- "Will I eventually be physically transformed?"
- "Into some aged, pale-skinned, raspy-voiced, yellow-eyed monster, you mean. Such as the one you see before you. Surely you are acquainted with the lore: King Ommin of Onderon, Darths Sion and Nihilus. But whether it will happen to you, I can't say. Know this, though, Sidious, that the power of the dark side does not debilitate the practitioner so much as it debilitates those who lack it. The power of the dark side is an illness no true Sith would ever wish to be cured of."
- ― Darths Sidious and Plagueis (Darth Plagueis the novel) discuss the physical signs of dark side immersion.
- "He's more machine now than man, twisted and evil."
- ― Obi-Wan Kenobi on Darth Vader (Star Wars)
The power to descend one's soul and nature into a lower, corrupted state. Variation of Devolution. Power source of Fallen. Opposite to Spiritual Elevation.
Also Called[]
- Falling
- Spiritual Corruption/Descension/Devolution
- Spiritually Underdeveloped
Capabilities[]
The user can enter a state of spiritual degradation, corrupting their soul and very nature and entering a corrupt, fallen existence. In the most extreme cases, the user becomes truly evil and ruthless, possessing a Dark Heart or Dark Soul, or completes a conversion and becomes a true monster.
Applications[]
Signature[]
- Enlightenment: Despite their having lost any chance of grace, the corrupt can also achieve forms of dark insights and epiphanies with which to uplift themselves in spite of their dirtied beings. Granting a form of guttural farsight and underlying feral cunning that enables achieving the impossible or inconceivable.
- Fallen: User are, or have, descended to the lower realms. Degrading into malignant entities withholding a slew of terrifying abilities, the obvious being an insurmountable level of destructive potential that is matched solely by their madness. Making them unrivaled as a disembodied blight or living pain.
Detail[]
- Apathy
- Corrupting Madness
- Eldritch Connection
- Humanity Rejection
- Indomitable Villainy
- Lovecraftian Powers
- Personal Subconscious/Consciousness
- Self-Corruption
- Yin Separation
Techniques[]
Associations[]
Known Users[]
See also: The Dark Side.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Kaname Tosen (Bleach)
- Hollows (Bleach)
- Togabitos (Bleach)
- Demigra (Dragon Ball)
- Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball series); via Majin and Ultra Ego
- Diclonii (Elfen Lied); via DNA Voice
- Acnologia (Fairy Tail)
- Angel (Fairy Tail)
- Future Rogue (Fairy Tail)
- Hades (Fairy Tail)
- Raoul Evans (Fukushuu O Koinegau Saikyou Yuusha)
- Akaza (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academia)
- Various members of the Chess Pieces (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Nagato/Pain (Naruto)
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)
- All Old Deus (No Game No Life); except Horou
- Gale Raregroove/King (Rave Master)
- Drole (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Gloxinia (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Crona (Soul Eater)
- Evil Souls (Soul Eater)
- Kishin (Soul Eater)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Finitevus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Unalaq (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Dark Danny/Dan Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
- The Drowned (DC Comics)
- Justice Lords (DC Animated Universe/Justice League)
- Demon Chi Users (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Mark of Tarakudo Users (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Oni Mask Users (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Morro (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Forbidden Five (Ninjago: Dragons Rising)
- Fallen Elder Gods of Earth (Marvel Comics)
- Chthon
- Set
- Eddie Brock/Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Thomas Oliver/Lord Drakkon (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Boom! Comics)
- Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony Equestria Girls); formerly
- Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls series); formerly
- Princess Luna (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic); formerly
- Kai Yee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
- Mac Antfee (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
- Salem (RWBY)
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Comic)
- Skeleton King (Super Robot Monkey Hyper Force Go!)
- Emperor Zarkon (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
- Ruber (Quest for Camelot)
- Nox (Wakfu)
- Qilby (Wakfu)
- Ogrest (Wakfu)
Video Games[]
- Gohma Vlitra (Asura's Wrath)
- Beatrice (Dante's Inferno)
- Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
- Knight Artorias (Dark Souls)
- Burnt Ivory King (Dark Souls II)
- Charred Loyce Knights (Dark Souls II)
- Abaddon (Darksiders)
- Archon Lucien (Darksiders II)
- Absalom (Darksiders II)
- Genra (Dead or Alive)
- Fallen (Destiny)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry series)
- Izual (Diablo)
- Malthael (Diablo)
- Davoth/Dark Lord of Hell (Doom Eternal)
- Marauders (Doom Eternal)
- Ain (Elsword); as Apostasia
- Pious Augustus (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
- Angra (God Hand)
- Zeus (God of War series)
- Soul Eaters and Soul Devourers (God of War)
- Ur-Didact (Halo)
- One Earth Regime (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
- Bedford (Jeanne D'Arc)
- Medusa (Kid Icarus)
- Morgana (League of Legends)
- Cynder (Legend of Spyro)
- Malefor (Legend of Spyro)
- The Entity (Mr. Hopp's Playhouse)
- Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
- Necrozma (Pokémon)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Nightmare (Soulcalibur)
- Siegfried Schtauffen
- Amon (Starcraft)
- Satsui no Hadō Users (Street Fighter series)
- Evil Ryu
- Akuma
- Psycho Power Users (Street Fighter series)
- M. Bison
- Violent Ken
- Bowser's Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series); via Giga Bowser
- Kazuya Mishima (Tekken series)
- Arius (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Sargeras (Warcraft)
- Deathwing (Warcraft)
- Arthas Menethil/The Lich King (Warcraft)
- Illidan (Warcraft)
- Kil'Jaeden (Warcraft)
- Fel Races (Warcraft)
- Wretched (Warcraft)
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Balaam (Abrahamic Religions)
- Set (Egyptian Mythology)
- Kakodaimon (Greek Mythology)
- Lamia
- Gorgons
- Fallen Angels (Religion)
- Azazil/Azazel
- Lucifer/Helel/Iblis
- Santa Muerte
- Satan/Sheol/Shaytan
- Some Demons (Religion/Mythologies)
- Djinn (Islam)
- Shuten-Doji (Shintoism)
- Izanami no mikoto (Shintoism)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Fallen Angels (Noah)
- Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Princes of Hell (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Sith/Dark Jedi (Star Wars)
- Darth Vader
- Clark Kent (Smallville)
- Lucifer (Supernatural)
- Megatronus/The Fallen (Transformers)
Tabletop Games[]
- Chaos Hordes (Warhammer 40K)
- Chaos Space Marines (Warhammer 40K)
- Dark Elves (Warhammer 40K)
- Dark Mechanicus (Warhammer 40K)
- Dark Eldar (Warhammer 40K)
- Fallen Primarchs (Warhammer 40K)
- Alpharius Omegon
- Angron
- Fulgrim
- Horus
- Konrad Curze
- Lorgar
- Magnus the Red
- Mortarion
- Perturabo
Literature[]
- Gollum (The Lord of the Rings)
- Sauron (The Lord of the Rings)
- Melkor/Morgoth (The Silmarillion)
- Jacen Solo/Darth Caedus (Star Wars Legends)
- Mr. Snake (The Bad Guys Book Series)