Dark starsign

Dark 闇属星 Dark starsign
Artwork for Magical Starsign
Planet	Shadra
Strong	Light
Weak	Light

"The dark star's path is difficult. Its magic steals HP from enemies."

Dark is a starsign in Magical Starsign. It is affiliated with the planet Shadra.

Gameplay

The dark starsign is a purely offensive attribute, able to negate HP recovery with the curse ailment. Other effects include randomly increasing allies' stats or decreasing enemies' stats, and draining enemies' hit points. When cast from the back row, dark magic and its additional effects are distributed randomly. It is both strong and weak to light. The protagonist can be assigned the dark starsign at the beginning of the game, and Pooka possesses it naturally, gaining their aura when Shadra emerges at night.

Spells

Common

Name	MP	Strength	Back row	Effect
Shadow die	7	40	Random 3	5% chance of curse
Jackpot	15	—	Random 4	Buffs 1 or 3 random stats
Blood money	40	100	Random 3	5% chance of curse, restores 30%-80% of the caster's HP
Dazzle darts	70	240	Random 10	20% chance of random debuff
Zero joker	100	420	Random 6	5% chance of curse

Egg character

Name	MP	Strength	Back row	Effect
Crystal egg	70	200	Fixed	50% chance to debuff a stat by 20%

Enemy-only

Name	Strength	Area	Effect
Brutal training	1	1 ally	When cast by dog trainer, buffs mummy dog's power and intelligence
Eternal servant	—	Single	When cast by dog master, revives a defeated mummy dog
Darkness eternal	50	Single	15% chance of curse, reduces target's MP
Glamor shot	50	All	Chance of curse, rearranges party formation
Big crunch	100	All	25% chance to debuff spirit

