Archaon

• Diederick Kastner
• Archaon

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“	You can know your enemy without becoming him. That is the burden Sigmar left us to bear. It is a heavy one and it forces us to be strong for our own good. Do you understand?	„
	~ Diedrick to his squire

AETA

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Let us not seek reward. Let us not ask for power. Let us not wait on that which is given. Let us take what is ours. Darkness is ours. Ruin is ours. The world turns beneath our feet for the taking. Real power resides not with gods or any following but with those who take it from them. I am Archaon, doom to my enemies, doom to all the world, doom to all the gods invested in that world. Come with me.

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Summary

Archaon, true name Diederick Kastner, is the Everchosen, the Three-Eyed King, the Lord of the End Times and the self-proclaimed supreme champion of the four Gods of Chaos who was sent to command the last, and greatest Chaos Invasion during the apocalyptic age known simply as the End Times. Out of all the Everchosen of Chaos who have assailed the world over the ages, Archaon is by far the most ruthless and the most powerful. He is an individual that shall decide the fate of entire nations, whose sword can lay waste to heroes and armies and whose unbreakable will can break and dominate those of Gods. Archaon is truly the Herald of the Apocalypse, blessed with dreadful artifacts of ancient evil, each one bestowed as a reward for accomplishing impossible trials. Archaon set forth upon the World as the Herald of the Apocalypse, a warrior who did the unthinkable and succeeded where hundreds of other Champions of Chaos had failed. In the climax of the End Times, Archaon had battled the God-King Sigmar and brought about the final end of the World that Was…

Powers and Stats

Tier: High 6-C | High 4-C, possibly Low 2-C. Higher with U'zuhl.

Key: Diederick Kastner | Archaon

Name: Diederick Kastner, Archaon, The Everchosen, Three-Eyed King, Lord of the End Times, The Anointed, Favoured Son of Chaos, Scourge of the World, Exalted Grand Marshal of the Apocalypse, Warrior-King of the North, High King of Norsca, High Zar of Kurgan, The Wolf-At-the-Worlds-Ending, The Final Moment, Thirsting Predator, World Razor

Origin: Warhammer Fantasy

Gender: Male

Age: 30 | Around 200

Classification: The Dark Templar | Everchosen of the Dark Gods

Powers and Abilities: 

• Diedrick Kasnter
• Archaon
• Resistances

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Limited Nonexistent Physiology (Type 2; all aspects) & Abstract Existence (Type 1) & Acausality (Type 4, possibly type 5) & Nonduality (Type 2) (A part of all beings' mind and soul in Warhammer is made out of Aethyr and exists in the Realm of Chaos, providing them with the same properties above and resides Low 1-A range away at minimum. In fact until a Mortal dies, even the Chaos Gods themselves cannot locate their souls desipite being in their realm)
• Regeneration (Mid-Low over time)
• Weapon Mastery (With all types of Melee weapons)
• Durability Negation (Against evil/undead/spiritual beings)
• Fire Manipulation (Terminus can wreath itself in supernatural fire)
• Immortality (Type 23 4 and 8; Belakor has resurrected him hundreds of times through his connection/blessing)
• Stealth Mastery (Planned and executed the infiltration and assassination of one of the most highly secure churches/figures in the Empire of Man)
• Blessed (By Belakor providing him with immortality and resistance to Fate Manipulation)
• Enhanced Senses & Extrasensory Perception & Analytical Prediction (Has developed Witchsight, which allows a user see the entire world even without their eyes, perceiving with perfect clarity the souls, thoughts, and intentions of all living beings around them, Even in the total absence of light he can still see, he can read his opponents very souls and intentions, when he concentrates on his opponents he can see their physical weaknesses)
• Information Analysis (Via Witchsight)
• Regeneration Negation (Fire based attacks such those inflicted by Terminus prevent regeneration up to Low-Mid)
• Non-Physical Interaction (Terminus acts as a magical weapon that can interact with Aethyric and Ethereal beingsCan interact with Wraiths/Spirits)
• Martial Arts (Mastered nearly every form of combat and is considered one of the greatest hand to hand fighters in the entire Chaos Wastes)
• Minor Aethyr Manipulation (Can utilise wards to protect himself from magical abilities. His expertise in this area is limited)
• Self-Sustenance (Type 3)
• Damage Reduction (He has a Warpstone skeleton which is much more durable then his flesh plus his veins have been changed into a protective barrier under his skin similar to chain mail vastly reducing incoming damage)

