The Dark Realm
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Map of The Dark Realm.

The Dark Realm is an area in World of Light that is accessed by defeating Galeem in The Light Realm. It is the area accessed in the mid-game period and contains Dharkon.

Spirits

Disorder area

Spirit Battle parameters
No. Image Name Series Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music
785 Chaos Sonic the Hedgehog Series •Metal Inkling  
 
4,200 Fourside (Battlefield form) •Giant •The enemy is giant when the enemy's at high damage
•The enemy is metal
Open Your Heart
998 Gen Street Fighter Series Lucario   (140 HP)
 
3,600 New Pork City (Ω form) •Jump Power ↓ •Lucario's Aura has increased power
Stamina battle
•All fighters have reduced jump power
Fei Long Stage Type A
482 Raikou, Entei, & Suicune Pokémon series Greninja  
Incineroar  
Pikachu  
 
9,900 Suzaku Castle •Hazard: Lava Floor •The floor is lava Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue Medley
524 Hydreigon Pokémon series Charizard  
 
3,600 Kalos Pokémon League (Dragonmark Chamber only) •Attack Power ↑ •The enemy has increased attack power after a little while Route 23 - Pokémon Black 2 / Pokémon White 2
620 Caeda Fire Emblem series Lucina  
Marth  
 
13,500 Temple (Battlefield form) •Hazard: Heavy Wind •Dangerously high winds are in effect
•The enemy has increased move speed and reduced weight
Story 5 Meeting
1,047 Octoling Girl & Octoling Boy Splatoon series Inkling   
 
9,400 Midgar (hazards off) N/A •The enemy's special moves have increased power Undertow
392 Landmaster Star Fox series •Giant R.O.B.  
 
4,000 Venom (Ω form) N/A •The enemy's neutral special has increased power
•The enemy is giant
Space Battleground
911 MegaMan Volnutt Mega Man Legends series Mega Man  ×3
 
9,400 The Great Cave Offensive •Hazard: High Gravity
•Item: Exploding Types
•Timed battle (2:00)
•Your jumping power decreases
Light Plane (Remix)
283 Kraid Metroid series •Giant King K. Rool   (280 HP)
 
10,000 Brinstar Depths (Ω form) •Jump Power ↓
•Move Speed ↓
Stamina battle
•The enemy is giant
Brinstar Depths (Melee)
237 Yuga The Legend of Zelda series Inkling  
•Giant Inkling  
 
9,600 Kalos Pokémon League (hazards off) N/A •The enemy's side special has increased power
•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
Yuga Battle (Hyrule Castle)

Illusory area

Spirit Battle parameters
No. Image Name Series Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music
183 Darknut The Legend of Zelda series Link  
 
3,800 Bridge of Eldin (Battlefield form) •Move Speed ↑
•Defense ↓
•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power
•The enemy has increased move speed when the enemy's at high damage
•The enemy gets a major stat boost when badly damaged
Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
909 Axl Mega Man X series Mega Man  ×2 (80 HP)
 
3,800 Midgar (Ω form) N/A Stamina battle
•The enemy's shooting items have increased power
•The enemy starts the battle with a Ray Gun
Opening Stage
516 Darkrai Pokémon series Greninja  
 
9,900 Luigi's Mansion (Ω form) •Item: Black Hole
•Hazard: Slumber Floor
•The floor is sleep-inducing
•Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Darkrai)
Battle! (Team Galactic)
592 Dr. Stewart F-Zero series Dr. Mario  
 
9,500 Mute City SNES (Battlefield form) •Item: Food •Timed battle (1:30)
•The enemy heals over time
•Items will be pulled toward the enemy
Mute City (Original)
483 Tyranitar Pokémon series King K. Rool  
 
3,900 Mushroomy Kingdom (Battlefield form) •Sudden Damage •You'll occasionally take sudden damage after a little while Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Silver Medley
714 Pandora Kid Icarus series Wendy  
•Ally: Dark Pit  
 
3,500 Kalos Pokémon League (Ω form) Bob-omb Festival •Join forces with a CPU ally
•Bob-ombs will rain from the sky after a little while
•Explosion attacks aren't as effective against the enemy
Dark Pit's Theme
779 Amy Sonic the Hedgehog series Inkling  
 
9,400 Windy Hill Zone •Item: Hammer •The enemy starts the battle with a Hammer
•The enemy can swing the Hammer for a long time
•The enemy has increased move speed
Open Your Heart
693 Judge Game & Watch series Mr. Game & Watch Team  ×8
 
