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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3]]''

| appears_in_ps2 = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Evolution]]''

| gender = Male

| organization = [[World of Darkness]]

* [[Clear]] (through [[Yusuke Fujiwara]])

* [[Darkness (archetype)|Darkness]]

| ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Hozumi Gōda|Kouji Yusa|e2=(while possessing [[Atticus Rhodes|Fubuki]])|Makoto Naruse|e3=(while possessing [[Yusuke Fujiwara|Fujiwara]])}}

| en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Jason Griffith|e1=(while possessing [[Atticus Rhodes|Atticus]])}}

Immediately before [[Yusuke Fujiwara|Yusuke]]'s fall, Nightshroud's energy form is glimpsed as an immaterial spirit, with a body swathed in black smoke. He has two long, gangly arms ending in claws, and no legs. His true form is a cloaked skeleton with glowing blue eyes resembling a Grim Reaper. He wears grey and red robes with gold trim, and has a dragon-shaped skull for a head with horns at the back of it, with the same shape as the mask his previous hosts wore. In this form he does not use a [[Duel Disk]] - instead, he grows five wings, each serving as one [[Monster Card Zone]] and one [[Spell and Trap Card Zone]] apiece. His cards materialize directly into his hands - his [[Deck]] is unseen.

===Personality===

Nightshroud is a calm individual with the belief that individuality, hope, and bonds are what bring about people's suffering. He believes himself to be a "savior" and that complete peace can be brought into people through complete nullification (giving people neither hope nor despair). Nightshroud rarely loses his composure in conversations or Duels unless he is tricked or caught off-guard, especially if it relates to darkness within people. He sees people as beings that will eventually enter his world, but sees people with Duel Monster Spirits inside them as "foreign objects" that must be eliminated.

According to himself, Nightshroud follows the logic and truth of the world and thus has no actual desires.

In the Japanese version, Darkness uses the word ''ware'' (我) to refer to himself and ''waga'' (我が) as a possessive pronoun, a very polite and business-like way of doing so. This also speaks to the age of Nightshroud, as this way of speaking is no longer widely used and has not been since Japanese Feudal times.

Nightshroud is a supernatural entity capable of possessing other individuals. He was capable of possessing both Atticus Rhodes and also Yusuke Fujiwara. His means of possession however seem to differ from person to person. In Atticus' case, he was only capable of exerting his control through "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon]]" and "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" and once Atticus stopped using both cards it ceased any influence Nightshroud had over him. In Fujiwara's case it seemed to be in full control over him, mostly due to his negative feelings. Regardless defeating the possessed individual in a Duel will render the control null.

However, this did nothing to stop Nightshroud, as only part of him was destroyed, and Nightshroud then appeared in its true form. Nightshroud revealed that it created an artificial eclipse over the planet with its own dark world, blocking out the sun and pulling all humans into the dark world. This left Jaden, [[Pharaoh]] the cat, and the immaterial [[Lyman Banner]] as the last living things on [[Earth (planet)|Earth]]. Nightshroud challenges Jaden to a final Duel, viewing Jaden as a "foreign object" that didn't belong in either world because he held a human spirit and a Duel spirit (referring to [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]]), and thus should be removed. Nightshroud reveals its origins, saying that in every person there is insecurity and inner turmoil: hopes and dreams failing before fear and guilt, creating "darkness", and itself as well. Nightshroud adds a justification to its actions, saying that it's natural for its world to replace the human world. He begins locking Jaden down with his "[[Darkness (card)|Darkness]]," "[[Zero]]," and "[[Infinity]]" combo. Jaden is able to work his way around it, until Nightshroud Summons "[[Yubel (anime)|Yubel]]" from Jaden's Deck. Jaden is able to reclaim Yubel with "[[Super Polymerization (anime)|Super Polymerization]]", fusing her with "[[Elemental Hero Neos (anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]" to create "[[Neos Wiseman (anime)|Neos Wiseman]]," which turns the tables completely in Jaden's favour. Claiming that humanity will lead themselves into ruin, Nightshroud shows Jaden a vision of a ruined future, but Jaden vows not to let it come to pass. Nightshroud is able to take control of the Duel again with "[[Darkness Seed]]", allowing him to continually restore his [[Life Points]] to 4000. He then calls out his 4000 ATK "[[Darkness Neosphere (anime)|Darkness Neosphere]]" and destroys "Neos Wiseman," but Jaden in turn permanently disables Nightshroud's "Darkness" combo. During the Duel, Jaden reaches out to the humans trapped in the darkness, and reminds them of all of their bonds with each other. The trapped humans eventually free themselves, after which Jaden defeats Nightshroud with "[[Elemental Hero Divine Neos (anime)|Elemental Hero Divine Neos]]." Though beaten and forced to return to the World of Darkness, Nightshroud claims that as long as there's darkness in humans, it would surely return, but Jaden counters by claiming that as long as there are bonds between humans, Nightshroud will never return.

Through [[Yusuke Fujiwara]], Nightshroud plays a '''"[[Clear]]" Deck''', focusing on the negative effects caused by "[[Clear World (anime)|Clear World]]" and disrupting the use of [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s using his ace "[[Clear Vice Dragon (anime)|Clear Vice Dragon]]".

Nightshroud's final Deck is a '''"[[Darkness (archetype)|Darkness]]" Deck''' while in his true form, which focuses on [[field]] control through a combo of "[[Zero]]" and "[[Infinity (card)|Infinity]]", while using cards such as "[[Darkness Destroyer (anime)|Darkness Destroyer]]" and "[[Darkness Neosphere (anime)|Darkness Neosphere]]" as offense.

==Duels==

* When Nightshroud describes the origin of the universe to [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]], he uses a single card as a metaphor. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', the [[Numeron Code]], a card said to have created all of reality, is a major plot point, possibly what Nightshroud was referring to.

* The ruined future world that he briefly shows Jaden closely resembles the alternate future in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' that [[Z-one]], [[Antinomy]], [[Aporia]] and [[Paradox]] hail from.

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