Thread:Balthus Dire/@comment-1509826-20141026143901/@comment-1969141-20141026165648

Actually no, he does not fit in all categories.

Necromancers: For the same reasons that Voldemort is not in this category, having skills in a field (raising undeads) does not make him a master of it.

Traitors: He did betray Destane, but that puts him in "Usurpers", as for Aladdin & co, they never trusted him enough for him to betray them. In Two to Tangle, Aladdin is more angry than really surprized when Mozenrath dubblecrosses him.

Slavedrivers & Slaveholders: He did enslave the Sprites once, very true, but a single occurence is not enough to make a category, contrary to what the countless abuses could lead to believe.

Sociopaths: A category far too much abused. There is a difference between a Card Carrying Villain like him and someone clinically unable to feel empathy and distinguish good and evil.

Fighter: His magic makes him highly dangerous in battle, but he is not a fighter by trade or a seasoned expert. He tend to avoid direct confrontation more often than not.

Geokinetic Villains: Unlike Sadira, who controls sand itself and draws power from it, his black sand is more of a bewitched artifact he can use.

Master Manipulator: He is more of a "Deal Maker" or an expert in Batman Gambits, but I grant you that it can define him.

Enigmatic Villain: We don't know much about his past, but we know what there is to know, and the rest of his character is well-written but easy to read.

Seeker of Vengeance: Not his primary goal.

Sadists: He revels more in his superiority over his foes that the pain he inflicts them.

Categories are full of As such only "Envious Villains" is left. I found it quicker to erase all in one blow and make other corrections after