Bavmorda

Queen Bavmorda is the main antagonist of Willow. Known as the Demon Queen, Bavmorda ruled over Nockmaar. She was fomally styled as Sovereign of Nockmaar, Sorceress Magnific, Primal Priestess of Cults and Covens.

Biography

When she was a young sorceress from Tir Asleen and messenger of the God of Heaven. However she desired to rule Andowyne. She used her powers to seduce the prince Mikal Tanthalos, who was courting with the good sorceress Fin Raziel. Then she killed off the old king and queen. The court poet Durward suggested that she was responsible for their deaths and Bavmorda killed him.

Once ruler of Tir Asleen, she banished her rival Fin Raziel, and started the rise of her own conquering empire. She built Nockmaar Castle to serve as her capital and started conquering realms such as Carathor and Galladoorn.

When a prophecy foretold a baby named Elora Danan would cause her downfall, she decide to have all pregnant women imprisoned in her dungeon, so that she could eliminate the prophesied child at birth. But when the good-hearted midwife Ethna accepted to escape with the baby Elora, Queen Bavmorda needed to change her plans. She sent her daughter Sorsha and General Kael to pursue the baby and eliminate her.

The evil queen prepared the Ritual of Oblivion in order to banish Elora Danan's spirit to the Netherworld and avert her prophesied fate. But the intervention of Fin Raziel and Willow, along with the Galladoorn army, prevented the completion of the Ritual of Oblivion. Willow used his Disappearing Pig Trick to make as if he had made Elora disappear, and Bavmorda advanced toward him, she accidentally spilled her dark potion on herself, causing her own spirit to be banished to the Netherworld.

Powers

Bavmorda's dark magic allowed her to animate immobile objects, throw fireballs and hurl people in the air. The Demon Queen was also able to spawn various abominations, like albino toads.