Toxic is my trait, My husband is always late, I'm pretty dark mind you, But scarlet portrays me too

Bats are essential for me, Yet a bat's meal I may be, When I play the cheers are loud, Yet I sound like a dead crowd

A hunter's game, A republic's name, A failure in jest, informally, I gobble up meanings, did you catch me?

I appear out of the blue, Beware my roar, I'm coming through, The closer I get, the more I rise, For total destruction is my prize

I'm pretty cool, I float in the largest pool, My tip often means, What's hidden is bigger than it seems