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	{{disambigm\|Darkness (episode)\|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness}}		{{disambigm\|Darkness (episode)\|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness}}
	[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|It also means you get a [[black ~~repaint~~]].]]		[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|It also means you get a [[black redeco]].]]

	An aspect of the [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity from within the [[Dead Universe]], the '''Darkness''' is a limitless well of power, the dark mirror of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] held by [[Prime (rank)\|Primes]]. It connects with [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] as part of the D-Void's master plan, fooling them into believing they can contain its energies, provide it direction and purpose, and use its power for their own purpose. In reality, the Darkness is a tool by the D-Void used to twist the desires of Cybertronians to achieve its imperatives.		An aspect of the [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity from within the [[Dead Universe]], the '''Darkness''' is a limitless well of power, the dark mirror of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] held by [[Prime (rank)\|Primes]]. It connects with [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] as part of the D-Void's master plan, fooling them into believing they can contain its energies, provide it direction and purpose, and use its power for their own purpose. In reality, the Darkness is a tool by the D-Void used to twist the desires of Cybertronians to achieve its imperatives.

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	{{disambigm\|Darkness (episode)\|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness}}		{{disambigm\|Darkness (episode)\|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness}}
	~~:''The Darkness is a cosmic force from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''~~
	[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|It also means you get a [[black repaint]].]]		[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|It also means you get a [[black repaint]].]]

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	When Galvatron shot Nemesis in the back, the Darkness passed on into Optimus. Galvatron gave Optimus a choice: Optimus could either give him the Darkness as he'd always wanted, or throw himself into a solar pool before the force took hold of him. Optimus, thinking outside the box, gave Galvatron the Darkness and then threw ''him'' into the pool.		When Galvatron shot Nemesis in the back, the Darkness passed on into Optimus. Galvatron gave Optimus a choice: Optimus could either give him the Darkness as he'd always wanted, or throw himself into a solar pool before the force took hold of him. Optimus, thinking outside the box, gave Galvatron the Darkness and then threw ''him'' into the pool.

	Sometime later, a hand was seen reaching out of the pool... {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} And Galvatron arose, fully bonded with the Darkness! But the Darkness had ''changed'', and he could now use it to ''resurrect and create'' Transformers. {{storylink\|~~All Hail Megatron issue 14\|All Hail Megatron #14~~}} Calling the entity the "Heart of Darkness", Galvatron felt that it was trying to warn him about something inside the Dead Universe. As he used it to revive [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]], the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)\|Jhiaxus]], they too fell under its influence. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 1\|Heart of Darkness #1}}		Sometime later, a hand was seen reaching out of the pool... {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} And Galvatron arose, fully bonded with the Darkness! But the Darkness had ''changed'', and he could now use it to ''resurrect and create'' Transformers. {{storylink\|Rebirth}} Calling the entity the "Heart of Darkness", Galvatron felt that it was trying to warn him about something inside the Dead Universe. As he used it to revive [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]], the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)\|Jhiaxus]], they too fell under its influence. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 1\|Heart of Darkness #1}}

	As Galvatron re-entered the Dead Universe, he was faced with the D-Void itself, and realized that the Heart of Darkness had been bestowed upon him to fight against this threat. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 2\|Heart of Darkness #2}} He went on to use it to raise an undead army, {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 3\|Heart of Darkness #3}} and once used it as a weapon against [[zombie]]s from another dimension. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2\|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} With knowledge that the D-Void was targeting Cybertron, apparently gained through the Heart of Darkness, Galvatron made the planet his first line of defense. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 4\|Heart of Darkness #4}}		As Galvatron re-entered the Dead Universe, he was faced with the D-Void itself, and realized that the Heart of Darkness had been bestowed upon him to fight against this threat. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 2\|Heart of Darkness #2}} He went on to use it to raise an undead army, {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 3\|Heart of Darkness #3}} and once used it as a weapon against [[zombie]]s from another dimension. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2\|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} With knowledge that the D-Void was targeting Cybertron, apparently gained through the Heart of Darkness, Galvatron made the planet his first line of defense. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 4\|Heart of Darkness #4}}
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	* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.		* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

