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5:18 PM on 06.21.2007

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Contest: Create your own Darkling, win a copy of The Darkness!
Nick Chester

Contest: Create your own Darkling, win a copy of The Darkness! screenshot

As promised, 2K Games and Destructoid are teaming up to give our readers a chance to win a copy of the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title, The Darkness.

The Darkness features a variety of Darklings, the demonic imps that will do the bidding of the game's main character, Jackie Estacado. In the game you'll see some wielding jack hammers or saws, and others wearing army fatigues; there's even an unlockable 2K Sports jersey outfit for your in-game Darklings. 

Entering to win is simple -- we want you to create your very own Darkling. We're giving you a naked, hammer-wielding Darkling to get you started, but don't let that stifle your creativity. Photoshop the image we've provided, find your own, or if you're feeling saucy, draw your own.

There's no limit to what you can do -- it can be Destructoid related, it can be funny, it can be serious ... go wild.

1st Prize
A copy of The Darkness (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
A special edition The Darkness comic book

2nd Place
A copy of The Darkness (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)

3rd Place
A special edition The Darkness comic book

Teh Rul3Z:

- The image should be posted in the comments section of this post.
- The image should be no wider than 550 pixels.
- Make sure your image is safe for work. Kids and CEOs read Destructoid.
- We will stop accepting entries on Sunday, June 24th. Winners will be announced on the evening of Monday, June 25th.

Good luck, and make us proud!



MORE IN OUR The Darkness SECTION

Latest comment by Dale North |view all 174 comments
Holy shit, these are awesome. Scrolling down, everytime you think 'oh, that one wins', another comes along and changes shit up....

 The Darkness Gallery (1)
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Dtoiders have posted 157 comments:

Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 06/21/2007 17:17

Can't wait to see the results of this, but why does every recent contest have to involve image editing? It'd be nice to change it up the next time around.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 06/21/2007 17:20

Mxyzptlk:

I was kicking around other ideas for this contest, but this one seemed to fit the best. Image editing also let's a lot of people get involved. Some of the other ideas we came up with were too limiting.

And I also can't wait to see the results. :D
diesel63's Avatar
diesel63 at 06/21/2007 17:47

Ph1dra's Avatar
Ph1dra at 06/21/2007 17:52

scottoid's Avatar
scottoid at 06/21/2007 17:52

man, this is gonna get epic..wheres the Summa darkling??...crap i wish i could use that image software worth a damn now...go ahead and take my idea!!!
BuckF1tches's Avatar
BuckF1tches at 06/21/2007 17:53

Why do I have a feeling the "SFW" rule was because of me? =D
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 06/21/2007 18:10

i believe in a thing called loooooooooooooooove

Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 06/21/2007 18:13

damn, thats not under 550 at all is it.
Arcanum's Avatar
Arcanum at 06/21/2007 18:25

Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 06/21/2007 18:33

ahahahaha, nice arcanum!

Now I dont feel so alone with the pic size though.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 06/21/2007 18:40

diesel63: OMGF, dude, that is horrible. Why am I laughing. Ugh.
covah's Avatar
covah at 06/21/2007 18:55


oh how it would be fun to win a super gory/violent game at good ol' JT's expense. I'm a sucker for irony. Even more ironic is that it's a 2K game.

I just hope I don't get sued.
Zero Iscariot's Avatar
Zero Iscariot at 06/21/2007 18:55

So I win a copy of Halo?



Oh... The Darkness.
Detry's Avatar
Detry at 06/21/2007 19:11

Yes, it does indeed suckz.

Ph1dra's Avatar
Ph1dra at 06/21/2007 19:26

is that guy serious?
EternalDarkWing's Avatar
EternalDarkWing at 06/21/2007 19:34

New Halo 3 playable character.



Confirmed.
scottoid's Avatar
scottoid at 06/21/2007 19:36

nathan88knot's Avatar
nathan88knot at 06/21/2007 19:40



wario's stand in...
wario67's Avatar
wario67 at 06/21/2007 19:55

^ gezz

entry 1

Grim's Avatar
Grim at 06/21/2007 19:58

lol @ the pulp fiction one
brimtastic's Avatar
brimtastic at 06/21/2007 20:35

Best photoshop skillz? EternalDarkWing
nathan88knot ftw, so far though
Arcanum's Avatar
Arcanum at 06/21/2007 21:00

[img]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u221/Footer_2007/sppeeedy.jpg?t=1182477649[/i mg]
orange's Avatar
orange at 06/21/2007 21:05

Ph1dra's Avatar
Ph1dra at 06/21/2007 21:08

lol etneral dark wing thats hilarious
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/21/2007 21:34

I seem to be the only really serious one... oh well.


And I've been reading destructoid for awhile, but this gave me incentive to actually become a member so... hi everyone.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/21/2007 21:51

Desert Punk = Best anime ever. Anybody who likes boobs and humor check it out.
Milhouse's Avatar
Milhouse at 06/21/2007 21:55

Mine!

MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 06/21/2007 22:09

EternalDarkWing's Avatar
EternalDarkWing at 06/21/2007 22:11

EternalDarkLing. LOLOLOLOLOL.
madmatt92's Avatar
madmatt92 at 06/21/2007 22:36

I Need A Weapon!

