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Darkrealm is the first game within the New Starverse. It was originally created by Drei as his first proper project on the wiki, but is being completely redone under Frogworks. It centers around Drayy, a failed clone of Alex, the chosen hero of Nuin. After a tragic death, Drayy is forced to take up the mantle of Chosen One and fight to save a world that never cared about him. The game is rated T for mild violence and minor use of strong language.

Gameplay[]

Darkrealm is a 3D Collectathon along the lines of Super Mario Odyssey, featuring the main playable character, Drayy, navigating a series of expansive 3D worlds and collecting the Corruption Crystals hidden within to removes the spread of The Spook from Nuin. Drayy has a few main moves. Drayy's main ability is the Soul Blade. When he kills foes with his weapon, his body gains the physical properties of that enemy due to an unknown mutation that allows him to absorb Souls. Drayy can contain up to infinite souls, but will become slowly more and more unstable as he collects more Souls. Souls can be released at the Soul Stores located around Nuin. To collect the Corruption Crystals, Drayy must do a variety of things, such as puzzles, bossfights or platforming challenges. Drayy can progress to the next world by collecting 15 Corruption Crystals in a world, but the full 40 per world must be collected to unlock the true ending. The game is also heavily plot based, with a long story spanning the entire game.

Plot[]

Darkrealm begins with a raid on Castle Town by the soldiers of Verox. The Chosen One, Alex, rushes to stop them, Soul Blade ready, and fights through several legions of troops. However, he is unprepared for the unveiling of a new superweapon, a bioagent known as ChemiX. Meanwhile, outcast Drayy manuveurs through the carnage, dodging around laser blasts and explosives. He reaches the cover of safety just as the weapon is released. The deadly mist paralyses the chosen one and Verox himself approaches. Smiling, he picks up the Soul Blade and uses it to decapitate the helpless Alex. The mist disperses and Verox drops the Soul Blade, which shatters in half. As the villain walks away and his robots begin to storm Castle Town, Drayy rushes and gathers the shards of the Soul Blade. He is noticed by a robot and runs, ducking through alleyways and jumping fences. After a tense chase, he arrives at Niobium Industries, the most wealthy company across Nuin. Inside he encounters Nyx9, the robotic receptionist, who activates PROCEDURE NIL after Drayy presents the Soul Blade to them.

Drayy is taken down into the depths of Niobium Industries, where Nyx9 informs him that the Soul Blade is bonded to him. He inquires about the origins of the legendary weapon, and Nyx9 begins to tell the story. However, they are interrupted by the imminent arrival of several robot troops. Nyx9 instructs Drayy to transfer their soul into his phone. Drayy does so and they flee back into Castle Town. They find that a dark energy has began to corrupt the town and it's citizens. Nyx9 informs Drayy that this is The Spook, a corruptive virus that has infected several other planets throughout the galaxy. Drayy questions what Verox would be doing with the Spook, but shrugs it off and heads to search for a way to stop the spread. As he explores through the town, he finds and removes several Corruption Crystals. Once he has destroyed 9, Nyx9 informs him that they have detected a tenth one in the center of town. He heads over and finds a large Grand Crystal, worth 3 normal crystals. As he goes over to destroy it, he is intercepted by a large draconic robot known as Gallix, who proceeds to attack the young mutant.

After taking on the mechanical monster, Drayy collects the 3 necessary more crystals and frees the town of the corruptive spread, earning the approval of Mayor Ironstone, a cyborg Bladikori. She informs Drayy that Verox will most likely go after the magical Frostflame Volcano next, as it will be a good way to spread The Spook across Nuin. She also tells him that the fastest way to Frostflame Volcano requires that he pass through Fairytale Forest. However, she also tells him that more Corruption Crystals have been located in Castle Town. Deciding to return later, Drayy takes the train to Fairytale Forest. About halfway between Castle Town and Fairytale Forest, a masked figure approaches the duo and attacks them. Drayy attempts to fight back but finds his abilities useless against the newcomer, who smiles and tells him that "Everything is falling into place", before sending him flying and seemingly crushing Nyx9 under her foot.

Drayy wakes up in a desolate ruined castle inscribed with several mystical runes and symbols. He notices the spreading purple goop that has infected several of the residents of the ruins and realizes that this place must be corrupted as well. He sets out to search for the Corruption Crystals. He destroys a few, but has the uncanny feeling of being watched by a set of glowing blue eyes. He follows the eyes and finds himself at the shop of a mysterious cloaked figure named Kari. Kari shows him that he has a "purple shiny thing", which is revealed to be a Grand Crystal. Kari tells him that if he wants the Crystal he has to climb to the top of the castle and find a "big blue triangle rock". He fights his way up the mountain, taking on several mutated beings and robots. As he reaches the top, he finds the item, which is a large slate with a glowing blue delta symbol. He goes to grab it, but is intercepted by a giant Creid Crawler, who is covered with the purple goop. Thus commences an intense fight. Drayy manages to grab the slate and get out. Fortunately, as the mutated creature tries to escape, it is crushed by the collapsing castle.

