Malefor

Malefor
Element:	Undead
Species:	Dragon
Gender:	Male
Role:	Antagonist
World:	Skylands
Appears in:	Skylanders Issue 6 (mentioned) Skylanders Issue 7 Skylanders Issue 8 Skylanders Issue 9

Malefor is the self-proclaimed Undead Dragon King in the underworld of Skylands. Prior to his debut, he was the one who corrupted Cynder into doing his evil bidding and attempted to capture Hex to learn the secrets of her powers.

Story

History

It was said that Malefor has laid down in the shadows of the Underworld for centuries, sending his dark minions up to the world above to carry out his bidding. The Dragon King played a sinister role in the histories of both Hex and Cynder, two Undead Skylanders. He was the one who raised Cynder to do his evil bidding after his henchmen stole her while the violet dragoness was still just an egg. His evil influence was what caused Cynder to spread fear throughout the land for years until Spyro finally defeated her, freeing Cynder from Malefor's control.

Malefor was also the one who attempted to capture Hex several times to unlock the secrets of her powers. In response, Hex confronted the Undead Dragon King himself in the underworld and successfully battled and defeated Malefor. It was believed that he was finished off for good, but in reality the evil dragon went into hiding to recover from his injuries sustained in his battle with Hex.

Skylanders Issue #7

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The shadow of Malefor absorbing the powers of Spyro, Cynder and Hex to revive himself.

After centuries of lurking in the caves of Cadaverous Crypts as a shadow, Malefor struck a deal with a fairy named Calliope to steal the powers from the Skylanders, Hex, Cynder and Spyro, with a crystal. The sprite managed to succeed in fulfilling her part of the bargain, but was pursued by Spyro, Hex, Cynder and Wallop soon after they discovered Calliope's actions. Upon reaching the depths of Cadaverous Crypts where Malefor laid, Calliope hesitated on shattering the crystal to release the powers of the Skylanders as it will make them helpless. Malefor furiously ordered the fairy to do the deed, or she would face the consequences for disobeying him. Calliope then reluctantly released the powers of the Skylanders from the crystal, which were then absorbed by Malefor, allowing him to be revived. Almost immediately, he unleashed a devastating fire breath upon Spyro, Cynder, Hex and Wallop, knocking them unconscious, before announcing his return.

Relationships

Spyro

Prior to their first encounter, Malefor had come to notice that Spyro had repeatedly defeated his minions time and time again, fustrating the evil dragon. His fustration towards Spyro grew when the young dragon defeated his enslaved minion, Cynder, and brought her to the side of good.

Cynder

When his minions stole Cynder's egg, Malefor raised her as his own black-hearted daughter and a tool of destruction. He used Cynder to terrorize Skylands until she was defeated by Spyro.

Hex

At first Malefor had heard about Hex's powerful spell-casting abilities that he plotted to kidnap her to learn about her secrets. After making several attempts to capture Hex, he forced the elven sorceress to confront Malefor in his own domain, where she battled and defeated the evil dragon in single combat. The battle left Malefor terribly wounded, causing him to greatly despise Hex for what she did.

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Gallery

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  Full body concept of Malefor

Trivia

• Malefor originated from The Legend of Spyro reboot, where he is depicted as an evil purple dragon of prophecy.
  • His appearance before his battle with Hex is very much like his Legend of Spyro counterpart's.
• He was designed by Skylanders IDW Comic Artist Fico Ossio.

References

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