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'''Darkus''' may refer to one of the following:
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*[[Darkus (Attribute)]], the attribute of Darkus for the ''Battle Brawlers'' series.
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'''Darkus''' refers to elemental power of shadow and dark energy. Bakugan that belong to Darkus have a wide variety of shapes, from [[Dharak|quadrapedal dragons]] to [[Cloptor|floating eyes]] and [[Linehalt|demons]].
*[[Darkus (Faction)]], the attribute of Darkus for the ''Battle Planet'' series.
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*[[Darkus (Card)]], the Green Ability Card in ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers''.
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==Legacy==
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[[File:Darkus.svg|100px|thumb|Original symbol]]
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'''Darkus''', {{Nihongo|'''Darkon'''|ダークオン|Dākuon}} in the Japanese version, is the [[Attribute]] of Darkness found on [[Bakugan]].
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===Gameplay===
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Darkus Bakugan have a large variety of [[G-Power]]s and [[Ability Card]]s 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]].
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====Attribute Relations====
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*[[Diagonal Relation]] - [[Pyrus#Generation 1|Pyrus]]
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*Side Relation - [[Aquos#Legacy|Aquos]] and [[Haos#Legacy|Haos]]
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*[[Triple Node]] - [[Ventus#Legacy|Ventus]] and [[Subterra]]
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===Bakugan Battle Brawlers===
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[[Exedra]] was the [[Legendary Soldiers|Legendary Soldier]] of Darkus, until he gave his Attribute energy to [[Percival]] and then the Bakugan evolved to [[Knight Percival]].
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====Notable Users====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Brawler
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! [[Partner Bakugan]]
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|-
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|[[Alice Gehabich]]/[[Masquerade]]
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| [[Reaper]], [[Hydranoid]] → [[Dual Hydranoid]] → [[Alpha Hydranoid]]
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|-
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|[[Ace Grit]]
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|[[Percival]] → [[Knight Percival]]
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|-
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|[[Shadow Prove]]
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|[[Hades]], [[MAC Spider]]
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|-
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|[[Ren Krawler]]
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|[[Linehalt]]
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|-
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|[[Barodius|Barodius/Mag Mel]]
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|[[Dharak]] → [[Phantom Dharak]] → [[Razenoid]] → [[Evolved Razenoid]]
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|-
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|[[Anubias]]
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|[[Horridian]]
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|-
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|[[Spectra Phantom]]
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|[[Infinity Helios]]
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|-
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|[[Chris]]
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|[[Clawsaurus]]
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|-
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|[[Wiseman]]
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|[[Betadron]], [[Mutabrid]], [[Kodokor]]
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|-
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|[[Shun Kazami]]
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|[[Skytruss]] & [[Orbeum]]
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|-
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|[[Marduk]]{{tooltip|*|From the ''Bakugan: Battle Brawlers'' video game}}
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|[[Vladitor]] → [[Battle Ax Vladitor]]
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|}
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====Bakugan Dimensions====
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Darkus playstyle in ''[[Bakugan Dimensions]]'' was unique because its [[Gate Card]]s were stackable; so if you play one on top of another, the first one would not be dispelled. Most of these gates also boost the power of Darkus attacks. They could also drain stats and ignore defenses, but they also didn't have any fast attacks without having prerequisite stat advantages (i.e. winning in agility).
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Their [[Fighting Styles]] were:
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*[[Darkness Falls]]
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*[[Darkness Falls 2]]
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*[[Solemn Night]]
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*[[Balance of Power]]
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*[[Strike from Shadow]]
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*[[Gate Controller]]
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*[[Darkened Waves]] (Darkus and Aquos)
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*[[Light in the Shadow]] (Haos and Darkus)
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===BakuTech! Bakugan===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Brawler
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! Partner Bakugan
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|-
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|[[Raichi Kuronashi]]
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|[[Destroy Munikis]] → [[Zero Munikis]] → [[Hollow Munikis]] → [[Zeta Munikis]] {{attribute|Darkus|desc=no|size=10px}}, [[Sechs Tavanel]]
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|-
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|[[Zakuro]]
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|[[Dio Sivac]], [[Bone Skuls]], [[Seis Tavanel]], [[Sanzu Hollowbos]]
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|-
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|[[BB (Character)|BB]]
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|[[Infinity Dragonoid]]
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|-
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|[[Karashina]]
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|[[Borg Mahisas]]
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|-
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|[[Dagger Odos|Shade of Odos]]
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|[[Dagger Odos]]
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|-
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|"[[Seis Tavanel|Zakuro]]"
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|[[Seis Tavanel]]
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|}
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===Color Scheme===
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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.
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[[File:Darkus color scheme.png|thumb|Comparision between Darkus energy color from Season 1-2 and Season 3-4]]
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There are also [[Flip (Treatment)|Flip]] Darkus [[Bakugan]] that are mainly purple with black trim and mainly white with black trim.
