THE BASICS
FULL NAME: Malefor the Umbral Lord
TRUE NAME: Malen
ALIASES/TITLES: The Dark Master, The First Purple Dragon, The Embodiment of Hatred and Despair
AGE: 1000+
GENDER: Male
PLACE OF BIRTH: the Original City of Warfang
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 / 8
STAR SIGN: Scorpio
SPECIES/RACE: Purple Dragon
OCCUPATION: Dark Lord, Fallen Hero
STATUS: Exists as a demonic spirit
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
HEIGHT: 11'6" (default height)
WEIGHT: N/A
EYE COLOR: Yellow
CLOTHING: N/A
ACCESSORIES: N/A
FEATURES: Reptilian
FIGHTING
WEAPONS: His claws and horns
SKILLS: Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Strength, Stamina, Durability etc.), Dark Magic, Elemental Breaths (Of the Fire, Lightning, Ice and Earth varieties), Time Manipulation (In the form of slowing time), some degree of Clairvoyance (if Spyro has this power, surely Malefor would too) Aether Manipulation (Can also be used to heal himself and open portals to other dimensions), Dark Side Manifestation
ABILITIES: Knows how to speak English/Common, Draconic, and Demon
LAST RESORT: N/A
STRENGTHS/FEATS: Most likely possessing the Destroyer.
WEAKNESSES: His arrogance, this can often lead to his downfall.
RELATIONS/CONNECTIONS
FOLLOWERS: Gnasty Gnorc and The Sorceress
HERALD: His Army of Apes
UNDERLINGS: Lord Gaul
ALLIES/FRIENDS (As much as such a being can even have allies): Ganondorf Dragmire, Giygas, Kefka Palazzo, Exdeath, the Villain League, Sephiroth
AMBIGUOUS RELATIONS: Lucien
TEETH-CLENCHED TEAMWORK: Ripto
ENEMIES: Asides from existence in general? Cynder and Hex, Sir Percival, the Infernox Order, Link, Mario, Sonic, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Ruby Rose, Wanda Maximoff, Sylvie, Dr. Strange, Kang the Conqueror, Thanos, Thor, Loki, Carol Danvers, Infinite Ultron, Vision, Tiberius (his own father), Stephen Rogers, Tony Stark, Dracula, Ru, Ali, Rivet, Ephi
EVIL COUNTERPART TO: Spyro the Dragon, and arguably Draco
INTERESTED IN: Using his own allies to benefit him.
OTHER INFO
LIKES: Power, his own noble goal of cleansing the world, breaking the strongest heroic wills, himself, causing destruction on a global scale
DISLIKES: His father who once oppressed and ostracized him for being weak, the Ancestors, Spyro, Cynder, people singing that melody, being reminded of his rough childhood
GOALS: To destroy the world, and maybe have someone understand him
FEARS: Being defeated by the next Purple Dragon.
HISTORY & BIO
Born in ancient times, Malefor was the first purple dragon, and a talented one at that. He first mastered the element of Fire, despite not being a fire dragon, and then harnessed the powers of Ice, Wind, Earth, Electricity, and many other elements none thought existed. Thus, Malefor was the first dragon to be able to use more than one element, which other Dragons were restricted to only one. Believing Malefor to be the shining hope of Dragonkind and the one to usher them into a new age, the Dragon Elders willingly taught Malefor how to master these elements. However as time went by, Malefor became arrogant and over-confident, and his power and knowledge grew far beyond what was expected, as did his lust for power. Fearing his lack of restraint, the Elders banished him to exile.
It's eventually revealed by Chronicler to Spyro and his friends that Malefor wasn't the first Purple Dragon after all, there were 7 others before him, including Tiberius and Lucien. It was a falcy and Hora had come clean about everything.
He was originally a small and sickly purple dragon with mommy issues and a crippling need to overcompensate for them, Malen had the weight of the world rested upon his shoulders, given to him by the 4 Guardians. But he was pressured endlessly to do better and get stronger by them, in the end he snapped and ran away. Eventually he came into contact with Lucien the Dark, and Lucien offered him power and revenge in exchange for the Guardian's souls.
Later on Malen rebranded himself "Malefor" and led an attack on the Dragon Realms. Malefor desired revenge on everyone who ever wronged him, the Guardians, his father, and his rival Brutus. Eventually, Malefor was defeated by the Ancestors and confined within the Well of Souls. While his spirit was imprisoned in the Mountain of Malefor, his essence was trapped in Convexity. He sought to escape the mountain he had created, and while Malefor manipulated a plan to do so, his army was still able to carry out his orders.
After being nearly destroyed by the Ancestors a second time, Malefor focused his hate on Spyro and Cynder. At the cost of his physical body withering away, he became more powerful and destructive. This marked the beginning of the end for Malefor's sanity. He had become an entity of pure, unfathomable evil, he gets along well with those who are Made of Evil and Destroyers. Kefka Palazzo seems to associate with the being, as they both share something in common, a broken heart. He also respects Ganondorf and Giygas's formidable powers, and their tragic pasts he understands well.
Because he was driven mad by his conflicting feelings of love, for his mother Gloria and having become an entity of evil, Malefor naturally feels somewhat threatened by the House of Love and Affection and those like Queen Mary and Mara. However, even though he’s weak to these, it’ll still take a hell of a lot of power to put him down as Spyro’s holy magic demonstrated. And due to how powerful he is, he poses a massive threat to the Avengers and Enchanters even without his sanity. The Apes are aware of this and some of them even both thanked and mocked Lucien and Agatha for removing Spyro’s power, and therefore one of the most dangerous obstacles that could have posed a threat to their master, even telling them to “keep up the good work for Lord Malefor.”
Singing a certain Twinkle Twinkle lullaby or saying the name “Gloria" around Malefor is NOT a good idea. When Trainer Glora ascended, he lost his shit upon learning of the news and tried to break free from the Well of Soul by his own power to find her and destroy her. This has earned him enemies in Trainer Red and Trained Gold, but given his current state, he didn’t care too much.
Due to being a fellow dragon Ephi has apparently taken an interest in "purifying" Malefor into a state similar to hers. Most other residents of the multiverse have had to fight to keep them apart, as the concept of a mentally restored Malefor is enough to give them nightmares. For aid in getting around this, she has enlisted the help of the Apes and the rest of Malefor’s forces, making both parties far more dangerous. Will she succeed in bringing back Malefor into a state of harmony, who knows??
Is also blacklisted by the Infernox Order, the SCP Foundation and the TVA for being a dragon from another world, especially since he wants to destroy the world. However, they already have enough problems with Malefor’s forces alone and would likely get smashed by the Dark Master himself with no effort whatsoever. They know this and plan on destroying him anyway. However, given how much he outclasses them, all this plan can ever be is but a dream.
