Vlad Plasmius


 * “You always did think I was a fruitloop. But not this time, Daniel. Despite what you think, I'm here to help you, my boy. I'm not the villain this time. Something else is. This time, it is lurks in the shadows and a light showed me how dangerous it was. Despite it being hidden from the rest of the world, it haunts you. And it will continue to haunt you until you accept it. You need help, my boy, help I can provide you.”
 * ―Vlad Plasmius to Danny Fenton[src]

Vladimir "Vlad" Masters is the deuteragonist of The Phantom Chronicles. He is a former billionaire who is known as the former Supervillain Vlad Plasmius. Before that, he was Jack and Maddie's best friends in college, the biological father of Dani Phantom and the godfather of Danny Phantom. However, stranded in space, he is helped by Clockwork to amend for his mistakes after being abandoned in space by Jack and realize what a fool he was. However, despite Danny giving him the benefit of the doubt at times, nobody especially Danny's friends and family believes he is there to help and that he is up to one of his old tricks.