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"The Dark Arts are many, varied, ever-changing, and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which is unfixed, mutating, indestructible."
― Dark Arts by Professor Severus Snape (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
"Knowledge demands sacrifice."
― Ancient Craving (Magic: The Gathering)

The power to use magic that is malevolent in nature. Variation of Magic Arts. Opposite to White Arts. Combination of Magic and Dark Force Manipulation. Not to be confused with Darkness Arts. Magical counterpart of Dark Science.

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The user can utilize the Dark Arts, a malevolent system of techniques that is based around a darker side of magic that is typically used for selfish, self-serving and/or nefarious purposes. Though it is not necessarily "evil" magic, dark arts tend to focus on destruction, harming, cursing and otherwise complicating the lives of other people while advancing the user's own state.

Users often reject social convention and the status quo, which some suggest is in a search for spiritual freedom. As a part of this, they embrace magical techniques and practices that would traditionally be viewed as taboo and are generally willing to go farther than most would even consider if it served their ends.

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Known Users[]

See Also: Black Magic.

Comics/Cartoons[]

Folklore/Mythology[]

  • Morgana Le Fay (Arthurian Legends)
  • Witches (Worldwide)
  • Demons (Abrahamic religions)
  • Worshippers Of Satan (Abrahamic Mythology)
  • Goetians (Hermeticism)

Literature[]

  • Holly Short (Artemis Fowl)
  • Certain Children of the Red King (Charlie Bone)
  • Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci Series)
  • Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
  • Vetvix (Garfield's Pet Force)
  • Sorcerer Binky (Garfield's Pet Force)
  • Witches/Wizards (Harry Potter)
  • Sauron (Lord of the Rings)
  • Saruman (Lord of the Rings)
  • Jadis, the White Witch (Narnia)
  • Septimus Heap & Marcia Overstrand (Septimus Heap)
  • The Evil Queen (Snow White)
  • Sisters of the Light (Sword of Truth)
  • Sisters of the Dark (Sword of Truth)
  • Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Sword of Truth)
  • Darken Rahl (Sword of Truth series)
  • Wizards/Sorceresses/Sorcerer/Witch-Woman (Sword of Truth)
  • Carter and Sadie Kane (Kane Chronicles)
  • Eragon (Inheritence)
  • Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant)
  • Stephanie Edgly/Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant)
  • Witches (Geronimo Stilton: The Kingdom of Fantasy)
  • Kelsier (Mistborn)
  • Vin (Mistborn)
  • Dark magicians (Inheritance Cycle)
  • Miranda (Shadow Falls)
  • Witches, warlocks, and witch-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
  • Wizard Howl (Wizard's Castle)
  • Sophie Hatter (Wizard's Castle)
  • The Witch of the Waste (Wizard's Castle)
  • Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)

Live Television/Movie[]

