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| ⚫ | [[File:The Dark Lords.jpg|thumb|300px|Dark Lords]] {{Quote|Everything will continue to be fine as you remember who's the boss, and who's got the power.|[[w:c:villains:Randall Flagg|Randall Flagg]] demonstrating his demonic magic to show all who is in charge.}} {{Quote|SeeD... SeeD......SeeD...... SeeD, SeeD, SeeD! Kurse all SeeDs. Swarming like lokusts akross generations. You disgust me. The world was on the brink of that ever-elusive 'time kompression'. Insolent fools! Your vain krusade ends here, SeeDs. The price for your meddling is death beyond death. I shall send you to a dimension beyond your imagining. There, I will reign, and you will be my slaves for eternity. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.|[[w:c:villains:Ultimecia|Sorceress Ultimecia]] to the "Legendary SeeDs" who dares to undo the Time Compression and tear her new "eternal" kingdom apart.}} |
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| ⚫ | {{Quote|SeeD... SeeD......SeeD...... SeeD, SeeD, SeeD! Kurse all SeeDs. Swarming like lokusts akross generations. You disgust me. The world was on the brink of that ever-elusive 'time kompression'. Insolent fools! Your vain krusade ends here, SeeDs. The price for your meddling is death beyond death. I shall send you to a dimension beyond your imagining. There, I will reign, and you will be my slaves for eternity. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.|[[w:c:villains:Ultimecia|Sorceress Ultimecia]] to the "Legendary SeeDs" who dares to undo the Time Compression and |
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| − | '''Dark Lords''', also sometimes known as '''Evil Overlords''', are a popular theme of evildoers who are each a villain or antagonist of near-omnipotence with evil henchmen within his or her realm, who seeks to utterly dominate the world; he or she is often depicted as a diabolical force, and may, indeed, be more a force than a personality, and often personifies evil itself. The effects of his or her rule often assert malign effects on the land as well as his subjects. Besides her or his usual magical abilities, she or he often controls great armies. In particular, it is used as a moniker in universes where it is thought that pronouncing the villain's real name will bring bad luck or represents a negative omen. Such a villain usually seeks to rule or destroy the universe around them. While most Dark Lords are male, except in parody, there are Dark Lords whom happened to be female, which made them better known as '''Dark Ladies'''. It is the polar opposite of '''[[w:c:heroism:Light Lords|Light Lords]]'''. |
+ | '''Dark Lords''', also sometimes known as '''Evil Overlords''', are a powerfully popular theme of evildoers who are each a villain or antagonist of near-omnipotence with evil henchmen within his or her realm, who seeks to utterly dominate the world; he or she is often depicted as a diabolical force, and may, indeed, be more a force than a personality, and often personifies evil itself. The effects of his or her rule often assert malign effects on the land as well as his subjects. Besides her or his usual magical abilities, she or he often controls great armies. In particular, it is used as a moniker in universes where it is thought that pronouncing the villain's real name will bring bad luck or represents a negative omen. Such a villain usually seeks to rule or destroy the universe around them. While most Dark Lords are male, except in parody, there are Dark Lords whom happened to be female, which made them better known as '''Dark Ladies'''. It is the polar opposite of '''[[w:c:heroism:Light Lords|Light Lords]]'''. |
| − | The term Dark Lord has appeared in religious context, where it refers to [[w:c:villains:Satan (religion)|Satan]] or other similar malevolent entities who hold powers over fiendish creatures and seek to disrupt comfort and lives of people. |
+ | The term Dark Lord has appeared in religious context, where it refers to [[w:c:villains:Satan (religion)|Satan/The Devil]] or other similar malevolent entities who hold powers over fiendish creatures and seek to disrupt comfort and lives of people. |
In fantasy literature, Dark Lord term have become something of a cliché stemming from the success of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''. The main antagonist of the book, Sauron, was often referred as the Dark Lord. |
In fantasy literature, Dark Lord term have become something of a cliché stemming from the success of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''. The main antagonist of the book, Sauron, was often referred as the Dark Lord. |
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On occasion, the people of Gondor in Middle-earth refer to Sauron as "The Enemy" or "The Nameless Enemy" in spite of knowing his true name, arguably starting the practice of avoiding pronouncing a Dark Lord's actual name (which in turn, led to emergence of the "Unspeakable Evil" term). |
