unᴠᴇɪlɪng thᴇ shadᴏwᴇd pᴏwᴇʀs: a ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw ᴏf daʀᴋ hᴇʀᴏᴇs lɪᴋᴇ ʙa
sᴏlᴠɪng ʀᴇal daʀᴋ hᴇʀᴏᴇs lɪᴋᴇ ʙa challᴇngᴇs daʀᴋ hᴇʀᴏᴇs lɪᴋᴇ ʙa ɪn a stᴏʀʏ ᴏʀ gaᴍᴇ aʀᴇ ᴏftᴇn fascɪnatɪng and cᴏᴍplᴇx chaʀactᴇʀs, ʙut thᴇʏ can alsᴏ pʀᴇsᴇnt sᴏᴍᴇ challᴇngᴇs fᴏʀ wʀɪtᴇʀs and gaᴍᴇ dᴇsɪgnᴇʀs. ᴏnᴇ challᴇngᴇ ɪs cʀᴇatɪng a daʀᴋ hᴇʀᴏ whᴏ ɪs ʙᴏth ʀᴇlataʙlᴇ and sʏᴍpathᴇtɪc, whɪlᴇ stɪll ᴍaɪntaɪnɪng thᴇɪʀ daʀᴋ sɪdᴇ. anᴏthᴇʀ challᴇngᴇ ɪs ʙalancɪng thᴇ daʀᴋ hᴇʀᴏ’s pᴏwᴇʀs and aʙɪlɪtɪᴇs wɪth thᴇ nᴇᴇd fᴏʀ thᴇᴍ tᴏ facᴇ ʀᴇal challᴇngᴇs and cᴏnsᴇquᴇncᴇs....