Dark Scale

The Dark Scale is a Pureblood Heartless of an aberrant kind. It is the counterpart to Koaryx.

Nature
The Dark Scale is a Pureblood Heartless created when its original identity lost its heart. Strangely, this Heartless demonstrates remarkable intelligence unlike most Heartless, indicating its strong will. It won't seek out hearts like most Heartless will, but it is not completely docile either; once in a while, it will cause destruction within its vicinity if aggravated enough. Its behavior is not unlike that of the dominant member in a wolf pack, as it displays savageness but can command other Heartless towards a common prey. It appears to also retain its memories of its past life, something that its Nobody Koaryx should have received but did not. The reason for this is unclear, although it is heavily implied that the Dark Scale knows why this happened along with the cause of its separation in the first place. However, the Dark Scale does not appear to be willing to reveal why, as such it will try to escape Koaryx whenever it is spotted by her. This is made more difficult by the Dark Scale's dangerous cunning coupled with its ability to escape through corridors of darkness.

Design
The Dark Scale, as its name suggests, has a theme of dichotomy. Its right side is completely bluish-black while its left side is milky-white. Its eyes follow with this, displaying faintly colored irises within its bright yellow eyes (the right being blue and the left being red). Its head is vaguely conical with a long mane flowing from the back, giving it a slight resemblance to a canine or reptile. It has a jagged maw, though the front most part of it is straight. The top sports two points that vaguely resemble ears.

Its overall body proportion is a roughly thin humanoid with a heavily emaciated appearance while what appears to be its ribcage sticks out of its chest. It has long, large arms tipped with five sharp claws on its wide forearms and two spikes on its shoulders. Its legs are slightly shorter but also have pointed edges and three claws. The rest of its body has an ethereal nature; its skin is constantly "flowing" outward like wind or gas, causing slight distortions along the border of its color scheme. It also has a long, wisplike tail at the end of its body. Like many other Purebloods, the Dark Scale has a heart-shaped hole in its chest.