- "But I'm not my "kind", not anymore — your shadow leeches saw to that. I'm half Toa of Light, half Toa of Shadow. This was what you wanted, wasn't it? Toa consumed by darkness, Toa not hampered by things like mercy or morality. Well, now you can choke on it."
- ― Toa Takanuva, BIONICLE
- "Something's... happening to me! Something he did! I... can't... control it!"
- ― Jak (Jak and Daxter series) feeling the effects of Baron Parix's Dark Warrior Program.
The ability to undergo a transformation into a powerful, and more sinister form. Possible side effect of Darkside View. Opposite to Light Form. Not to be confused with Darkness Mimicry or Darkness Mode.
Also Called
- Dark Evolution/Mode/Side/Transformation
- Superpowered Evil Side
Other Terms
- Villainous Mode and Supervillain (Dragon Ball Xenoverse series)
Capabilities
User can transform into a state of being, mostly due to the influence of dark or negative forces, in which their darkest intentions, emotion, and powers are fully fledged. In this form, the user's powers are greatly enhanced, some being able to manipulate powerful dark forces. However, in this form, the user is highly aggressive and quick to anger, making them a threat to anyone around them as well as themselves.
Applications
- Anger Empowerment: Users are empowered by the emotion of anger and tend act more aggressive.
- Dark Powers: User's are granted destructive dark powers.
- Dark Arts: Gain access to dangerously powerful forms of dark magic
- Dark Element Manipulation: Manipulate dark elemental forces.
- Dark Energy Manipulation: Possess an unlimited reservoir of negative energy.
- Darkness Manipulation: Control and manipulate the darkness around an area.
- Inner Darkness Externalization: The user's inner darkness is brought to the surface.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Condition: Due to the strengthening effects of their dark form, the user's is vastly more powerful than the average being.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Durability: The user's body is capable of withstanding a great amount of physical pain.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Speed: The user is capable of moving at speeds faster than the eye can see.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Strength: The user's abilities is also coupled by unbelievable strength.
Associations
- Darkside View
- Demonic Empowerment
- Fallen Physiology
- Feral Mind
- If one also possesses a Light Form, they are able to achieve balance within them.
- Malevolence Release
- Sin Empowerment
- Transformation
Limitations
- One's aggression may be their downfall.
- May be overpowered by light based abilities.
- May effect users sanity/lucidity in various decrees.
- May cause corruption of mind/body/soul.
- Sometimes the dark form may possess a consciousness of its own, allowing it to manifest itself into a physical form.
Known Users
See Also: Super-Powered Evil Side.
Cartoon/Comics
- Darkwin (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Mr. Nasty (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Dark Danny (Danny Phantom)
- Raven (DC Comics/Teen Titans)
- Dark Avatar (The Legend of Korra)
- The Void/Dark Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics); via Black Suit
- Magik (Marvel Comics); as Darkchylde
- Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls)
- Princess Celestia/Daybreaker (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- T.K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- Mad Jack (Samurai Jack)
- NegaScott (Scott Pilgrim: Gets It Together)
- Ghoul Slugs (SlugTerra)
- Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Comic)
- Aeons (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
- Dark Bloom (Winx Club)
- Dark Knights (DC Comics)
Anime/Manga
- Dark Aurite/Kinshiro Kusatsu (Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love!)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Spirit (Date A Live); via Inverse Form
- Users of Dark Digivolution (Digimon)
- Majin Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- Eclipse Celestial Spirits (Fairy Tail)
- Rogue (Fairy Tail); via his shadows
- August (Fairy Tail)
- Ruriko Ikusawa (Gate Keepers); via her dark gate keeper form
- Negi Springfield (Mahou Sensei Negima); via Magia Erebea
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Sara (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto); formerly via the Cursed Seal of Heaven
- Jūgo's clan (Naruto); via Sage Transformation
- Jūgo
- Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero); via Shield of Wrath II
- Black Lady (Sailor Moon); via corruption by Wiseman/Death Phantom
- Dark Sonic (Sonic X)
- Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Arata Kasuga (Trinity Seven); via Astral Trinity
- Every Yo-kai (Yo-Kai Watch ); via Shadowside
- Merry Nightmare (Yumekui Merry); as Gatekeeper Merry
Live Television/Movies
- Dark Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Nick Burkhardt (Grimm)
- Davis Bloome/Doomsday (Smallville); formerly
Literature
- Those infected by the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague)
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
Video Games
- Zola (Blue Dragon)
- Black Django (Boktai)
- Dark Talbane (Darkstalkers)
