Shadow Stealth

Shadow Stealth
Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari Series) hiding inside the shadow of her master, Araragi Koyomi.
Power/Ability to:	Merge/hide within the shadows of others.

The power to hide within the shadows. Technique of Darkness Manipulation. Not to be confused with Umbrakinetic Invisibility.

Also Called

• Hiding in the Shadows
• Shadow Sneak (Pokemon)
• Shadow Submergence

Capabilities

The user can hide within the shadows and remain undetected. They can use this technique to spy on individuals without leaving behind physical evidence. May apply to the shadows of non-living things or living organisms.

Applications

• Shadow Swimming

Associations

• Darkness Manipulation
• Darkness Mimicry
• Enhanced Concealment
• Enhanced Stealth
• Invisibility
• Shadow Teleportation
• Umbrakinetic Invisibility

Limitations

• Must be able to touch or be near shadow or darkness to hide within it.
• Useless in the absence of shadows cast by others.
• Users can be detected if they speak or make noises while hiding.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Shadow Magic Users (Black Clover)
  • Nacht
• Shunsui Kyōraku (Bleach); via "Kageoni"
• Quincy (Bleach); via "Shadow"
• Koware (Disaster Fox Kuzure-chan)
• Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail)
• Skiadrum (Fairy Tail)
• Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail); via Iron Shadow Dragon Mode
• Sting Eucliffe (Fairy Tail)
• Kageyama (Fairy Tail)
• Chase (Fairy Tail)
• Rias Gremory (High School DxD); via the Forbidden Invade Balor the Princess
• Noel (In Another World, I'm Called: the Black Healer)
• Contracted Beasts (Isekai Yururi Kikou)
• Megumi Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Zofis (Konjiki no Gash Bell!/Zatch Bell!)
• Anemo Nemo/Leberblume (Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete)
• Elias Ainsworth (Mahō Tsukai no Yome)
• Ruth (Mahō Tsukai no Yome)
• Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari Series)
• Akira Itakura (Munou na Nana/Talentless Nana)
• Shihai Kuroiro the Scheming Hero: Vantablack (My Hero Academia)
• Jiraiya (Naruto)
• Shijima (Ninja Scroll)
• Tia (Overlord); via Hide Shadow skill.
• Users of Shadow Sneak and Phantom Force (Pokémon)
  • Darkrai (Pokémon)
  • Gengar (Pokémon)
  • Giratina ("Pokémon)
  • Marshadow (Pokémon)
• Sarutoru (Ranma 1/2: Nihao My Concubine)
• Solution Epsilon (Overlord)
• Makora (Samurai Deeper Kyo)
• Chernobog (Shakugan no Shana)
• Shadow Soldiers (Solo Leveling)
• E-91 Lady Ninja (Sonic X)
• Chiffon (Tensei Shichatta Yo/Iya, Gomen)
• Ranga (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
• Rimuru Tempest (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
• Souei (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
• Mio (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu)
• Tae Hyeongwoon (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
• Wall Shadow (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Cartoons

• Ebon (DCAU/Static Shock)
• Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)

Comic Books

• Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics/X-Men)

Literature

• Lashte (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
• Lasombra Vampires (Vampire: The Masquerade); via Obtenebration

Live Television

• Shadowland Beings (Twitches)
• Alien Pegassa (Ultraman series)
  • Pega (Ultraman Geed)

Video Games

• Hibiki Kohaku (BlazBlue)
• Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
• Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
• Mitsuki Konishi (The World Ends With You)
• Midna (The Legend of Zelda)
• Pokémon that can use "Shadow Sneak" (Pokémon)
• Mephiles The Dark (Sonic The Hedgehog)
• Spider-Man Noir (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)

Web Series

• Erma Williams (Erma)
• Emiko Williams (Erma)

Gallery

Shunsui Kyoraku (Bleach) hiding in the shadows.

Megumi Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen) can use his Ten Shadows Technique to merge within the shadows of both living and non-living things.

Jiraiya (Naruto) hiding inside Ryūsui's shadow and taking control of him, so long as he is holding his breath.

Shijima (Ninja Scroll) hiding in shadows for deadly ambushes and safety.

Ash's Gengar (Pokémon)

Agatha's Gengar (Pokémon Adventures) hiding in Blue's shadow, slowly draining his health in the process.

Marshadow (Pokémon) can lurk in the shadows of others to copy their movements and powers.

Makora (Samurai Deeper Kyo) hiding inside his dimensional shadows to hide even his ki.

Sung Jinwoo's Shadow Soldiers (Solo Leveling) can hide and store themselves in a person's shadow.

Chiffon (Tensei Shichatta Yo (Iya, Gomen)) can hide in the shadows of others using magic.

Ranga (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) using Shadow Step to merge into the shadow of Rimuru Tempest.

Mio (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu) hiding in shadows with darkness magic to spy Mondo

Midna (The Legend of Zelda) can hide in Link's shadow, which also shields her from the light.

Wall Shadow (Yu-Gi-Oh!) hiding in its own shadow on the wall, moving stealthily.

Zofis (Konjiki no Gash Bell!/Zatch Bell!) is a powerful and sadistic outcast in the Demon World who is constantly sneaking around in the shadows.

Shihai Kuroiro (My Hero Academia) using the underside of a pipe to move around in Shadow

Tia (Overlord) using Hide Shadow, a ninjutsu skill to hide in a shadow to avoid detection.

Ebon (Static Shock)

Nightcrawler (X-Men) tries to use Shadow Stealth to hide from Manta of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard

E-91 Lady Ninja (Sonic X)

Videos

SCP-280 Eyes In The Dark