Demise

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==Summary==
Demise is the final boss and one of the two main antagonists of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and is chronologically the first demon king in the series. While his exact origins are unknown, he erupted from the depths of the earth to the surface world in a bid to obtain the Triforce and gain complete control over the world, creating an entire army of demons to aid him in his war against the goddess Hylia, the Triforces appointed caretaker. After a long and fierce battle Hylia managed to seal him away and reduce him to a weaker but still monstrous form known as the Imprisoned, but Demises power was too great for the seal to hold him forever and it was only a matter of time before he escaped and regained his true power.
In the thousands of years since their battle, the Imprisoned remained dormant within Hylia's seal until it had amassed enough power to begin breaking free. It battles with Link several times throughout his quest, regaining more of it's power each time as it tries to make it's way to the sealed temple to devour the soul of the sleeping Zelda, who was the reincarnation of Hylia. However the Imprisoned is eventually destroyed when Link obtained the complete Triforce and wished for the monsters complete annihilation, however Demises servant Ghirahim managed to take Zelda back to the era of Demises initial sealing and offered up her soul so that Demise could be fully reborn. Demise challenges Link, who had followed Ghirahim to the past, to one final battle and is ultimately defeated after having the Master Sword plunged into his chest. With his final words he casts a curse on Links soul and Hylias bloodline, dooming them and the rest of their kind to forever do battle with an incarnation of his hatred, laughing at their enteral suffering before his soul is sealed within the Master Sword, left to decay and be destroyed.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: The Imprisoned | Demise
Name: Has no actual name but is referred to as Demise or Tyrannical Being, in his sealed form he's known as The Imprisoned
Origin: The Legend of Zelda
Gender: Male
Age: Thousands of years old
Classification: Demon King, Source of all demons and evil
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|The Imprisoned=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 1 - Is this large compared to Link), Acausality (Type 1 - Still existed in the present day even though Link had traveled back in time and sealed away it's true form in the Master SwordThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Final Boss), Regeneration (High-Mid - Can reform its entire bodyThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Second Imprisoned Battle after it's been blown into many smaller pieces, Impa urges Link to activate the seal again quickly after The Imprisoned is scattered apart implying its regeneration process is fast enough to reform its body in just a few moments if Link doesn't seal it away again), Darkness Manipulation (Can generate large amounts of darknessThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; First Imprisoned Battle, can create a ring of darkness that allows it to flyThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Third Imprisoned Battle), Vibration Manipulation (Caused the sealed grounds and temple to shake), Electricity Manipulation (Can create waves of electricity), Flight (Can fly with a ring of darkness), Aura (Emits an ominous aura), Extrasensory Perception (Sensed and reacted to Link summoning the Gate of Time), and Soul Absorption (After Ghirahim performed a ritual on Zelda, The Imprisoned was able to absorb her soulThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Demise is Revived)
|-|Demise=All previous abilities (With the exception of Large Size), plus Immortality (Type 1 - Is an eternal being), Magic, Weapon Mastery (Is a highly skilled swordsman capable of fighting Link), Perception Manipulation (His appearance changes depending on the era and person looking at him), Life Manipulation (He is the source of all demons), Air Manipulation (Created a gust of air to knock Zelda out of the sky), Weather Manipulation (Can summon dark clouds and create thunderstorms), Electricity Absorption (His sword can absorb and channel electricity, although Demise himself cannot), Telekinesis (Lifted Ghirahim into the air and pulled his sword to his hand), Portal Creation & Dimensional Travel (Can create portals to another dimension), Power Nullification (His magic can prevent Link from using Skyward Strikes), Curse Manipulation & Fate Manipulation (Placed a curse on Link and Zelda, forever fating them to battle the incarnation of his hatred), Resurrection (His curse ensures that Ganondorf will eternally resurrect to terrorize HyruleThe Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia; Page 99), Unholy Manipulation & Corruption (Type 2 - He is the source of all demons, and demons can emit fiendish power that can turn small innocent creatures into monstersThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Batreaux Becomes Human, he is also the source of evil itself and the darker the world gets the more his evil will corrupt the living things that inhabit the worldThe Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia; Page 98), and Mind Manipulation (His curse is implied to be the driving force behind the ambitions of Ganondorf, Malladus, and Vaati, is noted to be the origin of conflict with beings such as VaatiThe Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia; Page 174). Minor Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (He can break himself free from electricity, although he needs several seconds to do so). He may also possibly possess Transmutation & Absorption (Turned Ghirahim into energy and absorbed him into his sword, although it's not clear if this is because Ghirhaim specifically is his own creation and the spirit of his sword)
