Dark Strike

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* Dark Strike

*"I am a monster, born on Earth, and created in Hell."*
—Dark Strike
**Stanley David Parks**, also known by his primary alias **Dark Strike** and secondary alias **Night Lord**, is an American vigilante, serial killer, gang leader, and terrorist who operated in Colestown, New Jersey on Earth-411811 in the year 2054 before coming to Earth-1 in the year 2020.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Harsh Upbringing

Stanley David Parks was born on Sunday, October 31, 2021 to Caroline and David Parks, a middle class married couple residing in the industrialized city of Colestown, south New Jersey. Stanley's town was the home of Nile, a megacorporation which owns multiple broadcasting systems, GMO, robotics, and medicine companies, but it suffered from pollution, high poverty and crime rates, as well as elite criminal organizations and trafficking operations.

Stanley's parents later had a daughter, Stanley's sister. However, their parents divorced after his mother discovered that his father was having an affair with his coworker on business trips. Stanley's mother became single and had to gain employment while relying on his father's alimony, and they all had to move a significantly worse, rundown area of Colestown.

Without a father figure, Stanley occupied his time by playing video games or babysitting his sister when his mother was unavailable. Stanley became lonely and socially inept, but in the first grade he met a girl named Annabella (or "Bella"), who became his best friend. Stanley would hang out with her, not knowing how to socialize with other boys his own age. This invited ridicule throughout middle school and high school. In middle school, he was targeted by bullies who escalated the torment into physical violence. Stanley hid his bruises from his mother, and developed a form of self-hatred and anxiety from the bullying. He gradually became more depressed and would isolate himself in his room for most of his time. In his solitude, Stanley developed an interest in Batman, which would later influence his adult life.

#### Striking Back

Stanley's inspiration from superheroes evolved his fear of bullies into hatred. Whenever he was hurt again, he pretended to be someone else who was not afraid of bullies. However, this devolved as he continued to endure the pain. Bella tried to help by reporting the bullies to teachers, but her actions were ineffective and the bullying carried on. Stanley's anger with the endless abuse led him to bring a switchblade to school and stab one of his bullies. He was promptly expelled and diagnosed with a form of depression. He was given medication and did not return to school for over a year, falling behind on his education but found a semblance of mental stability.

Throughout Stanley's anguish, his mother went through multiple ex-boyfriends, with some of them abusing her or drinking excessively. Eventually, she remarried to an Italian-American named Michael Lawrence, but Stanley resented him.

During Stanley's teenage years, Michael took him on deer-hunting trips. Stanley became a competent shooter and learned how to use a knife, but the outings often resulted in loud screaming matches, with Stanley criticizing him for treating his mother poorly; Michel degraded her and manipulated her into taking her side, causing Stanley to be grounded for long periods of time and not allowed to play video games or read his comic books.

#### Turning it Around

Stanley remained an angry and mentally unwell person, and eventually fell into a gang. He drank, vandalized and robbed, but ended up regretting his actions and wanted to become sober and join the police force to help those in the ghetto who suffered like he did. He realized he had to fix his life and make enough money to support his mother. With the support of Bella, Stanley left his gang and vented his anger by joining an afterschool boxing club and honed his hand-to-hand fighting skills.

Stanley also returned to school, knowing he would graduate later than others due to his expulsion. He accomplished his task, although he had average grades. Stanley also realized he had feelings for Bella, which she reciprocated and the two had a less-than-perfect relationship. He was still made fun of, but also feared for shanking one of his bullies. By extension, Bella was also humiliated by his actions.

### Police Career

After graduating from high school, Stanley enrolled in the Colestown Police Academy and took a part-time job while living at home. His life as a police officer was rather mundane; he became friends with his partner, Thomas Higgins, a run-of-the-mill beat cop who responded to domestic violence and other incidents, and while he was glad to be helping those in need, he felt that he wasn't making much of a difference. He saw women and children being raped and murdered, families being slaughtered in horrific car crashes, and animal abuse, and the images slowly added up and began to affect him even with the depression medication.

