: Whoever controls that despair holds ultimate power.
: He describes the Nothing as a "despair, destroying this world," representing the psychological void left when imagination vanishes. Origins and Backstory : Whoever controls that despair holds ultimate power
Gmork is the primary antagonist and werewolf assassin in the 1984 fantasy classic The NeverEnding Story , serving as the tangible representative of "The Nothing". While the Nothing is an impersonal force of oblivion, Gmork provides it with a voice and a terrifying physical presence. He is a dual creature, existing as neither fully a part of Fantasia nor of the human world, which allows him to travel between realms—a status that makes him a "servant of the power behind the Nothing". Philosophical Role: The Harbinger of Despair destroying this world