archfiends
Hell's top villains
Archfiends are chief demons or principal devils—the worst of the worst in a hierarchy of evil.
The prefix arch- signals supreme rank, so an archfiend stands above ordinary fiends.
Satan is the archfiend in Christian tradition.
The term extends to human villains of exceptional wickedness: The archfiends of the criminal underworld finally faced justice.
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
Leviathan · demon · devil · hellspawn · infernal · prince of darkness · fallen angel · unholy
Persistent source of ruin
- supervillainPowerful fictional evil antagonist
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- evildoerOne who causes harm
tyrant · overlord · warlord · despots · megalomaniac · criminal mastermind · adversary · foe
Satan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
Baal · Leviathan · demon · devil · hellspawn · infernal · prince of darkness · fallen angel · unholy · underworld
nemesis
Persistent source of ruin
- supervillainPowerful fictional evil antagonist
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
evildoer · tyrant · overlord · warlord · despots · megalomaniac · criminal mastermind · adversary · foe · archnemesis
Mara
Hebrew name meaning bitter
oni · rakshasa · djinn · yokai · trickster · chaos · destroyer · serpent · darkness · primordial