Encounters

#	Name	Sprite	Description	Level	Habitat	Drops
152	Pumpkrone		Pumpkrone is a happy old granny that wears a pumpkin mask, eats pumpkin for every meal, and sleeps in a wet pile of pumpkin mush.	6	Magic Academy (Amigo)	File:Healing Item Icon - MS.png Jasmine frog
153	Sheepdevil		This recently resurrected beast must defeat you to earn its freedom.	14	Carbonara Jungle	Leaf hat
154	Emoterpillar		This beast stores pent-up rage, sorrow, anger, resentment, pity, panic, and befuddlement, and then unloads all of its emotional baggage on you in one sad burst.	16	Carbonara Jungle (Amigo)	File:Healing Item Icon - MS.png Lilac frog
155	Ghoul dog		A quick knife-attacker. It raises the knife, but it's anyone's guess where it will land. Some say simply that its brain has gone rotten.	23	Capsicum Caverns (Amigo)	File:Healing Item Icon - MS.png Maroon frog
156	Hoody devil		Why does he wear a mask? Is he a criminal on the run, or is he just shy?	24	Capsicum Caverns (Amigo)	File:Battle Item Icon - MS.png Sugarstar
157	Galsium		The fact that galsiums have empty heads might explain why they slash anything they see, even each other.	25	Capsicum Caverns	File:Bomb Item Icon - MS.png Shadow bomb
158	Dark warrior		This martial artist is at his best in pitch dark, where he can strike you from the shadows!	25	Capsicum Caverns (Amigo)	File:Healing Item Icon - MS.png Peach frog
159	Mummy dog	File:MS Mummy dog Battle Idle Sprite.png	Mummy dogs never get fed by their mummy masters. That might explain why they're so hungry.	28	Holy Water Pyramid	Decursy tail
160	Mummy dog	File:MS Mummy dog 2 Battle Idle Sprite.png	Ancient mummy magic has summoned this bone-dry dog from the underworld. No one can escape its paws off terror.	29	Holy Water Pyramid	Decursy tail
161	Bonebox		Life took hold in a dark coffin and shut the lid on itself. Now, only despair oozes out. And strange smells.	30	Holy Water Pyramid	Versatail
162	Dog master		A high-ranking shaman. He may be arrogant, cunning, conniving, and a puppy hater, but he's not such a bad guy.	30	Holy Water Pyramid	Decursy tail
163	Dog trainer		This harsh trainer knows no mercy for the weak and flabby. Drop down and give him twenty, maggot!	30	Holy Water Pyramid	Decursy tail
164	Phantom jar		Long ago, the phantom jar held the world's finest delicacies. Some food might make it happy.	39	Couscous Ruins	Windy boots
165	Meatmaul		The meatmaul is covered with with gigantic, savory meatballs, lending it a certain freakish-yet-mouthwatering look. Sadly, it does not have a special pasta attack.	45	Capsicum Caverns (Amigo)	File:Healing Item Icon - MS.png Gray frog
166	Tin swordsman		A tin swordsman can't walk up a flight of stairs without breaking a sweat, thanks to its heavy armour. That's why it's always saving for an aluminum upgrade.	48	Cocoabutter Valley	Goblin array
167	Hodmedod		Someone threw away this doll, but she has risen. Now, she hunts the one who threw her away. If you tell her where that person is, she'll let you go...for now.	48	Cocoabutter Valley	Winged boots
168	Grizzly goat		This creature acts on instinct, answering the call of the wind at all times. That's what it wants you to think, anyway. It's really quite reserved and mild mannered.	49	Cocoabutter Valley	Winged hat
169	Meloniac		This member of the Dark Magician Tribe thrives on darkness melons. These melons turn all who eat them into ghastly horrors, which explains why this mage wears a mask.	50	Chromagar Cave	Star robe
170	Goblin dog		This naughty dog loves pranking people. If it's ever in a fix, it just wags its tail and acts cute. Nobody can resist its charms.	50	Chromagar Cave	Tech Model S
171	Spearschrank		This master of the three-pronged spear can skewer enemies and finger foods alike.	51	Chromagar Cave	File:Bomb Item Icon - MS.png Shadow bomb
172	Grim barber		The dreaded grim barber takes more than a little off the top.	51	Chromagar Cave	Winged bangle
173	Reversio	File:MS Reversio 2 Battle Idle Sprite.png	Reversio monsters spin so fast, they can switch the alignment of the stars. Sandwich pieces of the same color to flip their color.	52	Chromagar Cave	Versatail
174	Beelzeboar		This beast wields immense magical power. It holds itself up by balancing on its tail. This majestic talent impresses other monsters, so they follow it around.	54	Chromagar Cave	Winged studs
175	Flute devil		This wandering musician calls itself a bard. Don't try to tell it otherwise, or you'll be in for a few orchestra hits yourself.	55	Capsicum Caverns (Amigo)	File:Healing Item Icon - MS.png Silver frog
176	Nightmop		The nightmop executes its dastardly, clandestine cleaning operations under the shroud of inky darkness.	65	Glissini Caves	Decursy tail
177	Graver		The graver is the spirit of an evildoer who has possessed a whole grave and returned to life. It gets its kicks from freaking out people visiting the cemetery.	96	Glissini Caves	Fossil charm
