Dispater

Dungeons & Dragons · Tabletop · Archdevil, Lord of the Nine

Aspect

Tier
HIGH 6-A
Attack Potency
Multi-Continent Level
Speed
Relativistic+, up to Ftl+
Durability
Multi-Continent Level

True Form

Tier
LOW 2-C
Attack Potency
Universe Level+
Speed
Infinite
Durability
Universe Level+

Powers and abilities

  • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Law Manipulation
  • Chaos Manipulation (Devils contribute to the balance of Chaos and Law that makes up reality; with an upset of the balance in favor of either one, severe effects take place within reality, including delusion of the minds of those aligned with the opposite force, inexplicable deaths, etc)
  • Corruption (Type 2)
  • Morality Manipulation (Merely listening to the words of a Devil can turn a target evil)
  • Soul Manipulation (Devils are capable of sending souls to hell, though prefer evil ones, upon their death)
  • BFR (Souls transform into a physical shell and are cast into Baator upon death)
  • Text Manipulation (A devil imprints the soul of a corrupted target with their name automatically)
  • Extrasensory Perception (A devil can see the state of one's soul and if another devil has claimed it)
  • Pain Manipulation (A devil is capable of torturing and flaying the soul)
  • Energy Manipulation (Hell is powered by divine energy drawn out from the soul via pain)
  • Power Bestowal (All devils save Lemures can raise other devils to a higher rank, effectively giving the abilities of that rank)
  • Reactive Evolution (Given enough soul energy, a devil can ascend to a new rank of devil, for example, a Spined Devil may become a Bearded Devil)
  • Madness Manipulation (Type 3, Anyone outside of the ranks of Baator seeing their regeneration is induced with crippling fear)
  • Absorption (A devil can absorb the energy released by a soul)
  • Disease Manipulation (Those that devour the flesh of a Baatezu once killed become lethally ill)
  • Preparation (As military geniuses, devils benefit greatly from preparation, creating traps and tricks to practically ensure victory in a given encounter)
  • Fear Manipulation (The equipment of a Devil induces moderate fear in those around them)
  • Abstract Existence (As Outsiders, devils are purely abstract in their physiology, lacking any biology in a traditional sense)
  • Self-Sustenance (Types 2 and 3)
  • Magic
  • Reality Warping
  • Aura of Fear
  • Enhanced Senses
  • Damage Reduction
  • Corrosion Inducement (His touch corrodes and instantly destroys metal)
  • Metal Manipulation
  • Damage Boost vs Good enemies
  • Transmutation (Can transform enemies into iron via Flesh to Iron)
  • Summoning
  • Mind Manipulation
  • Empathic Manipulation via Charm
  • Magic Nullification via Dispel Magic
  • Illusion Creation via Major Image
  • Extrasensory Perception via True Seeing
  • Creation via Wall of Iron
  • Death Manipulation
  • Paralysis Inducement
  • Statistics Reduction
  • and Perception Manipulation via Blasphemy (Dazes, weakens, paralyzes, and outright instantly kills those within range)

Weaknesses

Extreme paranoia

Ranked tied for #17 of 704 in Dungeons & Dragons by strength.

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