Darknyan is a cat Yo-kai with black and gray fur 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 a utility belt.
In the first movie, when Hovernyan receives the combined forms of Nathaniel's friends, he transforms into Darknyan.
In Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters, Verygoodsir gives Hovernyan a comic book which parodies Batman. Verygoodsir trains Hovernyan as soon as the player obtains a Dark Cape and Utility Belt.
Darknyan can be befriended after beating the main story. The player must first obtain the Dark Bell by scanning the QR code as shown to the right.
In Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls, Darknyan will immediately appear and can be found in the warehouse where Dame Dedtime was fought.
In Psychic Specters, the player must complete the post-story quest 'The Darknyan' by talking to Hovernyan, who can be found on the top of Mt. Middleton of Harrisville in the present. After completing the quest, Hovernyan, now Darknyan, can be found in Gera Gera Abyss Resort and can be befriended through the regular method.
Darknyan as he appears in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie.
Darknyan appears in M01, after Hovernyan was powered up by Nathaniel's Yo-kai friends combined with Nate's Yo-kai Watch in order to defeat the monster made out of Dame Demona clones. After Jibanyan and Whisper fuse into Buchinyan, they both end up taking out the villainous monster.
During the battle against Zazel, Hovernyan is shown to have the ability to transform into Darknyan.
Spoilers end here.
Etymology[]
The name "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.
"Oscurinyan" is a portamanteau of oscuro (dark) and nyan.
Trivia[]
In the English dub of Westward Yo!, Whisper mentions Darknyan by name in a movie made by the Directator, "Darknyan vs. Supernyan” which is a reference to the DC movie ‘Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.’
Darknyan was initially level 52, but was raised to level 75 in Psychic Specters. It was likely done so it could be easier to clear the Infinite Inferno and Divine Paradise bosses.
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