As he makes his way back to the train, Drayy considers giving up and passing the responsibility to someone else, telling himself that he is "not cut out for this kinda thing". However, as he finds the battered Nyx9 by the side of the train track, he resolves to do it, if only for his few friends. Taking the next train out of the ruins, Drayy heads to Fairytale Forest. In the distance, the masked figure watches the train dissapear into the distance.

In Fairytale Forest, Drayy finds himself lost among the trees, with haunting voices beckoning him deeper. Under some sort of trance, he wanders off the path and finds himself at the door of a cottage made entirely of candy. Here he encounters The Witch, who welcomes him inside and introduces herself. She tells him of the forest's dangers, and that he should not stay unti dark. However, after being informed that the forest has been corrupted, Drayy resolves to clear it.

After encountering many of the fairytale characters and collecting as many Crystals as possible, Drayy is sent a message telling him to go back to Castle Town. He returns and meets with Mayor Ironstone, who tells him that she has found a way to contain the Corruption Crystals, in a large machine known as the Magitank, which stores their pure energy. Drayy deposits all his crystals in there, before taking the train back to the forest. While heading back to the forest, Drayy has a dream. A mysterious figure wearing the same mask as the one that sent him into the ruins is watching a map of Nuin. It is divided into 9 hexes, with three being purple. Drayy looks closer and sees that they are labelled "Castle Town", "Ancient Ruins" and "Fairytale Forest". Two of them go green like the others, but the figure taps two more and they slowly go purple.

Drayy wakes up with a start, and finds himself back in the forest. He slowly treks back into the forest, and finds that it is midnight. Suddenly, a large wolf leaps out at him, wearing a torn hood. They begin to attack him, and he is barely able to fight them off until the moon recedes. There is a flash and the wolf is replaced with Little Red, a girl he met earlier. She bursts into tears and flees. As he destroys more of The Spook, Drayy begins to get more erratic. He is confronted by his friends, who he snaps at and attacks. He then collapses and goes into a dream. Here he sees a blank white chamber with someone who looks similar to him, though significantly more sickly. A robot approaches the other him, who destroys it and absorbs it's soul, gaining it's power. Drayy wakes up with a start and finds himself still in the Fairytale Forest.

He then begins preparation for the trek to Frostflame Volcano, as the track has been corrupted by The Spook. After fighting his way through a gauntlet of foes, Drayy takes on his first Spook Amalgamation, which appears to be made up of several random creatures, along with a head made of an icy figure. He destroys the amalgamation and it breaks apart, with the icy figure revealing itself to be the Frost Hermit. He rushes Drayy into the Volcano, and tells him about the corruption of his best friend, Flame Hermit.

While searching for Flame Hermit, Drayy runs into a suspicious man known as Commander Xeon. He claims to know about Drayy's past, but the latter rejects the offer and tells him to "flip off". Seemingly demoralized, Xeon leaves, but not without somehow logging his contact into Nyx9, who very vocally complains. Drayy also runs into a pair of twins known as Lieutenants Boom and Doom, and a warrior named Seargant Gear. These people all claim to know Drayy, and seem hurt when he rejects their friendship. After taking down Flame Hermit, Drayy receives a call from Mayor Ironheart. She comes with bad news - the Spook has overflowed into both Old and New Tumbleweed City, two large locations that are some of the biggest hubs on Nuin, and could be almost as catastrophic as the Volcano's corruption.

Characters[]

Name Image Description Introduced
Drayy TBA Drayy was a failed experiment by mad scientist Verox to replicate the powers of The Chosen One, who has the ability to absorb Souls and use them to modify their own body. He had the ability to contain souls, but was unable to capture them until there was a tragic death and he was designated as the next wielder of the Soul Blade. Despite the intentions of his creator, Drayy strongly believes in the greater good and, although he was rejected and shunned by the people of Nuin, still fights for their freedom. Castle Town
Nyx9 TBA Nyx9 was formerly the AI receptionist of Niobium Industries, the creators of the Soul Blade, but was instructed by their superiors to aid Drayy in mastering his newfound powers. During the raid on Castle Town, they were forced to be transferred into Drayy's mobile phone. They are in a relationship with Nyx3, a robotic assistant who worked with the former Chosen One Alex Castle Town
Verox TBA Verox is a psychotic scientist who has been seeking the powers of The Chosen One for thousands of years, wanting to gain complete dominance over Nuin. He has never been this much of a threat before, but unknown forces have given him control of The Spook as well as much more powerful weaponry, making him much more of a dangerous foe. He is self-centered and arrogant, ignoring others and focusing on himself, though this does not limit his battle prowess. Castle Town
The Masked Figure TBA :)) Ancient Ruins

