Gellert Grindelwald

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==Summary==
Gellert Grindelwald (c. 1883 – March, 1998) was considered one of the most dangerous Dark Wizards of all time. A student at Durmstrang Institute, Grindelwald was expelled for conducting twisted, dark experiments. He later fostered a friendship with a young Albus Dumbledore, making plans to find the Deathly Hallows and lead a Wizarding revolution to end the International Statute of Secrecy, creating a benevolent global hierarchical order led by wise and powerful witches and wizards that dominated Muggles. Their partnership fell apart after the two were involved in a three-way duel with Aberforth Dumbledore that resulted in the death of Ariana Dumbledore. Grindelwald left Britain and later stole the Elder Wand from Mykew Gregorovitch, proceeding alone with the revolution he and Dumbledore had planned.
Grindelwald was a complex figure, highly idealistic and talented, dedicated to achieve his ends at any cost. A revolutionary operating outside the law, he and his followers committed numerous crimes, including several known murders. With violent acts in both the United States and Europe, he ultimately established a power base in continental Europe at the fortress Nurmengard. In 1945, at the height of his power, Dumbledore confronted and defeated him in a legendary duel. He was subsequently imprisoned in his own fortress for decades, and was slain there by Voldemort in 1998 when he refused to give up information on the location of the Elder Wand.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically. with magic | physically. At least with regular spells, with more powerful spells
Key: Pre-Prime | With the Elder Wand
Name: Gellert Grindelwald. Disguised himself as Percival Graves
Origin: Wizarding World (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
Gender: Male
Classification: Dark Wizard, Human, Terrorist
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic (Advanced), Telekinesis, Energy Manipulation and Projection via various spells, Forcefield Creation via Shield Charms, Attack Reflection (Via spells and Shield Charms), Death Manipulation via the Killing Curse, Pain Manipulation via the Cruciatus Curse, Mind Control via the Imperius Curse, Fire Manipulation and Regeneration Negation with Fiendfyre, Electricity Manipulation (Can summon lightning bolts), Water Manipulation (Filled his incarceration carriage with water. Wandlessly manipulated water against Credence), Vibration Manipulation (Can generate powerful shockwaves), Weather Manipulation (Used Magic to control the weather during his escape from the MACUSA), Healing (Healed the cuts on Credence's hands wandlessly and non-verbally, by simply touching them), Biological Manipulation (Conjured a new forked tongue for Abernaty), Necromancy (Wandlessly reanimated a Qilin and bend it to his will), Transmutation (Transfigured the reigns of his Incarceration Carriage into living snakes), Deconstruction (Desintegrated two Aurors's wands), Memory Manipulation (Removed Yusuf's memories of Leta's death), Invisibility with the Disillusionment Charm, Precognition (Is a powerful seer), Illusion Creation and Smoke Manipulation (Made an illusion of notable events from World War II to his followers out of smoke. Can also project images with spells), Shapeshifting (Transformed himself into an exact replica of Percival Graves for an extended period of time. Turned himself into one of his followers), Teleportation via Apparition, Genius Intelligence, Social Influencing (Can sway entire crowds to join his side. MACUSA was forced to cut out his tongue after he convinced 3 different prison guards to try and help him escape), Potioncraft
Attack Potency: Wall level physically. Large Building level with magic (Was said by many to be the second most powerful Dark Wizard ever, and hence shouldn't be overwhelmingly weaker than Voldemort. Fought the Dumbledore brothers in a three-way duel. Easily overpowered Newt Scamander) | Wall level physically. At least Large Building level with magic (Likely superior to old Dumbledore. Described repeatedly as Prime Dumbledore's equal in power and two of the strongest wizards with the Elder Wand, which would make him superior to Voldemort, as the latter was unable to match Old Dumbledore. Created a fire that was eventually going to burn down Paris and summoned multiple lightning bolts. Contended with Dumbledore much better than Credence Barebone did), Small Town level+ with more powerful spells (Dueled Prime Dumbledore in a legendary duel and was described to have lost only because he was slightly less skilled, with Dumbledore admitting in terms of power, they were evenly matched). Several of his spells can ignore conventional durability.
Speed: Athletic Human with Subsonic reactions (His fires disintegrated two Aurors mid-apparation. Able to match Dumbledore), Speed of Light attack speed via Lumos Solem (Lumos Solem is a charm that creates a blinding flash of sunlight used to defend against the Devil's Snare. Grindelwald should know this spell, as it’s implied to be taught in basic herbology to defend against the Devil's Snare and advanced charms class, and first years like Hermione have showcased this spell)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human physically. Class 5 to Class 10 with magic (Comparable to Dumbledore. ) | Athletic Human physically. Class 5 to Class 10 with magic (Should be stronger than before)
Striking Strength: Wall level
Durability: Wall level (Should be comparable to Harry Potter) physically. Large Building level, likely higher with magical shielding (Should be far superior to a bounty hunter capable of blocking attacks from Credence's Obscurus. Protected himself from over ten aurors simultaneously) | Wall level physically. Large Building level, likely higher with magical shielding (Capable of blocking attacks from Albus Dumbledore. Should be far stronger than before)
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought Dumbledore for 3 hours)
Standard Equipment: His wand, Percival Graves' wand | The Elder Wand, his skull-hookah 
Range: Tens of Metres with most spells. At least Tens of Kilometres with Teleportation and with magic (His fire was going to spread over all of Paris. Should be comparable to Dumbledore)
Intelligence: Genius. An extraordinarily skilled dark wizard, his skills, mastery, and understanding of magic were acknowledged to be very nearly equal to Albus Dumbledore, their duel being considered the greatest duel ever. Should be more skilled than Voldemort, as he was overwhelmed by Dumbledore in his elder days while Grindelwald gave Dumbledore a prolonged fight in their primes. Grindelwald was an exceptional strategist and leader as an adult, whose expertise was perhaps best shown by his ability to start a massive revolution on his own, gathering a large number of followers to establish a new wizarding world order and strategically overwhelming much of the Wizarding world to the point that Dumbledore's tactical advice ultimately proved fruitless, requiring Dumbledore's direct intervention to finally put an end to his For the Greater Good revolution. He was an exceedingly skilled manipulator who was even able to once manipulate Dumbledore himself and could convince crowds of followers to join him, even manipulating a trained group of Aurors to create a martyr out of a member of his army. He was even able to manipulate Credence and Queenie into joining him despite their clear wariness of him. Grindelwald also proved to be a consummate actor, multitasker and investigator, as during his time disguised as Graves, Grindelwald was able to perfectly mimic his personality and American accent, and limit his magical abilities to be only on par with Graves, as well as convincingly and effectively carry out Graves' many duties, while also gradually managing to locate the rampaging Obscurial, all without arousing suspicion.
Weaknesses: None notable
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