Summary
Nightshroud, known as Darkness in the Japanese version, is a malicious spirit and the progenitor of the World of Darkness in GX. He has the ability to possess humans and is partially responsible for the Abandoned Dorm incident. He briefly appears as a minor adversary in the first season and second season, and later returns as the main antagonist in the fourth season and final threat of the GX series.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 2-C
Name: Nightshroud
Origin: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Demon, Descendant of World of Darkness
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8. Due to being born out of the darkness of human hearts. As long as there's darkness in humans, he will surely come back), Darkness Manipulation, Spatial Manipulation, Pocket Reality Manipulation (Completely controls his World of Darkness), Possession (Capable of possessing other individuals), Abstract Existence (Type 2, Embodies Darkness itself), Incorporeality, BFR (Can pull people in the whole world in the World of Darkness), Teleportation, Dimensional Travel (Can travel between World of Darkness and other worlds), Self-Sustenance (Type 1, 2 and 3), Resurrection (As long as there's darkness in humans, he will surely come back), Creation (Create the army of Trueman to assault the human world. Created an artificial eclipse over the planet with its own dark world), Limited Nonexistent Physiology (The inside of his world was stated to be a void and a world of nothingness, and a place where there's no need for a physical forms), Existence Erasure via Absorption (Nightshroud's World melts and consumes everyone's names memories and existence in order to become one with him), Clairvoyance (Can see future of the world), Absorption, Mind Manipulation, Reality Warping, Soul Manipulation, Extrasensory Perception, Perception Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Likely Omnipresence, Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Reality Warping
Attack Potency: Low Multiverse level (He was stated to be the biggest threat to face yet, which would put him above the light of destruction which Yubel stated to be inferior to in season 3)
Speed: Omnipresent (Was stated that due to being born out of the darkness of human hearts, Nightshroud is essentially eternal and omnipresent, and therefore cannot be permanently defeated although he can be fended off)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Low Multiverse level
Durability: Low Multiverse level (stated to be half of the universe which was getting destroyed in cycle in the fight with the light of destruction)
Stamina: Nigh-Infinite
Range: Interdimensional, up to Low Multiversal with consumption (absorbed all of the spirit world which has 11 dimensions and was going to absorb the 12th if he wasn't stopped)
Standard Equipment: Duel Disk, His Duel Monsters cards
Intelligence: Very high
Weaknesses: None Notable
Note: Neo Space, Gravekeeper dimension, and the World of Darkness are not considered as a part of the 12 dimensions, due to having no statements saying that, and because it contradicts the story and causes a lot of plot holes.
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Discussions
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