Armored Darkness



Armored Darkness (アーマードダークネス - Āmādo Dākunesu) is a monster that appeared in the TV series, Ultraman Mebius. He appeared in the special Gaiden of the same name: Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Armored Darkness.

Subtitle: Dark Magic Armor (暗黒魔鎧装 - Ankoku ma Yoroi)

Powers/Weapons

 * Possession : Being a sentient walking collection of Armor, Armored Darkness needs a host to combine with in order to enpower itself to its full power.
 * Sword : Armored Darkness is equipped with a sharp sword that can cut through several objects. This sword can put anyone under its influence if he/she picks it up.
 * Trident : Armored Darkness is equipped with a 3-pronged, twin-sided trident. This trident can put anyone under its influence if he/she picks it up.
 * Darkness Blasts : Armored Darkness can fire a rapid succession of very powerful purplish blasts from its trident.
 * Dark Beam/Lightning : Armored Darkness's trident can fire a very powerful red and black beam of energy from it, similar to that of Alien Emperor's Dark Beam. It can also be charged with dark red lightning that is equally as strong.
 * Armor : Being a living being composed of Armor, Armored Darkness is resistant to many basic physical and projectile attacks.

Part 1
After the death of Alien Emperor, the sentient being known as Armored Darkness was activated to carry out the Emperor's Plan B. To make its presence known, Armored Darkness revived the monsters Salamandora, Roberuga, Mukadender, and Kelbeam.) As GUYS battled with (and eventually destroyed) the revived monsters, Ryu of GUYS noted that the revival of these monsters were very similar to that of how the Emperor revived his monsters in the past. Before anything else could have been solved, a dimensional portal opened up and sucked in Ryu of Team GUYS, transporting him to the home planet of Alien Emperor; a barren wasteland of darkness and ruination.

Just then Ryu was attacked by Armored Darkness himself. Just like his creator, Armored Darkness was impervious to all of Ryu's attacks and Ryu stood no chance in defeating it. Just then, Ultraman Mebius returned to face off against Armored Darkness. Again, Armored Darkness's strength was more than Mebius could handle alone as it easily tossed him around, but then just as Armored Darkness was coming in to kill, it froze in place, as if something was keeping it from killing Mebius. With the opporitunity, Mebius got a hold of Armored Darkness's sword and struck it in the head, weakening the armor into freezing in place temporarily.

Part 2
During part 2 of the special, It was revealed that after Alien Emperor's defeat, Armored Darkness had been known for some time and Ultraman Hikari was sent to destroy it before it could come to Earth, but the Armor's strength overpowered him and possessed him. Thus Ultraman Hikari was Armored Darkness, being possessed underneath it. Shortly after Ryu was revived, The original members of Team GUYS arrived on the planet to assist Mirai and Ryu in the battle, and just in time as Armored Darkness was just awakening to resume its battle against Ultraman Mebius.

Noting that Armored Darkness still had the open wound on its forehead, Ryu ejected from his jet and fell into the wound. Within Armored Darkness, he was reunited with Ultraman Hikari and with it, Hikari burst free from Armored Darkness's control, blowing the Armor into pieces in the process. The battle however was not over yet as Armored Darkness's body rejoined back together from the planet siding to his advantage and continued to do battle with the two Ultras. Then Ultraman Mebius and Ultraman Hikari once again joined together to form Ultraman Mebius's Phoenix Brave Mode and from that point on, the battle was in favor of Ultraman Mebius. Finally after slicing it down the middle if its body with its own sword, Ultraman Mebius destroyed Armored Darkness with the Mebium-Knight shot, ending the Emperor's last effort to conquer the Earth.

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey
Armored Darkness reappeared throughout the series, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey.

In this series, Armored Darkness acts as the enforcer of