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The Seven Deadly Sins

The physical representations of pride, wrath, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony and avarice. Long ago, the Charred Council ordered the Four Horsemen to seal them away as their existence imperiled the Balance. After the premature apocalypse, the Sins were set free and fled to Earth to start gaining power over Creation. With War imprisoned and Death and Strife missing, Fury has been sent to destroy them alone.

General

Anthropomorphic Personification: As their names indicate, they're all physical embodiments of the Seven Deadly Sins.
A Form You Are Comfortable With: The Sins don't have a true physical form and it's implied they can actually shift their forms at will (this is most explicit with Gluttony), but Fury must destroy them in order to trap their essence in her talisman. Envy takes advantage of this to disguise herself as a Watcher and trick Fury into killing a fake Envy with her none the wiser.
Big Bad Ensemble: Collectively, the primary antagonists of Darksiders III who rule their own of the world. However, Envy schemes to become the sole Big Bad.
Compelling Voice: Lust, Sloth and Wrath are seen to have this, which is how they are able to corrupt others.
Complete Immortality: Implied. As Anthropomorphic Personification of their respective sins, no talk is actually said of permanently killing them, just trapping and re-imprisoning them. Several of them also invoke As Long as There Is Evil in their Boss Banter, implying even if their physical forms are destroyed their essence will eventually reincarnate into a new form. It's also left up in the air if Fury re-purposing the Talisman of Sin as a makeshift hand grenade with all the Sins' essence trapped inside to distract the Charred Council actually permanently killed them or not with its explosive destruction.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: In contrast to previous Darksiders villains who are often a singular antagonist, the Seven Deadly Sins in III are a collective group of antagonists.
The Corrupter: They were created to spread their namesakes towards the rest of the universe and are implied to have placed that influence onto the Charred Council during their incarceration.
Irony: Fury's battle with each of the sins each have some form of Dramatic Irony to them.
- While most of the Sins immediately engage in combat with Fury, Wrath has a moment of calm where he admires how beautiful Fury is.
- Avarice battles by throwing various things that he has horded at her, effectively destroying pieces of his own collection.
- Though he is initially hesitant to battle, Sloth is quick to action after the destruction of his throne.
- While Lust is usually associated with sexual desire, Lust is androgynous, eliminating any sexual aspect.
- Gluttony is defeated by swallowing underwater bombs.
- Pride has scars surrounding her right eye which she is so ashamed of, she hides them by covering her entire face with a mask.
- Envy was so jealous of the power that the other Sins possessed that she stole a talisman designed by one of her rivals (whom she tricked Fury into believing was her) to siphon off their energy. This talisman proved to be her own end after Fury trapped her inside of it.
Necessarily Evil: Implied. Despite their very existence being a source of evil in the universe, the Creator took great pains to create them anyway. This didn't stop the Charred Council from locking them up first chance they got. However, that never meant that allowing them to roam freely was a good idea, considering the sort of damage they can do if left to their own devices.
The Riddle of Sorrows: If Sin is a part of the Grand Design, is not Sin then, by definition, divine?
Red Baron: Each of the Sins has an epitaph to their Boss Subtitles; only Gluttony and Pride are exempt in-game.

Envy

Envy, Resentment Made Flesh/The Covetous Queen

Click ^here to see Envy's true form

Voiced by: Misty Lee, Fryda Wolff (true self)

Envy is the very first Deadly Sin fought by Fury.

