Darkstar Skateboards is the California-based skateboard company, with a solid team of pro riders including Chet Thomas, Gailea Momolu, Mike Hastie, and Paul Machnau. Darkstar skateboard deck graphics usually feature some version of their menacing horned knight. This symbol of strength somehow fitting, since now many Darkstar decks are now built of with either the Resin-7 or Resin-9 constructions or the new "armor light" construction -- all of which lead to a skateboard that is lighter and has much more strength and pop than skateboards of previous generations.