PROJECT SHADOW

**PROJECT SHADOW** (Designation: SHADOW-9165) is the megacorporation's most prominent cybernetic warrior. As their prime assassin, he seeks to eliminate all his employer's adversaries throughout the war in order to keep their power, and he would gladly tie up any loose ends if someone ever attempted to betray the whole corporate empire. He lived till the end, dying at the hands of an oddly capable adversary, the renegade swordsman SHIRO-113.

## Biographical Information

### Full Name

**SHADOW-9165**
Shirrako Numad (Original)

## Database

### Alias/Titles

PROJECT SHADOW
The Shadow Blade of PROJECT
Master of the Shadows

### Weapons & Equipment

REX3Z HF blades
Molecular Projectors
SWARM micro-missiles

## Lore

### Appearances

PROJECT-G/NEX Chronicles
SHADOW: Ninja of the Megacorporation

As the PROJECT's counter-espionage unit leader of the *Command Line*, he strikes fear with his shadowy presence through his unforgiving high frequency blades and molecular projectors, favouring close combat and target laceration. He is arguably the megacorporation's finest cybernetic warrior to be ever produced, as his combination of stealth, evasiveness and skill has made him an incredibly formidable combatant that defies all odds in the battlefield.

He remained loyal to a massive extent, unlike the other warriors who defected to their enemies and fought against their agenda.

## Biography

### Background

Shirrako Numad was a legendary Rojinese warrior with legendary mastery of the wrist blade and a sword. In the 16th century, he was a notable Rojinese *Nahkuji* warrior; a Nahkuji is a type of officer class nobility. He spent his entire life in seclusion, honing his skills with wrist blades and a sword in order to become the planet's greatest swordsman, a title that actually belongs to the Gold King, or the unforgiven, Shiro. However, some confirm that Shirrako later moved on to Losteria and became a villainous legend.

His rivalry with Shiro was well-known and tenacious. Due to their similar levels of swordsmanship and combat skills, the two have competed to see who is the best Rojinese warrior, only for their fights to end in a complete stalemate. His advantage, however, was stealth. Shiro despises Shirrako for his reliance on covertness and the shadows itself for tactical advantage.

### A Shadowy Reputation

Shadow is the leader of the Order of Darkness, an organisation he founded with the goal of militarising Losteria and ancient parts of Roji in order to drive out Iceborn, Nordic and Valenthian invaders. Desperation drove him to unlock the secret shadow form during the war—a malevolent spirit magic as dangerous and corrupting as it is powerful. He has mastered all of these forbidden and monstrous techniques in order to destroy anything he perceives to be a threat to his "nation," or his new order.

To establish his agenda, his organisation has created the Temple of Darkness, which was a secret location in Naymori that no one has ever crossed, except for his members and himself. As a result, he is declared as a traitor after he was spotted assassinating a warrior at Frakona, allowing him to use the night time instead to cover up his kills with ease. Tristanna also managed to learn his existence and reputation, and frankly, she was impressed, but despised his shady nature. It is unknown if they ever fought each other.

### The Birth of PROJECT

   SHADOW was created as one the first to succeed due to the corporate draft. During the rise of megacorporation, he was one of the first PROJECT cybernetic warriors to be fielded into service. As a result of his transformation, his limbs were replaced with advanced cybernetics, his control over the shadows increased tenfold, and his wrist blades were retrofitted with hyper-advanced technology, empowered by Redstone. Prior to the G/NEX, PROJECT was embroiled in a corporate war involving various PMCs attempting to seize the megacorporation's technology for their own gain.

With this new body and set of blades, SHADOW-9165 is ready to engage in combat, engaging in stealthy takedowns, killing with shadows, and lacerating nevians or machines alike with his blades, known to cut almost everything it touches. He became an easy target for enemy PMCs looking to test their cyborgs, mechas, and robotic creations against him, most likely to assert defiance over the megacorporation, due to his extravagant design, stealth expertise, and immense combat abilities.

