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'''DARK''' ({{Ruby|闇|やみ}} ''Yami'' "Darkness"), [[Monster Card|monsters]] are perhaps the most favored 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]]", "[[Dark Magician]]", 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]]", "[[Penumbral Soldier Lady]]", "[[Hoshiningen]]" and "an [[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: 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.

It should be noted that Monster's Attributes don't indicate whether Because they are good or evilso widespread, heroic or villanous etc, and DARK doesn't necessarily symbolize evil, unholiness and corruption. While DARK hosts plenty of monsters with themes related to the infernal, perverse, immoral, and twisted, from demons, incarnations have a very wide range of evil, the undeadeffects, and horror instilling creatures of fear, from "[[lswarm]]" overlap with almost all other Attributes (a majority of which are called "Evilswarm"for example, further indicating they there are evil) and "enough burn-damage DARK monsters to rival [[Dark WorldFIRE]]", this is not necessarily true of all DARK monsters). Most of the protagonists However, whether in the anime and manga series, use at least some one thing that DARK monsters, with those representative of wisdom, understanding of the franker and toned elements of the world, the tranquility and peace of the shadows, and necessary balance specialize in justified force, including more than any other Attribute are card effects relating to the use of destruction to terminate unstoppable evil itself. This can be seen in monsters such as [[Zure, Knight of Dark World|ZureGraveyard]] and , often by using it as a resource in some way (though the predominately-DARK "[[Dark Magician (archetype)|Dark Magician" familyGravekeeper's]] that possess heroic and altruisic qualities. Main characters such as Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, Jaden, etc. frequently use DARK monsters, and Yugi" Archetype notably ''prevents's and Joey's most favored monsters are DARK such the use of the Graveyard as "Dark Magician" and "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", respectivelya resource). "Dark Magician Girl" for example has a positive personality despite being a Most other DARK monster. The monsters like "[[Ally of JusticeBlackwing]]" and "[[Destiny HERO]]" archetypes are in fact good monsters have swarming abilities that are dedicated allow you to summon monsters to your field to fighting evil. Furthermore, the "[[Blackwing]]" archetype is used overwhelm your opponent by one of the heroes numbers in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]], [[Crow Hogan]]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]]* [[lswarmRaidraptor]]* [[Rebellion (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]]", "* [[Vampire]]", "* [[Vendread]]* [[Burning AbyssWorld Legacy]]" and (excluding "[[RaidraptorWorld Legacy Guardragon Mardark]]". )</div>

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