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Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud (ダーククラウド) is Level-5's 2000/2001 PlayStation 2 world-building action RPG published by Sony: georama town rebuilding, Atla collection, weapon leveling with breakage; Metacritic 80, sequel Dark Chronicle, no third game.
Dark horse
Dark horse: idiom for a previously little-known person who emerges to prominence in a competition. From horse racing slang; earliest use in Disraeli's The Young Duke (1831); first political use for James Polk in 1844.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a 2006 first-person action RPG by Arkane Studios and Ubisoft, built on Source engine, starring Sareth in Ashan; praised for physics melee combat, Metacritic 72, no sequel.
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Dark Reign: The Future of War (aka Dark Reign Redux) is a 1997 sci-fi real-time strategy game by Australia's Auran, published by Activision, pitting Imperium against Freedom Guard; expansion Rise of the Shadowhand followed in 1998.
Dark Side of the Ring
Dark Side of the Ring, VICE TV docuseries by Evan Husney and Jason Eisener since April 2019, examines tragic wrestling stories like Bruiser Brody, the Von Erichs, Benoit, and Owen Hart.
Dark Souls
Dark Souls (ダークソウル) is FromSoftware's 2011 action RPG directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls set in Lordran, known for bonfires, souls-based death penalties, online co-op and PvP, and spawning the Soulslike genre.
Dark Souls (video game)
Dark Souls is a 2011 action role-playing game by FromSoftware, set in the kingdom of Lordran and known for punishing, deliberate combat and its soulslike legacy.
Dark Souls II (ダークソウルII)
Dark Souls II (ダークソウルII) is FromSoftware's 2014 action RPG set in Drangleic, directed by Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura, released March 2014 on PS3/Xbox 360 and April 25, 2014 on PC, with the Scholar of the First Sin edition (2015) adding DLC, 60fps, and 1–6 player online.
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III (DARK SOULS III) is FromSoftware's 2016 dark fantasy action RPG for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, set in Lothric, adding weapon arts and Focus Points, scored 89 on Metacritic, with Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City expansions.
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss is FromSoftware's 2012 DLC expansion for Dark Souls, debuting in the PC Prepare to Die Edition and set in past Oolacile, adding bosses Artorias, Manus, Kalameet, and Sanctuary Guardian; later bundled in Dark Souls Remastered.
Dark Sun
Dark Sun is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting on the desert world of Athas, first published by TSR in 1991, centered on survival under sorcerer-kings.
Dark Urge
The Dark Urge ("Durge") is Baldur's Gate 3's fully customizable Origin character: an amnesiac Bhaalspawn child of Bhaal, guided by Sceleritas Fel, who can embrace or resist murderous urges and gain the Slayer form.
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon: gothic roguelike turn-based RPG by Red Hook Studios, released January 19, 2016, known for its stress and Affliction system, Death's Door, permadeath, and narrator Wayne June.
Darko Miličić
Darko Miličić (Дарко Миличић), born in 1985 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian former basketball player drafted second overall by Detroit in 2003, now an apple farmer.
Darksiders
Darksiders: action-adventure hack-and-slash franchise by Vigil Games (Joe Madureira), debuting 2010 via THQ; stars the Four Horsemen (War, Death, Fury, Strife); now THQ Nordic, with Darksiders 4 by Gunfire Games announced 2025.
Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis: top-down hack-and-slash action RPG by Airship Syndicate, published by THQ Nordic; prequel introducing Horseman Strife, co-op with War, Creature Cores, released December 2019.
Darksiders II
Darksiders II (Darksiders 2) is Vigil Games' 2012 action RPG starring Death, questing parallel to Darksiders (2010) to clear War's name; Diablo-style loot, Harbinger/Necromancer skill trees, 1.4M sold, Metacritic 83, Deathinitive Edition remasters through 2024.
Darksiders III
Darksiders III is a 2018 hack-and-slash action-adventure by Gunfire Games and THQ Nordic starring Fury, who hunts the Seven Deadly Sins using four elemental Hollow forms in a Metroidvania-style world with Souls-like combat.
Darkstalkers
Darkstalkers (Vampire, ヴァンパイア) is Capcom's 1994-1997 gothic monster fighting game series on CPS II, with Morrigan, Demitri, chain combos, ES/EX moves, and Vampire Savior still played at Evo Japan.
Darkwood
Darkwood: top-down survival horror by Poland's Acid Wizard Studio, released 17 August 2017 after Indiegogo funding and Early Access; day/night hideout survival, no jump scares; sequel by Ice-Pick Lodge announced 2025.
Darley Arabian
Darley Arabian (c.1700–1730), bay stallion imported from Aleppo, Syria in 1704 by consul Thomas Darley to Aldby Park, Yorkshire; one of three Thoroughbred foundation sires, never raced, yet ~95% of Thoroughbreds descend from his male line via Eclipse and Phalaris.
Darlington F.C.
Darlington F.C., nicknamed Quakers, is an English football club formed in July 1883, based at Blackwell Meadows and fan-owned by the Darlington FC Supporters Group since a third administration in 2012.
Darlington Nagbe
Darlington Nagbe (Darlington Joephillip Nagbe), born 1990 in Monrovia, Liberia, is a retired American MLS midfielder who won four MLS Cups with Portland, Atlanta, and Columbus, earned 25 USMNT caps, and retired in 2025.
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway, the 'Track Too Tough to Tame' and 'Lady in Black,' is a 1.366-mile egg-shaped NASCAR oval in Darlington, South Carolina, built by Harold Brasington in 1950 and home of the first Southern 500.
Darnell Hall
Darnell Kenneth Hall (born 1971, Detroit) is an American sprinter, 1992 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist in the world-record 2:55.74, twice world indoor champion, later a Detroit police officer and PAL coach.
Darnell Nurse
Darnell Nurse, Canadian NHL defenseman born 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario; drafted seventh overall by Edmonton in 2013, Oilers franchise leader in hits and blocked shots; traded July 1, 2026 to the San Jose Sharks with four years left at $9.25 million AAV.
Darold Williamson
Darold Andre Williamson (born 1983, San Antonio) is an American 400m sprinter, 2004 Olympic 4x400m relay gold anchor (2:55.91), two-time World relay champion (2005, 2007), Baylor NCAA 400m champion, personal best 44.27.
Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Tucker Imhoff (1938-2017), American basketball center; 1960 Olympic gold medalist, Cal's 1959 NCAA champion center, 12-season NBA center for the Knicks, Lakers, 76ers, and others.
Darrell Armstrong
Darrell Armstrong (born 1968) is an American former NBA point guard and current Dallas Mavericks assistant coach. Undrafted from Fayetteville State, he won both Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year in 1998-99 with Orlando and made the Magic Hall of Fame in 2020.
Darrell Bevell
Darrell Bevell (born 1970, Yuma, Arizona) is an NFL coach, Carolina Panthers associate head coach; former offensive coordinator for Minnesota, Seattle (Super Bowl XLVIII), Detroit, and Jacksonville, and Miami QB coach.