with demonic essence to test their ability--which Dalles proceeds to do with glee, making Toal Fact into his servant and nearly causing Hugo Fact to slaughter his own friends and brother. In Hugo's (non-canon) route, Dalles makes a point of making Hugo suffer by slowly petrifying and shattering his LoveInterest Epona--one of Dalles's [[BadBoss own servants]]--in front of his eyes. Dalles ultimately resolves to steal the power of the Black Pearl and send the entire kingdom of Ys crashing down into oblivion to become a perfect being before Cain finally kills the sorcerer himself. Upon his resurrection in ''Ys II'', Dalles now works to free Darm from his seal and plunge the land into an era of terror under the Demon King's cruel hand, sacrificing countless innocents to appease him and spitefully petrifying several innocent people [[PlayerCharacter Adol Christin]] rescues, cruelly mocking Adol about his failure to protect them. Callous, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-serving]], and a master of [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness tossing people aside once he's tired of exploiting and using them]], Dalles is a perfect representation of the dark ambition that defines the Clan of Darkness.
* ''Ys III: Wanderers of Ys''
** In the original game (later remade as ''Ys: The Oath in Felghana''), [[BigBad Galbalan/Demanicus]] is a cruel, powerful demon with a tyrannical [[AGodAmI god complex]]. Once holding cruel reign over the entire world and brutally slaughtering any hint of resistance, Galbalan was [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] into four statues by the legendary hero Genos. Striving to break free, [[OmnicidalManiac annihilate the world]], and rule over the ashes, Galbalan's name is [[TheDreaded spoken in dread]] by the ancestors of his reign in Felgana before he is eventually broken out by his servant Garland. Galbalan kidnaps Adol's friend Elena with the intent to slaughter her as a sacrifice to regain his full power, and once confronted by Elena's brother Chester, Galbalan cheerfully decides to murder both Elena and Chester within arms reach of each other purely to amuse himself.
** [[TheDragon Lord Garland]] himself, although a mere pawn of Galbalan's influence in the canon remake ''[[VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana Oath]]'', is possessed of complete agency in the original game and manages to become just as bad as his dark master. The last remaining follower of Galbalan, Garland manipulates the corrupt Lord [=McGaya=] into becoming a oppressive and brutal tyrant to the town of Redmont, spurring him into leading a full-out massacre on Genos Island for the purpose of eliminating Genos's descendants. Garland takes a significant portion of Redmont's people hostage with threats to murder them all if Adol doesn't turn in one of the statues sealing Galbalan and eventually leaves [=McGaya=], Ballacetine Castle, and Redmont to be torn apart by the incoming wave of monsters summoned by Galbalan upon his resurrection. A madman truly worthy of being the malevolent demon's chief servant, Garland's [[PsychoSupporter only wish was the see the entire world devastated and enslaved by his dark master]].

** ''[[VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun Mask of the Sun]]'' (non-canon): [[EvilChancellor Garuda]] is presented as a {{manipulative|Bastard}} sadist lusting after the Golden Temple. Having used his silver tongue and dark magic to [[TheCorrupter corrupt Lord Eldeel into evil]], Garuda uses his position at Eldeel's side to perform horrific demonic transmutations on dozens of innocents, turning them into his demon slaves filled with pain and rage. After ordering Leeza, Eldeel's former servant and love, to be killed in front of him, Garuda reveals his plans to take control of the Golden Temple with Eldeel as a [[PuppetKing puppet ruler]], then use the temple's magic and weapons to annihilate countless people until he is propped up as [[AGodAmI the god]] of Ys.
** ''[[VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs The Dawn of Ys]]'' (alternate non-canon version):

** ''[[VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta Memories of Celceta]]'' (canon): [[BigBad Gruda]] is a [[TheSocialDarwinist sociopathic Darwinist]] obsessed with "testing" humanity for its right to exist. Having fallen into evil during his youthful days, Gruda betrayed his entire village to join the cruel Romun Empire, using his position to gather forces to his side. Once arriving in Celceta, Gruda has his CoDragons Bami and Gadis attack several villages to test his latest magical masks, using them to take control of the bodies of several innocents to use as his forces, with the controlled people [[AndIMustScream fully aware of their surroundings]] as they are controlled. Manipulating the naive Leeza into attacking his former village to save her master, Eldeel, Gruda betrays and tries to murder the girl, before [[DragonAscendant doing the same]] to his supposed master Eldeel himself, revealing his plans to bring about the apocalypse using the Akashic Records, then sit back and watch as humans either die out, or only the "strong" manage to survive the coming onslaught. Defined by his obsessive and ruthless nature, Gruda cared for nothing but satisfying his own curiosity as to whether humans deserve the gift of life.

