Dark Arts

"Avada Kedavra"

- Killing Curse (Harry Potter)

"Knowledge demands sacrifice."

- Ancient Craving, Magic: The Gathering

The power to utilize dark magic. Form of Magic. Opposite to Mysticism and White Arts.

Also Called

 * Black Arts
 * Black Magic
 * Black/Dark Witchcraft
 * Dark Magic
 * Maleficium
 * The Left-Hand Path
 * Witchcraft

Capabilities
User can utilize the Dark Art: a form of magic typically used for selfish, self-serving and/or nefarious purposes. Though it is not necessarily "evil" magic, dark arts tend to focus toward destruction, harming, cursing and otherwise complicating the lives of other people while advancing the user's own state. Users often reject social convention and the status quo, which some suggest is in a search for spiritual freedom. As a part of this, they embrace magical techniques and practices that would traditionally be viewed as taboo and are generally willing to go farther than most would even consider if it serves their ends.

Applications

 * Blood Magic
 * Conjuration
 * Demon Summoning
 * Curse Manipulation
 * Curse Inducement
 * Death Magic
 * Destruction Magic
 * Elemental Magic
 * Extrasensory Perception
 * Flight
 * Illusion-Casting
 * Life Magic
 * Amalgamation
 * Mutation Inducement
 * Necromancy
 * Possession
 * Ritual Magic
 * Shapeshifting
 * Spell Casting
 * Spell Negation
 * Sympathetic Magic
 * Telekinesis
 * Telepathy
 * Teleportation

Associations

 * Dark Element Manipulation
 * Dark Energy Manipulation
 * Magic
 * Almighty Magic
 * Chaos Magic
 * Demonic Magic
 * Eldritch Magic
 * Shamanism
 * Voodoo
 * Sacrificial Magic

Limitations

 * Magic Negation/Magic Destruction
 * Dark magic tends to get out of hand even if treated with respect.
 * May be highly addictive and leave the user susceptible to negative influences.
 * White Arts may be especially effective against this power.
 * May need to make deals with demons or evil spirits/gods.
 * Damage caused by dark magic may be permanent/irreversible.

Known Users
See Also: Black Magic.

Literature
{{Scroll box|*Emily Hayes (Amulet); via amulet
 * Stonekeepers (Amulet)
 * Some elves (Amulet)
 * Holly Short (Artemis Fowl)
 * Certain Children of the Red King (Charlie Bone)
 * Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci Series)
 * Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
 * Vetvix (Garfield's Pet Force)
 * Sorcerer Binky (Garfield's Pet Force)
 * Witches/Wizards (Harry Potter)
 * Sauron (Lord of the Rings)
 * Saruman (Lord of the Rings)
 * Jadis, the White Witch (Narnia)
 * Septimus Heap & Marcia Overstrand (Septimus Heap)
 * The Evil Queen (Snow White)
 * Sisters of the Light (Sword of Truth)
 * Sisters of the Dark (Sword of Truth)
 * Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Sword of Truth)
 * Darken Rahl (Sword of Truth series)
 * Wizards/Sorceresses/Sorcerer/Witch-Woman (Sword of Truth)
 * Carter and Sadie Kane (Kane Chronicles)
 * Eragon (Inheritence)
 * Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant)
 * Stephanie Edgly/Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant)
 * Kelsier (Mistborn)
 * Vin (Mistborn)
 * Dark magicians (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Miranda (Shadow Falls)
 * Witches, warlocks, and witch-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
 * Wizard Howl (Wizard's Castle)
 * Sophie Hatter (Wizard's Castle)
 * The Witch of the Waste (Wizard's Castle)
 * Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)

Live Television

 * Grandmama Addams (The Addams Family)
 * Nora Dhark (Arrowverse)
 * Samantha (Bewitched)
 * Endora (Bewitched)
 * Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Rack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Witches and Warlocks (Charmed)
 * Demons (Charmed)
 * The Avatars (Charmed)
 * Witches (Grachi)
 * Grandpa (The Munsters)
 * Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time)
 * Maleficent (Once Upon a Time)
 * Nimue (Once Upon a Time)
 * Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
 * Cora (Once Upon a Time)
 * Zoso (Once Upon a Time)
 * Blind Witch (Once Upon a Time)
 * Blind Witch II (Once Upon a Time)
 * Peter Pan (Once Upon a Time)
 * Zelena (Once Upon a Time)
 * Ursula (Once Upon a Time)
 * Snow White (Once Upon a Time); within the "Heroes and Villains" Alternate Universe
 * The Red Queen (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
 * Amara (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
 * Jafar (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
 * Killian Jones/Captain Hook (Once Upon a Time); as the Dark One in "Broken Heart and Swan Song".
 * Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time); as the Dark One in Season 5a
 * Morlocks (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
 * The Secret Coven (The Secret Circle)
 * John Blackwell (The Secret Circle)
 * Blackwell Family (The Secret Circle)
 * Borrower Witches (Supernatural)
 * Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
 * Alti (Xena: Warrior Princess)}}