SHADOW took part in several missions, including *Operation Drought*, *Operation Taken Forge*, *Operation Confinement*, *Operation Deep Zero*, and *Operation Whiskey*. During those operations, he had defeated nearly every cyborg and mechanical warrior that those private military contractors or companies had amassed against PROJECT. In fact, the most noteworthy being the Red Barons, a crime syndicate with the might of a conventional military company, who are also very lethal thanks to their "*Fearsome Five*", a group of five modified mercenaries with varying cybernetics who are adapted to a variety of missions and bear specialisations.

As a result, in 2917, SHADOW faced the elite of the Barons, the *Fearsome Five*: consisting of the extremely skilled **Defiance**, the magnetic limbed warrior **Fragmentation**, the multi-limbed villainess **Carmine**, the strategic **Mauler**, and an insanely strong businessman named **Brock Swolestrong**. The last fight in which he killed such a businessman was the most cherished aspect of his early career, with some reports claiming that he *suplexed* an entire 16000 tonne mecha known as FIREPOWER, but this was widely proven to be an exaggeration, as the image showing SHADOW lifting the FIREPOWER mecha is merely a propaganda animation, and the truth is that he simply disabled it before he had to kill Brock.

This was extensively covered on an article titled: *SHADOW: Ninja of the Megacorporation*.

### A Call to Arms

#### The True Face, of the Megacorporation

In A Call to Arms, SHADOW was greatly disappointed to learn about a resistance group growing, apparently their intentions were to destroy PROJECT. As a result, he wasted no time in establishing his reputation; The megacorporation allowed him to demonstrate his capabilities, such as killing an entire battalion of Evalkan, Panamoan, and Ruthian soldiers, infiltrating COALESCENCE headquarters in Winslow, massacring anti-PROJECT protesters without leaving a trace, and finally, successfully carrying out a series of espionage operations, Leading an army of cyborg ninjas by himself to a massive success.

As a result of his efficient, calculated acts of demonstrating his skills, SHADOW has been featured in several propaganda posters, reels, and videos. The majority of PROJECT corporation propaganda includes a warning that enemies will be slaughtered in the shadows, most likely referring to SHADOW himself. Unfortunately, SHIRO-113 has decided to personally hunt him down and kill him someday, as the two are attempting to determine who is the better (cyborg) swordsman fighter, which has always resulted in a stalemate, regardless of the circumstances. Muldoon Lundgren once ordered SHADOW to slaughter resistance supporters despite their small numbers, fearing that they would eventually join the G/NEX.

#### The Shadow Blade of PROJECT v The Sword of G/NEX

    SHADOW ventured and heavily explored Roji's ruins, easily discovering two young adults in an alleyway, upon scanning the two, he realises that they are in fact, G/NEX supporters, forcing him to wait before killing them. SHADOW initially concealed his position, and after revealing himself, the two civilians are cowered in fear of impending doom in the hands of *The Shadow Blade*. SHADOW charges at them, seeing an easy kill. Unfortunately, SHIRO-113 timely intervened perfectly parried his attack, saving the two civilians. The two best swordsmen of Roji have met once more.

As SHIRO-113 parries his strike, SHADOW recognises him as a defector and an old opponent from the past. Before making small talk, the two briefly complimented each other's new cybernetic forms. Him, on the other hand, comes right to the point and decides he should die in order to avoid joining the resistance, knowing that it will be a tremendous problem for PROJECT. SHIRO-113 shrugs and continues to attack him with lightning-fast strikes. SHADOW just avoided, parried, and exploited the darkness around him to avoid being harmed, prompting SHIRO-113 to mock him as a "coward who uses the shadows, frightened to get hurt."

