'Dharkon''' is a boss character introduced in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. He serves as the main antagonist in the story mode, World of Light.Dharkon is the dark and destructive counterpart of Galeem. While Galeem wishes to cover the world in eternal light, Dharkon seeks to destroy all life, drowning it into pure darkness.
==Appearance==
Dharkon's appearance consists that of a large, demonic eye that floats around the center, surrounded by a multitude of purple tendrils. Throughout the battle, Dharkon changes form by manipulating its mass and shape, using the tendrils that surrounds it.
If the player fights and defeats Dharkon alone, Galeem will deliver the final blow on Dharkon, destroying its entire body, then proceeds to cover the world into light once more. If Galeem is defeated, however, Dharkon will be the one to finish off Galeem and proceed to destroy all life with darkness.
In the true ending of the game, both Dharkon and Galeem are defeated by the fighters as their bodies shatter and sink down into the ocean, ending their conflict once and for all.
==Trivia==
*Due to its demented, horrifying appearance, Dharkon resembles that of famous Lovecraftian villains such as [[Yog-Sothoth]] and [[Azathoth]].
*Dharkon's name is a corruption of "Darken", similar to how Galeem's name is a corruption of "Gleem".