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	* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.		* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.
	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

Khajidha: /* Notes */

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	* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken it to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.		* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.
	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

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	* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken it to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its' return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.		* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken it to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.
	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

SentinelPrimeKnightOfCybertron: /* Notes */

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	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

			==References==
			{{reflist}}


	[[Category:Dead Universe]]		[[Category:Dead Universe]]
	[[Category:IDW (2005) objects]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) objects]]
	[[Category:Matrices]]		[[Category:Matrices]]

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	* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken it to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its' return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name=IDWMatrixFurman /> This ~~plotline~~ changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.		* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken it to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its' return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name="IDWMatrixFurman">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman, Dec 2007:] Well, we’ve yet to actually meet the Matrix in the IDW/TF-verse. So we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. What do we know about it so far? Well, according to Spotlight Galvatron, the Matrix was (and maybe is) “carried” by Nova Prime, and he (Nova Prime) disappeared into the Dead Universe (along with the Matrix, we assume). Nova describes a bottomless well and a resonant tug on the Matrix. What happened next we don’t know (yet). But what is the Matrix (hm, that sounds familiar somehow)? Not telling. Not yet. But ’08 holds the answers: what it is, where it came from, what is does (then and now!). The Matrix (and what it’s become) will figure large in all that happens post-Devastation. The Matrix has been gone from the IDW/TF-verse for a long time, and its return will not necessarily be a thing of celebration.</ref> This concept changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.
	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

SentinelPrimeKnightOfCybertron: /* Notes */ Added background on the Darkness creation

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	==Notes==		==Notes==


			* The Darkness was created to replace the Matrix of Leadership's projected role in ''[[Revelation (IDW)\|Revelation]]''. [[Simon Furman]]'s original plan had the [[Matrix of Leadership]] taken it to the [[Dead Universe]] by [[Nova Prime]] where it would have been corrupted along with "Nemesis Prime," and its' return would "not necessarily be a thing of celebration".<ref name=IDWMatrixFurman /> This plotline changed as a result of [[Shane McCarthy]] being hired, with [[All Hail Megatron]] establishing the war was "all about the Matrix", which Optimus had always possessed.
	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Darkness''' (ダークネス ''Dākunesu''), '''Heart of Darkness''' (ハート・オブ・ダークネス ''Hāto obu Dākunesu'')

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	~~[[Category:Generation 1 objects]]~~		[[Category:IDW (2005) objects]]
	[[Category:IDW (2005)]]
	[[Category:Matrices]]		[[Category:Matrices]]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 03:03, 27 April 2019

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	{{disambigm\|Darkness (episode)\|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness}}		{{disambigm\|Darkness (episode)\|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness}}
	:''The Darkness is a cosmic force from the [[IDW ~~2005~~ continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''The Darkness is a cosmic force from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|It also means you get a [[black repaint]].]]		[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|It also means you get a [[black repaint]].]]

	An aspect of the [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity from within the [[Dead Universe]], the '''Darkness''' is a limitless well of power, the dark mirror of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] held by [[Prime (rank)\|Primes]]. It connects with [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] as part of the D-Void's master plan, fooling them into believing they can contain its energies, provide it direction and purpose, and use its power for their own purpose. In reality, the Darkness is a tool by the D-Void used to twist the desires of Cybertronians to achieve its imperatives.		An aspect of the [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity from within the [[Dead Universe]], the '''Darkness''' is a limitless well of power, the dark mirror of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] held by [[Prime (rank)\|Primes]]. It connects with [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] as part of the D-Void's master plan, fooling them into believing they can contain its energies, provide it direction and purpose, and use its power for their own purpose. In reality, the Darkness is a tool by the D-Void used to twist the desires of Cybertronians to achieve its imperatives.

