The ability to become the embodiment of darkness. Variation of Elemental Embodiment. Opposite to Light Embodiment.
Also Called
- Darkness Incarnate
- Shadow Embodiment
- Shadow Incarnate
- The Dark One
Capabilities
The user can act as the physical manifestation or personification of Darkness, the all-encompassing void which acts as the counterbalance to light. The darkness manifested is made of pure negativity/Dark Energy and/or lack of illumination. The user of this ability is essentially tapping into the core of different forms of darkness itself to assert their dominion.
Applications
- Absolute Darkness
- All Darkness-Based Abilities
- Dark Form
- Dark World Manipulation
- Darkness Manipulation
- Dark Element Manipulation
- Dark Energy Manipulation
- Grim Darkness Manipulation
- Negativity Manipulation
- Nether Manipulation
- Nothingness Manipulation
- Nonexistence
- Primordial Darkness Manipulation
- Pure Darkness Manipulation
Associations
- Corruption Embodiment
- Elemental Embodiment
- Negative Embodiment
- Absolute Darkness
- Dark Side Aspect Manipulation
- Malefic Force Manipulation
- Power Manifestation
Limitations
- Opposed by users of Light Embodiment.
- May lose control of their powers and become consumed by them.
Known Users
- The Unnamed Darkness (Cthulhu Mythos)
- Great Darkness (DC Comics)
- Night (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Darkness (Destiny)
- The Darkness (Top Cow Comics)
- Erebos (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Nyx/Nox (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
- Ungoliant (Tolkien)
- Warriors of Darkness (Digimon Frontier)
- Duskmon/Loweemon
- Velgemon/JagerLoweemon
- Rhihimon
- AncientSphinxmon
- Mysterious Stranger/Dark Dragon (Dragonfable)
- Henir (Elsword)
- Shade (Seiken Densetsu)
- Shadow Creature (Stargate Atlantis)
- Dark side of the Force (Star Wars)
- Kuro/Black (Isekai Shokudou)
- Son (Star Wars)
- Valg (Throne of Glass)
- Nyarlathotep (Demonbane)
- Perrot (Pretty Cure)
- Dark King (Pretty Cure)
- Bottom (Pretty Cure)
- Black Hole (Pretty Cure)
- The Dark (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- The Darkness (Fairly OddParents)
- Dark Star Dugradigdu (Slayers)
- Ruby Eye Shabranigdo/Shabranigdu (Slayers)
- The Darkness (Skylanders)
- Shadows (Ghost Whisperer)
- Vaatu (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Nocturnal (Elder Scrolls franchise)
- Pandora (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Polar Night (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Black Dragon (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Nightshroud (Yu-Gi-Oh GX)
- The Darkness/Amara (Supernatural)
- Dark Ness (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)
- The Dark Presence (Alan Wake)
- The Dark One (Once Upon A Time)
- Stygian/Pony of Shadows (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- He-Who-Made-Dark (SCP Foundation)
- Dharkon (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
- The Overlord (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)