Vigoor

Vigoor is an Archfiend and the Evil Deity that is the ancestor of all fiends and the main villain of Ninja Gaiden, as well as an antagonist in Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword.

Birth
In the beginning, in a void, a great inconsistency flowed forth to form a consciousness lacking color, sound, or smell. It later formed the root of all deitication, eventually shaping itself into the first deity, Gurdu, who gave birth to the elements and assigned them all order and function. However an area of chaos existed, far from where Gurdu had established order, first existing as an instinctual fear, but the fear grew as the chaos started taking shape. It evolved into hatred as the chaotic nature grew and grew until finally reaching the level of a deity, giving birth to the God of Evil, Vigoor.

Battle with the Dragon Gods
Vigoor set forth the first conflict in motion and he began devouring the territory of Gurdu, causing a chain reaction of chaos, beginning at its center, During this time, there were countless eclipses as the planet shook and split, the sea dried up only to flow forth again, powerful winds swept across everything, and fires burned everything in existence, ignoring time itself. Gurdu broke apart into quarters with each new deity possessing the concepts of Sentiment, Wisdom, Creation, and Immortality. The deity of creation, Serpent, who had some level of sanity compared to the others, created the seeds of life. The seeds took root to become the 13 Dragon Gods and when they were fully grown, they battled Vigoor and the other evil deities for millions of years. Eventually the Evil Deity was defeated, allowing the world to see peace and the first humans to emerge. Vigoor returned once more, but was driven to the ends of the Earth, but he managed to exploit the youngest dragon, who felt inferior to his brethren. He turned it to hatred and creating the Dark Dragon, who plunged the world into chaos and destroyed the other Dragon Gods.

Defeat by the Dragon Lineage
Vigoor rose again now with the Dark Dragon on his side and they continued to conquer the lands of Gurdu. However the Dragon Gods placed what remained of their essences into ancient relics, which joined with the souls of the humans who found them. These included the Eye of the Dragon, Dragon Sword, and the Dragon Lineage, humans with the essences of the Dragon Gods in their souls. This led to the defeat of the Dark Dragon, but the fiends used one of its bones to create the Dark Dragon Blade, the ultimate weapon of evil. A war between the Dragon Lineage and fiends, that would last for hundreds of millennia. At first the outcome seemed bleak for the Dragon Lineage, but they managed to turn the tide and defeated Vigoor and his fiends, banishing them into eternal sleep.

Gaining an Empire
During the havoc of the wars, fiends succeeded in mixing their blood with human tribes, the strongest of which settling in what would become the final territory of Vigoor and the location of the Dark Dragon's betrayal. There the Holy Vigoor Empire was born there, keeping the influence of the Evil Deity and the fiends on the Earth. They established a city called Tairon, where fiends existed, though they were a rare sight and Vigoor became their emperor with a human avatar. Now the Holy Vigoorian Emperor, he waited for the day he would be reunited with the Dark Dragon Blade and 7 days later, the world would return to the Age of the Fiends. Also, if a warrior of the Dragon Lineage took up arms against them, Vigoor would be infused with the power of all evil deities.

Ninja Gaiden
Eventually the Dark Disciple revealed to the emperor the location of the Dark Dragon Blade and wasted no time in sending his Greater Fiend, Doku to lay siege to the Hayabusa village. He razed the village and slaughtered the inhabitants in the process of reclaiming the blade, leaving only the ninja, Ryu Hayabusa alive. After being informed of the emperor's plans, the Dragon Ninja headed to Tairon determined to have vengeance and retrieve the Dark Dragon Blade. The empire sent all their forces against Ryu, but he managed to cut his way through all of them, unknowingly adding power to the blade as a result, increasing the Emperor's power. Fiends began appearing again throughout Tairon and the Dragon Ninja fought his way through them, eventually facing off against and killing Doku. But the emperor finally succeeded in breaking the Dark Dragon Blade's seal, restoring himself as the Holy Deity Vigoor, However at the same time, Ryu restored the True Dragon Sword, catching a glimpse of Vigoor and the dark blade. After being cursed into a fiend by the spirit of Doku, the Dragon Ninja headed down into Depths of the Underworld beneath the Core of the Zarkhan Palace, facing hordes of fiends in the process, including Marbus, the Emperor's bodyguard. Eventually Ryu faced off against Vigoor in his angelic form in a strange world resembling a flowery field that soon changed into a fiery hell when they began their battle. The Dragon Ninja succeeded in striking at the crystal weak points on the Evil Deity's body and finally Vigoor succumbed to his wounds, crumbling and sinking into the lava below him. However he emerged in an infernal skeletal form and unleashed Hell upon Ryu, but was finally defeated, lifting the fiend curse upon the ninja and letting him reclaim the Dark Dragon Blade.

Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
However the ancient goddesses, Ishtaros and Nicchea, attempted to use the power of the Dark Dragon Stones to resurrect Vigoor and his empire, so as to bring an end to man and begin the age of the Fiends once more. Ryu succeeded in slaying Ishtaros, but Nicchea then used her Dark Dragon empowered body to restore Vigoor in his angelic form, ready to bring the fiends into an age of glory. However the plan failed as Ishtaros' body cocooned and the Dark Dragon manifested, taking power from the Evil Deity before he completely resurrected. Vigoor degenerated into his skeletal form and attempted to destroy Ryu once more, but was destroyed by the ninja.

Personality
Vigoor is the absolute embodiment of evil, seeking to rule over all by consuming and destroying everything. This would allow it to be reborn as a fiend universe completely under his control. He partially succeeded through the citizens of the Vigoorian Empire by manipulating them into willingly giving their souls to him under the belief that the Emperor is their only source of salvation, which Vigoor eagerly consumes to corrupt them into fiends.

Powers
Vigoor is described in writings by his followers as an all powerful, all knowing god able to control everything in existence, both physical and etheral. However he was only a shadow of his former self due to his defeat at the hands of the Dragon Gods and the Dragon Lineage. But upon gaining the Dark Dragon Blade, Vigoor regained his powers. It is from him that the evil deities were spawned, who in turned spawned the fiends and he can transform any earthly creature into a fiend. The Evil Deity can to some extent manipulate reality, transforming a heavenly field into a hellish volcano area. Vigoor attacks in his angelic form by melee attacks with his statue like body and by forming a grid of lasers and in his demon form, he attacks by sending skulls out at his opponent.

Trivia

 * In Ninja Gaiden II, he is given the title, Supreme Archfiend Vigoor, meaning he is of the same fiend rank as Vazdah.


 * In the game, his palace on the outside looks like a regular palace, but when the player walks toward it, gravity flips to show the palace's real appearance, a skull castle, indicating the normal palace was a disguise.


 * Vazdah bears some resemblance in his angelic form to the Savior from Devil May Cry 4