On occasion, the people of Gondor in Middle-earth refer to Sauron as "The Enemy" or "The Nameless Enemy" in spite of knowing his true name, arguably starting the practice of avoiding pronouncing a Dark Lord's actual name (which in turn, led to emergence of the "Unspeakable Evil" term). |
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| − | Following the example of Sauron from ''The Lord of |
+ | Following the example of Sauron from ''The Lord of the Rings'', Dark Lords and Dark Ladies that featured after him in other fantasy fictions are always depicted as immensely powerful and implacably malevolent being with a great desire of power. |
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| − | ===Religion=== |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:The Devil (religion)|'''The Devil/Satan''' (who is often called the '''King''' or '''Prince of Darkness''')]] (''Judaism and Christianity''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Angra Mainyu|Angra Mainyu]]''' (''Zoroasterism''). |
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| − | ===Literature=== |
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| − | *''Middle-earth'' |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:Morgoth|Morgoth]]''' |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:Sauron (Middle-earth)|Sauron]]''' |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Lord Voldemort|Lord Voldemort]]''' (''Harry Potter''). |
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| − | *''The Chronicles of Narnia'' |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:Jadis the White Witch|Jadis the White Witch]]''' |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:Tash|Tash]]''' |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Randall Flagg|Randall Flagg]]''' (Stephen King's ''The Stand''). |
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| − | *The '''[[w:c:villains:Wicked Witch of the West|Wicked Witch of the West]]''' (''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Nome King|Nome King]]''' (''Ozma of Oz''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Arawn Death-Lord|Arawn Death-Lord]]''' (''The Chronicles of Prydain''). |
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| − | ===Films=== |
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| − | *''Star Wars'' |
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| − | **[[w:c:villains:Sith|'''Sith''' (also known as the '''Sith Order''')]] |
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| − | ***[[w:c:villains:Emperor Palpatine|'''Emperor Palpatine''' (also known as '''Darth Sidious''')]] |
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| − | ***'''[[w:c:villains:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]''' |
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| − | *Disney |
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| − | **The '''[[w:c:villains:Horned King|Horned King]]''' (Disney's ''The Black Cauldron''). |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:Morgana le Fay (Disney)|Morgana le Fay]]''' (Disney's ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice''). |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:King Stefan (Maleficent)|King Stefan]]''' (Disney's ''Maleficent''). |
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| − | **'''Hades''' (Disney's ''Hercules''). |
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| − | ===Internet=== |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Zalgo|'''Zalgo''']] |
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| − | ===Comics=== |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Darkseid|Darkseid]]''' (''DC Comics''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Thanos|Thanos]]''' (''Marvel Comics''). |
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| − | *The '''[[w:c:villains:Evil One (Sonic)|Evil One]]''' (''Sonic the Hedgehog''). |
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| − | ===Television=== |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Lord Zedd|Lord Zedd]]''' (''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Rita Repulsa|Rita Repulsa]]''' (''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Octomus the Master|'''Octomus''' (also known as the '''Supreme Master of the Underworld''')]] (''Power Rangers Mystic Force''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Davros|'''Davros''']] (''Doctor Who'') |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Lord Dominator|Lord Dominator]]''' (''Wander Over Yonder''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Lord Hater|Lord Hater]]''' (''Wander Over Yonder''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Major Threat|Major Threat]]''' (''Wander Over Yonder''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Vicky|Vicky]]''' (''Fairly OddParents''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Denzel Quincy Crocker|Crocker]]''' (''Fairly OddParents''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:The Destructinator|The Destructinator]]''' (''Fairly OddParents: Wishology'' trilogy). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Makuta Teridax|Makuta Teridax]]''' (''BIONICLE''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Gunmar|Gunmar]]''' (''Tales of Arcadia'' trilogy). |