All Your Powers Combined: During the final battle, Envy wields weapons evocative of the Horsemen's own arsenal sans Fury; a Chaoseater-like greatsword, a scythe similar to Harvester, and two hand cannons just as large as Mercy and Redemption. Considering she likely envied their power the most when they collectively kicked her ass, it makes sense that she would want to emulate them. In addition, she can summon facsimiles of the fallen Sins to aid her in combat.
Ambition Is Evil: Envy wanted Fury to seal the other sins so she'd have no superiors or equals. She also planned to assassinate the Charred Council by using the power of her sealed siblings, then simply wait until the angels and demons left on Earth wiped each other out to claim the planet for herself.
Envy: When I'm done here and the Charred Council are nothing left but pebbles, I will simply wait out the Apocalypse and destroy whatever weakened generals remain! The Earth will be mine!
Big Bad: She is a part of the Big Bad Ensemble with the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins. While she starts off as the Starter Villain, it was after betraying Fury when she defeated Pride that she undoubtedly becomes the main antagonist of Darksiders III, serving as the Final Boss of the game.
Big "NO!": Has one when Fury takes her talisman.
Envy: No! That's MINE!
Bird People: The fake Envy looks very much like a humanoid vulture or corvid.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist:
- Abaddon is an archangel who once served as Hellguard's former leader, before ultimately abandoning them to join the forces of Hell as Vovin/Destroyer. After becoming the Destroyer, he later rallies his own army to launch a wide-scale invasion on Earth and plans to kill War for his interference. Envy, on the other hand, sets her apart from Abaddon whose goal is to use Fury to seal the rest of her Sin bretheren so she can claim the planet for herself once the Charred Council, the forces of Heaven and Hell are gone for good. Finally, while Abaddon works mostly with his own Hell forces and is extremely personal towards War, Envy solely works alone on her own volition, who manipulates Fury as means to eliminate the rest of them.
- Absalom is a Nephilim who was the embodiment of The Corruption after his death at the hands of Death, making him the Avatar of Chaos. Absalom uses it to plague all of the realms so he can initiate his genocidal plans to revive the Nephilim race for his own selfish benefit. Envy is different to Absalom in many ways, who wants to assassinate the Charred Council and wipe them out on the illusion of power so she can rule the ruined planet for herself. Also, while Absalom's intentions are out of misguided extremism, Envy's motivations of doing so are out of sheer envy.
- In general, while both Abaddon and Absalom are immediate in their own plans right off the bat, Envy disguises herself as Fury's Watcher as part of her Batman Gambit throughout the entire game.
Cool Mask: The true Envy wears a bone mask very similar to Death's.
Driven by Envy: Naturally, as implicated in her name. Surprisingly enough, the crowlike Envy who expressed wanting to steal everything the humans had, and then enslave them until they broke was only a ruse. The real Envy is more complex. While disguised as a Watcher, she expressed admiration for the power of the Horsemen as well as jealousy of Pride's beauty, foreshadowing her betrayal and her form in the endgame becoming a combination of the four Horsemen. Her goal was to destroy the arrogant Charred Council and then let the opposing Angels and Demons kill each other before finishing the rest off to take the world. When she was foiled by Fury, her last words was a frustrated rant about how everything belonged to her.
Feathered Fiend: Envy resembles a humanoid corvid/vulture, which is appropriate for a hateful creature like her. Well, the fake Envy does, at least.
Foreshadowing: When Envy is sucked into the amulet, it appears in white rather than green like the other sins, indicating that Envy is not a true sin.
Green and Mean: She has green skin and is ruthless enough to strike down anyone who could dare oppose her.
Green-Eyed Monster: Unsurprisingly. She specifically resents mankind and fully intends on taking everything that they have. When Pride falls, she also admits she was always envious of her sister and likely the other Sins as well, which is the point she finally reveals herself. Bonus points for actually having green eyes.
Hidden Depths: As the Watcher, Envy shows herself to have quite the philosophical side, waxing on about humanity's works while noting the hidden irony of this seemingly insignificant race having such potential and how the other factions deep down are envious of and fear it.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: In their final battle, Fury gets close to Envy, presses her whip against Envy's chest and activates the weapon, impaling Envy through the heart on the way in, then uncoiling and ripping it apart on the way out.
In the Hood: In her true form, Envy wears a purple hood.
Little "No": She says this when Fury says she is here to kill her.
Magic Staff: Wields one to focus her magic as well as to fight physically.
The Man Behind the Monsters: The true Envy is a green woman with four arms, as opposed to the bird creature she set you against.
Mood-Swinger: When she reveals herself, the true Envy shifts between calm and calculating to screeching in desire in the same sentence.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: The true Envy has numerous arms in which she carries various weapons, from a sword to a scythe to Guns Akimbo.
"Not So Different" Remark: Claims this is the case between her and the Charred Council since they also envied others and craved power. That is why she figured out what they were up to before anyone else.
Charred Council: Your lust for power will be your undoing, Envy!
Envy: Well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?!
Obfuscating Stupidity: She's actually the most crafty Sin, as the subservient "Watcher" following you around.
Puny Earthlings:
''Humans think creation favors them - they are apes crawling through the dirt!
Shadow Archetype: Envy and Fury share more traits with each other than the latter would care to admit: they are both considered the weakest members of their respective groups, tend to be insulting and arrogant, and they each desire to rise above their compatriots to receive the respect they feel they deserve. Ultimately, though, for all her antagonism towards them, Fury cares for her brothers, comes to realize her own flaws and undergoes Character Development, while Envy steals the power of her fellow Sins but is still defeated by Fury in their final battle, ranting about how she "deserved" victory.
Sickly Green Glow: Her talisman has this noticeable color and Envy's own Battle Aura and Sin summons are all of a green glow.
Starter Villain: For Darksiders III. Subverted when she returns later on to become the Final Boss.
Unskilled, but Strong: After absorbing the powers of other Sins and stealing some of Fury's, she ends up becoming this as she lacks discipline and experience required to handle such powers, which leads to her final defeat at Fury's hands. In fact, Lust outright insults Envy by saying she is a sniveling coward who never experienced frontline combat.
Villainous Breakdown: She absolutely loses it when Fury takes back the talisman.
- During their final battle, Envy snaps when Fury is on the verge of beating her, raging that she's not about to lose all the power she's claimed.
Envy: No! It was mine! I deserved it! I had it! MINE!
Walking Spoiler: All these spoiler marks should indicate that there is a lot more to Envy than simply being a Starter Villain.
The Worf Effect: Envy is the weakest of the sins and the first defeated by Fury despite being the second deadliest sin. Although it turns out Envy sent out a minion disguised as her to fake her death from the start so she could steal the sealing talisman after Fury filled it, becoming the Final Boss and most dangerous Sin in combat.

