Dark (element)
Dark is one of the recurring elements in the Epic Battle Fantasy series. It is associated with shadows, space, and the supernatural, such as ghosts and skeletons. Dark skills can often cause Curse, Doom, and Instant Death.
Characteristics
Dark is one of the most destructive elements in the series, being associated with many high-powered spells (such as Black Hole and Doomsday) and powerful foes (such as the Cosmic Monolith and the Dark Players). It is usually portrayed as the opposite of the Holy element; most Dark-based foes are weak against Holy attacks, and vice versa.
Dark is relatively common among enemies in the EBF series, but somewhat rare among players. In EBF4, only Natalie and Lance can learn Dark-based skills naturally; Matt and Anna must learn shared skills or use Dark-based weapons to access the element. In EBF5, NoLegs also has natural Dark skills, and the expanded summon mechanics offers a greater variety of Dark attacks by capturing certain foes.
Most Dark-based skills deal magical damage, although this can be mitigated by using weapon-elemental skills with a Dark-based weapon.
Apart from Holy-themed foes, Dark-elemental skills tend to be effective against some "friendly" types of creatures, such as Dogs, Sprites, and certain species of Slimes. Most Dark-resistant enemies are undead or otherwise dark-themed, including Wraiths, the Evil Worm, and the Zombie Hydra. Mage Birds, Mage Dogs and some Elementals also have Dark resistance.
Dark-elemental foes are often found in locations associated with death and destruction, such as Volcano Peak and The Rift in Epic Battle Fantasy 3, Graybone Cemetery and parts of the Temple of Godcat in Epic Battle Fantasy 4, and the Deathly Hollows and The Rapture in Epic Battle Fantasy 5.
Many pieces of Dark-based equipment have powerful stats or effects, but some sort of drawbacks to counterbalance their power. Common drawbacks include debuffing defensive stats (including HP), increasing Holy and Fire weaknesses, or randomly inflicting negative ailments on the wearer.
In EBF5, Dark is associated with the Heavy status. Dark elemental attacks inflict the status effect and it makes the target take 50% more damage from Earth elemental attacks, but 50% less damage from Wind attacks inversely.
Equipment
Swords
- Anarchy: 50% Dark (EBF2, EBF4), 10-50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Soul Eater: 20% Dark (EBF2), 25% Dark (EBF3, EBF5), -30% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Swordbreaker: 50% Dark (EBF3), 20-60% Resistance (EBF3)
- Devil's Sunrise: 50% Dark (EBF4),
- Black Fang: 10-30% Resistance (EBF3), 20-100% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only), 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Rune Blade: 10-50% Resistance (EBF3)
- Equilibrium: 10-50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Devil's Fork: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Dark Stalker: 50% Dark (EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Love Blade: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Golden Axe: -30% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Staves
- Obsidian: 50% Dark (EBF3, EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF4), 20-100% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Hela's Staff/Death Bringer: 50% Dark (EBF3, EBF4), 10-50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Dark Tooth: 50% Dark (EBF3, EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF5 Normal mode only)
- Death Scythe: 50% Dark (EBF4), 10-50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Dragon Wings: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Celtic Cross: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Beholding Eye: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only), 20-100% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Sol Spear: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- The Knife: 20-100% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Guns
- Shadow Blaster: 50% Dark (EBF4, EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF4, EBF5)
- The Phantom: 50% Dark (EBF4)
- Exterminator: 10-50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Spine Snapper: 50% Dark (EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Hellfire Shotgun: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Biohazard Blaster: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Heartstopper: 20-100% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Bows
- Black Widow: 50% Dark (EBF4, EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF4, EBF5)
