| “ | Vengeance! Vengeance for my eternity of suffering! | „ |
| ~ Malek |
| “ | I'll hack you from crotch to gizzard and feed what's left of you to your brides! | „ |
| ~ Malek |
Malek is one of the antagonists from the Legacy of Kain video game series, appearing as a boss character in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and as a minor antagonist in the cutscenes of Soul Reaver 2.
Backstory[]
Malek was the Guardian of Conflict, making him one of the members of the Circle of Nine, a cadre of mystics whith a spiritual connection to the Pillars of Nosgoth. Unlike his fellow guardians, however, he was merely their protector and pawn given the guardians' corrupt nature, and as such Malek was forced to serve them any objections. He also served as the leader of the Sarafan Brotherhood, a monastic organization of vampire hunters that had eradicated the Ancient Vampires, who accted as the orignal Pillar Guardians, thus serving the corrupt human guardians further. Do to his ties with the likes of Moebius (the Guardian of the Pillar of Time) and Mortanius (the Guardian of the Pillar of Death), Malek came into conflict against the vampire Kain (the Guardian of the Pillar of Balance) and Vorador, the very first human vampire.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Conflict Guardian Abilities: As a Conflict Guardian; he were charged with presiding over the precepts of change and upheaval. Because of his status as one of the Guardians of the Pillars of Nosgoth, Malek was endowed with supernatural abilities such as longevity, an ageless appearance and intrinsic mystical powers. He did not age past the age of his physical prime and lived for hundreds of years. This did not meant that he was invulnerable by any sense, since Guardians were obligated to eventually perish so as for new Guardians to take their place, and therefore Malek could be killed through both conventional (murder, animal attacks, accidents and disease) and unconventional means (magical attacks).
- Draws energy from the battle: The ability of the Pillar of Conflict allows the guardian to "Draw energy from the battle".Which basically gives him infinite energy / stamina since while he or others fight around, he absorbs energy.
- Emotional/Empathic manipulation: The Conflict Guardian has the ability to "Incite or resolve Wars/Battles/Arguments" They can inspire hate/rage/anger among the enemies, causing them to attack each other and can make a spell that cause calm .
- Call Shadows: The Guardian can summon alies to the battle,like four Shades (special type of shadows)
- Ofensive and Defensive magic: The guardian can cast magic to fight like, energy projection (small projectiles or walls of energy) and manipulate fire.
- Discard Bolt: The Guardian is invulnerable when casting these single seeking projectiles.
- Martial Training and Tactical Thinking: His attachment to the Pillar of Conflict gave Malek the power to become the greatest fighter and warrior in all of Nosgoth. He had benefitted from inhanced physical strength, stamina, endurance, reflexes and agility. Even with his body covered entirely in armour he could perform a back flip and challenge Vorador, an immensly powerful vampire, on even grounds. Malek excelled in close-quarters combat, mastering both the spear as well as sword and shield. As the leader of the Order, Malek proved himself to be a gifted strategist and tactitioner, not to mention a valuable vampire hunter. Under his leadership the Sarafan army brought about the extinction of the Ancient Vampires and had almost managed to exterminate the human vampires. However, given Moebius's involvement in the Order, it is likely that some of Malek's plans had been orchestrated by the Time-Streamer.
Alternative form[]
Wraith Abilities: After having his soul removed from its body and then placed inside a suit of armour, Malek became completely invulnerable to injury. Unable to feel pain, suffer from injuries or dismemberment and not recquiring to eat, drink or sleep, Malek had became close to unstopable in battle. With the addition of his previous abilities as both Pillar Guardian and master warrior he proved to be the better warrior than Kain. Vorador, on the other hand, was able to ultimately defeat Malek after having destroyed his armour in his wolf form. This undead form did not make Malek in any way resistent to other forms of attack. Despite not having any sensory organs or even a brain to coordinate them, he could be disoriented by Kain's sword swings. When Nupraptor's insanity had been transmitted to the other guardians, Malek's incorporial form wasn't spared from the attack and he to fell into insanity.
Equipment []
- Nagita: A normal nagita,Malek Can project different kind of energy of she.
- Sword and Shield: a normal sword and shield.
- Magic armor: The Magic armor that inhabits the Soul of Malek,it has runes engraved on it, if the armor is destroyed in pieces, Malek puts it back together.
Feats[]
Strength[]
- Can block without effort,the strikes of Vorador.
Durability[]
- Resist the strikes of Kain.
- Able to withstand a magic projectile of Vorador and being throw against a wall.
Note: Malek can't be damage by physical and magical normal attacks as a Wraith.
Speed[]
- He has superhuman speed
- Able to Block a strike of Vorador from the back.
Skill[]
- The Leader and most powerful of the Sarafan Order.
- The most powerful human in Nosgoth.
- Able to Hunt Vampires for centuries.
- As a Wraith, More powerful that a Young Kain.
- Equal or superior to Vorador in his Normal form.