Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5583089-20160405151934

So, we Now know that approx 1000 years ago, Merlin Gains his powers. Then 500 years Later Nimue becomes the First Dark one.

I'm confused about this, as Nimue plus the misc. 18 dark ones, Gorgon, Zoso, Rumpel, Emma and Hook, there have been 24 dark ones? In only 500 years? So, each Dark one between Nimue and Rumpel, had an average reign of? 25-26 years as the dark one? each one becoming stronger...

But correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't it said by someone, such as the apprentice, that rumpel had been the dark one for over 300 years? if this is so then each dark one was only around for a decade each? and rumpel would throughout history be the most infamous dark one, even more so than nimue... yet nimue demonstrated power above emma, yet she was the first without accumilation.

Yet when Rumpel re gained his Darkness, he said he had the combined power of all dark ones.. but diddn't he alreaduy have all of them in him before? Theres so little explained about the other Dark ones, why they reigned for such short times, in only a decade, i doubt many of them were remembered for anything.

How was Nimue succeeded? What where the names of the other Dark ones? I imagine they could use Names of non introduced such as Springheeled jack, Vlad the impaler, Mephastophiles, Morgan Le fey ect.

Did they all wear the same robes in swan song? or did they differ? I diddn't notice Zoso, or the fire breathing gorgon.

Sorry this is alot of questions, I hope someone can help:

1. How long was rumpel the dark one within the 500 years of 20 or so dark ones?

2. Did they all wear the same robes?

3. Was the darkness previously acculilated within each succeeding dark one, or did that only occur within rumpel after swan song?

4. Is it Implied that the image of Zoso instructed Rumpel?

5. What attacked the characters within the Vault? the darkness? wasn't that within rumpel, or in the underworld?

6. Was Zoso the only confirmed dark one to be stabbed by his successor?

I know this can all be answered with ít's magic', but can anyone help me out?? theory? or something?

also P.S. do you think they will actually look further into the dark ones at some point, perhaps in a spin off? seems lots happened in those 500 years of dark ones. 