Worlds[]

Name Description  Boss Shopkeeper
Castle Town The centre of everything in Nuin, Castle Town is the fortress from which Queens Holly and Rose rule. However, the civilian portion of the town has been invaded by Verox, who is using The Spook for unknown reasons. It is the tutorial area of the game and introduces many concepts which will be important later in the game. Gallix Mayor Ironstone
Ancient Ruins The Ancient Ruins were the site of an ancient civilization with incredible magical prowess and abilities. Now it is filled with strange mutants, that although normally peaceful, have been corrupted by The Spook and are now out for blood. The main gimmick of this area are the Runes, which can be struck to give Drayy a random effect. Giant Creid Crawler Kari
Fairytale Forest The fairytale creatures used to reside in the rest of Nuin but have since been drive back to the Fairytale Forest, a haunted woodland stalked by evil beings, and now nowhere is safe with the appearance of The Spook among the trees. The gimmick of this area are the Pixies, which can be used to buff Drayy permanently when enough are collected. Big Bad Wolf The Witch
Frostflame Volcano Frostflame Volcano is the core of all magical energy across Nuin, spreading it out with it's frequent eruptions, and if corrupted by The Spook, could be potentially disastrous for the rest of the kingdom, making it vital to protect. The gimmick here are the Frostflame Stones, which when pressed completely change the area between fire and ice modes. The Flame Hermit The Frost Hermit
Sunken Sands Sunken Sands was once a great city, but it was flooded. Luckily, the inhabitants were transformed into fish people by the adept mages of the desert. However, their power generator is a prime target for The Spook, putting the city on high alert. The gimmick here is the Neptune Cores, which summon enemies, but when attacked enough, begin to buff Drayy. The Neptune Reactor Tritos
New Tumbleweed City After the sinking of the old city, construction began on a new city. It is a paradise, but a Verox funded coup has occured, leading to a dystopian society ruled by a corrupt leader, who has spread The Spook throughout the entire city. The gimmick here is Districts, where everyone in a district is an enemy until you destroy enough the crystals there. President Ryn Nyx3
Isle Capricorn Isle Capricorn was a prison island where the worst of the worst were locked away. Verox has sent his newest invention, Gallix Alpha, to destroy the prison and corrupt the inmates with The Spook so he can use them in his evil plans. The gimmick here are the Nightstalkers, who hunt the island and will deal a heck ton of damage, but only attack when you are moving, Gallix Alpha Aries
Endbreak An artifical world inside a computer that must be passed through in order to enter the Dark Laboratory, seemingly entirely made out of The Spook, and serving as an excellent gateway to Verox due to its many deadly traps. The gimmick here is the Resets, which means the world will reset every 5 minutes, meaning Drayy must save often to keep his progress. The Bone Brawler King Of The World
The Dark Laboratory This is the last stop on Drayy's adventure, and truly inside Verox's domain. There will be very few friendly faces to be seen here in the lab, which has been infected almost entirely by The Spook, and is where it is all coming from on Nuin. There is no specific gimmick here, but instead all gimmicks return, changing everything up. Verox x99
The True Ending :)) The Final Creation None

Bosses[]

