Archetype:Demon King

Demon King
Diablo (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord) was recognized as the demon lord in Cross Reverie.
The Archetype of:	The king of demons.

The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of a king of demons. Variation of King and Demon Ruler. Not to be confused with just Demon Ruler. Female counterpart is Demon Queen.

Also Called

• Demon Emperor/Empress
• Demon Lady/Lord
• Demon Queen
• Majoō/Maō (Japanese: 魔女王/魔王)

Properties

As an archetype, a demon king or emperor is the most powerful of the demon lord who is under the devil or may be the devil itself. Ruling over hordes of demons and possessing advanced demonic powers over lesser demons under them.

Associated Powers

• Alpha/Arch-/Transcendent Demon Physiology
  • Demonic Source
    • Demon Lordship
    • Demonic Force Manipulation
      • Demonic Psionics
        • Esoteric Psionics
        • Magical Psionics
        • Psychic Power
      • Fear Inducement
    • Malefic Authority (varies)
  • Supernatural Condition
    • Enhanced/Supernatural Charisma
    • Supernatural Combat
    • Enhanced/Supernatural Intelligence
    • Enhanced/Supernatural Wisdom
• Ancient Evil (Varies)
• Dark Lord
  • Dark Power
• Demonic Magician
  • Esoteric Power
    • Magic Power
• Immortal Conqueror (Varies)
• Monster Ruler/Monster King (Varies)
• Necro Power (Rare)
• Ruler/King/Queen/Tyrant
  • Authority
  • Immense Wealth
  • Leadership Mastery
  • Overwhelming Influence/Boundless Influence
  • Paranormal Birth
  • Personal Domain
  • Political Mastery
  • Subordination Manipulation
    • Army Manipulation/Meta Army Manipulation
  • Warrior Ruler
  • Royal Inheritance
• Ultimate Power/Ancient Power (Varies)

Associations/Relationships

• Dark Divinity-Magical Divinity
  • Demonic Source
    • Demonic Divinity
• Demon Ruler
• Evil Sorcerer
• Generic Fantasy Hero
  • Standard Enemy
• Isekai Character
• Satanic Entity
• Shōnen Protagonist/Seinen Protagonist
  • Shōnen Rival

Flaw/Weaknesses

• Those who know the user's Demonic Name may have control over them.
• Demonic Power Immunity/Demonic Power Negation/Demonic Slayer
• May be opposed by a Hero, Adventurers, or Slayer.

Note

• This Archetype has its roots in medieval Japanese history. The 16th-century samurai warlord Oda Nobunaga was the basis for it due to his controversial history of being a ruthless ruler who nicknamed himself the "Demon King of the Sixth Heaven". The demon king is also a common trope in fiction (especially modern Japanese fantasy genres) who rules over demons and various if not all monsters.