9,400 Flat Zone X (hazards off) N/A •The enemy favors side specials
•Defeat an army of fighters
Flat Zone 2
1,143 Frog & Snake Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru Greninja  
King K. Rool  
 
3,600 Dream Land GB (Castle Lololo interior) •Assist Trophy Enemies (Sablé Prince) •Hostile assist trophies will appear Kirby Retro Medley (Castle Lololo)
914 MegaMan.EXE Mega Man Battle Network series Mega Man  ×3
 
13,600 Hanenbow (Battlefield form) •Hazard: Zap Floor •The floor is electrified
•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
Shooting Star
743 Pyoro WarioWare series Yoshi  
 
3,700 Balloon Fight (Battlefield form) •Item: Deku Nut •The enemy is easily distracted by items WarioWare, Inc.
1,237 Vince Art Academy series Mii Swordfighter   (Moveset 3222, Vince's Hat, Vince's Outfit, Low Voice Type 11)
Inkling  
 
3,500 PictoChat 2 •Assist Trophy Enemies (Vince) •Hostile assist trophies will appear
•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
Swan Lesson
1,192 Karate Joe Rhythm Heaven Series  
Rhythm Paradise Series  
Ryu  
 
9,200 Suzaku Castle (Ω form) •Item Tidal Wave •The enemy's punches and elbow strikes have increased power
•The enemy's kicks and knee strikes have increased power
•The enemy favors smash attacks
Rhythm Boxing

South-east area

Spirit Battle parameters
No. Image Name Series Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music
1,008 Gomorrah Bayonetta series Bayonetta  
 
3,200 Umbra Clock Tower •Sudden Final Smash
•Sudden Damage
•You take serious damage after a little while
•The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash after a little while
Let's Hit The Climax!
897 Gravity Man Mega Man series Dark Samus   (160 HP)
 
7,500 Mario Galaxy •Hazard: High Gravity
•Hazard: Low Gravity
Stamina battle
•Gravity is reduced
•All fighters have reduced jump ability after a little while
Gravity Man Stage
340 Kracko Kirby series King Dedede  
Pikachu  ×2
 
3,500 Skyworld (clouds only) N/A •Defeat the main fighter to win Boss Theme Medley - Kirby Series
975 Wild Gunman Wild Gunman Duck Hunt Team      
 
3,400 Gerudo Valley (Ω form) •Temporary Invincibility
•Item: Shooting Types
•Start with 300% damage
•All fighters will occasionally be invincible
•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger
708 Three Sacred Treasures Kid Icarus series •Reflect Pit  
 
9,600 Palutena's Temple (Battlefield form) N/A •The enemy reflects projectiles
•The enemy's special moves have increased power
In the Space-Pirate Ship
1,016 Loki Bayonetta series Sheik  
 
9,200 Umbra Clock Tower (Battlefield form) •Invisibility
•Item: Timer
•The enemy is invisible after a little while
•Items will be pulled toward the enemy
•The enemy is easily distracted by items
Tomorrow Is Mine (Bayonetta 2 Theme) (Instrumental)
291 Omega Ridley Metroid series •Metal Ridley   (180 HP)
 
13,900 Norfair •Curry-Filled Stamina battle
•The enemy breathes fire
•The enemy is metal
Vs. Meta Ridley
374 Meta-Knights Kirby series Meta Knight Team   (60 HP)   (50 HP)   (40 HP)   (50 HP)
 
8,800 Halberd (Ship deck) N/A Stamina battle
•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
•The enemy starts the battle with a Killing Edge
Meta Knight's Revenge
468 Ampharos Pokémon series •Giant Pichu  
 
4,500 Prism Tower (Battlefield form) •Hazard: Zap Floor •The floor is electrified
•The enemy is giant
Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Silver Medley
885 Quick Man Mega Man series Mega Man   (140 HP)
 
3,700 Wily Castle (hazards off) •Item: Boomerang Stamina battle
•The enemy is easily distracted by items
Quick Man Stage
751 Gray Fox Metal Gear Solid series Sheik  
 
9,700 Shadow Moses Island •Assist Trophy Enemies (Gray Fox)
•Move Speed ↑
•The enemy has increased move speed
•Hostile assist trophies will appear
Encounter

Activities

The final 3 activites are found in The Dark Realm, all of which are found on the overworld and are dojos.

Master spirit Activity
No. Image Name Series Facility Music
283 Kraid Metroid Series Dojo (Tank Style)

Increases offense and defense, but decreases move speed and jump height.

Brinstar Depths
592 Dr. Stewart F-Zero Series Dojo (Runner Style)

Majorly increases move speed, but majorly decreases jump height.

