Mahabalasura's Demon Army

**Mahabalasura's Demon Army** is the main antagonistic faction in Raji : An Ancient Epic. They are evil, horrifying and grotesque beings who serve Mahabalasura and pose a threat to Raji and anyone else who stand in his way.

**STORY**

Demons existed in the world just like the Gods and tormented anyone weaker than them like Humans only to be stopped and killed by the Gods. They were soon united by the demon lord Mahabalasura to wage a war on humanity and spread chaos and destruction all over the world. But after he killed Bhoomi Devi, Lord Shiva imprisoned him and the other demons. They escaped captivity after many years and again on Mahabalasura's orders, started spreading death and destruction in order to take revenge on the Devas.

In the introduction of Raji: An ancient Epic,an army of demons lay waste to the Raksha Bandhan carnival where Raji and Golu,two orphaned circus performer siblings work.Two of them abduct Golu and take him away in a cart while Raji is left unconscious. Raji encounters and kills many demons having various powers and abilities such as the Chieftain and Rangda before her final fight with Mahabalasura.

**APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY**

Demons are a symbol of evil. They are wicked, cruel, hateful, sadistic, deceitful, prideful etc by nature and ugly, horrifying or grotesque by appearance.They have various powers and abilities

**TYPES**

Demons are of many types. Each with different abilities and powers. These are as follows:

* **Gadasura** - These demons are huge,vicious brutes who simply use a club as their only weapon.Appear from The Ruins.There are three types:the normal brown colored Gadasura,the grey Rajagadasura with a Balinese looking demonic face and the reddish Maharajagadasura who has the unique ability to summon damage-causing illusion forms.
* **Tezabsura** - These ugly one eyed frog-like demons simply vomit acid or lava in many forms. Appear from The Ruins.
* **Mahinasura** - These monkey-like demons are agile and use their claws and tails to attack. Appear from the Fortress of Jaidhar level.They come as both the small,baby or the larger adult versions.
* **Vayusura** - These flying bat-like demons create energy balls and launch them to cause damage. Appear from the Hiranya Nagari level.
* **Jalasura** - These mechanical demons resemble giant eyes and shoot energy rays. Appear from the Hiranya Nagari level.
* **Ninjasura** - These fighter demons are swift and agile and use dual swords. Appear only in the Land of the Mystics level.
* **Demon Battle Totems** - These flying demon statues summon the creatures. Appear only in Land of the Mystics level.
* **Chieftain**- This powerful demon having two faces has a very huge appearance,even larger than the different versions of the Gadasura. He wields two morning stars,spiked clubs attached to a chain that can inflict long ranged damage with various attacks.He also can breathe fire from his other mouth by cracking his bones and moving very fast.He isthe main boss in the Jaidhar Fortress Level

(It should be noted that many of the above mentioned demons come in various forms and their abilities may change as well.)

**TRIVIA**

* The Gadasuras are the most accurate portrayal of demons in Hinduism,but demons in Hindu Itihasa wielded various kinds of weapons.
* Many of the demons are named after their powers or qualities (Gada - club, Tezab - acid, Jala - water)