Changes: The Dark

	The Dark
	Clow Card ; Sakura Card ;
	Name
	Magic
Sign	Moon
Magic Type	Eastern Magic
	Important Events
Captured; (Anime)	Episode 42
Captured; (Manga)	Chapter 21
Transformed; (Anime)	Episode 69
Transformed; (Manga)	Chapter 44

Revision as of 13:02, 2 April 2020

The Dark (Kanji: 闇, Katakana: ダーク, Romanji: Dāku) is a Clow Card with the power to control darkness. Alongside The Light, it is one of the foremost of the Clow Cards, and falls under the power of the Moon, Yue and Eastern Magic.

It is also part of the original nineteen cards from the manga series

Appearance

File:Episode 42 - The Light and The Dark Reunite.jpg

The main bodies of The Light and The Dark.

Dark is regally dressed with long, straight, black hair. She wears a spiked crown and has five gems spread across her neckline.

As a Sakura Card in the manga, Dark receives a star on her crown, her sleeves, and in place of the central gem on her chest. More of her skin is also covered and she has spiked rims on her sleeves and a long spiked outer skirt.

In the Clear Card Arc, while under Syaoran's command, her outer skirt and the stars on her sleeves disappear; the star on her crown is replaced by a crescent moon; the central gem on her neckline is returned with another crescent moon placed above it.

Personality

Dark is serene and gentle, similar to Light. She may seem somewhat inquisitive as she needed to be sure of Sakura's place as candidate. Dark is very close with her sister, Light; everything that is done involving them (sealing, transformation etc.) must be done with both of them together.

Magic and Abilities

Darkness Magic: The Dark's primary magic is to be able to warp space, creating dark void that can isolate and nullify non-magical beings if given enough time. She also appears to manipulate time to an extent as she is able to bring forth the night.

Special Sealing and Activation Properties: The Dark is special in that it cannot be physically attacked. She is also always together with Light, so they must always be sealed together, used together and transformed together.

Fortune Telling: All Clow Cards have the ability to help their user predict the future. Their method of fortune-telling is similar to that of tarot cards. The interpretation of the message the Clow Cards relay depends on the magical power of the user.

Synopsis

Clow Cards arc

The Dark interrupted Sakura and Syaoran's play in Episode 42 (volume 5 in the manga) when they were about to kiss, engulfing everyone except Sakura and Cerberus in darkness. As a special card, it can only be sealed after two things have happened. First, Sakura had to realize which card it was. Second, she must then find a way to break the darkness. Sakura was able to defeat the Dark by releasing the Light Card which had been awakened all along within Sakura's soul. It was all revealed to be a test and the two cards requested to be sealed together. It is explained that Light and Dark are always together, and thus are sealed together.^[1]

Sakura Cards arc

The Dark and The Light are the last cards to be transformed into a Sakura Card. Dark is transformed in Episode 69 in the anime and in Volume 11 in the manga; Sakura transforms it with Light's, Syaoran's, Yue's and Cerberus' help to end Eriol's spell upon Tomoeda.^[2] Also in the manga, Sakura used The Dark to re-darken the sky to night after breaking Eriol's dark spell.

Clear Cards arc

Dark, like the other Sakura Cards, turned "clear" (blank) and are rendered powerless.

It is later revealed that the Cards were with Syaoran, who knew that Sakura's magical powers had grown enormously and that this could be detrimental to her. The Cards, moved by their love for Sakura and their desire to protect her, left with Syaoran through a spell arranged by his mother to prevent Sakura's powers from growing further while creating the Clear Cards.

Light and Dark appear along with the other Cards at Syaoran's house explaining to Cerberus and Yue the reasons for their departure. Later they all appear in front of Sakura to explain that they wanted to help Syaoran protect her.

During a confrontation with Yuna D. Kaito, Syaoran used Light and Dark to protect Sakura. However, the events are reversed by Kaito's time magic.

