Darknyan

is a Rank A Wind-attribute Yo-kai of the Eerie tribe.

The Yo-kai Medallium bio reads; "Hovernyan's turned into Darknyan thanks to his friends. Now he's half Yo-kai, half-superhero!"

Darknyan is a transformation of Hovernyan.

Biology
Darknyan is a black and gray colored eyes with golden yellow eyes and a fading blue stripe on his face. His nose is blue, while his inner ear, muzzle, chest and paw tips are gray. It has pale pink blushing cheeks. Around his shoulders is a sapphire cloth worn like a cape, and around his waist is the Utility Belt.

Nathaniel
He is a friend of Nathan's grandfather, Nathaniel.

Verygoodsir
In Yo-kai Watch Shin'uchi, Verygoodsir gives Hovernyan an American comic book which parodies Batman. Verygoodsir trains Hovernyan as soon as the player obtains a Dark Cape and Utility Belt.

Quotes

 * Befriended: "You need my power? Excellent. I'll help you out!"
 * Loafing:
 * Receiving food (favourite): "Yum."
 * Receiving food (normal): "Thanks, I guess."
 * Receiving food (disliked):
 * Freed from the Crank-a-kai (Wibble Wobble): "I am Darknyan. As your friend I will lend you my strength."

How to befriend
 Yo-kai Watch 2 

After finishing the game and scanning the QR code you will find him in the warehouse where you fought Dame Dedtime.

Yo-kai Watch 3
Befriend the following Yo-kai:
 * Origin
 * Saki-chan
 * Skyshariman
 * Hanzo
 * Bad Boya
 * Speedy W
 * Bunny Mint
 * Zero-hakase

History
Darknyan first appears in the first movie after being powered up by the Yo-kai Watch and the Yo-kai Watch Model Zero by Nate and Nathaniel.

Trivia

 * In the dub of episode 31, Whisper mentions Darknyan by name in a movie made by the Directator, "Darknyan vs. Supernyan."
 * Darknyan was initially level 52 but was raised to level 75 in Shinuchi.

Name Origin
"Darknyan" is a portmanteau of Dark and Nyan, an onomatopoeia for a cat's call. It is also based on Batman's nickname "Dark Knight", which his motif is based after.

In other languages

 * Japanese: ダークニャン Dakunyan
 * Korean: 다크냥 Dakeunyang