At 21, Stanley rented an apartment for him and Bella to live in, and naively decided to financially support his girlfriend's college education, even choosing to be the sole rent provider. However, their relationship did not last because they both were increasingly unavailable with work and college. Unbeknownst to him, Bella was terrified of the man Stanley could be due to everything he had been through. Stanley still made an effort, though; at 23, he bought an engagement ring to surprise her on their anniversary, but found her in bed with one of her college friends when he came home. Stanley was shattered by her betrayal and felt used. They broke up and Stanley was left depressed and alone, not even receiving comfort from his "friends" on the force.

Stanley moved back into his mother's house, while still working as a police officer. He had another brief relationship with a woman and naively thought she loved him, but they broke up after he learned she was lying to him. He continued to work as a police officer, now believing he was not meant for relationships like girlfriends or best friends.

The screaming matches between him and Michael resumed, and even became physical, with the police being called on them several times. By the time Stanley was 29, his mother agreed with Michael on everything to not rouse his anger, making every argument one-sided and worse for Stanley. He was eventually kicked out by Michael and had to rent a cheap apartment in a notoriously bad part of Colestown. Despite working for so long, he still made little money to afford anything luxurious. The city was going through an economic crisis as a result of overspending, and Stanley and many other low-income officers were hit hard by the recession. He was laid off and was forced to pick up a part-time job at a small local grocery store, where he worked for around three months.

Shortly before this, Stanley's mother died of heart failure and Michael had convinced her to leave her son out of her will. All Stanley received was some jewelry and photos of him, his sister, and their mother. He was heartbroken and pleaded for Michael to give him a single penny or let him in the house, but it was to no avail. He was abandoned by society. Nobody called him, not even Thomas, who he thought was his friend. It seemed that the other officers were more interested in abusing their position than they were actually helping society, and it hurt.

## Personality

*"I don't do this because I want to. I do this because I have to."*
—Dark Strike
Stanley is an angry and depressed man. He was deprived of interaction when he lost his job as a police officer, leading him to become aggressive, isolated and detached from society. This was compounded by the grief he felt when he lost his mother, and getting bitten by a werewolf only furthered his depressive symptoms. He even once contemplated suicide, until he saved a woman from a mugging. However, he discovered he also has a large capacity for violence, such as when he beat a man beyond recognition. He has a horrendous temper and a propensity for violence.

As a vigilante, Stanley is violent and vicious in his crusade against crime and the supernatural. It is not exaggeration to infer he is fueled by his hatred for criminals and predatory desires as a result of his transformation.

Stanley has trust issues; everyone he has trusted has either left him, betrayed him, or died.

While he is depressed and cynical, Stanley still has a sense of justice. He chose to become a police officer because he wanted to protect innocent people, and pursued vigilantism for the same reason. He hates the people he fights and has no qualms about killing them. Stanley is also very protective of children, as he does not want them to suffer the tragedies he has experienced. However, he is highly sadistic, deriving joy from torturing criminals.

Stanley's serial killer motivations are mission-oriented and reflect those of a career criminal. He believes he absolutely must carry out the task of murder and eliminate a specific social group or seek revenge for some action, and he believes murder is a necessary outcome of the primary intended crime such as the drug industry.

Stanley is a "sigma male," the lone wolf antithesis of an alpha male. He has had multiple short-term relationships, or "flings," since the end of his relationship with Emi. He is a former beta male, socially awkward and unsuccessful with women. Now, he takes control and asserts his dominance over the situations in which he is placed. He would set a police station on fire with his enemies trapped inside to prove a point, because he does not pay any mind to societal order when he makes his decisions.

## Physical Appearance

Stanley is easily north of six feet and of massive weight. He has a large, thick beard and a shaggy, curly mullet. He is barrel-chested with a beer belly, yet he is muscular.