	After fusing with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW ~~2005~~ continuity\|Galvatron]] in the depths of a [[solar pool]], the Darkness changes significantly, and becomes known as the '''Heart of Darkness'''.		After fusing with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] in the depths of a [[solar pool]], the Darkness changes significantly, and becomes known as the '''Heart of Darkness'''.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~2005~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	The Darkness first called out to [[Nova Prime]] through his Matrix, leading to the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' exploratory mission to the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and the strange anomaly within it. It also called out to ''Ark'' crew-member Galvatron, promising a destiny and leading to him sending the ''Ark'' into the anomaly. Upon entry, the Darkness claimed them all and killed them, turning them into undead entities—but Galvatron was ultimately cheated of being its wielder, instead forced into servitude as a herald of the newly empowered [[Nova Prime\|Nemesis Prime]]. He decided to scheme a way around this. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Galvatron}}		The Darkness first called out to [[Nova Prime]] through his Matrix, leading to the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' exploratory mission to the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and the strange anomaly within it. It also called out to ''Ark'' crew-member Galvatron, promising a destiny and leading to him sending the ''Ark'' into the anomaly. Upon entry, the Darkness claimed them all and killed them, turning them into undead entities—but Galvatron was ultimately cheated of being its wielder, instead forced into servitude as a herald of the newly empowered [[Nova Prime\|Nemesis Prime]]. He decided to scheme a way around this. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

	Nemesis Prime hit upon the grand idea of an [[Expansion]], merging the [[Dead Universe]] and the main universe into one; this way, they could finally return home and would also be in a position to reorganize the universe into a more ordered form. This would also bring the Darkness to the main universe. The Expansion plot also involved having the current Matrix-holder, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~2005~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]], assassinated early on. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}}		Nemesis Prime hit upon the grand idea of an [[Expansion]], merging the [[Dead Universe]] and the main universe into one; this way, they could finally return home and would also be in a position to reorganize the universe into a more ordered form. This would also bring the Darkness to the main universe. The Expansion plot also involved having the current Matrix-holder, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]], assassinated early on. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

	When this failed, Nemesis Prime was forced to take matters into his own hands and wield the Darkness against Optimus. He revealed that it had called to him through the Matrix and was similar to the Matrix, but that unlike the light of the badge of office Primes bore, it had no limits. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}		When this failed, Nemesis Prime was forced to take matters into his own hands and wield the Darkness against Optimus. He revealed that it had called to him through the Matrix and was similar to the Matrix, but that unlike the light of the badge of office Primes bore, it had no limits. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
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	When Galvatron shot Nemesis in the back, the Darkness passed on into Optimus. Galvatron gave Optimus a choice: Optimus could either give him the Darkness as he'd always wanted, or throw himself into a solar pool before the force took hold of him. Optimus, thinking outside the box, gave Galvatron the Darkness and then threw ''him'' into the pool.		When Galvatron shot Nemesis in the back, the Darkness passed on into Optimus. Galvatron gave Optimus a choice: Optimus could either give him the Darkness as he'd always wanted, or throw himself into a solar pool before the force took hold of him. Optimus, thinking outside the box, gave Galvatron the Darkness and then threw ''him'' into the pool.

	Sometime later, a hand was seen reaching out of the pool... {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} And Galvatron arose, fully bonded with the Darkness! But the Darkness had ''changed'', and he could now use it to ''resurrect and create'' Transformers. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 14\|All Hail Megatron #14}} Calling the entity the "Heart of Darkness", Galvatron felt that it was trying to warn him about something inside the Dead Universe. As he used it to revive [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW ~~2005~~ continuity\|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]], the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)\|Jhiaxus]], they too fell under its influence. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 1\|Heart of Darkness #1}}		Sometime later, a hand was seen reaching out of the pool... {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} And Galvatron arose, fully bonded with the Darkness! But the Darkness had ''changed'', and he could now use it to ''resurrect and create'' Transformers. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 14\|All Hail Megatron #14}} Calling the entity the "Heart of Darkness", Galvatron felt that it was trying to warn him about something inside the Dead Universe. As he used it to revive [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]], the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)\|Jhiaxus]], they too fell under its influence. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 1\|Heart of Darkness #1}}

