Chernabog (Season 4)

Gargoyle

The Chernabog

Chernabog was a lesser demon created by the demon lord Esregon to serve him. Esregon forced Chernabog to become Dracula's servant, which the demon was unhappy about. Dracula sent Chernabog to find the person who has the darkest heart, but the Blue Fairy freed him from his service to Dracula and Chernabog trapped the vampire in a magical coffin. Chernabog then allowed himself to be trapped in Bald Mountain, as the Blue Fairy's magic wouldn't last forever. Eventually, he was trapped in the Sorcerer's Hat and brought to Storybrooke, where he wrecked the town trying to find the darkest heart and was eventually killed by Emma Swan. Dracula later revived him and Chernabog became his servant once again.

## History

### Servitude To Dracula

Ersegon created Chernabog to serve him in the "worse place". After Esregon branded Radu Tepes with the Mark of Esregon, he ordered Chernabog to be Radu's minion. Chernabog objected to this, saying that demons should not serve humans, but Esregon forced him to become Radu's servant anyway. Chernabog was tasked by Radu, who renamed himself Dracula, to find the person with the greatest potential for darkness, as they could be possessed by Esregon. However, Chernabog didn't find much darkness in the Land Without Color. Dracula told this to Esregon, who opened a portal to the Enchanted Forest. While Dracula began to conquer the Enchanted Forest, Chernabog located the darkest heart in Nimue, the current Dark One. He attempted to capture her, and she escaped after a battle with the demon. Chernabog was then temporarily freed from his service to Dracula by the Blue Fairy after making a wish. He returned to Dracula and trapped him in a magical coffin before sending his army to the "worse place" using magic. Chernabog had the Blue Fairy trap him in Bald Mountain, as eventually her power would fade and he would return to being Dracula's servant and searching for the darkest heart.

### Guarding The Dark Curse

Eventually, this did happen, and Chernabog was forced to follow Dracula's last order- locate the darkest heart. However, he couldn't leave Bald Mountain, so he couldn't search for it in the outside world. The fairies used him to help guard the Dark Curse, as he would attack whoever came into the mountain to obtain the darkness in their heart. At one point, Rumplestiltskin and the Queens of Darkness managed to retrieve the Dark Curse. Later, Rumple came back with the Sorcerer's hat (which he had stolen from the Apprentice) and absorbed Chernabog into it. The Apprentice reclaimed the hat with help from Prince Charming and Snow White, but refrained from releasing Chernabog.

### Death and Resurrection

He was eventually released from the hat by Regina Mills, who was attempting to free the fairies. Chernabog began destroying the town in search of the darkest heart, which he found in Emma Swan. Emma and Regina combined their powers to drive him away, but he continued attacking the town. Emma and Regina drove over to the town line and Chernabog attacked their car. Regina teleported out of the car to attract Chernabog's attention, but he continued trying to get Emma. She slammed on the brakes, sending Chernabog flying toward the town line. When he crossed it, he was turned to dust, as he could not exist without magic and there wasn't any outside the town. Two years later, Dracula resurrected him using Regina's blood.

### Assault on Storybrooke

The vampire sent Chernabog to rip out Gold's heart. Chernabog accomplished this, but was attacked by Emma and Regina and forced to surrender the heart after a magical battle led to him being trapped in Regina's mirror. He escaped the mirror and they battled him again, but he simply flew back to the cemetery, where he was berated and punished with torture by an irate Dracula.

## Powers And Abilities

**Demon Magic:** He is able to cast spells by channeling demonic energy from his soul.

* **Superhuman Strength:** He is incredibly strong, even stronger than Dracula.
* **Flight:** He has wings.
* **Size-Shifting:** He can shrink to the size of a human.
* **Pyrokinesis:** He can conjure and throw fireballs, and can manipulate fire.
* **Heart-Ripping:** He can rip out someone's heart in order to control or kill them.
* **Telekinesis:** He can move things without touching them.
* **Mirror Enchantments:** He can use mirrors to spy on people and communicate with them.
* **World-Crossing:** He can travel between worlds at will.

### Former Magical Abilities

* **Darkness Manipulation:** He possessed the ability to manipulate darkness, but later lost that ability when he was healed by Regina.