SHIRO-113 becomes extremely annoyed by his use of shadows and molecular projectors and chooses to employ his *TEMPEST WALL* ability to oppose SHADOW's stealth through the shadows and the *DECEPTIVE SHADOW* ability. The tactic succeeded in subduing SHADOW, allowing the Unforgiven to strike a fatal blow to his skull, but his helmet proved **impenetrable** to SHIRO-113's FSS Sword! Much to his surprise. SHADOW takes advantage of SHIRO-113's mumblings about his sword not penetrating SHADOW's helmet. As a result, he employs his ultimate ability, which the unforgiven rebel barely withstood the impact with his armour's shield, causing him to escape in search of ASHE-159's resistance group.

#### A Nightrider: Hero of the Dark

SHADOW was assigned to infiltrate Rutherland, which he used the opportunity to gain knowledge of the COALESCENCE that they have been preparing to invade sometime. Notably, he is sent alongside Gray Wolf and INTERCEPTOR-409. As the mission is only reconnaissance, gathering intel is the only objective, and stalking the main targets as well; Which ended up successful on SHADOW right after he hears that four executives have been killed, and he was able to meet PSYLOCKE-832 up close, but the two notably stared at each other in complete silence.

He secretly failed to intervene on PSYLOCKE-832's operation that killed the soldiers in a remote PROJECT mining site of Freeland. This wasn't even acknowledged in their data, and was shocked to see Gray Wolf being killed by PSYLOCKE-832, and the reports of APEX-363's bloody carnage throughout the nation. It is unclear what he did in the country after the entire crusade of the nightrider, most notably he probably just returned to Brimstone, Freya.

### PROJECT-G/NEX War

    Throughout the entire PROJECT-G/NEX War, The Shadow Blade of the megacorporation has demonstrated his brutality and immense skill to slay the foes of PROJECT, using his fearsome blades, stealth expertise and the use of shadows. SHADOW is thoroughly committed to the megacorporation's cause, carrying it out without any doubts or rest, believing that a rest is only viable after destroying the G/NEX.

SHADOW is popularly regarded as the face of PROJECT, as propaganda images of him are scattered throughout the Aryaine Kingdom to inform the public about his shadowy, cold-blooded nature that seeks out the weak and those who support the rebellion against them. Notably, the posters are said to be holographically projected, preventing anyone to vandalise it by any means, or be ripped apart like usual fabricated materials.

#### Rampancy: Halting an Incident

In the incident, He was despondent that PROJECT TAGGART had gone rogue and attacked OBELISK, causing a destructive rampage in Technovolk. As a result, he agrees to the corporation's request that the raging mecha should be disabled, decommissioned, and reprogram his own "mind" in order to resolve his uncontrollable rage. He was pursued by legions of COALESCENCE agents and mercenaries, but SHADOW easily dispatched them after a brief skirmish before focusing on his directions, which appear to explain why he should capture TAGGART. He also had a duel with PSYLOCKE-832, which he lost due to the latter's superior fighting abilities and her glaive shattering SHADOW's wrist blades, prompting him to seek a replacement.

*Because of these blunders, SHADOW and GRANDIOSE discovered one thing: it takes more than one PROJECT warrior to neutralise PSYLOCKE-832.*

SHADOW, unfortunately, was late in completing his assignment. He witnessed RUBICORE armed forces on Technovolk liberate the destroyed city and the resistance fleeing with new defectors, while OBELISK and TAGGART continued to trade blows. He stole GRANDIOSE's rifle and fired an XREP Electro round into TAGGART's reactor, causing him to shut down. SHADOW is transfixed by the enormous mecha, OBELISK. He explains to him that, despite his physical power, TAGGART was a poor creation, and his programming was defective, carrying nothing but pure rage and hatred. As a result, he directed OBELISK to transport TAGGART back to Brimstone, and Freya to store him and correct his programming errors.