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| − | ===Videogames=== |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Bowser|'''King Bowser Koopa''' (better known as '''Bowser''')]] (''Super Mario Bros''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Ganondorf|Ganondorf]]''' (''The Legend of Zelda''). |
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| − | **'''[[w:c:villains:Ganon|Ganon]]''' (''The Legend of Zelda''). |
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| − | *The '''[[w:c:villains:Vizier|Vizier]]''' (''Prince of Persia'' trilogy). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Kefka Palazzo|Kefka Palazzo]]''' (''Final Fantasy VI''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Ultimecia|Sorceress Ultimecia]]''' (''Final Fantasy VIII''). |
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| − | *The '''[[w:c:villains:Overlord|Overlord]]''' (''Overlord''). |
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| − | *'''[[w:c:villains:Xehanort (disambiguation)|Xehanort]]''' (''Kingdom Hearts''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Wizeman|'''Wizeman the Wicked''']] (''NiGHTS: Into Dreams'' and ''NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Romeo (Minecraft: Story Mode)|'''Romeo''']] (''Minecraft: Story Mode''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Shinnok|Lord Shinnok]] (''Mortal Kombat''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Kronika|Lady Kronika]] (''Mort Kombat''). |
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| − | ===Anime and Manga=== |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Queen Beryl|'''Queen Beryl''']] (''Sailor Moon''). |
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| − | *[[w:c:villains:Talpa|'''Talpa''']] (''Ronin Warriors''). |
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[[Category:Dark Forms]] |
[[Category:Dark Forms]] |
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[[Category:About Villains]] |
[[Category:About Villains]] |
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Revision as of 12:00, 23 February 2021
Dark Lords
| “ | Everything will continue to be fine as you remember who's the boss, and who's got the power. | „ |
| ~ Randall Flagg demonstrating his demonic magic to show all who is in charge. |
| “ | SeeD... SeeD......SeeD...... SeeD, SeeD, SeeD! Kurse all SeeDs. Swarming like lokusts akross generations. You disgust me. The world was on the brink of that ever-elusive 'time kompression'. Insolent fools! Your vain krusade ends here, SeeDs. The price for your meddling is death beyond death. I shall send you to a dimension beyond your imagining. There, I will reign, and you will be my slaves for eternity. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. | „ |
| ~ Sorceress Ultimecia to the "Legendary SeeDs" who dares to undo the Time Compression and tear her new "eternal" kingdom apart. |
Dark Lords, also sometimes known as Evil Overlords, are a powerfully popular theme of evildoers who are each a villain or antagonist of near-omnipotence with evil henchmen within his or her realm, who seeks to utterly dominate the world; he or she is often depicted as a diabolical force, and may, indeed, be more a force than a personality, and often personifies evil itself. The effects of his or her rule often assert malign effects on the land as well as his subjects. Besides her or his usual magical abilities, she or he often controls great armies. In particular, it is used as a moniker in universes where it is thought that pronouncing the villain's real name will bring bad luck or represents a negative omen. Such a villain usually seeks to rule or destroy the universe around them. While most Dark Lords are male, except in parody, there are Dark Lords whom happened to be female, which made them better known as Dark Ladies. It is the polar opposite of Light Lords.
The term Dark Lord has appeared in religious context, where it refers to Satan/The Devil or other similar malevolent entities who hold powers over fiendish creatures and seek to disrupt comfort and lives of people.
In fantasy literature, Dark Lord term have become something of a cliché stemming from the success of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The main antagonist of the book, Sauron, was often referred as the Dark Lord.
On occasion, the people of Gondor in Middle-earth refer to Sauron as "The Enemy" or "The Nameless Enemy" in spite of knowing his true name, arguably starting the practice of avoiding pronouncing a Dark Lord's actual name (which in turn, led to emergence of the "Unspeakable Evil" term).
Following the example of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings, Dark Lords and Dark Ladies that featured after him in other fantasy fictions are always depicted as immensely powerful and implacably malevolent being with a great desire of power.