The Icon of Sin

The Icon of Sin in his reconstruction chamber

"*A great being known as the Icon of Sin threatens existence as we know it.*" -Ghost

## Description

The Icon of Sin is one of the 7 Lords of Hell, representing the deadly sin of Wrath. He is a mastermind with the goal of conquering the mortal realm, starting with Earth. He leads the Order of Wrath alongside Vice and has a strong connection with the Cardinal. He is being reconstructed from his fatal injuries inflicted by the Slayer and later Godzilla. Currently, the Icon of Sin has several industrial machines holding him in place inside of his wall stockade to prevent him from moving and interrupting the reconstruction process.

## Biography

### Early Life

The Icon of Sin was appointed as the Lord of Wrath approximately 95,000 years (549 Earth years) ago.

In 2001, the Icon of Sin formed the Order of Wrath, which only consisted of Brutus the Maniacal, the Cardinal, Krekka, the Spiderdemon Mastermind, and the Cyberdemon Lord.

### The Phobos Incident

In 2022, the Icon of Sin appointed the Spiderdemon Mastermind in command of Dis and prepared for an invasion of Earth and the solar system. After Deimos' capture by the demonic forces, the Icon of Sin appointed the Cyberdemon Lord to construct the Tower of Babel near the Union Aerospace Corporation compound on the surface of the moon. The Icon of Sin, seeing the power of the Slayer, decided to construct a foil to stop the Slayer should he ever enter Hell, leading to the creation of Vice.

### The First Hell Invasion

After the death of the Spiderdemon Mastermind at the hands of the Slayer, the arena collapsed on top of the Icon of Sin's cavern, causing major damages to his body and requiring him to undergo serious repairs. Later, in an attempt to close the portal to Hell on Earth, the Slayer confronts the Icon of Sin underneath Dis, killing him by firing rockets into his exposed brain. His death throes were so intense that Dis collapsed from underneath and buried the Icon's body, forming the Necropolis.

### Maykr Control

Vice, who was still alive and hidden from Earth's knowledge, formed a deal with the Maykrs from Urdak, agreeing to serve the Maykrs. In return, the Maykrs revived the Icon of Sin using the soul of Valen's lost son. However, the Maykrs double crossed Vice and, instead of returning the Icon of Sin to his place as the Lord of Wrath, enslaved him as a tool with the purpose to destroy Earth should it be necessary. The Icon of Sin was also outfitted with Maykr-styled armor.

After the Khan Maykr's death at the hands of the Slayer in 2036, the remainder of the Maykr council agreed to release the Icon of Sin on Earth. They programmed an Urdak Portal to an unsuspecting city in California by the name of Greenfield and unleashed the Icon of Sin. The Slayer followed the Icon through the city as he destroyed skyscrapers. The Slayer finally caught up to him and confronted him on top of a building. After a brutal battle, the Slayer destroyed the Icon's armor from the waist up and impaled his brain with the Crucible Blade, killing him once again.

Military forces attempted to move the Icon of Sin's body out to sea near the Greenfield power plant. During the night, the Icon's body was found by Samur Maykr, who removed the Crucible Blade from his brain and surged Maykr energy through him, giving him artificial life once again. The Icon of Sin rose by the morning, but was intercepted by Godzilla, who had been cruising offshore near California. The two engaged in combat, destroying much of the old power plant. Godzilla eventually gained the upper hand and melted through the Icon of Sin's still exposed flesh using its atomic breath. The Icon of Sin fell back to Earth, dead, yet again.

A few days after the battle, Victor von Doom arrived on the scene of the fallen Icon and prepared a ritual, banishing him from stepping foot on Earth. The Icon of Sin's dismembered remains were then sent back to Hell, where Vice located them and began another reconstruction process.

### Dark Lord of Hell

Vice had commissioned the Icon of Sin's Stronghold on an island in the vast Abil-Ilishu ocean. The stronghold would serve as a defensive fortress to provide protection for the vulnerable Icon of Sin. After Vice retrieved the Reality Stone, he placed it inside the Icon of Sin's brain to revive him.

After the final battle of the United States Military and Union Aerospace Corporation's joint campaign in Hell, Vice executed Davoth, who had been injured by Master Chief and Cyrus during the battle and fled. Vice, assuming the title of Dark Lord of Hell, immediately bestowed the title upon the Icon of Sin.

Later, the Icon of Sin ordered Nero the Ripper to speak with Moloch in terms of reuniting the Council of Lords for the first time in thousands of years.

Near the end of 2036, the Slayer and Ghost went on a covert operation to infiltrate the Stronghold. There, they discovered the Icon of Sin but were forced to flee using one of his Soul Cubes.

## Personality and traits

The Icon of Sin, as the Lord of Wrath, is incredibly vengeful and will not hesitate to see someone executed for inconveniencing him. After his mind was enslaved for so long, however, it has affected his intuition and ability to make smart decisions, requiring Vice to act as his advisor. The Icon of Sin is the only Lord of Hell truly interested in conquering the mortal realm, as the other Lords, such as Moloch, so very little interest of anything outside their own territory.

## Powers and abilities

The Icon of Sin's extreme size puts his strength several levels above all the other Lords of Hell. He has the ability to create any demon at will using his Soul Cubes. He used this ability to construct Vice in his own image. As a Lord of Hell, he has total manipulation of argent energy in the immediate area. Since he possesses the Reality Stone, he also has complete control over physical reality in the area.

## Trivia

* The Icon of Sin speaks in reverse as a reference to his voiceover from Doom 2.
* Several people claim to have killed the Icon of Sin, however the Slayer and Godzilla are the only ones to actually have done it.