Squawk

**Squawk** is one of the playable Shadows in Light Bearers.

## Lore

The frosty air lingered in a crystallized fog just above the surface of the frozen lake. The grey cold sky blended seamlessly with the horizon making The 9th Plane appear neverending. The sentient ice had always controlled this plane, torturing the inhabitants with its bad puns and slippery surface. Any time it grew weary of the interaction it would draw them in forever frozen in the ice. There was one group, however, that had become so annoying the ice actually extruded itself to form an island chain of glaciers just for them.

Out in the center of the lake on the top of the glaciers, the Koramu Estates was established. The inhabitants of which regarded manners and morals above all else. They walked around in tuxedos, top hats and ascots at all times and presented themselves in the most gentlemanly way possible. Some have said if you can put up with your grammar being corrected constantly, by short waddling know-it-alls, this is the best place to live in all The Chaos. There is only one mark against the community, and they have tried everything to keep it a secret.

What feels like centuries ago a fellow penguin, Squawk, had been taking a stroll near the edge of the glacier. He slipped and fell hundreds of feet head first into the ice below. The rest of the colony scrambled to retrieve their comrade only to find the fall had changed him, drastically. When they propped him upright and asked if he was alright the response they got was, "Swiggity Swooty I fell on my booty." The crowd gasped in shock, some fainted and others had to politely excuse themselves before vomiting. Squawk blinked wide-eyed at them, not aware that he was any different than before.

Since that time Squawk was forced to moved to the furthest island away from most of the colony, however almost every day he traveled to the biggest glacier to try and sell his new mix tape "Squawking Sycho". The rest of the community was far too polite to kick Squawk out, but they certainly did try to passive aggressively get the hint across. On one particular day, he was free styling to drum up business when one of the other penguins walked by and flicked their arm "accidentally" sending his mix tape flying. Squawk tried to catch it, but it slipped through his flippers each time.

The mix tape sailed right off the glacier and Squawk followed after it, both landing on the ice below. The ice was excited, it had just found its entertainment for the next few days. Every time Squawk would reach down to try and pick up the mix tape, the ice would slide it just out of reach. This went on for quite a while, until the ice accidentally slipped the mix tape through the large crack still in the ice from first shattering explosion of The Uprising.

Squawk jumped head first into the crack thinking it lead under the ice but was surprised to find himself in a desert surrounded by buildings and not an ounce of water. Looking for answers, he walked into the nearby church just when a Light Bear was running out. He looked down at the newly created Shadow Bear and asked, "Yo Yo Yo This place is wack. Do you know where my homies at?" The bear blinked and responded, "OnE of Us, oNe oF uS!" before scampering off. Squawk couldn't remember a time he was a part of something, part of a family.

## Abilities

  • Default Keybinding: SHIFT

  • Default Keybinding: RMB

## Tips

* You can use your Snow Ball Fight to infect any Light Bears taunting you from high up places
* Creating as much ice on the ground as possible gives you the best advantage

## Trivia

* The Squawk always wanted to be a rapper when he grew up
* Originally, The Squawk did not flap his wings when he jumped or fell. It wasn't added until a tester suggested it.