Kurayami Taishi

This article is about a villain in the TV special Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!.

Template:Characterinfo Ambassador Darkness (暗闇大使, Kurayami Taishi) is the leader of the Badan Empire and the brother of Ambassador Hell of the Shocker organization. He is a maniacal man who is hellbent on getting what he wants. He was the one that ordered Ryo Murasame's plane to be shot down, thus killing his elder sister. Destroyed by Kamen Rider ZX's ZX Kick. ^{[Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!]}

In the episode in the magazine, he was transformed into Southern Cross (サザンクロス, Sazan Kurosu) who is a horned gastropod-like monster. ^{[Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!]}

Kamen Rider Taisen

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Ryo Murasame/Kamen Rider ZX, posing as Ambassador Darkness as seen in Kamen Rider Taisen.

Ryo/ZX disguised himself as his arch-enemy to find out what Badan Empire's up to. Once all Riders are defeated and turned into Lockseeds, leaving Gaim as the sole survivor, Ryo finally reveals his cover in front of the Empire and Gaim, as he transformed to ZX to help Gaim battle the Empire after the two last surviving Riders from each side released/revived the sealed Riders from the Lockseed seals.^{[Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]}

Alternate continuities

Kamen Rider Spirits

The nominal leader of the Badan Empire and younger cousin of Ambassador Hell of Shocker, as opposed to the TV Special in which they are twins. The two brothers were once known as General Damon and Colonel Gamon, who fought for the independence of a small Southeast Asian nation later christened "Gamon" after the supposedly deceased Colonel, who in fact joined Badan. Far more powerful than his brother, Ambassador Darkness cannot be killed by physical means, and can regenerate wounds as grievous as being cut in half in a short period of time.

Kamen Rider SD

Main article: Ambassador Darkness (SD)

Ambassador Darkness: A member of GranShocker. He was among the meeting with the Great Leader. Unlike his TV counterpart, his left eye is cybernetic.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

In Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!, Ambassador Darkness was portrayed by Kenji Ushio (潮 健二, Ushio Kenji), who also played Ambassador Hell. In Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai, he is portrayed by Ryo Murasame's actor, Shun Sugata (菅田 俊, Sugata Shun).

Relationship with Ambassador Hell

There is some dispute as to how Ambassador Darkness and Ambassador Hell are related. Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! says that Darkness is Hell's twin brother, while in the manga Kamen Rider Spirits, gives an alternate version of the story of ZX, says they are cousins.

Ironically while Darkness and Hell's natural forms are very similar, down to being played by the same actor, their monster forms are completely different.

Notes

• In Kamen Rider Taisen, Ambassador Darkness' suit (all while he was a disguised Ryo Murasame) was recycled from Ambassador Hell in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.