Team Dim Sun

Team Dim Sun is the main antagonist group of Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. Their main purpose was to take control of all the Pokémon in the Almia region by the Shadow Crystal's power. They are also the creators of the Gigaremo, a heavy machine that controls Pokémon and the smaller, portable version of the Gigaremo, the Miniremo.
== Biography ==
Team Dim Sun was found by Altru. Inc president Blake Hall in his plan to conquer the world. He had TDS gather the fragments of the Shadow Crystal and eventually capture the Darkrai guarding it so the could obtain the crystal. TDS created the Gigaremo units to utilize the dark powers of the fragments so they could control Pokémon. The second in command, Kincaid went undercover as a teacher in the Ranger School to recruit a genius that comes once in a century to finish TDS's master plan. In the end, TDS's master plan failed when a team of top rangers stormed their Incredible Machine and purified the Shadow Crystal, rendering it and all it's fragments permanently useless. In an extra mission, remnants of the group led by Kincaid under the name "Team Debonairs" try to return the Luminous Crystal into the Shadow Crystal, but are thwarted by the Player with the help of Darkrai.
== Members ==
* Blake Hall
* Kincaid
* Heath
* Ice
* Lavana
* TDS Crimson Unit
* TDS Marine Unit
== Technology ==
TDS wielded devices known as Gigaremo. These machines were powered by dark shards and used their power to take control of all the Pokémon in the area around. However, these machines were both bulky and so heavy it took at least four regular people to move them. When Isaac was unknowingly helping TDS, he created the Miniremo, a far more compact and versatile version that resembled a computer. Due to TDS's connections with Altru Inc. many of its facilities and equipment was at their disposal.
=== The Incredible Machine ===
Presented to the public as a commemoration of Altru's 70th anniversary, Altru Tower was in fact, TDS's ultimate weapon. The incredible machine was designed to unleash the full power of the Shadow Crystal and take control of all of Almia's Pokémon. The Shadow Crystal at the top of the tower would be able to control all Pokémon within 500 mile radius, it's power was equivalent to roughly eight million Giraremo units and had 300 times the number of commands than the Miniremo. In order to stop TDS's plan, the Ranger Union launched Operation Brighton in which a team of Top Rangers would storm the tower, rescue the captive Isaac and Melody, and neutralize the Shadow Crystal with the three Tears of Prince crystals. Despite the Incredible Machine reaching full power and even being pushed to the forbidden level of power, Level Dark, Operation Brighton is completed and the Shadow Crystal is purified into the Luminous Crystal.
=== The Shadow Crystal ===
The Shadow Crystal was a colossal crystal that absorbed the negative emotions of human. It was supposedly formed from the negative emotions of an ancient king that once ruled Almia. The Shadow Crystal became a threat to the kingdom of Almia and the youngest prince willed himself to shine with a light that could stop the Shadow Crystal. Supposedly, the other brothers did the same and the three sealed the Shadow Crystal underground in the Chroma Ruins were a Darkrai would eventually become its guardian. The brothers then left the light they used to defeat the Shadow Crystal, the Tears of Prince crystals, in the places they were banished.
Time passed and the Chroma Ruins was turned into an oil field by Altru Inc. and the then president of the company, Brighton Hall, found small fragments of the Shadow Crystal called Dark Shards. Brighton became interested in the power of the shards and eventually found the Shadow Crystal, but the Darkrai guarding it kept everyone at bay. Brighton eventually had a renaming ceremony for his son, Wyatt Hall, as close as they could get to the Shadow Crystal. However, Brighton was unaware of the Shadow's Crystal's evil power and Wyatt, now Blake Hall, was corrupted by it and ousted his father from the company. Blake would form TDS to carry his plans for world domination and eventually managed to capture Darkrai and take the Shadow Crystal. The dark shards would be used to power Gigaremo and Miniremo while the Shadow Crystal itself would be placed atop the Incredible Machine. The Pokémon controlling power of the crystal can be overridden by capturing the controlled Pokémon with a Styler or by using the power of the Tears of Prince. The three gems have the power to permanently neutralize the dark powers of the crystal when they are in close proximity. When the Shadow Crystal was purified into the Luminous Crystal, it's power over Blake Hall was lifted and almost all the dark shards were purified along with it. The sole exception was a set of Miniremos hidden in the Oil Field Hideout that were protected from the purifying light, but they were destroyed during Team Debonair's failed attempt to turn the Luminous Crystal back into Shadow Crystal. Professor Hastings noted that even if the three gems surrounding the Shadow Crystal were to be removed, the dark power of the Shadow Crystal was gone forever and released Darkrai from its duty to guard it.
==Logo==
Team Dim Sun Logo.png |Logo of Team Dim Sun
== Bases ==
* Cargo Ship
* Oil Field Hideout
* Altru Tower
== Trivia ==
Team Dim Sun is probably named after dim sum, a category of Chinese style dishes. Also, the Japanese name of the group name, Dim Sun, is ヤミヤミ, which when translated to romaji, is yami yami, which oddly enough, sounds like yummy yummy.
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