Duke Inferno

Duke Inferno (formal) + Ifrit (informal)

Duke Inferno is a fire demon, but looks somewhat like a wendigo beast. He has the body of a male human, walking elegantly upon two legs and having all the mannerisms of man. In fact, all of his body, except his head and neck, is human like. This of course differs in some places, since his skin is covered by a thick by extremely short ink black fur. He had fur everywhere where there isn't fire; the fur is surprisingly quite soft. Unless it's near areas where fire is present (for example, near his chest and neck, his fur will be much tougher and not as soft since it's near fire). His feet aren't like human feet and instead, he has hooves almost like those of a satyre. His hooves are often not seen since Duke Inferno wears boots specifically for his 'feet'. His boots have raised soles and thick high heels so that they're comfortable. His hands have five fingers each, are covered (like the rest of his body) in a short black fur, and have sharp, pointed black claws at each fingertip.

Duke Inferno's head is the skull of a black ram skull, with two curling horns, one on each side of his head. The inner sections of his ram skull / head are a deep orange, and the nasal ridge, nasal bone and incisive bone have a gradual fade from ebony black to an offset, faded umber color. There are some cracks throughout his skull / head; his sagittal suture that allows the flames from within his inner be seen ever so slightly. Duke Inferno has an inferno inside his skull, and the flames can be seen around his neck like short fur. The fire can also be seen through his eye sockets, although it's a slightly larger flame at his right eye. He does not have flesh eyes or eyes at all, but can still see. He does NOT have lips, and he does NOT have a jaw. Despite this, he can still talk fluidly. At his left eye, Duke Inferno has a golden monocle with a little string of gold that dribbles downwards. On top of his head / skull hovers a small crown of fire (Fetora's Crown). The crown has a centre of thin, pure obsidian, and is surrounded by a small amount of flames.

Duke Inferno wears a white undershirt that's topped by a grey pinstripe tuxedo and an ink black suit blazer over the top. The inside lining of his suit blazer is a deep blood red, and the collar of his white undershirt is neatly folded over it at his neck. Around his neck he wears a matching crimson tie, and the top of it is adorned by a mini spinal chord like decoration of gold. Likewise, there are two little golden accents at the corners of his collar, one on each side. At the right side of his chest (roughly neat his right pectoral) is pinned a golden emblem that has a few small rubies imbedded in it. This is pinned on the V shaped fold of his blazer. Duke Inferno wears straight, skin tight, sallow ash colored trousers and a black leather thigh strap at his left thigh. He wears black boots (as mentioned earlier) that have thigh high heels to accommodate his hooves slightly better.

Personality wise, Duke Inferno is a power hungry tyrant that adores violence and destruction. His very creation is to destroy. He loves the power of being able to snuff out just about anything less significant or less worthy than him beneath his little pinky, even though that doesn't always end up too positively in his favour. He might not always succeed, but he'd be damned if he didn't try anyway. As a massive hypocrite and a heavy narcissist, Duke Inferno is seen as kind that he treats his kin and 'legion' / group (Ever-Flame Mansion) more like actual lifeforms. Tyrant or not, he needs his members to remain, so that means that he wouldn't be down right cruel to them. Well, murder and such ain't out of the question, but Duke Inferno would think twice before sentencing one of his own to death or slaughtering them himself.

Controlling, impatient, selfish, dishonest and cocky, Duke Inferno is the perfect villain. Forget being morally grey, Duke Inferno is the villain that no one can prepare for. He's judgemental, pessimistic, sleazy, confident and blunt, making him exceptionally dangerous when paired with his intelligent side and extreme cunning. Pretentious, secretive, distrustful, blunt, he's got it all. He isn't lovable, he can't be changed, he is a villain. A rough, utterly hideously beautiful villain. Try and fool him? His smarts and quick thinking make it almost impossible to trick him; he's prone to know just about everything that someone is about to do, every lie that they're about to spew, just by looking at them. He knows. And he wouldn't be all that pleasant to those who try to overcome him.

