Ankokuken Kurayami

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The is the personal weapon of Kamen Rider Calibur.
==History==
Ankokuken Kurayami and Kougouken Saikou were the first two Seiken created by Tassel. It is a polar opposite of Kougouken Saikou designed to seal it and the succeeding Seiken should they ever fall into the wrong hands. Those who wield Ankokuken Kurayami gain the power of precognition, allowing them to view possible futures from multiple timelines. However, this power is also the sword's curse, as all of visions are tragic outcomes eventually lead to the world's destruction, thus slowly corrupting its users and leading them down a path of despair and villainy.
It was originally wielded by Yuri, which ended up in the hands of Hayato Fukamiya, then Daichi Kamijo, and Kento Fukamiya. After Kento reunites with his father and the creation of Haouken Xross Saber, Kurayami would stop showing Kento visions of the future. Kento later returned the sword to Yuri, who then gave it to Sophia.
==Design==
The Ankokuken Kurayami is composed of the following parts:
*: The handle. It sports a striking device at the end, which is struck upon the Ride Integrator on the Jaken Caliburdriver to complete the user's transformation into Kamen Rider Calibur.
*: The trigger. When triggered, the Ankokuken Kurayami reads its user's intentions and initializes Rider Finishers by generating dark energy within the Ankokuken Kurayami Emblem.
*: The emblem at the base above the Engrave Hilt. It is the source of Kurayami's dark energy. In addition, the user can perform "Jaaku Read", which wraps the abilities of the Wonder Ride Book read by the "Jagan Reader" with darkness attributes, and make all abilities their own.
*: The golden, jagged blade. It has been sharpened in the depths of darkness over many years, and has the ability to become sharper as it is exposed to light. It is possible to cut through space if the Ankokuken Kurayami is wielded by a powerful swordsman.
*: The blade's clear purple section. It is a blade that can carry wisdom. By pressing a Wonder Ride Book against the Jagan Reader, the Ankokuken Kurayami can embody and hold its contained lore for attacks.
*: The reading device at the lower base of the blade. By pressing a Wonder Ride Book's "Spireader" against it for speed reading, speed reading with the evil eye is performed. The Jagan Reader can read in two stages: transformation only requires pressing a Wonder Ride Book against it for a second, while a special attack is initiated by pressing against it for a slightly longer duration. A special move can be stacked by scanning Wonder Ride Books up to three times in the second stage.
==Functionality==
===Transformation===
To transform, the user scans a Wonder Ride Book on the Ankokuken Kurayami, places the book in the Jaken Caliburdriver and presses the button on the top of the Driver with the bottom of the sword's hilt.
When Calibur upgrades his form into Jaou Dragon, he'll appear in an area (which later turns out to be rocky hills) surrounded with dark, purple mist as a projection of the Jaou Dragon Wonder Ride Book appears behind him. As the Wonder Ride Book opens in the Jaken Caliburdriver, a projection of a gigantic, purple dragon and four smaller, golden dragons appear from the book projections and encircle Calibur, upgrading his torso, shoulder armor, wrist armor and helmet. Finally, a purple cape appears from the leftover aura of the dragons, finishing the transformation. Additionally, Calibur will be surrounded momentarily by dark plasmas that move like dragons before dissipating.
===Combat===
Ankokuken Kurayami can absorb and negate incoming energy attacks from other Seikens. However, this absorption has its limit and can be overwhelmed by especially powerful attacks, like finishers from a Wonder Combo.
The sword is also capable of sealing the souls of its victims within itself. However, if the victim has strong enough willpower, they can break out of the sealing. It can also seal the power of other Seiken, rendering them incapable of being used. The power of the sealing has no limit, depending on its wielder as Kento had shown that he could seal the power of Kamen Rider Solomon. However, the cost of the drastic output will be the wielder's life. But if the sealing is done alongside Kogouken Saikou, it will seal the target in a different dimension instead of a dark void. 
===Finisher===
There are two ways of activating a finisher with the Ankokuken Kurayami:
#Scanning a Wonder Ride Book at the base of the blade and pulling the trigger. The scanning can be done up to three times.
#Docking the sword into the left-hand Hissatsuholder, pulling the trigger, and pulling it back out.
==Wonder Ride Book==
 is based on Ankokuken Kurayami.https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/rider/saber_special/wonderridebook/detail.php?s=wonderworld&n=3
KRSa-Ankokuken Kurayami Wonder Ride Book.png|Cover Page
KRSa-Ankokuken Kurayami Wonder Ride Book (Transformation Page).png|Transformation Page
==Behind The Scenes==
===Portrayal===
The Ankokuken Kurayami is voiced by , who has voiced various characters in Super Sentai, including in and in .
