Dark Master
Attire
Purple robes with yellow markings Sky blue staff
Skills
Exceptionally high intelligence Teleportation Stick fighting Levitation Possession
These wizards are easily recognized for their pointy blue hats. — Description, Sonic Unleashed [1]
The Dark Master (ダークマスター , Dāku Masutā ? ) is an enemy that appears in the nighttime Stages in the Wii /PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed . They are a variant of Dark Gaia's Minions that resemble wizard-like phantoms.
Appearance
The Dark Masters appear as humanoid phantom-like wizards. They are dressed in dark purple clothes, have a pointy hat and cape, and are decorated with yellow symbols. The only things on their body that are shown are their yellow eyes and parts of their dark faces. They are also always carrying a cyan colored, hook-shaped staff with several thin spikes.
Overview
The Dark Masters and the rest of Dark Gaia's Minions came into being when Dark Gaia broke apart at the beginning of Sonic Unleashed due to its premature awakening by Dr. Eggman . These fragments were then spread across the earth and became Dark Gaia's Minions, with the Dark Masters amongst them. Due to being born with high intelligence, they are able to take on a near-perfect humanoid appearance.[2] They first appear in Rooftop Run Night Act II: Jet Black Back Streets.
In battle, the Dark Masters attack by hitting Sonic with their staff. When the player attempts to attack them, they will try to avoid damage by either floating out of Sonic's attack range or by teleporting short distances away, which makes them hard to attack. The Dark Masters usually appear alone, but can appear in pairs as well.
Upon the reconstruction of Dark Gaia by Dr. Eggman, all of the Dark Masters (along with the other types of Dark Gaia's minions) were returned to the beast, who was later defeated and sealed within the planet's core.
Powers and abilities
The Dark Masters are able to move into an area by emerging from black puddles on the ground. As a Dark Gaia minion, the Dark Masters can possess people by latching onto the deepest, darkest part of the heart and generate despair, negative emotions or even erratic behavior that are completely opposite to the person's personality.
The Dark Masters are born with exceptionally high intelligence.[2] They are also capable of casting spells which let them instantly teleport themselves over short distances.
The Dark Masters have the innate ability to levitate above ground and can move through mid-air rather quickly. They possess as well some skills in stick fighting, being able to use their staffs in close combat to hit their opponents using quick and swift movements.
Gallery
Artwork
Screenshots
References
Main article | Script | Credits (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 , Wii/PlayStation 2 ) | Glitches | Beta elements | Gallery | Re-releases (mobile )
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic , Sonic the Werehog ) | Gaia Colossus
Non-playable characters
Apotos
Alexis | Anastasia | Eric | Gregorios | Hot Dog Vendor * | Ice Cream Vendor | Lambros | Lucas * | Milos * | Sandra
Spagonia
Aida * | Barbara | Ciccio | David | Denise | Dora | Elio * | Federica | Franco * | Gigi | Hot Dog Vendor * | Ippolita | Irma * | Josef | Lilli * | Lucia | Marcantonio * | Mauro | Natalia * | Otto | Professor Pickle | Professor Pickle's Assistant | Raimondo
Mazuri
Ana | Essie | Gwek | Hog Dog Vendor * | Kofi | Kwami | Kwod | Yawa | Yaya
Chun-nan
Chun | Hot Dog Vendor * | Hualin | Jinlin * | Lin | Shuifon | Wang * | Yilin | Zonshen
Holoska
Hot Dog Vendor * | Jari-Pekka | Jari-Thure | Marketa | Sarianna | Ursule
Shamar
Ara | Dimah | Ehsan | Erhan | Hizir | Hot Dog Vendor * | Iman | Labib | Latif | Layla | Mufid | Musaid | Raniya | Sa'id | Sadiq | Safi | Samia | Sammar | Shadi | Utba | Yasmine
Empire City
Boss * | Brenda * | Charles * | Def Big * | Elizabeth * | Hot Dog Vendor * | Li'l Kate * | Louie Montaine * | Robert *
Adabat
Hot Dog Vendor * | Jamal | Kaeo | Nagi | Rudi | Teanchai
Eggmanland
EF-DC1998 * | EF-MD1991 * | EF-XB2006 * | Hot Dog Vendor *
Misc.