Volcanon's Avatar
Volcanon at 06/21/2007 22:58

Darkling's need days off too...

john1006's Avatar
john1006 at 06/21/2007 23:27


Hope you guys like.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/21/2007 23:54

Not a contest entry, but this is an awesome darkling pic:
BuckF1tches's Avatar
BuckF1tches at 06/21/2007 23:54

welcome GameGoblin... you got skillz!
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/21/2007 23:55

I hope you weren't talking about the MJ pic :) And thanks
Bloodcider's Avatar
Bloodcider at 06/22/2007 00:30

I really hope the judges have a soft spot for Domo Kun. D=

pietmax's Avatar
pietmax at 06/22/2007 01:00

Try out this lil' Ghostbuster Darkling!
gomeja's Avatar
gomeja at 06/22/2007 01:29

wario67's Avatar
wario67 at 06/22/2007 01:49


entry 2
LostCrichton's Avatar
LostCrichton at 06/22/2007 03:59

Ahh family memories....



LostCrichton's Avatar
LostCrichton at 06/22/2007 04:50

True Hollywood Story: The Little Rascals exposed!

galagabug 's Avatar
galagabug at 06/22/2007 08:21



HMWMD???
covah's Avatar
covah at 06/22/2007 09:31

Don't know if you can enter twice, if not whatever then this is just for fun.

Das Inchworm's Avatar
Das Inchworm at 06/22/2007 10:15

tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 06/22/2007 10:46

This is gonna be amazing. I'm gonna work on one today and tomorrow to see what I can do.
john1006's Avatar
john1006 at 06/22/2007 11:18

Can you enter more than once?
Hazel24's Avatar
Hazel24 at 06/22/2007 11:38

This is my beautiful Darkling(it's so cute XD):
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/22/2007 11:44

This one's just for fun.
dannythegreat's Avatar
dannythegreat at 06/22/2007 12:30

madmatt92's Avatar
madmatt92 at 06/22/2007 13:24

Feel The Power Of The Dark Side!





Claw8DS's Avatar
Claw8DS at 06/22/2007 14:41

Darkzilla!

Claw8DS's Avatar
Claw8DS at 06/22/2007 14:42

Let's try that again...

Darkzilla!!

shakoor_h's Avatar
shakoor_h at 06/22/2007 15:09

I wish I could think of some good ideas, I can't, this is the best I could come up with

scottoid's Avatar
scottoid at 06/22/2007 15:39

2 more for ya, alot more to come, i finally figured out how to do this



Mangus's Avatar
Mangus at 06/22/2007 15:55

Have not drawn in 10 years, so be gentle:)
Lightliquid's Avatar
Lightliquid at 06/22/2007 15:59

Are you aloud to have multiple entries?? I hope not.
cicadacom's Avatar
cicadacom at 06/22/2007 16:09

He thinks he's Batman because he's so drunk on Destructoid.
<p>
<img src="http://www.cicadacom.com/files/darkling_batman.jpg">
cicadacom's Avatar
cicadacom at 06/22/2007 16:11

Crud. BBCode. Batman Darkling hates BBCode.

kevvo's Avatar
kevvo at 06/22/2007 16:14

BEST SHOW EVAR!!!

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q243/kev51582/the-darkness-2_edited.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
kevvo's Avatar
kevvo at 06/22/2007 16:17

Ok that didnt work, once again BEST SHOW EVAR!!!!

<img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q243/kev51582/the-darkness-2_edited.jpg">
kevvo's Avatar
kevvo at 06/22/2007 16:24





BEST SHOW EVAR!!!!

damn I am getting tired of that.....
whatyousay's Avatar
whatyousay at 06/22/2007 17:14



o.o He's just hangin' around.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 06/22/2007 17:23

This is great, guys -- keep 'em coming! And yes:

YOU CAN ENTER MORE THAN ONCE!

But you can only win once, too. Heh.
Lightliquid's Avatar
Lightliquid at 06/22/2007 17:26

Moonwalking Darklings!


nathan88knot's Avatar
nathan88knot at 06/22/2007 18:41

Metal Gear Darkling-Tactical Darkling Action




better than my last one, in my opinion (see above)
mgs rules, simple as that
thedarkness111's Avatar
thedarkness111 at 06/22/2007 18:44

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FrankCastle at 06/22/2007 18:48

THE KING DARKLING!





BRASH's Avatar
BRASH at 06/22/2007 22:56



Thought I'd give it a try.
BRASH's Avatar
BRASH at 06/22/2007 22:58



Sorry I'm a bbc noob. Here's shot #2...
Discoweazle's Avatar
Discoweazle at 06/22/2007 23:08

Nice pic Brash
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/22/2007 23:16

Another one of mine:


Demonic Recon: Advanced Darklings.

Mexican: What's your name?
DL: I have no name: I'M A DARKLING!!!111 (Jumps om mexican's back and starts beating his head in with a rock)
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 06/22/2007 23:19

the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/22/2007 23:20

WOAH! Hold on:


Sorry :(
Milhouse's Avatar
Milhouse at 06/22/2007 23:23

Anagrams FTW

Harryl3456's Avatar
Harryl3456 at 06/22/2007 23:51

Link to a website

Harryl3456's Avatar
Harryl3456 at 06/22/2007 23:52

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Harryl3456 at 06/22/2007 23:54

pietmax's Avatar
pietmax at 06/23/2007 00:11

Here's another one... Darth Darkling...
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 06/23/2007 00:14

I just saw the darkness Commercial, and it looks AWESOME. So, as the developer starbreeze has made a riddick game, I made a riddick darkling. Sucks though.
idontknow's Avatar
idontknow at 06/23/2007 00:17

Milhouse's Avatar
Milhouse at 06/23/2007 00:19

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AngelsDontBurn at 06/23/2007 00:34

pietmax's Avatar
pietmax at 06/23/2007 00:44

Third entry... a good ol' Red Shirt! He just knows he's gonna die!
Volcanon's Avatar
Volcanon at 06/23/2007 01:11

The Darkness: Wii Edition

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eddiethemc at 06/23/2007 09:38