===Etymology===
The name part of the sword, , is a play on a Japanese word with the same spelling, "暗闇", with means "darkness". The "月闇" itself usually has no special reading nor meanings.
==Notes==
*The transformation announcement “Get go under conquer then get keen” is a play on the phrase .
*Like the Evol-Driver, the Ankokuken Kurayami announces the series' collectible devices, Wonder Ride Books, using different names. Usually this is in the form of the word being added before or replacing part of the Wonder Ride Book's name.
*Brave Dragon: Jaaku Brave Dragon
*Storm Eagle: Jaaku Eagle
*Saiyuu Journey: Jaaku Saiyuu Ja
*Tenkuu no Pegasus: Jaaku Pegasus
*Lion Senki: Jaaku Lion
*Peter Fantasista: Jaaku Peter Fan
*Tri Cerberus: Jaaku Cerberus
*Needle Hedgehog: Jaaku Hedgehog
*Lamp do Alangina: Jaaku Alangina
*Genbu Shinwa: Jaaku Genbu
*Jackun to Domamenoki: Jaaku-na-Mamenoki
*Sarutobi Ninjaden: Jaaku Ninja
*Kobuta 3Kyoudai: Jaaku Butasan
*Hanselnuts to Gretel: Jaaku Hansel
*Bremen no Rock Band: Jaaku Bremen
*Konchuu Daihyakka: Jaaku Konchuu
*Ocean History: Jaaku Ocean
*Dragonic Knight, X Sword Man, Primitive Dragon, Elemental Dragon, Emotional Dragon: Giant Monster
*King Lion Daisenki, Tategami Hyoujuusenki: Giant Animal
*Kin no Buki Gin no Buki: Giant Story
*Diagospeedy: Jaaku Diagospeedy
*Dragonic and King Lion Boosters: Jaaku Special
*Douwa Wonder Ride Books: Jaaku Douwa
*Mukashi Wonder Ride Books: Jaaku Mukashibanashi
*Taro Wonder Ride Books: Jaaku Taro-den
*Happy Wonder Ride Books: Jaaku Happy
*Televi-Kun: Jaaku Comichttps://youtu.be/EHZE94Sr6mE?t=313
*Jidai Wonder Ride Books: Jaaku Historyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLYEOa3FaoI&t=208s
*MetsubouJinrai Monsters, Phantom Beast Alter Ride Books: Jaaku Monster
*A.I.M.S. Animal File, Animal Alter Ride Books: Jaaku Animal
*Hiden no Hiden Monogatari, Story Alter Ride Books: Jaaku Story
*When scanning Legend Rider Wonder Ride Books, the Ankokuken Kurayami instead says the group of monsters from the respective series (except for 1 and Decade, which is says the evil organization).
*Hajimari no Kamen Rider 1gou: Shocker
*A New Legend Kuuga: Gurongi
*Konjikiryuu no Agito: Unknown
*Ryuki in Mirror World: Mirror Monster
*Faiz Shinka Jinruishi : Orphnoch
*Kouchuu Yuugi Blade: Undead
*Ongekiden Hibiki: Makamou
*Kousoku Kabuto: Worm
*Den-O Douwa Zenshuu: Imagin
*Oresamaha Kiva Dearu: Fangire
*Decade Sekai Ryokouki: Dai-Shocker
*Double Tantei Nisshi: Dopant
*OOO Animal Comboroku: Yummy
*2011: Fourze Odessey: Zodiarts
*Kibou no Ryuutsukai Wizard: Phantom
*Sengoku Gaimu Emaki: Inves
*Drive Keisatsu 24ji: Roidmude
*Ghost Ijinroku: Gamma
*Ex-Aid Iryou Nisshi: Bugster
*Pandorabbit no Build: Smash
*Zi-O Kourinreki: Another Rider
*01 AI Kaihatsuroku: Magia
*So far, Ankokuken Kurayami has (formerly) sealed the following Seiken.
**Onjuuken Suzune (unable to transform, unknown if locked out of Gun Play mode as well)
**Fuusouken Hayate (still usable to transform, locked out of Nitoryu and Shuriken modes)
**Raimeiken Ikazuchi (visioned sealing in Episode 33, actual sealing in Episode 35 during Master Logos' plans)
**Suiseiken Nagare
**Dogouken Gekido
**Kougouken Saikou
*As per Sword of Logos Saga, it was revealed that users of Ankokuken Kurayami can see the vision of every future that they saw.
*It is revealed that Tassel is the one who created Ankokuken Kurayami with thoughts of peace imbued into it.
*In some scenes in most episodes, the hilt appears thinner than how most users hold the sword, and the blade appears to look like rubber. 
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