Wrath

Wrath, the Molten Lord

Voiced by: Fred Tatasciore

Abhorrent Admirer: In their rematch, Wrath admits to Fury that he finds her beautiful, especially when she's angry. He then adds that in another reality he could have loved her. Fury's only response is an annoyed look before wiping the floor with him.
Black Knight: A violent, destructive warrior with black armour.
Blood Knight: Fury encounters him battling a whole battalion of Angels. He seems to be enjoying himself immensely. When Fury encounters him a second time, he cries out to the many demons he is fighting to give in to their bloodlust as they all kill each other in a free-for-all.
Bifurcated Weapon: Wields a sword that can split in two.
Emotion Eater: Claims to be fueled by Unstoppable Rage, and that the harder his combatant fights, the stronger he gets. It's hard to tell if this is actually true, but during the first phase of the rematch, he is noticeably bulkier than before, likely due to multiple combatants being in the arena with him. Once he's merely fighting Fury, he reverts to his original size.
Hero Killer: He comes dangerously close to killing Fury in their battle, impaling her through the chest with one of his swords before she drives it back through his face. The only reason she survived was the Lord of the Hollows' intervention.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice:
- Fury finishes him by ramming a broken Angel blade through his face, one that he had impaled her on in the first place.
- In their final battle, Wrath throws his sword at Fury. She catches the blade, spins it around and returns it to Wrath...through his chest.
Large Ham: He's easily one of the loudest and most dramatic of the Sins, shouting almost all of his lines and cackling like a maniac whenever he fights.
Magma Man: What little of him that can be seen under his armor looks like molten rock.
This Cannot Be!: During their final fight, Wrath expresses disbelief that Fury can fight him without succumbing to rage.
Wrath: WHERE IS YOUR ANGER?! HOW CAN YOU FIGHT WITHOUT ANGER?!
Tin Tyrant: Decked from head to toe in black-grey armor.
Villain Forgot to Level Grind: By the time you face him again, the biggest change is that he has a brand new first phase... but his second phase is just his original boss fight at the start of the game. Considering Fury has, by this point, gone up against four other Sins and won, as well as obtained all four Hollows, Wrath basically stood zero chance.