As Dark Strike, Stanley's attire consists of dark grey denim jeans, a black zip leather jacket, dark brown leather boots, a Level IIIA police vest carrier, a tactical suspender belt with holsters, a black balaclava, white earmuffs, a black motorcycle helmet with a spraypainted white skull, a hooded dark grey urban camouflage fur coat with black trim, and black leather gloves.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Werewolf Physiology:** Stanley suffers from a severe form of transmitted lycanthropic disease (TLD), a viral disease transmitted via blood transfusion which causes type 2B lycanthropy (transmitted barghesthropy). He possesses an ability to metamorphose into an 8'0" bipedal canid beast with black fur and red eyes. Stanley exhibits greater symptoms of TLD than other type 2B lycanthropes as a result of being infected by Emiko Akiyama, a type 1B lycanthrope (congenital bargesthrope) who was a carrier of the disease as a result of her bone marrow producing TLD cells during hematopoiesis. The infection appears to have stimulated certain genetic traits like wolf characteristics in him, including better strength, speed, and vision, as well as a strong sense of hearing and smell in addition to incredibly dense muscles and bones. As a former high school wrestler and police officer, Stanley was already fit and developed (most notably his strength and stamina), but now exhibits drastically elevated physical attributes. Stanley also has a high-protein diet.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Stanley at peak physical condition possesses physical strength that far exceeds that of a regular human. In his base human form, he weighs 181.437 kg (400 lbs), possesses muscle fibers that are 20% longer on average than a regular human's, possesses bone mineral density greater than +1 as a result of repeated bone tissue regeneration, and possesses skin with tensile strength greater than a regular human's as a result of repeated skin tissue regeneration. His body is powerful to the point that he can deadlift up to 680.3886 kg (1,500 lbs), can break another person's ulna or radius by holding their forearm and squeezing it, and can kill an adult human male with a single effective punch to a major organ. As a former high school wrestler, he utilized all the muscle groups in his body to generate power. On Earth-99, he was able to dig his fingers into a concrete wall when he was in pain. In the sewers, he destroyed a Titanium Spider's head with a single punch. He was also able to punch through a wall at the Authority Central HQ. His strength allows him to trade blows with beings of similar strength, such as Cogent.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** Stanley at peak physical condition possesses physical durability that far exceeds that of a regular human. He possesses bone mineral density greater than +1 as a result of repeated bone tissue regeneration, and possesses skin with tensile strength greater than a regular human's as a result of repeated skin tissue regeneration. His body is powerful to the point that he can take a single effective punch to his jaw without causing a mild TBI (concussion), take multiple center mass gunshots from 9mm Luger cartridges without breaking his epidermis, take a single center mass gunshot from a .50 AE cartridge without breaking his dermis, take multiple hits to his shins from a hammer without breaking his tibia or fibula, and take multiple cuts to his forearms from a knife without causing major bleeding. The more Stanley performs manual labor or suffers repeated physical injuries, the more his body heals and remodels itself to adapt to the physical stress. On Earth-99, he was unfazed by a pistol shot to the face. However, other beings of supernatural strength can harm him, such as when Cogent broke his wrist.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** Stanley at peak physical condition possesses speed that far exceeds that of a regular human. In his base human form, he can run up to 8.9408 m/s (20 mph) on average. In his full beast form, he can run up to 13.4112 m/s (30 mph) on average; a wolf can run 35 miles per hour, but given his greater mass he is slower.
	+ **Superhuman Agility:** Stanley has the agility of a wolf, an animal capable of jumping 12 feet. It is unknown how high he can leap due to his excess density.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Stanley's musculature produces fewer fatigue toxins than a regular human, and can therefore exert himself far longer than a human with a strong cardiovascular system. His stamina was already at a high level by human standards before his physical attributes were heightened by the werewolf infection, because he developed a high anaerobic threshold as a wrestler and his Krav Maga classes afforded him further cardiovascular conditioning to tolerate fatigue.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Stanley possesses reflexes that far exceed that of a regular human. He tackled Arsenic before a Titanium Spider could web her up, and caught a kunai thrown past Cogent's face by Almanac.
