Pitch/ Pitch Black

Pitch is role-played by himself.

About him
Pitch Black, the Nightmare King, is the Rise of the Guardians' re-imagining of the Boogeyman, the mythic creature that haunts the closets and dark corners of childhood nightmares and the main antagonist of the film. Pitch is tall, lithe, and dark in appearance. He has silver - golden yellow eyes resembling an eclipse, pale-gray skin, and glossy black hair that is styled to come out as slick spikes from the back of his head. He wears a long, black robe with a v neck line and shadows running down his arms, obscuring his body like a shadow. Underneath the robe, he wears black pants and black shoes.

Personality
Pitch is everything a child fears, and he thrives on the fear of children, taking a cruel delight in turning their pleasant dreams into nightmares. But what Pitch hates is when children overcome their fears and don't believe in him, particularly when parents tell their kids that the Boogeyman is just a bad dream. As such, he is hatefully jealous of the Guardians, who are believed in and beloved by children. Eventually, his hate and jealously would convince him to undertake a conspiring vendetta against the Guardians and destroy the children's beliefs in them, and he could usher in another Dark Age. Pitch however does have a sad side, as he has suffered loneliness, has longed for a family, and was shunned just for being what he is, something he thought made Jack Frost similar to himself. However, he is still full of contempt and spite, as he targets Jack, at first to use and manipulate him, then to try and recruit him, and then tried to depower (and kill) him when Jack refused to side with him. Pitch's master plan was to usher in a new Dark Age of Fear and Darkness, by destroying the faith the Children of the World have in the Guardians. He began by mastering his Black Sand and then spooking North. Once North called the other Guardians to the Pole, Pitch made his first offensive move by attacking the Tooth Palace with an army of Nightmares, kidnapping the tooth fairies and stealing the teeth, which contain the memories of childhood. With Tooth weakened and unable to help the children remember, Pitch then targeted Sandy and destroy him. With Sandy out of the way, all the children no longer received pleasant dreams and suffered nightmares, along with weakening their faith in the Guardians even more. His next move (after getting a taste of Jack Frost's power) was to lure him away from the Warren so he would not be there when the Nightmares destroyed the Easter Eggs (along with ostracizing Jack by making it appear that he betrayed the Guardians and attempt to recruit him, only to try and depower him). This all but destroyed all Belief in the Guardians except for the belief maintained by one child, Jamie Bennett. Jamie was Pitch's last target, to snuff out that last light of Belief. However, Jack, having realized that his center is Fun, he helped Jamie, along with his friends, boost their faith and restore Sandy. With his plan thwarted, Pitch felt afraid and his Nightmares turned against him, dragging him into the darkness of his lair.

Jack Frost
Ohh...that neutral party...I despise Frost.

North
I don't know why kids believe in 'Santa Claus' it's their parents, who gives them gifts.

Tooth
Oh yes, I'm still going after those memories.

Bunny
Would you like a scratch behind the ear? hehe

Sandy
Now he's the one I despise the most (ok tied with Jack).

Mother Nature
Pitch's daughter, my baby girl

Man in Moon
Hello, old friend

Lady Pitchiner
Pitch's wife and Mother Nature's mother, ahh my beautiful beloved Joy<3

Ember
Pitch's Princess of Fear, ah my adoptive Shadow sister

Dark sister
Ah, a great friend of mine. She's of darkness, I'm of fear, isn't that a frightful mix we have together? hahaha

Quotes

 * Maybe I want what you have, to be believed in. Maybe I'm tired of hiding under beds!


 * [watching as Sandy is consumed by Nightmares] I'd say "sweet dreams"...but there aren't any left!


 * No Christmas, or Easter, or little fairies that come in the night. There will be nothing but fear, and darkness... and me. It's your turn not to be believed in.

Trivia

 * His signature color is black.
 * Pitch and The Sandman are identical spirits, but one is potentially more lethal than the other.
 * Pitch is more commonly known to children as the Boogeyman.
 * He is voiced by Jude Law.
 * His lair is in an underground palace accessed through a tunnel under a broken bed. This would refer to the old tale of monsters, like the Boogeyman, hiding under children's beds.
 * Pitch can morph and blend into shadows around him.
 * Pitch is older than the Man in the Moon because he was alive during his father's time.
 * Pitch spreads fear across the world because he wants to be believed in and in a world where only fear exist, he will be believed in.
 * Nightmares come from the fears that live in every heart.
 * Pitch's Nightmares take the shape of black horses which help him accomplish his dark deeds.
 * Pitch was on Earth first, he ruled the Dark Ages with fear at a time before the Guardians existed.
 * Pitch hides under children's beds because of his love for scary and dark places.
 * There is a pun following his Fearlings, or nightmares, as they resemble horses which are also known to be mares.
 * His eyes resemble an eclipse.
 * According to story Artist Juan Pablo, Pitch's design was heavily inspired by "the Joker for his unusual movements and personality...Hannibal's stare...Gary Oldman's Stansfield in Leon: The Professional...and trying to bring that randomness and aura to Pitch."
 * Pitch's appearance holds a strong resemblance to Dream from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. Ironically, Sandman is one of Dream's alliances.
 * His appearance, particularly his pale skin, angular face and dark robe, also bears a strong resemblance to Hades from Walt Disney Animation's Hercules.
 * "Pitch doesn’t have a key color or pattern. He’s like a chameleon that blends into the background. We always stage him at night, when he comes out of the dark corners of the rooms.” – Patrick Hanenberger, production designer.
 * According to the DVD commentary, Pitch's height changes over the course of the film as he grows in power. In the Antarctic scene with Jack Frost, Pitch is in his "Medium Form", a head taller than Jack himself.