Noir

-Infinity

Noir is an antagonist of Nightfall, introduced in Volume 5.

## Appearance

Noir is a Corrupt Silvally. The spikes on his tail, ankles, tip of his head crest, and face is a glowing, almost transparent-like orange. His irises and pupils are a bright white. The rest of his body is completely black.

When he is in possession of a memory drive, the only way to tell is the color of his irises. They correspond to the color of the type he has changed into.

## Personality

Noir is a power-hungry Silvally who is infamous for how malevolent he is. Not even Infinity and his Prism Followers wanted to have him around because of his violence. The Legendary is extremely smart, able to nearly predict attacks directed at him even when he’s focused on something else.

He is also very manipulative, able to get to his opponents’ weak spots and control them from it, using his powers or not. As shown with Levi, Noir will try to make others do what he says. If someone doesn’t know who he is and they come across him, he will manipulate them. He may seem very kind and just a Pokémon who needs help, but that’s the last thing Noir is.

He doesn’t seem to have any flaws at all. Being crazy for power and being able to take over others easily is what made him so feared. He doesn’t even seem to have any fear himself. Noir will take on any opponent, no matter its status, because of his confidence in his powers. He loves to strike fear into the hearts of others and is rumored to feed off of it. He is solitary and doesn’t need anyone else to help him.

## History

It is unknown where Noir came from, but it's rumored that he was present in the research lab at the time of the outbreak, which gave him his Corrupt status. He had a history of being very hostile and participating in violence, so he was under close watch by scientists, and later his Pokémon companions during the repurposing of Gilded City.

When the first Tenebris Lab shut down due to machine failure, Noir was placed inside behind sturdy, move- and power-immune bars, created by Lance. He remained there for several years until Levi stumbled upon it following his escape from captivity. Easily persuaded by Noir's manipulation, Levi released Noir from his prison, where the black Silvally resumed his murder spree, slaying Blade in the process.

Noir stayed hidden from both the Alliance and the Prism Followers, as both of the teams had a temporary truce in order to capture him. He was then apprehended several months after once Glaze's control collar shattered. The Synthetic Pokémon was placed back in his dusty prison, now with no way to release him to prevent further disaster in the future.

## Additional Information

As mentioned before, Noir has the power to cast illusions of his opponents’ fears. He is able to make illusions to transform himself or his surroundings, even able to fully manipulate its victim to make its illusions more believable. Whether this be a sensation of being underwater, or being on fire, Noir can do it.

You have a fear of heights? Noir will cast an illusion of being high up in the clouds on a flimsy board. Claustrophobia? Noir will trap you in an illusion of a tight box. Fear of drowning? Noir will cast an illusion to make you appear underwater, and, as stated above, can create the sensation of drowning. Afraid of a Zekrom? Noir will use illusions to turn himself into one. Afraid of a fire demon you saw in your nightmares? Noir is now that demon. The Silvally is deemed to be unstoppable when it comes to the power of his illusions.

Noir is also able to switch between memory drives despite not appearing to physically have them in his possession at all.

## Trivia

* Noir is the only Corrupt Silvally in the Nightfall Universe. Others say this is a blessing, considering the dangers just one evil Silvally possesses.
* It is unknown how Noir was imprisoned before Levi released him, but he sure wasn't able to escape it.
* In Nightfall Volume 1: Chapter 8, the abandoned building that Zero and the others investigated was the same building where Noir was being held. Sanda saw him in the shadows and wanted to investigate, but was called back by Rose before she could do anything else.