[[AC:[[Anime/{{Ys}} Anime]]]]

*** [[GreaterScopeVillain Arem]], the Lord of Slaughter, is a mad tyrant who once plagued the lands of Celceta with destruction and darkness as he lived up to his [[NamesToRunAwayFrom sobriquet]] by butchering countless people and laying waste to the kingdom. Though [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] for centuries, Arem returns by way of his [[TheDragon Dragon]], Garuda, who commits numerous atrocities to free Arem. Once released, Arem proclaims his plans to turn the world of Ys into a living Hell where he will torture and burn every last man, woman, and child for all eternity, and, even when beaten, Arem tries to [[TakingYouWithMe drag Adol down into Hell with him]] after absorbing the souls of his own followers.

[[AC:{{OVA}} Adaptations]]

-->--'''Darm''', ''Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter''

* Original Duology (''Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished--Omen'' & ''Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished--The Final Chapter'') & ''[[{{Prequel}} Ys: Origin]]'':

* ''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun'': In this non-canon version of ''Ys IV'', [[EvilChancellor Garuda]] is presented as a {{manipulative|Bastard}} sadist lusting after the Golden Temple. Having used his silver tongue and dark magic to [[TheCorrupter corrupt Lord Eldeel into evil]], Garuda uses his position at Eldeel's side to perform horrific demonic transmutations on dozens of innocents, turning them into his demon slaves filled with pain and rage. After ordering Leeza, Eldeel's former servant and love, to be killed in front of him, Garuda reveals his plans to take control of the Golden Temple with Eldeel as a [[PuppetKing puppet ruler]], then use the temple's magic and weapons to annihilate countless people until he is propped up as [[AGodAmI the god]] of Ys.
* ''Ys IV: Dawn of Ys'':
** In this alternate non-canon version of ''Ys IV'', [[DragonInChief Garuda]], a mysterious member of the Clan of Darkness, is the true mastermind behind every misfortune in the game. [[ManipulativeBastard Tempting]] the Winged One Eldeel into [[TheCorrupter becoming corrupted]] by the power of the Black Pearl, Garuda uses Eldeel as his [[PuppetKing figurehead]] as he works towards finding the Golden City and the treasures within. Along the way, Garuda has countless innocents painfully transmuted into monsters by his subordinate and takes Adol's friend Leeza hostage for a trade--before attempting, for no other reason than his amusement to brutally kill Leeza anyways after Adol gives Garuda what he wants. At the game's end, Garuda backstabs and murders Eldeel and reveals his true goal; to summon the first leader of the Clan of Darkness, Arem, and [[OmnicidalManiac plunge the entire world into the flames of Hell to burn for all eternity]].
** [[GreaterScopeVillain Arem]], the Lord of Slaughter, is a mad tyrant who once plagued the lands of Celceta with destruction and darkness as he lived up to his [[NamesToRunAwayFrom sobriquet]] by butchering countless people and laying waste to the kingdom. Though [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] for centuries, Arem returns by way of his [[TheDragon Dragon]], Garuda, who commits numerous atrocities to free Arem. Once released, Arem proclaims his plans to turn the world of Ys into a living Hell where he will torture and burn every last man, woman, and child for all eternity, and, even when beaten, Arem tries to [[TakingYouWithMe drag Adol down into Hell with him]] after absorbing the souls of his own followers.
* ''VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta'': In the third and canon version of ''Ys IV'', [[BigBad Gruda]] is a [[TheSocialDarwinist sociopathic Darwinist]] obsessed with "testing" humanity for its right to exist. Having fallen into evil during his youthful days, Gruda betrayed his entire village to join the cruel Romun Empire, using his position to gather forces to his side. Once arriving in Celceta, Gruda has his CoDragons Bami and Gadis attack several villages to test his latest magical masks, using them to take control of the bodies of several innocents to use as his forces, with the controlled people [[AndIMustScream fully aware of their surroundings]] as they are controlled. Manipulating the naive Leeza into attacking his former village to save her master, Eldeel, Gruda betrays and tries to murder the girl, before [[DragonAscendant doing the same]] to his supposed master Eldeel himself, revealing his plans to bring about the apocalypse using the Akashic Records, then sit back and watch as humans either die out, or only the "strong" manage to survive the coming onslaught. Defined by his obsessive and ruthless nature, Gruda cared for nothing but satisfying his own curiosity as to whether humans deserve the gift of life.

The ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' series is a LongRunner spanning more than two decades and several games, complete with its own [[RoguesGallery gallery]] of [[CompleteMonster nasty villains]].

* Dalles/Dares is a [[EvilSorcerer sociopathic sorcerer]] who serves first Dark Fact, then Lord Darm, in his quest for power and cruelty. While serving Dark Fact, Dalles organizes the raiding of several villages by their monsters, and personally turns Sarah to stone while having his apprentice murder several villagers. As TheDragon to Darm, Dalles works to free his master from his imprisonment by forcing several villages to regular choose one of their own to sacrifice to Dalles's forces, men, women, and children alike, and, when confronted in the end by [[TheProtagonist Adol Christin]], Dalles gleefully [[TakenForGranite turns dozens of villagers to stone]] solely [[KickTheDog to spite the boy]]. Dalles's ultimate goal is to release Darm then sit back and watch as he leads the total annihilation of the modern world.

* Original Duology (''Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished - Omen'' and ''Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter'') & {{Prequel}} (''Ys: Origin''):

** The aforementioned [[FauxAffablyEvil Dalles]], leader of the Darklings and later [[TheDragon chief servant]] of Darm, is a [[EvilSorcerer power-hungry sorcerer]] with a streak of evil which rivals the Demon King himself. In ''Origins'', Dalles invades the fertile lands of Ys in pursuit of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Black Pearl]], leading his forces on a crusade of death and destruction throughout the entire kingdom before the Twin Goddesses Feena and Reah lift the Black Pearl and the kingdom up out of Dalles's reach. Constructing a massive tower dubbed the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Tower of Darm]] to reach Ys, Dalles is contracted by the treacherous Cain Fact to infect both of his sons with demonic essence to test their ability--which Dalles proceeds to do with glee, making Toal Fact into his servant and nearly causing Hugo Fact to slaughter his own friends and brother. In Hugo's (non-canon) route, Dalles makes a point of making Hugo suffer by slowly petrifying and shattering his LoveInterest Epona--one of Dalles's [[BadBoss own servants]]--in front of his eyes. Dalles ultimately resolves to steal the power of the Black Pearl and send the entire kingdom of Ys crashing down into oblivion to become a perfect being before Cain finally kills the sorcerer himself. Upon his resurrection in ''Ys II'', Dalles now works to free Darm from his seal and plunge the land into an era of terror under the Demon King's cruel hand, sacrificing countless innocents to appease him and spitefully petrifying several innocent people [[PlayerCharacter Adol Christin]] rescues, cruelly mocking Adol about his failure to protect them. Callous, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-serving]], and a master of [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness tossing people aside once he's tired of exploiting and using them]], Dalles is a perfect representation of the dark ambition that defines the Clan of Darkness.

** [[TheDragon Lord Garland]] himself, although a mere pawn of Galbalan's influence in the canon remake ''Oath'', is possessed of complete agency in the original game and manages to become just as bad as his dark master. The last remaining follower of Galbalan, Garland manipulates the corrupt Lord [=McGaya=] into becoming a oppressive and brutal tyrant to the town of Redmont, spurring him into leading a full-out massacre on Genos Island for the purpose of eliminating Genos's descendants. Garland takes a significant portion of Redmont's people hostage with threats to murder them all if Adol doesn't turn in one of the statues sealing Galbalan and eventually leaves [=McGaya=], Ballacetine Castle, and Redmont to be torn apart by the incoming wave of monsters summoned by Galbalan upon his resurrection. A madman truly worthy of being the malevolent demon's chief servant, Garland's [[PsychoSupporter only wish was the see the entire world devastated and enslaved by his dark master]].

