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-image= [[Image:Durza.png|200px]]<br><small>[[Robert Carlyle]] as Durza in the film ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]''||
-name=Durza|
-gender=Male|
-hair=Crimson|
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-race=Normal Guy/Shade|
-loyalty=Empire|
-portrayer=[[Robert Carlyle]]|
-appearance=Eragon|}}
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-'''Durza''' (pronounced dehr-ZA) is a [[Shade (Inheritance)|Shade]], one of the [[antagonist]]s of [[Christopher Paolini]]'s ''[[Inheritance (trilogy)|Inheritance Trilogy]]''. He is the chief antagonist in ''[[Eragon]]''.
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-==Background==
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-Durza was born ''Carsaib''. Early in his life, he was member of a nomadic tribe. ''Carsaib'' and his parents were abandoned by the tribe when Carsaib's father was accused of being an "oathbreaker". Following his parents' deaths, Carsaib found his way into the desert and was discovered by Haeg, a [[Sorcerer (person)|sorcerer]], who taught Carsaib how to use spirits and spells.
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-Haeg was murdered by bandits, and, in his rage over his mentor's death, Carsaib summoned up avenging spirits too powerful to control. The spirits took possession of his mind and body, transforming him into a Shade. The spirits renamed his body Durza.
-==Abilities==
-Durza, being a Shade, has incredible magic powers (as read in the book when he incinerates a half-mile of forest in his attempts to catch Arya). He is able to wield control over the [[Urgals]] through linking spirits. He is also powerful enough to defeat Arya and quite possibly Saphira, yet he is weaker than [[Galbatorix]].
-In the movie, he summons a flying demonic creature (possibly the film's counterpart to a Lethrblaka as Durza can be heard saying a similar word to "Letherblaka" while summoning it) from the smoke of the fires from the fight to fight Eragon and Saphira. He also is an incredible swordsman, easily defeating Eragon, who mastered the art of swordsmanship. One of the Shade's most potent powers is his resistance to death. If a Shade is not killed by a thrust to the heart, he will merely regenerate elsewhere stronger than the previous appearance. While a dragon rider has limits to his magic, so far by what we have seen a Shade has very little.
-==Role in Eragon (Movie)==
-Durza is first introduced in the prologue of ''[[Eragon]]'', ''Shade of Fear'' (this is where the movie starts off), when he attacks [[Arya (Inheritance)|Arya]], an Elf, in an attempt to steal the dragon egg she guards. He is able to capture her, but not before Arya teleports the egg to [[The Spine (Inheritance)|The Spine]], where it is found by [[Eragon (character)|Eragon]]. Eragon later encounters Durza in [[Gil'ead]]. They have a brief physical battle, and Eragon realizes that he does not have nearly enough strength to defeat the Shade. Fortunately, Durza is disembodied when [[Murtagh]], Eragon's companion shoots him between the eyes, but he does not die. Later, during the [[Battle under Farthen Dûr]], Eragon is forced to duel with Durza once again, and this time the two of them use magic. However in the move Durza summons a massive, shadowy draconic demon and uses it to confront Eragon and Saphira in arial combat rather than the combat inside Tronjhiem described in the book.  Durza's summoned monster delivers a fatal injury to Saphira by biting down on her neck. Finally, Eragon has a plan and climbs onto Saphira's tail. Durza throws a ball of flame at Eragon, but to his dismay, he's not there. Saphira flicks Eragon into Durza and as they fall, Durza starts shrieking in protest, right up until Eragon stabs him in the heart.
-==Other==
-Durza's sword is marred by a long scratch upon the blade, a reminder of the time [[Ajihad]], leader of the [[Varden]], tried to kill him. Durza is depicted as the antagonist in a poem Eragon writes for the [[Blood-Oath Celebration]]; the poem receives much acclaim from the Elves and an honored place in one of their institutions.
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-*[[Legion (demon)]]
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