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Malekith, the Witch-King of Naggaroth is a fictional character in the Warhammer franchise. He is the king and leader of the Dark Elves, a splinter faction of the High Elves who were exiled from their home region of Ulthuan after sparking a civil war out of claiming that Malekith should be the nation's Phoenix King out of birthright. He is the main antagonist of the Elves' conflict in the setting of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, a major supporting character in The End Times storyline, and a background lore character in Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

Warhammer Fantasy Battle
Malekith was born the son of Ulthuan's first Phoenix King, Aenarion. After his father's death, Malekith sought to prove himself a worthy successor, spending around 1600 years travelling the world to bolster the High Elves's forces and influence, even fostering a close friendship with the dwarfs. But when he returned to Ulthuan to be crowned Phoenix King, Malekith was incensed to have been passed over the title in favor of Bel Shanaar and plotted to have him killed with the aid of his mother and sorceress, Morathi. Instigating an internal conflict, Malekith would kill Bel Shanaar and have him framed as a Chaos occultist, but was rejected as Phoenix King and was almost burnt to death as a result, only being saved by being encased in a dark armor. Malekith would then kickstart the War on Ulthuan betweemn him and his loyalists and the kingdom of Ulthuan. Upon losing the war, Malekith retreated west to the New World, discovering continent of Naggaroth and establishing the Dark Elves to rebuilt his army and plan to again instigate his conflict against Ulthuan again.

After thousands of years of conflict, Malekith discovered that he was destined to become the Phoenix King. In response, he sets out to Ulthuan to gain

Total War: Warhammer
In the Total War franchise, Malekith makes his debut in Total War: Warhammer II where he is voiced by Ramon Tikaram.