DarkMinato

### Relatives

Bob - BrotherMinako - Pseudo-SisterLight - Twin God/RivalAstra - Third Party God

## Appearances

### Debut

May 12th, 2019

DarkMinato, better known as Dark, is one of the server members of PRPC. They've been around since PRPC was first created, was the 2nd ever owner of the server. After that, they were placed on the servers mod team, where they've remained since. They are the creator of Michael Hamasaki, Ikeda Koji, Hishiko Koji, Rin Yamashita, and Alex Connor, among other OC's. They are the lead, and really only, storywriter for Persona V.R.: Hardcore.

## Character Personality

Dark is often noted as being bored and disinterested in all around him. They can be seen as a Tsundere, as despite outward appearances and acting like they don't care for those around them, they do. When it comes to confrontation, they may outwardly act confident and headstrong, truthfully it's all an act. They can and will run away from issues if they feel its not worth trying.

## Official Character Lore

### At an Unknown Time in the Distant Past

When the universe was created, 3 entities reigned in its wake. The ever present Darkness, its rival the Light, and the middle ground of Astral. The 2 rivaling beings clashed for control over the universe, and their immense power was enough to undo all that had been done to create the world in the first place. So, the Astral entity took action and used its power to separate the warring entities from their powers, and cast them down unto a new world, Earth. The powers from the entities then were formed into Pins, one of a Purple crescent moon, the other a golden Sun.

These pins were then placed into the Astral entity's home, the Celestial Library, with the intent of never being reunited with the entities of Dark and Light that had once held them. The Astral entity then took it upon themselves to become the keeper of the library, which chronicled the many lives that the Dark and Light entities would hold on earth.

### Catalyst Event

On earth, the 2 entities that had been Dark and Light then began incarnating in humanoid forms. They could incarnate as close or as far away from the other as possible, but they would eventually find the other and somehow end up in a fight to the death. Nether would ever win these fights, instead both falling to the other. Whether that be from a duel at sundown outside a saloon or gladiatorial combat, the two would never be able to truly come out on top.

The entities knew this, yet they drove their avatars to fight. The humans that they had become didn't know why they fought each other, just that they felt a strong, undeniable urge to do so. It remained this way for thousands of years, going all through history. All being catalogued within volumes in the Celestial Library above.

This all changed when the library was attacked. Allied entities from both factions located the ever moving library and charged in. Try as the Astral entity may, they weren't able to stop the invaders from stealing the pins that held the sealed power of Dark and Light. To the fortune of the Astral Entity, the box containing the pins was lost in the fight. Unknown to all, the box made its way onto a meteorite, which then placed the box upon earth. Dark and Light could sense their power near, but yet had no way of locating it, so the cycle continued.

### Minato becomes the newest incarnation

3 incarnations after the pins were placed on earth, a person named Minato was born. Unknown to anyone, they were the latest incarnation in a long line of avatars of the Darkness. Born to a middle class family, they got a public school education through middle school. Outwardly, they didn't find joy in many things. They were regarded as a pretty pessimistic and gloomy kid by those who knew them, even being regarded by others as almost darkening the area around their person, but they did excel in one thing. Baseball.

They had played baseball for years, all through their schooling, and was rather good at it. Despite that, not even their teammates knew much about Minato, though they spent the most time around them of all people. It didn't help that one day, Minato's brother had simply disappeared without any trace, and Minato refused to speak on the manner, seeming somewhat troubled at the thought of what had occurred.

Before moving onto High School, they received a letter from a prestigious university known by its acronym of P.R.P.C., inviting them to become a student there at no cost to them, barring any Dorm accommodations they would like after arriving. Seeing as they had no ties to their current schooling path and being able to reduce the strain on their parents, they took the opportunity without a second thought.

### Minato wins a Manor

Shortly after accepting the invitation, they received a move-in date and decided to try and find lodgings. They struggled finding an apartment, given their youth and the proximity to such a premier location, and had almost given up until a letter arrived addressed to them. This letter enclosed a small note stating that they had won... a sweepstakes they didn't recall entering. The prize? A manor, located in a small wooded area not too far away from P.R.P.C. Minato, uncaring as they appeared, decided to go. Maybe there was something there for them after all.

Arriving, the atmosphere was unsettling to say the least. A gloomy manor stood in a small clearing, and the very area around him felt darker. Regardless, he pressed on and knocked on the door, calling out about the competition and how he had won. After no reply, he leaned against the door and after a few seconds of doing so, it swung open and he fell through into the foyer. Getting up, he saw a butler standing in the doorway and offering him a hand up. Dark tried to grasp the hand, but simply phased right through. After an inital bit of shock, the butler quickly explained the truth of the manor he had won.