	+ **Superhuman Senses:** Stanley at peak physical condition possesses a powerful canine sense of smell, hearing, and vision that far exceeds those of a regular human. In his base human form, he possesses a hearing range of 25 khz, can detect the scents and sounds of other people and animals in his proximity, can detect the scents of wolves and other type XB lycanthropes (barghesthropes) up to 100 yards far, possesses increased night vision as a result of tapeta lucida, and can view paranormal phenomena. In his full beast form, he can smell scents up to 1.75 miles (2.5 km) far, can hear sounds up to 10 miles (16.1 km) far, and possesses binocular vision with 250-degree FOV. On Earth-99, he identified Ethel Stone as a werewolf and helped the Rebels track down an Authority Figure to the Collins Foundation. He was also able to hear the high frequency of Lina-99's distress call.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor:** Stanley possesses somatic stem cell regeneration at a rate that far exceeds that of a regular human. His body is powerful to the point that his skin tissue cells regenerate and replace themselves at a rate 1.5 times faster (18 days) on average than a regular human’s (28 days), his platelets clot at a rate 1.5 times faster (7 seconds) on average than a regular human’s (11 seconds), and his granulation tissue cells form at a rate 3 times faster (7 days) on average than a regular human’s (21 days). Metamorphosis into his beast form can speed the wound healing process as his body may suffer acute pain, broken bones, organ failure, skin tearing, and major bleeding depending on the severity and duration. Lack of food can slow the wound healing process as his body requires more stored chemical energy to maintain itself than a regular human's. However, Stanley's mild healing factor cannot reverse the damage done to his liver due to his excessive drinking.
	+ **Longevity:** Stanley's lifespan is more extensive than a regular human.
	+ **Infection:** Stanley possesses a bloodstream and saliva that contain traces of transmitted lycanthropic disease (TLD). If his blood or saliva enters another person’s open wound, their bloodstream will be infected with a mild form of TLD and they will start to exhibit symptoms of type 2B lycanthropy (transmitted barghesthropy) approximately 30 minutes after infection.
	+ **Predator Instinct:** Stanley possesses a prey drive similar to that of a wolf that activates when he detects the scent or sound of a vulnerable person or animal in his proximity and causes him to experience a compulsion to hunt that must be satisfied or else he will become stressed. His compulsion is powerful to the point that he can put 100% of his focus on a moving subject and follow that subject for an extended period of time without stopping just so that he can catch them to satisfy his prey drive. Stanley has conditioned himself over time to interpret his enemies that he kills as his prey so that he remains satisfied and is not a danger to himself, which has decreased his ability to empathize with other people but in turn has increased his ability to be an effective killer.
	+ **Violence Empowerment:** Stanley possesses a self-preservation drive similar to that of a wolf that activates when he is stressed or in danger and causes him to experience increased senses, heart rate, blood pressure, and agitation as a result of his adrenal glands producing catecholamines during acute stress. His self-preservation drive is powerful to the point that he can activate a metamorphosis into his beast form as a defense mechanism if he is too stressed, which Stanley can not control or stop without moving to another location to destress and focus on another subject. The severity and duration of his metamorphosis varies depending on the severity and duration of his stress.
	+ **Fang Retraction:** As a werewolf, Stanley has retractable fangs.
	+ **Claw Retraction:** As a werewolf, Stanley has retractable claws.
* **White Magic**: Stanley practices magic for defense against the paranormal.
	+ **Incantation:** Stanley can use words of power to defend himself and threaten or ward off evil spirits.
	+ **Purification:** Stanley can use salt and silver to cleanse a room of demonic energy, or create areas that would burn demons, e.g. a circle of salt.
	+ **Seal Creation:** Stanley engraved his shotgun with runes of protection symbols.
	+ **Exorcism:** Stanley can expel evil spirits from people and places through magic. He attempted to exorcise Diana Stone.

