but rouge means red, and is from French.
... pure darkness as in... dark matter? black holes? or a creature with evil intents? You might want to give a physical description.
But if they are a hive mind, then its JUST Drone 001. But, due to evolution, and the passae of time, it can't possibly be the first drone, due to the fact of how old and basic its programming would be. (drones in a hive mind are given one purpose and cannot be repurposed afterwards.) Instead, it'd be similar to Drone 2375.