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* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'': in the Sinnoh League, we have Tobias, whose signature Pokemon is {{spoiler|the legendary Darkrai}}. Possibly lampshaded as an [[Actor Allusion]] in the dub.

* ''[[Code Breaker]]'': The Prince's power is this, featuring literal edges.

* Momose from ''[[Bloody Cross]]'' has the ability to control shadows. She can summon beasts made of shadows, shoot shadow spikes, and use it for stealth (hiding in people's shadows) and for some form of teleportation (disappearing into a swirl of shadows on the ground).

* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', [[The Lancer|Luca]] has shadow as his [[Elemental Powers]], standing in contrast to [[The Hero]]'s power of [[Holy Hand Grenade|light]].

 

* In Marvel Comics, Darkforce users can [[Un Entendre|do number two]], although they aren't all evil.

* Jackie in ''[[The Darkness]]'' manipulates the dark, but broadly speaking, he's a good guy. For a mob hitman. Well, he's better than the wielder of the [[Light Is Not Good|light powers]], anyway.

* Shadow Lass/Umbra from [[The Legion of Super Heroes]]. Definitely a good guy, though her incarnations in the Postboot continuity was an ill-tempered [[Anti-Hero]].

 

* A non-evil example would be Arithon from ''[[Wars of Light and Shadow]]''. He's called the Master of Shadow for a reason, having power of the darkness and anything related to it, while his half-brother is the Lord of Light.

* [[Emotionless Girl|Ethereal]] of ''Three of Heart, One of Blood'' is able to manipulate shadows to the point where she can create sentient beings with them, albeit fueled by her own personality in a sense. She also averts the [[Stripperific]] clothing rule by wearing large, conservative dresses.

* All Necromancers in ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant]]''.

 

* [[Mortasheen]]'s [http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/jabbersnatch.htm Jabbersnatch] uses a low-level version of this, being able to absorb all light in its vicinity to turn itself into a solid black Silhouette. It uses this power to be a [[Things That Go Bump in the Night|highly effective boogeyman]].

* The Shadow Queen, a Type 2 villainess in the ''[[Champions]]'' adventure ''The Great Supervillain Contest''. She had Darkness powers, including the ability to solidify, project, and merge with shadows.

* In ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]'', this lies within Black's purview. It has the "[http://magiccards.info/ps/en/53.html negative emotion]", "[http://magiccards.info/som/en/65.html physical darkness]", "[http://magiccards.info/vi/en/2.html night]", and "[http://magiccards.info/wl/en/10.html evil]" variants all represented.

 

* The [[Bionicle|Makuta]] were all about this, though characters belonging to other species sometimes had shadow-based powers as well. Also, if one tapped into their inner dark side or had their inner light drained, they automatically gained shadow powers.

 

* Rumia of ''[[Touhou]]'' was made to play with this notion. Her power, the power of darkness, is meant to sound like the dark and powerful abilities of other characters on this page, but she is actually one of the weakest of all [[Youkai]] in Gensokyo. Her darkness only blinds anyone within her field - which includes herself - and she is known for crashing headlong into trees. It is fortunate she is so weak, since she is a man-eater. The ribbon in her hair is supposed to be an amulet keeping her powers in check, however, so [[Wild Mass Guessing]] holds that she would be the unstoppable "[[Bonus Boss|EX-Rumia]]" if that amulet was removed.

* Count Bleck in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', who has the Chaos Heart.

* [[Shadow Hearts]] has almost every character possessing an Element. [[Anti-Hero|Yuri Hyuuga]] has the Dark Element in his [[Shape Shifter|default form]]. While he's uncouth and rude, he means well.

 

* ''[[Project 0]]'': Ciro and Kareem can [https://web.archive.org/web/20160314004227/http://www.centralcitytower.com/2010/11/project-0-page-203.html turn themselves into shadows] as a stealth mode.

* Shadowmancy in ''[[Cat Legend]]'' seems to be a mixture of 2 and 3, with some additional, potentially creepy elements such as entering others' dreams. The most prominent user, Mercutious Nymndemise, is an unusual case, since, despite initially being set up as an antagonist, he's actually a pretty decent guy.

* Tsillah of ''[[Wapsi Square]]'' has some interesting shadow manipulation powers. While the full extent of her abilities is yet to be shown, she can [http://wapsisquare.com/comic/2012-02029-your-clothes/ construct clothing out of shadows.]

 

* There seem to be a number of these in the [[Whateley Universe]] right now. Nacht is a [[Deadpan Snarker]] with a [[Super Villain]] mother, but she seems (so far) to be neutral. Sabbath is definitely in it for the crime. Blacklight may be a villain in training. They don't all have the same weaknesses, and [[Canon]] has it that some of them with Type 2 powers got the powers from a magical source, so rules of physics need not apply.

* Several characters have these abilities in the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''. Nearly all of them fall under Category Two. Nocturne, Eclipse (who can also [[Light'Em Up|manipulate light]]), Shadowcloak, Night Vision, Raven, Tatterdemalion, Moonshadow (who, like Eclipse, can also [[Light'Em Up|control light]]), Zmierzch (Polish for "Twilight"), Bloody Mary, Muerte Oscura, Shadowspawn, and Obsidian.

* ''[[The Questport Chronicles]]'': [[Big Bad|The Master of Darkness]], who is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

 

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[[Category:Elemental Powers]]

[[Category:Darkness and Shadows Tropes]]

[[Category:Stock Super Powers]]