Their primary goal is to convert the universe back into a state of eternal darkness for their people, for they believe the current universe to be poisonous, that it was never meant to be. The Dark Elves are an ancient, primordial race from before the universe existed. They have a humanoid body structure, but with the trademark pointed ears of elves. They lived in an eternal night, and they were once a beautiful race. As evidenced by their masks, they had smooth pale skin and large eyes, possibly adapted from being in the constant dark. The universe of matter and light corrupted their appearance, now they have a monstrous appearance. Their eyes are smaller and sunken in, their skin has a more rugged texture, their foreheads jut out slightly before the hairline, they have thin scar-like lines on their cheek bones, and dark lines protruding from the corner of their mouths.
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- Thor : Dark Elves
- Version : Thor
- Alter Ego :
- Spieces : Dark beings
- Known As :
- Type : Primordial race of Svartalfheim
- Gender :
- Origin : World of Svartalfheim
- Ruler : Malekith the Accursed
- First Appeareance : Thor : The Dark World
- Potrayer :
Despite the paler skin, they have a variable skin pigmentation that resembles those of humans of African descent. It is unknown how their internal anatomy may be different from that of other species. They have a superhuman resistance to energy bursts, as shown when an electric blast from Mjolnir burned Malekith's face but did not electricute his entire body, as well as the fact that he escaped alive. They seem to be as frail as humans, since they do not engage in physical combat but instead rely on their advanced weaponry. However, when transformed into a Kurse, they are one of the strongest and most unstoppable beings in all the Nine Realms and possibly the universe.
Thor : The Dark World
Five thousand years ago, the Dark Elves' leader Malekith sought to use the Convergence and the Aether to return the universe into eternal darkness which would exterminate all other life in the universe. However an army of Asgardians lead by King Bor opposed Malekith's forces erupting a large battle on Svartalfheim, but eventually Malekith was attacked by Asgardians who distracted them long enough to Bifrost the Aether out of his grasp as his armies fell. However Malekith sacrificed most of his fleet and his men to destroy Asgard's army as he and Algrim fled with the last of their people into deep space on their last ship.
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Technology
The Dark Elves display some of the most advanced technology seen as of yet, at least rivaling the Asgardians in most fields and surpassing them in some areas.
- Stealth : The Dark Elves have highly sophisticated stealth technology that can evade even Asgardian sensors and highly attuned Asgardian senses such as those possessed by Heimdall, making it likely no currently known people could detect a Dark Elf vessel when cloaked. It also makes their vessels invisible to the naked eye.
- Interdimensional travel : The Dark Elves are capable of traveling between the Nine Realms at will.
- Interdimensional sensors : The Dark Elves can detect the alignment of the nine realms and track their exact position in the multiverse in relation to each other.
- Energy weapons : The Dark Elves make use of powerful energy weapons on their ships and in ground combat. Well the nature of the discharges is unknown, their handheld rifles were capable of piercing Asgardian armor and killing them when the shot hit in the chest. Asgardian hand held shields could absorb the discharges, but the kinetic energy still made them stumble.
- Grenade : The Dark Elves possess grenade type weapons that create a short lived singularity capable of sucking in practically anything within a certain radius.
- Harrow : large spaceships used for interdimensional travel. They resemble a large "T" and are powered by a black hole. They are used to house and transport Dark Elves to battlegrounds and can house entire platoons of soldiers. They also contain smaller craft that engage in combat. They have interdimensional sensors that can track the Nine Realms and stasis pods for the maintaining of a Dark Elf's health over millennia and help heal their battle wounds. They are equipped with their stealth technology and move undetected despite their massive size.
- Fighter craft : smaller space and air vessels used for attacks and transport. Several detach from a larger Harrow. Although they seem unbalanced they are very fast and maneuverable and highly effective in aerial combat. They can be used with relative ease by others and have a 360 display of its surroundings surrounding the round piloting cabin
- Aether : By far their greatest artifact, it is an infinity stone. Made from darkness it turns matter into dark matter and can regress the universe back to its former state of darkness.
World of Svartalfheim
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- Thor : World of Svartalfheim
- Version : Thor
- Type : World
- Loacation : Nine Realms of Yggdrasil
- Spieces : Dark beings
- Ruler : Malekith the Accursed
- First Appeareance : Thor : The Dark World
Thor : The Dark World
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See Also:
- Main Article : Asgardian
