Here's the first headcanon post, this time covering TV-based Darkners!! It's gonna be a bit long, but there's a few pictures to go along with it!
TV Darkners are one of the strongest variety of Darkner. Incredibly diverse and unique, they are split into two "main" groups, for simplifying, those being the "Flatscreen" and the "CRT". In this particular analysis, we will be looking at the CRT variety, as it is much more recognizable and distinctive to their Flatscreen cousins.
TV Darkners are inherently insectoid in nature, with CRTs baring large antennae, used to smelling and sensory. TV Darkners also inherently have bad eyesight, which is helped by their antennae. Their carapaces are often composed of a very hard plastic, although depending on the individual, their size and weight make them fragile. CRTs, in the Lightworld, contain lead, and the larger they are, the more lead they contain. Lead is an extremely heavy element, and this translates into TVs by making them incredibly heavy the larger they get, with the largest CRT weighing around 440 pounds. In the Darkworld, this weight multiplies by the presence of a body, so CRT Darkners often manifest as... "big boned."
As said prior, TV Darkners are an incredibly diverse species of Darkner, although nothing compared to the likes of Pippins or Shadowguys. The heights of TV Darkners vary wildly, quite literally since many of them are capable of size change. Therefore, getting an average is quite difficult, beyond just being large on average compared to other Darkners. Their insectoid nature is a big influence on their body plan, with CRT Darkers especially having insect aspects. For instance, what one may believe to be a "nose" is actually a proboscis, such as seen in butterflies. This helps the TV Darkner consume liquids, as well as expel liquids. Or flowers. Mostly flowers. This can also result in TV Darkners having massive sweet tooths, with sugary drinks being a common staple of their diet. TV Darkners also can have up to 4 arms, although it is common these arms remain hidden, as to appeal to the more common humanoid Darkners present in Darkworlds. These arms are often equipped with claws, used for a variety of purposes, and will occasionally need to be clipped. They can also be equipped with gasters or tails, or nothing, depending on the individual.
One should not underestimate the power of a TV Darkner, as they were designed to be paid attention to by Lightners even across their own home! As a result, many TV Darkners manifest as Boss Darkners, and it was practically a guarantee that they did so. Nowadays, Flatscreen TV Darkners have the chance the manifest as regular Darkners, especially as the popularity of TV declines and they get cheaper- what was once a big purchase now can be bought on a whim- hence carrying less importance. A TV Darkner's magic often manifests as what one would call "cartoon physics", reality seems to bend to their will (even moreso than other Darkners). It is better not to think too hard on how their magic functions, as most of the time, there is truly not logic to it.
What is more unfortunate is the situation that the CRT TV Darkners are facing, a slow march towards extinction. There are no more modern manifacturers of CRTs, and those that still exist will eventually run out of parts in which to repair them with. It is impossible to restart the production of CRTs, therefore all CRTs that exist today will be the last. Treat your CRT well, for it may be the last of its kind, with no hope of recovery.