Yaldabaoth

**Yaldabaoth**, also known as **The Demiurge**, is the first demiurge and the main antagonist of the Gnostics. He is the shadow of God and one of the primal sources and origin of evil, being the very embodiment of ignorance.

## Physical Appearence

Yaldabaoth's true form is depicted as a giant serpent with a lion's face, but he can change that appearance to something more frightening or demonic. During ancient times, he used to appear as an old man with a white beard, similar to one of the human forms of God, probably to deceive his followers by pretending to be God.

## Biography

### Background

Yaldabaoth was born when Sophia, the Aeon of Wisdom taking the primordial concepts and forces of the Boundless Void with Elohim's help, however, she did not have the divine spark of God Himself, thus born Yaldabaoth. But, unkowingly his birth left the realm in a state of instabilities as the result of her meddling without approval from her superiors, feeling ashamed of the abomination, she create him a throne covered by the great clouds. The Yaldabaoth, now naming himself Demiurge is unaware of all of this. that he is created by Sophia, that there are realms and beings beyond his strength. He concluded that only "HE" is alone in the existence, falling into a delusion that is God, with the powers of both light and darkness, The Demiurge begins to shape the great clouds into the physical realm, mimicking how God create all in six days, instead of just Angels, however. The Demiurge created the seven Archons to act as Emissary of the Divine. However, when the first man and the second woman fell from the Garden of Eden, Yaldabaoth trapped their essence in a mortal and material body, forcing them to live a painful and difficult existence.

As a result, human souls becomes ensnared within the physical embodiments of humanity, trapped within the material cosmos. The primary objective of Gnostic movements often revolved around the awakening of this inner spark, enabling individuals to reconnect with the higher, immaterial realms from which it originally emanated.

Although he was actively antagonized by Satan and his demons, Yaldabaoth was in no way offended or threatened by him; in fact, he enjoyed using Satan as a common enemy, a weapon against his mortal enemies.

When Elohim was the Ruler of Universe, Yaldabaoth acted as an instrument of his anger, although he still had some autonomy, he was responsible for raising several tyrants and dictators throughout history responsible for great deeds. When Jehovah took over and Yaldabaoth was dismissed, Yaldabaoth remained interfering in the world in a more discreet way, causing catastrophes and raising up tyrants. Yaldabaoth ends up not getting along well with War, as the latter overthrew many of the tyrants that Yaldabaoth raised through the conflicts.

## Personality

Yaldabaoth possesses a complex and complicated personality, as although he is an agent and minor embodiment of Law, Order and Light, he is also the literal embodiment of Control and Tyranny.

Yaldabaoth generally adopts a friendly, relaxed, and charming demeanor, presenting himself as an agent of law and order. Although he is indeed an agent of law and order, this behavior is a facade that hides a ruthless, merciless and cold being, willing to commit acts of mass genocide and planetary catastrophes for what he considers to be just.

Being the literal incarnation of Control, Yaldabaoth is a control freak, everything has to go as he wants when he wants, and if something goes wrong, Yaldabaoth reacts with anger and takes it out on the nearest thing, showing low tolerance for frustration, Yaldabaoth craves power and absolute and indisputable authority over all things and would do anything to achieve this, being willing to even challenge superior beings, showing a severe and delusional megalomania. Also being the literal incarnation of Tyranny, Yaldabaoth appears cold and absolute in his decisions, governing through fear and severely punishing anyone who goes against him. Yaldabaoth also appears to be unable to see anything else as more than mere toys, a common trait in sociopaths and psychopaths.

Yaldabaoth is also shown to be extremely egocentric and narcissistic, since, being alone at the time of his creation and not having had any interaction with higher beings until Adam and Eve fell from the Garden of Eden, Yaldabaoth concluded that he was the only being that existed, and knowing of his enormous power, he became convinced that he was God Himself, showing signs of a severe God complex, as Yaldabaoth expects to be revered and worshiped as a deity by inferior beings, this is shown when he manipulates and deceives several prophets and mediums throughout history to direct humans to worship him, he also created the Archons just to serve and worship him. Contrary to popular belief, although initially ignorant, it is eventually discovered that Yaldabaoth is fully aware of everything that exists above him and/or came before, but his ego causes him to ignore/underestimate this, genuinely believing that he is God.

He treats humans as if they are just irrational animals that he can do whatever he wants, even towards his greatest devotee or prophet, he sees them just as a bunch of "pets". Some say he is as cruel as the Devil himself, often pretending to be a benevolent and loving god, only to kill his followers and prophets later to pass his time. He also treats everyone as below him, like he is the supreme being. His need to be seen as God was such that although he is truly aware of the "big picture", he distorts and manipulates in favor of his narrative and his God complex, making mortals think that he and his archons are the One True God and his angels, he also makes his followers believe that the Old Gods and New Gods were demons. The Demiurge's manipulation was such that even after the coming of Jesus Christ, his acolytes, afraid of his wrath, distorted the teachings of Jesus, Jehovah and God Himself to maintain the narrative that the Demiurge maintained for centuries.

