Animated Shadow

Animated Shadow
Peter Pan's (Peter Pan) shadow has a mind of its own.
Power/Ability to:	Animate shadows.

"There were shadows in the place. I don't mean the monsters, I mean real shadows, of people. Only there was no one there to cast them. They were coming from the hearts. A new one appeared at the same time as the hatching monster, and started trying to pull away, but it couldn't."

― D-14134 describing SCP-1983 (SCP Foundation)

The power to bring shadows to life. Sub-power of Darkness Manipulation.

Also Called

• Shadow Animation
• Shadow Puppeting

Capabilities

The user can transform their and/or other's shadows into living beings. As the rule of anything happening to the real body happens to the shadow, this ability may allow the user to warp the shadow to manipulate the form of themselves or others, causing anything that happens to the shadow to be reflected in the true body; in short, a form of "reverse shadow puppetry."

Applications

• Independent Shadow
• Sentient Power
• Umbrakinetic Creature Creation

Associations

• Animation
• Darkness Manipulation
• Darkness Mimicry
• Individual Shadow Manipulation
• Magic
• Materialized Guardian: by casting a shadow to protect.
• Sensorial Link: With the shadow
• Shadow Mutilation
• Shadow Marionette

Limitations

• User's shadow may have a mind of its own.
• Maintaining the shadow may be draining to the user.
• May require light to create a shadow.
• Shadow may be impaired or even destroyed as the normal shadow.

Known Users

• Ayam Aghoul (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
• Various Characters (Blue Dragon)
• Belthazor (Charmed)
• Sykes (Charmed)
• Rui Hachiouji (Code: Breaker)
• Saechika (Code: Breaker)
• Johnny 13 (Danny Phantom)
• Richard Vance/Spy Shadow (DePatie-Freleng Studios)
• Magica De Spell (Ducktales 2017)
• Pride (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Thornton Aarons (Haven)
• Alessi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Sethan
• Kamen Rider Saikou (Kamen Rider Saber)
• Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
• Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
• Zaruchimu (Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
• Zed (League of Legends)
• Bogmire (Luigi's Mansion)
• Ash (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
• Fumikage Tokoyami (My Hero Academia)
• Nara Clan (Naruto)
• Hoichi (Naruto)
• Enid (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Gecko Moriah (One Piece); via the Kage Kage no Mi
• Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
• MZD (Pop'n Music); with ?/Hatena
• Onikage (Power Rangers: Wild Force)
• Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
• Masamune (Soul Eater)
• Jackie Estacado (The Darkness)
• Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
• Kagenui (Valkyrie Crusade)
• SCP-7981 - The Shadow Cabal (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts) uses a living shadow-like entity in battle.

Shu (Blue Dragon) and his comrades can transform their shadows into ferocious beasts.

Gekko Moriah (One Piece) can animate his own shadow as well as capture and command others...

...thanks to the power of the Kage Kage no Mi he ate.

Rui Hachiouji (Code:Breaker) can animate her own shadow to attack others, and even merge with it for a boost.

Saechika (Code:Breaker) can animate his own shadow to attack others, or form cages and chains for capture.

Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat) can animate his own shadow into a physical semi-liquid shadow kinetic construct of himself to aid him in the fights.

Shikamaru Nara (Naruto) uses the Shadow Sewing Technique to bind his opponents with materialized shadows.

Hoichi (Naruto) uses the Dharma Power: Silhouette to animate an opponent's shadow, forcing it to strangle and suffocate the target.

Kagenui (Valkyrie Crusade)

Fumikage Tokoyami (My Hero Academia) possesses the quirk "Dark Shadow", which allows him to summon his shadow as a creature to fight for him. The lighter there is, the more passive it is...

...the darker it is, the more savage and uncontrollable it becomes.

Nature ÄRM, Shadowman allows Ash (Marchen Awakens Romance) to enlarge his shadow and have it fight for him. As a bonus, the shadow can harmlessly absorb attacks meant for Ash.

Johnny 13 (Danny Phantom) has a shadow that can project bad luck and has a mind of its own.

Alessi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders) using his Stand, Sethan.

As the Shadow Monarch, Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) can create Shadow Soldiers from the souls of the dead to serve and fight for him.

Videos

SCP-1983 Doorway to Nowhere (SCP Animation)-2