The manor was a home of sorts for those inbetween. Spirits who had perished, yet not moved on to whatever came next. They lived in this home and enjoyed their secluded shelter away from the world, co-existing with the still breathing humans of the real world. He explained that, not too long ago, the previous owner had passed on due to age, and they had recieved a notice on the door of intent to demolish unless ownership and occupation could be proven. They had reached out to as many people as they could find within the old records strewn about the large manor, but no luck. Many letters were undelivered, some rejected. Minato was the only one to actually show up. After a simple request of taking on ownership of the manor and its many, many guests, Minato took the deal. A huge new house he didn't have to pay for and all sorts of interesting characters who valued privacy? Seemed like a steal to him. With a simple change in contract and a letter to the city council, Minato was officially the owner of the old Manor.

### Meeting Minako

Minato got accustomed to his new lodgings, and after doing a meeting with the many, many guests, he had to meet with school faculty. He had expected to ascertain a reason why he had gotten an invitation, but was given no such thing. He was instead introduced to a girl his age with radiant golden hair and shining golden eyes. He thought his eyes may be playing tricks on him but the very air around her seemed brighter. For some unexplainable reason, deep in his soul, he felt a rage towards this girl. Almost as if they had been fighting for a myriad of years despite not knowing each other. He tried to shake it off to not seem too off on their first meeting, but if he didn't know any better, he sensed similar feelings from the girl.

The girl, being introduced as Minako, behaved cordially through the whole ordeal, acting like royalty in her demeanor. The principal introduced the two to each other and gave them their schedules, but didn't explain any more than that. Glancing at Minako's, Minato realized it was identical except one thing. Where he had Baseball, she had Archery. He had a feeling he was about to enjoy baseball more than anything else.

### Finding the Pin of the Dark Moon

A few years passed by with Minato attending P.R.P.C., and his prediction was correct. Minako and him sat as far apart as they could get through all their classes, who despite multiple requests to transfer, still ended up in each others classes. He used Baseball as an escape from the warring thoughts in his mind, which made him better by proxy. It was no surprise he became their star player, but it made him unreasonably mad that Minako had identical success on the archery team.

One day during his senior year, the newly adult Minato arrived home and was surprised by the ghosts he now regarded as friends. For his birthday, they gifted him a pin they had discovered when doing a bit of spring cleaning. It was purple and a moon, so they figured Minato might love it. Minato thought it was pretty cool and he may wear it, but before being able to respond or thank the Ghosts for the gift, a sharp pain split his head and his consciousness went black.

### Arriving in the Celestial Library

When he next awoke, his head hurt with an ungodly pain for a few seconds before subsiding. When it finally departed, his head seemed clear for the first time in his life. He looked around and noted that he was certainly not in the manor anymore. Around him were book cases, many full of books with 2 dates on the spine as though they were the title. Looking around more, he noted a few more things. It seemed like he was standing on nothing and the endless cosmos swirled around him, there was a chair spun around at the end of the hall and something was clearly sitting in it, on the ground their laid a book opened, with the very words upon its pages being actively written and, finally, a girl with golden hair laying on the ground much like he was.

He quickly identified the girl as Minako, yet felt no hatred upon the sight of her, unlike what he had always felt. She roused from her own slumber and surveyed the area much like Minato had. The two began sharing words, panicked and confused. They were interrupted by a figure striding down the hallway. The expression on their face was unreadable, a mix between shock, confusion, anger, and some other emotions riddled throught.

After being pressed by a panicked Minato and a borderline scared Minako, the being explained. They said they had many names, but to simply call them Dylan. They were the book keeper of the Celestial Library, a place dedicated to chronicling the various lifetimes of the Dark and the Light. They explained everything, up to the point of today. Running out of things to say, Dylan adressed the two, asking how they had gotten here and wondering why the presence of Dark and Light were absent. A similar story came from the two. Those they cared about presented them a pin, and upon the simple sight of it, they blacked out and awoke here. Dylan's face quickly became serious, and they explained to Minako and Minato the severity of what would go down. To put it simply, the very fabric that holds the universe together would unravel as a result of Dark and Lights unending, aimless fight.

Dylan had one hope remaining, however. As Minato and Minako were avatars of Dark and Light, they might be able to strike down the entities once and for all. They had very little backing to their theroy, but it was the only option they could come up with. The two avatars made the decision to try and fight, and with Dylan using their power to grant temporary bodies to the two, and enhancing Minato's Bat and Light's Bow, they were sent back to earth to put an end to the eons old conflict for good.

