Editing Darkling

[[file:Splinter_Possession.png|thumb|right|300px|An Ing mass approaching [[Splinter]]s for possession.]]
'''Darklings''' are creatures or machines possessed by the [[Ing]]. They were the [[Luminoth|Luminoth's]] first contact with the Ing, as the Ing cannot exist physically outside of [[Dark Aether]].<ref name="The Ing Attack">{{cite|The day came when space was torn asunder, revealing dimensional rifts to a dark place. Horrible dark swarms streaked forth from these rifts, engulfing nearby creatures and transforming them into what we could come to call darklings. The dark creatures became our enemies, and peace came to an end on Aether.|Luminoth Lore|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Darklings become stronger and more resilient, but inherit the Ing's vulnerability to the [[Light Beam]]. They can sometimes gain added or enhanced abilities such as the ability to phase in [[Dark Pirate Commando]]s or the [[Dark Diligence Drone]]s unleashing their energy at a much higher rate than [[Diligence Class Drone|Diligence Drones]] can.<ref>{{cite|The Ing prize the few Pirate Commandos they manage to take alive. Only Hunter Ing are allowed to possess the Commandos, and the competition for that right is fierce among them. The Hunter Ing ability to phase out of local timespace carries over to the Dark Pirate Commando. They will fire bursts of dark matter at enemies, along with experimental EMP grenades stolen from the Space Pirates.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>

The creatures possessed by the [[Warrior Ing]] that stole [[Samus Aran|Samus's]] equipment gain the abilities to use them, replacing some of their normal attacks in the process, such as the [[Power Bomb Guardian]] firing [[Power Bomb]]s instead of the [[Sporb|Sporb's]] toxic projectiles or the [[Grapple Guardian|Grapple Guardian's]] use of the [[Grapple Beam]] over the [[Grenchler|Grenchler's]] electrical attacks.<ref>{{cite|This darkling Sporb has absorbed the ability to generate Power Bombs. It can fire these dangerous weapons instead of the venomous needles it normally shoots. The energies of the Power Bomb weapon have made it all but invulnerable. Tremendous kinetic damage will override the protective field, however.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> On occasion, Darklings will lose abilities, such as the [[Dark Blogg]]s inability to fire sonic blasts.<ref>{{cite|Dark Bloggs somehow lose their sonic blast ability: something about their minds makes them difficult for darklings to fully control. They rely solely on their deadly maws for attack: in most cases they are more than adequate. Target the weak spot inside its mouth to defeat the Dark Blogg with ease.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Luminoth are able to temporarily resist possession, but if they were to fail they would kill themselves before going under the control of the Ing.<ref name="The New Terror">{{Cite|In time, the Ing began to possess Luminoth as well as creatures. Friends and family members became the enemy, spilling Luminoth blood across the land. Desperate, we devised shielding to prevent Ing possession. It was effective, but not perfect. Should the shielding fail, all Luminoth were prepared to self-terminate rather than become a weapon for the Ing.|Luminoth Lore|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Samus is immune to possession due to the [[Energy Transfer Module]] in her possession.
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==Lore==
{{Luminoth Lore|The Ing Attack |The day came when space was torn asunder, revealing dimensional rifts to a dark place. Horrible dark swarms streaked forth from these rifts, engulfing nearby creatures and transforming them into what we could come to call darklings. The dark creatures became our enemies, and peace came to an end on Aether.<ref name="The Ing Attack"/>}}

{{Luminoth Lore|The New Terror|In time, the Ing began to possess Luminoth as well as creatures. Friends and family members became the enemy, spilling Luminoth blood across the land. Desperate, we devised shielding to prevent Ing possession. It was effective, but not perfect. Should the shielding fail, all Luminoth were prepared to self-terminate rather than become a weapon for the Ing.<ref name="The New Terror"/>}}
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==Gallery==
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file:Splinter Possession 2.png|Two Splinters being turned into Darklings
file:Ing Possession.png|An Ing mass approaching a victim for possession
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+{{Luminoth Lore|The New Terror|In time, the Ing began to possess Luminoth as well as creatures. Friends and family members became the enemy, spilling Luminoth blood across the land. Desperate, we devised shielding to prevent Ing possession. It was effective, but not perfect. Should the shielding fail, all Luminoth were prepared to self-terminate rather than become a weapon for the Ing.<ref name="The New Terror"/>}}
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-*Darkling has the suffix "ing", which is probably coincidentally the name of [[Ing|the creatures]] that create Darklings.
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