Shadowman (Valiant Entertainment)

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|-|Shadow Loa=
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==Summary==
Before Jack Boniface was born, his father was killed by Master Darque, and years after he was born, his mother committed suicide, leaving him all alone in this world. But despite that, it did not bother him a lot. It was life, and he was just living it, letting the days pass by. One day, however, all of that changed when the Shadow Loa bonded with Jack, turning him into the Shadowman. For many generations, the men of the Boniface family has been hosting this otherworldly Loa. They have been using its power to keep Deadside monsters and Master Darque away, but too many of them fell to their death in front of that monster. And now, it is Jack's turn. 
After finally defeating Master Darque and saving himself and the world, Jack came face-to-face with a new form of enemies, both from the Deadside and the living side, and he had no choice but to protect the innocent from the dark and evil monsters that dwell in the shadows.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely higher, higher with Statistics Amplification | , likely higher with Shadow Loa manifestation, higher with summons | , likely higher with Shadow Loa manifestation, higher with summons | , possibly at peak, up to at least with hosts and when fighting other Loas
Key: Jack Boniface | Shadowman | Unbound Shadowman | Shadow Loa
Name: Jack Boniface | Shadow Loa, Umbra, Penumbra, and Bosou Koblamin 
Origin: Valiant Entertainment 
Gender: Male | Inapplicable 
Age: Early 20s | Likely billions of years old 
Classification: Shadowman, Host of Loa, Protector of Living, Exorcist 
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Jack Boniface=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Transformation (Can transform into ShadowmanShadowman Vol 4 3), Statistics Amplification (Can tap into his Shadowman powers without transforming), and Multiple Selves (Type 2; The LoaShadowman Vol 4 13 - an ancient spirit - is also residing within Jack's body.). Resistance to Possession, Madness Manipulation and Corruption (The Shadow Loa tries to possess and take over its host.And to do that, it needs to drives them mad to extreme degrees and corrupts their souls and minds. Jack was able to resist its possession and slowly fought against its madness inducing abilities.Shadowman Vol 4 15Shadowman Vol 4 16 Even during emotional distress, Jack was able to stop the Loa from controlling him further. The Loa tend to drive its host mad,Shadowman Vol 5 9 however, Jack has been able to resist him.Ninjak Vol 3 10 Just going to Deadside alone will cause people to go mad, but Jack has never been affected by it), and Fear Manipulation (Resisted the Fear Loa - Tremble's - fear inducing powers, which was capable of manipulating the fears of an entire city. Later it was revealed that the Shadow Loa protects its hosts from feeling fearShadowman Vol 6 2 Later, Jack revelaed that he cannot feel fear anymore thanks to his LoaShadowman Vol 6 7). 
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Same as before which has been greatly enhanced plus; Regeneration (High-Low; healed bullet wounds instantly once he transformed), Teleportation (Can teleport. And as shown here) Portal Creation (Can openShadowman Vol 4 9 portals to travel to other locationsBloodshot Salvation Vol 1 6 and dimensions.Bloodshot Salvation Vol 1 8 Can open portals to summon horde of undead/souls. Can use it offensively too.Shadowman Vol 5 11 Details on how his portals works), Dimensional Travel (The Shadowman can travelShadowman Vol 4 8 to other dimensions such as the DeadsideShadowman: End Times Vol 1 2), Soul Manipulation (Alongside Deadside ghosts, destroyed the soul of Twist.Shadowman Vol 4 4 Destroyed Dox's corrupted soul. Destroyed the fear Loa. A former Shadowman broke apart the fusion between a Loa and its host, which is on a spiritual level), Immortality Negation (Type 7; Shadowman can completely destroy souls/entities completely in the after life), Summoning (Can summon a horde of ghosts to aid him, and they can eat souls/life. Summoned a large group of souls and a monster to help him fight. CanRapture Vol 1 1 manifestRapture Vol 1 2 his Loa above him), Non-Physical Interaction (The former Shadowman was able to restrain the Loa. Can attack souls as well as interact with other Loas, who are incorporeal.), Elemental Intangibility (Can turn into shadowShadowman Vol 4 7), Enhanced Senses (Could sense that Ninjak was from Earth