Amy | Chip | Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia ) | Dr. Eggman | Tails | SA-55 | Su * | Uh * | Wentos *
Town Stages /Villages
Apotos | Mazuri | Spagonia | Chun-nan | Holoska | Shamar | Empire City * | Adabat | Eggmanland
Action Stages / Stages
Windmill Isle | Savannah Citadel * | Rooftop Run | Dragon Road | Cool Edge | Arid Sands | Skyscraper Scamper * | Jungle Joyride | Eggmanland | Tornado Defense *
Enemies
Eggman's Machinery
Aero-Cannon | Aero-Chaser | Egg Blizzard | Egg Burst | Egg Fighter | Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield , Spring shield ) | Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield , Spring shield ) | Egg Fighter: Sword * | Egg Flame | Egg Launcher (H) | Egg Launcher (H+V) | Egg Launcher (V) | Egg Shackle | Egg Shooter | Egg Typhoon | Gold Aero-Cannon | Interceptor | Little Fighter * | Mole Cannon | Spinner | Thunder Ball | Thunder Spinner
Dark Gaia's minions
Big Mother | Cure Master * | Dark Bat | Dark Bat Sniper | Dark Eel * | Dark Fright | Dark Master ** | Deep Nightmare | Evil Flower * | Fire Master | Fright Master | Killer Bee | Lightning Master | Little Rex | Nightmare | Power Master * | Red Fright | Red Killer Bee | Red Nightmare ** | Red Deep Nightmare ** | Red Rex | Red Titan ** | Spike ** | Thunder Bat | Titan
Bosses
Egg Beetle | Egg Cauldron * | Egg Devil Ray | Egg Dragoon | Egg Lancer | Dark Gaia | Dark Gaia Phoenix | Dark Guardian | Dark Moray | Perfect Dark Gaia
Moves/ Techniques
Sonic
Air Boost | Cartwheel | Crouch | Foot Sweep * | Grind Step | Grinding | Homing Attack | Hop | Jump Dash | Lightspeed Dash | Slide | Skydiving | Sonic Boost | Sonic Drift | Spin Jump | Stomp | Quick Step | Wall Jump
Werehog
Dash | Double Jump | Grab | Guard | Unleashed Mode | Wall Shuffle
Misc.
Boost | Drill Attack | Super Sonic Boost | Turbo Boost
Skills
Straight attacks
Donkey Kick Combo * | Double Axle Combo * | Double Kick Combo * | Feral Were-Hammer * | Knuckle Sandwich Combo * | Sho-Hog-Ken * | Unleashed Knuckle Sandwich * | Vertical Were-Hammer * | Were-Hammer * | Werewheel Rush *
Hook attacks
Earthshaker * | Egg Scrambler * | Feral Wild Whirl * | Rolling Kick Combo * | Sho-Claw-Ken * | Ultimate Wild Combo * | Unleashed Wild Combo * | Wereclap * | Wild Whirl * | Wild Whirl Were-Hammer *
Aerial attacks
Aerial Claw Slash * | Aerial Claw Slash and Spin * | Aerial Piledriver * | Crescent Moon Strike * | Diving Bodypress * | Flying Double-Punch * | Flying Double-Punch Crush * | Hurricane Combo * | Shooting Star Combo * | Typhoon Combo *
Special attacks
Comet Punch * | Missile Punch * | Spinning Needle Attack * | Tricky Tornado Uppercut * | Triple Wild Claw * | Were-Claw Charge * | Were-Cyclone * | Were-Rush * | Were-Tornado * | Wild Werewhip *
Wii/PS2
Beatdown ** | Claw Charge | Crescent Moon Strike ** | Earthshaker ** | Wereclap ** | Were-Hammer ** | Were-Claw ** | Were-Wallop ** | Wild Claw ** | Wild Whirl **
