Mister Dark

Evil-doer
Full Name	Unknown
Alias	The Dark One The Dark Man Mister Dark Dullahan The Khokhan The Buse Morko The Dunganga The Abo Ragl Ma Slokha Burned Man The Lake Man Buback The Torbalan
Origin	Fables
Occupation	Dark lord
Powers / Skills	Dark magic
Goals	Build his own empire over Fabletown. Take over the world (both failed). Kill the North Wind (somewhat succeeded, as the North Wind sacrificed himself so that can both die).
Crimes	Usage of dark magic Mass murder Attempted genocide Slavery Conspiracy Unlawful imprisonment Crimes against humanity Attempted world domination
Type of Villain	Hegemonic Dark Messiah

“	So now I'm fully restored into the countless worlds again. I'm back under every bed. My footfall is once again every creak in the night. I'm back hunting you, dear children. Soon enough I'll visit you personally, and sup upon your fear, taste your delicious screams, and eat your teeth. No need to seek the darkness, anymore, for the darkness is coming to you. Oh yes indeed, I will.	„
	~ Mister Dark vowing revenge.

Mister Dark is one of the main antagonists of the Fables comic series.

He serves as the primary antagonist of the second half of the comic book series. He is one of the Great Powers imprisoned during the rule of the Empire, and one whose accidental release after the Empire's collapse served as a catalyst for the end of Fabletown.

Biography

Origins

Mister Dark was one of the Great Powers that existed long before the rise of the Empire within the Homelands. Early during the Empire's rise, an elite unit of warlocks specializing in capturing and containing the most dangerous of magical threats, known as the Boxing League, was formed. The Boxing League continuously fought Mister Dark until they successfully contained him within a stone box which drained his power and transmitted it to be used by the Adversary.

Freedom and Conquest

Looters mistakenly released the creature who proceeded to drain them of life. Mister Dark reacquired his stolen power, including a portion that powered the Witching Cloak, destroyed the enchantments that held the Fabletown buildings together and set off to Fabletown to seek revenge. Upon arrival, he captured and then killed Kay, as well as a few hundred New York residents for the construction of his new palace.

His presence loomed over New York City and the ruins of old Fabletown, and as his palace neared construction, Mister Dark was confronted by the North Wind, having secretly made a deal with Frau Totenkinder to measure up the dark foe in exchange for knowledge about a zephyr who had escaped his centuries-long purge (incidentally one of his grandchildren). Mister Dark continued his pursuit of the refugee Fables before being confronted by Frau Totenkinder, who battled Mister Dark with the assistance of the 13th floor witches. Totenkinder managed to trap Mister Dark in a gold statue, but it was not enough to contain him; during the Fables' premature celebration in Mister Dark's palace, Mister Dark escaped his confinement again, killing Hobbes and temporarily killing Totenkinder as well. But with his power recharging, he warned the Fables to run far away before he was back at his full strength.

Mister Dark later encountered Nurse Spratt alone at the Farm, where the Fables had been seeking refuge until Totenkinder's gambit failed. Spratt offered her allegiance to Mister Dark in exchange for three wishes - to be beautiful, to take revenge on the "pretty" Fables, and to have a prince of her own. Mister Dark promised to grant her wishes as the two sealed their alliance. She told him they were fleeing to the kingdom of Haven, protected by Flycatcher's power. While Mister Dark continually weakened the barriers protecting Haven, he had Nurse Spratt, who rechristened herself as Leigh Douglas, receive combat training from another of his subordinates, Werian Holt. Douglas begged him for a faster, more permanent transformation so that she could have her revenge on the Fables before her dark master slaughtered them. After warning her that such a process would be extremely painful, Mister Dark accepts her pleas and transforms her into a slim and beautiful (but even more wicked) woman. He does not tell her that he himself was the "dark prince" he promised to her, intending to marry Douglas and have her rule by his side as her dark queen.

Intending to finish off the Fables once and for all, Mister Dark travels back to Haven only to be confronted by the North Wind. Having faced internal conflict over the idea of having to kill his own grandson simply for being a zephyr, the North Wind concluded his own death would cancel out his obligation to kill the last remaining zephyr. As such, the North Wind easily subdued Mister Dark and took them both off the mortal realm, as their collusion would inevitably cause its destruction, and allowed both of them to be trapped in another box containing them, effectively "killing" both Mister Dark and himself in a valiant self-sacrifice.

Powers and Abilities

Mister Dark is the image of of darkness itself and can use the dark magic as well as shape shift and manipulation. He has the power to consume the teeth of humans and, by spitting them up one at a time, summoning the spirit of the owner of said tooth to serve him. He can do this once per tooth, so he can generally do this a maximum of thirty-two times (less if the person in question had poor oral hygiene). His abilities have the weakness of is surrounded by those who possess little fear, he becomes weaker.