The power to manipulate dark energy. Variation of Energy Manipulation and Darkness Manipulation. Opposite to Light Energy Manipulation.
Also Called
- Darkforce Manipulation (Marvel Comics)
- Nega-Ergokinesis
- Negative/Reverse Energy Manipulation
- Psycho Power (Street Fighter)
- Umbrakinesis (Abiding Enigma)
Capabilities
User can create, shape and manipulate dark energy, usually drawn from inter-dimensional or other similar sources. It can be channeled to a variety of effects as an absence of light, a solid, gaseous and/or liquid substance that can be shaped/manifested in various ways.
Unlike Darkness Manipulation, which draws from the similar source, dark energy focuses on direct, destructive and violently outwards directed aspect of the spectrum.
Universal Difference
In physics, dark energy is a hypothetical energy that permeates space, similar to dark matter, and makes up for about 68.3% of the universe.
Applications
- Dark Energy Absorption
- Dark Energy Amplification
- Dark Energy Assimilation
- Dark Energy Attacks
- Dark Energy Constructs
- Dark Energy Conversion
- Dark Energy Physiology
- Flight by riding dark energy.
Techniques
- Dark Portal Creation/Umbrageous Teleportation using shadows/darkness by understanding the fundamental connection all shadows/darkness share.
- Dimensional Storage to store stuff into shadows, user may be able to enter their own pocket dimension.
- When the user realizes where they draw their power from, they can enter there and summon beings/tools from there.
Variations
- Dark Element Manipulation
Associations
- Anti-Energy Manipulation
- Chaos Manipulation
- Cosmic Space Manipulation - dark energy permeates deep space.
- Dark Matter Manipulation
- Dark World Manipulation
- Darkness Manipulation
- Demonic Energy Manipulation
- Destructive Energy Manipulation
- Energy Manipulation
- Negative Energy Manifestation
- Negative Forces Manipulation
- Nothingness Manipulation
- Twilight Manipulation
Limitations
- Can be countered by Light Energy Manipulation.
- Dark Energy is extremely dangerous, destructive, unpredictable, and sometimes unstable. The energy can possess damaging effects on the user's body and their sanity if they have poor control over it.
- Accidental release of negative energy may occur.
- Focused purely on outwards and destructive/direct effects.
Known Users
Comics
- Darkforce Users (Marvel Comics)
- Darkstar
- Darkling
- Black Death
- Black Mamba
- Blackheart
- Blackout
- Cloak
- Darkhawk
- Doorman
- Ecstasy
- Gloom
- Jack Chain
- Left Hand
- Mister Negative
- Nightfall
- Nightside
- Noir
- Quagmire
- Sepulchre
- Shroud
- Silhouette Chord
- Smuggler
- Sunspot; temporarily
- Spot
- Vanisher
- Black Lanterns (DC Comics)
- Obsidian (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Shade (DC Comics)
- Dawnbreaker (DC Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Doctor Finitevus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Darkness (Witchblade)
- Jackie Estacado (Witchblade)
Cartoons
- Mike Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10)
- Dark Energy Users (Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwan Do)
- Dark Energy Monsters
- Otto Krumholz
- Raging Rodge
- Dr. Henry Shaw/Belloc
- Irwin Scarpetti
- Jane Starr
- Johnny Stone
- Yao Long
- Vaatu (The Legend of Korra)
- Irwin (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy/Underfist)
- Darcy (Winx Club)
- Lord Darkar (Winx Club)
Anime/Manga
- BlackWarGreymon (Digimon)
- Valverio Calvados (Dog Days)
- Spike the Devil Man (Dragon Ball); converts negative energy into beams of destructive power.
- Omega Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail); via Satan Soul
- Megaman DarkSoul (Mega Man NT Warrior)
- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)
- Black★Star (Sgt Frog)
- X-Eggs (Shugo Chara)
- X-Characters (Shugo Chara)
- Final Mova (Sonic X)
- Megatron (Tansformers Cybertron)
- Goomu and Mir (Zatch Bell!)
TV Series/Film
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Dr. Wrath (Mighty Med)
- Jacen Solo (Star Wars)
- Galen Marek (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Billie Westbrook/Wicked Witch of the West (The Witches of Oz)
Video Games
- M. Bison (Street Fighter)
- Juri Han (Street Fighter)
- Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
- Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- The Darkness(Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Dark Star (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
- Dark Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
- Shadow Bugs (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Nero the Sable (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII)
- Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
- Xehanort's Guardian (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
- Xehanort/Terra-Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
- Lingering Sentiment (Kingdom Hearts)
- Bass.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network)
- Dark-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
- The Darkness (Skylanders)
- Dark Skylanders (Skylanders)
- Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); only in Werehog form
- Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter)
- Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- Lucian (Lunar Knights)
- Dumas (Lunar Knights)
- Dark Terrenials (Lunar Knights)
- Sabata (Boktai series)
- Biotics (Mass Effect)
- The "Enemy"/"Adversary"/"Opposition"/"Defilers" (Mass Effect Andromeda)
Literature
- Necromancers (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Left Hand (Vampire Hunter D)
Known Objects
- Dark Shards (Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwan Do)
- The Nexus (Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwan Do)
Known Places
- Darklands (DC Comics)
- Darkforce Dimension (Marvel Comics)
Gallery
Marcus Daniels alias Blackout (Marvel Comics)
Darkstar (Ben 10)
The Black Lantern ring.
Dark Jak (Jak and Daxter) utilizing his Dark Blast.
The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) uses this ability to enhance his attacks and project force fields in Werehog form.
Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog) is a manifestation of pure darkness. As such, it is able to draw power from the negativity in the world as the night in order to increase its strength. It is also able to use the energy to create shields, rays, and orbs of dark energy that are capable of enveloping the world in total darkness.
Doctor Finitevus (Arhcie's Sonic the Hedgehog) is able to control a corrupted form of Chaos Energy.
Shadow Bugs (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
The Dark Star (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
Willow Rosenberg/Dark Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) fires dark energy bolts.
M. Bison (Street Fighter)
S.H.O.C. (Marvel Comics)
Liara T'Soni (Mass Effect) generating a "mass effect field."
Dark Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
Sabata, the Dark Boy (Boktai)
Omega Shenron (Dragon Ball GT) is able to create his Minus Energy Power Ball with the negative energy of the Dragon Balls.
Quagmire (Marvel Comics) controls Darkforce energy in the form of black goo.
Cero Oscuras (Bleach) is made by dark spiritual force
Ichigo (Bleach) black spiritual force
Cloak's body is a portal to the "Darkforce Dimension", a world of strange ebony energy.
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
By using the full potential of the Armor of Unicron, Megatron (Transformers: Cybertron) is able to utilize its power in the form of a destructive aura, dark energy blasts, and create a sword of pure dark energon.
By harnessing Dark Energon, Megatron's (War for Cybertron) body is enhanced to be nearly unbeatable. He can use the Dark Energon for various purposes, such as blasting open otherwise indestructible doors, to create Dark Energon constructs or infusing his soldiers with dark energon.
Final Mova (Sonic X) generating waves of dark energy.