Nihilus the Fiend

right|300pxNihilus the Fiend is a toad warlord and main villain of Frozen Terror.
==Biography==
He was born in a swamp like most toads, though after adopting Talpa the mole, he fled to protect him, and they wandered aimlessly until Nihilus decided to take the vermin-title of warlord, build a horde, and set off to conquer woodlander-places, his first being Riftgard. Nihilus set up preparations by sending Talpa and Mustela Sixclaw on a scouting mission. When it became apparent they'll need to know more about their target, Nihilus has Talpa become a spy and venture off to gain access to Riftgard.
The plan worked perfectly: Talpa got in, found out more what the villains would face, and the literal mole sent it via messenger-arrow back at Nihilus, who reasoned that the postern would be the best place to break in. He sent Tritannus the skua to inform Talpa and take any guards still awake. Eventually, Talpa unlocks the backdoor and they get in, with Nihilus asserting he'll deal with Queen Osclor Wildlough and her husband king Potamo. Upon finding the bedchamber of the royal otters, he captures them and many others of Riftgard were also subdued, except prince Vaniel Wildlough and his friends Dile and Wibble Pintips, who eventually escaped the fjord completely. 
Nihilus declares the prisoners his slaves, but intends to turn the children to the dark-side, and threatens to turn all into food if they resist.
At dawn, they are visited by Gald Bowstripe who took the job of badger-mum for Riftgard. He was impressed to hear she was related to the seer-badger Lonna, but doesn't believe the future-sight seers get to be true. After having Vezok put Gald in the dungeon, he sends both Vezok and Tritannus after the prince, reasoning the young otter was still a threat should he return.
Some days later, Nihilus talks with Osclor and Potamo, while listening to the sounds of pain outside, and dutifully tells the otters that their children were becoming monsters. The otters however refuse to yield: reasoning that as long as at least one member of their family remains alive, there was hope. Nihilus was well aware of this however, and already has a plan for the king and queen. He later orders all lackeys and prisoners gathered outside while he has the queen and king tied together, then after declaring they shall die, impales them with his pike. When Talpa asks if Korlac was to die too, Nihilus would rather continue attempting to turn her to the dark-side and leaves her to grieve, having Gald fetch the princess.
He isn't seen again until the climax, where he awakens to a sense telling him something wasn't right. In that instant, a weasel named Blackeye alerts him that the prisoners were loose and the Long Patrol had arrived. When he follows the sound of battle, he is shocked to see the weasel was right, and gets confronted by a vengeful (yet alive) Vaniel who found out about his parents, plus a dormouse bearing Martin's sword named Pryce. Vaniel was later forced to leave to save Korlac from Talpa, but Pryce continued attacking the toad. Nihilus admitted the dormouse was a worthy opponent, but refuses to go down whatsoever. Upon taking their fight to the wall-walk, they pause to exchange a few words, then fight more. On one collision Nihilus misses Pryce and gets his sword stuck in the stone railing, only getting it out when Pryce headbutts him and sends him tumbling down over a chevaux de frise, killing the toad.
==Appearance==
He wore brown-pants, a belt, and a buttoned red-vest, plus a black-cloak. His weapons were, unusual compared to other toads, a pike and a broadsword.
==Personality==
He was more adventurous than most toads, and more imperialistic, desiring more than just a swamp and eating woodlanders, he wanted to be known in the world as the first toad-warlord. Of course, he wasn't above eating the anthro mammals (though he makes an exception with infants and dibbuns). Despite this Nihilus isn't all heartless: he genuinely cared for Talpa, seeing him as a son, and doesn't see any reason to off Mustela for failure and lets the ferret live.
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