Cartoons
{{Scroll box|*Peppermint Butler (Adventure Time)
 * The Lich (Adventure Time)
 * Eden (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Phasir (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Mirage (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Ayam Aghoul (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Aziz (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Faraboo, the Caretaker (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Arbutus (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Chaos (Aladdin TV Series)
 * Mozenrath (Aladdin TV Series)
 * The Dark Dragon (American Dragon Jake Long)
 * Equinox (Batman The Brave and the Bold)
 * Charmcaster (Ben 10 Series)
 * Michael Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10 Series)
 * Hex (Ben 10 Series)
 * Sir George (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
 * Dark Magic users (The Dragon Prince)
 * Viren
 * Claudia
 * Queen Titania of Avalon (Gargoyles)
 * Lord Oberon of Avalon (Gargoyles)
 * Puck (Gargoyles)
 * The Weird Sisters (Gargoyles)
 * Demona (Gargoyles)
 * Una (Gargoyles)
 * Queen Mab (Gargoyles)
 * The Children of Oberon (Gargoyles)
 * The New Olympians (Gargoyles)
 * The Archmage (Gargoyles)
 * The Magus (Gargoyles)
 * Clouse (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
 * Hecate (Hercules: The Animated Series)
 * Lady Bane (Disney's Gummi Bears)
 * Zummi (Disney's Gummi Bears)
 * Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
 * Baby Smurf (The Smurfs)
 * Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Various Wizards and Demons (Jackie Chan Adventures)
 * The Sorceress (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
 * Evil-Lyn (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
 * Orko (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
 * Warlocks (The Legend of Krod Mandoon)
 * Mandi Arbizu (Dream Team)
 * Doga (Pucca)
 * Skeleton King (Super Robot Monkey Team HyperForce Go!)
 * Jarrah (Kulipari: Army of Frogs)
 * Alicorns (My Little Pony Series)
 * Various Unicorns (My Little Pony Series)
 * Ben Ravencroft (Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost)
 * Sarah Ravencroft (Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost)
 * Evil Queen (Ever After High)
 * Raven Queen (Ever After High)
 * Faybelle Thorn (Ever After High)
 * Eclipsa Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
 * Meteora Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
 * Star Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
 * Moon Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
 * Witches and Wizards (Winx Club)
 * Anna Maht (World of Quest)
 * Deceit (World of Quest)
 * Yuck (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Chai (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Ti (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Carl, the Evil Cockroach Wizard (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * The Nightmaster (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Coop (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Eradicus (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Saranoia (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * G.P. (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Kraggler (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Mastermind (Yin Yang Yo!)

Movies

 * Jafar (Disney’s Aladdin)
 * Mal (Disney’s Descendants)
 * Queen Grimhilde (Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
 * Maleficent (Disney’s Sleeping Beauty)
 * Merlin (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Balthazar Blake (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Morgana Le Fay (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Veronica (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Queen Mab (Merlin)
 * Jareth, the Goblin King (Labyrinth)
 * Witches and Wizards (Harry Potter)
 * Queen Ravenna (Snow White & the Huntsman)
 * Lord Blackwood (Sherlock Holmes)
 * Sokurah the Magician (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad)
 * Prince Koura (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad)
 * Pendragon (Jack The Giant Killer)
 * Witches (Jack The Giant Killer)
 * Conal Cochran (Halloween III: Season of The Witch)
 * Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf/Vigo the Carpathian (Ghostbusters II)
 * Sanderson Sisters (Hocus Pocus)
 * Warwick the Warlock (Spooky Buddies)}}

Video Games
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 * Warlic (Adventure Quest/AQ Worlds/Dragon Fable)
 * Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
 * Bleu/Deis & Nina (Breath of Fire)
 * Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania Lords of Shadow)
 * Flemeth (Dragon Age)
 * Morrigan (Dragon Age)
 * Demigra (Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
 * Nythera (Dragon Fable & AQ Worlds)
 * Sadida God (Dofus/Wakfu)
 * Sadida Class (Dofus/Wakfu)
 * Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Unknown (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Project)
 * Alice Margatroid (Touhou Project)
 * Patchouli Knowledge (Touhou Project)
 * Byakuren Hijiri (Touhou Project)
 * Mima (Touhou Project)
 * Genis Sage (Tales of Symphonia)
 * Zelda & Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)
 * Dark Portal Masters (Skylanders)
 * Kaos
 * Kaos' Mom
 * Hecktore (Skylanders)
 * The Darkness (Skylanders)
 * Willow (Willow)
 * Medivh & Jaina Proudmoore (World of Warcraft)
 * Maze (Fable)
 * Black Mage (Final Fantasy 1&3)
 * White Mage (Final Fantasy 1&3)
 * Red Mage (Final Fantasy 1&3)
 * Vivi (Final Fantasy 9)
 * Rydia (Final Fantasy 4)
 * Rosa (Final Fantasy 4)
 * Dagger/Garnet (Final Fantasy 9)
 * Eiko (Final Fantasy 9)
 * Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
 * Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
 * Shinnok (Mortal Komabt)
 * Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
 * Kirby (Kirby Series); via Magic ability
 * Dragonborn (Skyrim); via spells
 * Shantotto (Final Fantasy 11/Dissidia)
 * Black Mage (MapleStory)
 * Luminous (MapleStory)
 * Tessa (Red Earth)
 * Aisha (Elsword)
 * Black Mage (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Crowley (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Dark Mage (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Dark Mystic (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Malygos (Warcraft)
 * Kalecgos (Warcraft)
 * Warlock class (Warcraft)
 * Gul'dan

Web Original

 * Daevites (SCP Foundation)
 * Sarkics (SCP Foundation)

Other

 * Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)
 * The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
 * Disciples (TF2 Freak)
 * DoomSpy (TF2 Freak)
 * Teivel (TF2 Freak)}}