Darius the Hellbourne

> *“Detestable! Deplorable! I haven't seen such disgusting creatures such as yourself, Tatsurou Akiyama! All my years of planning and centuries of waiting, gone to waste because of you and the samurai father of that whore! If you scoundrels were never born, I would have made this putrid world mine long ago and had it all to myself!”*
> —Darius
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**Darius the Hellbourne**, (ダリウス・ザ・ヘルボーン, *Dariusu Za Herubōn*?) also known as **Darius the Great**, (ダリウス大帝, *Dariusu Taitei*?) was the leader and "god" of the Dark Horror cult/organization that first appeared in *All-Star Gaiking*, and the supposed mastermind behind plenty of the events that transpired throughout the *Mahou Kaiju Series*. He took the guise of a human named Yoshima Kuroi (黒井 吉魔?), serving as a villain behind the shadows in the form of the corrupt Prime Minister of Japan.

Despite being the leader of Dark Horror, he did not appear in *All-Star Gaiking* and only made his debut later on in the film *Tatsura vs. Hellbourne*, where he served as the main antagonist, but after the introduction of his son Ryuuji Kuroi and the revelations about him in later films, it is revealed that he was actually merely yet another means to his son's end.

## Appearance

As Yoshima Kuroi, he is an absolutely horrid-looking man. He is very obese, weighing at around a hundred kilograms, a bald head with only black hair on each side and a few strands on the forehead, small deformed eyes, massive lips that hide his large teeth thick eyebrows that are almost unibrow.

As Darius, his true form is even more grotesque-looking. He has a red head with greenish-yellow antler-shaped eyebrows and mustache, yellow sclera on his eyes and two black moon-shaped eyebags underneath. His mouth has yellow lips and fangs and is located above his eyes instead of underneath his mustache. He also has blue tendrils hanging on the back of his head as his hair and two massive green tendrils as braids on the front. He wears a black robe with silver shoulder armor, which covers much of his body.

## Personality

As leader of the Dark Horror cult, Darius was absolutely close-minded, always thinking he was right and never wrong, and disregarded whatever concern his henchmen and minions were having. He had higher expectations though with underlings who were much higher authority, such as when he gave temporary power to the Death Cross Four Kings over the organization, while he was away to manipulate the Japanese government and several events behind the scenes. However, he also despised failure to the point where he didn't want anything to do with his own underlings when they lost, as shown as when he violently eviscerated a weakened Shigeru Washizu as punishment for failing to hold down the Taimanin. He also had delusions of grandeur of the highest level, seeing himself as a god who should rule over the entire universe and having the power to back up his extreme arrogance. As Prime Minister, he lavishes on what fortune he has as leader of Japan and is extremely corrupt, allowing drug cartels, brothels and yakuza gangs to wander freely across the country and ignoring the problems of the Japanese masses.

## Abilites

He was the second most powerful member of the Sindicate of Moonless Night and villain encountered in the movies surrounding the Mizuki and Akiyama families, only next to his son Ryuuji.

* **Forbidden God Strength** –
	+ **Above-Mountain-Level Destruction** –
* **Immense Super-Kaiju-Level Durability** –
	+ **Hyper-Kaiju-Level Invulnerability** – He could not be hurt nor scratched by attacks of all conventional weaponry and lower-class kaiju.
	+ **Healing** – Darius could heal his own wounds and regrow entire limbs, unless his body was completely severed.
* **Shapeshifting** –
* **Growth** –
* **Immortality** –
* **Levitation** –
* **Swordsmanship** – Darius wielded a long silver **Dark Blade**, (暗黒大剣, *Ankokudaiken*?) which he used in close combat.