Known Users

See: Maou The Demon King

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Irisphilia (Am I Actually the Strongest?)
• Dark Schneider (Bastard!); formerly
• Kaiser Emperio Beelzebub III (Beelzebub)
• Friede (The Betrayed Hero Who Was Reincarnated As The Strongest Demon Lord)
• The three rulers of the Underworld (Black Clover)
  • Lucifero
  • Beelzebub
  • Astaroth
• Demon Lord Zenos Road (Cautious Hero)
• Darkness Devil (Chainsaw Man)
• Chainsaw Devil (Chainsaw Man)
• Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want A Fourth Time)
• Hakuto Kunai (Demon Lord Retry)
• Akuto Sai (Demon King Daimaou)
• Valier (The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy)
• Maou Sadou (The Devil is a Part Timer)
• Satan (Devilman)
• Zenon (Devilman)
• GrandDracumon (Digimon)
• The Seven Great Demon Lords (Digimon)
  • Barabamon
  • Beelzemon
  • Belphemon
  • Daemon
  • Leviamon
  • Lilithmon
  • Lucemon: Falldown Mode
• Demon King Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
• Dabura (Dragon Ball Z)
• Dark Kings (Dragon Ball Heroes)
  • Mechikabura
  • Fu
  • Demigra
• Mira (Dragon Ball Heroes)
• Dwight Harvelt (The Executed Sage is Reincarnated as a Lich and Starts an All-Out War)
• Venomzard (The Fallen Brother Is Actually the Strongest)
• Disaster Rogue ( The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody)
• Varvatos ( The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody)
• Boss Goblin (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
• The Four Great Satans (Highschool DxD)
  • Ajuka Beelzebub
  • Falbium Asmodeus
  • Serafall Leviathan
  • Sirzech Lucifer
• Diablo (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)
• Krebskulm (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)
• Modinaram (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)
• Echida (I'm Quitting Heroing)
• Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Muzan Kibutsuji (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Dauwan Bell (Konjiki no Gash Bell!/Zatch Bell!)
• Gash Bell/Zatch Bell (Konjiki no Gash Bell!/Zatch Bell!)
• Mersha (I Was Exiled From The Heroes’ Party So I Tried Raising The Demon Lord To Be Unbelievably Strong)
  • Banza
  • Frodo
  • Leol
  • Raziel
• Lucy (The Impregnable Demon King's Castle and the Expelled Black Mage of the Hero's Party)
• Anos Voldigoad (The Misfit of Demon King Academy)
• Misa Necron (The Misfit of Demon King Academy); as Avos Dilhevea.
• Isabella Osa (My Wife Is a Demon Queen)
• Xiang Ye (My Wife Is a Demon Queen); After marrying Isabella Osa and inheriting most of her power.
• Ainz Ooal Goan (Overlord)
• Oh Kang Woo (Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later)
• Dazzael (Retired Demon King)
• Ariel (So I'm a Spider, So What?/Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?)
• Demon King (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Baran (Solo Leveling)
• Leohart (Testament of Sister New Devil)
• Wilbert (Testament of Sister New Devil)
• The Octagram (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
  • Guy Crimson
  • Milim Nava
  • Ramiris
  • Dagruel
  • Ruminas Valentine
  • Dino
  • Leon Cromwell
  • Rimuru Tempest
• Demon Kings (Trinity Seven)
  • Arata Kasuga (Astral Trinity/Chronos Trinity)
  • Abyss Trinity
  • Last Trinity
  • Deus Trinity/Lucifer Trinity/Lucie Trinity
  • Lieselotte Sherlock (Belphegor)
  • Pandora
  • Anastasia-L (Anastasia Trinity)
• Mitsui Miyazawa (Trinity Seven: Revision)
• Demon Lords (The Warrior Returns)
  • Vampir
  • Minsu Kim
• Derkila (Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun)
• Misaki (When I Went to Another World, My Little Sister Was Already Reigning as The Demon Lord)
• Dark Ruler Ha Des (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Terrorking Archfiend (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Cartoons/Comics

• Trigon (DC Comics)
• Malebolgia (Image Comics)
• Satan (Image Comics)
• Ke-Pa (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awsomeness)

Live Television

• Gira Husty/Kuwagata Ohger (Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger); self-proclaimed
• Crowley (Supernatural)
• Kamen Rider Ohma Zi-O ( Kamen Rider Zi-O )

Folklore/Mythology

• The Seven Princes of Hell (Abrahamic Faiths)
  • Asmodeus
  • Beelzebub
  • Belphegor
  • Leviathan
  • Lucifer
  • Mammon
  • Satan
• Mara (Buddhism)
• Ravana (Hinduism)
• Oda Nobunaga (Japanese Folklore); self-proclaimed
• Angra Mainyu/Ahriman (Zoroastrianism)

Video Games

• Vlad Dracula Tepes (Castlevania)
• Demon Kings (Devil May Cry)
  • Plutone
  • Mundus
  • Argosax
  • Urizen
• Protagonist (Devil Survivor); As the King of Bel
• Emperor Mateus (Final Fantasy II); as the Dark Emperor
• Fomortiis (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)
• Demise (The Legend of Zelda)
• Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
• Lucifer (Megami Tensei series)
• Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
• Satanael (Persona 5)
• Ango Natsume (Persona 5: Strikers)
• Arioch (Shin Megami Tensei V)
• Goetia (TYPE-MOON)
• Demon Lord (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Sarkaz Kings of Kazdel (Arknights)
  • Amiya; candidate
  • Theresa; puppet

Web Animation

• Paimon (Helluva Boss)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Dark Schneider (Bastard!) was originally the evil wizard who led countless hoardes of demons in his goal of world domination.