Cards

Due to her dependence on Yue, she is governed, like him, by Eastern magic and the Moon, as are the group of card she commands:

Gallery

Trivia

Dark is voiced by Rei Sakuma, who also voiced The Light card.
The Dark is one of the few Clow Cards that have demonstrated human speech, (the others are the Light, Mirror and Nothing/Hope).
Dark's design parallels and contrasts Light's in several ways:
- They both wear spiked crowns, but with different designs.
- They both have lengthy hair, but Light's is curled, while Dark's is perfectly straight.
- Both wear similar dresses and have their chests decorated, but Light has a single sun and Dark is adorned with five elongated-hexagonal gems.
The kanji at the top of the card: 闇, (Pronounced 'Yami') means 'darkness' in Japanese.

References

↑ CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 42
↑ CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 69

[1] CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 42

[2] CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 69

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+{{Infobox clow card
-{{Clow Card
-|clow card   = The Dark
+| name         = The Dark
+| image        = <tabber>Clow Card = [[File:ClowDark.jpg|150px]]
-|image1       = The_dark.jpg
+|-|Sakura Card = [[File:SakuraDark.jpg|150px]]
-|image2       = Dark.jpg
+</tabber>
-|captured    = [[Sakura and the Blacked Out School Arts Festival|Episode 42]]
+| caption      = The Dark
-|transformed = [[Sakura Meets Clow Reed|Episode 69]]
+| sign         = [[Yue|Moon]]
-}}
+| hiegherarchy = N/A
+| magic type   = Eastern Magic
+| captured     =
+| transformed  =
+|captured ep = [[Sakura and the Blacked Out School Arts Festival|Episode 42]]|transformed ep = [[Sakura Meets Clow Reed|Episode 69]]|captured ch = [[Chapter 21]]|transformed ch = [[Chapter 44]]}}
-'''The Dark''' (ダーク, Dāku) is a major card and is the sister card of [[The Light (光)|Light]]. Dark is to be able to warp space, creating darkness that can isolate and nullify non-magical beings if given enough time. She is also capable of bringing forth the night.
+'''The Dark''' (Kanji: 闇, Katakana: ダーク, Romanji: ''Dāku'') is a [[Clow Cards|Clow Card]] with the power to control darkness. Alongside [[The Light]], it is one of the foremost of the Clow Cards, and falls under the power of the Moon, [[Yue]] and Eastern Magic.
+It is also part of the original nineteen cards from the manga series
-Dark is the first card under [[Yue]]. She has a group of cards under her and all of them she commands are strengthened by the Moon and Eastern Magic.
-==Background==
+==Appearance==
-[[File:Darkandlight.jpg|thumb|left|The main bodies of The Light and The Dark.]]
+[[File:Episode 42 - The Light and The Dark Reunite.jpg|thumb|left|The main bodies of The Light and The Dark.]]
+Dark is regally dressed with long, straight, black hair. She wears a spiked crown and has five gems spread across her neckline.
-Dark's visible form is a regal woman draped in black with straight ebony hair. The points on her crown curve inward, the frontmost two curve inward then out again. Upon her chest there are dark gems varying in length from short to long and back again. On its Card, it clutches a crescent moon in one hand, and a star in the other. In the anime, The Dark Card's card form has a pitch black background (The Light has a pure white background). Dark has a group of cards under her and she is the first card under [[Yue]], so her and all the cards that she commands are strengthened by the moon and Eastern Magic. In the manga the Dark, as a [[Sakura card]], gains a star on her crown and above her chest.
+As a [[Clow Cards|Sakura Card]] in the manga, Dark receives a star on her crown, her sleeves, and in place of the central gem on her chest. More of her skin is also covered and she has spiked rims on her sleeves and a long spiked outer skirt.
+In the [[Clear Card Arc]], while under [[Syaoran Li|Syaoran's]] command, her outer skirt and the stars on her sleeves disappear; the star on her crown is replaced by a crescent moon; the central gem on her neckline is returned with another crescent moon placed above it.
+== Personality ==
+Dark is serene and gentle, similar to Light. She may seem somewhat inquisitive as she needed to be sure of [[Sakura Kinomoto|Sakura]]'s place as candidate. Dark is very close with her sister, Light; everything that is done involving them (sealing, transformation etc.) must be done with both of them together.
