The Shadow

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*"The Shadow. The thing that rules the Empty."*
―Naomi[src]
**The Shadow**, also known as **The Empty**, is a very powerful primordial entity who lives in and controls the Empty, a place of nothingness predating God, Death, and the Darkness.

## Personality

*"I'm just your friendly neighborhood Cosmic Entity."*
―The Shadow to Castiel[src]
The Shadow was shown to utilize highly cynical sarcasm when meeting individuals, as shown with his meeting with Castiel. It showed frustration at its failures to break his spirit in an attempt to get him to give up on wanting to live again to get him to return to his slumber.

When this did not work, it attacked him out of frustration and called him worthless to prod his insecurities regarding his purpose, which proved unsuccessful. The Shadow was very angry at Castiel's defiant attitude but finally complied in annoyance to resurrect Castiel to be able to return to its slumber, too impatient and afraid of having to remain awake to prolong its tortures.

*"I want you to suffer."*
―The Shadow to Castiel[src]
During its attack on Heaven, more about the Shadow is revealed. The Shadow is shown to be impulsive, mentally unstable, possessive, invasive, vindictive, and sadistic. It views angels' and demons' essences as its material possessions and is willing to go to great lengths to claim them. It targeted Castiel's nephew Jack, at least partly for this reason. Naomi also worded this by stating that the Shadow considered Jack as its property, or because of his indirect role in waking it. Its impatience and mentally unstable psychology are shown when it aggressively reacts to Castiel interrupting it.

It is also proven to be relentless in its goals, as seen when it invaded Heaven and violently attacked the remaining angels in an effort to claim Jack, and according to Naomi, it threatened that Heaven would fall if they did not hand Jack over to it. The Shadow proved to be crafty, as it deceived Castiel by pretending to be Duma after possessing her and letting him lead it to Jack, who was hiding in his mother's heaven.

The Shadow's sadism was proven when, after Castiel offered himself in Jack's place, the Shadow quickly accepted the bargain, but it chose to wait until Castiel was truly happy to collect on their deal in order to make him suffer to complete its vengeance. This sadistic side of the Shadow is seen again when Castiel comes to the Empty to talk with Ruby, when she states that angels and demons dream about their biggest regrets while in the Empty. After he gets the information, he needs from her and before he can return, the Shadow tortures him, telling him that, despite allying himself with Billie, she didn't tell him she needed Castiel for her plan. It put Castiel in immense pain until he was brought back by Jack. It also tortured Reapers and Sam to try to get to Billie. Later on, when Jack was about to explode, the Shadow took time to taunt him when Billie teleported him into the Empty before realizing what was going to happen.

Despite all this, The Shadow showed some kindness when it greeted Jack in its realm by forming a smile on its face to relax him after the latter expressed fear at encountering it again, though it may have also been a taunt as the Shadow appeared to laugh afterwards. Also, the Shadow seems to have some regard for the Natural Order, telling Castiel that he couldn't go back and forth as it "upsets the order of things".

While posing as Meg due to Castiel's search for Ruby causing it to choose to continue with the demon theme, the Shadow adopts many of the demon's mannerisms, such as calling Castiel "Clarence" and Meg's trademark "Hello, Clarence" greeting for Castiel. However, the Shadow's imitation of the demon is far more sadistic than the real thing. The Shadow continues its imitation of Meg while searching for Billie and communicating with Sam. The Shadow shows a possible preference for Meg's form and maybe a respect for the demon, calling Meg "the queen" while explaining its choice of form to Sam. It once again immediately assumes Meg's form after Jack's explosion rather than using its true form or another shape.

The Shadow reveals to Sam that Castiel's visit to the Empty to see Ruby shook its faith in Billie's trustworthiness so much that it personally sought her out for answers. On this occasion, the Shadow appears to be much less hostile and more open while talking to Sam about Billie's plans. The Shadow makes it clear that it just wants to return to its eternal rest, which is the entity's motivation above anything else. After Billie teleports Jack to the Empty and he explodes there, the Shadow for the first time shows genuine horror despite surviving, stating that Jack "made it loud" and its faith in Billie was completely erased, resulting in it not only taking Castiel but also taking Billie as well. Billie herself expected this, stating that the Shadow would be pissed and want revenge upon her for Billie's actions, something that Castiel exploited in order to defeat Billie once and for all.

## Attributes

### Powers

*"I'm the only one that has any pull here. Not Heaven, not Hell, not G-O-D himself."*
―**The Shadow** to Castiel[src]
* **Primordial Entity Physiology** - Being the supreme ruler of the Empty, the Shadow possesses immeasurable supernatural power, allowing it to do almost anything it wishes within its own realm. The Shadow has also shown to be extremely powerful outside of the Empty, easily overpowering angels after invading Heaven, killing Reapers after raiding Death's Library, and eliminating Death herself on Earth without the aid of anything. The Shadow might not be as powerful as Chuck or Amara, but its huge size -- which encompasses everything beyond the universes that God created -- allows it to survive cosmic attacks that would threaten the existence of those two supreme beings.
	+ **Superhuman Strength** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Speed** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Agility** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes** - To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Senses** - To be added.
	+ **Immortality** - To be added.
		- **Nigh-Invulnerability** - To be added.
		- **Regenerative Healing Factor** - To be added.
	+ **Self-Sustenance** - To be added.
	+ **Nigh-Omnipotence** - The Shadow has the power to do practically anything and has complete control over the Empty.
		- **Reality Warping** - To be added.
		- **Resurrection** - To be added.
		- **Possession** - To be added.
		- **Flight** - To be added.
		- **Shapeshifting** - To be added.
		- **Telekinesis** - To be added.
		- **Telepathy** - To be added.
		- **Biological Manipulation** - To be added.
		- **Clairsentience** - To be added.
		- **Teleportation** - To be added.
			* **Apporting** - To be added.
		- **Portal Creation** - To be added.
		- **Absorption** - To be added.
		- **Primordial Nothingness Manipulation** - To be added.
	+ **Nigh-Omniscience** - The Shadow has a certain level of cosmic awareness; it knows about the world and what happened before its creation, as it knew about The Darkness and her human name.

### Abilities

* **Gifted Intellect** - To be added.
* **Expert Combatant** - To be added.

## Relationships

* Jennifer Voss † - Wife and Victim
* Natasha Livingston - Daughter and Creation
* Tate Livingston † - Son and Creation
* Keiko Voss - Son
* Cherry Voss - Daughter
* Children - Victims

Allies* To be added.
* Jack - Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
* Kelly Kline † - Former Target
* Heavenly Host
	+ Duma - Former Host
	+ Naomi - Former Host
* Billie † - Former Ally and Victim