Apophis (High School DxD)

==Summary==
Apophis was a Evil Dragon and one of the strongest alongside Crom Cruach and Aži Dahāka. He was revived by Rizevim with the aid of the Holy Grail and subsequently became a member of Qlippoth, before betraying the organization with Aži Dahāka. Similarly to Rizevim and Aži Dahāka, he was interested in the other world Evie Etoulde.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
 
Name: Apophis, "Eclipse Dragon", "Primal Eclipse Dragon"
Origin: High School DxD 
Gender: Male
Age: Thousands of years 
Classification: Dragon, Evil Dragon 
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Normal Abilities=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura, Magic, Flight, Summoning, Shapeshifting, Rage Power, Breath Attack, Teleportation, Homing Attacks Volume 21, Last.DxD, Forcefield Creation, Water Manipulation, Shadow Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Extrasensory Perception, Large Size (Type 2), Immortality (Types 1 and 4), Resurrection (Evil Dragons can resurrect as long as a piece of their soul remains Volume 21, Life.Lucifer), Non-Physical Interaction (Characters in the series can interact with spirits which are stated to lack physical form Volume 14, Life 4), Absorption (Can absorb physical and ranged attacks with his darkness Volume 21, Last.DxD), Corrosion Inducement (His darkness is capable of melting and dissolving things on contact Volume 21, Last.DxD), Limited Power Nullification (Can cancel and nullify attacks with his darkness Volume 21, Last.DxD, with even items losing their functions Volume 21, Last.DxD), Resistance to Magic (Dragon scales have resistance to magical attacks Volume 16, Life 3), and Time Stop (Heavenly Dragon-class existences can move in the time frozen world of Aeon Balor High School DxD EX, Chapter 4)
|-|Sephiroth Graal=
Resurrection (Can resurrect others as long as their soul remains True DxD Volume 2, Life 4), Limited Madness Manipulation (Type 3, the Holy Relics can take away the sanity of those who have faith in God if they stare at them Volume 9, Life 3), Clairvoyance (The Holy Grail allowed Qlippoth to see and locate Trihexa in its sealed state at the "end of the world", a feat no one else could replicate aside from God Volume 16, Life 4), Information Analysis (The Holy Grail allowed Qlippoth to gain information about Ddraig's soul and the Boosted Gear from merely a fraction of Issei's flesh Volume 16, Life 4), Transmutation (The Holy Grail could turn some vampires into mass produced Evil Dragons Volume 16, Life 4), can break seals with the Holy Grail Volume 16, Life 4, can eliminate the weaknesses of beings with the Holy Grail Volume 16, Life 4
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Attack Potency: Small Country level+ (Stated to have reached Heavenly Dragon-class; fought on par with Diabolos Dragon Deification Issei, destroying his dragon wings and matching his Dragon Shots and Infinity Blaster Volume 21, Last.DxD)
Speed: FTL (Comparable to Diabolos Dragon Deification Issei and kept up with him) 
Lifting Strength: Class T (Comparable to Diabolos Dragon Deification Issei)
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability: Small Country level+
Stamina: Superhuman (Evil Dragons can continue to act even with half of their bodies missing; should be comparable to other Evil Dragons like Grendel and Aži Dahāka, who have no problems fighting after taking high amounts of damage)
Range: Kilometers 
Standard Equipment: None notable
*Optional Equipment:
**Holy Grail of the Secluded WorldSEPHIROTH GRAAL: Also known as the Holy Grail, it is one of the eighteen Longinus that hold enough power to kill Gods. It allows the wielder to interact with the principle of life and force them to understand the process of how the life and soul are created, allowing them to communicate with the spirits of the dead of a world separate from theirs, and to resurrect the dead as many times as needed as long as their soul is intact. It can also be used to strengthen targets and eliminate their weaknesses, and allows the user to regenerate as long as a portion of their soul remains. 
Intelligence: Unknown 
Weaknesses: He is susceptible to dragon slaying abilities and weaponry, and cannot utilize his full strength unless he's under the shade of darkness 
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Darkness and Shadow Manipulation: Apophis can generate darkness from any part of his body or the surroundings and use it for both offensive and defensive purposes. He can utilize it to absorb or nullify any projectile based or physical attacks, and it can also cancel the effects of items. It has the added property of dissolving everything it touches.
*Primordial Water: Apophis' special ability. He is able to create and control large volumes of black water. He can make it swallow and submerge his surroundings, and use it in the form of massive waves or whips. It can also home in on targets.
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==Notable Matchups==
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