Dark Lord Character

The protagonist in my animation is going to be a Dark Lord. He will be a minor overlord in a land full of evil (he hasn't quite made to the big leagues). He will be a short comical, melodramatic lord, clad in dark medieval armour, who likes the idea of being known for being evil.

Probably the most famous fantasy Dark Lord is Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. The character of Sauron is protrayed as pure evil without his motives being explained. I am looking to parody this by making my character want to be evil just for the status of being evil.


Another evil overlord is The Mastermind from TheSwain's flash series Mastermind. This is a parody more of the supervillain. The Mastermind, with his minions, is trying to take over the world but often runs into problems with his underperforming minions. This is similar to where I want my character to go. (And his voice is great!)

Overlord is a video game in which the player takes on the role of the overlord and control goblin-like minions. I was thinking my dark lord would look similar with his eyes glowing through a horned helmet and his cape draped over his plate armour (but in a more stylised way).