Shadow

Shadow is a mysterious character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL manga, working under Kyoji Yagumo.

Design[]

Appearance[]

Little can be ascertained of Shadow's true appearance, though he appears to be a particularly tall man. His outfit consists of a long black coat with metal studs and other ornamentation and metal greaves, as well as gloves, which together cover almost his entire body. Like Yagumo's other henchmen Hishakaku and Eviluder, his face cannot be completely seen, but while the latter two wore masks only covering their mouths, Shadow swaddles his entire face in a large headdress, leaving only his eyes visible.

Abilities[]

Shadow is able to take the form of a shadow, which he used to spy on and capture Kotori. He also can make moving shadow items, such as a bird, which he used to send Kaito an invitation. Finally, he has shown the ability of disappearing instantly, which he did right after losing to Kaito and Shark, only leaving two cards behind for them.

Biography[]

After Hishakaku's defeat, Shadow was dispatched by Kyoji Yagumo to deal with both Kaito Tenjo and Ryoga Kamishiro by allowing both Numbers Hunters to defeat him, allow each of them to take a Number from him, and then pit the two against one another.^[1]

Number Hunting[]

Shadow had collected at least two "Numbers" besides his "No. 48: Shadow Lich", which he purposely lost to other Duelists in order to trap them - "No. 13: Cain's Doom" and "No. 31: Abel's Doom". His cards were eventually absorbed by Astral upon his loss to Yuma Tsukumo.

Deck[]

Shadow calls his Deck a Shadow Deck, which uses defensive strategies while burning the opponent.

Image	Information
	Shadow Planarian (シャドー・プラナリア Shadō Puranaria)
Level 3 ★★★ ATK 500 DEF 400
	Shadow Planarian (シャドー・プラナリア Shadō Puranaria)
Level 3 ★★★ ATK 500 DEF 400
	Splitting Planarian (分裂するプラナリア Bunretsu-suru Puranaria)
Level 4 ★★★★ ATK 1000 DEF 800
	Number 48: Shadow Lich | Numbers 48: Shadow Lich (Ｎｏ.４８ シャドー・リッチ Nanbāzu Yonjūhachi Shadō Ritchi)
Rank 3 ☆☆☆ ATK 1800 DEF 0
	Xyz Stun | Stun Xyz (スタン・エクシーズ Sutan Ekushīzu)
Card type Trap Card

Duels[]

Opponent(s)	Chapter(s)	Outcome
Kaito Tenjo	28	Lose
Ryoga Kamishiro	29	Lose
Yuma Tsukumo	31-32	Lose

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