Emperor Antares

Emperor Antares is the main antagonist of the Swords and Sandals franchise, being described as its greatest villain.

History
Emperor Antares's early history is unknown. However, it is known that he was once human before becoming a lich and attempted to restore himself to human form, but failed.

He then took over the Doomtrek Arena. Part of the reason he did so was because he wanted to enslave the souls of the dead and use them to build an army. The other reason was that he enjoyed watching people fight to the death.

He was eventually killed by a gladiator who participated in one of his tournaments. However, he would eventually return during the events of Swords and Sandals: Crusader.