#### The COALESCENCE

The first of Command Line's three-man team to penetrate COALESCENCE headquarters in Rowley was PROJECT SHADOW. He masterfully employed his stealth and combat abilities, as well as his holographic projectors, to kill guards without alerting them to his presence. MEDARDA and GRANDIOSE followed his lead, holding both Lauren and Darren Van Damme hostage in order to use them as leverage against their elite assassin, PSYLOCKE-832; while PROJECT intends to destroy the security company in order to prevent aiding the G/NEX resistance. The simple objective was to instigate a heist while the Command Line starts an invasion. The main target is the operating chip of an artificial intelligence known as DATA.

Upon securing the DATA's operating chip in a heavily armoured ARMADILLO truck, they embark on a long ride to transfer the AI, as transporting it in the air hasn't been an option since RUBICORE has more than enough high altitude surveillance and aircrafts at their disposal. He sees their heist as an easy win, which MEDARDA and GRANDIOSE has agreed since PSYLOCKE-832 was absent at the headquarters. However, their HUD has been quickly hacked as PSYLOCKE-832 has sent them a message, hell bent on recovering the AI and stop them.

The three shrugged, but they took her call seriously due to previously rescued Lauren Van Damme and Darren Van Damme from their predicament. PSYLOCKE-832 has caught up to the convoy in roughly an hour, with VI-516 as her passenger, punching away any drones that come across them while the nightrider drives with incredible precision, earning the amazement of PROJECT's three-man crew. GRANDIOSE becomes enraged as the two rapidly catch up to him, allowing him to open the truck's trailer door and shoot them, only to miss his rounds or shoot her bike with minimal effect. SHADOW lets him rest as he throws his large shurikens, which was still futile as the two evaded them with great effort, so he launches a plasma-coated one, aimed at PSYLOCKE-832, knowing that it will puncture her helmet and kill her.

However, SHADOW was perplexed as VI-516 used her gauntlet to block the shot, and not long after; They were slightly outmatched as VI-516 was ordered to get in the truck and retrieve the AI chip, which SHADOW counters by letting MEDARDA lunge at her, but was unsuccessful as she was easily knocked out by VI-516, so SHADOW outmatches the knuckle-cracker while fighting inside the truck, and aims to stab her in the jaw, only to be interrupted by JINX-362, who destroyed the entire truck and sending the entire convoy in a disarray after using her rocket launcher. As a result, everyone was either dazed or knocked out by the ensuing explosion.

When all has recovered, SHADOW orders the two to fight them, no matter the wreckage. He leaves them in search of the chip. Unfortunately, none of them can locate it, so the three have come up with a simple tactic: Kill both of them. GRANDIOSE was quickly killed after VI-516 and PSYLOCKE-832 did a combo move to humiliate him, with SHADOW retreating after being caught off guard by the elite assassin's exceptional skills, forcing him to retreat to the shadows to strategise, and forces MEDARDA to bring GRANDIOSE with him to the AVALANCHE headquarters to regroup and rest.

He then leaves to the shadows, and attacks PSYLOCKE-832. She orders VI-516 to leave her and protect the AI chip that she has found after she dropped it due to MEDARDA. SHADOW cunningly mocks her for preferring to be a lone wolf, and a fight of blades has ensued. SHADOW has the upper hand, but he ends up being defeated by PSYLOCKE-832 with great effort. As a result, they have regrouped to the AVALANCHE headquarters and leaving empty handed; To make it worse, ASHE-159 foreshadowed her quest to liberate Avarshi by shooting arrows at their headquarters.

#### Going All Out: Prove it Again

SHADOW wasted no time in regaining his momentum in Going All Out, launching their assault on Obrinia. Much to his surprise, the Command Line forces are having difficulty breaching the defences; he then personally deployed at the advice of VATROX's final audio recordings. He arrives in a spectacular fashion and immediately lacerates many RUBICORE soldiers, displaying no remorse or hesitation. Following then, he has fought the likes of FIONA-384, SCYLLA-028, SHIRO-113, and even ASHE-159 after the rebels came to the military's aid. In reality, he has defeated practically all of them, including a duel with PSYLOCKE-832 that resulted in a short stalemate.