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The ''[[Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders]]'' color scheme is still mainly black, but with sickly green highlights instead of purple, though purple remains a tertiary color.
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===Trading Card Game===
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{{Darkus Legacy Cardlog}}
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===Trivia===
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*The symbol of the Darkus attribute is derived from the Han character for darkness, {{nihongo|[[wikt:闇|闇]]|''yami''}}.
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*In the ''Battle Brawlers'' series:
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**Only three female characters use this attribute: Alice Gehabich, [[Taylor]], and [[Chris]].
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**Only Spectra is dressed with a costume of a single color: black, in his ''[[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge]]'' appearance.
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**The majority of Darkus brawlers are either antagonists or redeemed antagonists; the only exception is Ace Grit.
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**The only main antagonists that did ''not'' use Darkus were both from ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|New Vestroia]]'': [[Spectra Phantom]] (arc 1) and [[Zenoheld]] (arc 2), both of whom used Pyrus.
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**More than half of the [[Baku Sky Raiders]] that appear are Darkus-Attributed.
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==Reboot==
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[[File:Bbp darkus.png|21px]] {{nihongo|'''Darkus'''|ダーカス|Dākasu}} is one of the six elemental [[Factions]] that Bakugan can belong to.  It is the Faction of dark energy.  The region on [[Vestroia (Generation 2)|Vestroia]] where Darkus Bakugan reside is known as [[Darkavia]].
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[[File:Bbp darkus.png|120px|thumb|New Darkus Symbol]]
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===Information===
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====Color Scheme====
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The main colors of Darkus Bakugan are black, purple, and lime green. Grey was added in ''[[Geogan Rising]]''.
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In ''[[Evolutions]]'' the color scheme of all factions were completely changed. Darkus Bakugan during this set of products were a black or ash grey with silver and magenta as secondary highlights and a pale mint as an accent color.
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The Darkus Faction symbol has been redesigned, and is printed on the top left of all Darkus [[Character Cards]] and left of the type box on all other Darkus [[Ability Card (Generation 2)|Ability Cards]], starting from the ''[[Armored Alliance]]'' [[Card sets in Bakugan: Armored Alliance|card expansions]] on wards all Bakugan have the faction Symbol Printed on them as well, in addition to appearing as a watermark in the text box on cards. It appears as a dark cloud or an angular eye.
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===Notable Users===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Brawler
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! Partner Bakugan
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|-
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|[[Lightning]]
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|[[Howlkor]] (Main)<br/>[[Artulean]]<br/>[[Phaedrus]]<br/>[[Tretorous]]<br />[[Ferascal]] (Main during Geogan Rising)<br />[[Geogan]] [[Montrapod]]<br/> [[Nanogan]] [[Shadow]]
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|-
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|[[Magnus Black]]
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|[[Nillious (Generation 2)|Nillious]] (Main)<br/>[[Fangzor]]<br/>[[Webam]]<br/>[[Eenoch]]<br />[[Geogan]] [[Hyenix]]<br />[[Nanogan]] [[Widow]]
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|-
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|[[Kurin]]
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|[[Garganoid]]<br/>[[Nobillious]]<br/>[[Skorporos]]<br />[[Krakelios]]
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|-
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|[[Strata the Hunter]]
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|[[Skorporos]]
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|-
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|[[Cee]]
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|[[Mantonoid]]
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|-
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|[[Col. Armstrong Tripp]]
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|[[Cloptor]]
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|-
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|[[Haavik]]
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|[[Sabrus]]
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|-
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|[[Everett Ray]]
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|[[Garganoid]]<br/>[[Centipod]]<br/>Geogan [[Sluggler]] <br/>[[Demorc]]<br/> [[Oxidox]]<br/> Geogan [[Ghost Beast]]
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|-
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|[[Zhao]]
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|[[Pandoxx]] x 2
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|-
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|[[Omnivia Sykes]]
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|[[Griswing]]<br/>[[Nanogan]] [[Clutch]]
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|-
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|[[Jean]]
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|[[Pandoxx]]
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|-
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|[[Chet Chipman]]
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|[[Serpillious]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Independent
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|-
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| [[Ninjiton]]
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|}
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===Physical Game===
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====Gameplay====
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{{For|a list of all cards in the Darkus Faction|:Category:Darkus Cards}}
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====Released Bakugan====
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=====Battle Planet=====
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{{For|the list of all released Darkus Battle Planet Bakugan|Bakulog (Battle Planet)#Darkus}}
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=====Armored Alliance=====
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{{For|the list of all released Darkus Armored Alliance Bakugan|Bakulog (Armored Alliance)#Darkus}}
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=====Geogan Rising=====
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{{For|the list of all released Darkus Geogan Rising Bakugan|Bakulog (Geogan Rising)#Darkus}}
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=====Evolutions=====
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{{For|the list of all released Darkus Evolutions Bakugan|Bakulog (Evolutions)#Darkus}}
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==Etymology==
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The root word for this attribute in both English and Japanese is the English word ''dark'', which itself is derived from the Proto-Germanic word [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/derkaz|''derkaz'']].
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Notably, this is the only attribute whose name is derived from an English word.
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[[Category:Bakugan Dimensions]]