  • Sabrina Spellman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
  • Grandmama Addams (The Addams Family)
  • Nora Dhark (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
  • Damien Darhk (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
  • Samantha (Bewitched)
  • Endora (Bewitched)
  • Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Rack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Witches and Warlocks (Charmed)
  • Demons (Charmed)
  • The Avatars (Charmed)
  • Witches (Grachi)
  • Grandpa (The Munsters)
  • Residents of the Dark Side of Kinkow (Pair of Kings)
    • King Kalakai
    • Zadoc
    • Kaita the Bat Rider/The Mummy
    • Tarantula People
  • Agatha Harkness (WandaVision)
  • Blind Witch (Once Upon a Time)
  • Cora (Once Upon a Time)
  • Dark Ones (Once Upon a Time)
    • Emma Swan; formerly
    • Gorgon the Invincible
    • Killian Jones/Captain Hook; formerly
    • Nimue
    • Rumplestiltskin; formerly
    • Zoso
  • Maleficent (Once Upon a Time)
  • Peter Pan (Once Upon a Time)
  • Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time)
  • Snow White (Once Upon a Time); within the "Heroes and Villains" Alternate Universe
  • Ursula (Once Upon a Time)
  • Zelena (Once Upon a Time)
  • Amara (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
  • Jafar (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
  • The Red Queen (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
  • The Secret Coven (The Secret Circle)
  • John Blackwell (The Secret Circle)
  • Blackwell Family (The Secret Circle)
  • Borrower Witches (Supernatural)
  • Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Alti (Xena: Warrior Princess)
  • Jafar (Disney’s Aladdin)
  • Mal (Disney’s Descendants)
  • Queen Narissa (Disney's Enchanted)
  • Maleficent (Disney’s Sleeping Beauty)
  • Queen Grimhilde (Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
  • Madam Mim (Disney's The Sword in the Stone)
  • King Magnifico (Disney's Wish)
  • The Chameleon (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Marvel Cinematic Universe); via the Darkhold
  • Emperor of the Night (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night)
  • Merlin (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
  • Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
  • Balthazar Blake (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
  • Morgana Le Fay (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
  • Veronica (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
  • Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
  • Queen Mab (Merlin)
  • Jareth, the Goblin King (Labyrinth)
  • Witches and Wizards (Harry Potter)
  • Queen Ravenna (Snow White & the Huntsman)
  • Queen Bavmorda (Willow)
  • Lord Blackwood (Sherlock Holmes)
  • Sokurah the Magician (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad)
  • Prince Koura (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad)
  • Pendragon (Jack The Giant Killer)
  • Witches (Jack The Giant Killer)
  • Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf/Vigo the Carpathian (Ghostbusters II)
  • Sanderson Sisters (Hocus Pocus)
  • Emperor Han (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor)
  • Tzekel-Kan (The Road of El Dorado)
  • Users of The Forbidden Arts (The Swan Princess)
  • Warwick the Warlock (Spooky Buddies)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

  • Dark Triad (Black Clover)
  • Millenium Earl (D.Gray-man)
  • Cross Marian (D.Gray-man)
  • Beatrice (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
  • Mages/Wizards (Fairy Tail); via Black Arts and Black Magic
  • Bernkastel (Umineko Mo Naku Koro Ni)
  • Lina Inverse (Slayers)
  • Kim Minjun (The Dark Mage's Return to Enlistment)
  • Ryner Lute (Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu)
  • Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (Zero no Tsukaima)
  • Hoaqin (Tower of God)
  • White (Tower of God)
  • Evangeline A.K. McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
  • Negi Springfield (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
  • Kurohime (Magical Gunslinger Kurohime)
  • Naraku (InuYasha)
  • Kazuki Shikimori (Maburaho)
  • The Magic Knights (Magic Knight Rayearth)
  • Sieg Hart (Rave Master)
  • Various Creatures (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
    • Kumoko/Shiraori
  • Hao Asakura (Shaman King)
  • Yubaba (Spirited Away)
  • Zeniba (Spirited Away)
  • Wizard Howl (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • The Witch of the Waste (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • Madam Suliman (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • Renji Hiiragi (Night Wizard)
  • Takius (Ragnarok: The Animation)
  • Louie (Rune Soldier)
  • Itsuki Iba (Rental Magica)
  • Tiara (Shamanic Princess)
  • Orphen (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen)
  • Yura Keikan (Nurarihyon no Mago)
  • Big Mama (Sorcerer Hunters)
  • Fai D Flourite (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle)
  • Yuuko Ichihara (xxxHolic)
  • Reika Kitami (Bible Black series)
  • Jody Crowley (Bible Black: New Testaments)
  • Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
  • Clow Reed (Cardcaptor Sakura)
  • Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
  • Eriol Hiragizawa (Cardcaptor Sakura)
  • Dark Mage (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
  • Robin Sena (Witch Hunter Robin)
  • Subaru Sumeragi (Tokyo Babylon)
  • Seishirou Sakurazuka (X/1999)
  • Emiya Shirou, Tohsaka Rin, Matou Shinji, Caster (Fate/Stay Night)
  • Dark Schneider (Bastard)
  • Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Maria Notches (GetBackers)
  • Pop (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken)
  • Kakeru (Kekkaishi)
  • Ilran (Id)
  • Aika Maki (Invaders of the Rokujouma)
  • Jio (Jio to Ogon to Kinjirareta Mahou)
  • Felicia Rand Philistine (Legend of Maian)
  • Dokurokushe/Kushi (Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure)
  • Various Magicians (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
  • Raul Evans (The Strongest Brave Who Craves for Revenge, Extinguish with the Power of Darkness)
  • All Witches (Witch Hunter)
  • Blair (Soul Eater)
  • Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater)
  • Arachne Gorgon (Soul Eater)
  • Shaula Gorgon (Soul Eater Not!)
  • Eruka Frog (Soul Eater)
  • Mizune Sisters (Soul Eater)
  • Free (Soul Eater)
  • Eibon (Soul Eater)
  • Noah (Soul Eater)
  • Roto (Yureka)
  • Lilu & Haruna (Watashi no Messiah-sama)
  • Sheliss Elleness Zurbach (The Night When Evil Falls)
  • Toby Williams (Return to Labyrinth)
  • Mizumi, the Queen of Moraine (Return to Labyrinth)
  • Drumlin (Return to Labyrinth)
  • Moulin (Return to Labyrinth)
  • Azazel (Shingeki no Bahamut)
  • Lisa Fukuyama (Girls Bravo)
  • Oh Kang Woo (Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later)
  • Incognito (Hellsing)
  • Misa Kuroi (Eko Eko Azarak)
  • Warlocks (Hardcore Leveling Warrior)
  • Warlocks (Witch Watch)

