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While watching a video, I came across the quote:
違う！キングダムハーツはどんな闇も消し去ることのできる心―光なんだ！
For 'どんな闇も' I first thought of the literal translation 'also what kind of darkness', but this made no sense in the context since it would add a question in a declarative statement.
My second thought was 'any darkness' to give the translation:
You're wrong! Kingdom Hearts is a heart that can erase any darkness. It's light!
However, I feel like this use of どんな+も with a regular noun is wrong.
Your second thought is correct; どんな + noun + も can be used to mean "any" or "any kind of".
どんな誘惑にも負けません。
I will not give in to any kind of temptation.
You can use it with both nouns and verbs (in -て form). A common expression using this pattern with a verb is 「どんなことがあっても」, meaning "no matter what":
どんなことがあってもあきらめない！
I'm not going to give up no matter what!
I also think it is more common to see this pattern with -でも rather than just -も.
安ければ、どんな携帯でもいい。
Any phone is fine as long as it's cheap.