+== Magic and Abilities ==
+'''Darkness Magic:''' The Dark's primary magic is to be able to warp space, creating dark void that can isolate and nullify non-magical beings if given enough time. She also appears to manipulate time to an extent as she is able to bring forth the night.
+'''Special Sealing and Activation Properties:''' The Dark is special in that it cannot be physically attacked. She is also always together with Light, so they must always be sealed together, used together and transformed together.
+'''Fortune Telling:''' All Clow Cards have the ability to help their user predict the future. Their method of fortune-telling is similar to that of tarot cards. The interpretation of the message the Clow Cards relay depends on the magical power of the user.
 ==Synopsis==
 ===Clow Cards arc===
-The Dark interrupted Sakura and [[Syaoran Li|Syaoran]]'s play in [[Sakura and the Blacked Out School Arts Festival|Episode 42]] (volume 5 in the manga) when they were about to kiss, engulfing everyone except Sakura and [[Cerberus]] in darkness. As a special card, it can only be sealed after two things have happened. First, [[Sakura Kinomoto|Sakura]] had to realize which card it was. Second, she must then find a way to break the darkness. Sakura was able to defeat the Dark by releasing the Light Card which had been awakened all along within Sakura's soul. It was all revealed to be a test and the two cards requested to be sealed together. It is explained that Light and Dark are always together, and thus are sealed together.<ref>CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 42</ref>
+The Dark interrupted Sakura and [[Syaoran Li|Syaoran]]'s play in [[Sakura and the Blacked Out School Arts Festival|Episode 42]] (volume 5 in the manga) when they were about to kiss, engulfing everyone except Sakura and [[Cerberus]] in darkness. As a special card, it can only be sealed after two things have happened. First, Sakura had to realize which card it was. Second, she must then find a way to break the darkness. Sakura was able to defeat the Dark by releasing the Light Card which had been awakened all along within Sakura's soul. It was all revealed to be a test and the two cards requested to be sealed together. It is explained that Light and Dark are always together, and thus are sealed together.<ref>CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 42</ref>
 ===Sakura Cards arc===
-The Dark and [[The Light]] are the last cards to be transformed into a [[Sakura Card]]. Dark is transformed in [[Sakura Meets Clow Reed|Episode 69]] in the anime and in Volume 11 in the manga; Sakura transforms it with Light's, Syaoran's, Yue's and Cerberus' help to end [[Eriol Hiiragizawa|Eriol]]'s spell upon Tomoeda.<ref>CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 69</ref>
+The Dark and The Light are the last cards to be transformed into a Sakura Card. Dark is transformed in [[Sakura Meets Clow Reed|Episode 69]] in the anime and in Volume 11 in the manga; Sakura transforms it with Light's, Syaoran's, Yue's and Cerberus' help to end [[Eriol Hiiragizawa|Eriol]]'s spell upon [[Tomoeda]].<ref>CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 69</ref> Also in the manga, Sakura used The Dark to re-darken the sky to night after breaking Eriol's dark spell.
-==Magic and Abilities==
+=== Clear Cards arc ===
+Dark, like the other Sakura Cards, turned "clear" (blank) and are rendered powerless.
-'''Darkness Magic:''' The Dark's primary magic is to be able to warp space, creating darkness that can isolate and nullify non-magical beings if given enough time. She is also capable of bringing forth the night.
+It is later revealed that the Cards were with Syaoran, who knew that Sakura's magical powers had grown enormously and that this could be detrimental to her. The Cards, moved by their love for Sakura and their desire to protect her, left with Syaoran through a spell arranged by his mother to prevent Sakura's powers from growing further while creating the [[Clear Cards]].
-'''Special Sealing and Activation Properties:''' The Dark is special in that it cannot be physically attacked. She is also always together with Light, so they must always be sealed together, used together and transformed together.
