Athenaeus

Athenaeus, also known as Athena for short, is the Ruler of Kyoukan Jigoku, The Screaming Hell. This exe was made by FriedFrick

Biography
Athenaeus is a demon that was summoned by a cult consisting of Japanese Nintendo employees in the 80's.

Eventually, one employee came along and sealed him away in a SMB1 cartridge, after being sealed in the cartridge made him more spiteful and cold-hearted towards any and all humans.

Athena takes the appearance of Mario to trick the victim into a sense of safety.

He has no mercy for any human and will take any chance to torture them, being thrown into boiling pots or locked up in iron chambers and roasted

Origin
Lord of Kyoukan Jigoku, he relentlessly tortured those who were murders, thieves, lechers, and alcoholics.

Abilities

 * He can grab a persons soul from any device where he is in.
 * If he gets into another game, he can take form of any living object in that game.
 * Certain times, he decides to torture victims mentally, going into their dreams and showing imagery of their greatest fears.
 * He is defaulted to a fire flower, but if he gets another power-up, those powers will combine.

Weaknesses

 * Only able to rope-in victims through non-physical contact
 * Super Star stuns him for a while

Trivia

 * Athena is not depicted with a Mario voice because in SMB1 he did not have one, so he uses his regular voice.
 * Originally made for a Triple Trouble cover called "Nintendo Mix", over time his design has evolved.