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon | Blue spring | Bobsled | Bomb | Buggy ** | Buoy | Check Point | Conveyor Belt | Crane Lift | Crank | Dark Energy Force Field ** | Dash Panel | Dash Rail | Dash Ring | Door | Fountain | Giant spear ** | Grind Rail | Hanging vine | Hint Ring | Horizontal Bar | Hourglass * | Icicle | Iron ball | Jump Selector | Laser field | Lever | Moving Crate | Rainbow Ring | Ramp | Snowblower | Spike Trap | Spikes | Springboard/Spring | Springpole | Switch | Thorn Spring | Trap Spring | Trick Jump Panel | Wide spring | Zip Line
Items
General
1UP | 5 Ring Bonus | 20 Rings ** | Art Book * | Audio System | Big 50 Ring ** | Blue Tea * | Bookshelf * | Boss Gate | Chaos Orb * | Container (Explosive crate , Steel Container , Wooden Container ) | Crystal Ball * | Dark Energy Key ** | Dark Gaia Force | Edible item (Apple , Banana , Canned Juice , Chai , Chili Dog , Donut , Sundae Supreme ) | Gaia Gate | Gaia Key * | Goal Ring | Gift * | Gramophone * | Green Tea * | Item Capsule ** | Key Stone * | Lovely Ring * | Maiden Statue * | Moon Medal | Moon Tablet ** | Movable box | Old Necklace * | Planet Tablet ** | Pick-Me-Up * | Pretty Bouquet * | Power Shield * | Record * | Red Tea * | Ring | Shield Charge * | Souvenir * | Sun Medal | Sun Tablet ** | Super Claw * | Super Ring | Turquoise Tea * | TV * | Videotape * | Violet Tea * | White Tea * | Yellow Tea *
Level Up Items
Air Boost Shoes * | Light Speed Dash Shoes * | Stomping Shoes * | Wall Jump Shoes *
English voice actors
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Sonic the Werehog , Prof. Pickle's Assistant ) | Amy Palant (Tails ) | Lisa Ortiz (Amy ) | Anthony Salerno (Chip ) | Mike Pollock (Eggman , Zonshen ) | Christopher Collet (SA-55 ) | Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor , Prof. Pickle )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Chikao Otsuka (Eggman ) | Chō (Prof. Pickle ) | Ryo Hirohashi (Tails ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Tomokazu Seki (Sonic the Werehog ) | Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip )
Music
Songs
Endless Possibility | Dear My Friend
Albums
Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other
Auto Running | Boost Gauge | Boost Gauge | Chao * | Chaos Emerald | Chaos Energy Cannon | Chun-nan's Treasure | Collection Room * | Combo | Critical Attack | Don Fachio * | Doctor Eggman's chair | Earth | Eggman Fleet | Egg Dragoon | Egg Mobile | Entrance Stage * | Exorcisms | Experience Point | Freeze | Gaia Manuscripts | Gaia Temple | Gaia Temple guardian | Hallowmoon | Havok | Health Gauge | Miles Electric | Orb Result ** | Real-Time Interaction | Ring Energy Gauge | Shield Gauge | Shop * (Counter of Dreams 2 , Eggshop , Flying Fish Beach Shop , Golden Trading Company , Josef's , Surfside Seagull Sundries , Traveling Salesman Wentos , Treeshade , Ursule's Trading Post , Wang's Emporium ) | Shuttle loop | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic World Adventure (manga) | Spagonia University | SPD | Tornado-1 | Rank | Time of awakening | Unleashed Gauge
"*" Exclusive to Xbox 360 /PlayStation 3 version "**" Exclusive to Wii /PlayStation 2 version.