Darius Blackwood

"*A wise approach to leadership would be utilizing knowledge and wisdom to rule, instead of relying on fear and oppression. A leader needs to understand the motivations and drives of those under their rule and use that insight to make decisions beneficial to them rather than solely to the nation. Once the people have trust in their leader, they are far more likely to remain loyal to you and follow your orders. That is how I want to rule Athalon.*"
— Dark speaking to the Dark Order Imperial Triumvirate about his leadership style.

### Alias

Dark
Emperor Darius
Emperor Dark
Emperor, the
King-Emperor Dark
King-Emperor Darius
King Dark
King Darius
His Imperial Majesty
His Royal Majesty
His Imperial and Royal Majesty
Lord Dark
Big Brother (Honey)
Father (Ian)
Grandpa (Brandon)
Master (Kiron)

## Personal Description

### Age

18 (Dark: Origins)
24 (Power Soldiers: Part I)
42 (Power Soldiers: Part II)
60 (Power Soldiers: Part III)

### Eye Color

Black
Red (While using power)

## Status

### Hobby

Training
Plotting world domination.

### Occupation

Superhero
Anti-hero (Formerly)
Supervillain (Formerly)
Leader of the Dark Order
Emperor of Athalon
King of Lantaviel
Superhero of the Twelve Shields of Justice
Bartender

### Goal(s)

Start a revolution to take over the nation of Lantaviel and install himself as dictator. (Succeeded)
Bring about the downfall of Silver Bullet and its various associated states / organizations such as the Taranov Colonial Empire, Seth Industries, and the Crimson Lions. (Succeeded)

To take over the world and establish Dark Order hegemony worldwide, then initiating a new world order featuring a society based upon the ideals of unity, welfarism, and egalitarianism towards all people for an envisioned future of peace, justice, and security worldwide. (Briefly partially succeeded; abandoned)

Defeat Ben and the Twelve Shields of Justice. (Failed; abandoned)

Become the strongest being in the universe. (Ongoing)

### Allegiance

The Dark Order
The Athalonian Empire
The Kingdom of Lantaviel
The Twelve Shields of Justice

### Base

Underground Dark Order Base (formerly)
Dark Order Mountain Base (formerly)
Taurn

## Personal Status

### Friends / Allies

Baskor
Kyrithius the Pegasus
Allen / Alon Droid 5000
Aoi Sakue
Triston “Billy” Connor / Kiron
Gwen “Pillary” Jacobs Connor
Sammual “Sammy” Connor
Julia “Julie” Connor
Mimosa “Midnight” Connor
Sheala “Shea” Connor
 Jose “Buttons” Connor
 Laila “Shadow” Connor
Gloria “Snow” Connor
Suxo Connor
Brooks Connor
Bailey Connor
Caleb Connor
Alissa Connor
Lawrence Percy Cory
Luis Marcus Cory
Genos
Ashton Reed
Kishan
Ragnar
Maria Okara
Daiko
Aikon
Mollus
Ranji
Vaqua
Temoya
Magna
Sinthe
Marsha
Ryan Arak
Gyn
Jennifer Karis
Tonton
Ager
Sakus
Raicil
Shou
Alred
Dominic Obsil
Sophia Rivera
Lilianna “Lily” Rivera
Grace Schaffer
Thalia Schaffer
Donovan Rohrbach
Nathaniel “Nathan” Bryant
Cade Lorio
Cody Lorio
Scott Owen Wilson
Raquelle Morghan Wilson
Valentine Wilson
Thomas Wheeler
Tim “Little Tim” Wheeler
Rylee Trinkle
Diego Tucker
Austin Bull
Reagan Bull
Tyler Weber
Gregory Green
Daniel “Dane” Lance
Joseph Lance
Noah Lance
Clyde Lance
Mustang Lance
Kaley Lance
Sarah Wesner
Christopher “Chris” Lapko
Ella Lapko
Reese Lapko
Lucia Tesche
Olivia Tesche
Simon Schwartz
Caleb Schwartz
Vincent Kline
Naro Remington
Otto Remington
Univo Remington
Sparky Remington
Jack Stoneshire
Orson Stoneshire
Hazel Brentwood
Verity “Storm” Holland
Raya “Patches” Whitehall
Brody Kensington
Louisa Kensington