Latest revision as of 07:00, 18 February 2024

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For the Bakugan: Battle Brawlers Green Ability Card version, see Darkus (Card).

Darkus refers to elemental power of shadow and dark energy. Bakugan that belong to Darkus have a wide variety of shapes, from quadrapedal dragons to floating eyes and demons.

Legacy[edit]

Original symbol

Darkus, Darkon (ダークオン, Dākuon?) in the Japanese version, is the Attribute of Darkness found on Bakugan.

Gameplay[edit]

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.

Attribute Relations[edit]

Bakugan Battle Brawlers[edit]

Exedra was the Legendary Soldier of Darkus, until he gave his Attribute energy to Percival and then the Bakugan evolved to Knight Percival.

Notable Users[edit]

Brawler Partner Bakugan
Alice Gehabich/Masquerade Reaper, HydranoidDual HydranoidAlpha Hydranoid
Ace Grit PercivalKnight Percival
Shadow Prove Hades, MAC Spider
Ren Krawler Linehalt
Barodius/Mag Mel DharakPhantom DharakRazenoidEvolved Razenoid
Anubias Horridian
Spectra Phantom Infinity Helios
Chris Clawsaurus
Wiseman Betadron, Mutabrid, Kodokor
Shun Kazami Skytruss & Orbeum
Marduk
*From the Bakugan: Battle Brawlers video game
VladitorBattle Ax Vladitor

Bakugan Dimensions[edit]

Darkus playstyle in Bakugan Dimensions was unique because its Gate Cards were stackable; so if you play one on top of another, the first one would not be dispelled. Most of these gates also boost the power of Darkus attacks. They could also drain stats and ignore defenses, but they also didn't have any fast attacks without having prerequisite stat advantages (i.e. winning in agility).

Their Fighting Styles were:

BakuTech! Bakugan[edit]

Brawler Partner Bakugan
Raichi Kuronashi Destroy MunikisZero MunikisHollow MunikisZeta Munikis Darkus, Sechs Tavanel
Zakuro Dio Sivac, Bone Skuls, Seis Tavanel, Sanzu Hollowbos
BB Infinity Dragonoid
Karashina Borg Mahisas
Shade of Odos Dagger Odos
"Zakuro" Seis Tavanel

Color Scheme[edit]

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.

