Lord Vile


One of Mevolent's Three Generals, Vile was a powerful Necromancer who also possessed the ability to manipulate darkness and shadows to suit his purposes. He had impregnable armour that rendered him virtually invincible which is the object of Baron Vengous's desires in Playing With Fire. Lord Vile died alone in a chamber, but it has not been revealed how. China Sorrows says that Vile was "remarkable" and "could have changed the world" while Baron Vengeous "wouldn't know where to begin". He was apparently extortionately powerful, and Baron Vengeous says "how could Vile ever have been beaten with power like this?". In The Faceless Ones, Ghastly says, "There was a rule we had back then. You don't go up against Vile alone. You wait until your army is gathered behind you, you all attack together and you pray someone gets in a lucky shot." It is suggested that Lord Vile is much more powerful than either Nefarian Serpine or Baron Vengeous, as Ghastly's mother defeats both of these but is killed by Vile. In Dark Days, it is revealed by Solomon Wreath that he may not actually be dead, but hiding in another part of the world. Vile was originally believed to be the saviour of the Necromancers, whom they called the "Death-Bringer", but since his apparent death Solomon Wreath at least believes that this may actually be Valkyrie Cain.