### Abilities

As a former police officer, Stanley has several skills.

* **Expert Marksman:** Stanley is an expert in handling and discharging weapons, particularly pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, and rifles. He was also taught how to hunt at a young age and the police academy gave him a wide knowledge of firearms. He uses the isosceles stance when shooting due to his police training. On Earth-99, he used his sidearm to accurately shoot out some of GADE's cameras as well as shoot a lock off a door. He was trained to aim for center mass, as seen when he shot Crystal in the warehouse, but he is even more accurate, as he shot Chance in the head. He also shot Titanium Spiders in the heads, and caused one to drop Titanium's arm by shooting its hand. On Earth-1, he used his shotgun to fire a warning shot at Rebecca Ozelle, missing her head by a fraction. He later shot Cogent in the face and threatened to shoot Almanac in the throat.
* **Expert Combatant:** Stanley, as a former pugilist and police officer, is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant. He is familiar with self-defense, including wrist locks, striking techniques, submission fighting techniques, throws and takedowns, ASP baton and Kubotan training, knife and stick fighting skills, defense tactics, lateral vascular neck restraints, arrest and control procedure, ground defense and control, and power handcuffing. Other than Boxing, Stanley is also trained in Wrestling, Judo, Krav Maga, Kickboxing, MMA and Balintawak, and can use weapons like baseball bats and tomahawks. When he ran out of ammunition in the sewers on Earth-99, he fought Titanium Spiders with his bare hands. His fighting style is animalistic and reminiscent of a wolf on the hunt; he constantly moves around his opponents, lunges at them and tears at their limbs.
	+ **Knife Expertise:** Stanley learned how to use a knife at a young age during his hunting trips with his step-father. His training in Krav Maga and Eskrima affords him knowledge in how to disarm his enemies of their knives, as well. In addition to butterfly knives, he can wield knives that are foreign to him, as seen when he used one of Almanac's kunai against Cogent despite never having used one before.
	+ **Axe Skills:** Stanley can skillfully wield a tomahawk in a fight.
	+ **Explosives Skills:** TBA
* **Keen Intelligence:** Stanley is a smart man. As a former police officer, he excels in strategy and interrogation, and he is also knowledgeable in hunting, survival, organized crime, networking and mythoi. Stanley also reads books to expand his knowledge.
	+ **Expert Tactician:** Stanley is familiar with police run-and-cover tactics. He is also a capable strategist; when he found himself stranded on Earth-99, he quickly analyzed his situation and quickly took all of GADE's cameras out of commission for stealth. He later issued strategically sound orders to a portion of the Rebels.
	+ **Expert Survivalist:** TBA
	+ **Expert Interrogator:** TBA
	+ **Skilled Networker:** Stanley has built rapport and reputation with Darnell Harris, which allows him to trade in items from the criminals he beats up in exchange for upgraded items or information.
	+ **Skilled Mythologist:** TBA
	+ **Bilingualism:** Stanley fluently speaks his native English and he learned Latin for white magic purposes.
* **Intimidation:** Stanley commands a dark, intimidating presence.