Seeing FIONA-384 as a worthless opponent, he gladly lets LANTERN deal with her in the invasion of Obrinia, which ends in a stalemate, *yet* again. However, he was impressed by the latter's skills and knowledge of combat, despite his "weapon" being a stylised staff that resembles a light post. After the failed operation, he travelled through various parts of the planet as he had suggested it from Muldoon Lundgren, to demonstrate that PROJECT is still capable of defeating all their opponents throughout the globe. However, he made it personal. The slowly inevitability of the megacorporation losing the war has consumed his sanity, forcing him to travel and slaughter wherever he wants, showcasing his immense skills and unmatched stealth to terrorise the planet once more.

To make it better, had appeared again in a broadcast to warn the planet's inhabitants, and joyfully points at a massive machine. The livestream message was quite simple: PROJECT will now destroy ALL their opponents. NO matter how long. To make it worse, SHADOW dramatically points his blades to a giant mecha, to which PROJECT members in the stream shouted "ANNIHILATOR"! in unison.

He has made efforts on facing SHIRO-113, but it usually ends to a tedious chase between the two consisting of wall running through buildings and clashes in alleyways, earning his boredom as he demands SHIRO-113 to come out and have a final duel to the death at some point in the future, agreeing to settle the death fight in a skyscraper in Brimstone, to make the battle more dramatic and with visually stunning scenery, a skyscraper a few miles away from the SUPREME headquarters. SHADOW also fought FIONA-384, but he ends up winning after having another worthy opponent, much to his chagrin. As a result, he entrusts LANTERN-000 to end her life in an honourable duel and make it worse by exploiting it in the cyberspace, the Digital Realm.

#### Technological Lies & The Revival

In this stage of the war, he does not accept the fact that PROJECT is on the verge of defeat from their nemesis, the G/NEX rebellion and its own alliance. As a result, he goes into a brutal rampage across the planet without gaining much attention, likely to establish a more favourable advantage for the megacorporation and halt their efforts of destabilising global domination. Due to this, he comes up with two prime suspects: LILIAN-395 and PSYLOCKE-832. The first prime suspect is a traitor that he has failed to kill, and the second is the very NIGHTSTALKER that infiltrated and decimated the megacorporation most of the time.

He narrowly succeeds on killing or capturing LILIAN-395 in Avarshi, resulting in him applying an explosive tracking device on her rib plate. Afterwards, he joins the Command Line forces on the intent of destroying Rutherland, as the nation heavily relies on COALESCENCE to defend the entire land. Capitalised on withering the security firm down to near failure, he quickly seeks out to kill PSYLOCKE-832 after ANNIHILATOR somehow won against her in a fight, gravely wounding her and stabbing her again in the stomach.

However, his chance to kill her were halted when SHIRO-113 used his ultimate ability on him and departs, while five of the most prominent G/NEX rebels were present and stumbles upon a wounded PSYLOCKE-832. As a whole bunch of never ending failures stockpile on SHADOW, as he is effectively the last remaining PROJECT warrior left, left alongside the remaining thousands of Command Line soldiers and INTERCEPTOR-409. OLIVEIRI may be a traitor as well.

*Following those shortcomings, Muldoon Lundgren warned him that he and ANNIHILATOR should lead the remaining mass of Command Line soldiers into victory, as PROJECT is apparently losing the war at this point. He also allows LANTERN to do whatever it takes, as he had been a valuable warrior.*

### Bleed Edging Ultimatum

#### Last Line of Elites

As he leads the last of his counter-espionage unit, SHADOW is extremely hellbent on destroying the G/NEX and their allies through stealth rather than brute force, knowing that this would be far more appropriate for the situation than the entire global war that they have lost due to the tendency of using force in almost every operation. However, despite a series of successful missions, he was unable to keep them alive; Allowing him to fight alone and cause massive genocide again, before he seeks assistance from the remaining warriors as well as invite INTERCEPTOR-409 and Gray Wolf. They also discovered, to to his chagrin, that the executive boards are either in disarray, disbanded, or killed by their mortal enemies. In return, he acknowledges ANNIHILATOR as his leader.

