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The concept of Default and Dark characters was borrowed from Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage. Only in that game the character names would be the same. And it that game the alternates were not always evil. The differences were referred to as Slash and Bust.
"I walked through the iON Lair and saw many mighty warriors... frozen to death still clinging to their weapons. Some of these warriors were said to have perished centuries ago. Then I heard a loud voice say 'Who dares challenge the mighty NiON!?'" Casting for NiON is where we at.
NiON. In the RA universe if a Crystal user uses their power to seek revenge, this guy is awakened. It's why Donette suppresses her emotions. He is evil but like Akuma he does have a code: only attacks those he perceives as Strong and Powerful.