Pinkymod/C0rrupture

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MOD IN GENERAL

Background
C0rrupture is a primary character and main antagonist of Pinkymod's story. He appears numerous times in the lore, influencing the course of history, but his actions also directly impact the player and their journey in the Paradox Islands. He was born from the lingering devotion of a ex-game developer, which still hangs on to Terraria and has since become an all-consuming power that Gods and Men fear. He is instrumental in causing the major updates of Terraria, namely 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4, which were the result of him acting up and nearly breaking out of his imprisonment of non-existence. He is known to also play a part in events like the downfall of the Harpy race, the lore behind Aayvornd the Ascended(Having actually appeared and enslaved him through his dreams, but was unable to pull off the same stunt like that which he did with King Masir Vadabin) and also annihilated Quasar the Deceiver without blinking, prompting the God to develop an intense hatred for him.

The Incursions
C0rrupture's first incursion was the Terraria 1.1 update, which occurred at the very end of the Scourge of the Corruptor, a world war where all the factions banded together to fight a common foe, the Corruption, for the first time as it nearly annihilates mainland Terraria. C0rrupture was responsible for the sudden emboldening of the Corruption and the amassing of it's forces, and this is the first time he acted out after his creation several months prior. During this time, he took the avatar of the King Corruptor, master of the dark forces and rallied the armies of the shaded land to conquer the free world. The war he waged was so devastating, he nearly brought all of Terraria to their knees, but was eventually defeated by the Hallowknight Captain Sydan Menks. After this, his soul is sealed away by a currently unknown entity to prevent him from returning. Still, his servants managed to wreak havoc while their conquest went strong. As King Corruptor, he was also influential in training the Pupils of Darkness to be his personal servants. These individuals would go on later to serve Attraidies in his own conquest.

This seal almost breaks nearing the end of the 1.1 era, during the events that come to be known as the Great Slime War. Throughout the year-long conflict, C0rrupture managed to influence and strike a deal with the power-hungry King of Hallowstone and thus ruler of all Terrarians, King Masir Vadabin. Preying on the man's unsatiated desire for power and his deep insecurity, C0rrupture convinced him to get the Souls of Power, which at that point were still in full potency. It would allow him to complete a ritual that will bring C0rrupture back, or as the post-god lifeform puts it, 'grant Vadabin unlimited power'. The ritual also involved a sacrifice of one's worst enemy and one's most trusted friends. The ritual was partially completed when Vadabin sacrificed his entire royal court since he didn't have friends, expecting to be able to use the new power to bring them back later. This allowed C0rrupture to be half re-summoned, and grant Vadabin half of said power. To complete the ritual, the King went to kill his worst enemies, namely Lord Pinky. At this point however, he is defeated by being bled out by a combined might of Hallowstone and Slime Army forces who have realised his treachery. Although possessing power to destroy about a third of the SACQ building, C0rrupture was still limited by the mortal vessel, and was over-confidant in his abilities without realising the setbacks. As such, once exhausted, Lord Pinky herself managed to defeat C0rrupture, at the cost of REDACTED

C0rrupture would go on to cause two more incursions, both of which fail but the last being the closest call yet and has left a scar on the world. This is the result of the Five of the Medium's ill-fated attempt to use all the necessary Great Souls in the world to break C0rrupture's seal so as to free him and finally kill him before he can cause an incursion that will grant him full power and delete Terraria. Upon being re-summoned, unbeknownst to the Five, C0rrupture first sowed a backup plan, which was to tear through a weakened location of the spacetime continuum, creating the malevolent spacetime rift in the Auroran Lands and spawning the Tumour in Time, before he proceeded to slaughter the Five. He is defeated in a pyrrhic victory by the Five's de-facto leader, exiled King Tyfyr Vadabin, who sacrificed his soul and the soul of all companions to reseal C0rrupture once more. Thereafter, only The Medium has any recollection of the full extent of their actions. Anticipating such a move, C0rrupture willing bidded his time, but now is able to exert growing influence over the world via his plight from the Auroran Lands.

In the Game
C0rrupture serves as the unimplemented final boss of Pinkymod, and is the being trapped behind The Medium's Seal in the Cathedral of the Moon. The Medium guides the player on a quest that is currently unfinished, to reap the Great Souls as the Five did before them, and finish what they could not. Although the Five managed to essentially reset their world after their defeat, traces of their existence still remain behind, such as the Note that the player spawns with. (Written by Vadabin, as he held onto his soul long enough to write the warning before moving into his limbo of eternal torment). Several notes by C0rrupture himself also exist, including one that somehow makes mention of the name of whoever is reading it.