Knowing their agreement, SHIRO-113 and SHADOW has managed to secure the duel at a specific location and time. Before that, he has singlehandedly wiped various enemies by himself, with ANNIHILATOR coming to his aid whenever he faces armoured vehicles in his path, while INTERCEPTOR-409 always protects him from a mile away. Their leadership of the Command Line has managed to maintain the weakened PROJECT corporation steady despite the fact that they have already the lost the war. As a result, they have been less aggressive on their operations and rather emphasising the importance of defensive operations to lessen casualties.

However, all came crashing down when BRIENNE-218, ASHE-159, SHIRO-113 and VI-516 has made short work of his assigned battalion, forcing him and the useless PATROL-05 bots to fight the rebels. It didn't take long for him to match them all four in a fight, even going out unharmed in the entire battle. Due to this, SHIRO-113 has sliced his sword on his helmet, demanding the duel immediately. Soon, he flees as he signals a large group of mecha cavalry to stop the G/NEX. As a result, the Rebels have teamed up with RUBICORE soldiers and COALESCENCE agents in order to take them down, while SHADOW perches from afar, laughing at the fact that they'll be killed easily no matter their numbers.

#### A Final Duel

PROJECT's two blades had once again squared off. There will be no allies to help, no foes to meddle, no mercy, no withdrawing, and no holding back against each other this time. It is a death match, and fate is inevitable. Strangely, SHADOW has become bored as SHIRO-113 took nearly an eternity, allowing him to wander around Brimstone alone, killing hundreds of thousands of foes for the benefit of the megacorporation.

However, he quickly prepared as SHIRO-113 have arrived, the two quickly squared up each other, seeing that there is no turning back from a duel to the death. SHIRO-113 warmly accepts the challenge, knowing that his allies won't know about this duel, proudly stating that their duel will be forever etched into the history books. SHADOW coldly stated that it takes everyone to stop him, as with PSYLOCKE-832. As a result, he complement SHIRO-113's bravery despite inferior skill. Wasting no time, the rebel's sword and the corporate ninja's blade have clashed again.

Once the rematch begins, it is apparent that the combatants are evenly matched and SHIRO-113 is more impressive in his style. The fight is long and intense, with flurries of strikes, thrusts, parries, and throws traded between the two. Eventually, SHIRO-113 realises that SHADOW will not lose as long as he has the upper hand. SHIRO-113 alters his strategy and manages to get in a joint lock and disables his right leg, proving again that he is SHADOW's match. Shortly thereafter, SHADOW relies on one leg to perform acrobatic movements to overwhelm him with constant attacks, allowing SHIRO-113 to resort on hitting his helmet multiple times, knowing that enough hits from a high frequency plasma sword can puncture most armour. After a flurry of slices and stabs on SHADOW's helmet, SHIRO-113 then ultimately ends the fight in victory as he effectively beheads his rival, killing him for good.

### Death

SHADOW meets his demise as he died at the hands of SHIRO-113, whom cuts his head off from his shoulders after his eyes are cut owing to the helmet being punctured previously. As a result, he dies, yet his power core remains intact for a potential revival. However, due to the duel taking place in a skyscraper at Brimstone, his odds of survival and extraction are limited, and the building's height is a disadvantage for rescue teams lacking high altitude helicopters and aircraft.

His brutal fate was one of the worst things to happen in the aftermath, allowing Muldoon Lundgren to suffer a mental breakdown and ordered LANTERN, ANNIHILATOR to destroy the rebels with all means necessary, no holds barred at all. The loss of the megacorporation's finest stealth operative has been the most impactful defeat for PROJECT, alongside that fact that they have lost the entire war. Fortunately, he has managed to inform Lundgren about LILIAN-395's defection, to which the latter gladly accepting the information.

