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[[Image:VIG DARK.png|frame|right|''‘[[Rayman]], please help me! Hurry!’'']]

Mr Dark first appears in the intro sequence of the game, where [[the Magician]] introduces the game's story. [[The Glade of Dreams]] is kept in balance by a mystical orb known as [[the Great Protoon]]. One fateful day, the evil Mr Dark appears, stealing the Great Protoon and defeating [[Betilla the Fairy]] as she tries to protect it. The [[Electoon]]s, small pink creatures which gravitate around the Great Protoon, are scattered across the world, and imprisoned in [[cage]]s by Mr Dark's minions. Rayman sets off to free the Electoons, defeat Mr Dark and recover the Great Protoon.

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[[Image:GBC 76.PNG|frame|left|Mr Dark as he appears in the [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']]]]

Mr Dark also appears in the educational version of ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', in which he steals the [[Magic Book of Knowledge]] from [[the Magician]] and destroys a map to [[Mr Dark's lair|his hideout]] in [[Candy Château]]. He casts the same spells on Rayman as he did in [[Rayman 1|the original game]], but due to the game's educational nature, he doesn't fight as a boss at all. Once Rayman has solved the riddles on the parchment showing the way to [[Mr Dark's Lair|his hideout]] and been through his spells, Mr Dark doesn't appear any more and Rayman eventually finds [[Magic Book of Knowledge|the Book of Knowledge]].

[[Image:Char-mr-dark.png|thumb|left|320px|[[The Magician]] disguised as his idol, Mr Dark.]]

Mr Dark himself does not appear in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', but his influence plays a major role in the story, and numerous references are made to him by the game and its surrounding media. The second trailer of ''Rayman Origins'' shows a brief glimpse of a [[Teensie]] with a top hat and a dark cloak, standing on a stone platform, surrounded by [[Darktoon]]s and [[Psychlops]]. It was speculated that this was Mr Dark. Several months later, clearer artwork of the character was released, and the official website indicated that this character was indeed Mr Dark, stating that ‘The archenemy from Rayman 1 returns’. However, the same section of the site also claims that [[Soldier]]s and [[piranha]]s are in the game, which is not correct; the game's final manual contains an updated version of the same information, and makes no mention of Soldiers, piranhas, or Mr Dark. In '[[The Reveal]]', one of the final levels of the game, the heroes discover that [[the Magician]] is the one responsible for the evil steampunk empire of the [[Moody Clouds]]. The dark character who appeared in the trailer and the site was simply the Magician disguised as Mr Dark, whose true whereabouts remain unknown. A diagram on the wall of the Magician's office explains that he has been collecting the heroes' [[Lum]]s throughout the game and using them to power his machines. In response to his cover being blown, the Magician rips the golden star off his top hat, showing more clearly his resemblance with the artwork supposedly of Mr Dark. This scene led to much confusion among players, some of whom mistakenly interpreted it to mean that Mr Dark and the Magician were the same character.

[[Image:2D Madness ending.png|thumb|320px|left|A picture of Mr Dark can be seen on the floor to the left at the ending of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'''s [[2D Madness]] minigame. This represents Mr Dark's only appearance in a 3D ''Rayman'' game to date.]]

Mr Dark is referred to by name in the manual for ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', where it is revealed that his defeat at the hands of [[Rayman]] is what convinced the inhabitants of [[the Glade of Dreams]] that the hero was trustworthy. However, he makes no actual appearance in the game.