Zedonius is one of the Four Greater Fiends of Vazdah. He serves as a major antagonist from the 2008 action-adventure hack and slash video game, Ninja Gaiden II.
History[]
Eons in the past, Zedonius and his fellow Greater Fiends were placed in a deep sleep by the Dragons. But after several millennia, they found freedom at the hands of Dagra Dai and Zedonius attacked Russia, the former military superpower. The army was mobilized to fight him, but they were no match for the Ruler of Flame, and he offered them an ultimatum, surrender to the fiends or be destroyed. When they attempted to fight, Zedonius used his fire powers to incinerate them. Zedonius then encounters Ryu Hayabusa after witnessing him slay a Godamus, calling his fighting style meaningless. He claims that no one is capable of surviving his flames, even the Dragon Lineage ninja, boldly implying that Ryu would meet the same fate, taunting the ninja into confronting him and the Dragon Ninja soon met the Ruler of Flame face-to-face at a clock tower. Zedonius attacked the Dragon Ninja with murderous rage, but was defeated, consumed by his own flames beyond his control. Ryu told the Ruler of Flame that righteous flames would cleanse the Earth of the fiends, while the Greater Fiend screamed in pain from the fire and eventually blew up with the tower. However, upon entering the Underworld, Ryu confronted a reincarnated and empowered Zedonius, who said that in that in the Underworld, and that the powers of the fiends are absolute also stating that he "cannot die". The Ruler of Flame attacked the Dragon Ninja to ensure that the ritual to free Vazdah went uninterrupted but was no match for the True Dragon Sword and died permanently this time, consumed by the magma rivers of the Underworld. All that remained of Zedonius was his heart, that is collected by Ryu Hayabusa who further advances.
Powers and Abilities[]
Zedonius is able to fly with his wings and can use fire magic. His array of attacks involves flying into the air, then slamming down onto the ground to unleash a fire shock wave, shooting fireballs, slamming his foot into the ground to shoot up a blast of fire, and charging his claws with flames to strengthen his melee attacks.
Personality[]
Zedonius is an arrogant, xenophobic supremacist that holds all of humanity in nothing but contempt, often referring to them as "apes" or "monkeys". This most likely comes from the days when fiends ruled over humans, a time that Zedonious himself wishes to see relived in the modern era. Despite his malevolent nature, Zedonius possesses a genuine loyalty towards the Infernal Priest Dagra Dai, going extreme lengths to see his plans to reawaken the Almighty Archfiend all the way through, even willing to destroy all of humanity if they didn't accept his ultimatum. Zedonius is also very murderous and wrathful, he displays great ferocity in battling against Ryu. He is also very prideful in his strength, believing humans to be "ungrateful" for even attempting to attack a Greater Fiend such as himself instead of worshipping him. Zedonius expresses massive levels of confidence in fiends and more importantly, himself and his abilities. He self-proclaims that he gave fire to humanity and calls Ryu Hayabusa ignorant for suggesting otherwise, and even expresses hostility when Ryu shows indifference at his predecessors who have fought Zedonius in the past, having also tried to defeat him an act he believed to be foolish. He is also very confident that humans would never be able to match the likes of the fiends, however, his arrogance later proved to be his undoing as Ryu would ultimately prove this wrong in both instances of they battled.
Trivia[]
- Zedonius possesses the "Malevolent Heart of Flame".
- He states that he is the one who gave humanity fire.
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