Skulduggery Pleasant


For characters who as of yet have only appeared in the first book.



[edit] Nefarian Serpine

An insane, power-crazed sorcerer intent on finding the sceptre of the ancients to gain access to the Book of Names and take over the world. He uses necromancy to first create the White Cleaver, then uses it to make himself invincible. However, he is destroyed by the Sceptre of the Ancients as it only works for its owner, and can only be used once its owner is killed, but Serpine effectively turned himself into a living, self-repairing corpse like The White Cleaver, meaning he couldn't truly live. Therefore, Skulduggery was able to use the Sceptre against him. Skulduggery was able to use the Sceptre because while he was dead, he did not die after gaining possession of the Sceptre, allowing him to keep possession of it.