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Darkside

Game info: A colossal Heartless that arose before Sora in a land of endless sea and sky. It looks different from other Darksides Sora has battled with, but the cause remains a mystery.

Wiki info: The Darkside is a Pureblood Heartless that first appeared in Kingdom Hearts. It is one of the bosses at the Dive to the Heart, Destiny Islands, End of the World, Twilight Town, Dark World, and Scala ad Caelum. A Darkside is a massive, muscular, humanoid Heartless with black skin. Its legs are rather short and its feet are very thin and curl upward. Its arms are quite long, and it has two relatively small, twisted wings on its back. There is a large, heart-shaped hole in the Heartless's abdominal area, which penetrates straight through from the front to the back. Its head is covered in dozens of twisted, black tentacles. Only its small, glowing yellow eyes are visible. In Kingdom Hearts, Darkside had a flap of skin where the heart on its body creases at the top, whereas in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories this flap of skin was removed for unknown reasons. In Kingdom Hearts III, a Darkside is encountered at the edge of the Final World which is made of water. It is transparent, and its shape constantly wobbles like flowing water. Another appears in Re Mind, this time glowing pink due to holding a fragment of Kairi's heart. The Darkside battle shares many similarities with the Twilight Thorn, a gigantic Nobody. Both appear in Roxas and Sora's Dives to the Heart, respectively, and are the first bosses of the game. Their Japanese names, Twilight Zone and Darkside, are both science-fiction horror serials. When Sora begins his Dive to the Heart, he unknowingly passes into the edges of The Final World, where he fights a semi-transparent Darkside. While Sora is searching for the fragments of Kairi's heart in Scala ad Caelum, a Darkside with a pink aura appears guarding one of the fragments. A Darkside serves as the first boss of the game. As such, it serves as a basic tutorial towards Sora's combat skills and dodging. As usual, the Darkside's hands are its primary weak points, though its head can become vulnerable after a while. When it slams its fist into the ground to summon Shadows, prepare to use Block to guard the shockwave. It can also launch orbs of darkness from its chest, which can be blocked back to it, and from its hands, which can only be dodged. So long as Sora attacks and dodges when necessary, the Darkside will fall with ease. Defeating the Darkside awards Sora with Fire and Water magic. Another Darkside is fought in Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, appearing in Scala ad Caelum after four of Kairi's heart fragments have been found. While the strategy remains the same, this Darkside is a lot more powerful and has a lot more HP.