Nefarian Serpine

==Summary==
Nefarian Serpine was one of Mevolent's Three Generals during the War, along with Baron Vengous and Lord Vile. Like his fellows, he is a devout follower of The Faceless Ones, and whose one goal is to see them brought back to our dimension. He is an Adept sorcerer, described as a 'collector' of magic who tortures people with unique abilities to learn them for himself. He is the main antagonist of the first book in the series and is killed by Skulduggery Pleasant in the conclusion.
A version of him from an alternate universe appears in the seventh, ninth and thirteenth books, where he acts as an untrustworthy ally.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Neferain Serpine
Origin: Skulduggery Pleasant
Gender: Male
Age: Hundreds of years
Classification: Sorcerer, Adept, Undead, Former General of Mevolent
Powers and Abilities: Magic, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Pain Manipulation and Death Manipulation (Can choose whether to inflict great pain to or kill those he points at with his Red-Right Hand), Smoke Manipulation (Can manipulate purple smoke to create cages and pick up objects), Limited Matter Manipulation (Moving his left-hand fingers causes objects to contract and expand, as if breathing), Immortality (Types 2, 3 and 7), Regeneration (Low-Mid; Serpine underwent the same necromatic process as The Black Cleaver), Longevity (Mages age slower), Energy Projection, Resistance to Madness Manipulation (Having magic can drive mortals insane, sorcerers are unaffected by this but will still go mad if they observe a Faceless One) and Disease Manipulation (Another sorcerer, Saracen, was noted to be able to survive a magic virus for several weeks longer than a normal human due to having magic) 
Attack Potency: At least Small Building level (Fought Lord Vile to a standstill), ignores conventional durability with his ‘Red-Right Hand’
Speed: Subsonic (kept up with Lord Vile, caught a dagger Mr. Bliss threw at him)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Small Building level (incapacitated Valkyrie Cain with a single blow)
Durability: At least Small Building level (Tanked attacks from sorcerers comparable to Skulduggery Pleasant), regeneration makes him difficult to kill
Stamina: Infinite (As Serpine is technically dead, his muscles are incapable of tiring like the Black Cleaver)
Range: Tens of Meters with Magic
Standard Equipment: None notable
*Optional Equipment: The Scepter of the Ancients
Intelligence: Gifted. As a former general in Mevolent’s army, he likely possessed a reasonable degree of tactical knowledge, is noted to be a collector of magic and he has a vast knowledge of obscure magical texts, outsmarted Skulduggery on multiple occasions.
Weaknesses: Serpine is very narcissistic, and is quick to underestimate those that he believes to be beneath him. His 'Red-Right Hand' does not work on undead beings and can be obstructed from its target by any material.
==Notable Matchups==
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