Darkness Attacks

Darkness Attacks
Umbreon (Pokémon) using Dark Pulse.
Power/Ability to:	Release/use darkness/shadow to various attacks.

"There is no light, wizard, that can defeat darkness."

― Sauron, to Gandalf the Grey (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

The ability to release/use darkness/shadow for various attacks. Sub-power of Darkness Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Attacks. Opposite to Light Attacks and Darkness Defense.

Also Called

• Darkness/Shadow Projection
• Shadow Attacks
• Umbrakinetic Attacks

Capabilities

The user can release/use darkness/shadow to attack in various shapes and/or intensities, either projected, used as a part of melee attacks, etc.

Applications

• Dark Beam Emission: Release beams of a darkness/shadow.
• Dark Bolt Projection: Release many low powered projectiles of darkness/shadow.
• Dark Pillar Projection: Project darkness/shadow pillars.
• Darkness Blast: Release darkness/shadow over a specific target area.
• Darkness Bomb Generation: Create bombs/explosions of darkness/shadow.
• Darkness Bullet Projection: Fire in short sequence over a wide area.
• Darkness Cutting: Use darkness/shadow to cut opponents.
• Darkness Infusion: Empower and energize anything touched or used (usually a weapon) with darkness/shadow.
• Darkness Slash: Release darkness/shadow when slashing.
• Darkness Spike Projection: Project darkness/shadow spikes.
• Dark Vision: Emit darkness/shadow from one's eyes.
• Darkness Vortex Creation: Create spiral/vortex of darkness/shadow.
• Darkness Wave Emission: Send out a wave of darkness/shadow that repels everything.
• Expanding Darkness Bolts: Project darkness/shadow that expands rapidly on contact with an object.
• Formulated Darkness Blasts: Release blasts of darkness/shadow in a form of a creature or object.
• Hand Blasts: Release darkness/shadow blasts from hands.
• Hidden Attacks: Channel attacks through a medium.
• Missile Generation: Create missiles of darkness/shadow.
• Omnidirectional Darkness Waves: Send out a wave of darkness/shadow in all directions.
• Reflective Attacks: Release attacks of darkness/shadow that can bounce off of any surface.
• Scatter Shot: Release darkness/shadow blasts that split into multiple fragments.
• Shadow Ball Projection: Create and launch spheres of darkness/shadow.
• Shadow Breath: Discharge darkness/shadow blasts from mouth.
• Sword Beam Emission: Release darkness/shadow blasts from swords and other such bladed weapons.
• Wave Motion Blast: Launch a massive wave of darkness/shadow.
• Zap: A tiny, short release of darkness/shadow to cause pain or discomfort, usually too low-powered to be destructive.

Associations

• Darkness Manipulation
• Darkness Mimicry
• Elemental Attacks
• Force-Field Generation
• Light-Darkness Attacks
• Power Augmentation
• Projectile Enhancement
• Shadow-Metal Attacks
• Solidification
• Umbrakinetic Constructs
• Volatile Constructs

Limitations

• Opponents with Umbrakinetic Immunity or Light Manipulation/Light Generation.
• Users may require outside source of element to create a blast.
• Users may not be immune to effects of own blast.
• Firing may be involuntary reaction or released in constant stream.
• Users will be exhausted when too much energy is used.
• Users may be over-charged/wounded if too much energy is used at once.
• Users need control to avoid unnecessary destruction.
• Attack Break/Ignoring/Cancellation/Immunity/Prevention/Reversal

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa

• Darkus Bakugan (Bakugan)
• Nacht Faust (Black Clover)
• Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
• Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
• Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail)
• Jellal Fernandes (Fairy Tail)
• Jose Porla (Fairy Tail)
• Brain/Zero (Fairy Tail)
• Simon (Fairy Tail)
• Fried Justine (Fairy Tail)
• King of The Night (Is This A Zombie?)
• Zaruchimu (Konjiki no Gash!!)
• Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)

Cartoons/Comics

• Raven (DC Comics)
• Dark Ness (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch); via his locket
• The Void (Marvel Comics)
• Shadow Weaver (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
• Jackie Estacado (Top Cow)
• Unicron (Transformers Comics IDW)
• Darcy (Winx Club)
• Mandragora (Winx Club)

Literature

• Francisco Fischer/Xeoz (The New Real)
• Valg (Throne of Glass)

Video Games

• Umbral Witches (Bayonetta)
  • ​Bayonetta
  • Jeanne
• Elesis (Elsword); Dark Knight/Crimson Avenger/Blood Queen class
• Dark Type Animals (Fantasy Forest Story)
• Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
• Maleficent (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
• Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
• Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)
• All Incarnations of Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Master Xehanort
  • Terra-Xehanort
• Dark Knight (MapleStory)
• Night Walker (MapleStory)
  • Eckhart
• Pokémon that can use Dark-type moves (Pokémon)
• Pokémon that can use Ghost-type moves (Pokémon)
• Protagonist (Shin Megami Tensei V); via Profaned Land
• Trap Shadow (Skylanders: Swap Force)
• Dark Skylanders (Skylanders)
• The Darkness (Skylanders)
• Kazuya Mishima (Tekken); as True Devil Kazuya
• Jonathan Reid (Vampyr)
• Umbra (Warhammer 40k)

Gallery

Elesis (Elsword) uses Blood Conversion and Evil Energy Techniques to combine dark energy with her blood to deal massive damage; as the Dark Knight...

...Crimson Avenger...

...and Bloody Queen.

Jellal Fernandes (Fairy Tail)

Jose Porla (Fairy Tail)

Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail) using Soul Extinction, a powerful attack used by wielders of Darkness Magic.

Zero (Fairy Tail) unleashed Genesis Zero, his most powerful darkness magic attacks.

The Void (Marvel Comics)

Shadow Weaver (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

The Protagonist's (Shin Megami Tensei V) Profaned Land attack attacks the target with darkness and poison.

Raven (Teen Titans)

The Umbra (Warhammer 40k) can manipulate darkness/shadows to use any form of darkness attack imaginable.

Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)