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7. Spectre

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Campaign 1 could be said to have had two big bads: Joker, the terrifying maniac behind many of No Man's Lands worst events, and Neron aka the Demons Three, the continuous supernatural antagonist(s) that would show up at our most sensitive moments to mock and deride us for our failures, all the while serving as a legitimate major threat. In campaign 2, the big bads are a little more clear-cut: Darkseid, the massive interstellar overlord that seems to lead all of our enemies, and the Spectre, the vengeful fist of god that's gone rampant and is slaughtering magic-users and naysayers with violent disregard.

Now Darkseid didn't make this ranking or any other, which makes sense given we've never actually met him, only dealt with his vast masses of followers. But Spectre? We've fuckin met Spectre, and he is terrifying every time. With how much I loved Neron in campaign 1 it should be no surprise really how well Spectre does with me here, with the extra bonus of me already liking Spectre as a character prior to the campaign.

The limits to Spectre's power seem incomporable; he's a horrifying enough threat that every magician in the world has found themselves in hiding, for the thought that Spectre might come and evicerate them. There was a moment in campaign 1 with Bug-Eyed Bandit, a low-level supervillain turned Knightsdome competitor turned Obrov's close friend. Obrov jokingly mocked Superman aloud and in good fun, but BEB immediately showed fear, as doing so breaks a sort of unspoken rule amongst petty villains; don't mock Superman out loud, because he could easily hear you and kick your ass. Now, Superman's gotta better things to do and wouldn't actually concern himself with something so petty. Probably. But Spectre? He would and has. You insult the Spectre in open air, you die. Simple as that.

He's one of the most constant terrors of the campaign. We might go 30+ straight sessions without seeing him, but the thought in the back of your mind is always there. If you're not careful, Spectre might show up and wreck your shit. If you ARE careful, Spectre might STILL show up and wreck your shit just to spite you. If Spectre ever managed to somehow get into the Oblivion Bar, it might mean the very end of the world as we know it.

So many of the campaign's moments come directly as a result of the big green giant's direct interactions, whether it's absolutely destroying Brucke der Dunen and Blackbriar Thorn or Shazam and the Rock of Eternity or just a simple Star Sapphire, he's always out there, and he's always stronger than you by a trillionfold.

Hint for #6: This character falls just short of the top 5