THE DARK FIVE

Is a society of five persons who audit and advise the organization for the Mister Fetish World Contest, held yearly during the Darklands Festival in Antwerp.

The Dark Five ensure that everything is fair and according to the rules, and intervene when this is not the case.

Each Dark Five member has been given their own fictional identity, with each having a connection to their true identity. During the entire duration of the contest, the members of the dark five will be among the audience or the organization with their own identity and will follow the competition closely.

Dark 1 – Yellow
Name: KOWHAI “They”
The Pure One 

The Maori’s have a long history, originating from Polynesia. Kowhai lives amongst the indigenous inhabitants on a remote island.

Kowhai is openly gay, known as Takatāpui. Māori, LGBT people of any culture are referred to as takatāpui. In English, a takatāpui person is a Māori individual who is Gay, Lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

In the daily life, Kowhai is self employed. The company they own is active in canoe building.

Kowhai and their partner live life off grid, on a self-sustainable farm. 

Dark 2 – Reptile
Name: LAGATO “She”
The Sneaky One

Lagarto lives among the Indigenous group known as the Yanomamo, who have been living in the Amazon for thousands of years.

For Lagarto it is impossible to be openly gay in her village, but in her job as development officer for the indigenous community she spends most of her time in capital cities. While her cabin in the rainforest is home, Lagarto travels constantly to attend gay events where she gives support in all discretion.

 Dark 3 – Green
Name: YAROK “He”
The Wise One

As former owner of several Beach clubs worldwide, Yarok build his own business empire. Since his retirement he has lived a simple rural life on his remote olive farm.

As the oldest member of the Dark Five society, we all acknowledge Yarok as the Wise one.

He is a well known and respected fore fighter for LGBTQIA+ rights. He sits on the board of several non-profits to maintain and protect these rights.

Yarok and his husband celebrate this year their 22nd anniversary.  

Dark 4 – Red
Name: AKAI-KEN “They”
The Vibrant One

AKAI-KEN is a well known Japanese designer for specific sex toys. 

For their profession, Akai-Ken travels a lot and has made friends all over the world. As multi-fetishist, multi-sexual, basically multi-everything, Akai-Ken is a happy single to be able to experience their sexuality in the broadest possible way. For the Dark Five, Akai-Ken is the one with knowledge about almost any known fetish as they literally try any fetish crossing their path. 

Dark 5 – Grey
Name: WOODY “he”
The Wild One

Cowboy Woody is the well known host in the TV show “Woody’s Wild West Show”.

Woody lives his life openly as gay, and is in a polyamorous relationship with his gay partners Buzz and Andy. They live together on their ranch, and co-own the cowboy gaybar “Woody’s Wildwest Lightyear Bar”.

It’s fair to say that Woody is an untamable cowboy. Those who know Woody will confirm that he has a heart of Gold, but don’t mess with Woody, because he will not hesitate to challenge you for a real western duel. This will not consist of guns, but on the mechanical bull in the middle of his bar. 

Within the Dark Five Society, Woody is definitely known as the wild one !