Video Game[]

  • Warlic (Adventure Quest/AQ Worlds/Dragon Fable)
  • Bleu/Deis & Nina (Breath of Fire)
  • Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania Lords of Shadow)
  • General Tsao (Sly Cooper)
  • The Ancestor (Darkest Dungeon)
  • The Hag (Darkest Dungeon)
  • The Necromancer (Darkest Dungeon)
  • The Occultist (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Flemeth (Dragon Age)
  • Morrigan (Dragon Age)
  • Demigra (Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
  • Nythera (Dragon Fable & AQ Worlds)
  • Sadida God (Dofus/Wakfu)
  • Sadida Class (Dofus/Wakfu)
  • Aisha (Elsword)
  • Fork Maidens (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
  • Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Project)
  • Alice Margatroid (Touhou Project)
  • Patchouli Knowledge (Touhou Project)
  • Byakuren Hijiri (Touhou Project)
  • Mima (Touhou Project)
  • Genis Sage (Tales of Symphonia)
  • Moa (Fantasy War Tactics)
  • Users of Dark Magic (Fire Emblem series)
  • Syndra The Dark Sovereign (League of Legends)
  • Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
  • Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
  • Dark Portal Masters (Skylanders)
    • Kaos
    • Kaos' Mom
  • Hecktore (Skylanders)
  • The Darkness (Skylanders)
  • Users of Dhar (Warhammer)
  • Willow (Willow)
  • Medivh & Jaina Proudmoore (World of Warcraft)
  • Maze (Fable)
  • Black Mage (Final Fantasy series)
  • White Mage (Final Fantasy series)
  • Red Mage (Final Fantasy series)
  • Rydia (Final Fantasy IV)
  • Rosa (Final Fantasy IV)
  • Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)
  • Dagger/Garnet (Final Fantasy IX)
  • Eiko (Final Fantasy IX)
  • Shantotto (Final Fantasy XI)
  • The Order (Silent Hill Series)
  • Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat series)
  • Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat series)
  • Shinnok (Mortal Kombat series)
  • Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat series)
  • Kirby (Kirby series); via Magic ability
  • Dragonborn (Skyrim); via spells
  • Bethony (Summoners War)
  • Black Mage (MapleStory)
  • Luminous (MapleStory)
  • Tessa (Red Earth)
  • Fubuki (Senran Kagura)
  • Oleander (Them's Fightin' Herds)
  • Black Mage (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Crowley (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Dark Mage (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Dark Mystic (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
    • Bayonetta(Cereza)
    • Jeanne
    • Rosa
    • Morgana
    • Viola
  • Malygos (Warcraft series)
  • Kalecgos (Warcraft series)
  • Warlock class (Warcraft series)
    • Gul'dan

Web Animation/Comics/Original[]

  • Various Characters (Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire)
  • Daevites (SCP Foundation)
  • Sarkic Cults (SCP Foundation)
  • Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
  • Richard the Warlock (Looking for Group)
  • Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
  • Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)
  • The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
  • The Moon Blade Sect (Evelyn and the Occult)

See Also[]

For fan-fictional to non-canon characters, see here.

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