## Weaknesses

* **Loneliness:** Stanley is a lonely man who desperately craves companionship.
* **Mental Illness:** Stanley is mentally ill.
	+ **Depression:** Stanley suffers from depression, leading him to suffer from many delusions and suicidal ideations.
	+ **Hero Complex:** Stanley exhibits many obsessive and compulsive behaviors that are characteristic of a hero complex, which is defined by a compulsive need to resolve a problem in order to receive praise or satisfaction. He has no hobbies, as his entire life outside of vigilantism is nothing but other work to keep him occupied. He views himself as a savior figure, having convinced himself that nothing else brings him joy and that he is burdened to suffer for a noble purpose.
	+ **Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:** Stanley suffers from severe post-traumatic stress.
* **Poor Social Skills:** Stanley is a socially awkward man and lacks social skills.
	+ **Apathy:** Stanley has no empathy, meaning he is quite possibly a psychopath with damage to his anterior insular cortex, the portion of the brain that processes empathy. He mercilessly murders thugs without affording them the chance of a fair trial.
	+ **Poor Anger Management:** Stanley, as someone with an anger disorder, has violent urges and outbursts of anger. He is also impatient, swears on a daily basis and frequently yells at people.
* **Substance Abuse:** Stanley started drinking at a young age and is an alcoholic; he is known to drink alcohol with every meal, chiefly beer. For him, alcohol is a relief from stress. He craved beer throughout his experience on Earth-99 and drank heavily on Earth-1. His excessive drinking has caused lasting effects on his liver, even with his mild healing factor.
* **Transmitted Lycanthropic Disease (TLD):** While Stanley exhibits heightened physical abilities, there are drawbacks to his lycanthropy.
	+ **Superhuman Senses:** Stanley's highly developed senses make him sensitive to certain stimuli. Hence, being in a sewer caused him great discomfort because of his sharp sense of smell.
	+ **Exhaustion:** While Stanley exhibits physical abilities greater than any human, he is prone to exhaustion, which simply takes longer to set in due to his superhuman stamina.
	+ **Amputation:** TBA
	+ **Impalement:** TBA
	+ **Salt:** Stanley is vulnerable to sodium chloride (salt) as a result of its property to kill viral and bacterial infections via osmosis. If Stanley inhales unrefined salt or it enters his open wound, it can kill the transmitted lycanthropic disease (TLD) cells in his bloodstream and slow the infection to the point that he can no longer regenerate or metamorphose for an extended period of time. Stanley will suffer physical injuries and illness similar to that of a regular human during this period and can die depending on the severity of his condition. Salt that enters his open wound will also cause increased pain and inflammation which can slow the wound healing process.
	+ **Burning:** TBA
	+ **Silver:** As a werewolf, Stanley is severely allergic to silver, which has antimicrobial properties that can kill an antibacterial or viral infection. In his case, he is vulnerable because lycanthropy is his infection.

## Techniques

* **Boxing:** Stanley is trained in Western boxing, which is fitting given his tremendous muscle power. In his youth, he joined a boxing club. When he was out of ammunition on Earth-99, he resorted to punching through Titanium Spiders. He also traded punches with Cogent.
* **Wrestling:** Stanley was on his high school's folkstyle/collegiate wrestling team, and the martial art would go on to serve as his secondary grappling art. The sport improved his strength, speed, agility and coordination, and he learned to combine his muscles to produce explosive force.
* **Judo:** Stanley 's primary grappling art is judo, with which soft methods can get the better of brute force; mind over muscle is the key to judo. The martial art requires perfect timing, clean techniques, and the ability to outwit and read his opponent. Some of the techniques he knows include the okuri ashi harai, uchi mata, tsuri goshi, ippon seoi nage, kouchi gari, ouchi gari, harai tsurikomi ashi, osoto gari, de ashi barai, ushiro goshi, hiza guruma, harai goshi, yoko otoshi, sasae tsurikomi ashi, tai otoshi, tani otoshi, kosoto gari, sumi gaeshi, soto makikomi, harai makikomi, morote gari, te guruma, and the ura nage (suplex).
* **Krav Maga:** Stanley also practices a no-holds-barred close-quarters combat self-defense system for survival in any situation. With Krav Maga's quick and brutal techniques, he not only defends himself but also does as much damage as possible to his opponent as quickly as he can to utterly overpower his assailants (maximum damage, minimum time). The martial art is useful for effective, lethal, practical, fast, comprehensive, efficient, intuitive, simple disarming techniques which are easy to execute, and there is a strong emphasis on targeting the weak, vulnerable, vital areas of the body, such as striking the throat, the knees, the groin, or the back of the neck.
* **Kickboxing:** Stanley has crosstrained in American kickboxing.
* **MMA:** Stanley has also trained in MMA, which is comprised of Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (his tertiary grappling art).
* **Balintawak:** Stanley has trained in the Balintawak variant of Eskrima to fight with knives and butterfly knives. He improvised one of Almanac's kunai for an Eskrima technique during his duel with Cogent.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Iteration 1 Suit:** Stanley's first suit consists of his motorcycle helmet and Level IIIA body armor.
* **Iteration 2 Suit:** Stanley's second suit consists of the same materials as his first suit.
* **Iteration 3 Suit:** Stanley's third suit is the same as his first two suits, except it has no helmet.
* **Iteration 4 Suit:** TBA
* **Duffle Bag:** Stanley carries his weapons in a duffle bag.

