Summary
Bearded Devils (also referred to as Barbazu in the Infernal tongue) are the front line soldiers of the Blood War, and the shock troopers of the Hells. Often seen directly battling the demonic threat along the Styx, Bearded Devils are also known to lead other low-ranking devils in combat. They are most known abroad for their striking beards, which serve as a sort of secondary weapon, and their glaives, which leave horrific wounds that can kill just as easily as the weapons that made them.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-A
Name: Barbazu, Bearded Devil
Origin: Dungeons and Dragons
Gender: Genderless
Age: Varies
Classification: Lesser Baatezu
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Law Manipulation, Chaos Manipulation (Devils contribute to the balance of Chaos and Law that makes up reality; with an upset of the balance in favor of either one, severe effects take place within reality, including delusion of the minds of those aligned with the opposite force, inexplicable deaths, etc), Corruption (Type 2), Morality Manipulation (Merely listening to the words of a Devil can turn a target evil), Soul Manipulation (Devils are capable of sending souls to hell, though prefer evil ones, upon their death), BFR (Souls transform into a physical shell and are cast into Baator upon death), Text Manipulation (A devil imprints the soul of a corrupted target with their name automatically), Extrasensory Perception (A devil can see the state of one's soul and if another devil has claimed it), Pain Manipulation (A devil is capable of torturing and flaying the soul), Energy Manipulation (Hell is powered by divine energy drawn out from the soul via pain), Power Bestowal (All devils save Lemures can raise other devils to a higher rank, effectively giving the abilities of that rank), Reactive Evolution (Given enough soul energy, a devil can ascend to a new rank of devil, for example, a Spined Devil may become a Bearded Devil), Regeneration (At least Mid, possibly High-Mid, Devils can reform from their evolution to higher ranks, which often includes losing all viscera on their body, their heads cracking open), Madness Manipulation (Type 3, Anyone outside of the ranks of Baator seeing their regeneration is induced with crippling fear), Absorption (A devil can absorb the energy released by a soul), Immortality (Types 1, 3, and 4; Devils will resurrect if killed outside of Baator; Many devils are older than measured time itself, including several Pit Fiends and multiple Archdevils, such as Dispater), Disease Manipulation (Those that devour the flesh of a Baatezu once killed become lethally ill), Preparation (As military geniuses, devils benefit greatly from preparation, creating traps and tricks to practically ensure victory in a given encounter), Fear Manipulation (The equipment of a Devil induces moderate fear in those around them), Abstract Existence (As Outsiders, devils are purely abstract in their physiology, lacking any biology in a traditional sense), Self-Sustenance (Types 2 and 3), Enhanced Senses, Telepathy, Summoning, Damage Reduction, Magic, Reality Warping, Teleportation, Regeneration Nullification via Infernal Wound, Statistics Reduction and Disease Manipulation via Devil Chills, Rage Power, Weapon Mastery, Martial Arts, Non-Physical Interaction (Can affect abstract, intangible, incorporeal, conceptual, and nonexistent creatures), Extreme Resistance to Fire Manipulation, Acid Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Magic, and Reality Warping
Attack Potency: Small Building level+ (Comparable in potency to mages capable of casting Fireball, Immolation, and Conjure Barrage)
Speed: Hypersonic+ with High Hypersonic+ reactions (Comparable to adventurers capable of dodging short-range lightning)
Lifting Strength: Class 1 (Can push 907 kg)
Striking Strength: Small Building level+
Durability: Small Building level+ (Can endure attacks from similarly leveled creatures)
Stamina: Infinite, Devils have no need of rest
Range: Tens of meters, universal with teleportation
Standard Equipment: Sawtoothed Glaive
Intelligence: Below Average, possesses an intelligence rating of 6, being well below the reasonable average of 10.
Weaknesses: Silver and good-aligned weapons will negate their damage reduction
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Infernal Wound: The attacks left with the glaive channel the energy of the Devil, leaving a wound that will not be healed even by supernatural means and continues to expand until death.
- Greater Teleport: At will, the Devil can teleport anywhere within the same plane of existence.
- Devil Chills: If attacked with claws, the target gets the tips of the Devil's beard to also attack them, inflicting the disease known as Devil Chills. This attack reduces the strength of the target over the course of several days until death.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Discussions
| Discussion threads involving Bearded Devil |