Darkwing

> Luckily, I don't have to be everywhere, only where I'm needed.
>
> Darkwing before swiftly taking out some criminals in *It's About Time*

**Darkwing** was a superhero and sole protector of Midnight City, along with his sidekick. He was also a member of the Guardians of the Globe until all of them were betrayed and killed by Omni-Man

## History

### Background Information

Not much is known about Darkwing's past, even his real name remains unknown, at some point in his life he decided to become a crime-fighting superhero in Midnight City, even having his own sidekick to help him on his crusades. He would eventually join the Guardians of the Globe. On Mark Grayson's 12th birthday, seemingly due to Omni-Man's connection with him, Darkwing was invited as a guest to the celebration.

### Protecting the President

When the Mauler Twins attack the White House, Dark Wing along with the other members of the Guardians of the Globe arrive. The heroes help civilians evacuate while the aliens broke through the walls to make it inside. One of the twins throws a woman, so Darkwing catches her. However, when they fall to the ground, the alien throws a tank, which forces him to use his strength to protect them both from being crushed. He was not able to get them both out, so he managed to get the woman out using a grappling hook. When it appeared he would be crushed, Omni-Man lifted the tank and helped him get out.

The Mauler Twins kept on fighting the heroes, while they helped every civilian escape the White House. Soon it was just the heroes against the twins, who were swiftly defeated once they had no more civilians to distract the heroes with.

### Called to Action

As two men try breaking into a building, they get scared about Darkwing who had seen them. He attacks both of them and manages to bring them down easily, handcuffing them and asking them about their boss. He was called and told them he would check with them the next day before leaving in his jet.

### Betrayed and Killed

The heroes meet, but realize that none of them called one another and are then attacked by Omni-Man. The Guardians of the Globe fight Omni-Man, managing to land several hits on him, right before he horrifically crush Red Rush's skull, leaving all the other Guardians in shock. His death would cause Martian Man to wrap himself around Omni-Man, giving The Immortal and War Woman an opportunity to attack, however this attack was brief as Omni-Man was able to temporarily subdue Immortal, War Woman, and Martian Man.

At a moment of opportunity, Darkwing tries attacking Omni-Man from behind which completely backfires against himself as he would get caught by his leg and have his head smashed against the floor. His corpse is later thrown against Green Ghost, distracting her just long enough for Omni-Man to punch through her face. Eventually, Omni-Man managed to brutally murder the remaining Guardians, before himself collapsing due to exhaustion and the injuries he suffered during the fight.

### Aftermath

In the bloody aftermath in the Guardians HQ, the Global Defense Agency breached the room and brought in paramedics to check for casualties and recover the bodies, with one of them explaining how he used to worship him as a child. His name was mentioned in Omni-Man's eulogy along with the names of his other deceased colleagues.

His corpse is later seen In a flashback along with Aquarus', Green Ghost's and Red Rush's during the Immortal's recovery of past events of his life.

After his death, his sidekick would go insane and take his superhero mantle, becoming more violent towards the criminals of Midnight City and using an unused tactic that his mentor invented.

## Physical Appearance

While he was never seen outside of his costume, from what can be seen, Darkwing resembles an tall African-American male, exhibiting a well-built and powerful physique. His costume has a black mask, leaving his eyelids completely white. The suit is colored in with dark shades, being light grey in his chest and thighs, with the remaining parts of the costume being black. His suit also carries a sharp cape and a single pointed cowl behind his head. Like all the other Guardians, Darkwing wore a piece of equipment resembling a wristband that would signal an alert anytime him or any of the other Guardians were needed in action, however it would be camouflaged by his suit.

## Personality

Darkwing was a kind-hearted and selfless person, willing to sacrifice himself to save as many people as he could, shown when he was stuck with a woman under a crumbling tank, choosing to save her rather than himself by lending her a grappling gun. He was supposedly also a good mentor, as his protegee was shown to be just as skilled as him at protecting Midnight City, being deeply affected after his death, going completely haywire after it. Darkwing also showed empathy towards his allies, being in shock after seeing what Omni-Man had done to his friends.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Darkwing is an extremely skilled fighter, being able to quickly subdue criminals in Midnight City just before he was called to Guardians HQ.

## Equipment

* **Gadgets**: Darkwing had various devices that aided him in battle such as Magnetic handcuffs, A Grapple Gun, Explosive devices, and a Hoverboard.

## Comic Differences

* As a character, Darkwing mostly stays faithful to the comics, however like the rest of the guardians, he is fleshed out a bit more right before his death.
* Darkwing's design is altered a bit from the comics, as he was originally a rich white-man, similar to the superhero he was based on.
	+ His costume colors were also much more darker, with his black bits being more darker and having dark blue as his primary color instead of light grey.
	+ His costume lacked a belt that he has in the show, instead having two patches where he would store his gadgets in.
	+ His mask also lacked the singular cowl it has in the show.
* His death is slightly different in the comics as he would get his stomach punched through in comparison to the show where his head would get smashed against the floor.

## Trivia

* Darkwing is based on Batman from *DC Comic*s and shares his super-hero moniker with Disney's Darkwing Duck.
* Darkwing is the second member of the guardians that were killed by Omni-Man.