Master Darque (Valiant Entertainment)

==Summary==
Forcefully raised as a magician by his father, who knew of his latent power, Master Nicodemo Darque grew resentful of humanity and the world he lived in after being forced to kill him in defense of his sister. Believing God to be an unfair, cruel master, Darque seeks to kill him to render humanity free, and does not care how many lives he must destroy to lead to that result, which has caused him to fight Shadowman multiple times.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , with magic, far higher with Preparation | At least , likely with magic, far higher with Preparation
Key: Base | With a Geomancer's powers
Name: Master Nicodemo Darque
Origin: Valiant Entertainment
Gender: Male
Age: Over two centuries (Was born in 1812)
Classification: Necromancer
Powers and Abilities:<tabber>
|-|Base= Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Magic, Necromancy and Energy Manipulation (Necromancy is effectively the manipulation of an energy every living being emanatesShadowman Vol 4 2), Energy Projection (Blasted apart some zombiesShadowman Vol 4 5), Immortality (Type 2 and 3. Darque cannot truly die, even if "killed" he will enter a state of half-deathShadowman: End Times Vol 1 2 stasis instead, even when nearly completely obliteratedShadowman Vol 5 8) and Regeneration (High-Mid. The near complete destruction of Darque's body would not have been able to keep him down in the long run), Life Manipulation (Fashioned together an Eater of Souls to chase down Shadowman), Plant Manipulation (Can make plants grow fasterShadowman Vol 4 0 and control them to attack others and drain their life energyNinjak Vol 3 25), Durability Negation and Body Puppetry (Made a bunny burst into bits. Tore his father apart magically), Longevity (Was born in 1812), limited Resurrection (Can resurrect beings but they do not come back quite right, and mostly restore those who are nearly dead), Fire Manipulation (Can summon blue fire), Weather Manipulation, Air Manipulation and Electricity Manipulation (Can summon snowstorms, thunder and tornadoesShadowman Vol 4 10), limited Dimensional Travel (Can travel to the dimension of Lyceum but only with the help of his sister, and one of them must die), Energy and Life Absorption (Can steal the energy of life near him to obtain a boost in power), Non-Physical Interaction (Can hurt soulsShadowman Vol 4 7), Earth Manipulation (Can control and shoot rock harpoons), Corruption and Soul Manipulation (Can corrupt and reshape souls), Preparation, Portal Creation and Statistics Amplification (Gathered together souls to power up a tower that would allow him to breach the barrier between the world of the living and DeadsideShadowman Vol 4 8 to obtain enough power to attack and dethrone GodShadowman Vol 4 9), Temperature Manipulation (Burned Shadowman with a magic attack), Resistance Negation (Can harm beings such as Shadowman who would have previously been nearly immune to his magic), limited Extrasensory Perception (Can feel his sister's emotions), Corrosion Inducement (Can melt people's flesh off), Explosion Manipulation and Fire Manipulation (Set a building on fire with a large explosion), Blood Manipulation and Clairvoyance (Can create a compass needle out of his own blood that will always point towards who he seeksShadowman: End Times Vol 1 3 or create runes to watch over someoneBook of Death Vol 1 3), Power Absorption (Took control of a Geomancer's powersBook of Death Vol 1 4), Power Bestowal (Gave Roku her powersNinjak Vol 3 4), Telepathy and Social Influencing (Spoke to Sanguine from far away, convincing her to seek dark powersNinjak Vol 3 7), Pain Manipulation (Bound Shadowman in ropes that constantly hurt him, especially if he disobeyed himNinjak Vol 3 12), Empowerment (The Darque twins are tied, and as one grows stronger or more knowledgeable, so does the other. Master Darque also becomes stronger with every kill)
|-|With a Geomancer's powers=
Same as before, in addition to Geomancer abilities, enhanced Temperature Manipulation (Vaporized the world's oceans), Death Manipulation (Caused entire fields to die and wither) </tabber>Attack Potency: At least Building level (Can casually injure ShadowmanShadowman Vol 4 1 or overpower him with one hand), City level with magic (Could cause snowstorms with his sister's help when much weaker, and can now summon huge thunderstorms and tornadoes on a whim, which is at least this strong. Necromancy is effectively the act of manipulating a universal energy every living being emanates, similarly to heat or kinetic energy, and is the base of all of Darque's spells, which should allow him to insert the same level of power as a storm's into his other attacks. Instantly set a large building on fire with an explosion), far higher with Preparation (Had one Darque's plans succeeded, he would have been able to challenge and defeat the Valiant universe's God) | At least Building level, likely Multi-Continent level with magic (As a Geomancer, vaporized the oceans, which is this strong), far higher with Preparation
Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to Shadowman) | Supersonic
Lifting Strength: Class M (Could overpower Shadowman with one hand. Snapped a neck with one hand) | Class M
Striking Strength: At least Building level | At least Building level
Durability: At least Building level | At least Building level
Stamina: Superhuman. Capable of regenerating from deadly wounds and still fighting afterwards.
Range: Standard Melee Range, Kilometres with magic (Capable of creating storms) | Standard Melee Range, Planetary (Burned down the world's oceans), up to universal with certain spells (Scaling to Geomancer)
Standard Equipment: None notable
*Optional Equipment: Scythe
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. Darque defeated and killed everyone in LyceumShadowman Vol 4 4, a universal center of magical knowledgeShadowman Vol 5 9 where "all that is knowable is known", razing its entire world to the ground, after learning all that there was there to learn in it in twenty years.
Weaknesses: Somewhat overconfident.
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