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Being a god of destruction, Malroth is immensely powerful and more than capable of living up to his title. In all of his appearances Malroth has almost never spoken, preferring annihilation over conversation. At the start of the game, Malroth is only alluded to and rarely by his name. All that is first hinted to is his penchant for destruction and the fact that the [[Children of Hargon]] threatens all of [[Alefgard]] by trying to summon him. Being the cult's object of worship, Malroth is highly esteemed by his devotees--not that this matters to him, as his description in ''IX'' states that he doesn't mind where his sacrifices come from.

The player's party does not come face-to-face with the mighty demon until after Hargon is slain. When the party tries to move away from Hargon's throne their path will be blocked by flames and the floor will begin to break apart, heralding Malroth's return. Though successful in defeating Hargon, the sorcerer summoned the god of destruction in death, leaving the heroes to contend with him in the final battle of the game.

In the vast majority of his appearances Malroth has little discernible personality outside of his desire for destruction. The major exception to this is his amnesiac humanoid appearance in ''[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]'', where he is one of the game's main characters.

In his human state he has no inkling of his true nature as the Master of Destruction. He has a somewhat violent disposition, which escalates as the Builder's adventure progresses, causing others to fear him. He also has a somewhat morbid personality, which is evident even upon his first meeting with the [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders 2)|Builder]] where he is excited to get a closer look at the dead bodies littering the beach. He tends to feel at home in dark subterranean places and shrines dedicated to Hargon and the Master of Destruction, though he is unable to place why he feels so.

Malroth demonstrates a lack of knowledge on many basic concepts such as "love" and "parties", being confused by Bab's many admirers at [[Khrumbul-Dun]], and the small party [[Lulu]] arranges for him and the Builder on the [[Isle of Awakening]]. Malroth also is lacking in understanding of typical social graces and is often prone to outbursts and bluntness, leading to some humorous exchanges and later arguments. He develops a habit of using a high-five with the Builder as a celebratory gesture, but he is unsure of what inspired him to start doing so. He develops a friendship with the Builder over the course of their adventure. {{spoiler|start}}His attachment to the Builder lasts even after [[Hargon]] forces him to attain his true form, though the great dissonance between his sentimentality and desire for destruction causes him to split into two entities, his human avatar which retains these traits, and his unrestrained true form which retains its single-minded directive for destruction.{{spoiler|end}}

Malroth initially appears as an amnesiac humanoid, differing from true humans by his elongated pointed ears and bright red eyes, on the [[Isle of Awakening]]. Malroth decides to accompany the Builder after being intrigued by the Builder's power to create items and materials, an ability he distinctly lacks. During the course of his adventure with the Builder a friendship starts to form between the two. He also begins to hear an unidentified voice in his head attempting to guide his actions, similarly to how the Builder in ''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]'' heard the voice of [[Rubiss]].

Malroth grows more powerful the more the Builder creates. He begins getting intense destructive urges with his growth, causing him increasing distress, as he does not know the source of these desires. As his power swells, the voice in his head becomes progressively more active; its suggestions begin taking darker and darker tinges. Malroth is initially only mildly annoyed, but becomes increasingly concerned by being called the "Master of Destruction" and suggestions of murdering the Builder. Despite the increasing severity, he attempts to keep the incidents with the voice in his head mostly to himself, though he makes the Builder promise to stop him if he changes for the worse.