Info Image Gallery Trivia
Darkus (Japanese version Darkon (ダークオン, Dākuon?)) is the attribute of Darkness.
Exedra was the legendary soldier of Darkus, until he gave his attribute energy to Percival and then the Bakugan evolved to Knight Percival.
Gameplay
Darkus Bakugan have a large variety of G-Powers and Ability Cards so there are many ways to use them. The strongest Bakugan of this Attribute is a Scaboid with 1300 Gs. The current Soldiers are Alpha Hydranoid, Knight Percival, Linehalt, Infinity Helios, Orbeum, and Skytruss.
Notable Anime Users
Brawler | Guardian Bakugan |
---|---|
Alice Gehabich/Masquerade | Reaper (only Masquerade, formerly) Hydranoid ► Dual Hydranoid ► Alpha Hydranoid |
Ace Grit | Percival ► Knight Percival |
Shadow Prove (Presumed Deceased) | Hades (destroyed) MAC Spider (destroyed) |
Ren Krawler | Linehalt |
Barodius/Mag Mel (Sealed) | Dharak ► Phantom Dharak ► Razenoid ►Evolved Razenoid |
Anubias (deceased) | Horridian |
Spectra Phantom | Infinity Helios |
Chris | Clawsaurus |
Wiseman | Betadron, Mutabrid & Kodokor |
Shun Kazami | Skytruss & Orbeum (temporarily) |
Marduk (Video Game Character) | Vladitor ► Battle Ax Vladitor |
Color Scheme
Darkus has a color scheme of a black body with purple trim, with mainly red, light blue, yellow and green as the third colors. Sometimes the colors may include gold and silver.
There are also BakuFlip Darkus Bakugan that are mainly purple with black trim and mainly white with black trim.
The Gundalian Invaders color scheme of Darkus Bakugan is still mainly black, but with sickly green highlights instead of purple. Although purple is still seen on Darkus Bakugan.
Relation with Other Attributes
- Diagonal Relation - Pyrus
- Side Relation - Aquos and Haos
- Triple Node - Ventus and Subterra
Bakugan Dimensions Fighting Styles
On Bakugan Dimensions, Darkus is unique because its gate cards are stackable; so if you play one on top of another, the first one will not be dispelled. Most of these gates also boost the power of Darkus attacks.
- Darkness Falls
- Darkness Falls 2
- Solemn Night
- Balance of Power
- Strike from Shadow
- Gate Controller
- Darkened Waves - Darkus and Aquos
- Light in the Shadow - Haos and Darkus
Etymology
The symbol of the Darkus attribute is derived from the Han character for darkness, 闇 (yami).
Trivia
- Alice Gehabich, Taylor, and Chris are the only female characters that use this attribute.
- Of all the characters that are mentioned in this list, only Spectra Phantom is dressed with a costume of a single color, black, when he appears in Interspace Under Siege from Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge.
- On Bakugan Dimensions, it can drain stats and ignore defenses.
- Darkus Bakugan on Bakugan Dimensions don't have any fast attacks without stat advantages. (i.e., winning in agility)
- The majority of the users with this attribute are villains from each season except Alice Gehabich, Ace Grit and Spectra Phantom (he was a Pyrus villain in New Vestroia but his redemption made him a protagonist).
- 3/4 main antagonists use the Darkus attribute.
- More than half of the Baku Sky Raiders that have appeared in the anime are Darkus-attributed.
|