Dread Overlord Splaarghön

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**Dread Overlord Splaarghön**, or simply **Splaarghön**, is the overarching antagonist of season two, debuting in Dawn of the Underlord. Being the powerful leader of the Underlords, he commands his team to assist his goal in destroying all life and conquering the multiverse.

## Personality

Splaarghön has shown himself to be very cruel and merciless, constantly intimidating both his allies and enemies. When needed, he will manipulate one's mindset to whatever he wishes, sometimes even possessing or brainwashing others. He is claimed to be cowardly by Agent Fox, as he avoids confronting her by sending the Underlords to battle instead. He has also shown himself to be sometimes lighthearted, apathetic towards the situation and sadistic , especially when playing heavy metal guitar when the A Team are struggling in Let the Games Begin!.

## Appearance

Splaarghön is a massive pink demonic centipede, being much longer than average, along with bearing a pair of horns. He also has no pupils, and is often shown drooling. On the cover of Let the Games Begin!, his body is shown to be rather scuffed up on each of his segments.

## Biography

According to Agent Shortfuse, Splaarghön is trillions of years old and was the force of evil who wanted to take over all the universes, but couldn’t as he didn’t have the ability to independently traverse through space and time and unlock the doorways like Shortfuse (The One) did. And according to Nathan, one day the king of Planet :( (Marmalade’s father) encountered a wormhole with freak amounts of energy while cursing on his spaceship and tried to absorb it. However, the king saw a vision of Splaarghön and the centipede’s destruction of the multiverse and later forbade the aliens (especially Marmalade) from using it.

## Abilities

### **Multiversal Lordship**

Splaarghön has rulership over the entire multiverse, except for Snake's dimension prior to Dawn of the Underlord, which he's since gained access to.

### **Corruption Inducement**

Splaarghön is able to corrupt nearly anyone he wishes, with the exceptions of Fox and Piranha. He does such by playing a melody on his guitar, which will brainwash anyone who hears it nearly immediately.

### **Upgrading Subordination**

In exchange for swearing loyalty and joining the Underlords, Splaarghön can grant a variety of enhancements to the recipient, ranging from superpowers, mutation, and even universal lordship.

### **Possession**

When needed, Splaarghön can possess and control the body of any being he chooses, having been shown to be possessing Snake in Cut to the Chase.

### **Astral Projection**

Splaarghön is able to project a spiritual version of himself and communicate with the Underlords throughout any dimension, although he is unable to see outside activity aside from the person he's contacting.

### **Musical Name**

Mentioning Splaarghön’s name invokes a heavy metal guitar tune to be played.

### **Primordial Being**

Like Shortfuse, Splaarghön has existed since the beginning of time and is trillions of years old.

### **Absolute Travel**

Whilst he was unable to originally, Splaarghön has gradually learned how to travel across the entire multiverse and the dimensions it contains, using his manipulation tactics to find further doorways for him to explore until he gained complete access.

## Relationships

### **Mr. Snake**

You heard me, serpent. It's time to fulfill your destiny.
Snake: My...
Your entire life, you've been misunderstood, hated, and feared.
Snake: Well, yes, but then Wolf...
Your entire life, you've felt destined for something more.
Snake: Yeah, but...
You've been hated and feared because you just can't hide your true nature.
Snake: Oh, so this is the part where you call me a **mean little snake,** is it?
***NO.** You are not mean ENOUGH! Stop wasting your time trying to be loved. Wake up, child! That is not your path. Deep down, you've always known what you are. You are the poiiisssoooonous child of dread. You are the magniiiffficent darkness. You are the **end of all light.***

## Relationship Status

### Relationship Status

Master and Servant

Splaarghön serves as a sort of highly abusive employer towards Snake, especially using tactics of emotional and psychological abuse to force Snake into assisting his conquest of multiversal domination and corrupting his friends. He had first contacted Snake midway through Dawn of the Underlords, realizing Snake’s questioning of purpose regarding his superpowers. Splaarghon would tempt and convince Snake he had a purpose by opening a doorway into the multiverse. Once he did so, he took advantage of Snake’s vulnerability and corrupt him into one of his Underlords. From then on, he continuously torments Snake, enslaving him and acting cruel, ruthless, and remorselessly towards him. He often manipulates Snake into committing heinous acts towards his allies, despite Snake’s opposition. However, he also displays a form of faith and care towards him, often referring to him as “my child”, tending to him in moments of emotion, and showing favoritism towards him compared to the rest of the Underlords. Such acts are merely a façade to gain Snake’s trust. If Snake makes mistakes, Splaarghön typically berates and mocks him in response. In some cases, Splaarghön will even possess Snake and complete a task himself. Eventually, his corruptive powers and manipulation lead to Snake willingly enjoying his role, and Splaarghön became more proud of his villainous actions. He’d even assist Snake in one case, as he helped him successfully corrupt Shark and Hogwild into Underlords.

### **Underlords**

Albeit having not been nearly as much displayed compared to Snake, Splaarghön is also a cruel and abusive employer towards the Underlords. Similarly, he also found the rest of the Underlords in separate dimensions and used means of manipulation to convert them into Underlords. However, the rest of Underlords are far more experienced, which leads to Splaarghön treating them somewhat better, although there isn’t too much improvement. Notably, all of the Underlords display immense loyalty and praise towards Splaarghön despite his abuse, presumably due to even further corruption and brainwashing by him. Regardless of such praise, Splaarghön still continues to rebuke all of his servants.

### **Agent Fox**

Fox was presumed to be Splaarghön’s mortal enemy and biggest threat against his goal. Claimed to be “the only creature in the multiverse that can stop him”, Splaarghön’s number one priority is to eliminate her and those assisting her by any means necessary. However, he’s too cowardly to do such, so that priority is handed over to the Underlords. He meets Fox face-to-face in Cut to the Chase, mocking her appearance before overwhelming her to the point of collapsing. Her unexpected appearance only leads to further mocking by him.

The two would meet physically at the end of Let the Games Begin! After cheering at the B-Team’s mistake, Splaarghön would debut by towering over Fox, and with Fox seemingly accepting her fate, Splaarghön flops on top of her, crushing her to death gleefully before retreating.
### **Buck Thunders**

Buck is a spy sent by Splaarghön, instructed to join the B-Team and notify him of The Others’ location in exchange for becoming an Underlord. Buck was mostly successful, putting on a convincing, heroic demeanor and even locating The Others. However, he made the mistake of claiming he himself was an Other in order to gain praise, and the actual Others called him out on such lies, exposing his façade. As he ran to contact Splaarghön telepathically, Splaarghön clearly showed annoyance and a lack of care towards him. Before Buck could disclose The Others’ location, he was stopped and prevented from speaking. Splaarghön blamed such on a poor signal, as if the exchange was through a phone call, and left him alone, requesting he calls him back once he got a “better signal”.

## Quotes

Snake: What? No...I don't have...
Don't lie. I know all. You saw a pathetic, powerless creature, hated and feared. That's always been your nightmare, hasn't it?
Snake: Yes...but then Wolf...
***The wolf** hasn't changed **anything!** The world still sees you as a **loathsome snake.** But let me tell you a secret. **You** shouldn't fear **nightmares.** You **ARE** the **nightmare.** **You are the dark lord of serpents, and it is time to accept it. Sound good?***