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Dark Matter is an entity born out of the negative feelings of all the Pokémon in the world. By absorbing a Pokémon's life energy, it has the ability to turn them to stone. When a Pokémon's body is turned to stone, its spirit is sent to the [[Voidlands]], a dark realm swarming with [[Void Shadows]], Dark Matter's minions capable of taking on the form of Pokémon. Dark Matter is also able to possess Pokémon that have even the smallest amount of darkness in their hearts. Using its mind-controlled slaves, Dark Matter turns Pokémon to stone to absorb their energy and grow stronger. Its ultimate goal is to "return the world to the void", namely to cause its spinning to stop and make it be consumed by the sun. It attempts to accomplish this by absorbing energy from the [[Tree of Life]], the source of all the life in the world. | Dark Matter is an entity born out of the negative feelings of all the Pokémon in the world. By absorbing a Pokémon's life energy, it has the ability to turn them to stone. When a Pokémon's body is turned to stone, its spirit is sent to the [[Voidlands]], a dark realm swarming with [[Void Shadows]], Dark Matter's minions capable of taking on the form of Pokémon. Dark Matter is also able to possess Pokémon that have even the smallest amount of darkness in their hearts. Using its mind-controlled slaves, Dark Matter turns Pokémon to stone to absorb their energy and grow stronger. Its ultimate goal is to "return the world to the void", namely to cause its spinning to stop and make it be consumed by the sun. It attempts to accomplish this by absorbing energy from the [[Tree of Life]], the source of all the life in the world. | ||
A long time ago in the past, when Dark Matter first surfaced, Pokémon fought against it to prevent their world from being destroyed. Alongside those Pokémon, a sole [[human]] also joined the fight. Due to the stars aligning just right in the sky, Dark Matter was finally defeated. However, the negative feelings that Dark Matter was made out of rained over the world, ensuring that | A long time ago in the past, when Dark Matter first surfaced, Pokémon fought against it to prevent their world from being destroyed. Alongside those Pokémon, a sole [[human]] also joined the fight. Due to the stars aligning just right in the sky, Dark Matter was finally defeated. However, the negative feelings that Dark Matter was made out of rained over the world, ensuring that it would one day rise again. The ancient Pokémon, foreseeing this, prepared certain countermeasures for the future, such as sealing a spring of [[Luminous Water]] on the top of [[Revelation Mountain]], holding the power to turn Pokémon back from being turned to stone. {{p|Mew}}, a [[Mythical Pokémon]] who had acted as a leading figure during the battle against Dark Matter, sent its spirit into the future to be reborn during the era in which Dark Matter would resurface. | ||
During the events of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Dark Matter is first mentioned by ancient writings in the Voidlands, where the | During the events of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Dark Matter is first mentioned by ancient writings in the Voidlands, where the [[Hero Pokémon|player]], their [[Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)|partner]], and most of the [[Expedition Society]] are sent after [[Nuzleaf (Super Mystery Dungeon)|Nuzleaf]], [[Yveltal (Super Mystery Dungeon)|Yveltal]], and [[Beheeyem (Super Mystery Dungeon)|Beheeyem]] possessed by Dark Matter turn them to stone after the player breaks the barrier over Luminous Water spring on Revelation Mountain. During their journey through the dark realm, they also learn bits of the past and come to understand bits of Dark Matter's history. | ||
Later, after the player and their partner return to the real world, they rejoin with their remaining allies, and eventually make their way to the Tree of Life, which is withering and dying due to Dark Matter's influence. After defeating Dark Matter's minions, the group witnesses as the Dark Matter causes the Tree of Life to lift into the air and start flying away from the planet, meaning to pull both the tree and the planet into the sun. However, thanks to the combined efforts of multiple Pokémon, including {{p|Deoxys}}, {{p|Rayquaza}}, and {{p|Mewtwo}}, the tree's ascent is significantly slowed down, giving the player and their partner time to reach Dark Matter. After {{p|Arceus}} teleports the two to the Tree of Life, their [[Harmony Scarf|Harmony Scarves]] cause them to [[evolution|evolve]] to their final stages for the third time, protecting them from the cold temperatures and thin air in the {{wp|stratosphere}}. While climbing the tree, the duo encounters Nuzleaf, Yveltal, and Beheeyem, whom they free from Dark Matter's binds. | Later, after the player and their partner return to the real world, they rejoin with their remaining allies, and eventually make their way to the Tree of Life, which is withering and dying due to Dark Matter's influence. After defeating Dark Matter's minions, the group witnesses as the Dark Matter causes the Tree of Life to lift into the air and start flying away from the planet, meaning to pull both the tree and the planet into the sun. However, thanks to the combined efforts of multiple Pokémon, including {{p|Deoxys}}, {{p|Rayquaza}}, and {{p|Mewtwo}}, the tree's ascent is significantly slowed down, giving the player and their partner time to reach Dark Matter. After {{p|Arceus}} teleports the two to the Tree of Life, their [[Harmony Scarf|Harmony Scarves]] cause them to [[evolution|evolve]] to their final stages for the third time, protecting them from the cold temperatures and thin air in the {{wp|stratosphere}}. While climbing the tree, the duo encounters Nuzleaf, Yveltal, and the Beheeyem, whom they free from Dark Matter's binds. | ||