** [[GreaterScopeVillain Arem]], the Lord of Slaughter, is a mad tyrant who once plagued the lands of Celceta with destruction and darkness as he lived up to his [[NamesToRunAwayFrom sobriquet]] by butchering countless people and laying waste to the kingdom. Though [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] for centuries, Arem returns by way of his [[TheDragon Dragon]], the aforementioned Garuda, who commits numerous atrocities to free Arem. Once released, Arem proclaims his plans to turn the world of Ys into a living Hell where he will torture and burn every last man, woman, and child for all eternity, and, even when beaten, Arem tries to [[TakingYouWithMe drag Adol down into Hell with him]] after absorbing the souls of his own followers.

The ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' series is a LongRunner spanning more than two decades and several games, complete with its own [[RoguesGallery gallery]] of [[CompleteMonster nasty villains]].

'''WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND'''.

** In this alternate non-canon version of ''Ys IV'', [[DragonInChief Garuda]], a mysterious member of the Clan of Darkness, is the true mastermind behind every misfortune in the game. [[ManipulativeBastard Tempting]] the Winged One Eldeel into [[TheCorrupter becoming corrupted]] by the power of the Black Pearl, Garuda uses Eldeel as his [[PuppetKing figurehead]] as he works towards finding the Golden City and the treasures within. Along the way, Garuda has countless innocents painfully transmuted into monsters by his subordinate and takes Adol's friend Elena hostage for a trade--before attempting, for no other reason than his amusement to brutally kill Elena anyways after Adol gives Garuda what he wants. At the game's end, Garuda backstabs and murders Eldeel and reveals his true goal; to summon the first leader of the Clan of Darkness, Arem, and [[OmnicidalManiac plunge the entire world into the flames of Hell to burn for all eternity]].

** The aforementioned [[FauxAffablyEvil Dalles]], leader of the Darklings and later [[TheDragon chief servant]] of Darm, is a [[EvilSorcerer power-hungry sorcerer]] with a streak of evil which rivals the Demon King himself. In ''Origins'', Dalles invades the fertile lands of Ys in pursuit of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Black Pearl]], leading his forces on a crusade of death and destruction throughout the entire kingdom before the Twin Goddesses Feena and Reah lift the Black Pearl and the kingdom up out of Dalles's reach. Constructing a massive tower dubbed the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Tower of Darm]] to reach Ys, Dalles is contracted by the treacherous Cain Fact to infect both of his sons with demonic essence to test their ability--which Dalles proceeds to do with glee, making Toal Fact into his servant and nearly causing Hugo Fact to slaughter his own friends and brother. In Hugo's (non-canon) route, Dalles makes a point of making Hugo suffer by slowly [[TakenForGranite petrifying]] and [[KickTheDog shattering]] his LoveInterest Epona--one of Dalles's [[BadBoss own servants]]--in front of his eyes. Dalles ultimately resolves to steal the power of the Black Pearl and send the entire kingdom of Ys crashing down into oblivion to become a perfect being before Cain finally kills the sorcerer himself. Upon his resurrection in ''Ys II'', Dalles now [[TheHeavy works]] to free Darm from his seal and plunge the land into an era of terror under the Demon King's cruel hand, sacrificing countless innocents to appease him and spitefully petrifying several innocent people [[PlayerCharacter Adol Christin]] rescues, cruelly mocking Adol about his failure to protect them. Callous, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-serving]], and a master of [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness tossing people aside once he's tired of exploiting and using them]], Dalles is a perfect representation of the dark ambition that defines the Clan of Darkness.

