The Order of Wrath

A marble carving seen commonly in the Wrath Region.

"*You, as a creation of Davoth... Will be the first to witness the rise of the New Demonic Order."* -Vice, addressing the Superior Slayer

## Description

The Order of Wrath, known simply as the "Demon Order", is a collective of the Icon of Sin's top commanders. They differ from the lesser commanders by receiving orders directly from the Icon of Sin or Vice, and each have command of the entire Wrath Army. Each member of the Order is selected directly by the Icon of Sin or Vice to be inducted.

### Members

* Vice
* Cardinal
* Superior Slayer
* Brutus the Maniacal (deceased)
* Abaddon (deceased)
* Sabaoth
* Anari (formerly)
* Axys (deceased)
* Tarmashin
* Oxisurus
* Shyelin
* Argevor
* Burdik (formerly)
* Akamai the Martyr
* Drothak
* Reaver (formerly)
* Astreth
* Orketh
* Agonor
* Nero the Ripper (temporarily)
* Krekka
* Serpentarous (formerly)
* Deag Khali
* Spiderdemon Mastermind (deceased)
* Cyberdemon Lord (deceased)

## History

The Order was formed in 2001 by the Icon of Sin with the purpose of establishing a chain of command within the Wrath Army.

### The Phobos Incident

In 2022, the Spiderdemon Mastermind is put in command of Dis. The Cyberdemon Lord was put in command of operations on Phobos and Deimos. Both of these members were killed by the Slayer soon after. The Order remained mostly hidden for the remainder of the first Hell Invasion, with members such as Anari carrying out covert operations against survivor holdouts. By the end of the invasion, the Icon of Sin had been killed by the Slayer and Vice assumed the position of leader.

### Mephisto's Rule

Mephisto, a demon lord from another realm, saw that the Order was in need of a leader, and convinced Vice to let him lead the order in return for the reconstruction of the Icon of Sin. Under Mephisto's rule, the Order expanded and saw the entry of several new members, including Burdik, Serpentarous, and Reaver. In 2028, Mephisto waged war against the Lord of Greed, Moloch. The Order carried out several major operations, expanding the Region of Wrath. The Order's advance was stopped a few miles away from Pandemonium, the capital of the Region of Greed.

In 2030, Vice secretly formed a deal with the Khan Maykr, pledging the entirety of the Order and the Wrath Army to her cause in return for her resurrection of the Icon of Sin.

In 2034, the Icon of Sin's Stronghold was constructed and became the headquarters for the Order.

The Order was mostly inactive during the second Hell Invasion in 2036. However, Mephisto later revealed the existence of the Order to the Slayer after being defeated in in a fight. Mephisto was approached by Vice and faked his death because he sought greater ambitions that were hindered by his allegiance with the Order.

### Davoth's Rule

After Mephisto's departure, Davoth, the Dark Lord of Hell at the time, took notice of the efforts of the Order of Wrath. Fearing that the Slayer would set his sights on destroying him, Davoth allied with the Order and assumed control over it with little objection from Vice. Under Davoth's rule, the Slayer was killed and the Order further expanded. Vice retrieved the Reality Stone in secret with the intention of reviving the Icon of Sin himself.

By the end of the United States and Union Aerospace Corporation's joint campaign against hell, the Order fought off the attacking forces from the Stronghold. Davoth, injured from the battle, met Vice on top of the mountain. Vice executed Davoth with his axe and assumed the title of Dark Lord of Hell.

### Icon of Sin's Resurrection

Vice used the Reality Stone to resurrect the Icon of Sin and granted him the title of Dark Lord of Hell. Under the Icon's rule again, the Order expanded greatly and pressed their offensive back to Earth. Near the end of 2036, the Slayer and Ghost discovered the Icon of Sin's reconstruction chamber, realizing that the Icon's return would be catastrophic.

As of 2037, the Order is preparing the third Hell Invasion and the completion their final goal, the Living End.

## Trivia

* The Order was originally an idea by Sixgill and Skwid from Replay to have more memorable demon characters.
* The first Order members to be created were Cardinal (originally just called the Arch Vile) and Brutus.
* The Order is often compared as a par to other villain groups, such as the 12 Kizuki and the Brotherhood of Makuta.