Vaanikhzieurn

"'It's all useless in the end, isn't it? Uunbreaan, a warrior of God. Ishkur, a bird of the skies. Ziirhukaalk, a puppet of the Keinuoyt Entity. You do work. What makes my proposition to the universe any different?'"

Vaanikhzieurn (pronunciation: "vah-nikh-zern"), also known as "The Colossus" and "The Puppeteer" for its ability to control physical and supernatural beings like puppets, is the nomenclature of a vicious entity from the Netherverse that makes both its debut and last appearance during Mark of the Colossus. Vannikhzieurn is known for its ability to physically change its appearance based on an element, and is considered to be immortal and undefeatable.

Vannikhzieurn is the main antagonist for Mark of the Colossus.

As Vaanikhzieurn
While its appearance varies with each element, it usually takes on the physical form of a dragon-like beast covered in magma and rock with titanium armor melted into its body. Crystals and minerals of multiple kinds also grow out of the rock due to the heat of the magma and the composition of the rocks. Most of its body is therefore silicon-based and has no physical flesh.

Vaanikhzieurn, in almost all of its variations, is bipedal. It also has, in almost all of its variations, four arms. It takes the name "Colossus" from its grand size, which stands at over ten feet from its normal form, and a length of over twenty-feet from head to tail.

It has large mineral protrusions on its back and tail that change to the color of its element. It also has smaller mineral protrusions at its shoulders and on its legs.

Its skull structure resembles that of a boar-like dragon.

As Baal
Vaanikhzieurn takes on another physical appearance to the Zoltsi in the form of an ancient, four-armed warrior emperor with the name of "Baal". It is covered in Aztec- and Mayan-style metallic armor that melts into its rock skin. Baal wears a headdress in a half-moon shape of steel feathers, and wields four different weapons in each of its arms, including the weapons of the entities it enslaved.

Unlike Vaanikhzieurn, Baal does not have any design variation between elements, and only takes on one form. However, similar to that of Vaanikhzieurn, Baal is bipedal and has a long, reptilian tail. Its skull structure resembles that of a short-snouted komodo dragon.

Personality
Vaanikhzieurn is largely considered tyrannical, controlling relentlessly everything within its reach that can be taken with or without force, and utterly cynical. It has been known because of Zerahkeil that Vaanikhzieurn perpetuates its existence through mentally and physically controlling supernatural and physical bodies to do its work. When dealing with its underlings, it largely acts mercilessly, careless of their lives but only enjoying the slave-work they do for it. Baal is similar in this respect.