Apophis

Apophis is a condemned Shadow of the Doom Triad whose loyalty is strongest toward those who have accepted him. His damaged memories initially led him to imagine he had been a fallen god. Neith, his original Champion and a former Pharaoh, found him as a small asp in a dry well and named him after an earlier Apophis who had died. Whether the two were connected is unknown.

His bond with Neith rests on the faith he saw in her willingness to share her forbidden Chaos with him. She remembers his proud, noisy company in her empty palace and says he fought when she had given up. The Stranger describes a devotion ambitious enough to make Apophis seek dominion over the world for her. At their reunion, his initial demand for her crown gives way to asking what she wants. Her answer is revenge against those she believes abandoned her for the Light, including Sek-Duat’s descendant and the Sandsea. He cries out for her when she sacrifices herself to let the Shadows escape.

He also treats Ouroboros and Eos as people worth protecting. He saves Ouroboros from Astero and, after Ouroboros’s death, keeps watch over Eos. These attachments give him loyalties beyond his uncertain account of what he once was.

Read the story: Apophis and Duat

Sources

Shadow Battleon cutscene · Hidden Duat map · Hidden Duat confrontation · Hidden Duat finale · Forge Citrinitas map · Temple of Doom map · AQW Wiki: Ouroboros · AQW Wiki: Sigrid · AQW Wiki: Zhoom's Quests