Shadus

## ShadusThe Purple Prankster

**Shadus** (*シャドゥス | Shado~usu*) is a character from Sketchia-23.

**Character Art: [Default / Casual]**

## Starcluster Datapac

Shadus was dealt quite a hard life and became a delinquent prankster to escape the feeling of dread; his father was missing in action and his mother was trying to keep him and his sister Twillo in line. Shadus never really felt like he belonged anywhere... at least, not until he joined the Darklander Army.

While there, he learned how to fight with his claws and a jagged biter sword, and found a mystic ring in an abandoned cave one day. Inside the ring was a goopy shadow monster who fed on his feelings of rage to grow into a person-sized mount. Due to this, Shadus nicknamed it "Ragey" and kept the ring.

Shadus enjoys a rivalry with AnthonyM as it gives him some semblance of friendship, until Ant actually did decide to reach out to him. It took a while to get the message, but Shadus eventually accepted it and he finally found his first true friends in the M-Crew.

## Background

### Early life

Shadus's early life for the most part is unknown, but he was enlisted into the Darklander army to be taught some discipline, and rose to a high enough rank to wear his signature golden armor.

He seemed to have acquired the Ring of Darklander Rage (and his shadowy pet Ragey) in the process.

### *AnthonyM and the World of Sketch*

Shadus is first seen challenging AnthonyM to a duel in the middle of Penciltown Square. Due to his underestimation of the Guardian's power, he is defeated and retreats.

Later on, he attempts to prank the M-Crew by breaking into Stratosville's Winter Solstice Gala. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Blurri, even with her best dress on.

He challenges AnthonyM again to a duel, yet again unsuccessful. When AnthonyM tries to help him up, he throws the Guardian to the ground and retreats.

He then contemplates what to do to get back at AnthonyM, only for his sister Twillo to suggest a couple of different options for him, such as vandalizing the base, ransacking the Guardian's snacks, and hacking their mission computer. They eventually run into their uncle, Captain Shadowbeard, who shows them a map to the rest of the Cube of Awakening pieces they have yet to find.

### *AnthonyM and the Faraway Map*

Alongside Twillo and Shadowbeard, Shadus tries to get in the way of the M-Crew throughout their voyage across Sketchia, tunneling in from Dark Sketchia.

Eventually, Shadus gains a hold of the Cube of Awakening shards, and despite his uncle's warning, pieces the cube together. This splits Sketchia (and Dark Sketchia) in two, and upon realizing that AnthonyM has been trying to be a good influence to Shadus, accepts his offer to team up to help piece the planet back together in what was known as the Dhakra Wars.

### *Sketch Arena Tournament*

Alongside the rest of his family and the M-Crew, Shadus was one of the first Fighters to accept the request to join.

### *AnthonyM and the Multiverse: Crossing Rifts*

Shadus ends up waking up in his house one day to find his sister and uncle have been gone all night and even his mother didn't know where they went. Seeing the possibilities of what could have happened, he sets off and trails the Black Gem brothers, Almafur and Zemadonis.

When he meets up with AnthonyM, he teaches the Guardian about the mechanic of Team Captains, allowing two separate teams to split efforts between missions, as well as utilizing the Tag Wheel to switch between the two.

## Personality

Shadus tends to take a great joy in puling pranks and practical jokes on people. He tends to be quite shady and introverted, but also has a fun-loving attitude and a coolheaded outlook. While he tends to laugh in the face of danger, his mother keeps him in line easily.

Shadus seems to be scared of anybody taller than himself, such as Strongarm. This can be a disadvantage for him, especially since he always seems to dive into situations and scuffles headfirst if flying solo. When on a team, he makes a surprisingly good leader and planner.

## Relationships

### AnthonyM

Shadus and AnthonyM see each other as eternal rivals, but will team up if deemed necessary. Shadus usually spends his time pranking Ant and his crew to get on their nerves.

### Strongarm

Shadus is somewhat afraid of what Strongarm can do should Shadus slip up on a prank. Despite that, he still does it anyway for the thrill of it.

### Techo

Techo is the only M-Crew member Shadus doesn't prank on the notion of "too cowardly to be fun" but turned out to be one of Shadus's best friends due to a willingness to talk things out. Somehow, it helped Shadus to gain more confidence and a better resolve.

### Blurri

Shadus enjoys pranking Blurri just for her reaction alone. He thinks he enjoys it a lot more than pranking Ant, especially due to him having fought her several times before in the process.

### Penny

Penny made for Shadus's most intimidating match due to his fear of women taller than himself. She's not hesitant to put Shadus in his place and will usually send him packing back home.

### Twillo

Shadus loves his big sister and will periodically scheme with her on how to pull off the funnest days the two have ever had. Whether they go according to plan or not is up in the air.

### Shadowbeard

Shadus's uncle Shadowbeard is in his opinion "the coolest uncle I've met" due to the fact that he owns a massive ship. Shadowbeard helps Shadus bring out the best in him and tries to steer the Darklander kids in the right path. (Emphasis on try.)

### Endi'alu, Jelly Mak-R, Zirconion, Oriself

Amongst the fighters, Shadus sought to make friends with some other misunderstood individuals; Endi'alu, Jelly Mak-R, Zirconion, and Oriself. He nicknamed this team "The Twilight Ravens" and while the team can't stand his hyperactive behavior, they love to work together on making fights interesting in the Competitive Arena.

### Mufog

Shadus admires Mufog's tenacity and willingness to just cause chaos, but he dislikes the Elementian's means, deeming them "just a bit too far" for his own tastes. It may be all in good fun, but in Shadus's eyes, it shouldn't endanger people's lives.

## Powers and Abilities

* Fights best with sharp and jagged weapons, including his claws or a Biter Sword.
* Uses a few small throwing daggers as projectile weapons.
* Has the inherent ability of diving into the shadows.
* Has minor Creativium and Destructivium manipulation powers.

### Special Traits

* PASSIVE: Remain Hidden (Being unseen makes enemies take double damage from Shadus, and KOing enemies makes him invisible for 3 seconds.)
* HYPER MODE: Darklander's Rage (Shadus surrounds himself with shadow goo, nullifying all damage for 5 seconds. Has a 15-second cooldown.)

## Puzzle Actions

*Blue abilities are puzzle-only, red abilities are usable in combat and puzzles, and green abilities are elemental.*

* Wall Jump
* Pole Swing
* Shredding Cutter
* Counterattack
* Blade Switch
* Corrosive Shot (Poison)
* Boomerang Toss
* Shadow Summon (Dark)
* Night Vision (Dark)
* Light Extinguisher (Dark)
* Stealth
* Arcanus Summon

## Standard Gear

* Shirt: Night Blue Tooth Design Shirt
* Scarf: Mrs. Gallum's Special Scarf
* Belt: Golden Armor Hexabuckle
* Pants: Shadow Denim
* Shoes: Sketchtazz Sneakers (Nighttime Blue)
* Armor: Kinght's Golden Armor

## Weapons

* Biter Sword: Vo Dhakra
* Daggers: Shadow Daggers
* Ring: Ring of Darklander Rage

## Physical Appearance

Shadus is a small Darklander with purple skin, green eyes, and silver frazzled hair, partially covered by his knight helmet. He wears a dark purple scarf over his neck, and sports a dark blue Monstermouth brand tee, black jeans, and dark blue sneakers with his signature gold armor over it all. Said armor covers his chest, back, shoulders, lower arms, hands, and lower legs. On his left hand, he wears his Ring of Darklander Rage.

## Trivia

* Shadus was envisioned as a rival to the whole M-Crew rather than one member. This is why his design seems to have aspects from the original four.