Same as before plus:

• Immortality (Improved Type 4 and 8; He is resurrected/protected from death by the Chaos Gods now)
• Blessed (Possesses the Mark of Chaos Undivided, giving him the blessings ofAll Four Chaos Gods)
• Empathic Manipulation (When too much time is spent in his presence his opponents and allies have their own free will utterly burned away, becoming virtual automatons as they work as extensions of his will. Radiates an aura of Charm and Empathy that causes his opponents to not want to harm him)
• Fear Manipulation (Fills all in his presence with fear and dread, breaking down their desire to fight him. His opponents are filled with a sense of utter hopelessness and the inevitability of their death at the hands of the Everchosen and by extension the Chaos Gods)
• Precognition (Via Eye of Sheerian, allows him to see his opponents actions a few moments before they make them. Often has visions of the far future/past as well)
• Enhanced Senses (Can Scan entire continents with the Eye of Sheerian)
• Statistics Amplification (Able to amp his strength/speed x2 via unravelling the enchantments on his sword, adding the strength of the Greater Daemon U'Zuhl to his own)
• Reality Warping (Archaons armour twists and alters reality, bending swords raised against him, deflecting projectiles and robbing strikes/magic of their power. The Mark of Tzeentch provides an active version as well)
• Power Nullification (Via Mark of Nurgle/Eye of Sheerian which he can use to strip an opponent of their abilities, even conceptual ones made out of Aethyr. Can use Aethyr Manipulation to make his opponent's abilities 'ungovernable')
• Durability Negation (Via numerous abilities)
• Possession (Via U'zuhl)
• Instinctive Reaction (U'zuChl will attack and consume the soul of anyone who wields it other then Archaon)
• BFR & Soul Manipulation (Can create portals to the Realm of Chaos inside his opponent from thousands of kilometres away, where they will inevitably have their soul consumed by a Daemons or even the Chaos Gods themselves. Additionally The Slayer of Kings consumes the souls of those it stabs)
• Hellfire Manipulation & Soul Manipulation & possibly Existence Erasure(Can almost instantly incinerate an opponent with his Daemon Fire)
• Corruption &Weather Manipulation (Wherever Archaon walks the landscape becomes corrupted, turned Middenheim into an extension of the Chaos Wastes. A great and powerful storm follows Archaon wherever he goes, blocking out the sun and heralding the arrival of the apocalypse. He can also direct this storm for offensive purposes)
• Regeneration Negation (Likely Low-High; was able to permanently remove Belakor's hand with the Slayer of Kings)
• Enhanced Non-Physical Interaction (The Slayer of Kings can interact with Abstract and Non-existent beings)
• Sealing (Knows how to Seal Daemons into swords)
• Light Manipulation (Via Eye of Sheerian)
• Mind Manipulation (The Eye of Sheerian shines with a hypnotic glow)
• Flight & Shapeshifting & Elemental Manipulation (Via Dorghar)
• Likely Disease Manipulation & Statistics Reduction (Surrounded by an Aura of Pestilance that reduces the chances of ranged/melee attacks to land)
• Rage Power (Via Mark of Khorne)
• Enhanced Damage Reduction (Via Armour of Morkarr)
• Aethyr Manipulation (Archaon can utilise the Lores of Dhar, Death, Fire, Metal, Shadow, Universal Chaos, Tzeentch, Nurgle, Slaanesh, Petty and Battle magic respectively)

