Wolf being hit by Crazy Hand's triple poke, a darkness attack
Darkness is an attack effect in the Super Smash Bros. series that debuted in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Characters hit by a darkness attack temporarily flash purple and emit shadowy energy similar to that of fire.
Darkness attacks are boosted by Darkness Attack stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's The Subspace Emissary, but only Ganondorf can use them.
List of darkness attacks
By characters
| Character | Move(s) | Games |
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| Ganondorf | Forward smash |   
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| Warlock Punch | 
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| Wizard's Foot | ||
| Gerudo Dragon |
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| Flame Choke |
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| Dark Dive (ending uppercut) | ||
| Beast Ganon (dash) | ||
| Warlock Blade |
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| Warlock Thrust | ||
| Flame Wave | ||
| Flame Chain | ||
| Dark Fists | ||
| Wizard's Dropkick | ||
| Wizard's Assault | ||
| Giga Bowser | Forward tilt |
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| Up tilt |
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| Down tilt | ||
| Forward aerial | ||
| Back throw | ||
| Joker | Neutral attack (when Arsene is summoned) |
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| Rebel's Guard | ||
| Kirby (Copy Abilities) | Warlock Punch |
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| Shadow Ball |
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| Pikmin Pluck (White Pikmin) |
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| Mewtwo | Neutral attack |
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| Dash attack | ||
| Forward smash | ||
| Up smash | ||
| Down smash | ||
| Forward aerial | ||
| Forward throw | ||
| Shadow Ball | ||
| Olimar | With a White Pikmin, all Pikmin-based attacks (all smashes, all aerial attacks except neutral aerial, pummel, all throws, Pikmin Throw and customs) (while it is considered and commonly stated that White Pikmin inflict poison, they technically use the darkness effect for these specific attacks) |
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| Pikmin Chain (White Pikmin) |
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| Piranha Plant | Poison Breath |
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| Robin | Nosferatu |
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| Distant Nosferatu |
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| Goetia | ||
| Ridley | Space Pirate Rush (when dragging the foe) |
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By items
| Item | Attack | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Assist Trophies | Midna: throw |
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| Poké Ball Pokémon | Ditto: Transform (if the summoner possesses darkness attacks) |
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| Marshadow: Spectral Thief (launching hit) |
By enemies and bosses
| Enemy/Boss | Attack(s) | Games |
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| Chandelure | Will-o-Wisp | 
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| Crazy Hand | Cross Punch (combo move with Master Hand) |
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| Spider Walk | ||
| Triple Poke (1st hit) |
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| Finger Bomb (explosion) |
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| Shadowball Bash |
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| Dracula | Circling variant of Dark Inferno |
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| Ganon | Darkness beam | |
| Gastly | Contact |
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| Marx | Black eyeball attack |
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| Master Core | Master Edges: 5-sword combination attack (finishing slash) |
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| Master Fortress - Swarm Lethinium and Plasma Wisp | 
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| Black Ridley | Claw swipe |
By stage hazards
| Stage | Hazard | Games |
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| Kalos Pokémon League | Energy Blasts |
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Gallery
Ganondorf's Warlock Punch is an example of a darkness attack.
| List of attack effects | |
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. | Normal  • Coin  • Electric  • Flame  • Slash  • Sleep 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Melee | Bury  • Darkness  • Flower  • Freezing  • Grab  • Inert  • Reverse  • Screw  • Stun 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Aura  • Down  • Flinchless  • Grass  • Paralyze  • Plunge  • Slip  • Water 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. 4 | Blaster  • Magic  • Obliviate  • Stab  • Solar 
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| Introduced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Chain  • Curse  • Dedede  • Grapple  • Ink  • Mushroom  • Poison  • Rapid  • Sparks  • Fist-Down  • Scintilla 
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