- Vergil/Nelo Angelo (Devil May Cry series)
- Urizen (Devil May Cry 5)
- Towa (Dragon Ball Online/Xenoverse)
- Users of Villainous Mode (Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
- Bad Ash (Evil Dead: Regeneration)
- Dark Kain (Final Fantasy IV)
- Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS); via Evil Karma
- Delsin Rowe (inFAMOUS: Second Son); via Evil Karma
- Dark Invizimals (Invizimals)
- Dark Jak (Jak and Daxter)
- Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
- Shadow Jago (Killer Instinct)
- Anti Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Dark Mode Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Dark Mode Riku Replica (Kingdom Hearts)
- Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Anti-Aqua (Kingdom Hearts III)
- Dark Baymax (Kingdom Hearts III)
- Dark Meta Knight (Kirby)
- Certain Jumi (Legend of Mana); via dark gem transformation
- Lady Blackpearl
- Dark Spyro (The Legend of Spyro)
- Dark Cynder (The Legend of Spyro)
- Malefor (The Legend of Spyro)
- Dark Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Shadow Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
- Dark Fawful (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
- Dark Star/Dark Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
- Darklings (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- Dark Megaman.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network); via Dark Chip
- Awakened Zero (Mega Man X5)
- Raiden (Metal Gear); via Ripper Mode
- Dark Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
- Corrupted Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
- Dark Travis (No More Heroes)
- Shadow Pokémon (Pokemon)
- Shadow Mewtwo (Pokkén Tournament)
- Morpeko (Pokemon) via Hunger Switch ability
- Dark Prince (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones)
- Nega-Shantae (Shantae)
- Reize Seatlan (Shovel Knight); via Dark Reize and Nightmare Reize forms
- Kaos (Skylanders); as Super Evil Kaos
- Evil Ryu (Street Fighter)
- Oni (Street Fighter)
- Violent Ken (Street Fighter)
- Perfect Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Nega-Wisp (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dark Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Pyrrha Ω (Soulcalibur V)
- Cunber (Super Dragon Ball Heroes)
- Jinpachi Mishima (Tekken)
- Dark Alice (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Dark Cinderella (Valkyrie Crusade)
Others
- Salem (RWBY)
- Hana (ME!ME!ME!)
Known Objects
- Dark Chips (Mega Man Battle Network)
- Dark Dragon Balls (Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission!)
- Shield of Wrath (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
Gallery
Television
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) assumes the form of Dark Willow whenever she taps into dark magic.
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After merging with the dark spirit Vaatu, Unalaq (The Legend of Korra) became the Dark Avatar, the polar opposite of the Avatar Spirit.
Mr. Nasty (Courage the Cowardly Dog) is the living embodiment of Eustace Bagge's cruelty and nastiness, brought into existence by Benton Tarantella.
Turbo K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes) is the embodiment of anger and rage K.O. holds within himself. In this form K.O. is faster, stronger, and more powerful than before, and possesses stronger variations of his powers as well additional ones.
Dark Danny (Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy) is the result of when Danny's ghost half fused with Vlad's, and Vlad's evil nature overwhelmed him.
Mad Jack (Samurai Jack) is a creation of Aku's magic. Aku saw the anger within Jack and spawned Mad Jack out his own hatred. He is Jack's dark-side and possesses all the skills that Jack does.
Feeling shunned that her faithful subjects played in the day but "shunned" the night and slept through it, Princess Luna (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic) became bitter and jealous. Eventually, her bitterness transformed her into the wicked Mare of the Moon, Nightmare Moon.
After become corrupted by the Equestrian magic she collected, Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony Equestria Girls) became Midnight Sparkle, a darkangel-like form obssessed with the understanding of magic.
Raven (Teen Titans) has a very powerful dark side that is unleashed through great anger.
Bloom (Winx Club) assumed the form of Dark Bloom after being corrupted by Lord Darkar.
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After neglecting their Soul Star, the Aeons (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) were corrupted alongside their planet, becoming demonic bat-like versions of themselves.
Comics
The Void/Dark Sentry (Marvel Comics) is the Sentry's dark side.
When using the symbiotic Black Suit, Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) gains a boost in all of his powers, but also suffers an increase in aggression and rage.
NegaScott (Scott Pilgrim: Gets It Together) is Scott's alter ego and dark side. He is the manifestation of all of Scott's callousness, spite, faults, and flaws, and rather than accepting them and himself, he runs from them, thus creating Nega Scott's existence.