## Legacy

> "In spite of his demise, SHAODW's impact to the forces of evil has remained strong, with many attempting to copy his skills and power."
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In spite of his demise, SHADOW remains the most recognisable cybernetic warrior that the megacorporation has ever developed. His use of stealth, holo projectors, and combat abilities made him incredibly distinctive, to the point where he was featured in numerous media, with articles questioning the limitations of his enormous potential. Moreover, someone has wrote an entirely precise biography regarding his daily life in the megacorporation, and the earlier days where he was the only cyborg unit that has been dealing with rival PMCs.

Because of his extraordinary abilities, SHADOW has been feared and known by many PMCs, the majority of which are attempting to kill him or test his fighting capabilities once their ground forces have been decimated. When the Red Barons entered the fray, SHADOW's abilities were put to the test against Defiance, causing him to be injured and given the current cybernetic body that he now has. Notably, when they fought amid the ruins of the FIREPOWER mecha, Brock Swolestrong won his respect. SHADOW preserved Defiance's high frequency sword as a keepsake and never used it again as a mark of respect. Despite their opposing intentions, SHADOW maintained a respectable image of Swolestrong.

SHADOW's legacy was demonstrated when LORD ANNIHILATOR decided to construct minions in his likeness, sharing the original's skill and ruthlessness. Furthermore, it has been proven that Phantom Wolf was able to rescue his blades after his corpse was discovered on a tower after SHIRO-113 killed him in their combat. SHADOW's blades, to his astonishment, are still functional, and he used them in a failed attempt to avenge INTERCEPTOR-409 from Fiona Vance.

This shows that, he still had long lasting impact for all the forces of evil in the planet. A great example is that a large number of renegades are masquerading as SHADOW without cybernetics, but sports the characteristic wrist blades and use of stealth. LORD ANNIHILATOR on the other hand, creates dozens of holographic soldiers in the complete likeness of SHADOW, respecting the warrior's skills and reputation. He may be gone, but his impact lasted forever.

## Personality

Shirrako had always been a very secretive, scary, and sinister person before becoming PROJECT SHADOW. His command of the shadowy power leads him to live in seclusion and refuse the assistance of allies, except the "allies" he considers valuable when involved in any kind of combat. As a result, he is a lone wolf with a slew of nasty secrets that he always tries to keep hidden, including his own identity.

As the Command Line's best stealth operative, SHADOW has displayed immeasurable loyalty and dedication to the megacorporation. He is strict in principle and believes that every loyal warrior should gave all their might for PROJECT. His expertise in espionage, infiltration and stealth has been able to amplify his skills and furthermore boost his reputation as a deadly warrior, and infamous by the fact that he relies on the shadows and a dark environment to defeat the enemy.

All in all, SHADOW was willing to kill anyone who stands in PROJECT's way, be it G/NEX rebels, RUBICORE soldiers or regular rebel groups until they are dead. As a result, he does not back down from any mission and takes his orders seriously.

## Abilities

SHADOW is created to be the ideal cybernetic assassin: the combination of holographic projectors, fearsome Redstone blades, stealth, and combat skills all contribute to his formidable reputation on the battlefield, and the darkness that lies within the territories of the megacorporation.

### Technological Capabilities

* **High Frequency Blades**: His NEX3Z blades emits an extremely high frequency, that causes the molecular structure of the target to weaken and soften, allowing his blades for maximum cutting power as it negates the toughest armour and materials, save for only a few materials.

* **PLASMA SHURIKEN**: Throws his rear mounted shurikens. Best used for one-on-one fights.

* **DECEPTIVE SHADOW**: By throwing molecular projectors to the ground, it creates a shadow hologram, which serves as his scout or secondary body that can attack unsuspecting foes.

