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Malebolgia (also referred to at times as the Malebolgia) is the name of a Demon in the Spawn universe, drawing its name from the term in Dante's Inferno used to describe Malebolge, the ditches (bolge) in the eighth circle of Hell where the evil (male) are punished. He was Spawn's master and one of the major Lords of Hell.He served as one of the main antagonists of the series alongside Mammon and Satan .
History
- See the Image Comics Malebolgia page for a complete biography.
In Other Media
- Malebolgia appears in the Spawn movie voiced by Frank Welker.
- Malebolgia doesn't appear in the Spawn TV series, but his presence is felt.
- Malebolgia appears in Spawn: Armageddon voiced by David Sobolov.
- Appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Celebutard Mountain" voiced by Tom Root. He and Spawn compete in a fiddle contest reminiscent of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band.
- He appears in Soul Calibur II for the Xbox, sending Spawn after the demonic weapon Soul Edge.
- He appeared as a villain and main antagonist in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game titled Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game
- He is the main subject in the song "The Last Laugh" off of Iced Earth's The Dark Saga, a concept album based on Spawn.
- His name is the title of a song by death metal band Deranged on their 2001 self titled album. Malebolgia: Death Metal Band from Greensboro NC