+Light and Dark appear along with the other Cards at Syaoran's house explaining to Cerberus and Yue the reasons for their departure. Later they all appear in front of Sakura to explain that they wanted to help Syaoran protect her.
-'''Fortune Telling:''' All Clow Cards have the ability to help their user predict the future. Their method of fortune-telling is similar to that of tarot cards. The interpretation of the message the Clow Cards relay depends on the magical power of the user.
+During a confrontation with [[Yuna D. Kaito]], Syaoran used Light and Dark to protect Sakura. However, the events are reversed by Kaito's time magic.
+==Cards==
+Due to her dependence on Yue, she is governed, like him, by Eastern magic and the Moon, as are the group of card she commands:
+<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="transparent" navigation="true" hideaddbutton="true">
+ClowChange.jpg|[[The Change]]|link=The Change
+ClowDream.jpg|[[The Dream]]|link=The Dream
+ClowErase.jpg|[[The Erase]]|link=The Erase
+ClowIllusion.jpg|[[The Illusion]]|link=The Illusion
+ClowSilent.jpg|[[The Silent]]|link=The Silent
+ClowSleep.jpg|[[The Sleep]]|link=The Sleep
+ClowTime.jpg|[[The Time]]|link=The Time
+</gallery>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<tabber>
+Anime=
-Episode 42.jpg
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" bordercolor="#5cc1c7">
-Light and Dark.jpg
+Dark Clow Card in Anime.jpg|The Dark card in the anime
-Darkandlight.jpg
+Episode 42 - The Light and The Dark Reunite 3.jpg|Light and Dark talking with Sakura
-Dark Clow Card in Anime.jpg
+Episode 42 - The Light and The Dark Reunite 2.jpg|Light and Dark
-image10.jpg
+Episode 42 - The Light and The Dark Capture 2.jpg|Light and Dark being sealed
-Lighht and Dark.jpg
+LightDark.jpg|Light and Dark as Sakura Cards
-image12.jpg
-Image12.jpg
 </gallery>
+|-|Manga=
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" bordercolor="#5cc1c7">
+Untitled 4.png|Dark showing herself before Sakura
+Untitled 5.png|Light and Dark
+Untitled 6.png|Light and Dark's transformation in the manga
+Untitled 7.png|Sakura using Dark to bring back the night
+Syaoran using Light and Dark.jpg|Syaoran using Light and Dark
+</gallery></tabber>
 ==Trivia==
-*Dark is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Rei Sakuma|Rei Sakuma]], who also voiced [[The Light]] card.
+*Dark is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Rei Sakuma|Rei Sakuma]], who also voiced The Light card.
+*The Dark is one of the few Clow Cards that have demonstrated human speech, (the others are the Light, [[The Mirror|Mirror]] and [[The Nothing|Nothing]]/[[The Hope|Hope]]).
+*Dark's design parallels and contrasts Light's in several ways:
+** They both wear spiked crowns, but with different designs.
+** They both have lengthy hair, but Light's is curled, while Dark's is perfectly straight.
+** Both wear similar dresses and have their chests decorated, but Light has a single sun and Dark is adorned with five elongated-hexagonal gems.
+*The kanji at the top of the card: 闇, (Pronounced '''Yami''<nowiki/>') means 'darkness' in Japanese.
 {{clear}}
-==References==
-<references/>
+==References==
+<references />
 {{Clow Cards}}

The Dark
Clow Card Sakura Card
Name
Magic
Sign	Moon
Magic Type	Eastern Magic
Important Events
Captured (Anime)	Episode 42
Captured (Manga)	Chapter 21
Transformed (Anime)	Episode 69
Transformed (Manga)	Chapter 44

v · d · eList of Clow Cards

Main cards	The Dark • The Earthy • The Firey • The Light • The Watery • The Windy

Cards under The Dark	The Change • The Dream • The Erase • The Illusion • The Silent • The Sleep • The Time

Cards under The Earthy	The Flower • The Libra • The Lock • The Loop • The Maze • The Mirror • The Sand • The Shield

Cards under The Firey	The Arrow • The Fight • The Power • The Shot • The Sword • The Through • The Thunder • The Twin

Cards under The Light	The Big • The Create • The Glow • The Little • The Return • The Shadow • The Sweet

Cards under The Watery	The Bubbles • The Cloud • The Freeze • The Mist • The Rain • The Snow • The Wave • The Wood

Cards under The Windy	The Dash • The Float • The Fly • The Jump • The Move • The Song • The Storm • The Voice

Negative Card	The Nothing

Original Sakura Cards	The Nameless Card • The Hope