Moldy Oldies

Tag: tragic characters

  • IHotM: Rezo, the Red Priest (May 1999)

    A miracle worker turned mythic threat, Rezo’s crusade to cure his blindness spiraled into a dark legacy of sorcery, betrayal, and world-ending ambition. Name: Rezo, The Red Priest First Appearance: […]

  • IHotM: Adrian Farenheits Tepes (Alucard) (March 1999)

    Eternal, elegant, and emotionally unavailable—Alucard is the half-vampire heartbreak that defined a generation of melancholy gamers. Name: Adrian Fahrenheit Ţepeş (Alucard) First Appearance: Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1989) Weapon: Alucard […]

  • IHotM: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa (February 1999)

    Once a martyr, now a menace—Amakusa returns from the grave with sorcery, spite, and a floating orb full of unresolved issues. Name: Shiro Tokisada Amakusa First Appearance: Samurai Shodown (1993) […]

  • IHotM: Vincent Valentine (January 1999)

    Mysterious, transformed by science, and cloaked in crimson—Vincent Valentine walks the line between man and myth. Name: Vincent Valentine First Appearance: Final Fantasy VII (1997, PlayStation) Affiliation: Avalanche; formerly the […]

  • IHotM: Lord Ashram (October 1998)

    Tall, brooding, and armored in unresolved grief… Name: Ashram First Appearance: Record of Lodoss War OVA (Episode 8, 1990) Titles: The Black Knight, Lord of Marmo Affiliation: Marmo Empire Weapon: […]

  • IHotM: Basara Kubikiri (September 1998)

    He’s haunted, heartbroken, and armed with a triple-bladed shuriken—what more could you want? Name: Basara Kubikiri First Appearance: Samurai Shodown III (1995, Arcade/Neo Geo) Affiliation: None Status: Deceased Weapon: Togabitogoroshi […]

  • IHotM: Sephiroth (August 1998)

    Cold, calculating, and carved like a myth—Sephiroth isn’t just Shinra’s finest experiment, he’s every tragic backstory rolled into six feet of silver-haired menace. Let’s break him down. Name: Sephiroth First […]