Samael (MLTO)

Samael was a semi-main character and an Antagonist in "MLIV:TO".
He was one of Emperor Redmark's most loyal warriors, as well as his last high-ranked henchman. Working as the warden of Blackstone Keep- an extremely secure prison that is rumored to be nearly impossible to escape from- he tortures and breaks the minds of all of the prisoners who are unfortunate enough to step into his domain, including Geralt's allies- Aurelia and Dante.
He serves as the first Antagonist of Chapter VI- the Ministory's last Chapter.
== Personality ==
Finding a good trait for Samael is like searching for a tiny needle in a giant haystack. He is truly evil incarnate, the embodiment of all bad things in the world. Being almost as wicked and cold-hearted as Redmark himself, he has rightfully earned himself the shocking nickname known as "The Monster".
Samael is known to be completely merciless. In contrast to most other people in his order, he has never shown any signs of regret, even when he was younger. Born as the son of a very famous and notorious bandit leader, he was taught how to hate those around him since a very young age. As an adult, this hatred became even worse, and he gladly joined Redmark's army without even thinking once.
As the warden of the Empire's largest (and, presumably, most secure) prison, Samael is known to take everything seriously. He always shouts orders at his subordinates and expects them to know how to deal with all of the rowdy prisoners who are forcibly thrown into this nightmarish place. When facing the prisoners himself, he always shows the evil that is inside of his pitch black heart, punishing them in a wide variety of ways that can easily break the heart and soul of an unfortunate. Even the strongest of them have no chance against this full-blooded tyrant, as he is truly heartless and loyal to his cause.
In battle, the Warden fights with all of the might that he has acquired throughout his years as a warrior. The only things that he cares about are his own well-being and the future of his beloved master's empire. Everything else (like keeping his lackeys alive and sparing the enemies who are wise enough to surrender) are completely unimportant to him and he easily shrugs them off.
A true tyrant, that's for sure.
== Death ==
=== Killed By ===
* Kaiden Kaos (Caused)
As the prison guards fight for their lives against the prisoners that they tortured for so long, Samael escapes from the ensuing carnage to witness the execution of Dante and Aurelia with his own eyes. However, this leaves him a prime target to our heroes' rage.
While he continues to loyally listen to his emperor, he is ignorant enough to shrug away the worries of his warriors... until they are actually proven true. During Redmark's speech and mockery against the young heroes, Kaiden takes this chance to launch a single missile from his bazooka, mortally wounding many of the vile participants and leaving the warden burned by the blast in the process.
* Linus Kaos (Caused)
Angered by the betrayal that is happening all around him, Samael eagerly confronts Geralt Kaos and attacks him. He manages to easily break through his defenses with his magical spear and forces him to fall on the ground, nearly finishing him off in the process.
As he is about to give him the "military treatment", Linus uses this opportunity to ready his gun and fire it at Samael. The first strike pierces the warden's left shoulder and, as he turns around, he is shot in the right shoulder.
While he wonders who is attacking him, he is shot in the neck, severely wounded by this sudden ambush.
* Geralt Kaos (Caused)
With the chance to punish the fiendish warden in his hands, Geralt could not ask for more. He tackles Samael as he stumbles back and forces him out of the smoke without thinking twice. 
Then, just as both sides think that it is over, Geralt grabs Samael by the neck and jumps in the air, slamming the evil warden into the ground and mortally wounding him in the process, leaving him helpless and deceived as his true killer approaches.
* Aurelia Moonglow
Now that Samael can no longer mock or attempt to kill her, Aurelia decides to take her revenge on the vile man who imprisoned her and Dante, torturing them without any remorse.
As the warden continues to struggle for his life, the young woman approaches him. Without thinking twice, she grabs the largest, sharpest rock from the ground and plunges it into his head, ending his life and settling their score, at long last.
== Killed Victims ==
* Linus Kaos (Caused)
* A few Blackstone Keep prisoners (Caused and Direct)
* A few rebels
== Trivia ==
* Samael's name is of Hebrew origin. It means "venom of God" and is related to the archangel of death and destruction known by the same name. Said archangel is also the equivalent of the wicked serpent who tempted Eve at Even and got her banished.
** Coincidentally, one of the archangel's names ("Prince of Destruction") is also one of Samael's nicknames.
* It is rumored that one of Samael's parents may have been the leader of notoriously powerful gang of bandits which used to reside near a "seemingly innocent" human settlement. The "Darkness of Duskwood" is, perhaps, the best guess as the source of his origins, as it is well known that he has connections with the smaller gangs that live in the forest near the village and that he greatly detests James Braveheart- the settlement's current leader.