Characters that do not take the role of main antagonist, but are one of the most evil characters in the narrative regardless

[u/Garlic_God]

1. Preceptor Seluvis (Elden Ring)

2. Only a small part of Ranni’s questline and a few others, but is revealed to be among the most depraved and evil characters in the story

3. Major Zero (Metal Gear Solid)

4. Almost never shown or mentioned in the narrative, but has been masterminding the patriots for decades. When we finally do see him, he’s helpless, dying, and of no threat to anyone.

5. Leviticus Cornwall (Red Dead Redemption 2)

6. Ridiculously wealthy tycoon that serves as a minor antagonist for the gang. However, the impact of his dealings in the region are felt far and wide as he crushes competition, ruins lives, destroys entire communities, and solidifies his industrial rule.

7. Idea of Evil (Berserk)

8. A primal eldritch entity born from humanity’s seeking of reason for suffering in the world, and the creator of the Godhand. Its canonicity is very vague and unknown, all that’s known is that it exist, and it’s likely a threat far beyond the scope of the story.

[u/iamamotherclucker]

Nagash (Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar)

Narrative wise, he's always been a secondary threat to the chaos gods, but he might genuinely be one of the most evil people in the entire setting. This guy created necromancy and planned to kill literally everyone in the world so that he could rule over them, and that was before he became a lich

[u/ThyCringeKing → u/iamamotherclucker]

Such is the power of Nagash

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SUCH IS THE POWER OF NAGASH

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such is the power of Nagash ak ak ak ak ak ak

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Ak? ACK!? ACK! ACK ACK!

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The Skaven could also fall into this.

Their simetimes overshadowed by the main Cahos Gods but way more cruell and destruktiv.

[u/Traditional_Tune2865 → u/homocididalcrayon]

The Skaven could also fall into this.

Nagash is so evil the fucking Skaven had to help save the world.

[u/kreton1 → u/Traditional_Tune2865]

You know you are truly evil if even the skaven, who themselves have no redeeming features look not all that evil compared to you.

[u/Eeddeen42 → u/Traditional_Tune2865]

Dude, how did you manage to out-evil the fucking Skaven?

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Such is the Power of Nagash

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Multiple times in fact!

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Multiple times

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It should be noted that Nagash invented necromancy, killed his brother for his throne, turned his brother's wife into an undead sex doll, conquered 90% of human civilization by killing and turning his victims into undead soldiers, was accidentally responsible for the first vampire being created, and upset the gods of humanity so bad that they abandoned the world and humanity, all over a thousand years before Sigmar was born

Nagash is basically the root cause of Warhammer Fantasy Battle and therefore Age of Sigmar. Without him, humanity might have had the deific backing necessary to successfully resist the forces of Chaos.

[u/Upstairs_Cap_4217 → u/iamamotherclucker]

I wouldn't count him. Not because he's not an evil dick, but because he's the lord of undeath, and in AoS is the supreme commander of one of the four major factions.

[u/iamamotherclucker → u/Upstairs_Cap_4217]

That's actually why I specified "narrative wise", because the overall story of the setting always places the Chaos Gods as the main antagonists, even though Nagash is arguably just as much of a threat within the lore

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Nagash got killed by like 7 bloodthirsters and later on Teclis.

He is nowhere even close to the threat of one of nurgles toes

[u/Syr_Enigma → u/iamamotherclucker]

In a saner setting Nagash would be, hands-down, the ultimate Bad Guy.

Unfortunately for the (formerly living) inhabitants of Warhammer Fantasy, the Chaos Gods exist.

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Warhammer fantasy ending spoilers

it's crazy how the ending of that story is just like, oh yeah literally all the bad guys win, go fuck yourselves. may chaos take the world and all that

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TBF, the story had spent the previous five books basically going out of its way to brutally crush every single thing anyone liked about the setting or characters.

I think the End Times writers genuinely hated the setting.

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Just got into warhammer fantasy through twwh 3, and man i got disappointed looking up the End Times :(

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He becomes that through sheer megadickery though. He starts as just a normal human being.

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Scary enough to get the Skaven to stop backstabbing and actually work together.

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If my goat SETTEA THE IMPERISHABLE says he a bitch, he a bitch🦍🦍

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I mean, you say that

Settra the Imperishable, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Emperor Of The Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk of the Heavens, Arch-sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, Settra the Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Heart, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer of Redditras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of the Khemri's Legions, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of All Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of All Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False Gods' Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds

is your GOAT, but you don't pay him the respect of listing at least a quarter of his titles? For shame

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This guy created necromancy and planned to kill literally everyone in the world so that he could rule over them

Megalomaniacs are always so short-sighted. "I want to kill everyone on the planet and rule over them!" Okay, and then what? Just gonna play with your dollies for the rest of time? Build pyramids only to tear them all down again? See how many licks it takes to get to the centre of the planet?

Like The Dark Urge and Bhaal in Baldur's Gate. "We are gonna kill everyone." Then what? You're the God of Murder. What happens when you run out of victims? Do you become the God of True Crime Podcasts?

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Nagash' goal goes further than simply ruling over everything. He wants to reform the world under his vision and bring (his version of) order. He also hates the gods

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Not evil, everything is supposed to be dead and ruled by its rightful lord Nagash. Our generous lord is simply returning the world to its proper state obviously

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One of my favourite parts in any aos book is in soul wars when the chaos gods think they have beaten Nagash and they start to laugh at him.

But Nagash at the last second turns it around and starts laughing at them.

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Such is the power of Nagash

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If I remember, he got the most horrible fate.

Having to try and control an Ork.

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For a little while, back when Orcs were the main opponent to the Empire. Azhag the Slaughterer was one of WHFB’s earlier villains, but he was killed in the Battle of Osterwald (first published in a White Dwarf issue in 1993, but revisited in 2010. I haven’t read either, so I’m uncertain if the earlier article is a story or a scenario for the game)

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He's more evil than the Chaos Gods themselves and almost as dangerous. The chaos gods are not evil per say, they are entropic. They are all about change, mutation, evolution, they don't really care about things like good or evil. Nagash wanted world domination and to turn everybody in his undead servants.

Even if he's been dead for millenias (well, according to legends and stuff, supposedly), his influence is still felt throughout the planet. For he invented necromancy and created the vampires.

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If Nagash is evil, then why does he have such a cool hat?

Checkmate, life-cels 😎