### Enemies / Foes

Benjamin "Ben" Baker (formerly)
Allen / Alon Droid 5000 (formerly)
Aoi Sakue (formerly)
Lawrence Percy Cory (formerly)
Genos (formerly)
The Reverse Power Soldiers
Mac (archenemy)
Doctor Seth "Froglegs" Edwards
Toshiro Shiroma / Shadow
Tri-Storm
Bomber
Annihilation
Sulkan-Kamanora
Phantom
Black Moon
Void
Corruption
Vanity
Genesis
Misery
Zero
Dark Genos
Abyss
Spiral
Silhouette
Vortex
Dark Warrior
Chaos

### Relatives

Honey Blackwood-Holland-Baker (sister)
Tobias River (Brother)
Cynthia Meinhold-Blackwood / Velzix (wife)
Ian Blackwood (son)
Alyssa Blackwood (daughter)
Dylan Blackwood (son)
Audrey Blackwood (daughter)
Aaron Blackwood (son)
Maya Blackwood (daughter)
Brandon Blackwood (grandson)
Gavin Blackwood (grandson)
Trinity Blackwood (granddaughter)
Andrea Blackwood (granddaughter)
Kevin Blackwood (grandson)
Adam Blackwood (grandson)
Lucas “Luke” Blackwood (grandson)
Wyatt Blackwood (grandson)
Aiden Blackwood (grandson)
Jasmine Blackwood (granddaughter)
Tristan Blackwood (grandson)
Scott Blackwood (grandson)
Parker Blackwood (grandson)
Emily Blackwood (great-granddaughter)
Benjamin “Ben” Baker (brother-in-law)
Connor Baker (nephew)
Mackenzie Baker (niece)
Christian “Chris” Baker (nephew)
Kimberly Baker (niece)
Dominic Baker (nephew)
Lucy Baker (niece)
Damian Baker (great-nephew)
Coral (daughter-in-law’s sister)
Israel (daughter-in-law’s sister)
Celi Blackwood (daughter-in-law)
Peter Roman / Anthus (daughter-in-law’s cousin);
Juan Roman (daughter-in-law’s first cousin-once removed)
Jose Roman (daughter-in-law’s first cousin-once removed)
Amelia Roman (daughter-in-law’s first cousin-once removed)
Louis (son-in-law)
Ramiro (son-in-law)
Skylar Blackwood (grandson’s wife)
Jayden (grandson’s brother-in-law)
Zoe (grandson’s sister-in-law)
Ryder (grandson’s brother-in-law)

### Counterparts

Future Dark
Corrupted Dark

### Mentors

Bongo
Jak'Zwif

### Apprentices

Peter Roman / Anthus
Triston Connor / Kiron
Ian Blackwood

**Darius Blackwood**, primarily known under the alias of **Dark**, also sometimes referred to by his imperial name, **Emperor Darius**, or regal name, **King Darius**, is a legendary villain, later anti-hero, and finally hero in the Power Soldiers and Kironic Dynasty Series who serves as the main antagonist of Power Soldiers: Part I, the deuteragonist of Power Soldiers: Part II and Power Soldiers: Part III, and the protagonist of Dark: Origins. He was a human male born on December 17th, 1996, in the Kingdom of Ventus, to unnamed parents. His height is approximately 6 feet tall. Dark is one of the main villains of Power Soldiers: Part I (Alongside Mac; Froglegs; and Alon Droid 5000.) He is the Emperor and founder of the Athalonian Empire, King of the Kingdom of Lantaviel within the Athalonian Empire, the head and founder of the Imperial House of Blackwood / the Blackwood Dynasty, and a superhero of the Twelve Shields of Justice. During his teenage years, Dark trained under Bongo to unlock his potential and develop his abilities. Eventually, he would establish the organization known as the Dark Order, and together with his followers, they would take over the Republic of Lantaviel, turning it into the Kingdom of Lantaviel, where Dark would install himself as an absolute monarch. He then would later lead the unification of the five kingdoms into the new Athalonian Empire, where he became emperor.

In the Dark Saga Storyline, Dark would initiate a world war in his attempt for world domination, although his empire briefly succeeded in achieving this through direct administration, vassal states, occupied territories, and their allies, his worldwide hegemony would eventually fall apart due to several events that ultimately led to its defeat. Shortly afterwards, Dark would become a superhero and member of the Twelve Shields of Justice alongside other Dark Order leaders after they teamed up to defeat a mutual enemy. Now, Dark remains a dedicated member of the Shields of Justice, ready to defend the world against any evil threats.