	As Galvatron re-entered the Dead Universe, he was faced with the D-Void itself, and realized that the Heart of Darkness had been bestowed upon him to fight against this threat. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 2\|Heart of Darkness #2}} He went on to use it to raise an undead army, {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 3\|Heart of Darkness #3}} and once used it as a weapon against [[zombie]]s from another dimension. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2\|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} With knowledge that the D-Void was targeting Cybertron, apparently gained through the Heart of Darkness, Galvatron made the planet his first line of defense. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 4\|Heart of Darkness #4}}		As Galvatron re-entered the Dead Universe, he was faced with the D-Void itself, and realized that the Heart of Darkness had been bestowed upon him to fight against this threat. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 2\|Heart of Darkness #2}} He went on to use it to raise an undead army, {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 3\|Heart of Darkness #3}} and once used it as a weapon against [[zombie]]s from another dimension. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2\|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} With knowledge that the D-Void was targeting Cybertron, apparently gained through the Heart of Darkness, Galvatron made the planet his first line of defense. {{storylink\|Heart of Darkness issue 4\|Heart of Darkness #4}}

	However, this was all part of the D-Void's plan: through the Heart of Darkness, it influenced Galvatron into believing that using it to destroy [[Vector Sigma]] at Cybertron's core would stop the D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, doing so would turn the dead planet into a portal to the Dead Universe, ''allowing'' the D-Void to come through. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Four: Genesis\|Genesis}} It also used the Heart of Darkness to mind-control all Decepticons present except [[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~2005~~ continuity\|Megatron]] into combining into the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink\|Chaos Part Three: Kings\|Kings}} In the end, Galvatron succeeded in inserting the Heart of Darkness into Vector Sigma, seemingly causing him and the Sweeps to perish and Cyclonus to break out of the D-Void's control. As the D-Void began devouring Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime leapt into the core and opened the Matrix of Leadership, allowing its mystical energies to erase the Darkness and stop the invasion. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Four: Genesis\|Genesis}}		However, this was all part of the D-Void's plan: through the Heart of Darkness, it influenced Galvatron into believing that using it to destroy [[Vector Sigma]] at Cybertron's core would stop the D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, doing so would turn the dead planet into a portal to the Dead Universe, ''allowing'' the D-Void to come through. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Four: Genesis\|Genesis}} It also used the Heart of Darkness to mind-control all Decepticons present except [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] into combining into the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink\|Chaos Part Three: Kings\|Kings}} In the end, Galvatron succeeded in inserting the Heart of Darkness into Vector Sigma, seemingly causing him and the Sweeps to perish and Cyclonus to break out of the D-Void's control. As the D-Void began devouring Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime leapt into the core and opened the Matrix of Leadership, allowing its mystical energies to erase the Darkness and stop the invasion. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Four: Genesis\|Genesis}}

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	An aspect of the [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity from within the [[Dead Universe]], the '''Darkness''' is a limitless well of power, the dark mirror of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] held by [[Prime (rank)\|Primes]]. It connects with [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] as part of the D-Void's master plan, fooling them into believing they can contain its energies, provide it direction and purpose, and use its power for their own purpose. In reality, the Darkness is a tool by the D-Void used to twist the desires of Cybertronians to achieve its imperatives.		An aspect of the [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity from within the [[Dead Universe]], the '''Darkness''' is a limitless well of power, the dark mirror of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] held by [[Prime (rank)\|Primes]]. It connects with [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] as part of the D-Void's master plan, fooling them into believing they can contain its energies, provide it direction and purpose, and use its power for their own purpose. In reality, the Darkness is a tool by the D-Void used to twist the desires of Cybertronians to achieve its imperatives.