 Darkman managed to bring down Rooker by posing as him but felt conflicted as he fell in love with Rooker's wife and young daughter, who he had to abandon as well to resume his life as a vigilante.Beforehand, however, he finally manages to perfect his synthetic skin but uses the only sample to heal Rooker's daughter.Due to clinical experiments, the nerve endings connected to Darkman's skin have been severed, rendering him immune to pain, but unable to feel physical sensations.