Count Antigonus de Ardyn used to be the leader of the Order of the Black Rose and an influential member of the House of Ardyn in Maar Sul. He is the older brother of Belial and the father of Desdemona and Mordecai. He had grand plans of world domination, but he underestimated a demon named Omaroch d'Zarnagon who defeated his Order a few years prior to the Yamatian Invasion. However, Antigonus returned years after the Cataclysm to have his revenge on Omaroch and anyone who was involved in Belial's death.