178	Armagel		This mysterious enigma has been revived to serve eternally as a soldier. Somehow, he lost the lower half of his body in the process. His only dream? To run again.	98	Glissini Caves	Space ring
190	Chard		The leader of the pirate otters suffers from a superiority complex, which isn't helped by his mastery of dark magic. He fought Miss Madeleine at some point...	8	Great Dragon Road	Sage hat
196	Chard		The leader of the pirate otters suffers from delusions of grandeur. He claims he held his punches last time. This time, he means business!	16	Nata de Coco Door	Sage band
197	Pooka	File:MS Pooka Battle Idle Sprite.png	This mysterious enigma is more of a grunt, possessing powerful attacks and empty, terrifying eyes.	20	World Seam	None
202	Dab hasnel	File:MS Dab hasnel (Magical Starsign) Battle Idle Sprite.png	This swift enigma is battle-ready and deadly, possessing a hard outer shell and agile limbs. It relies on its natural springiness to attack its foes.	26	Capsicum Caverns Cocoabutter Valley	None
206	Gummy girl		This mysterious girl has been gummified. Nobody knows who she is, but she had a very mysterious item with her. What will happen if you stop to use it?	36	Kahve Ruins	Sage string
216	Cybersaurus	File:MS Cybersaurus Battle Idle Sprite.png	Once, this creature wandered freely, terrorizing the locals as it pleased. The Space Police captured it and brought it under their control with cybernetic parts.	46	Jalapeño Wastelands Sugarleaf Plains West	Manic shoes
218	Fowler	File:MS Fowler Battle Idle Sprite.png	Chief fighting instructor for the Space Police and a (mostly) unparalleled martial artist, Biek Fowler's slightly sleazy style has bested many a lawbreaker.	48	Starway	Hill boots
219	Equillekrew	File:MS Equillekrew Battle Idle Sprite.png	On top of being a powerful conjurer, the equillekrew is also quite the smooth talker, leaving many an adventurer with a broken heart.	50	Cocoabutter Valley	None
220	Chard		You've beaten him twice, but now the dark planet is feeding his power. Is this the last stand of a man obsessed with the dark teachings of Master Kale?	52	Cocoabutter Valley	None
222	Kale		This former Will-o'-Wisp Academy student manipulated the Space Police and led them on a mad crusade against magicians. He possesses vast knowledge.	56	Chromagar Cave	None
223	Gummy giant	File:MS Gummy giant Battle Idle Sprite.png	Fueled by the power of Kale's sinister magic, this creature has no mind of its own. It simply carries out any order it receives, no matter how cruel.	55	Chromagar Cave	None
228	Umbra	File:MS Umbra Battle Idle Sprite.png	Shadra, grown to massive dimensions after devouring powerful millennium gummies, has shed its old husk and risen in this new and awe-inspiring body.	99	Glissini Caves	None
236	Bone warrior		This fossilized warrior may have creaky joints, and the entire lower half of his body may be crumbling away. But he still stands tall, mostly out of pride and spite.	34	Figurine	None
241	Witch waif		The witch waif will capture your heart and haunt your dreams. Or it may haunt your heart and capture your dreams.	37	Figurine	None
244	Fallen devil		This devil once streaked across the sky in flaming glory. Now that it has lost its evil, batlike wings, it yearns to fly again.	52	Figurine	None
250	Seeker		This grandmaster swordsman won't settle for anything less than slaying his opponent with a single slash. Anything more would be uncivilized.	92	Figurine	None
252	Zaphropeak		The zaphropeak coasts through life, never stopping to consider what (or who) it has eaten.	56	Figurine	None
253	Pig hasnel	File:MS Pig hasnel Battle Idle Sprite.png	This well-fortified enigma's bright red shell can shrug off any blow. It's a truly gnarly foe, even without the bomb shelter on its back.	71	Figurine	None
254	Zodalkrew	File:MS Zodalkrew Battle Idle Sprite.png	Boasting a monstrous intellect, this weird enigma can control the minds of others like puppets. Sometimes, it'll even put on a puppet show for its own amusement.	95	Figurine	None

Trivia

• The main dark spells are all based on gambling and casino games, hence its luck-based gameplay.
  • Shadow die comes from dice, jackpot from draw poker, blood money from coin flipping, dazzle darts from dart-throwing, and zero joker from playing cards. Crystal egg is called baccarat egg in Japanese, from the card game baccarat.
• Dark surmounts all other affinities for:
  • Having the highest MP-consuming (100 MP) and highest base strength (420 strength) spell, zero joker.
  • Having the most enemy types (46 enemies).
  • Having the most enemy-exclusive spells (5 spells).
• When assigning the protagonist's starsign in Japanese, the description for dark states, "勇気と探究心を示す星　ＨＰ吸収魔法を使える　上級者むけ" (A star that signifies courage and inquiry. Can cast HP absorption magic. Intended for experts.).

Nomenclature

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	闇属星 (Yami zokusei)	Dark starsign
English	Dark starsign
French	Nuit	Night
German	Dunkelheit	Darkness
Italian	Buio	Dark
Spanish	Oscuridad	Darkness