Death Adder

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==Summary==
Death Adder is the main antagonist in the Golden Axe franchise created by SEGA in 1989, later followed by Death Bringer, Dark Guld and Damned Hellstrike.
A fearsome descendant of the evil giants that survived the battle against the gods many years ago, the serpentine Death Adder seeks nothing more than to conquer the world and rule as its emperor.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Death Adder, Death=Adder, Death-Adder
Origin: Golden Axe
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Emperor/Conqueror, Golden Axe Wielder, Descendant of the Giants, Serpentine Humanoid, Father of Death Adder Jr., Son/Underling to Death Bringer
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master of the Golden Axe, Combat Master, Manipulation Expertise (Tricked humankind, which allowed him to steal the Golden Axe, the strongest weapon in the verse), Creation (Can create his castle, the Death Palace, at will and upon resurrecting), Body Control and Shapeshifting (Is made of snakes that fuse into the flesh of his appearance), Resurrection, Longevity (Each body can live for a long time), Immortality (Type 4 and possibly Type 5 Is widely believed by the other characters to be an evil spirit that cannot be truly killed), Large Size Type 0 and Transformation (Via Titan Form), Magic (Via magic pots and his own power), Fire Manipulation and Breath Attack (Via Dragon Shield and Titan Form Soul Fireballs), Electricity Manipulation (Via his lightning), Statistics Amplification (Via using all of his magic pots), Explosion Manipulation (Via some of his attacks and upon resurrecting/forming his body; explodes upon death sometimes), Magic Absorption, Nullification and Resistance (Via his shield), Natural Weaponry (Is made of snakes; has spikes, claws, sharpened teeth and a tail in his Titan Form), Necromancy (Controls skeletons and the undead in his army), Energy Manipulation and Energy Projection (Via his projectiles), Levitation, Explosive Aura, Soul Manipulation, Telekinesis (Can take weapons from his opponents), Healing and Forcefield Creation (Via his Soul Shield and it's statues), Teleportation (Via portals in his Death Palace and his evasion technique), Intangibility (During Evasion), Morality Manipulation and Corruption (Type 2 Can turn people evil or "dark")
Attack Potency: At least Small Country level (Far stronger than Gilius Thunderhead, Tyris Flare or Ax Battler)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Comparable to the heroes in speed)
Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman (Stronger than the heroes; weighs 667 lbs or 302.546 kg, and he can easily lift more than his body weight)
Striking Strength: At least Small Country level
Durability: At least Small Country level (Can tank blows from multiple heroes at once; took minimal damage from Tyris Flare's Golden Axe strikes)
Stamina: Unknown likely Athletic (Can fight multiple heroes at once)
Range: Several Meters little farther than extended melee range due to his immense size (8'2" or 2.5 meters), to Tens of Meters with his ranged attacks
Standard Equipment: The Golden Axe, a regular great axe, magic pots, a large greatsword and his Dragonhead Shield
Intelligence: At least Gifted, likely higher (Tricked humanity and stole the Golden Axe, using it to ravage the world, conquer many countries and continents and start the Era of Darkness; is an extremely skilled warrior; leads large armies of soldiers, knights and monsters; has concocted and enacted many plans to rule over the entire world as it's one true emperor)
Weaknesses: If his shield is broken he loses some of his abilities; possibly requires his helmet to resurrect, but this could also just be artistic liberty; cannot attack his opponents while inside the Soul Shield
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Titan Form: Can transform into a large snake beast by dropping his equipment and shedding his armor
*Normal and Special Moves:
**Dragon Breath: The dragon head on his shield breathes a potent stream of fire or can blast a fireball at the opponent
**Lightning: The dragon head can breathe lightning and Death Adder can summon it himself
**Death Wave: A move in which Death Adder slams the ground and creates one or more waves/surges that can be made out of magic, soul energy or explosive energy depending on which he uses
**Falling Sky: An enhanced dropkick
**Aura: Can activate his aura which knocks back and staggers all opponents around him
**Sword Slam: Jumps into the air and slams downwards with his sword, resulting in an effect similar to his Aura attack
**Evasion: Death Adder laughs while warping behind his opponent
**Death Sphere: Creates a large ball of energy that has massive destructive capabilities
**Sweep Kick: Has a sweep kick that appears similar to M. Bison's low heavy kick
**Dash Back: Dashes backward quickly with assistance from his levitation
**Dash Forward: Leaps forward and shoulder checks his opponent
**Soul Fireball (Can be launched from his tail and mouth in Titan Form)
**Soul Shield: There are statues in his Death Palace that can form an impregnable magic-based soul forcefield around himself that heals his wounds; the only way to stop the forcefield is to destroy the statues
*Hyper Magic:
**Soul Taker: After using all of his magic pots to power up, he can grab his opponent and start generating power. The two are then surrounded by electricity forming a dome over them, then in a burst of light a giant beam erupts from the two, hurting Death Adder but doing immense damage to the opponent by attacking their energy/soul
==Gallery==
Death-adder-golden-axe-the-duel-win.png|Death Adder Victory Sprite in Golden Axe: The Duel
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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