• Fire Manipulation (Walks off fire attacks from battle wizards that causes the plate of his armour to turn black)
• Mind Manipulation (Resistant to the Mind Scalding effects of the Altar of Ultimate Darkness)
• Petrification & Disease Manipulation (Immune to the effects of a Cockatrice and the plague inflicted upon his men)
• Fate Manipulation (Belakor has locked Diedricks fate in stone, one would have to overcome this to manipulate his fate. Once Archaon's soul grows in power he eventually becomes able to resist Belakor's Fate Manipulation)
• Madness Manipulation (Immune to the madness inducing properties of the Chaos Wastes)
• Empathic Manipulation (Resisted the temptations of Slaaneshi Daemons in the realm of Chaos)
• Mind Manipulation (Resists the effects of the Realm of Chaos)
• Biological Mutation & Transmutation (Archaon resisted the breath of Flamefang which mutates all it affects)
• Chaos Manipulation & Empathic Manipulation & Corruption & Transmutation & Soul Manipulation & Possession (Due to spending a large amount of time in the Chaos Wastes where Aethyr flows wildly he should have a degree of resistance to the Corrupting, Mutating, Ensnaring, Maddening, possessing and Soul stealing nature of the power of Chaos that is Aethyr)

Archaon:

• Madness & Mind Manipulation (Survived the Crystal Labyrinth of Tzeentch which is known to drive even Daemons to madness)
• Soul Manipulation (Archaon's soul is protected by the Chaos Gods)
• Fear Manipulation (The Mark of Chaos Undivided has rendered Archaon incapable of feeling fear and dread. Resists the fear aura of a bloodthirster that can cause peoples hearts to stop instantly)
• Disease Manipulation (Fought off the diseases Nurgle tested him with)
• Possession (Fought off possession attempts by literally countless Daemons in the Realm of Chaos)
• Information Analysis (If people try to scry him or glean knowledge from or about him, the Eye of Sheerian will notify Archaon and immediately turn the would-be-scrier into a daemonic portal to the Realm of Chaos)
• Biological Absorption (The Armour of Morkar protected Archaon from being assimilated by the Chaos Dragon Flamefang)
• Precognition (Fateweaver was unable to detect or see Archaons intentions despite him being able to see the future and even manipulate it)
• Power Nullification (His magic power is provided directly via his Mark of Tzeentch, as such Archaon is not affected by spells or magic items that normally affect wizards)
• Poison Manipulation (Via being the Chosen of Nurgle)
• Void Manipulation (Like the other Incarnates, he was able to survive tumbling through the void into the new Mortal Realms)
• Aethyr Manipulation (Stated to be outright immune to all magic)

Attack Potency: Large Island level (During his final quest, he was able to strangle to death a Bloodthirster) | Large Star level (Comparable to the Incarnates although weaker then Grimgor. The Incarnates are able to contain an entire Wind of Magic inside of them, Azyr Mages using this power can move Stars and the most powerful Mages like Caledor Dragontamer to create things like the Great Vortex which is powered by the energy of multiple Stars), possibly Universe level+ (Archaon and Sigmar survived the Chaos Rift which destroyed the Universe. The Winds of Magic contain enough energy to create individual spacetimes. Leading to the cyclical nature of the Multiverse), higher with U'Zuhl (Defeated Grimgor Ironhide once he unleashed U'Zuhl. to trade blows with Sigmar)

Speed: Supersonic (Are comparable to Vampires who can outrun musket fire), Massively Hypersonic Reaction speed (Mages can react to each others spells with dispels and counter wards, like ones from Azyr made of real Lightning) | Same as before plus Massively Hypersonic with Dorghar in travel form, varies from Massively Hypersonic to Speed of Light attack speed with Magic.

