Darkness


 * For his alternate persona, see Shunichi Takahashi.

"My "other self"...the one who invaded my body...you are my greatest challenge!"

- Darkness

Darkness (ダークネス), also referred to as Evil Shunichi (悪の), is the final antagonist of Silver NX.

Raised in a harsh environment with mental trauma, Darkness grew up to be a hate-filled individual. As a child, he once visited a museum during a school trip and came in contact with a medieval sword, which housed the spirit of Epsilon and caused it to take residence within his body. After being sent into a coma and rendered an amnesiac, the spirit of Epsilon awakened and assumed his life, unaware of the truth.

Darkness awoke, however, and was initially believed to be Shunichi/Epsilon's second personality, regaining control of his body to combat opponents during times of stress, with Epsilon and his friends initially unaware of his existence. With the re-acquisition of the Sword of Destiny, it was eventually revealed that Shunichi was actually the spirit of Epsilon, and that Darkness was the true Shunichi Takahashi.

After defeating Theodore Heinrich and his forces, the two personalities were separated by the Twilight Note. The two were taken to the Forgotten Realm, where Darkness had to face Epsilon in a final battle to remain on earth.

Background
Despite his dark mentality, brutal nature, and his involvement with drug trades and prostitution rings for financial gain, all of which he kept hidden, Darkness appeared to have done very well in high school, being at the top of his classes by the end of his high school years. Team Monolith believes that this is how Shunichi/Epsilon was able to get into Seven Stars University despite being inactive inside Darkness' body for several years.

Silver Days Ultimate
While Darkness does not appear as a selectable character on his own, certain moves in Shunichi's moveset will give the player access to Darkness for the duration of the round.