because of his smell), Extrasensory Perception (Has the Spirit Sight, which allows people to see souls and other dimensional creatures.Shadowman Vol 4 11 Sensed magical power within Ninjak), Acrobatics (As shown here), Energy Manipulation (Alyssa, who was being drained out of energy, was quickly restored by Shadowman), Energy Projection (Can produce deadly energies through the Shadowman Scythe), Stealth Mastery (Can seemingly blend into shadows and sneak up on peopleShadowman Vol 4 12), Power Absorption (The Shadowman Scythe has the ability to steal power from others), Necromancy (Summoned the souls of the recently deceased and planted them back in their bodies to help him fight), Resurrection (Resurrected Master Darque.Shadowman Vol 5 10 A Shadowman can resurrect himself - if his emotions are strong enoughShadowman Vol 5 5), and Limited Vibration Manipulation (His energy can create a shockwave that disintegrated Deadside creatures). Resistance to Corruption, Necromancy, Magic and Soul Manipulation (Master Darque's attacks targets the soul of an individual and corrupt it. However, a Shadowman is naturally resistant to it)
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All previous, which has been enhanced to an unknown degree, plus; Weapon Control (Can manifest his sword from the darkness. Can control it's shape and size. Can control his weapon telekinetically), Darkness Manipulation (Can manipulate darkness/shadows to manifest his Shadowman Scythe.Shadowman Vol 6 5 Can manipulate the darkness and shadows around him.Shadowman Vol 6 6 Can draw out darkness from nothing and teleport using it), Teleportation (As shown here), Limited Flight (As shown here), Sealing and Time-Space Manipulation (Can seal space-time rifts), Animal Manipulation (Can turn his weapon into crowsBook of Shadows Vol 1 1), Non-Physical Interaction and Power Nullification (Nullified an energy chain), Resistance to Mind Manipulation (As shown hereShadowman Vol 6 4), Temperature Manipulation and Fire Manipulation (Resisted the Fire Loa)
|-|Shadow Loa=
All previous, which has been enhanced to an unknown degree, plus; Inorganic Physiology (Type 1; is an incorporeal entity made of darkness/shadows), Incorporeality (Is a high level spirit without a form. However, it can interact with physical objects just fine), Transformation (Can turn into energy), Immortality (Type 1; has existed since the beginning of the world/universe. Loas live foreverShadowman Vol 5 7), Self-Sustenance (Type 1, 2, and 3; is a spirit which has existed for countless years and has survived without need for oxygen, nourishment, sleep, etc.), Power Bestowal (Can grant its hosts powers.), Fusionism (Can bond with its hostsShadowman Vol 4 1Shadowman Vol 4 2), Aura (Sticks to its user like an aura which keeps other ghosts and devilish creatures away. When people enters the Deadside, these devilish creatures tries to possess them, however, they never attempted that on Shadowman), Empowerment (It is a divine spirit, so praying to it can increase its power. In addition, blood can also enhance his power it seems), Possession, Madness Manipulation and Corruption (Type 2 Madness Manipulation and Type 1 Corruption; The Shadow Loa tries to possess and take over its host. And to do that, it needs to drives them mad to extreme degrees and corrupts their souls and mind.Shadowman: End Times Vol 1 1 Shadowman: End Times Vol 1 3 Forced Jack to kill his father), Illusion Creation (Appeared as an illusion behind Jack and his head pops up near him, which only he can see), Mind Manipulation (Was attacking Jack's mind so it can force him to give up control over his body. Was infecting and stealing Jack's memories), Darkness Manipulation and Dimensional Travel (As the Loa of Shadows, it has complete control over darkness and shadows, and can use it trap people as well send them to its domain, the Shadow Domain), Avatar Creation (Loas can exist inShadowman Vol 5 8 multiple places at once), Empathic Manipulation (The Loa can manipulate the emotions of its host), and Limited Poison Manipulation (The Loa burns any forms of toxins within its host)
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Attack Potency:
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Athlete level, likely higher (Tackled a demonic police officer who survived being hit by a car. Can fight trained soldiers.Divinity III: Shadowman & The Battle of New Stalingrad Vol 1 1 After bonding with the Loa, even his human form has been amped. Tackled Babel into a towerRapture Vol 1 4), higher with Statistics Amplification.
