Bardoss III

Bardoss III was the general behind the Nova Corp who policed the Sigma Triumvirate's respective systems, making sure no internal conflict ever led to their downfall by actively engaging in their affairs. That was until his betrayal and splintering of the faction where he saw how fruitless it was to give every world their freedom knowing they had the means to keep everyone in control the way they saw fit. He believed the best way to maintain peace was by seizing direct control of every system and their laws, (after all they have the means to do so) and eliminating the ones they felt were unfit to live; a danger to society, turning the Nova Corp from a police organization into a dictatorship.

Early in the war, when he discovered an unstable byproduct of an expired universe codenamed NM-23, or Nightmare Matter, he learned it could heighten his and his men's strength. But using this without purification could potentially result in corruption, terraforming worlds, amplifying negative thoughts, or transforming people into brutish, monstrous versions of themselves. This was partly why the League of Mages came to stop this substance from getting in the wrong hands. Unfortunately, by the time they arrived, it was too late and Bardoss had begun integrating it into his army. Soon the Nova Corp became the twisted opposite of the Sigma Triumvirate, with its leader now fancying himself a deity after his body began to shape itself into something more terrifying. At first he was disgusted, but perhaps his ego coupled with the effects of Nightmare Matter led him to believe his disfigurement was a sign that he was evolving into something greater. That for now, he is trapped in a mortal shell trying to adapt to his divine power.

With NM-23 in his possession, he planned on using it on a universal scale by infecting every world he came across, eventually leading to Thex where the final battle of the war took place. Although the Overlord had succeeded in manipulating certain individuals into doing his bidding by feeding into their wants and negative thoughts, once he came face to face with King Chance the First on the battlefield, he realized he had no way of corrupting him as the King was enraged in such a degree that even Bardoss' magic couldn't stop him. Bardoss was then slain by Chance and his forces immediately fell apart, putting an end to their campaign. However, their influence can still be felt as the Triumvirate was rebranded into the Sigma Republic in hopes of distancing themselves from past mistakes.