Dungeons and Dragons has an entire multiverse to tell stories about, which can be a difficult task for both Dungeon Masters and potential TV producers. In the world of Krynn, the Dragonlance The setting is full of great stories about huge Tolkien battles between the armies of good and evil. Toril, home of the Forgotten Realms, is a familiar choice as the setting for the Baldur's Gate games and novels about fan-favorite dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. And there are even stranger scenarios, like the apocalyptically dark world of Dark Sun.
However, one issue may prove to be more important than that of the setting - after all, as a multiverse that houses all manner of wizards and magical trinkets that can send people from one world to another, settings are just places where events take place. happen. What is much more important is choosing good villains to threaten the party. A Formidable Villain Is Essential for Good D&D tell storiesand with the right villains, a live action D&D show could easily be the next fantasy streaming hit.
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Kitiara Uth Kill
Morally Flexible Seductress from Dragonlance
In the world of Krynn, there are some truly titanic, monstrous villains. And then, On the other side of the spectrum is Kitiara Uth Matar. This ambitious swordswoman was born into poverty during one of Krynn's darkest times and, through her skills and charm, rose to prominence as Lord of Dragons in the service of the dark goddess Takhisis. On the back of her fellow blue dragon, Skie, she led the Blue Dragon Army to victory after victory in the War of the Spear.
Kitiara would be a phenomenal live-action villain because her flavor of evil is selfish, not outright cruel; she cares deeply about people, such as her half-brothers Caramon and Raistlin, as well as her childhood sweetheart Tanis Half-Elf, who fought against her during the War of the Spear. That's all As much as Kitiara may love anyone else, she loves herself more. Although a DragonlanceWhile a specific show is unlikely to happen, an anthology or worldwide approach would allow Kitiara to use her signature seductive talents to make any hero's life difficult.
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Lord Soth
Black Rose Death Knight
Other Dragonlance villain, Soth is one of D&Dgreatest tragic figures. Once a virtuous and proud Knight of Solamnia, Soth broke his vows to the Order and his wife; So, after being given the chance to redeem himself and save the world, he fell victim to jealousy. Soth doubled his crimes even as the gods smote Krynn with a mountain of fire. His body died in that fire, but your soul was cursed to walk the world in pain and anguish as penance for his sins, and he was made a death knight.
His power as a death knight makes him a genuine threat to even the strongest adventurers, and any mercy that lived in his soul was burned away in the Cataclysm.
Much like his beloved Kitiara, Soth's type of evil is selfishness and pride. His loyalty to Takhisis was merely a means to an end, so that he could find a way to have Kitiara's soul join him in eternity. However, his power as a death knight makes him a genuine threat to even the strongest adventurers, and any mercy that lived in his soul was burned away in the Cataclysm. Soth also spent time as one of the Dreadlords in the world of Ravenloft, meaning he could easily appear anywhere in the world. D&D multiverse as an implacable enemy.
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Jarlaxle Baenre
Salesman, thief, murderer and charming bastard
Drizzt Do'Urden may be the most famous D&D drow, but Jarlaxle Baenre is not far behind him. This charismatic mercenary was raised as a weapon in the drow city of Menzoberranzan, where the cruel, matriarchal society and the terrible goddess Lloth only saw him as a tool for chaos and violence. Jarlaxle decided to make his fortune by founding the mercenary company Bregan D'aerthe. Over the years, he has been Drizzt's friend and enemy, depending on his priorities.
As dangerous as he is suave, Jarlaxle is a fantastic potential antagonist for any D&D series set in the Forgotten Realms. Jarlaxle respects skill, power, and confidence; he has no qualms about killing, but it is is also content to show mercy when it can benefit him. This means he could easily ingratiate himself with heroes and just as easily stab them in the back, which makes him the kind of toe-to-toe that audiences love to hate.
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Verminaard
Zealous Overlord of the Dragon Armies
DragonlanceThe most powerful Dragon Highlord of Verminaard led the Red Dragonarmy to victory after victory from the top of his companion, the red dragon Ember. Verminaard ruled the lands he conquered with an iron fist, reveling in the chance to demonstrate not only his own cruelty, but also that of his loverthe black dragon goddess Takhisis. Unfortunately for Verminaard, the Heroes of the Spear attacked his fortress of Pax Tharkas and demonstrated that Takhisis was no longer the only goddess affecting events on Krynn, and he fell in battle against them.
As champion of Takhisis, Verminaard is a phenomenal foe for adventurers; a show dealing with the War of the Lance could portray Verminaard in his prime, or a show on a world other than Krynn could easily justify his presence by Takhisis ripping out his champion's soul at the moment of his death and sending him elsewhere to continue massacring in her name. Anyway, This brutal warlord would make a truly frightening foe for any party of adventurers.
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Demogorgon
Prince of Demons and Lord of the Gaping Maw
While the Stranger Things Demogorgon was named after him, the real Demogorgon bears no resemblance to that stupid beast. Instead of, Demogorgon is one of the demon lords of the Abyssruling its 88th level, the Gaping Maw. A massive, two-headed creature of chaotic rage, Demogorgon inspires such fear even among his fellow demons that no one dares challenge his self-proclaimed title of Prince of Demons.
