Suggestions for Unique Applications of Generic Physical use of Darkness and Shadow Manipulation

Conventionally in Fiction Darkness Manipulation is usually simply solidification of Darkness and Shadows to use as weapons, shields, armour, tendrils, movement through Shadows.

Most Fictional verses have Darkness powers as being corruption, diseases, decay, death, abyss/void/an emptiness that just absorbs all attacks and throws them into an unending vacuum of nothingness.

So what Unique Applications or overpowered ways can you think of to use Darkness Manipulation if it is purely Darkness manipulation in the most physical sense and is only darkness and shadows being manipulated and no other sense or such is derived from it like death, void, corruption, decay etc listed above, you can also pair Darkness Manipulation with one or two other powers whether it be some kind of magic or else to achieve these unique applications.