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Dark Ones
Kuwagattan and His minions
General Kuwagattan along with some troops
Shape Rounded square
Colors Black, Blue, Purple
Name suffix -tan
Leader(s) Black Hoshipon, General Kuwagattan, Dark One, Demon Gate Bababaan
Appearances Patapon 2
Patapon 3
Allies Karmen
Bonedeth
Enemies Patapons
Zigotons

The Dark Ones (nicknamed Akumapons) are an enemy tribe that appear in Patapon 2 and Patapon 3 that appear alongside the main enemy tribe, the Karmen and Bonedeths, respectively.

Their nature of their alliance with the tribe they appear alongside with is unclear; they were presumably summoned as reinforcements from the Underworld by the Karmen, or they may simply be allies against the Patapons.

Appearance[]

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Dark Ones

The Dark Ones are similar to Zigotons in body shape, but have wide angry purple eyes. Standard units wear large horned helmets resembling scorpions. They are led by two generals, The Dark One and Kuwagattan, who are in turn being led by Black Hoshipon, the one who is called "Black Star" or "Dark Star". Despite their efforts to stop the Patapons, they were ultimately defeated by the might of the Patapon Army.

In-game information[]

Patapon 2[]

The Dark Ones are first encountered in Mission 13: Sky Castle of the Gods, after destroying the first two Karmen structures. In most of their appearances, they seem to favor Ice or Sleep weapons in combat to stop their enemies. In contrast to the Karmen, the Dark Ones notably lack Toritan, Robotan, and Mahotan units in their infantry.

Patapon 3[]

The Dark Ones reappear in the third game, and are first encountered in the mission Black Hoshipon Strikes Back alongside Bonedeths, and use Fire/Unique equipment. While remaining largely the same in terms of appearance, the Dark Ones are now immune to being frozen, and attack much more rapidly in contrast to their previous appearance in the second game.

Trivia[]

  • The term "Akumapon" is a fan-made combining "Akuma" (meaning Demon or Devil in Japanese) and the Patapon suffix "-pon".
    • "Akumapon" and "Akuma" are never mentioned in either Patapon 2 nor Patapon 3.
  • When killed, the Dark Ones will utter "Au Revoir!" (a French term for 'goodbye'), and/or "My will is gone..." in the text balloon because some of them have offered their souls for great power.
  • It is possible that the Dark Ones are reincarnations of Zigoton soldiers. In the first game, Queen Kharma says that she sacrificed the "Zigoton bloodline" to evil for power. This gave both her and her soldiers immense power, giving them strength and the ability to be reborn, much like Makoton.
    • This may explain why foot soldiers wear scorpion caps, much like Scorpiton.
    • It can also explain why the Dark Ones never appeared in the first game, but appeared in the second and third games.
    • Their lack of newer units in Patapon 2 (Toritan, Robotan, and Mahotan) may also allude to the fact that Zigotons also do not have Toritons, Robotons, and Mahotons in their army.
  • In Patapon 3, they are only seen on areas where Balrogs and/or Balrags appear.
  • In Patapon 3, Black Hoshipon speaks of a "Dark Lord", who is no doubt an unknown ruler of the underworld and the Dark Ones. Whether it is to be faced or not in a sequel is yet undetermined, but for now it remains unidentified.

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