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The forces of evil often are personified in a Dark Lord. He is often depicted as a diabolical force, and may, indeed, be more a force than a personality. The effects of his rule often assert malign effects on the land as well as his subjects. Besides his usual magical abilities, he often controls great armies. A Dark Lord is usually depicted as the ultimate personification of evil, and often commits atrocities that make common people afraid to speak their very names (as with Sauron of The Lord of the Rings, Shai'tan of The Wheel of Time, and Lord Voldemort of Harry Potter). Other notable Dark Lords include the Sith Lords Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine (a.k.a. Darth Sidious) from Star Wars, Lord Dracula of the Castlevania series, Skeletor from Masters of the Universe, Brona the Warlock Lord from The Sword of Shannara, Morgoth from The Silmarillion, Darkseid from the DC Universe, Torak from The Belgariad and Ganon from The Legend of Zelda. The villain of the game Demon Sword is also literally called 'Dark Lord'.




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