### Weaponry

* **Baseball Bat:** TBA
* **Balisong:**
* **Tomahawk:**
* **Molotov Cocktails:** TBA

*"A gun will save your life, kid. It saved my life."*
—Dark Strike to Tobias
* **SIG-Sauer P320:** Stanley used a durable pistol as his sidearm when he was a police officer, specifically the .40 S&W variant. His academy trained him to draw his weapon and flip the safety in two separate actions to avoid accidental shootings.
* **Glock 19:** Stanley used this 9mm pistol with an attached flashlight as his sidearm as a vigilante after he confiscated it from killing gangsters. On Earth-99, he found his gear in a dumpster. He prepared to use it as he scanned the perimeter of a GADE Laboratories warehouse, and shot out some of their cameras and a lock. He held it in a defensive position as he continued to investigate. He kept his grip on the handle in his pocket in case he was identified by the police, and he later offered to give it to Tobias for protection, but was declined. He took out his sidearm to defend against the Titanium Spiders when his shotgun ran was low on ammunition. He fired at one to make it drop Titanium's severed arm. With five rounds left, he armed himself with the pistol again in the sewers to shoot at a Titanium Spider's head until he ran out of ammunition and resorted to fisticuffs. Stanley kept his pistol with him when searching for Tia of Earth-3 while on Earth-1, and threatened to use it while being chased down an alleyway.

* **Remington 870 Express Tactical:** Stanley acquired his signature 12-gauge shotgun with an M7 bayonet from Darnell Harris. The gun is engraved with runes of protection against evil spirits. On Earth-99, he found his gear in a dumpster. He armed himself with it when he heard noise in the GADE warehouse, and used it to shoot Crystal in her center mass. He threatened to stab Chance with the bayonet before interrogating him and shooting him in the head. After exiting Diana's boutique, he armed himself with the shotgun once more, aiming it at an Authority Figure. He fired at the man's back, but the barrel was quickly webbed up by Fire Spider. He discarded the shotgun in favor of his SMG when the Authority Figure threatened fired a syringe at Tobias to use his SMG. He reached for his shotgun again when Infinite Mythos approached him and the Rebels in a parking lot, and kept it in his grip when he followed the Authority Figure's tracks to the Collins Foundation. Inside, he aimed it at the elevator, prepared to shoot, but nobody was inside, then kept it in his grip when he joined Almanac and Saul Collins down the stairs to further investigate. He began to lose his grip as he was sickened by the reality of his predicament. He kept the gun in his grip as he and the Rebels made their way back to the Retrogade headquarters, and fired it at the heads of the Titanium Spiders while counting bullets, but one of shots was sent offline by a web ball. He continued to fire from the hip until he was low on ammunition and transitioned to his sidearm. Stanley took out his shotgun to fire a warning shot at Rebecca Ozelle while searching for Tia of Earth-3 while on Earth-1, but put it away after he interrogated her and picked up on Tia's scent.
	+ **12-Gauge Salt Shells:** Stanley occasionally uses shells with salt fillings in the casings.
	+ **12-Gauge Silver Shells:** Stanley occasionally uses shells with silver fillings in the casings.
* **Atchisson AA-12:** Stanley's second shotgun is a rugged, reliable, fully automatic 12-gauge combat shotgun with low recoil and muzzle rise. He uses the same ammunition as his Remington and it has a 32-round drum magazine, but he uses it for big threats and the supernatural since it fires 300 rounds per minute. He found it in his bag with the rest of his guns at the Authority Central HQ before traveling to Earth-1.
* **Mini Uzi:** Stanley also uses a miniature submachine gun. On Earth-99, he found his gear in a dumpster with a full magazine. He used it to aim at an Authority Figure after he shot Tobias with a syringe, and then wildly fired it at incoming Authority Figure vans until he was restrained by Fire Spider's webs. He ran out of ammunition by the time he and the Rebels made it to Skates and Shakes.
* **Colt M4:** Stanley's rifle of choice is a carbine rifle combining long distance accuracy with a high capacity magazine. He found it in his bag with the rest of his guns at the Authority Central HQ before traveling to Earth-1.
* **Remington 700:** Stanley was given a sniper rifle by his step-father to go hunting with. He found it in his bag with the rest of his guns at the Authority Central HQ before traveling to Earth-1.
* **Kunai:** Stanley grabbed one of Almanac's throwing knives out of mid-air to attack Cogent, although he failed.

