These are some original characters of mine, of which I developed several years ago. I actually made a topic about them when I first joined, but it's been dead and buried, with not a single comment or brohoof. I was a first-day noob when I threw it up there and nobody yet cared what I was posting about So, since the topic felt out of place where it was in the Writing section of Non-Pony Art as it was anyway (they weren't ponies nor RP characters, so the bios didn't belong in the roleplay section), I decided to scrap it and refurbish it in a modern blog entry.

 

Any thoughts would be sweet :3

 

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The Demon Lords are four entities that personify evil based on negative emotions. Each demon has an overall kingdom emotion that has sub-categories of that negative emotion branching off of it.

 

Apirus *ap-eye-rus*

unus ut venit ex vorago, "The one that came from the pit"

Negative Emotion: Anger

Sub-Categories: Hate, Jealousy, Rage and Vengeance

A living inferno is the one full of hate, beholder of all things within his wake. He stalks his prey in light or day, slaughtering all things in a bloody spray.

 

Appearance: Resembling a humanoid with blood-shot eyes and screeching mouths covering his thin naked body, Apirus has no facial features on his actual head. He walks on all fours and has an anatomy that appears to be half-human half-wolf, and his hands and feet bare sharp claws that can retract at will. Instead of a back, Apirus has a gigantic mouth that has three rows of needle sharp teeth. This mouth is how he speaks, and apart from talking, it usually remains closed, acting as an actual back.

 

Personality: Apirus is sadistic, malevolent and presumably psychotic. He finds joy in killing anything that is living, and destroying anything that isn't living. Unlike the other three lords, he acts before he thinks, prioritizing pointless killing and destruction before tactical action or consequences. However, he is very intelligent despite his apparent insanity, and enjoys it when his enemies are able to hold their own against him long enough for him to deem them 'amusing'.

 

Abilities/Powers: On top of being agile and quick, Apirus can squeeze his body through even the most slim of openings to continue chasing his prey no matter where they go or hide. This, matched with his 360 degree vision makes him the ultimate hunter. He possesses sharp claws that he can use to easily rip apart enemies, and also has an arsenal of elemental magic that bases around fire and lava. He can use even the most powerful magic without moving a muscle, and seems to have an unlimited amount of which he can use.

 

Special/Unique Ability: The mouths and eyes that cover Apirus's body serve as his ultimate defense from close ranged attacks. Due to the dozens of eyes, he has no blind spot, and can evade, dodge or block any incoming attacks from any direction. If an attack does get close enough to land a blow to his body, the mouths covering him automatically let out an ear-shattering screech simultaneously that paralyzes enemies temporarily, consequently opening them up for a brutal counter-attack.

 

Weakness: Though completely all seeing, Apirus has no ears or nose to hear or smell with. Though he can sense things, it combined with his eyes does not completely make up for the lack of two senses. Long-ranged, invisible or hidden attacks will easily get through to him if executed correctly.

 

Quote: "I'll be your executioner today, please do try to squirm and plead for mercy as I send you into the afterlife!"

 

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Nyybas *Neye-bus*

unus ut venit ex nightmares, "The one that came from nightmares"

Negative Emotion: Fear

Sub-Categories: Terror, Anxiety, Nervousness and Fright

Crawling terror is he of the shadows, a puppeteer of both living and dead. Ever-changing form, hiding in the crowd, the entity of fear arouses both terror and dread.

 

Appearance: Nyybas is a shape-shifter, and may appear in whatever form he pleases or deems necessary for the situation. However, his true form is that of a gigantic reddish brown centipede twenty feet long, two feet wide and one foot high off the ground. He has two long black antennae that sprout from the front of his body, which serve as his eyes and ears through powerful sensing. His legs are long and needle-sharp, easily capable of grappling, puncturing or crushing.

 

Personality: Nyybas is in many ways the distinct opposite of Apirus. He does very little without meaning, and does not meaninglessly kill for no reason unless he absolutely needs to. Very tactical and vicious, Nyybas prefers to mess with his enemies for as long as possible, toying with them and testing their courage by staying out of sight and causing them to panic horribly through sounds, shadows and movement. Nyybas is the cleverest and stealthiest of the four, and views himself as above other beings-especially mortals.

 

Abilities/Powers: On top of an indestructible exoskeleton, Nyybas has incredible speed and deadly accurate precision even when moving quickly due to his powerful antennae. His fangs can bite through solid rock, as well as secrete a deadly poison that will kill within a few days if not treated. He has a brilliant strategic mind, and magic that deals with necromancy, illusions and shape-shifting.

 

Special/Unique Ability: In his regular centipede form, Nyybas is able to re-grow any segment of his body that has been lost, like a flatworm. He can do this in mere seconds, and can grow multiple segments at once. He can also grow segments altogether, ultimately making himself longer if needed. These segments can grow at any location of his body, not just in chronological order after his head, like how flatworms function.

 

Weakness: Although his entire exoskeleton is indestructible, the very thin pieces of skin connecting each segment of his body are not. He compensates for this vulnerability through his ability of being able to re-grow any segment(s) of his body he has lost, but he can only do so, so much in a period of time.

 

Quote: "Indeed, fear is the only thing to truly be afraid of. And I, mortal, am fear incarnate."

