Lord Fear (played by Mark Knight) was first introduced to Knightmare in Series 5 as the bold leader of 'the opposition'.
He also replaced Mogdred as the main 'baddie'.

In his first series, he merely sat down, conversing with people through his crystal ball. In almost every quest, spying on Lord Fear was necessary in order to obtain the combination of a causeway, or the password to reach the next level. A spyglass could usually be found in the clue room.
As each series progressed, the character of Lord Fear evolved greatly, and he was also given new 'headquarters' each year, which tended to become bigger and better each time.

Lord Fear was very rarely seen doing his own 'Dirty Work', and relied on his Henchmen to carry out most of his work in the dungeon. One of his main men was Sylvester Hands, but it was always possible for the dungeoneer to trick him, and he rarely stopped them. "Can't you see we've got company?
Well, come in, come in my little friends. You have no idea how much I've been looking forward to these Friday sessions."
"Did I say Friday?
I meant Frightday!"

"What?, Me?, Surrender?
You must be absolutely out of your tiny MIINNDD!

"Something is spying on me...
Very well little spy, take a good look, because you know, looks really can kill"

Lord Fear also brought with him new-style end of season stories. At the end of series 6, he sent a red dragon to destroy Treguard's antechamber. Similarly a troll was sent in series 7. The dungoneer was sent to collect a specific item, and Lord Fear himself ended up falling victim to his own traps.

In series 8 (shown right), Lord Fear had what was, perhaps, his largest chamber yet, and walked around for the first time.

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