The title of those who are known to destroy, steal, capture or conquer a certain item, place, person, or concept, as well as spread terror in an effort to control whatever they see fit. Opposite of Guardianship.
Alternate Name of Assailants
- Corrupted Ones
- Chaos Bringers
- Dark Ones
- Destroyers
- Legacy Villians
- Villains/Villainesses
Capabilities
Assailants are those who wish to rule whatever they choose as well as seek total domination of domains. On occasions, they also plan to steal objects of great power. Due to their dark nature and evil intentions, assailants have an undying thirst for destruction and despair upon the innocent, they'll kill anyone who stands in their way of conquest. Unlike guardians, they're not chosen, but more or less, they're often corrupted by power and seek to gain more,even if it means destroying everything they know. Much like guardians, they are capable of possessing supernatural abilities.
Universal Differences
- Most agents are only servants to a greater evil.
- Some become evil due to a curse or corruption.
- Some may already be an entity of pure evil.
- Some may have been guardians who fell from grace, been manipulated by evil influences, or gone insane by their own power.
Applications
- Enhanced Combat: Become skilled in multiple forms of combat
- Weapon Proficiency: Become profound with any weapon.
- Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition: One's physical and mental prowess is beyond one's kind.
- Enhanced Senses: Natural senses are increased.
- Danger Intuition: Sense immediate threats.
- Supernatural Detection: Gain insight on abnormal activities.
- Indomitable Will:Posses a strong force will.
- Magic: Acquire supernatural powers.
- Dark Arts: Become a master of powerful dark magic.
Variations
- Most guardians gain special abilities that are beyond normal qualities.
- May gain access to elemental powers as well as their dark side.
- Living Embodiment: Become living representation of a dark concept. (Ex: darkness, despair, pain,etc.)
- May gain access to ability to mimic different types of traits and characteristics.
- Gain cursed objects.
Associations
- Destiny Chosen: If given a certain destiny, can be given associated powers.
Known Assailants
- Caleb (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The Beast (Angel)
- Dark Signers (Yu-gi-oh! 5Ds)
- Black Adam (DC Comics)
- Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda series)
- Ghirahim (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Demise (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Bowser (Mario series)
- Fiends and Greater Fiends (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Raven (DC)
- Trigon(DC)
- Emperor Doviculus (Brütal Legend)
- The Tainted Coil (Brütal Legend)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Unicron (Transformers)
- Megatron (Transformers)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Death Eaters (Harry Potter)
- Metal Kor (Jak and Daxter series)
- Dark Makers (Jak and Daxter series)
- Demons (Devil May Cry)
- Mundus (Devil May Cry)
- Argosax The Chaos (Devil May Cry)
- Artix (AQWorlds)
- Sith (Star Wars)
- Medusa (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Hades (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Many Villians (Heroes)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Various Villains (Power Rangers franchise)
- Nightmare Moon (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Sigma (Mega Man X series)
- Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)
- Lucifer/Satan (Religion)
Gallery
Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda), in many incarnations, is a powerful dark lord who is destined to eternally reincarnate to challenge for the Triforce in order to conquer Hyrule, he often antagonizes both Link and Zelda in order to do so.
Demise (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword' was a powerful demonic ruler who seeked to posses the Triforce tha was left in the care of Hylia, but he was defeated by her chosen hero, Link. However, his hatred was reborn as an incarnation commonly known as Ganondorf.
Unlike their counterparts, Panty and Stocking, Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) are well mannered and obsessed with rules and regulations. They are the main ones responsible for the ghosts in Daten City. They believe it was their destiny to battle Panty and Stocking as angels and demons have battled ever since creation.
Sigma (Mega Man X series) was a Maverick Hunter who went Maverick. His reason for this was his interest in the Limitless Potential X possesses. As a method to see what X was capable of, Sigma antagonized him in multiple battles to decide the fate of all Reploids.
As the prophecy foretold, Anikin Skywalker (Star Wars) discarded his destiny as the Chosen One and became one with the dark side of the Force.
The Dark Signers (Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds) are persons chosen by a Earthbound Immortal to give a chance to live by becoming a Dark Signer at the time of death if they display a great will to live or a reason for revenge. They live to destroy the world and their enemies, the signers