Darkness

**Darkness**, also referred to as **Shadow** and **Dark**, is an elemental essence in Ninjago.

It is one of the two strongest power in Ninjago, generally associated with a dark purple/pink color.

## Appearance

It is generally associated with a dark purple/pink color.

## Users's Abilities

* **Umbrakinesis** - It allows the user to manipulate, control, generate, and shape Darkness (also Shadow).
	+ **Umbrakinetic Flight** - It allows the user propel themselves up with darkness. As seen in "Return of the Overlord," the Overlord used this ability to combat Lloyd Garmadon by using it as an advantage to quickly head back into the battle.
	+ **Umbra-Materialization** - The user can use their dark power to create and give life to inanimate statues. The Overlord used this ability to create his own Stone Army out of materials from the Dark Island and later bring the Crystal Warriors to life using the Infectious crystals.
	+ **Absolute Darkness** - It allows the user to create a field of absolute impenetrable darkness and possibly spread darkness everywhere. As seen in "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master," the Overlord (in Dragon form) trapped Lloyd inside the sphere of darkness.
	+ **Darkness Tentacles** - Allows the user to create tentacles of darkness. In "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master", the Overlord creates the tentacles to collect energy so he and the Stone Army invade Ninjago.
	+ **Umbra-Pyrokinesis** - The user can create and manipulate dark fire.
	+ **Umbrakinetic Breath** - Only displayed by the Overlord, the user can breathe clouds of darkness and shadow from their mouth to either attack or corrupt people.
		- **Corruption Inducement** - Gives the user the ability to corrupt people and their environment (as displayed by the Garmatron and the Overlord's dark breath attack). Symptoms of corruption include the destruction of morality, glowing purple eyes, and sickly pale gray skin.
	+ **Umbrakinetic Beam Emission** - Only displayed by the Overlord, the user can project beams of darkness, usually to attack an adversary.
		- **Umbrakinetic Ball Projection** - The user can generate balls of darkness, commonly used to trap or attack an adversary.
	+ **Umbra-Electrokinesis** - The user can create and manipulate dark electricity.
		- **Lightning Bolt Projection** - As shown by the the Overlord, the user can shoot destructive lightning bolts to attack an enemy.
		- **Umbra-Crystallokinesis** - With their purple lightning, the user can create and manipulate dark crystals. They can even move them in space and use them as arrows to attack an adversary.
			* **Physical Attribute Bestowal** - The crystals created are able to bestow enhanced physical attributes (such as superhuman strength) to those who use them as shown by Harumi, who was able to move massive hunks of debris out of the way after using the crystal's power.
			* **Umbra-Crystallization** - The user is able to infect anyone or anything by turning them into crystal zombies.
			* **Dark Crystal Shard Projectiles** - The Overlord can create dark crystal shards and launch them at his opponents.
		- **Power Bestowal** - In "The Coming of the King," the Overlord shoots dark lightning at the central crystal that would spread upon the Crystal Council, bestowing them with crystal armor and new powers, and even upgrading their already-equipped gear (e.g. the Mechanic's Robo-arm).
		- **Control over the Crystal Island** - By using the central crystal, the Overlord also used his dark lightning to control the Crystal Island.
	+ **Shapeshifting** - With this ability, the Overlord was able to slowly change Garmadon's body into a giant Dragon in "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master" and his own body into a huge Centaur warrior in "Dragon Form".
	+ **Possession/Mutation** - He also, as he said, possessed the Great Devourer, causing a mutation that turned a little green serpent into an all-devouring monstrosity.
	+ **Umbra-Ergokinesis** - The user can create and manipulate a dark form of energy.

## Users

* Overlord
* Adam Ordeis (During the Golden Master Incident, Formerly)
* Scythe of Darkness