Mute City (for 3DS / Wii U)
897 Gravity Man Mega Man Series Dojo (Gravity Style)

Majorly increases jump height, but majorly decreases move speed and fall speed.

Gravity Man Stage

Bosses

There are 5 bosses in the Dark Realm with Crazy Hand fought three separate times. Marx is fought in the Mysterious Dimension, Dracula is fought in Dracula's Castle, and Ganon is fought in the Sacred Land.

Image(s) Name Type Power Music
  Crazy Hand
 
Neutral
??? Crazy Hand
 
 
Marx
 
Neutral
??? Vs. Marx
 
 
Dracula
 
Neutral
??? Nothing to Lose (first form)
Black Night (second form)
  Ganon
 
Neutral
??? Calamity Ganon Battle - Second Form
  Dharkon
 
Neutral
??? Dharkon

Captured Fighters

27 of the 73 captured fighters are unlocked in the Dark Realm. 3 of them are unlocked in the overworld, while the rest are unlocked in sub-worlds. The lists of fighters are organized roughly by order of appearance.

Overworld

No. Image Name Type Power Stage Music
48 Rosalina & Luma
 
Shield
10,000 Mario Galaxy Ω Egg Planet
21ε Lucina
 
Attack
10,000 Arena Ferox Ω Id (Purpose)
69 Incineroar
 
Attack
12,500 Spear Pillar Ω The Battle at the Summit!

Mysterious Dimension

No. Image Name Type Power Stage Music
42 R.O.B.
 
Shield
10,500 Wrecking Crew Ω Stack-Up/Gyromite
50 Greninja
 
Shield
10,600 Kalos Pokémon League Ω Battle! (Trainer Battle) - Pokémon X / Pokémon Y
44 Wolf
 
Attack
11,800 Lylat Cruise Ω Star Wolf (Brawl)
62 Corrin
 
Shield
10,700 Castle Siege Ω Lost in All Thoughts Alone (Remix)
32 Ike
 
Attack
11,200 Coliseum Ω Eternal Bond
27 Meta Knight
 
Attack
11,800 Halberd Ω Meta Knight's Revenge
09 Luigi
 
Grab
10,600 Luigi's Mansion Ω Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion
24 Mewtwo
 
Grab
12,000 Spear Pillar Ω Battle! (Dialga/Palkia) / Spear Pillar
67 King K. Rool
 
Attack
10,600 Pirate Ship Gang-Plank Galleon

Dracula's Castle

No. Image Name Type Power Stage Music
13ε Daisy
 
Attack
10,600 Mushroom Kingdom U (Slide Lift Tower) Underground Theme - Super Mario Land
30 Wario
 
Attack
10,100 WarioWare, Inc. Ω WarioWare, Inc.
65 Ridley
 
Attack
10,600 Brinstar Depths Ω Vs. Ridley (Brawl)
60ε Ken
 
Neutral
10,600 Boxing Ring Ω Ken Stage
28ε Dark Pit
 
Shield
11,200 Reset Bomb Forest Ω Dark Pit's Theme
56 Robin
 
Grab
10,700 Castle Siege Ω Prelude (Ablaze)
66ε Richter
 
Grab
11,800 Dracula's Castle Ω Divine Bloodlines

Sacred Land

No. Image Name Type Power Stage Music
22 Young Link
 
Grab
10,300 Temple Ω Saria's Theme
25ε Chrom
 
Attack
10,600 Castle Siege Ω Id (Purpose) (Remix)
17 Zelda
 
Shield
10,100 Temple Ω Ocarina of Time Medley
51 Mii Brawler
 
Attack
10,000 Final Destination Final Destination - Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U
38 Sonic
 
Attack
9,800 Green Hill Zone Ω Green Hill Zone
61 Cloud
 
Attack
11,200 Midgar Ω Fight On!
58 Bowser Jr.
 
Grab
12,500 Mushroomy Kingdom Ω Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3
23 Ganondorf
 
Attack
10,700 Bridge of Eldin Ω Death Mountain

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese 闇の世界 World of Darkness
  English The Dark Realm
  French Contrée des ténèbres Land of Darkness
  German Das Land der Finsternis The Land of Darkness
  Spanish El reino de las sombras The Kingdom of Shadows
  Italian Il regno dell'oscurità The Realm of Darkness
  Chinese 暗之世界 Dark World
  Korean 어둠의 세계 Dark World
  Dutch Het Duisterrijk The Dark Kingdom
  Russian Царство тьмы The Kingdom of Darkness