Despite all this, Yaldabaoth is still an agent of Law and Order, generally not interfering unless the Natural Order is being disturbed, however this did not stop Yaldabaoth from discreetly manipulating events and making small disturbances to get his will done. Additionally, Yaldabaoth appears to have some level of genuine affection for the Archons, although this does not stop him from punishing them severely when they disappoint him.

## Powers and Abilities

Being a Demiurge, Yaldabaoth is one of the most powerful beings in existence, being able to rival the Old Gods and even Archangels in power, with even Gaia and Metatron, the most powerful Old God and the most powerful Archangel respectively, recognizing Yaldabaoth's power and preferring to retreat rather than face him.

* **Demiurge Physiology**: Yaldabaoth is a demiurge, an artificial and flawed version of a Pre-Existential Entity, forged from the primordial concepts and forces of the Boundless Void, but without God's divine spark to tie everything together into a perfect being.
	+ **Immortality**: Yaldabaoth does not age and is immune to disease.
	+ **Nigh-Invulnerability**: Yaldabaoth is invulnerable to virtually everything, except things made from Primorptonite, the power of the Pre-Existential Entities.
	+ **Mid-Tier Nigh-Omnipotence:** As the oldest Demiurge, Yaldabaoth has a tremendously vast supply of supernatural power, making him the most powerful demiurge that ever existed.
		- **Creation**: Yaldabaoth is the creator of the Physical Plane, being responsible for the Big Bang, for the creation of every galaxy, nebula, star, planet, etc. that exists in the Universe. Yaldabaoth was the creator of the Archons.
		- **Reality Warping**: As the creator and ruler of the Physical Plane, Yaldabaoth has the ability to warp reality however he wishes, and even outside of the Physical Plane, Yaldabaoth proves to be a very powerful reality warper. Using this power, Yaldabaoth was able to sweep away the forests of North Africa to create the Sahara Desert, make the earth swallow people, and conjure giants.
		- **Weather Manipulation**: Yaldabaoth is capable of manipulating the weather. Using this power, Yaldabaoth caused the Great Flood by causing intense rain for 40 days straight.
		- **Destruction**: Yaldabaoth can utterly destroy things. With this power, Yaldabaoth was able to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of sulfur and fire, and according to himself, he was responsible for the entire destruction of entire planets.
		- **Soul Manipulation**: Yaldabaoth can create manipulate the soul, the incorporeal and immortal essence of a living thing. Using this power, Yaldabaoth was able to determine that a soul can only exist on the Physical Plane if it has an "anchor", something it can hold onto, be it a body, or in the case of ghosts, some place and/or an object.
		- **Pathokinesis**: Yaldabaoth was responsible for raising several tyrants and dictators throughout history responsible for great deeds by increasing their desire for conquest and power.
		- **Dream Walking**: Yaldabaoth can enter humans' sleep to communicate with them, he can even alter the dream at will. Yaldabaoth had a custom of entering the dreams of his most devout followers and prophets to provide them with knowledge and visions of the future.
		- **Shapeshifiting**: Yaldabaoth is able to shift into whatever form he wants. Because of his fearsome true form, Yaldabaoth often assumes a human form to walk the Earth, and to manifest himself to an individual, this form often varies depending on how the individual in question sees him.
	+ **Mid-Tier Nigh-Omniscience**: Yaldabaoth has a deep understanding of many things, due to him being older than the universe itself. Satan is also aware of almost everything that happens in Creation, including cosmic events that he did not witness.

### Weaknesses

#### Harming, Misleading or Trapping

* **Magic**: Although Yaldabaoth is resistant to magic, he is not completely immune, and some powerful forms of magic, especially Supernatural Magic and Primordial Magic can affect him, and high-level practitioners can even temporarily overcome him.

#### Killing

* **God**: God is the most powerful being in existence and the only one capable of definitively defeating Yaldabaoth.
* **Pre-Existential Entities**: Other pre-existential entities can defeat him if they combine their powers, and while they cannot kill him, they can weaken him.
* **Primorptonite**: Stuff made from Primorptonite can cause lasting damage to Satan and can cripple him to the point of near death.
* **Primordial Sword**: The Primordial Sword is the only weapon powerful enough to kill Yaldabaoth.

## Relationships

### Family

* Mother Goddess - Ancestors
* Aeons - Ancestors
* Sophia - Creator/Mother
* Archons - Creations/Children

### Allies

* Elohim
* Satan

### Enemies

* Rafael von Düsseldorf
* Lilian Revelgould/Fifith Purple Queen