 

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Malphas *mal-fus*

unus quisnam venator pro iucunditas, "The one who hunts for pleasure"

Negative Emotion: Desire

Sub-Categories: Greed, Lust, Gluttony and Pride

A silent assassin in the dead of night, turning it's head as you stride on by. Cackling in delight, he dismounts his pedestal, carrying you away into the blackening sky.

 

Appearance: Malphas is a humanoid gargoyle with pitch black, obsidian skin, large bat shaped wings, razor sharp talons, two rows of teeth, and glowing red eyes. He is by far the only demon that at all resembles a human even remotely. He also has twin goat-like horns that sprout out from the top of his forehead and trail up and backwards.

 

Personality: Malphas sees everything as a game, even fighting. Because of this, he usually sadistically tortures his prey either mentally, emotionally or physically before finishing them off. He's the only one of the four to have any interest in flirting with enemies or prey, which he does periodically if he encounters females. Loud and boastful, Malphas is always downplaying others abilities and raising his own, though in reality he has the least deadly powers of the four lords.

 

Abilities/Powers: Malphas is the only demon lord that can fly in his natural form, and he is a master of attacking from the air silently and effectively. He possesses strength several times the power of a normal man, and can easily disguise himself as a statue by altering his skin color to that of a stone statue and remaining perfectly still. Like Apirus, he has elemental magic abilities, but that base around wind.

 

Special/Unique Ability: Malphas has the unnatural ability to bring statues to life to fight for him, or do some other purpose. No matter the substance used to create the statue, ie: stone, marble, etc. he is able to control it as long as it is fully carved out.

 

Weakness: Malphas is so full of himself that he often takes things a little too lightly. If one of his enemies has a powerful ability and does not make it apparent until just the right moment when Malphas leaves himself open, or if they're a tactician that can outsmart him, then they can land a critical blow on him.

 

Quote: "Why do you still bother to get up? My game is over! You've LOST!"

 

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Orobas *o-row-bass*

unus unified per umbra, "The one unified with the shadows"

Negative Emotion: Despair

Sub-Categories: Remorse, Suffering, Sadness and Regret

Collection of darkness, depression and despair, a shadow moves in the corner of your eye. It's nothing, you're convinced, you continue on your way, unaware your destination will surely terrify.

 

Appearance: Orobas is usually seen as a shadow attacking from another shadow. He lives in the darkness and rarely comes out into the 3D realm. When he does, he typically looks like a morphing cloud of darkness, with blue electric bursts faintly visible at his core. However, his true form is a large silhouette in the shape of a demon with hooves and horns, and burning fire that radiates from its eyes and inside its mouth.

 

Personality: Because he never vocalizes his thoughts and is only a shadow most of the time, not much is known about Orobas. What is known is that though he is patient and takes his time terrorizing and lowering the defenses of his enemy before attacking like Nyybas, but like Apirus, will brutally destroy anyone who irritates him.

 

Abilities/Powers: Apart from being able to morph, blend and become one with the darkness and shadows, Orobas can attack beings or things in the 3D realm even when he is not in it himself. He is also able to drain the positive energy from beings, and though powerful and deadly, the energy drained from others does not increase his own strength.

 

Special/Unique Ability: Orobas is able influence people's immediate memory and sense of direction if he can be close enough. By doing so he can force others to wander around in circles for hours or however long he wishes, and they are completely unaware of it. This is such a deadly power for him because even if he he can't harm someone during the day, if they walk by a shadow he is hiding in, he can make them wander around unknowingly until night falls, where he can strike.

 

Weakness: Orobas has no immediate weakness, outside the obvious: light. He can't harm others if there is no darkness or shadows large enough for him to form in, and outside, in the daylight, he is almost completely harmless.

 

Quote: "..."

 

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Universal Abilities and Info: These are generic abilities and info that apply to all four demons as a whole.

 

-Reality Cloak: All four demons are able to make themselves separate from the mortal realm if need be. In this form they are invisible, untouchable, inaudible and they do not interact with the mortal realm in any way, even though they are there. Only those who have powerful magic can see through this power's veil, in which case they are fully capable of being attacked by the demons as well as being able to see them. This ability is often used when they are on the move and traveling to specific locations as well as in battles; it becomes invaluable in not setting the public into a frenzy of panic.

 

-Immortal, but not Invincible: The demons are not mortal, and therefore cannot be killed or destroyed permanently. Their bodies can be though *however difficult it may be*, and if their bodies are destroyed their spirits are sent back to the other side for a certain amount of time before they can once again be on the mortal plane.

 

-Associated, but not United: Though they are usually spoken of together, and together make up the four main categories of negative emotions, it is uncommon for the demons to interact with each other. Having polar opposite personalities and interests, many of them despise one-another. They usually only join forces to converge on a common goal or enemy and otherwise they work solo. Though it should be pointed out that pairs of them make devastating teams when they do work together. *Nyybas and Orobas & Apirus and Malphas*

 

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This is an ink sketch art piece of the four characters from an artist on DA who never got around to finishing it.

 

From left to right, Apirus (bottom left), Nyybas (on the left pillar), Orobas (gleering shadow), and Malphas (right pillar).

 

Artwork is © to ShadowKiwi as a commission, and is only being posted here for reference, not credit. Her Profile is located here: http://shadowkiwi.deviantart.com/

Characters are © to me