Basileus
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| Basileus | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Race | Undead |
| Gender | Male |
| Size | Normal |
| Means of Travel | On Foot, Mount |
| Status | |
| Occupation | Dead Lord |
| Armament | |
| Main Weapon | Dual Swords |
| Armor | Heavy |
| Type of Attack | Melee |
| Relations | |
| Enemies | Death |
| Allies | Achidna (mount) |
| Voice | |
| Actor Name (en) | Fred Tatasciore |
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| “ | I hoped that a champion would arise who could face the Corruption. And you have come far, Horseman. A pity, that your journey ends here. – Basileus to Death before he attacks him | ” |
Basileus is the third and final of the Dead Lords in Darksiders II.
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Biography
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OriginEdit
Sworn to serve the Lord of Bones, the King of the Dead, Basileus, along with the other Dead Lords, abandoned their duties when the Lord of Bones refused to acknowledge their warnings of Corruption. For this betrayal, the Lord of Bones dearly punished the Court, who fled to their respective tombs.
Darksiders IIEdit
| “ | You forget your station Nephilim. You may be a Horseman. But I am a Lord of the Dead. – Basileus mocks Death's attempts to reunite the Dead Court | ” |
After Death recruited the other two Dead Lords, Phariseer and Judicator, Basileus appeared in Judicator's Tomb to issue a challenge to Death to prove himself by completing the trial known as the Psychameron. At the end of the Psychameron, Basileus awaited with his mount, the vile spider queen Achidna. After being defeated, Basileus surrendered to Death and agreed to follow him back to the Lord of Bones. Once Death brought the Dead Lords to the Lord of Bones, however, the King of the Dead summarily executed all three of them as punishment for betraying him.
TriviaEdit
- Basileus's mount, Achidna, looks very similar to Silitha from Darksiders.
- "Basileus" is a Greek word that means "king" or "sovereign".
- Of the three dead lords Death subdues Basileus is subdued in the most violent way.
- Basileus may be suffering from mild Corruption. When Death meets him for the first time, Basileus preaches on Corruption's behalf, stating that the Kingdom of the Dead already belongs to Corruption. He also has what appears to be tiny Corruption spikes coming out of his chest.