Lucifero (Black Clover) is the king of demons.

Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)

Akuto Sai (Demon King Daimou) was born with the destiny of becoming the demon king.

Maou Sadou (The Devil is a Part Timer) is the Demon King from Ente Isla.

Barbamon (Digimon) is one of the seven great demon lords of the digital world.

Beelzemon (Digimon) is one of the seven great demon lords of the digital world.

Belphemon (Digimon) is one of the seven great demon lords of the digital world...

...with its true power only being unleashed in its rage mode.

GrandDracumon (Digimon) is a digimon comparbla to the seven great demon lords.

Leviamon (Digimon) is one of the seven great demon lords of the digital world.

Lilithmon (Digimon) is one of the seven great demon lords of the digital world.

Lucemon (Digimon) was originally a powerful angel digimon,...

...but after its fall into Lucemon: Falldown Mode it became one of the seven great demon lords of the digital world.

Dabura (Dragon Ball series) was the king of the Demon Realm.

Demon King Piccolo Daimo (Dragon Ball series) was an evil Namekian who was recognized as a demon king on Earth.

Fu (Dragon Ball series), nephew of Dabura, took over as demon king after Mechikabura's defeat.

Mechikabura (Dragon Ball series) was an ancient evil ruler of the Demon Realm.

Venomzard (The Fallen Brother is Actually the Strongest) is the Demon Lord form 2,000 years ago.

Demon King (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)

Ajuka Beelzebub (Highschool DxD)

Falbium Asmodeus (Highschool DxD) is the current Asmodues, one of the Four Great Satans.

Serafall Leviathan (Highschool DxD)

Sirzechs Lucifer (Highschool DxD) is the strongest of the four great Satans.

Krebskulm (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)

Gash Bell (Konjiki no Gash Bell!), alongside his human partner Kiyomaro Takamine, triumphed in the battle of the 100 demons and thereby succeeded his father as the king of the Demon World for the next 1000 years.

Anos Voldigoad (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) is the reincarnated Demon King of Tyranny.

Isabella (My Wife is the Demon Queen)

Ainz Ooal Goan (Overlord) rules over the Great Tomb of Nazerick and all of the monsters which inhabit it.

After being dragged to Hell, Oh Kang Woo (Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later) spent over 10,000 years killing and devouring powerful demons one after another to the point that he was recognized as the one and only Demon King after eating the dukes of the nine circles of Hell.

Dazzael (Retired Demon King) is the demon king feared by all of humanity.

The Demon King (The Seven Deadly Sins) is the ruler of the Demon Clan.

Despite her childish frame, Milim Nava (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) is actually one of the oldest and strongest demon lords.

Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) become a True Demon Lord after slaughtering over 10,000 soldiers from the Kingdom of Falmuth in order to resurrect those who were wrongfully slaughtered by them.

Cartoons/Comics

Trigon (DC Comics)

Malebolgia (Image Comics)

Satan (Image Comics)

Ke-Pa (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awsomeness) the king of demons.

Folklore/Mythology

Asmodeus (Abrahamic Religions); a King of Demons.

Satan (Abrahamic Religions/Satanism)

Lucifer (Christianity/Paradise Lost)

Angra Mainyu (Zoroastrianism) rules over all the daevas.

Live Television

Gira Husty/Kuwagata Ohger (Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger)

Video Games

Amiya (Arknights) is known to be the "successor" of Theresa.

Theresa (Arknights), the former Sarkaz King of Kazdel.

Dracula (Castlevania) commands countless demons, monsters, and even death itself.

Argosax (Devil May Cry) was once a king of the Netherworld.

Mundus (Devil May Cry) is the king of the demon realm.

Urizen (Devil May Cry) becomes the new king of the demon world after separating from V.

Demon King Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)

Despite having western origins, Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat) is a surprisingly accurate portrayal of an archetypical demon king.

Satanael (Persona 5) is a demon lord summoned to punish a god.

Goetia (TYPE-MOON) is the King of the Demon Gods.

Web Animation

Paimon (Helluva Boss) is the demon king of the Ars Goetia family.

Music

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