Name Image Description Area
Gallix TBA An enormous robotic dragon who assaults Drayy in Castle Town, Gallix is an intimidating first boss. It bombards him with lasers, attempts to bite him, throws swords and even releases deadly gases to try and kill our hero. The only way Drayy is able to defeat it is by using the Wing ability to fly above it and stab it on it's weakspot in it's head. Castle Town
Giant Creid Crawler TBA A corrupted version of a Creid Crawler, a small crab like creature, that has been enlarged by magic. To defeat the beast, Drayy must attack it's legs and remove its balance then escape the collapsing castle, which will crush the Crawler. As he attempts to do this, the Crawler will bombard him with poison goop, try to crush him, summon smaller Crawlers and fire dart spores at him. Ancient Ruins
Big Bad Wolf TBA A lupine murderer that Little Red transforms into at midnight. The battle with the Big Bad Wolf is an endurance one, where Drayy must survive the constant assault of attack until the full moon stops. The wolf will slash and bite, but also use a variety of other attacks, such as blowing Drayy back, explosive picnic baskets and more to try and kill him. Fairytale Forest
The Flame Hermit TBA The Frost Hermit's best friend, Flame Hermit has been corrupted by The Spook and is out on a rampage. He will bombard Drayy with flames, leading to a bullet hell fight which Drayy can only win by destroying the mini crystals around the arena, all while avoiding the high damage fire that has a chance to burn him and do damage over time. Frostflame Volcano
The Neptune Reactor TBA Sunken Sands' main power source, The Neptune Reactor has been turned into a giant mecha controlled by The Spook. Drayy must use a submarine to fire at the mech and destroy it, all while dodging energy blasts, bombs, sharks and a whole lot more attacks, including the ability to transform into other forms, letting it deal even more damage to Drayy. Sunken Sands
President Ryn TBA President Ryn is a crazy guy appointed president by Verox, who pilots a literal skyscraper robot made of buildings, with cannons, wrecking balls, chainsaws and more, all made to crush rebels. In his fight, Drayy must climb through the buildings, while slowly taking out parts of them. However, he must be careful, as when part of the building is gone, he can't use it to manueveur any more. New Tumbleweed City
Gallix Alpha TBA Gallix Alpha is a retooled version of Gallix, constructed entirely out of adamantium, making him nigh indestructible. In order to beat him, Drayy must convince the mechanical beast to spare him by appealing to his good side, all while dodging the seemingly infinte supply of swords, bullets, lasers, poison gas and other varied attacks belonging to the bloodthirsty dragon. Isle Capricorn
The Bone Brawler TBA The Bone Brawler is a virtual tyrant who rules over the oppresed kingdom of Endbreak with a skeletal fist. Due to his control over the Resets, the undead king can not be killed. Instead, he will just keep coming back. To combat this, Drayy must tire him out enough so he can kill him quickly and reach a save point before the next reset, while he fires all sorts of projectiles to kill him. Endbreak
Verox TBA Verox is the cruelest guy around, and will not hesitate to destroy everything in order to get what he wants. He has been completely corrupted, and is powered by pure evil. He uses anything, from lasers, swords and magic, to even teleporting and flipping the arena upside. He must be beaten in his duel, after which he will peacefully resign..... right? The Dark Laboratory
TRUE VEROX TBA After being defeated, Verox activates something and becomes TRUE VEROX. In this form, all his attacks will one shot Drayy, and he cannot be killed. The only way to defeat him is to destroy the corruption on his body, slowly removing his powers, all while he slowly destroys Nuin and pelts Drayy with the ruins of the planet in an attempt to destroy him once and for all. The Dark Laboratory
The Final Creation TBA A strange white room that stretches into infinity. This is the final challenge in the game, and features a gauntlet of deadly foes and nigh impossible platforming, all to reach a final chamber where Drayy must face off against The Final Creation, a strange foe with ties to the mysterious figure who haunted him throughout his journey. The True Ending

Soul Powers[]

Name Image Description
Claw TBA Gained from the Roboslash enemy, the Claw ability allows Drayy to slash forward, dealing high damage at low range. When combined with elemental abiities, the Claw gains the properties of those elements, increasing it's effectiveness.
Wing TBA Gained from the Hoverobo enemy, the Wing ability allows Drayy to float in the air for a small amount of time, allowing him to bypass some challenges and obstacles with ease, though it leaves him vunerable to flying foes.
Dig TBA Gained from the Creid Crawler enemy, the Dig ability allows Drayy to burrow underground, allowing him to escape enemies and tunnel under walls to high to scale, though if under for too long he will suffocate.
Blast TBA Gained from the Blastertron enemy, the Blast ability allows Drayy to shoots blasts of plasma at foes, dealing high damage but needing to be recharged by killing robotic enemies.
Dash TBA Gained from the Phantear enemy
Swing TBA Gained from the Monkibot enemy
Fire TBA Gained from the Pyhorn enemy

Colusseum Of Fates[]

DLC: THE ALEX FILES[]

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Trivia[]

  • The only two returning characters (Drayy and Alex) have been completely redesigned
  • The symbol :)) appears throughout the game, entirely on things to do with the mysterious figure
  • Most of the boss fights were inspired by other games
    • Gallix and President Ryn are inspired by the fights in Shadow Of The Colossus
    • The Flame Hermit is inspired by bullet hell games in general
    • The Neptune Reactor is inspired by the plane segments in Cuphead
  • Gallix Alpha is inspired by the entire fight system of Undertale
    • The Bone Brawler is inspired by the Sans fight in Undertale
    • Verox is inspired by Grimm from Hollow Knight
  • The game was created as an attempt by it's creator to break out of the pool of mediocrity he was stuck in
  • The Soul Powers are meant to be a fusion between Kirby's Copy Abilities and Mario's Cappy, though with a darker twist.
  • The game's rather dark ending was made as a callback to Codename Stardust, an earlier project of Dreii's that was also a platformer with a dark ending.
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