D&DHiroshima cosmology portrays the Abyss as an infinite series of layered reams, ruled by demon lords; these demons fight with each other almost as much as they do with the forces of good and the demons of Hell. However, consistently, Demogorgon remained one of the most powerful lords of the Abyss, with numerous mortal cultists working on the Material Plane to further his goals. Adventurers anywhere in the world D&D multiverse could easily come into conflict with the Prince of Demons and his plans for chaos and destruction – but Surviving his wrath would be a much greater challenge.
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Zariel
Archduchess of Avernus
If D&DDemons are the embodiment of chaotic rage and destruction, demons are their opposite – vengeful, ambitious and, above all, obsessed with their version of cool behavior. One of the Lords of the Nine, Zariel is the Archduchess of Avernus, the first layer of Hell and a twisted, blood-soaked battlefield. Once an archangel in the service of Heaven, her hatred for demons was so great that it consumed her.and she fell, echoing John Milton's Lucifer - "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."
As a potential villain, she's likable enough that the characters might be tempted to try to redeem her...
As a fallen angel, Zariel has been consumed by her need for violence and works tirelessly to ensure that enough souls are dragged to the Hells to continue her prosecution of the Blood War against the Abyss. Yet beneath his cruelty, an echo of his former self persists.enough to occasionally overwhelm the archdevil with grief for his crimes against humanity. As a potential villain, she's likable enough that the characters might be tempted to try to redeem her - but she's so consumed by her darker nature that redemption is far beyond her reach.
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The Lord of Blades
Warforged Prophet of Destruction and Vengeance
D&DThe world of Eberron stands out from other campaign settings because of its comparatively high level of technology, which is powered by magic. Among the many wonders of the world are warforged, humanoid constructions of wood and metal that have been imbued with the spark of life through mysterious secrets, and which have been used as expendable soldiers in the Hundred Years' War. This conflict ended in a magical apocalypse, which transformed the country of Cyr into a twisted desert known as the Mournlands.
From the Wailing Lands came a warforged who calls himself Lord of Blades, and this monstrosity has only one thing on his mind: revenge. The Lord of Blades and his followers seek to shed deadly blood in retaliation for the way the warforged were used during the conflict.and have little concern about collateral damage. A TV series set in Eberron would be phenomenal for a number of reasons, but the possible appearance of the Lord of Blades is at the top of the list, as this mechanical genius shows no mercy for meddling adventurers.
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Acererak
Archilich and the mastermind of the tomb of horrors
The undead monstrosity Vecna is known as Critical Roleis a big bad, with his appearance in the next season of The Legend of Vox Machina be sure to challenge these intrepid adventurers to the limits of their abilities. However, in the early days, Dungeons and Dragons There was another lich who caused the deaths of countless adventurers: Acererak. Introduced in the classic adventure module The Tomb of HorrorsAcererak was actually Vecna's apprentice in his youth, learning horrible secrets at his master's hands before building the infamous Tomb.
Much like Vecna, Acererak is a twisted and selfish undead creaturedecided to devour souls and continually expand his understanding of the fundamental forces of reality. He has long abandoned inconvenient mortal frailties like morality, instead viewing all life as merely a means to his preferred end of more power. ONE D&D showing that using Acererak to his full potential would give his protagonists an almost unbeatable enemy, since a lich with his strength is functionally immortal.
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Raistlin Majere
Hero of the spear and greatest archmage in all of Krynn
Young Raistlin Majere was a frail child, unlike his twin Caramon, who seemed to have been blessed with the muscles destined for both of them. All Raistlin had was a hunger for power, which only grew after he passed the test at the Tower of High Sorcery and became a wizard. As Hero of the Spear, he helped fight Takhisis as she tried to take over Krynn. however, his ambition led him down a darker path from that of his friends, and he exchanged his red robes of neutrality for the black robes of evil.
Whether as a primary or secondary antagonist, Raistlin's ambition would make him a great addition to any D&D history.
Raistlin has long been considered one of the most iconic D&D characterswith her golden skin and disturbing hourglass eyes. Even more iconic, however, is how he transcended time itself to assume the identity of the dark wizard Fistandantilus, risking his soul for enough power to enter the Abyss and challenge Takhisis itself for godhood. Whether as a primary or secondary antagonist, Raistlin's ambition would make him a great addition to any D&D history.
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Tiamat
The Great Dragon, Queen of Many Colors and None
The greatest evil goddess in D&DIn the Tiamat multiverse, Tiamat features heavily in adventure modules such as Tyranny of Dragonswhere players are forced to prevent her from being summoned to the Material Plane. Often manifesting as a five-headed titanic dragon, Tiamat is the mother of all evil dragons. Greedy, spiteful, and arrogant beyond belief, this dark lady of chaos is the apotheosis of evil.
His appearance in a D&D The show can be subtle, with its cultists and avatars doing horrible things in its name, or it can be terribly blunt, as seen in the new Amazon show. Secret level anthology, whose first episode is a Dungeons and Dragons explosive story with Tiamat. Even a story focused on other enemies would likely lead to Tiamat appearing at some point, such as His constant desire to control the universe means that whenever evil arises, his involvement is only a matter of time..