Ultimately the player and their partner confront Dark Matter at the top of the Tree of Life, where it traps them into a pocket dimension of its own making. Knowing that the tree isn't completely dead yet, the duo engages Dark Matter in battle. However, just when it seems like they have almost won, the Tree of Life finally runs out of energy, allowing Dark Matter to regenerate itself, assuming a new sphere form to protect its core, while the player and their partner are forced to revert to their original stages and all their current [[emera]]s are lost. Although Nuzleaf, Yveltal, and the Beheeyem try to attack their former controller, they all end up being turned to stone. Despite initial discouragement, the player and partner start fighting back, revitalizing the Tree of Life and engaging in yet another battle against | Ultimately the player and their partner confront Dark Matter at the top of the Tree of Life, where it traps them into a pocket dimension of its own making. Knowing that the tree isn't completely dead yet, the duo engages Dark Matter in battle. However, just when it seems like they have almost won, the Tree of Life finally runs out of energy, allowing Dark Matter to regenerate itself, assuming a new sphere form to protect its core, while the player and their partner are forced to revert to their original stages and all their current [[emera]]s are lost. Although Nuzleaf, Yveltal, and the Beheeyem try to attack their former controller, they all end up being turned to stone. Despite initial discouragement, the player and partner start fighting back, revitalizing the Tree of Life and engaging in yet another battle against Dark Matter, breaking it down bit by bit. When its core is finally exposed, Dark Matter tells the duo how simply breaking it would cause it to be born again in the distant future. Surprisingly, the partner still is ready to break Dark Matter, accepting its negative feelings as a part of how the world works. The partner strikes Dark Matter's core one more time, causing it to burst into pieces, faintly thanking the partner for accepting it. | ||
Afterwards, {{p|Xerneas}}, the incarnate form of the Tree of Life, reveals that Dark Matter has now completely disappeared, having turned to sparkling light that faded into nothingness. Close to the ending of the main game, Xerneas made the partner | Afterwards, {{p|Xerneas}}, the incarnate form of the Tree of Life, reveals that Dark Matter has now completely disappeared, having turned to sparkling light that faded into nothingness. Close to the ending of the main game, Xerneas made the partner remember that, in their previous life, they used to be Mew, having fought Dark Matter alongside the player in the distant past. Due to their past attempt of defeating Dark Matter having actually failed, Mew and the player had agreed to have their memories erased, all in an attempt to avoid repeating their mistakes in the future. As the partner had accepted Dark Matter, it had disappeared for good, but doing this had also caused the part of Dark Matter that originated from Mew to disappear as well, forcing the partner to leave the Pokémon world after explaining the truth of their past to the player. | ||
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* Unlike the Bittercold, but like Dark Rust, Dark Matter speaks on multiple occasions and appears to be sentient. | * Unlike the Bittercold, but like Dark Rust, Dark Matter speaks on multiple occasions and appears to be sentient. | ||
** In the English version, Dark Matter's dialogue is typed out with inconsistent and seemingly random capitalization, possibly an allusion to it speaking in numerous voices at once. | ** In the English version, Dark Matter's dialogue is typed out with inconsistent and seemingly random capitalization, possibly an allusion to it speaking in numerous voices at once. | ||
** In the Japanese version, Dark Matter randomly switches between four different Japanese writing styles: romaji, katakana, kanji, and hiragana. This results in wildly shifting tones and grammatical styles, further suggesting the presence of multiple voices speaking together.<ref>[https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/how-does-dark-matter-talk-in-japanese-pokemon-super-mystery-dungeon-jp-vs-eng/ How does Dark Matter talk in Japanese? – Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon [JP vs ENG | ** In the Japanese version, Dark Matter randomly switches between four different Japanese writing styles: romaji, katakana, kanji, and hiragana. This results in wildly shifting tones and grammatical styles, further suggesting the presence of multiple voices speaking together.<ref>[https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/how-does-dark-matter-talk-in-japanese-pokemon-super-mystery-dungeon-jp-vs-eng/ <nowiki>How does Dark Matter talk in Japanese? – Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon [JP vs ENG]</nowiki>]</ref> | ||
* Dark Matter shares its English, French, Spanish, and Japanese names with {{wk|Dark Matter}} from the ''{{wk|Kirby (series)|Kirby series}}''. They are both main antagonists that can control the minds of other characters, and both are dark spherical entities with evil plans involving negative emotions who are ultimately beaten using positive emotions. | * Dark Matter shares its English, French, Spanish, and Japanese names with {{wk|Dark Matter}} from the ''{{wk|Kirby (series)|Kirby series}}''. They are both main antagonists that can control the minds of other characters, and both are dark spherical entities with evil plans involving negative emotions who are ultimately beaten using positive emotions. | ||
* Like the Bittercold, Dark Matter is created from the negative emotions of Pokémon. According to Ampharos, it is made up of hate, sadness, and rage. | * Like the Bittercold, Dark Matter is created from the negative emotions of Pokémon. According to Ampharos, it is made up of hate, sadness, and rage. | ||