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Attack Potency: Varies (Every time he breaks free from his seal, more of his power returns to him), Building level+ (When it first broke free from its seal it was too powerful for Link with the Goddess Sword to fight directly, shook the sealed grounds and sealed temple just as a side effect of breaking free) to at least Island level (It eventually grew so strong that Link couldn't fight it directly even with the True Master Sword, it can also damage Link and knock him down by pure accident) | Large Country level (More powerful than his weakened state as the Imprisoned, fought and mortally wounded Hylia)
Speed: Unknown (Shown to be rather sluggish in every regard, doesn't even attempt to react to attacks from Link and Groose) | Massively Hypersonic+ with Relativistic reactions and combat speed (Comparable to Link and is able to counter many of his attacks)
Lifting Strength: Unknown initially, eventually at least Class M, likely higher (Immensely superior to monsters like Gohma) | At least Class M, likely higher (Much stronger than his Imprisoned form)
Striking Strength: Varies, Building level+ to at least Island level | Large Country level
Durability: Varies, Building level+ to at least Island level | Large Country level
Stamina: Unknown | Superhuman (His battle with Hylia was described as long and fierce, could fight with Link while sustaining a large number of wounds from being slashed with the Master Sword)
Range: Tens of meters (By virtue of size), Hundreds of kilometers via vibration manipulation (shook the Sealed Grounds and the temple) | Extended melee range physically (He completely dwarfs grown men and wields a sword almost as large as Links entire body), Stellar with magic (His evil corruption can gradually spread across the entire world and affect all living things, Fi states that Link cannot use Skyward Strikes because the space they're in is under Demises magical control, said space containing a sun), Interdimensional via portals (Can create portals to another dimension)
Standard Equipment:
DemiseSword.png|Demise's Sword
*Nothing as the Imprisoned. An unnamed sword as Demise. The sword itself doesn't possess many magical abilities of it's own, but it can absorb lightning bolts and then release the absorbed electricity as a projectile, the blade is also seemingly tied to his own life-force as it disappears when he takes mortal damage from Link during their battle. The blade also contains Ghirahim, who serves as the spirit of the sword much like Fi is to the Master Sword, although it's unclear if he's capable of (Or willing) to summon Ghirahim much like how Link can summon Fi.
Intelligence: Animalistic (Doesn't seem to possess any form of intelligence beyond it's desire to reach the sealed temple) | Above Average (Was competent enough to lead an army into a war with Hylia, although the specifics are unknown)
Weaknesses: As the Imprisoned it's toes and fingers are notably weaker than the rest if it's body, but no longer has this weakness once truly revived as Demise. For both forms, due to his nature as a demon, he is highly susceptibleThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Sacred Flame of Din to holy lightThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Link reunites with Zelda, with even a small shard of weapons such as the Master Sword being capable of cutting and burning demonic entities even if they are vastly superior to the bladeThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; The Awakening
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Two Hit Combo: Demise will thrust his sword forwards to knock his opponent off balance and leave them open for an overhead swing
*Three Hit Combo: Demise will slam his sword down before swinging it left to right
*Overhead Swing: Demise will swing his sword down in front of himself with incredible force
*Left Sword Swing: Demise will swing his sword horizontally to the left with incredible force
*Right Sword Swing: Demise will swing his sword horizontally to the right with incredible force
*Dash Attack: Should the opponent move out of range Demise will dash toward them at high speed and deliver a powerful slash attack
*Counter Attack: Demise will parry several of his opponents blows before retaliating with a downward slash
*Lightning Call: Demise will hold his sword aloft and have it attract and channel lightning, making his sword attacks even deadlier as they can now shock his opponents and stun them
*Lightning Strike: Demise will release the electricity from his sword in the form of a swirling projectile
Note: Demise's feat of creating a pocket dimension with a star has been debunked in this thread here
Note 2: It is somewhat commonly believed that Demise scales to the power of the complete Triforce, most notably due to the belief that Link was empowered by the True Force during their battle or that Hylia used it during her own battle with him, however neither of them had the Triforce when they fought Demise. Link had left the Triforce on the statue of Hylia in the present day before he traveled back to the past and fought Demise, and Hylia is unable to use the power of the Triforce due to being a god and had sent it into the sky before she went to war with Demise.
==Notable Matchups==
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