After being exposed to Chaos Energy, Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic) was able to take on the form of Super Sonic, a crazed, sadistic, demonic entity, whenever he was stressed or extremely angry.
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Dark Knights (DC Comics)
Anime/Manga
Whenever his anger is at its most intense, Sonic (Sonic X) is able to transform into a darker and angrier form, known as Dark Sonic. In this form, Sonic experiences a massive increase in speed and strength, allowing him to destroy Metarex robots Gold and Silver in mere seconds.
After deliberately subjecting himself to Babidi's Manipulation Sorcery, Vegeta's (Dragon Ball Z) negative emotions and inner evil were brought to the surface, turning him into Majin Vegeta. In this form, Vegeta possesses power great enough to rival that of a Super Saiyan 2.
A Dark Dragon Ball (Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission!) forcing Cell to undergo a Dark Evolution.
Negi Springfield (Mahou Sensei Negima) under the influence of the dark spell Magia Erebea.
Due to her feelings of anger and betrayal after being seemingly abandoned by her human lover, Sara (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch) was corrupted into the Black Mermaid Princess.
Yuma and Astral (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal) combine into Dark ZEXAL.
ShineGreymon (Digimon Data Squad) in his Ruin Mode, a corrupted version of his Burst Mode.
Under the influence of the Digimon Emperor's Dark Spiral, Agumon (Digimon Adventure 02) is transformed into a corrupted version of MetalGreymon.
After feeding on enough evil energy, Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) was able to obtain his darkest form. The ugliness of his final form represents the darkness inside people's hearts.
After unlocking the seething rage from the very depths of his body, Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero) can assume his Shield of Anger Form.
Orochimaru's Cursed Seal of Heaven allowed Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) to turn into a more corrupt form, gaining increased chakra and physical capabilities, enough to rival Naruto's demon fox cloak form.
Video Games
After being bitten by a vampire and partially purified, Django (Boktai) gained the ability to turn into Black Django, a darkness-wielding vampire.
After being corrupted and enslaved by Mundus, Vergil (Devil May Cry series) became the demon Nelo Angelo. In this state, Vergil's abilities are enhanced, allowing him to overpower and nearly kill Dante in their first encounter.
Urizen (Devil May Cry 5) is the demonic half of Vergil made manifest, completely uninhibited by Vergil's human emotions and morality.
Those affected by Demigra's dark magic, such as Frieza (Dragon Ball Xenoverse) enter a darker, more powerful state known as Villainous Mode.
Janemba (Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2) in the Supervillain form, a variation of Villainous Mode that shaves off the user's life for power.
Towa (Dragon Ball) in the form of Darkness Towa, a more powerful state of being triggered by her hatred.
After absorbing demonic energy from deadites, Ash Williams (Evil Dead: Regeneration) is able to transform into his deadite alter-ego, Bad Ash.
Dark Kain (Final Fantasy IV) is the physical manifestation of the darkness in Kain Highwind's heart.
As he commits evil deeds, Cole MacGrath (Infamous) becomes increasingly corrupted, which also affects his powers and mindset.
As he commits evil deed, Delsin Rowe (Infamous: Second Son) becomes increasingly corrupted, which also affects his powers and mindset.
After being under Dark Eco experimentation for two years, Jak (Jak and Daxter) is able to undergo a dark, aggressive, and very powerful transformation known as Dark Jak whenever he is angered.
After further exposure to Dark Eco, Daxter (Jak and Daxter) gained the power to transform into Dark Daxter.
Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising) is the physical manifestation of Pit's dark side, created when Pit looked into the Mirror of Truth.
Shadow Jago (Killer Instinct) is the form Jago takes when he succumbs to Gargos' corruption within him.
Riku (Kingdom Hearts) using Dark Mode.
Riku (Kingdom Hearts) took on the form of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness as a result of being forced to tap into his darkness to defeat Roxas.
Anti-Form Sora (Kingdom Hearts) is the physical representation of the darkness that lurks within his heart.
When at critical health, Sora (Kingdom Hearts) can assume his Rage Form, enveloping his Keyblade in darkness for quick and powerful attacks.
Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep) is the living embodiment of the darkness within Ventus' heart.
After a prolonged stay in the Realm of Darkness, Aqua (Kingdom Hearts III) was corrupted by its influence, becoming Anti-Aqua.
Dark Baymax (Kingdom Hearts III) is Baymax's original body, reconstructed into a Heartless version of his former self.