** In the original game (later remade as ''Ys: The Oath in Felghana''), [[BigBad Galbalan/Demanicus]] is a cruel, powerful demon with a tyrannical [[AGodAmI god complex]]. Once holding cruel reign over the entire world and brutally slaughtering any hint of resistance, Galbalan was [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] into four statues by the legendary hero Genos. Striving to break free, [[OmnicidalManiac annihilate the world]], and rule over the ashes, Galbalan's name is [[TheDreaded spoken in dread]] by the ancestors of his reign in Felgana before he is eventually broken out by his servant Garland. Galbalan kidnaps Adol's friend Elena with the intent to slaughter her as a sacrifice to regain his full power, and once confronted by Elena's brother Chester, Galbalan cheerfully decides to murder both Elena and Chester within arms reach of each other purely [[ForTheEvulz to amuse himself]].

* ''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun'': In this non-canon version of ''Ys IV'', Garuda is presented as a {{manipulative|Bastard}} {{sadist}} lusting after the Golden Temple. Having used his silver tongue and dark magic to [[TheCorrupter corrupt Lord Eldeel into evil]], Garuda uses [[EvilChancellor his position at Eldeel's side]] to perform [[TransformationTrauma horrific demonic transmutations]] on dozens of innocents, turning them into his demon slaves filled with pain and rage. After ordering Leeza, Eldeel's former servant and love, to be killed in front of him, Garuda reveals his plans to take control of the Golden Temple with Eldeel as a [[PuppetKing puppet ruler]], then use the temple's magic and weapons to annihilate countless people until he is propped up as [[AGodAmI the god]] of Ys.
* ''Ys IV: Dawn of Ys'':
** In this alternate non-canon version of ''Ys IV'', [[TheStarscream Garuda]], a mysterious member of the Clan of Darkness, is the [[DragonInChief true mastermind]] behind every misfortune in the game. [[ManipulativeBastard Tempting]] the Winged One Eldeel into [[TheCorrupter becoming corrupted]] by the power of the Black Pearl, Garuda uses Eldeel as his [[PuppetKing figurehead]] as he works towards finding the Golden City and the treasures within. Along the way, Garuda has countless innocents [[TransformationTrauma painfully transmuted]] into monsters by his subordinate and takes Adol's friend Elena hostage for a trade--before attempting, [[ForTheEvulz for no other reason than his amusement]] to [[ILied brutally kill Elena anyways]] after Adol gives Garuda what he wants. At the game's end, Garuda backstabs and murders Eldeel and reveals his true goal; to summon the first leader of the Clan of Darkness, Arem, and [[OmnicidalManiac plunge the entire world into the flames of Hell to burn for all eternity]].
** [[GreaterScopeVillain Arem]], the Lord of Slaughter, is a mad tyrant who once plagued the lands of Celceta with destruction and darkness as he lived up to his [[NamesToRunAwayFrom sobriquet]] by [[RapePillageAndBurn butchering countless people and laying waste to the kingdom]]. Though [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] for centuries, Arem returns by way of his [[TheDragon Dragon]], the aforementioned [[TheHeavy Garuda]], who commits numerous atrocities to free Arem. Once released, Arem proclaims his plans to turn the world of Ys into a living Hell where he will [[{{Sadist}} torture and burn]] every last man, woman, and child for all eternity, and, even when beaten, [[FinalBoss Arem]] tries to [[TakingYouWithMe drag Adol down into Hell with him]] after absorbing the souls of his own followers.

* [[BaldOfEvil Dalles/Dares]] is a [[EvilSorcerer sociopathic sorcerer]] who serves first Dark Fact, then Lord Darm, in his quest for power and cruelty. While serving Dark Fact, Dalles organizes the raiding of several villages by their monsters, and personally turns Sarah to stone while having his apprentice murder several villagers. As TheDragon to Darm, Dalles works to free his master from his imprisonment by forcing several villages to regular choose one of their own to sacrifice to Dalles's forces, men, women, and children alike, and, when confronted in the end by [[TheProtagonist Adol Christin]], Dalles gleefully [[TakenForGranite turns dozens of villagers to stone]] solely [[KickTheDog to spite the boy]]. Dalles's ultimate goal is to release Darm then sit back and watch as he leads the total annihilation of the modern world.

The ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' series is a LongRunner spanning more than two decades and several games, complete with its own gallery of nasty villains.