Dark Signer

Dark Signer
The Dark Signers as seen in "Last Train"
Kanji	ダーク・シグナー
Japanese translated	Dark Signer
Appears in (anime)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Dark Signers Rudger Demak Kyosuke Kiryu Carly Nagisa Misty Lola

The Dark Signers are a mysterious group of duelists, whose serve as antagonists to the Signers and primary antagonists for the second arc of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

A person becomes a Dark Signer, when they are about to die. If they display a great will to live, an Earthbound God may spare them turning them into a Dark Signer in the process. As a Dark Signer, they are given power and a great lust for revenge.

They are capable of using a distinctive new type of monsters known as Dark Synchro Monsters which are black lined. Their signature cards are the "Earthbound Gods", along with the use of Field Spell cards in order to maintain the effects of these powerful beasts in a Duel.

History

The Earthbound Gods, who are evil entities that were sealed in the Nazca Lines by the Crimson Dragon and the Five Dragons, each bore a dark mark on to five individuals, the Dark Signers.

The Dark Signers possess an inborn drive to defeat the Signers, each have a marking of the Crimson Dragon, over the course of 5,000 years.

The Dark Signers serve as gatekeepers to the door that leads to the underworld. This door resides within the first Enerdy generator built, located in Satellite. The Dark Signers plotted to open this gate to release the Nazca Gods. Knowing this, Rex Goodwin built the utopia New Domino City away from Satellite and restrict access, between the two cities, so only those left in the Satellite would be harmed when this time came.

Kyosuke Kiryu became a Dark Signer, after being sentanced to death. He came back fueled for revenge against his former friend Yusei Fudo.

At some time Misty Lola was also transformed, while suffering in hospital. After being spared, she was told by Ccarayhua to kill the servant of the Crimson Dragon, "Black Rose Dragon". Her hatred for the Black Rose duelist for allegedly killing her brother, easily put Misty on this task.

After the Crimson Dragon appeared during the Fortune Cup, the Dark Signers began preaching in Satellite that the Crimson Dragon is evil and encouraging the people to stand with them for the sake of Satellite.

Using brainwashed victims, they began targeting the Signers, including Yusei Fudo, who was made duel Dick Pitt and Jack Atlas, who with Carly Nagisa's assistance, dueled Trudge. In both cases, the Signers emerged victorious.

Kiryu targeted Yusei, in Satellite and faced him in a Shadow Turbo Duel. He Summoned his Earthbound God, "Ccapac Apu", which took the souls of many residents. Yusei was unable to finish the Duel, as he immediately needed medical attention after suffering an injury.

Carly was thrown off the Arcadia Movement building to her death, by Divine, but spared by an Earthbound God. Misty sensed this and proceeded to the Arcadia Movement to face the Black Rose, Akiza Izinski. Carly faced Divine in a rematch. Both Dark Signers Summoned their Earthbound Gods, taking the souls of bystanders. Meanwhile Demak was able to free, Krieger from a police wagon, as the guards' souls were taken. Carly defeats Divine with her Earthbound God, "Aslla Piscu", causing the building to fall apart and toss Divine down the building past the inside balconies. Misty and Akiza's Duel is interrupted and postponed by the collapsing building.

Powers

Brainwashing

The Spider after possessing a victim.

The organization has the ability to brainwash other duelists, by having a black spider latch onto a victim. The victim believes them self to be a Dark Signer, gains the spider dark mark and does the bidding of the real Dark Signers. While brainwashed, the victim's Deck is changed to one more fitting to a Dark Signer.

The spell is lifted when the victim loses a Duel. At this point the spider is ejected from their body and erupts in a powder. The victim's Deck is then restored to normal and they have no memory of what happened while they were brainwashed.

Shadow Duels

Main article: Shadow Duel.

A Shadow Duel.

When a Dark Signer engages in a Duel, the arena is surrounded by a forcefield of light, taking the shape of the Dark Signers Nazca Lines and becomes a Shadow Duel. When a brainwashed Dark Signer servant engages in a Duel, the arena is instead surrounded by a purple glow.

During a Shadow Duel, players suffer real damage when attacked by monsters. The blasts from the attacks are fatal and often cause damage to the surroundings. Also, according to Divine during his duel with Carly Nagisa in episode 39, the effects from a Shadow Duel are more powerful and deadlier than that of Psychic Dueling.

Dark Synchro Summoning

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Dark Synchro Summoning

The Dark Synchro and Dark Tuner monsters are exclusive to the Dark Signers. Dark Synchro Monsters are Synchro Summoned by sending to the Graveyard 1 Dark Tuner monster and 1 non-Dark Tuner Monster. The non-Dark Tuner Monster's Level minus the Dark Tuner Monster's Level must be equal to the Dark Synchro Monster's Level, which is negative. Currently Negative Levels do not exist in the real life card game.