Absalom
| Absalom | |
|---|---|
 Final Battle with Absalom. | |
| Appearance(s) | Darksiders II |
| Location(s) | Well of Souls |
| Race | Nephilim |
Absalom is an Old One featured in the Darksiders II. He is the First of the Nephilim
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When Mankind was given Eden, Absalom, the leader of the Nephilim was outraged. He led his armies against Heaven and Hell in an attempt to steal back Eden. For this crime, The Charred Council condemned the Nephilim to destruction. Four of the Nephilim, War, Death, Fury, and Strife were granted a reprieve from this fate on the condition they aid the Council in victory over the rest of the Nephilim. Death bore the greatest burden of guilt on the near destruction of his own race. Death put on his iconic mask to represent his role as executioner the day this genocide pact was struct, and he has not removed the mask since. The souls of the Nephilim were trapped in a talisman forever bonded to his chest, leaving him cursed to be eternally tormented by the lost spirits.
In Darksiders II, Absalom has been reborn as corruption. He is bloodthirsty for revenge, and is trying to destroy everything. Death first encounters Absalom in Darksiders II when he first reaches the Tree of Life. Absalom says that Death has made a sin by destroying the Nephilim, and that he must pay for it.
Near the end of the game, when Death opens the Well of Souls, Absalom appears as the final boss. Once Absalom is defeated, he holds his hand out to Death, and asks him to join him. Death reaches, but instead of taking his hand, he takes his scythe backs, and kills him.
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Absalom in his Nephilim form
Artwork of a Nephilim