- Gaia's Gift: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- The Stinger: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Aquamarine: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Crimson Dragon: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Angel Wing: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Cat Toys
- Neon Lightbulb: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Godly Book: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Human Skull: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
- King's Guard: 20-100% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only), 10-50% Resistance (Equip Remix only)
- Leaf Shield: 10-50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Devil's Sunrise: 50% Dark (EBF5), 10-50% Resistance (EBF5 Equip Remix only)
- Riot Shield: 50% Dark (EBF5, Normal Mode only), 10-50% Resistance (EBF5)
Male Hats
- Officer's Hat: 30% resistance (EBF3), 50% Resistance (EBF4, EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Necromancer Helmet/Demon Skull: 50% Resistance (EBF4, EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Death Mask: 50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Captains Hat: 50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Spelunking Hat: 50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Gas Mask: 100% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Pumpkin Head: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Male Armor
- Ninja Cloak: 50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF5, Equip remix only)
- Officer's Coat: 50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF4 EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Karate Gi: 50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Dark Armor: 50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Bone Armor: 50% Resistance (EBF4)
- Priest's Tunic: 50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Coat of Teeth: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only), 150% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Female Hats
- Pope's Hat: 50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF4)
- Dark Bauble: 50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF4, EBF5)
- Slime Bunny: -30% Resistance (EBF5)
- Spider Bobble: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Nurse Hat: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Flowery Bobble: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Royal Crown: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Female Armor
- Pope's Dress: 50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF4, EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Ninja Skirt: 50% Resistance (EBF3, EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Dark Gown: 50% Resistance (EBF4, EBF5, Normal Mode only), 100% Resistance (EBF5 Equip Remix only)
- Spider Gown: 50% Resistance (EBF5)
- Nurse Uniform: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Maid Outfit: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Sami Dress: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Magical Skirt: 50% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
Flairs
- Silver Cross: 50% Resistance (EBF4, EBF5)
- Cursed Charm: 30% Resistance (EBF4)
- Fairy: 30% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Fat Fly: 30% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Bitey Badge: 30% Resistance (EBF5)
- Fake Mustache: 30% Resistance (EBF5, Equip Remix only)
- Pixel Glasses: 30% Resistance (EBF5)
- Cat Tail: 30% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
- Balance Badge: 30% Resistance (EBF5, Normal Mode only)
Skills
- Fright: 100% Dark (EBF3, EBF4)
- The Reaper: 50% Dark (EBF4) 100% Dark (EBF5)
- Screamer: 100% Dark (All games)
- Dark Pulse: 100% Dark (EBF3, EBF4, EBF5)
- Pulsar: 100% Dark (EBF2, EBF3, EBF4, EBF5)
- Dark Shot/Dark Blast: 75% Dark (EBF3, EBF4) 100% Dark (EBF5)
- Antimatter Flux/Antimatter: 75% Dark (EBF3, EBF4) 100% Dark (EBF5)
- Black Hole: 100% Dark (EBF3, EBF4, EBF5)
- Gravity Surge/Dark Flare: 100% Dark (EBF3, EBF4, EBF5)
- Sacrifice: 30% Dark (EBF4)
- Doomsday: 100% Dark, accessible only by using Dark Rune (EBF3)
- The Destroyer: 100% Dark (EBF5)
- Shadow Strike: 100% Dark (EBF5)
- Twilight Tango: 100% Dark (EBF5)
- Demon Swords: 100% Dark (EBF5)
Summons
In Epic Battle Fantasy 4
- Coal Bat: 100% Dark
- Cosmic Monolith: 75% Dark
In Epic Battle Fantasy 5
- Cosmic Monolith: 100% Dark
- Skeleton Cat: 100% Dark
- Pink Squid: 100% Dark
- Prototype 9X: 100% Dark
- Haunted Mirror: 100% Dark
- Beheaded Fallen: 50% Dark
- Zombie Hydra: 100% Dark
- Dead Pixel: 100% Dark
- Dark Clay: 100% Dark
- Master Wraith: 100% Dark
- Telperion: 100% Dark
Elements |
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Bomb • Dark • Earth • Fire • Holy • Ice • Poison/Bio • Thunder • Water • Wind Non-elemental • Weapon-elemental |