Dark Meta Knight (Kirby) is the manifestation of Meta Knight's dark side, brought into existence when Meta Knight went to the Mirror World.
After being tainted by Malefor's darkness, Spyro (The Legend of Spyro) gained the power to transform into "Dark Spyro" through great emotional stress.
Dark Link (Legend of Zelda series) is an evil shadow created by a magical force and is capable of matching Link's every move blow for blow.
Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) takes on a monstrous dark form by using the completed Fused Shadow.
The Dark Star (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) is an evil star composed of and wielding incredible dark powers.
Dark Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) is the form the Dark Star takes after absorbing Bowser's DNA, wielding both Bowser's power and its own dark powers.
After draining the Dark Star of half of its power, Fawful (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) became Dark Fawful.
The Ing (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes) can possess beings such as Space Pirates, corrupting them into more powerful Darklings.
The Prince (Prince of Persia) developed the ability to transform into the Dark Prince after being infected by the Sands of Time.
Unknown (Tekken) is a demonic form of Jun Kazama.
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Whenever he gives in to the Satsui no Hadou, Ryu (Street Fighter) becomes Evil Ryu.
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Oni (Street Fighter) is the form Akuma will take should he allow the Satsui no Hadou to completely consume him.
When Ken (Street Fighter)is brainwashed and controlled by M. Bison's Psycho Power, he becomes Violent Ken.
After a failed suicide attack on the Dragon King Onaga, Raiden's (Mortal Kombat) essence was corrupted when his body reformed, causing him to take on the more malevolent and violent form of Dark Raiden.
After draining energy from the Jinsei Chamber, Shinnok (Mortal Kombat) took on a more powerful demonic form, Corrupted Shinnok.
Raiden (Metal Gear) uses Ripper Mode to revert to his darker, more violent, and more powerful persona of Jack the Ripper.
Shadow Mewtwo (Pokkén Tournament) is a darker form of Mewtwo, the result of Mewtwo being corrupted by the Shadow Synergy Stone.
Shadow Lugia (Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness) is intended to be the ultimate Shadow Pokémon, completely impossible to purify.
Perfect Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog) is the result of Chaos draining the negative energy of the Chaos Emeralds.
When fuelled by thoughts of evil, Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) becomes Dark Shadow, granting him temporary invincibility, access to Chaos Blast, and infinite ammunition for all weapons.
Dark Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog) are malevolent Chao that are the product of being raised by villainous characters.
Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog) is a manifestation of pure darkness and night who dwells within the planet Earth, awakening in an endless cycle to corrupt and eventually destroy the world with his dark powers.
Nega-Wisps (Sonic the Hedgehog) are dark Wisps that have been corrupted into their current form by Eggman draining them of their energy.
Shadow Pokémon (Pokémon) are Pokémon who have been corrupted into a dark form by Cipher, distinguishable by a black aura around their bodies.
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Morpeko (Pokemon) switches to "Hangry Mode" when it faces hunger for sometime.
After being exposed to Sigma's Colony Virus, which combined with the Sigma Virus he was already infected with, Zero (Mega Man X) was corrupted into Awakened Zero, reverting to his original malevolent programming.
Dark MegaMan (Mega Man Battle Network) is a dark version of MegaMan.EXE, created by the Dark Chips.
Having fully embraced his darkness, Malefor (The Legend of Spyro) is in a permanent dark form, and unlike Spyro, he has full control over himself.
After being exposed to Petrified Darkness, Kaos (Skylanders) was evilized, becoming Super Evil Kaos.
Pyrrha (Soulcalibur V) has been corrupted by Soul Edge, becoming the demonic Pyrrha Ω.
In his Evil Saiyan form, Cunber (Super Dragon Ball Heroes) wields overwhelmingly powerful dark ki that not only lets him corrupt others, but fight on par with both a Super Saiyan 4 and Super Saiyan Blue.
Dark Alice (Valkyrie Crusade) is the dark form of Alice.
Dark Cinderella (Valkyrie Crusade) is the dark form of Cinderella.
Nega-Shantae (Shantae) is Shantae's dark half, brought into existence when Shantae's good magic is converted to dark magic.
Literature
After gathering enough negative energy, Fanoxean (The Young Guardians) can transform into a demonic form that possesses extraordinary power.
Others
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Salem (RWBY) was initially a normal human woman…
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…but was corrupted into a dark Grimm-like entity after jumping into the pools of Grimm in a failed suicide attempt.
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Hana (ME!ME!ME!) transforming into Fallen Hana.
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