Avarice

Avarice, the Collector

Voiced by: JB Blanc

The very essence of Greed, a rapacious goblin-like creature who hoards anything and everything that catches his eye. He's set up shop in an abandoned museum, where he guards his "collection" with brute force and rabid savagery.

All Trolls Are Different: He resembles a troll or a goblin, and much like one he hoards anything he can get his hands on.
Collector of the Strange: His "collection" ranges from priceless works of art and magic artefacts to corpses and broken bits of junk.
Combat Pragmatist: He's not so blinded by his treasures he won't hesitate to use them to kill Fury, even if it means breaking them.
Creepy Souvenir: You can see various body parts in his bag, such as angel wings, arms and corpses. At least one of huge items he can try to flatten Fury with is a giant demon's skull.
Down in the Dumps: His "collection" includes stuff that has already been trashed by the apocalypse, and the arena is full of junk. Seriously, he introduces himself by throwing a bathtub at Fury and the during the fight can try to crush her with another bathtub or a refrigerator.
Evil Laugh: Avarice frequently lets out a evil, mocking cackle as he jumps about his boss arena, in between his boasts and threats.
Greed: Avarice's entire motivation, appropriately enough, is the desire for more possessions and wealth. His horde is full of priceless artwork and the floor is covered in gold coins, alongside broken bits of rubbish and the bodies of those he's "collected".
Horned Humanoid: He sports an impressive, curling pair of black horns on his forehead, both of which are heavily pierced and decorated with jewellery.
Lots of Luggage: Carries a ridiculously huge bag on his back full of stuff. For context, it's several times bigger than he is.
Improbable Weapon User: Avarice will attack Fury with junk, including bathtubs and will actually wield a fridge to smack the Nephilim.
Pintsized Powerhouse: He barely comes up to Fury's knee, if that, but he can still go toe-to-toe with her in direct combat and leap acrobatically around his collection room despite the huge, heavy-looking pack on his back. And this is before he starts swinging refrigerators at you, or tossing huge pieces of junk around.
Sinister Schnoz: Appropriately for a goblin-like creature, he sports a long, pointed nose.
Slasher Smile: Wears a permanent, sinister grin to underscore his unhinged, rapacious personality. He may not be able to control this, either, considering he seems to lack any lips.
Trophy Room: The bossfight takes place in his collection room. Not all the items he collects can be considered treasures, considering the bathtubs.

Sloth

Sloth, Lord of the Flies

Voiced by: Darin De Paul

Acrofatic: You'd think those wings of his would not be able to support his weight, but once Fury destroys his throne, he flies around the battlefield taking swipes at her.
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: When he goes down, he asks Fury whether she thinks killing him will do anything. Fury calls him out on this, to which he responds that 'dignity is a myth'.
Berserk Button: He doesn't start really fighting until you destroy his throne, at which point he'll fly into a rage and start going all out.
Sloth: You owe me a new throne, but I'll settle for your head!
Big Creepy-Crawlies: He is an enormous talking bed-bug, and calls on numerous smaller bugs to act as his servants.
Blasphemous Boast: He tells Fury after their battle that he "has my servants wipe my arse with the wings of angels while I enjoy a morning tea."
Carry a Big Stick: Totes around a long scepter that he also uses for taking swings at Fury.
Compelling Voice: Uses this to get Fury to leave without fighting. It almost works, except Fury's watcher intervenes and motivates her to fight again.
Evil Gloating: After Fury beats him, he lies there on the ground exhausted and starts gloating about how much he doesn't care about Balance, Angels, or the Horsemen's duty. They end up being his final words.
Expy: Despite being to embody the sin of sloth, he bares a resemblance to the Biblical demon Beelzebub, both being gluttonous insect-creatures named the "Lord of the Flies".
Fat Bastard: The fattest one in the series, to the point he could be confused with Gluttony. Servants have to drag his ass during most of the fight.
Flunky Boss: Summons his insect servants to fight Fury during the first half of the battle. Only after she wrecks his throne does Sloth actually get up and start fighting.
Lazy Bum: Appropriately, he doesn't get up off his butt until Fury destroys his throne. Fury even refers to their battle as being the most exercise Sloth's had in a millennium.
Sloth: (Sarcastically) It's the apocalypse... whoooo. I'm completely over it. My sole concern is comfort.
Shockwave Stomp: Can unleash these when he comes down from a jump.
Terms of Endangerment: Calls Fury "darling".
Verbal Tic: He frequently stutters some of his words, most noticeably during his introduction to Fury.

