Dark Lords/Examples

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Examples

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Sailor Moon:
  • Chaos
  • Queen Beryl
  • Queen Metallia/Negaforce
  • Mistress 9
  • Pharaoh 90
  • Queen Nehelenia
• Emperor Talpa (Ronin Warriors).
• Eren Yeager/Founding Titan (Attack on Titan).
• Bakugan:
  • Naga
  • Barodius
  • Dharak
  • Wiseman/Coredegon
• Berserk:
  • God Hand
    • Femto/Griffith
• Black Clover:
  • The Dark Triad
    • Dante Zogratis
    • Vanica Zogratis
    • Zenon Zogratis
  • Lucifero
  • Lucius Zogratis
• Bleach:
  • Sōsuke Aizen
  • Yhwach
• Satan (Blue Exorcist).
• Aion (Chrono Crusade).
• Muzan Kibutsuji (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba).
• Ryo Asuka (Devilman Crybaby).
• Digimon:
  • Apocalymon
  • Dark Masters
    • Lord Piedmon
    • Lord Machinedramon
    • Lord Puppetmon
    • Lord MetalSeadramon
  • Seven Great Demon Lords
    • Lucemon
    • Leviamon
    • Daemon
    • Belphemon
    • Barbamon
    • Beelzemon
    • Laylamon/Lilithmon
  • Dragomon/Dagomon
  • Myotismon/VenomMyotismon/MaloMyotismon]
  • Etemon/MetalEtemon
  • Devimon
• Dragon Ball:
  • King Piccolo
  • Garlic Jr.
  • Frieza
  • Lord Slug
  • Cooler
  • Babidi
  • Majin Buu/Super Buu
  • Baby
  • Goku Black
  • Zamasu/Future Zamasu
• Vearn (Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai).
• Dwight Hardvelt (The Executed Sage is Reincarnated as a Lich).
• Fairy Tail:
  • Hades/Precht Gaebolg
  • Zeref Dragneel
  • Acnologia
  • Mard Geer Tartaros
• Alucard (Hellsing).
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure:
  • Dio Brando
  • Kars
• Light Yagami/Kira (Death Note).

Comics

• Darkseid (DC Comics).

Film

Animation

• Disney:
  • Chernabog (Fantasia).
  • Maleficent (Disney's Sleeping Beauty).
  • The Horned King (Disney's The Black Cauldron).
  • Hades (Disney's Hercules).

Live-Action

• Star Wars:
  • The Sith (also known as the Sith Order)
    • Darth Plagueis
    • Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
    • Darth Maul
    • Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus
    • Darth Vader
  • Supreme Leader Snoke
  • Kylo Ren
• Gozer the Destructor (Ghostbusters).
• Morgana le Fay (Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice).
• The Lord of Darkness (Legend).

Literature

• Middle-earth:
  • Morgoth
  • Sauron
• Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter).
• The Chronicles of Narnia:
  • Jadis the White Witch
  • Tash
• Stephen King:
  • Randall Flagg (The Stand).
  • The Crimson King (The Dark Tower).
• The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
• The Nome King (Ozma of Oz).
• The Chronicles of Prydain:
  • Arawn Death-Lord
  • The Horned King
• Kronos (Percy Jackson and the Olympians).
• John Milton (The Devil's Advocate).

TV Series

• Power Rangers:
  • Lord Zedd (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
  • Rita Repulsa (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
  • Master Vile (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
  • Octomus (also known as the Supreme Master of the Underworld) (Power Rangers Mystic Force).
• Mr. Simms/Brooklyn/The Devil (Tales from the Hood film series).
• The Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
• The Source of All Evil (Charmed).
• Lucifer (Supernatural).
• Vedric (The Wayfinders)

Tabletop Games

• Dungeons & Dragons/Forgotten Realms:
  • Bane
  • Vecna
  • Orcus
  • Cireka
  • Ygorl
• Warhammer 40K:
  • Horus Lupercal
  • Ezekyle Abaddon
  • Chaos Gods

Videogames

• King Bowser Koopa (better known as Bowser and King Bowser) (Super Mario Bros).
• The Legend of Zelda:
  • Ganondorf
  • Demise
• The Vizier (Prince of Persia trilogy).
• Final Fantasy:
  • Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI).
  • Sorceress Ultimecia (Final Fantasy VIII).
• The Overlord (Overlord).
• Kingdom Hearts:
  • Master Xehanort/Xehanort
  • Organization XIII
    • Xemnas
• [Wizeman the Wicked (NiGHTS: Into Dreams and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams).
• Mortal Kombat:
  • Lord Shinnok
  • Lady Kronika
  • The Titans
  • Emperor Shao Kahn
• Devil May Cry:
  • Argosax
  • Mundus
• Dark Lord (Doom).
• Diablo (Diablo).
• Castlevania:
  • Dracula
  • Lords of Shadows:
    • Gabriel Belmont
    • Satan
    • Zobek
    • Cornell
    • Carmilla
• Warcraft:
  • The Lich King
  • Sargeras
• Hades (Kid Icarus).
• Deathborn (F-Zero).
• Nightmare (Kirby).
• Fire Emblem:
  • Duma the War Father
  • Gharnef
• Dark Gaia (Sonic).
• Star Fox:
  • Andross
  • General Scales
  • Aparoid Queen
  • Anglar Emperor
• General M. Bison (Street Fighter).
• Mr. Dark (Rayman).
• Dark Emperor (Find Mii).
• Overlord:
  • Overlords
    • Lord Gromgard/First Overlord
    • Second Overlord
    • Third Overlord
    • Fourth Overlord

Web Originals

• Chroma Conclave
  • Thordak
  • Raishan
  • Brimscythe
  • Vorugal
  • Umbrasyl

Mythology

• The Devil/Satan (who is often called the King of Darkness or Prince of Darkness) (Judaism and Christianity).
• Angra Mainyu (Zoroastrianism).
• Chernobog (Slavic mythology).

Western Animation

• The Fairly OddParents:
  • Vicky (Fairly OddParents).
  • Crocker (Fairly OddParents).
  • The Destructinator (Fairly OddParents: Wishology trilogy).

Other

• Makuta Teridax (BIONICLE)