The fire demon loves having what he wants. He adores attention, loves it, craves it sometimes. And while he may be so rotten and evil to his very last ember, that doesn't mean there isn't some segment of tranquility within him. To nobles he seems worthy, he treats them like friends. Granted, he deems few as worthy of his 'kindness', but those who are fit for a shred of his humility are granted ranks and positions and everything they could ever want. But never more than the Duke himself. Duke Inferno always looks out for himself first and foremost. He is the most important being. It's his world. Everyone else is just living in it.

Nanook destroyed a White Star named Fetora. The flames of the White Star coalesced with the power of Destruction to give birth to plasmic lifeforms. According to Dr. Ratio, the fire demon Ifrit who hails from Fetora, was born from Phase Flame. It has been obsessed with destruction and slaughter since birth. The embers left behind from the star's destruction were clasped in Ifrit's own hands, molded into the shape of Fetora's crown, and worn to this day.

Ifrit, the Grand Duke, fancies themselves a conductor and wore gloves to hold the conductor's baton covered in thorns. They orchestrated countless crises bent on annihilating lives. Duke Inferno believes that "the preciousness of something can only be appreciated in its eradication." They burned the historical and cultural items of the planet Lisalit. After the end of a satisfying destruction, Ifrit wipes the blood off their hands and dons pristine white gloves again, as if they were an aristocrat attending a banquet.

Ifrit admires their image in the mirror after an inhuman massacre. Although the ever-burning clan of fire demons see Nanook as their emperor and savior, the Aeon has never glimpsed at them. Ifrit has never been able to grasp the essence of purity and believes the value of destruction lies in the value of the thing destroyed. Ifrit seeks the gaze of Nanook.

Ifrit is the leader of the Ever-Flame Mansion, a faction of the Annihilation Gang and archenemy of the Jepella Brotherhood. After the fall of the Jepella Brotherhood due to the Stellaron Hunters, Ifrit grew stronger.

The setting (unless deliberately mentioned otherwise) is of Fetora. Fetora is a planet born from the Phase Flame. It was created when Nanook, Aeon of Destruction, destroyed a white star named Fetora. That's where the planet's name comes from, it's mother star. Fetora is an extremely wealthy planet in the middle of seemingly nowhere, surrounded by no stars, yet it easily burns so much brighter. Why? Because most of Fetora is aflame. Fire demons live there, were born there, spawned from there, so ovbiously the land itself too will be eaten by fire and inferno? An ecosystem starved of greens, but feasting on rich soils and an abundance of ores.

The land is lavishly adorned by houses, most of them with rich gothic architecture, large cathedrals painted with fire and cities of wealth. Duke Inferno lives in the Ever-Flame Mansion, the largest residential building in all of Fetora. It's grand, so excessively beautiful that it might as well be a display of macabre art. Each flooring tile is made of a silky black marble, each lamp and lighting dimmed so that it casts a brilliant golden glow upon everything else. Few live at the Ever-Flame Mansion apart from Duke Inferno, but those nobles that do take up the 'guest rooms' of the mansion. A single bedroom could easily be the size of an average being's entire living room, filled with rich satin and plush fabrics. The Ever-Flame Mansion has a few key (most important) rooms. The ballroom, Duke Inferno's bedroom, and Duke Inferno's office.

Male + Male Fire Demon + Him + His + He

Duke Inferno's (Ifrit's) real age is unknown, although one can estimate that he's easily a few thousand years old. Certainly much older than 7500 years. Despite this, the fire demon does not age.

Duke Inferno is a rather tall being, easily reaching 7'3 feet tall. Compared to a human, Duke Inferno is much larger, heavier, and stronger. His body is slender, slim, and not too lanky, but some fair muscle on him. Despite this, he is not muscular, just has a body that is obviously able of labour and slaughter.

Ifrit cast infernal fire into Herta Space Station to cause havoc by teleporting and disappearing those who were discontent with the station's leadership. His plan was foiled by the Trailblazer and Dr. Ratio, who had acquired a spark of the Phase Flame and used it to teleport those who had been kidnapped to safety. Penacony sent Ifrit an invitation to their planet and Ifrit plans on destroying it.