Lifting Strength: Class M (Should scale above Saurus Leaders and Warriors, who are able to crush rocks and steel), likelyClass T (Greater Daemons scale to rituals, and thus scale in strength to mage lifting towers, Archaon has fought Exalted Greater Daemons, who are superior to this) | Class T (able to lift the claw/toe of Krakanrok the Black who, while half-buried in the ground, was bigger than the largest mountains in the world)

Striking Strength: Large Island level | Planet level

Durability: Large Island level (Fought took hits from a Bloodthirster) Higher with Warpstone Skeleton (During his final quest, his Warpstone skeleton survived attacks that completely destroyed his body) | Large Star level, possibly Universe+ level (Able to take hits from Bloodlusted Sigmar who one shotted Kha Bhanda, who by himself was taking on the other Incarnates), Higher with Warpstone Skeleton (During his last trial, his armour/flesh where destroyed, leaving him as just his Warpstone Skeleton). Lower with the Eye of Sheerian (Grimgor was able to destroy this with a headbut and said headbut didn't do any damage to him)

Stamina: Superhuman During his search for the Treasures of Chaos, Archaon almost never stopped. Has spent two centuries in almost constant combat. Even when completely drained of all stamina Archaon can continue on just willpower alone. Can endure 'Pain beyond flesh')

Range: Standard Melee Range | Standard Melee range with Slayer of Kings, at least Kilometres with Auras (Archaons aura affects his entire army that stretches across the horizon), even higher with magic/The Eye of Sheerian (Created a tear in reality into the Realm of Chaos inside Naieth from thousands of kilometres away)

Standard Equipment: Terminus, plate armour | The 6 Treasures of Chaos: The Slayer of Kings, The Eye of Sheerian, The Crown of Domination, The Armour of Morkar, Dorghar the Steed of the Apocalypse, 3 Jars of plague gifted to him by Nurgle himself.

Intelligence: Likely Extroadinary Genius. In his previous life as Diederick Kastner, he was an accomplished scholar. Planned and executed an infiltration of the most secure church in the empire. Can seemingly out plan/surprise a lord of change who can see infinite futures/possibilities. Is surprisingly careful, planned his confrontation with Belakor for years if not decades in advance who was altering his destiny/fate directly and could observe Archaon whenever he wanted. Is incredibly gifted in combat, considered unbeatable in a duel. Possesses an immense knowledge of different styles of combat/use of multiple types of weapons. He is seemingly able to outplan Gods and extroadinarily powerful entities and Daemons.

Weaknesses: Due to the trauma of losing his previous life he can become irrational when provoked regarding Sigmar. The Eye of Sheerian has lower durability then Archaon himself. Occasionally will underestimate his opponent such as Grimgor due to his beastly appearance.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Terminus
• Aethyr Manipulation
• Mark of Chaos Undivided
• Armour of Morkar
• Eye of Sheerian
• Dorghar
• Slayer of Kings
• Crown of Domination

Terminus: The Holy Greatsword inherited from his adoptive father Siuer Kastner. Glows with a supernatural flame and is particularly effective against evil beings and those blessed by the Chaos Gods. Diedrick gave up this sword once he located the Slayer of Kings.

Aethyr Manipulation: Due to his Mark of Tzeentch, Archaon is as skilled a spell caster as the greatest of the age. Can utilise the Lores of Dhar, Death, Fire, Metal, Shadow, Universal Chaos, Tzeentch, Nurgle, Slaanesh, Petty and Battle magic respectively.

The Mark of the Chaos Undivided: Archaon was rewarded with this for locating the Altar of Ultimate Darkness. He fought through a literal sea of Chaos Spawn while completely stripped of his armour and weaponry. Obliterating them with his hands, feet, elbows and knees. Provides Archaon with the blessings of the Four Chaos Gods.