### Attacks

* **Ultra Hyper Beam** (超破壊光線, *Chō Hakai Kōsen*?) –

## Quotes

* *“All that needs is one little push to drive you over the edge. Be grateful, Tatsurou! After all you've done for three years, you witnessed so many horrible tragedies, so many terrible evils, rotten defeats and the morally questionable that you've been told to do. And it never ends, Tatsurou! Your misery will never be over! This is why I, Darius the Hellbourne, shall be your downfall, for Yukikaze Mizuki will never love you! You will be forever seen as a liar and a weak loser! You are a failure!”*
—Darius, calling out Tatsurou
* “Now, if De Szark is attacked, it's not just Zark Albatrosa, the three Taimanin will also share the pain and die slowly and horribly!” (デ・スザークを攻撃すれば、ザルク・アルバトロサだけではない。三人の対魔忍も苦しみながら死んでいくというわけだ！, *De Suzāku o kōgeki sureba, Zaruku Arubatorosa dake de wa nai. Sannin no Taimanin mo kurushimi nagara shinde iku to iu wake da!*?)
* “So, you are the man who wields the head of the Daiku-Maryuu and defeated the Death Cross Four Kings of my organization?” (我が結社のデスクロス四天王を倒れた、大空魔竜の頭を持つ男か？, *Waga kessha no Desu Kurosu Shiten'ō wo taoreta, Daikū-Maryū no atama wo motsu otoko ka?*?) (Encountering Sanshirou Tsuwabuki for the first time)
* “It seems you finally decided to take action, Gaiking and Grandwalkers. Go, De Szark and Redzone!” (とうとうやる気になったようだな、ガイキングと創界神グランウォーカー共。行け、デ・スザーク、レッドゾーン！, *Tou tou yaruki ni natta you da na, Gaikingu to Guranwōkā-domo. Ike, De Suzāku, Reddozōn!*?)
* “What's wrong, Grandwalkers? Is that the limit of your powers? De Szark, show those fools the extent of your powers!” (どうした、創界神グランウォーカー共？貴様らの力はその程度か？デ・スザーク、お前の力を思い知らせてやれ！, *Doushita, Guranwōkā-domo? Kisamara no chikara wa sono teido ka? De Suzāku, omae no chikara wo omoishirasete yare!*?)
* “I am the greatest god in this universe!” (この宇宙で最も偉大なる神、それが私だ！, *Kono uchū de mottomo idainaru kami, sore ga watashi da!*?)
* “Receive the wrath of God!” (神の怒りを受けてみよ！, *Kami no ikari wo ukete miyo!*?)
* “I will conquer the entire universe!” (私は全宇宙を制圧するのだ！, *Watashi wa zen uchū wo seiatsu suru no da!*?)
* “I will make this sword rust with your blood!” (この剣つるぎの錆にしてくれるわ！, *Kono tsurugi no sabi ni shite kureru wa!*?)
* “You damn novices, I will crushe you all down to the dust!” (この青二才共、ひねり潰してくれるわ！, *Kono aonisai-domo, hineri tsubushite kureru wa!*?)
* “Die, Gaiking!” (死ね、ガイキング！, *Shine, Gaikingu!*?)
* “Die, Taimanin!” (死ね、対魔忍共！, *Shine, Taimanin-domo!*?)
* “Now, you will witness the extent of my terror!” (今こそ、私の恐ろしさを見せてやる！, *Ima koso, watashi no osoroshisa wo misete yaru!*?)
* “Don't think you have won this day, Taimanin. Soon, I will take all your lives and I will make sure of it! MWAHAHAHAHAHA…!” (これで勝ったと思うなよ、対魔忍。貴様らの命、この私が必ずいただく！ふははははは…！, *Kore de katta to omou na yo, Taimanin. Kisamara no inochi, kono watashi ga kanarazu itadaku! Fuhahahahaha…!*?)
* “I… I am the king of all the universe! How could I… be… NGAAAARRRGGHHH!” (私は…私は全宇宙の王なのだぞ！こんな所で…うおおぉぉっ！, *Watashi wa… watashi wa zen uchū no ōna no da zo! Konna to koro de… UOOOO!*?)