### The Final Conflict

Back on earth, Dark was on a warpath. Piloting around Minato's body and reunited with his original powers, he was determined to put an end to Light once and for all. The ghosts with whom Minato had become friends with were confused by the sudden change in demeanor and subsequent departure of their proprietor, and were only left to wonder what exactly that pin was. Almost like a magnet, Dark zeroed in on Light, finding she had done the same thing to her avatar, and forcibly took control after being reunited with her powers. The two, with wordless rage that could only be built up over the span of trillions of years of back and forth, charged the other with intent to destroy them once and for all.

Not too far away, 2 figures formed on the surface of the earth. To the untrained eye, they looked almost like stardust, but looking closer revealed 2 forms. Though made entirely of stars, Minato and Minako stood there, ready to try and end Dark and Lights conflict. Hearing an explosion rock in the distance, they made haste to its location. Time was of the essence, and if they were late, it spelled the end of all anyone knew, ever.

The street that Dark and Light had met on was ravaged, while the two continued to throw attacks at the other. Each attack intensified in its effects, almost like they were one-upping each other. Taunts were thrown around, which only further fueled the wildfire that was their battle. Their assualt on the other only stopped when a starry arrow flew past them. Turning from their positions, they saw Minato and Minako, armed with the sporting equipment they had used for years. Words were exchanged from all sides, and the final battle for the fate of the universe and beyond started.

Despite the power granted to them by Dylan, things werent looking good. They faced down 2 creator gods at full strength with hardly a being to call their own, and fighting them head on yielded little results. Things took a drastic turn when Minako let fly an arrow that made direct contact with Light's pin of the Sun. The rivaling, middle energy of Astral managed to knock the pin completly from Light. Without her pin, Light quickly felt her power leaving her, while Minako made swift motions to reclaim the pin as her own. Affixing it to her starry blazer, the swarm of stars that encompased her being began to glow with the power of Light, a co-operative power never before seen by Light or Dark, but one nearly strong enough to end them.

Dark very quickly realized what had happened, and took his chance to end Light by his own hand. He formed a blade of pure darkness and swung down at the weak Light. The blade was only feet away from ending her before being redirected with a strong external force. Looking over, Dark saw Minato in a post-hit stance, indicating that he had swung his bat to redirect the killing blow. Dark then tried a new tactic, appealing to Minato. He tried to appeal to Minato's previous emotions to Minako, and therefore Light, and join him in killing her. Minato remained unwavered, and countered that the emotions he felt and the thoughts in his head were simply a product of Dark's will encroaching onto Minato's Mind. Dark, realizing this wouldnt work, switched tactics once more, this time to kill Minato. Moments before swinging, an arrow flew at him, narrowly missing. Minako stood there, new power in hand, knocking a new arrow.

Dark switched to the defensive, forming a shield to keep Light's arrows away from his pin, and after several uncessful shots, he grew confident. His hubris lead him to believe Light had missed her arrow once again, until the crack of a bat shattered that confidence as the arrow flew directly into the pin of the Moon, knocking it off. Minato recovered the pin and, mirroring Minako, had the co-operative powers of Astral and Dark working in tandem through his bat. The two creator entities sat defenseless as a united attack from Minato and Minako was launched, putting an end to them in spectacular fashion. As purple and golden dust glittered around the area, Minato and Minako stood triumphant in their mission.

### Post-Battle

Seconds after the defeat of the two creator gods, Dylan emerged from somewhere unknown. They applauded Minako and Minato's efforts, while using the equivalent of a vacuum cleaner to gather the essence of Dark and Light. Dylan was then able to restore Minato and Minako's bodies to their original states, no longer being comprised of stars. They then explained that, if anyone could be trusted with those pins, it was them. Though they suggested picking new names that werent so identicial. They were their own people, no longer burdened by the endless fighting of Dark and Light, so maybe they could act like it. With a final farewell, Dylan left with the dust of Dark and Light in tow. Minato and Minako though about their departing words before settling on new names that better defined them. Minato picked Henry, and Minako picked Sarah. With that, the two set off to a brighter future, with the power of creator gods in tow.

## Trivia

* Dark was made owner by complete accident
	+ Dog had attempted to give it to his friend, Mirai, but because Dark's nickname at the time started with Mic, he misclicked.
* Minato's character lore has undergone 3 drastic rewrites in their character's existence
	+ In one iteration of the lore, Dark was male and went by the name of Henry. This was sense changed to better align with the real Dark
* Despite having a pin that grants him creator-god level powers, Minato isnt actually sure on how to use all those powers.
* Minato primarily goes by Minato, but due to how ingrained Dark is in their being, they cant help but answer to the name.

## Gallery

The former design of Dark prior to future changes.
### Ref Sheets:

Reference sheet for Dark's former design.Reference sheet for Dark's current design.