Dark is married to Cynthia Blackwood / Velzix, together they had six offspring, them being Ian, Alyssa, Dylan, Audrey, Aaron, and Maya Blackwood, they are also the grandparents of Brandon, Gavin, Trinity, Andrea, Kevin, Adam, Lukas, Wyatt, Aiden, Scott, and Parker Blackwood, as well as the great-grandparents of Emily Blackwood. Dark is the older brother of Honey Baker and Tobias River. Dark is the best friend, rival, and brother-in-law of Benjamin Baker. He is also the archenemy of Mac and Corruption.

## Appearance

Dark is a tall young man, with a very strong build. He also has medium length black hair, and black eyes.

## Personality

Dark is a young man with a calm, collected, composed, serious, and reserved demeanor. However, hiding behind that demeanor, is an affectionate, empathetic, understanding, and loyal individual who cares deeply about his wife, family, friends, and allies. Especially for Cynthia, together, they share a loving marriage of devotion and loyalty for one another. Dark is a very self-assured, brave, and dauntless individual who seems to be immune to fear on the outside. Dark also has a strong sense of determination and honor, often sacrificing his own needs to look out for those around him. Despite all these qualities, Dark remains a hard working, industrious, strong-willed, and humble man, who works diligently towards accomplishing his dreams. He is intelligent, analytical, calculating, and a skilled tactician, as shown when seizing political power or designing a variety of plans when leading the Dark Order Empire. Dark also has the traits of a skilled leader and mastermind, which shows itself from how well-organized and planned his strategies are, to how charismatic he can appear to his followers. Despite his personality now, he was once an ambitious and power-hungry megalomaniac in his earlier years. He believed in the Dark Order dream of uniting the world under their rule, and establishing a new utopia of peace. Although these aspects still remain in some respect, they are now hidden and subdued behind layers of wisdom and maturity, he no longer desires world domination, instead seeking to help rebuild the world and restore peace alongside the Twelve Shields of Justice, defending the world against evil threats alongside them.

## Biography

### *Power Soldiers*

#### Dark Saga Storyline

Dark serves as the main antagonist of the Dark saga.

## Powers and Abilities

Dark is one of the most powerful characters in the series, second only to Ben. Dark’s power has played major roles in the series, especially during the original Corruption saga, where he would be the one to defeat Corruption.

* **Superhuman Strength:** Dark can effortlessly lift 100 tons.

* **Superhuman Speed:** Dark was recorded to move at 2.5 times the speed of light during The Dark Saga.

* **Superhuman Durability:** Dark can withstand extreme forces, withstand bullets, missiles, falls from great heights. Dark can survive extreme temperatures, and withstand great pressure.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Dark can exert himself for long periods of time, for hours on end.
* **Energy Manipulation:** Dark can create energy blasts.
* **Flight:** Dark can levitate and suspend himself in the air.
* **Force Field:** Dark can generate force fields around his body.
* **Telekinesis:** Dark can perform telekinesis.
* **Telepathy:** Dark can use telepathy to talk with people.
* **Teleportation:** Dark can teleport.

## Equipment

* The Infinity Blade of Power
* Scythe
* Weighted Clothing to assist in training.

## Battles

* Dark vs Alon Droid 5000

* Dark vs Mac and Froglegs

* Dark vs Ben (1)
* Dark vs Military

* Dark vs Kiron and Commander Jerimiah

* Dark vs Ben (2)
* Dark vs The World's Special Forces

* Dark vs Ben (3)

* Dark and Ben vs Alon Droid 6000 and Alon Droid 7000

* Dark and Ben vs Alon Droid 8000

* Dark, Ben, and Alon Droid 5000 vs Alon Droid 9000

* Dark and Ben vs Phantom

* Dark and Ben vs Corruption

* Dark vs Corruption (1)

* Dark vs Kiron

* Dark vs Corruption (2)

* Dark, Ben, and Honey vs Corruption

* Dark vs Ben (---)

## List of Characters Killed by Dark

* Mac
* Alon Droid 7000
* Corruption
* Commander X

## Quotes

* "I'm Dark."

* "Oh, I know your intentions very well and I intend to stop it."

* "A mistake you will regret."

* "You started all of this, and I aim to end it."

* "I'd like to see you try."

* "A wise approach to leadership would be utilizing knowledge and wisdom to rule, instead of relying on fear and oppression. A leader needs to understand the motivations and drives of those under their rule and use that insight to make decisions beneficial to them rather than solely to the nation. Once the people have trust in their leader, they are far more likely to remain loyal to you and follow your orders. That is how I want to rule Athalon."