While the Japanese title is linked to ダーク, the info taken is from 闇.
Overview
Dark (闇/やみ yami / 暗い/くらい, kurai / ダーク, dāku) refers to the absence of light, pitch-darkness. Humans are often driven by their imagination because they can't see anything in the dark.
It is basically an expression of night, but perhaps not so much in modern times.
Rather, it may be used these days to describe caves and other places that are usually inaccessible to people.
The universe is basically darkness.
It is often used as a metaphorical expression for emotions that have negative mental connotations, such as jealousy, despair, and fear.
It is considered to be the opposite of light (see Light and Dark).
Black can also refer to darkness and its metaphorical expression but on pixiv sometimes black gets translated to dark in English due to context reasons. Tags such Dark History, is Black History in Japanese, but Black History in English refers to Black History Month. Other tags such as Black Nintendo is changed to Dark Nintendo as it makes more sense in English.
Related Characters
See also the article on Darkness.
Characters | Television and Film | Notes |
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Sith | Star Wars | Those who believe in the dark side of the Force. |
Characters | Anime and Manga | Notes |
Dark Bakura, Marik Ishtar | Yu-Gi-Oh! | |
Darkness Devil | Chainsaw Man | A demon born of man's fear of the dark. |
Marshall D. Teach | One Piece | The ability of the Yami Yami no Mi. |
Characters | Games | Notes |
Darkyubi | Yo-kai Watch | |
Noob Saibot | Mortal Kombat | Capable of using the power of darkness to generate shadows and portals that serve as his alter ego. |
Protagonist | White Cat Project | A very ordinary young man, but his true identity is... |
Rumia | Touhou Project | Is capable of manipulating darkness, but only in the early stages and not very strong. |
Schezo Wegey | Puyo Puyo | He is a mage who carries a dark sword and calls himself the Dark Wizard, a godlike figure. |
Related Articles
Darkness Dark Side Dark History Black Blackness Night Midnight
External Links
English
Dark (disambiguation) - Wikipedia
Japanese
ダークとは [単語記事] - ニコニコ大百科 (NicoNico Encyclopedia)