The Blessing of Khorne provides additional magical resistance. The Blessing of Nurgle causes Archaon to emit an invisible cloud of corrupt spoiling magic, a miasma of power that is invisible except to another wizard and nullifies attempts at magic in a large area. The Blessing of Tzeentch provides Archaon with his magical prowess, due to these abilities which normally nullify magic do not work on him as his magical power is granted by Tzeentch. The Blessing of Slaanesh provides an aura of charm and empathy so strong that no foes will cast spells at him or attack him.

Armour of Morkar: Armour worn by the first of the Everchosen, Archaon tore it from the grips of the spirit of Morkar himself. This chaos forged plate armour shields him from all but the greatest of blows, while powerful enchantments etched into the armour ensure it is nigh-invulnerable to the magics of his enemy, even passing on these enchantments to his flesh underneath for perfect protection even without the armour itself.

The evil within the plates warp and twist reality around the Herald of the Apocalypse, swords bend, arrows are deflected and even magic falters in its presence, as all attacks no matter how great lose strength when striking him. Alongside the armour itself, he has also claimed the Runeshield of Morkar, blessed by the four ruinous powers, it is nearly as durable as the armour itself.

Eye of Sheerian: This powerful Tzeenchian artifact that radiates magical power. Archaon acquired this treasure by cutting it from the belly of the legendary Chaos Dragon, Flamefang. Through its use, it allows it's user to peer into the vast and twisting skein of possibilities, scan entire continents in moments, see any and all actions his opponent may utilize before they have even thought of them, see years into both the past and present, provide insightful visions and useful knowledge and alert him to hidden threats while also protecting him from scrying and other forms of information gathering. This allows him to always have an upper hand over his enemies, creating perfect battle strategies and never wasting a single second in battle.

What's more, as a magical focus, it provides plentiful other useful abilities including generating blinding lights, a hypnotic presence, and the power to manipulate the raw energies of magic itself, boosting his sorcerous powers, causing any effect of harmful magic to be utterly nullified and enchanted weapons to be stripped of their enchantments as they come near him.

Dorghar: This mighty Daemon only assumes the form of a horse for Archaon's sake. Able to shift into almost anything including even more esoteric forms like black lightning and searing Daemonic Flames, this versatile mount was stolen from the Realm of Chaos itself, out of the menagerie of the Daemon Prince Agrammon.

Slayer of Kings: The mighty Daemonblade of the Everchosen. Archaon claimed this treasure from under the claw of the truly enormous Dragon Ogre Krakanrok the Black who is far larger than a mountain. It is inhabited by a Greater Daemon named U'zuhl the Skulltaker who's vitality Archaon can temporarily add to his own, vastly increasing his strength/speed and restores his stamina.

It will instantly incinerate and consume or possess the soul of anyone other than the Everchosen who attempt to wield it or are impaled upon it. Its edge can cut almost any type of weapon/armour and this extends to more esoteric things like spirits/energy. He will often wreath it in Daemonic Hellfire.

Crown of Domination: This mighty crown exudes an aura of raw malice and fear. It simultaneously manipulates the willpower of Archaon's millions of followers, allowing them to form a coherent fighting unit which would normally be impossible for such a large army of followers of Chaos due to infighting. It also unlocks the true potential of the Eye of Sheerian when placed into the socket left for it inside the unholy crown. Archaon received this treasure after passing tests from the four chaos gods themselves.

Nurgle sent his most virulent plagues and even when reduced to a shambling mass of bones he still kept going. Slaanesh sent it's most tempting consorts to no avail. Tzeentch made him traverse a crystal labyrinth which would be extremely difficult for even a Greater Daemon but Archaon merely blindfolded himself and trusted his own instincts. Finally, Khorne simply made him fight a Bloodthirster directly who he strangled with its own whip. With this last treasure, he could be crowned the Everchosen and bringer of the Apocalypse.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

Inconclusive:

Yogiri Takatou (Instant Death) Yogiri's Profile (Diederick Kastner and Normal Yogiri were used; Starting Distance: 5 meters, Location: Santa's workshop)

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