Comparision between Darkus energy color from Season 1-2 and Season 3-4

There are also Flip Darkus Bakugan that are mainly purple with black trim and mainly white with black trim.

The Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders color scheme is still mainly black, but with sickly green highlights instead of purple, though purple remains a tertiary color.

Trading Card Game[edit]

Image Card Name Card Type Card Series
BA174 AB SM siegeswitch F.png
Siege Switch Green Ability Card 42/48
BA177 AB SM darkus F.png
Darkus Green Ability Card 45/48
BA240 AB SM darkus2.png
Darkus 2 Green Ability Card 45/48b
Triangle of Power(NA).png
Triangle of Power Blue Ability Card 36/48c
BA350 GA 03 GBL.png
Gate of Doom Silver Gate Card 3/48e


Trivia[edit]

  • The symbol of the Darkus attribute is derived from the Han character for darkness, (yami?).
  • In the Battle Brawlers series:
    • Only three female characters use this attribute: Alice Gehabich, Taylor, and Chris.
    • Only Spectra is dressed with a costume of a single color: black, in his Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge appearance.
    • The majority of Darkus brawlers are either antagonists or redeemed antagonists; the only exception is Ace Grit.
    • The only main antagonists that did not use Darkus were both from New Vestroia: Spectra Phantom (arc 1) and Zenoheld (arc 2), both of whom used Pyrus.
    • More than half of the Baku Sky Raiders that appear are Darkus-Attributed.

Reboot[edit]

Bbp darkus.png Darkus (ダーカス, Dākasu?) is one of the six elemental Factions that Bakugan can belong to. It is the Faction of dark energy. The region on Vestroia where Darkus Bakugan reside is known as Darkavia.

New Darkus Symbol

Information[edit]

Color Scheme[edit]

The main colors of Darkus Bakugan are black, purple, and lime green. Grey was added in Geogan Rising.

In Evolutions the color scheme of all factions were completely changed. Darkus Bakugan during this set of products were a black or ash grey with silver and magenta as secondary highlights and a pale mint as an accent color.

The Darkus Faction symbol has been redesigned, and is printed on the top left of all Darkus Character Cards and left of the type box on all other Darkus Ability Cards, starting from the Armored Alliance card expansions on wards all Bakugan have the faction Symbol Printed on them as well, in addition to appearing as a watermark in the text box on cards. It appears as a dark cloud or an angular eye.

Notable Users[edit]

Brawler Partner Bakugan
Lightning Howlkor (Main)
Artulean
Phaedrus
Tretorous
Ferascal (Main during Geogan Rising)
Geogan Montrapod
Nanogan Shadow
Magnus Black Nillious (Main)
Fangzor
Webam
Eenoch
Geogan Hyenix
Nanogan Widow
Kurin Garganoid
Nobillious
Skorporos
Krakelios
Strata the Hunter Skorporos
Cee Mantonoid
Col. Armstrong Tripp Cloptor
Haavik Sabrus
Everett Ray Garganoid
Centipod
Geogan Sluggler
Demorc
Oxidox
Geogan Ghost Beast
Zhao Pandoxx x 2
Omnivia Sykes Griswing
Nanogan Clutch
Jean Pandoxx
Chet Chipman Serpillious
Independent
Ninjiton

Physical Game[edit]

Gameplay[edit]

For a list of all cards in the Darkus Faction, see Category:Darkus Cards.

Released Bakugan[edit]

Battle Planet[edit]
For the list of all released Darkus Battle Planet Bakugan, see Bakulog (Battle Planet)#Darkus.
Armored Alliance[edit]
For the list of all released Darkus Armored Alliance Bakugan, see Bakulog (Armored Alliance)#Darkus.
Geogan Rising[edit]
For the list of all released Darkus Geogan Rising Bakugan, see Bakulog (Geogan Rising)#Darkus.
Evolutions[edit]
For the list of all released Darkus Evolutions Bakugan, see Bakulog (Evolutions)#Darkus.

Etymology[edit]

The root word for this attribute in both English and Japanese is the English word dark, which itself is derived from the Proto-Germanic word derkaz.

Notably, this is the only attribute whose name is derived from an English word.