Demon Lord was a term used to refer to powerful demons dedicated to conquest and domination.[1][2]
History
Lords of Los Angeles
During the Fall of Los Angeles, several demons ruled over areas of hellish Los Angeles.[3][4] Some of them, like Kr'ph or Non, were previously nothing more than "bottom-feeders" who took advantage of the chaos to climb up in the new system.[5][6]
Most of L.A.'s Lords were killed by the explosions of their Hagun shafts, provided to them by Bro'os, Lord of Santa Monica, who betrayed his fellow Lords to Angel in exchange for his life.[7] Lorne, Lord of Silver Lake, remained the sole authority figure over the city until its restoration.[7][8]
Thanks to the temporal fold the Senior Partners performed to undo Angel's death, all the dead Lords were resurrected; those who Bro'os had betrayed exacted revenge on the demon loan shark.[9]
Demon triumvirate
The Mistress, the Sculptor, and the Soul Glutton were Demon Lords who individually ruled over sirens,[10] flesh golems,[11] and his hell dimension.[12] They joined forces against the Scooby Gang,[13] using the Restless Door to overwhelm the Earth with demon invasions.[14][15]
Archaeus
Archaeus was the demon whose essence was present in the Master's bloodline, reaching and influencing notorious vampires such as the Master himself, Darla, Angel, Drusilla, and Spike. He emerged from his hell following the restoration of magic and began hunting in San Francisco,[16] where he sought to control Angel and Spike, but their souls and connection with the Scooby Gang prevented Archaeus from succeeding.[17][18]
Not to repeat his failure, Archaeus sought Drusilla in London and had her siring an army of new vampires[19] to fight for control of the magic in Magic Town.[2] However, Archaeus' battle was undermined when Angel's allies gathered to help him despite the danger, which made Archaeus's "family" withdraw and leave him alone to be sealed by the magic itself.[20]
Examples
- Archaeus[1]
- Bro'os — Lord of Santa Monica[4]
- Burge — Lord of Downtown L.A.[3]
- Illyria — co-Lord of Beverly Hills[21]
- Kr'ph — Lord of Westwood[3]
- Lorne — Lord of Silver Lake[22]
- Mistress[23]
- Non — Lord of Beverly Hills[24] (former)[21]
- Sculptor[11]
- Soul Glutton[23]
- Spike — co-Lord of Beverly Hills[21]
- Lord of Burbank[4]
- Lord of Century City[4]
- Lord of Compton[4]
- Lord of Sherman Oaks[4]
- Lord of Weho[4]
Behind the scenes
- Demon Lords from non-canonical sources are Belphegor, the Darkhul King, K'adolh, Krathalal, Ky-Laag, Qin, Samhain, and Skrymir.
Appearances
Canonical
| Angel: After the Fall | |||||||||||
| After the Fall, Part 1 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 2 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 3 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 4 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 5 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 6 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 7 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 8 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 9 Appears | |||
| After the Fall, Part 10 Mention |
After the Fall, Part 11 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 12 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 13 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 14 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 15 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 16 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 17 Absent |
Epilogue Appears | |||
| Spike | |||||||||||
| Asylum, Part 1 Absent |
Asylum, Part 2 Absent |
Asylum, Part 3 Absent |
Asylum, Part 4 Absent |
Asylum, Part 5 Absent |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 1 Mention |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 2 Appears |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 3 Appears |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 4 Appears | |||
| Alone Together Now Absent |
What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas Absent |
Everybody Loves Spike Absent |
You Haven't Changed a Bit Absent |
Bedknobs and Boomsticks Absent |
Something Borrowed Absent |
Give and Take Absent |
Stranger Things Absent |
Spike: Into the Light Absent | |||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
| New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Absent |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Absent |
New Rules, Part 5 Absent |
I Wish, Part 1 Absent |
I Wish, Part 2 Appears |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Appears |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Appears |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Appears | ||
| Love Dares You, Part 1 Appears |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Appears |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Mention |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Appears |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 1 Mention |
Old Demons, Part 2 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 3 Appears |
Freaky Giles Day Mention |
Triggers Absent | ||
| In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Mention |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Mention |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Appears |
Own It, Part 1 Absent |
Own It, Part 2 Absent |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
| "Where Are They Now?" Absent | |||||||||||
| Angel & Faith: Season 10 | |||||||||||
| Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 1 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 2 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 3 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 4 Absent |
Old Habits Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 1 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 2 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 3 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 4 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 5 Absent | ||
| United, Part 1 Absent |
United, Part 2 Absent |
United, Part 3 Absent |
United, Part 4 Absent |
Fight or Flight Mention |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 1 Mention |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 2 Mention |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 3 Vision |
A Little More than Kin, Part 1 Mention |
A Little More than Kin, Part 2 Appears | ||
| A Tale of Two Families, Part 1 Appears |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 2 Appears |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 3 Appears |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 4 Appears |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 5 Appears | |||||||
Other
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