## Relationships

* David Parks - Father
* Michael † - Stepfather and Victim
* Elizabeth Parks - Sister

Allies* 12 St Skeletons - Gang
	+ Emiko Akiyama † - Former General and Ex-Girlfriend
	+ Darnell Harris - Friend, Partner, and Illegal Weapons Dealer
	+ Arthur Sykes
	+ Tyrone Maher - Legal Business Representative
* Arsenic - Adoptive Daughter
* Rebecca Ozelle
* Nile Oasis, LLC
	+ Ian Murphy - Archenemy
	+ Colestown Private Security and Law Enforcement Agency
		- Arbitrator - Former Chief, Archenemy, and Victim
		- Tom Higgins † - Former Partner and Victim
	+ 12 St Vampires - Rival Gang
		- William Sanders
* Hook Man - Archenemy and Victim
* Gade Laboratories, Inc.
	+ Crystal † - Victim
	+ Chance † - Victim
* Alice Higgins
* Arcadian Rebels - Rival Team
	+ Almanac

## Trivia

* In the original Epicverse continuity, Dark Strike was the name of a vigilante character who utilized a grappling hook as his primary weapon, and who was an enemy of Tentaclor. This character made only one official canonical appearance and the name was later recycled as the primary pseudonym used by Stanley.
* Stanley's original character concept was heavily based on traits of Batman, Saitama in One Punch Man, and Sam and Dean Winchester in Supernatural. These traits are still present in the fact that he is a depressed superpowered vigilante who hunts supernatural entities at night and utilizes intimidation and special weapons to defeat his enemies.
* Stanley's physical appearance and voice are heavily based on Michael Douglas' portrayal of William "D-Fens" Foster in *Falling Down*. He grows a full beard after he becomes a wanted fugitive to avoid detection by the CPD, which he later trims into a Verdi style that becomes a signature part of his physical appearance.
* Stanley's primary weapon is the Remington 870. A previous concept was the Winchester 1887 but it was rejected for being less practical than the Remington 870.
* Stanley's favorite musicians are Queen and Michael Jackson. His favorite song is "Somebody to Love" and he owns a CD copy of *A Day at the Races* which he plays when driving.
* Dark Strike is an open racist to other lycanthropes despite sharing the same condition as he sees them as a disease and a physical danger to humans. This ideology is harsh but not without merit, as most lycans and other therianthropes in Earth-411811 are murderers and cannibals, either as a requirement or as part of their lack of control. Stanley was also manipulated by his ex-girlfriend Emiko, who later turned out to be the lycan who infected him, which led to him developing a general distrust of other lycans.
* Stanley's drink of choice is Miller Lite.