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The '''Shadow''' is a | The '''Shadow''' is a [[Pureblood Heartless]] introduced in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''. Although the Shadow is not the weakest type of Heartless, it is the most basic type, and it is still a threat to those without the [[Keyblade]]. It is found in each world in every game, excluding the worlds of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''; [[Atlantica]] in ''Kingdom Hearts'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''; and [[The World That Never Was]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'', this Heartless appeared only in the [[Realm of Darkness]] during the [[Secret Episode]] of the game. Certain Heartless, such as the [[Darkside]], the [[Dark Follower]], or [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], can also summon Shadows. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
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The Shadows first appear within [[Sora]]'s [[Dive to the Heart]], but are summarily destroyed by Sora, along with the Darkside, and he awakes from his dream. However, when [[Riku]] opens the door to [[Destiny Islands]]'s heart, the Shadows reappear to devour the children's island. Sora notices the storm caused by their arrival and races to the island, but although he attacks them with his [[Wooden Sword]], he is unable to damage the eldritch monsters until he discovers the [[Kingdom Key|Keyblade]]. Although he is now equipped to fight back the horde, his friends have already fallen into the darkness, and the island's heart has been devoured. | The Shadows first appear within [[Sora]]'s [[Dive to the Heart]], but are summarily destroyed by Sora, along with the Darkside, and he awakes from his dream. However, when [[Riku]] opens the door to [[Destiny Islands]]'s heart, the Shadows reappear to devour the children's island. Sora notices the storm caused by their arrival and races to the island, but although he attacks them with his [[Wooden Sword]], he is unable to damage the eldritch monsters until he discovers the [[Kingdom Key|Keyblade]]. Although he is now equipped to fight back the horde, his friends have already fallen into the darkness, and the island's heart has been devoured. | ||
Shadows continue to appear as minor Heartless throughout the worlds, but do not reappear in force until Sora completes the [[Door to Darkness]] at [[Hollow Bastion]] by releasing Kairi's heart from his body. Not only does this change him into a [[Shadow Form|Shadow]], but the triumphant | Shadows continue to appear as minor Heartless throughout the worlds, but do not reappear in force until Sora completes the [[Door to Darkness]] at [[Hollow Bastion]] by releasing [[Kairi]]'s heart from his body. Not only does this change him into a [[Shadow Form|Shadow]], but the triumphant Ansem summons a swarm of Shadows to chase Kairi, [[Donald Duck]], and [[Goofy]] from the castle. However, at the Entrance Hall, Kairi notices the Shadow that is Sora and embraces him, sharing her light with him and returning his human form. | ||
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''=== | ||
Shadows appear in the [[Mission Mode]] tutorial when the player learns about collecting Mission Points. | {{canon}} | ||
Shadows appear in the [[Mission Mode]] tutorial when the player learns about collecting Mission Points. | |||
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Shadows appear when [[Roxas]] trains with [[Marluxia]] in Twilight Town, who uses them to illustrate why [[Organization XIII]] pursues Emblem Heartless but ignores Purebloods. Much later, when Roxas goes to [[Halloween Town]] on a mission in which he is to meet up with [[Xigbar]], he is surrounded by Shadows before being rescued by his senior. Still later, Roxas fought a more powerful version of the Darkside, the Dark Follower, which summoned a swarm of Shadows in its unsuccessful attempt to repel the Nobody. | |||
===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''=== | ||
Several Shadows spawn when Sora and company attempt to leave the card world of [[Monstro]], when [[Jack Skellington]] mentions a "problem" in | Several Shadows spawn when Sora and company attempt to leave the card world of [[Monstro]], when [[Jack Skellington]] mentions a "problem" in Halloween Town, and when Sora arrives in [[Agrabah]] to find [[Aladdin]] under attack by Heartless. | ||
===''Kingdom Hearts II''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts II''=== | ||
When Sora | When Sora's and Riku's teams enter the [[Hall of Empty Melodies]], swarms of Shadows appear and attack them separately. Riku lends Kairi a [[Destiny's Embrace|Keyblade]], and they each fight back the swarm. However, it is Xigbar who finishes the Heartless off before challenging Sora to battle. | ||
After [[Ansem the Wise]] fires the [[Kingdom Hearts Encoder]] at [[Xemnas]]'s artificial [[Kingdom Hearts]], the shower of hearts that results attracts a gigantic swarm of Shadows, who attack the castle. [[Maleficent]] and [[Pete]] offer to hold off the Shadows so that Sora and his friends can defeat Xemnas, in exchange for the castle itself. The castle and the artificial world it was built on are destroyed in Xemnas's final assault, taking the Shadows with them. | |||
==''Kingdom Hearts'' | ==''Kingdom Hearts'' manga== | ||
When Sora goes to check on the [[Highwind (raft)|raft]] during the night of the storm, he spots Riku and Kairi's boats at the dock and rushes off to make sure they're safe, unaware of the Shadows beginning to emerge from the ground behind him.{{storylink|Invader}} | When Sora goes to check on the [[Highwind (raft)|raft]] during the night of the storm, he spots Riku and Kairi's boats at the dock and rushes off to make sure they're safe, unaware of the Shadows beginning to emerge from the ground behind him.{{storylink|Invader}} | ||
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==Other appearances== | ==Other appearances== | ||
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''=== | ||
Multiple Shadows are shown in the concept trailer for ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' | Multiple Shadows are shown in the concept trailer for ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', appearing before Sora in [[Traverse Town]] and surround him. However, both the Heartless and the Nobodies were cut from the final release of the game, to be replaced with [[Dream Eaters]]. | ||
===''Kingdom Hearts III''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts III''=== | ||
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Shadows emerge from the ground to attack with a simple but powerful scratch attack. These Heartless are easy to defeat on their own, but their habit of attacking in large swarms can be quite overwhelming. When facing swarms of Shadows in ''Kingdom Hearts'', the [[Thunder]] spell is an effective means of finishing off these foes quickly. The Keyblade is sufficient enough to take down a Shadow when it challenges Sora on its own, however. | Shadows emerge from the ground to attack with a simple but powerful scratch attack. These Heartless are easy to defeat on their own, but their habit of attacking in large swarms can be quite overwhelming. When facing swarms of Shadows in ''Kingdom Hearts'', the [[Thunder]] spell is an effective means of finishing off these foes quickly. The Keyblade is sufficient enough to take down a Shadow when it challenges Sora on its own, however. | ||
Sora can [[Guard | Sora can block Shadows' scratch attacks with [[Guard]], but he does not gain any [[Tech Points]] for doing so successfully. | ||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
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{{HeartlessDirectory}} | {{HeartlessDirectory}} | ||
