Dark

## Stats

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Dark

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Based on: John 1, Masaru's friend

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Species: Aswang Clone

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Homeworld: Earth-Grimm (Earth-152 in the original Omniverse)

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Status: Alive

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Strength: 5

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Speed: 6

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Durability: 6

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Senses: 10

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Intelligence: 7

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Combat: 10+

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Skills: 10+

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Precision: 10+

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Dark Moon

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Abilities:

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-Katana Form

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-Portal Slicing

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-Energy Storing=The Katana Stand's main ability is to store the energy it receives from every strike it does or receives that can be used later by Dark. The stored energy can be released later as a shockwave

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Power: A

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Speed: S

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Range: C

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Durability: Infinity

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Precision: U

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Potential: U

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"Whatever the hell I am, I'm Dark."

**John Stefanio** (b. 2003), known as **Dark**, was the clone of Dio Bernardo Salvi and Simoun JoJo. He was the former Head and CEO of the bankrupted StefanioCO. He was seemingly raised by his mother and step-father, who frequently abused him. However, after a plane crash, Dark ended up on Shinpi no Shima and lost his parents. He was then met by the local Samurai Tribe and was raised to become a Samurai, where he gained his Stand and sword, Dark Moon, AKA Pho, which was the half of the sword of the Old God, Ares. He was sarcastic, obnoxious, violent, slightly racist, hypocritical, and insane, but he did have a heart of gold and a sense of chivalry and patriotic love for his people. He was also incredibly unhinged, as shown when he brutally killed the Ogre and his killing Scarlet Samurai, which he showed no remorse for. He was also shown to be loyal and caring to his friends, especially Heracles and Yuki.

John is revealed to actually have been an experiment by StefanioCo, which is revealed to have been a biological research facility that had been experimenting on cloning Salvi. There, he was planned to become the ultimate weapon, and was repeatedly whipped and beaten in order for his Aswang genes to activate. His first trial was to kill his pet puppy which he was tasked to take care of beforehand. John would deny his creator from doing this, causing his creator, David, to kill his pet puppy with a pair of revolvers. It is also revealed that his entire childhood was a hallucination and that John pretty much hallucinated majority of the first two Dark chapters, making John officially having schizophrenia. John was one of the hundreds of clones that was brought into a plane to be sent to the Philippines to Salvi. However, the plane crashed and John ended up in Shinpi no Shima, where he would become a powerful Samurai warrior.

Dark is the main protagonist of Dark and Hercules (Part 9) and one of the main protagonists of Made in Heaven (Part 10). He is also the main protagonist of the Original Olympian series.

## Personality

Dark is an anti-heroic pessimistic and complicated man. He jumpstarted his career by doing mercenary tasks for the American government. He was thought to be the son of the Head and CEO of StefanioCo (StevensonCo in the original universe) and is known by the audience to be an incredibly abused child by his stepfather. Throughout his childhood, he was mostly defined by his stepfather's treatment who made him frame himself with pooping in the plane's toilet. His stepfather, David Stefanio, was a powerful and rich American in the United States. Because of his negative influence toward John as a young child, John gained a negative view on white people, particularly Americans. John is also a right-winged Filipino who claims to be loyal to right-winged political parties in the Philippines.

However, ten years after he saved New York and lost Chika and his friend, Dark tried to forget everything by becoming one of the Superhero celebrities along with Hercules. However, he failed and his company went bankrupt and was bought-out by Wayne Enterprises. He then kept the StefanioCo name for his own company: A Heroes for Hire containing only three people. Dark, upon his return, was recruited by Miguel JoJo and joined Hercules and Yuki to defeat President Doughnut Trumpet, who was fighting for America's sovereignty. Dark had become more heroic over the course of the series and truly believes in what is right. Despite his rudeness to his enemies, Dark actually truly respects discipline and orderliness. He loves to keep peace and order in the world and loves to continue tradition. He love practicing culture and is truly ingrained in tradition. He is also shown to be quite artistic and finds beauty in peaceful things. He also enjoys Asian culture and cuisine.

Dark is also shown to have an abusive tongue and is known to verbally abuse the people around him. He is also somewhat evil and horrible, shown to kill children in his delusions and hallucinations.

Dark is also observed to have severe schizophrenia, making his experiences in the first two chapters he appeared to be questionable and up to debate. Dark is revealed to be this way because of his past where he was experimented by a racist scientist known as David Afton, a racist and follower of Bernardo Salvi, who tortured and beat Dark to make him into an Aswang. His trauma of repeated beatings would turn him antagonistic towards Caucasians, making him a fairly racist fellow growing up. He is shown to hate white people because of such severe trauma in StefanioCo. He was even hesitant with Hercules when he first met him.

In Dark 5, Dark is shown to have had growth, finally admitting that he does love the family he gained after meeting the Reaper. Dark would then gain the Joestar Birthmark, as it is revealed that he is, in fact, a clone of Salvi and Simoun. He would show a more heroic and righteous side of him that will do whatever it takes to save the people he cares about.

It is revealed that he sharpens his katana because he's actually been sharpening his Soul.

## Preferences

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Favorite Color: Black

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Religion: Catholic; Practices Shinto Philosophies

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Favorite Drink: Jasmine Tea

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Favorite Food: Bento Meal with Shrimp and Squash Tempura; Steamed Pata; Diningding

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Favorite Cuisine: Japanese Food; Filipino Food; Asian Food

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Favorite Superhero: Himself; Hercules (when he was younger)

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Greatest Fear: Being Alone; Loss of People Close to Him

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Favorite Thing To Do: Practicing Martial Arts

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Least Favorite Drink: Coffee

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Least Favorite Food: Spanish Food

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Favorite President: Ferdinand Marcos

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Favorite Show: My Little Pony (2010 series)

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Favorite Movie: My Little Pony the Movie (2017)

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## Attacks

Slayer Slash: His most common technique. Allows him to slice through anything while kinetic energy is stored in his blade.

Slayer Smash: A hammered-down version of Slayer Slash.

Slayer Stab: Same thing, but STAAAAB!!!

Slayer Slap: Same thing, but SLAP 'EM AWAY!!!

Slayer Crash: A tackle with the energy from the sword.

Slayer Dash: A Slayer Crash with a dash.

Slayer Spinning Slash: Spinning Slayer Slash.

Slayer Spinning Smash: Spinning Slayer Smash.

Slayer Spinning Slap: Spinning Slayer Slap.

## Trivia

* Dark is based on Masaru's friend, John 1. When he conceptualized Dark back in 8th grade, he stated that he remembered how John 1 was the type of person who was lovable but anyone would absolutely love to punch him. So he created a character who the reader would find both lovable and someone they would love to punch. When he was canonized, his introduction included the Reaper giving him a proper ORA [Rush], which was a funny self-nod to this.
* Dark was the very first character the Author had ever written about.
* Dark is revealed to have been a Joestar the entire time as his donor was both Salvi and Simoun. This makes him the true variant of Giorno Giovanna and Jodio Joestar.
* Dark is the only Aswang depicted with red eyes when woging. Though, it was mentioned that he has blue eyes at times, he is depicted with red eyes when drawn. This is likely because of the fact that Dark's genes had been altered and is technically a Mutated Aswang.