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Dark lord figures are characterized by aspirations to power and identification with some fundamental force of evil or chaos, such as a devil or antichrist figure. [1] The Encyclopedia of Fantasy notes that common features of a dark lord character include being "already defeated but not destroyed aeons before" and engaging in "wounding of the land" or other rituals of desecration.
The Lords Argoz, Bern, Mavramorn, Octesian, Restimar, Revilian, & Rhoop, the seven Lords exiled by Prince Caspian's uncle Miraz, and whom he allies with to regain the throne. Lord Asriel: His Dark Materials: A member of the aristocracy in a parallel universe. Elaine of Astolat: Arthurian legend: A lady from the castle of Astolat. Petyr Baelish
Fictional lords and ladies, including dark lords. Pages in category "Fictional lords and ladies" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total.
A maō may be a king of the mazoku, or more generally a king of demons, overlord, dark lord, archenemy of the hero or video game boss. The term is not gender-specific. [2] For instance, "Erlkönig", by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, widely translated as "Elf King" in English, was translated as "maō" in Japanese.
Sauron, the main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien; Lord Voldemort, the main antagonist in the Harry Potter novel series by J.K. Rowling, called Dark Lord by his Death Eaters; Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy, a character from Dave the Barbarian; Ganon or Dark Lord Ganondorf, the main antagonist of The Legend of Zelda series
In the view of Jared Shurin, grimdark fantasy has three key components: a grim and dark tone, a sense of realism (for example, monarchs are useless and heroes are flawed), and the agency of the protagonists: whereas in high fantasy everything is predestined and the tension revolves around how the heroes defeat the Dark Lord, grimdark is ...
Sauron is the Dark Lord or "Lord of the Rings", the chief adversary; he made the One Ring and seeks to get it back to dominate Middle-earth from his realm of Mordor. Cirith Ungol: Considered: Orcs of Mordor: Frodo is held captive by the Orcs of the tower; he is freed by Sam Gamgee: Minas Tirith: Considered: Kingdom of Gondor
The conflict of good against evil is a theme in the many popular forms of fantasy; normally, evil characters invade and disrupt the good characters' lands. [2] J. R. R. Tolkien delved into the nature of good and evil in The Lord of the Rings, but many of those who followed him use the conflict as a plot device, and often do not distinguish the sides by their behavi