* **BLADE OF THE SHADOWS**: SHADOW and his shadows slice their enemy in unison.

* **PROJECT's NINJA**: Dashes, creating a huge smoke of shadows and teleports to the enemy, slicing them everywhere which serves as his ultimate ability or a killing blow to powerful enemies.

* **Heads-Up Display**: Shadow's combat and situational awareness improves tenfold as a result of the heads up display, which includes all known important aspects such as location, target profile, distance measurements, health, and, well, pretty much everything. It also allows him to sneak up on enemies without making any suspicious noises or pings.

* **ARSENAL Mk.3**: He has access to a simplistic, but functional kit. It includes his NEX3Z blades, smoke grenades, molecular projectors and concussion grenades.

* **Phasing Technology**: His cybernetic suit's technology is capable of phasing, allowing Shadow to pass through objects and become intangible in the process. However, when he is subjected to phasing, his vulnerability skyrockets.

* **Filtration System**: Filters the suit if the wearer urinates or defecates inside it. It is unknown how the waste is released, but it is mostly ejected from the wearer's genital via nanotechnology.

* **Teleportation**: Allows him the ability to teleport and blend in the dark, which are obviously perfect for sneak attacks.

### Skills

* **Master Combatant**: PROJECT SHADOW is an extremely skilled combatant, especially with his fearsome blades. He only needs his technology, blades, and a few gadgets in his kit to dominate the shadows or fight the battlefield, depending on his preference. Notably, he had fluent Hand-to-hand combat skills. His fighting skills were amplified after killing Silver Wolf and managed to obtain fragments of PSYLOCKE-832's very own.

* **Master Swordsman**: Before being part of PROJECT, he is an extremely skilled swordsman, whether wrist blades or swords, he has no skill gap in those two different weapons.

* **Master Ninja**: He is an infamously skilled ninja, particularly in the art of spy, infiltration, espionage and blending in the shadows. In fact, when the battlefield is at a night setting, it falls into his strategical and tactical advantage, allowing him to use the darkness to his favour.

* **Master Tactician**: He is well versed in tactics, especially stealth, infiltration, clandestine and of course, melee combat.

## Trivia

### General

* He favours melee close combat and target laceration, to a maximum effect.
* Unlike most PROJECT warriors, Shirrako's Codename contains a four-digit serial number rather than the customary three.
* Anyone who opposes him should be cautious of his blades. They can cut almost anything.
* A Master of Stealth and the unforgiving Shadows.
* Shirrako's nemesis is PROJECT SHIRO, also known as Shiro before they became PROJECT warriors. Their feud is so legendary that it has been incorporated into Rojinese folklore.
* SHAODW admittedly missed the Red Barons, likely missing his fights with the enemy PMC to a massive degree.
* The reddish glow on his **NEX3Z** blades indicates it is heated with plasma Redstone.
* The directives of SHADOW-9165 have been implanted in his brain. He swore an oath to PROJECT and will not betray them under any circumstances. He is a devoted operative of the corporation. However, he is able to act independently.
* He is psychopath.

### Developmental Notes

* This character is widely perceived to be the main antagonist due to his skills, stealth and overall reputation, but that is MERELY the viewers, or the fans' assumption.
* In the original draft, SHADOW is the secondary antagonist, falling behind only to Muldoon Lundgren as Muldontron in *Bleeding Edge: Ultimatum*.
* SHADOW clearly respected ANNIHILATOR. Even more so than Lundgren himself.
* SHADOW is an indirect successor of Sigma IV.
* The infamous SHADOW's main colours include blue, red and grey. This is contrary to various propaganda images, where his cybernetic body and armour is depicted in the megacorporation's colour motif.
* According to Lashley, SHADOW's blades are made from enriched Redstone. This is clearly obvious, but his blades are one-of-a-kind and not standard issue.