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Building level (Can hurt those who can hurt him. Was overpowering alternate reality X-O Manowar until Bloodshot interfered. Easily overpowered Punk MamboNinjak Vol 3 13at a weakened state. Fought this monster at a weakened state.Shadowman Vol 5 1 And then again but was overwhelmed rather quickly.Shadowman Vol 5 2Shadowman Vol 5 3 Easily broke the concrete by jumping on it. Fragmented the ground by punching it. Beat Sandria's stone golem. Harmed and then killed Tremble, the all-powerful Loa of fear. Threatened to kill Ninjak with his Deadside armor in an extremely weakened state), likely higher with Shadow Loa manifestation (Easily killed a few soldiers who had previously overpowered Shadowman off-panel), higher with summons (Can summon a horde of ghosts, Deadside monsters and undead to aid him in battle)
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Building level (After he re-merged with the Shadow Loa - albeit differently, it was stated that he had become far more powerful than his earlier state), likely higher with Shadow Loa manifestation (Can bring out the Shadow Loa to do what he can'tShadowman Vol 6 3), higher with summons
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Unknown (Is a spirit without a physical form. They may lack physical form, but they hold tremendous amount of power, albeit we do not know how much. Easily overpowered Aye/Ayezan), possibly Low Multiverse level at peak (However, even then, the Shadow Loa is an extremely powerful as it was part of anShadowman Vol 6 1 elite group of Loas called the Pantheons who keeps the universe in check. The new Abettors were able to siphon the energies of the Pantheons to stop the Deadside - a higher space-time - from merging with the living worldShadowman Vol 6 8), Varies up to at least Building level with hosts and when fighting other Loas (Overpowered another Loa with ease who was overpowering Shadowman earlier)
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Speed: Supersonic combat and reactions (Dodged bullets at close a rangeShadowman Vol 4 5), likely higher with Statistics Amplification | Supersonic combat and reactions (Should be far faster than his human form. Faster than Punk Mambo even at somewhat of a weakened state) | Supersonic (Should be at least comparable to his previous state.) | Unknown by itself, up to Supersonic combat and reactions with hosts and when fighting other Loas (Comparable to his host, if not faster. Faster than Jack in his base form)
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Likely Class M (Should be comparable to Aye/Ayezan.) | Likely Class M (Should be at least comparable to his earlier state.) | Unknown physically, Varies with hosts
Striking Strength: Athlete level, likely higher, higher with Statistics Amplification | Building level | Building level | Unknown physically, Varies up to at least Building level with hosts and against other Loas
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|-|Jack Boniface=Athlete level, likely higher (Survived a hit from Twist, who should be far stronger than his minions and his minions can survive a car slamming into them at high speeds. After bonding with the Loa, even his human form has been amped)
|-|Shadowman=Building level (Survived being thrown through a concrete wall.Shadowman Vol 4 6 Tanked a kick from Ninjak's Deadside armor at a weakened state. Survived attacks from alternate reality X-Manowar, who should be comparable to Bloodshot)
|-|Unbound Shadowman=Building level (Should be more durable than his earlier state)
|-|Shadow Loa=Unknown (Lacks a physical form), varies up to at least Building level with hosts and when fighting against other Loas (Comparable to its AP. Fought against other similarly powerful Loas)
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Stamina: Athletic. Since young age, he has been involved in street fighting andShadowman Vol 4 13X fought people bigger than him often. Even without his Loa, he was able to tolerate a great degree of pain.Rapture Vol 1 3 | Superhuman. Can fight for prolonged hours. Went for a long period of time without proper rest and was still able to fight well against his foes in Deadside.Ninjak Vol 3 12 And as soon as he returned, he fought a powerful minion of Baron Samedi. | Superhuman. Same as before. | Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range. | Standard Melee Range, higher with energy attacks, Interdimensional with portals. | Standard Melee Range, higher with energy attacks, Interdimensional with portals. | Unknown physically - lacks a physical body, higher through hosts and hax.
Standard Equipment: 
*Shadowman's Scythe: a powerful ancient tool which can channel the powers of the Shadow Loa. It is capable of releasing bursts of energy, destroying souls, and interacting with incorporeal entities. The Scythe is just a tool to help Jack channel the power of the Shadowman in a controllable manner.Shadowman Vol 5 4
Optional Equipment:
*The Ring of Solomon: a powerful magical artefact which contains an entire pocket dimension within it. Jack used the ring to seal Sandria Darque inside it. It can also seal souls within it.
Intelligence: Above Average. He’s a skilled carpenter and has had many jobs, but his intelligence overall is nothing special. However, after becoming the Shadowman, he got access to a great degree of magical knowledge, as well as some combat knowledge. | Same as before. | Same as before. | Unknown. The Loa has been around since the dawn of this world and was one of the most important Loas, however, it rarely ever shows its intelligence, so it’s hard to determine how smart it is. In addition, it doesn't seem to aid Jack in battle either.
Standard Tactics:
*Hold back: tend to hold back his strength not to cause great amounts of harm to his weaker opponents.Shadowman Vol 4 14 However, this only applies to non-demonic and non-Deadside entities.
*Hax over fists: The Loa grant him a great deal of hax, so Jack is likely to use those - especially soul manipulation and dimensional travel - rather than fight his enemies physically.
Weaknesses:
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Normal human weaknesses. Has anger issues and outbursts, however, he managed to fix that as time went on. The Screaming Whip - a special whip that hurts any child of African descent.
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Shadow Loa users are generally weaker in sunlight. Without the Scythe, Jack's control over the Shadowman's powers wavers. However, it doesn't decrease in power. The Scythe merely helps him control the powers of this powerful spirit.
|-|Unbound Shadowman=
Same as before
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In the beginning, it was shown as if it could not function well without a host, however, later down the line, he is shown to be able to function perfectly fine without a host, such as fighting other Loas and even protecting Jack from a space-time rift. Has an incredible low intelligence. The Screaming Whip tends to weaken him.
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Notes:
*Abilities shown by Shadow Loa users can apply to one another. So, it is possible for Jack to have Immortality Type 4.
*As Magpie, he was in constant pain - physically, mentally and spiritually. As such, his base stats should upscale from this state.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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