| “ | Looks like it's time for me to go POSTAL! | „ |
| ~ Ves'zan making his introduction to his boss fight. |
Vez'nan is the main antagonist of the Kingdom Rush franchise. The arch-enemy of King Denas, he is responsible for most of the events in the series after he was denied the right to rule. He is a supporting character in Kingdom Rush: Origins, the main antagonist of Kingdom Rush, the overarching antagonist of Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, and the overarching protagonist of Kingdom Rush: Vengeance.
Biography[]
Kingdom Rush: Origins[]
He is selectable as a paid hero who fights alongside the elves. After the defeat of the Spider Goddess, Denas, then the prince of Lineria, declares that the corrupted Tear of Elynie must be destroyed and Vez'nan offers to do it himself. Before he can do this, the Tear's influence gets to him and causes his descent into evil and future exile from Lineria. Even after this, Vez'nan is still selectable in Origins' level packs. When he is selected, he can be seen with the corrupted Tear at the Shrine of Elynie during the Heroic and Iron Challenges alongside some demon minions.
Kingdom Rush[]
In the first Kingdom Rush game, Vez'nan is the final boss. Vez'nan, like all enemies, first appears from the entrance of the map and tries to cross the entire map to get to the exit, with the player needing to stop him before then. In his base form, Vez'nan can use a spell to disable the player's towers, summon demons, and drain the souls of soldiers to kill them instantly. After taking enough damage, Vez'nan would shapeshift into a large demonic form, which moves at a faster pace and breathes fire. After defeating him a second time, he dies. He later appears in Pandemonium, his soul in a cage next to Moloch's throne. He escapes from his prison eventually with help from Moloch's little brother, Oloch.
Kingdom Rush: Frontiers[]
In Frontiers, Vez'nan has no appearance whatsoever. However, he has much posthumous influence as, with his death, many evils rose. Most prominently out of all of them, Lord Malagar, the game's central antagonist and one of Vez'nan's most devout followers, had physically taken his staff (which strangely paled in comparison to Umbra's dark power) to summon Umbra, the game's main antagonist, in an attempt to aid him in ruling the world.
Kingdom Rush: Vengeance[]
In Vengeance, As a result of a pact made between Vez'nan and Oloch, the former escapes into the mortal world ready to try conquering Lineria again. This time, he is a protagonist villain since the player is, despite being a general as usual, on his side this time. After many long battles, Vez'nan succeeds in his campaign at last, only to enter the basement of Denas's castle to supposedly fight an even greater evil, which seems to be the real motivation behind Vez'nan's actions. In the level packs, he sends the general to deal with threats to his newly acquired power.
Legends of Kingdom Rush[]
It is revealed that the "greater threat" is known as The Overseer, who created the Unblinded Cult in its own bid to conquer the known world. In the end, Vez'nan rides Beresad the black dragon to the elf lands in the south and meets with Magnus Spellbane. The latter believes there is another way but Vez'nan insists they no longer have a choice. They face the Overseer and Vez'nan tells Magnus to immediately summon all the war generals.
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