Sovereign (The Darkness)

The Soverign is a major villain in the The Darkness series.

History
The Sovereign has been around since ancient times in Rome,Sovereign ruled an eclipsing kingdom where his subjects feared and respected him so that they dared not speak his name, addressing him only as "The Sovereign". His domain possessed a scope and strength unrivaled by others because he understood that truly lasting power came from knowledge. To that end, the Sovereign sent emissaries throughout the lands with an insoluble riddle to challenge the minds of all those who thought themselves clever enough to solve it. Those that did solve the riddle were rewarded with abduction and brought to stand beside the Sovereign as his captive council.Some time later the Sovereign was slain by a wielder of the Darkness. Although he was damned to Hell, he deceived an angel into freeing him; pledging his allegiance to Hell in exchange for revenge and later antagonises the current wielder Jackie for most of the series.

Power and ablities.
As an immortal and collector of souls he possess powerful magic and the ability to possess poeple at his disposal.He is a skilled Maniuplar,an expect hand to hand combatant,and a weapon master.