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'''DARK''' ({{Ruby|闇|やみ}} ''Yami'' "Darkness"), [[Monster Card|monsters]] are perhaps the most numerous of all monsters. Many well-known monsters are of the DARK [[attribute]], such as "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]", "[[Jinzo]]" and most of the "[[Red-Eyes]]" [[series]]. [[Fiend]]s and [[Zombie]]s are usually of the DARK Attribute, and so are many [[Spellcaster]]s such as "[[Reaper of Prophecy]]" and "[[Endymion, the Master Magician]]". Although [[LIGHT]] is the polar opposite of DARK, neither side has a true advantage over the other in general, although there are cards such as "[[Luminous Soldier]]", "an [[Penumbral Soldier Lady]]", "[[Hoshiningen]]" and "[[Witch's Apprentice]]" which lower the stats of the opposing Attribute. The "[[Ally of Justice]]" [[archetype]] focuses heavily on DARK monsters that power up by destroying LIGHT monsters. DARK monsters have their own [[Structure Deck]] in the [[OCG]], ''[[Structure Deck 12: Curse of Darkness]]Yu-Gi-Oh!''. "[[Consecrated Light]]" also plays against the DARK Attribute by preventing them from being summoned or attacking at all while it is face up, as well as being unable to be destroyed by battle by any DARK monster.

Being one of the most versatile and common Attributes, ==Overview==DARK monsters and the cards akin to them can work are commonly thematically associated with many different [[Main Deck|Deck]] Typesconceptual themes of wickedness, mysteriousness, and rarely does a typical deck lack at least onemagic. Because they are so widespread, DARK monsters have themes comparable to many other Attributes (for example, there are enough burn-damage DARK monsters to rival The Monster [[FIREType]] monsters). However, the one thing that s typically associated with DARK monsters specialize in more than any other Attribute are card effects relating to the [[GraveyardFiend]], often by using it as a resource in some way (though the predominately-DARK "[[Gravekeeper'sZombie]]" Archetype notably ''prevents'' the use of the Graveyard as a resource). Most other DARK monsters like ", and [[BlackwingSpellcaster]]" monsters have swarming abilities that allow you to summon monsters to your field to overwhelm your opponent by numbers in battle.

NotablyBecause they are so widespread, the Attribute of the Monsters do not necessarily indicate any sense DARK monsters have a very wide range of morality; such monsters as [[Zureeffects, Knight of Dark World|Zure]] and the [[Dark Magician overlap with almost all other Attributes (archetype)|Dark Magician family]] for example, there are either compassionate in nature or are used by heroic characters in the enough burn-damage DARK monsters to rival [[animeFIRE]]monsters). The "[[Ally of Justice]]" and "[[Destiny HERO]] archetypes However, the one thing that DARK monsters specialize in more than any other Attribute are in fact good monsters that dedicate card effects relating to fighting evil. Further, the "[[BlackwingGraveyard]]" archetype, often by using it as a resource in some way (though the predominately-DARK archetype, is used by one of the heroes in "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DGravekeeper's]], [[Crow Hogan]]. Most of " Archetype notably ''prevents'' the heroes in all use of the [[anime]] shows use at least some DARK monstersGraveyard as a resource). This is not necessarily true of all Most other DARK monsters, however, as some DARK archetypes such as like "[[lswarmBlackwing]]" (which actually a majority of them are called "Evilswarm", further indicating they are evil) and "[[Dark World]]" clearly closer represent evil or immoralitymonsters have swarming abilities that allow you to summon monsters to your field to overwhelm your opponent by numbers in battle.

In some card effects (e.g. "[[Wee Witch's Apprentice]]") and in certain video games, the DARKAttribute is positioned as the opposite of the [[LIGHT]] Attribute. ==Themes=====''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]''===<div class="columns" style="column-based archetypes includecount: 3">* [[ArchfiendAbyss Actor]]", "* [[Ally of Justice]]", * [[Ashened]]* [[Blackwing]] (excluding "[[Blackwing- Aurora the Northern Lights]]", ")* [[Borrel]]** [[Rokket]]* [[Cyberdark]]* [[Danger!]]* [[Dark Magician (archetype)|Dark Magician]]* [[Dark Scorpion]]", "* [[Dark World]]* [[Darklord]]* [[Destiny HERO]]","* [[Dinomorphia]]* [[Evil Eye]]* [[Exodia]]* [[Dark WorldEyes Restrict]]", "* [[GagagaFlower Cardian]]", "* [[Ghostrick]]", "* [[Gravekeeper's]]", "* [[Infernity]]", "* [[Inzektor]]* [[Jinzo (archetype)|Jinzo]]* [[Labrynth]]* [[Lunalight]]* [[Malefic]]* [[Nouvelles]]* [[Orcust]]* [[Pendulum Dragon]] (excluding ", [[Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]")* [[Predaplant]]* [[Raidraptor]]* [[lswarmRebellion (archetype)|Rebellion]]** [[Xyz Dragon]]* [[Red-Eyes]] (excluding ", [[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]")* [[Reptilianne]]" "* [[Starving Venom]]** [[Fusion Dragon]]* [[Supreme King]]* [[The Phantom Knights]]* [[Time Thief]]* [[ShaddollTopologic]]", "* [[Umbral Horror]]" and * [[Vampire]]* [[Vendread]]* [[World Legacy]] (excluding "[[VampireWorld Legacy Guardragon Mardark]]".)</div>

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