Baron Vengeous

Baron Vengeous is a fictional character in the fantasy novel Skulduggery Pleasant 2: Playing With Fire by Derek Landy.

He is the main antagonist, a dark sorcerer who seeks the armour of Lord Vile, another evil sorcerer whose armour will enable him to ressurect a monstrous creature called the Grotesquery which has the power to release the Faceless Ones, a pantheon of evil gods whom Vengeous worships.

Fictional character history
Baron Vengeous was one of the Three Generals of Mevolent, the most evil magician in the history of the world. The other two generals were Nefarian Serpine (who killed the wife and child of Skulduggery Pleasant, the main character of the story and Vengeous's arch-enemy) and Lord Vile who could control darkness and shadow. Mevolent and his minions sought to ressurect the Faceless Ones who were banished from the mortal plain by the Ancients centuries ago. Mevolent however was defeated by Skulduggery Pleasant as was Baron Vengeous. Skulduggery hurled a stack of dynamite at Vengeous leaving him badly scarred both physically and emotionally. Vengeous also harmed Skulduggery in some way though it is never revealed how. Soon after Mevolent and Vengeous's defeat the war ended and a Truce was signed. Lord Vile was killed at some point during the war, Vengeous was imprisoned but Serpine was allowed to walk free although in the first book of the series he attempted to release the Faceless Ones but was defeated and killed by Skulduggery with the help of Stephanie Edgely. What became of Mevolent has not yet been revealed.

In the second book of the series Vengeous is introduced after being released from prison by hitman Billy-Ray Sanguine and immediately retrieves the Grotesquery, a creature made from the remnants of a Faceless One along with various other malignant creatures. He then begins searching for the Armour of Lord Vile which will enable him to ressurect the Grotesquery. He is assisted in this task by Sanguine along with a vampire named Dusk and his army of vampires.