Dharkon

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Dharkon
Official artwork of Dharkon in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
A boss in	Ultimate
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Console of origin	Nintendo Switch

Dharkon (ダーズ, Darz) is one of the two main antagonists of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Adventure Mode: World of Light and the dark counterpart of Galeem. He is described as the "Embodiment of Chaos and Darkness" in the World of Light. His goal, similar to Galeem’s, is to corrupt the universe in his own image.

History

After Galeem's first defeat, Dharkon appears from a crack in the sky, commanding an army of Crazy Hands. After the Crazy Hands briefly fight the Master Hands and win, Galeem proceeds to flee. Dharkon proceeds to take control of the remaining captive fighters and Spirits and creates a world of darkness. After Dharkon's first defeat, he proceeds to flee into the final world, with Galeem following soon after. In the final world, Galeem and Dharkon wage war against each other, but are also seeking to destroy the fighters. If only Galeem is defeated, Dharkon destroys Galeem's army, enchains and impales him, and engulfs the world in darkness, resulting in one of two bad endings. The true ending can be obtained by defeating both Dharkon and Galeem. Both Dharkon and Galeem are finally defeated, falling into the sea and exploding as their army disappears.

Moveset

Dharkon's eye is the only place it can be damaged. It can be stunned, which drops the eye on the stage for several seconds. After it's health falls below half, Dharkon's sclera color will shift to a dark violet color. If Galeem is present, Dharkon will damage it, though generally not on purpose.

Note that many attacks' characteristics, such as number of projectiles fired, vary depending on both Dharkon's health and which battle it is. Also, certain attacks are never used in certain battles.

Move	Damage	Description
Crushing Shade		If Galeem is stunned, Dharkon turns its tentacles into a hammer that attacks it and deals significant damage. The player will also be damaged if too close.
Electric Serpent		One of Dharkon's tentacles snakes around the arena while coated in dark energy, attempting to damage the player, with his eye trailing behind it. It will use a longer tentacle at low health, making it harder to avoid.
Photonic Wave		Dharkon covers two sides of the screen with wave-shaped lines of darkness that provide a small, ever-shifting gap of safety between them. The fighter will rapidly take damage upon touching the lines. If Galeem is present, each will contribute one wave to the attack.
Shadow Eruption		Dharkon creates beams of darkness that erupt from the ground.
Shadow Shape		Dharkon produces two or three dark false characters to support it, which eventually self-destruct after a period of time and can inflict damage when they do so. If light false characters are present, they will fight each other.
Tangled Rush		Dharkon sendes its tentacles through a series of portals, dealing damage as they pass by at multiple angles.
Tentacle Pierce		Dharkon uses three to five of his tentacles to attack the player one after another. Dharkon's eye is exposed when the last tentacle strikes.
Thorn Spray		Dharkon shoots a barrage of small energy bullets. If Dharkon has taken enough damage, it will end the barrage with a larger, more powerful blast. Neither of the projectiles are reflectable.
Temporal Rift		Dharkon performs a damaging slash that rips a large red line across the screen. The resulting line, which lingers for a while, will cause the player to be slowed while inside it. At low health, it creates two red lines in an "X" shape instead.
X Bomb		Dharkon creates three to six small objects that explode in X-shaped beams of darkness like X Bombs. These can be destroyed before they detonate to stop the attack.

Trivia

• Dharkon's theme is mostly comprised of the fourth verse of Lifelight, the main theme of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• Dharkon's name is a corruption of the word "darken", similarly to how Galeem's name is a corruption of "gleam".
  • It could also be a combination of the words "dark" and archon, which means "ruler" in Greek.
• Dharkon's appearance of being an organic mass of tentacles resembles Azathoth, a being featured in the Cthulhu mythos. Along with his single slitted eye, he could also be compared to Shuma-Gorath and Yog-Sothoth.