Something I'm adding:

*Having the ability to cast curses among enemies (They die if they don't eat an apple within 3 hours, they turn into stone if they don't cut-off one of their limbs, they become as small as a house rat for an entire month, etc.)

*Having a pet or minion that can kill the above creature in a fair fight. The pet can be flesh or cyborg or spiritual or made of feces. Whatever. [b]It cannot be sentient. It must be a mindless slave of sorts.[/b]