Lust

Lust, Ruler of Twisted Desire

Voiced by: Jason Spisak

Ambiguous Gender: Fury refers to Lust as "they", despite having a feminine voice and face, although provided by a male voice actor. It doesn't help that Lust also has a more masculine body.
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: After being beaten, Lust offers to expose the location of Envy to Fury in exchange for their life. Fury throws it back in their face.
Black Knight: Surprisingly for someone who represents the sin of Lust, they're actually pretty conservatively-dressed in black armor. Admittedly, they do seem to be more about lust for power and domination, rather than the more sexualized connotations of the sin.
Bling of War: They wear an extremely ornate and extravagant suit of black plate and scale armor, trimmed with gold.
Blood Knight: Lampshaded during a conversation between Fury and The Watcher. This depiction of lust isn't the usual seductress commonly depicted. Lust is primarily themed around a lust for everything, though with an emphasis on violence and ambition. For this, they are regarded as one of the most dangerous of the sins.
Break Them by Talking: Tries this on Fury before their main battle, as detailed under "The Reason You Suck" Speech. When that doesn't work, they try this on Usiel, succeeding in temporarily corrupting him to their side for the battle's duration.
Cool Sword: Lust wields one, a black-colored saber with gold runes etched into the blade.
The Corrupter: Uses More than Mind Control and Master of Illusion powers to turn people to their side, including Usiel.
Dual Boss: Halfway through the fight, they manages to convince Usiel to side with them, forcing Fury to fight the both of them at the same time.
Hoist by Their Own Petard: Lust's illusions seemed to be working on Fury, tricking her into believing her brothers had came to serve her, the reason Fury figures it out? They made her brothers kneel, which Fury knows is an Out-of-Character Alert.
Large and in Charge: They're noticeably taller than Fury by a few heads.
Lust: Is their name implies, Lust is the personification of their namesake, as is able to create illusions that take the form of whatever Fury wanted most (the respect and reverence of her brothers) as a trick.
Master of Illusion: Not only can they do this to create decoys of themselves in battle, they can summon vivid fantasies of what others most desire. Fury very nearly succumbs to this before Spotting the Thread.
Oh, Crap!: When they realize their temptations hold no sway over Fury, seconds before the latter slashes their throat with a Crossblade.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives one to Fury in their pre-battle confrontation, inferring that Fury doesn't give a damn about the Balance, and only serves the Charred Council for the sake of attaining power and to avoid being exterminated like the rest of the Nephilim.
Lust: I know my role in the universe. I wonder if you've ever stopped to question yours? You are a Horseman, but why? Did you make that choice? And if so, was there some reasoning behind it?... You don't even know why you fight, do you? Hmmm, do you fight for your brothers? Oh, of course not! Your antagonism towards them is well known! Do you seek to achieve some sort of Balance? Oh, you never believed in the greater good until it suited you. No, no, no, what I see in your actions is a lust all your own- a lust for power and privilege and protection from the Nephilhim's inevitable fall! Ultimately, that makes us allies, doesn't it?
Slashed Throat: Fury opens their neck with the edge of a Crossblade.
Smug Snake: They're so confident in their ability to manipulate people that they give the impression they're going to get away scot-free. They don't.

Gluttony