Shadow Sabre (reboot)

**Shadow Sabre** is a recurring character in the *Minecraft* roleplay series *Rainbow Quest*.

He appears as a major antagonist in season 3, a supporting anti-hero in season 4 and the anti-heroic deuteragonist of season 5.

He is a dark reflection of FavreMySabre created by Corruption and Soul Steve through the use of Void Steve's own Darkness. Shadow Sabre's sole intention upon his creation was to utilize Sabre's anger and use it to break Sabre so he'd eventually give in to the Darkness. Although he's an antagonist, Shadow Sabre has on several occasions given Sabre advice on how to defeat his enemies and has even willingly helped him, as long as they either benefit him or are done for the greater good.

He is based off his original counterpart.

## Personality

Shadow Sabre is an entity that exists within Sabre's mind, and although he is named after and shares the same appearance as his counterpart, he acts far more negatively than him. As a member of the Darkness, Shadow Sabre carries their fanatical ideology of nihilistic omnicidal destruction and sees anything that isn't Darkness that agrees with their goals or can be exploited as means to an end. Without a doubt, he is the most devoted member to the Darkness' cause and openly opposes anybody that don't share the Darkness' philosophy. Shadow Sabre's sole purpose is to corrupt Sabre into becoming a monster devoted to the Darkness' cause and uses any opportunity he can when speaking to ramble consistently about the Darkness' superiority over the Steves, even if the discussion doesn't involve the Darkness, as was the case when Sabre returned to Shadow Sabre, the latter claimed that the Darkness would always win, despite Sabre not bringing the subject up.

Despite his cruelty and fanaticism, Shadow Sabre presents himself as calm, level-headed and sophisticated, always speaking in a slow, almost deranged manner, yet never raising his voice in an aggressive manner as to convey his devotion, and instead relied on remaining calm and patient as to appear more intelligent and in control of his surroundings, something he always does when in communication with Sabre as to make him understand that he has more of a say in the matters the two get involved in. Even in the face of the Demon Steves, the original threat the Darkness was created to protect, Shadow Sabre is completely unfazed despite some of the most powerful beings in the world altering the fabric of reality in the very universe he's a part of, placing his faith in the Darkness in the solution that "always wins".

As the original purpose behind his conception was to corrupt Sabre and bring him to the side of the Darkness, Shadow Sabre naturally displays a very manipulative, deceptive and sly attitude, being the bulk of his personality prior to his return as an anti-hero. Any opportunity he gets to talk directly to Sabre about both him and the Darkness will usually end in his snidely remarking about the benefits of joining the Darkness, specifically revolving around the Darkness' goals and the endless potential it could give its users if they choose to give in and accept it. Not only does Shadow Sabre use tactical manipulation skills to try and coerce Sabre into joining the Darkness, but also given the fact that his creation involved a lot of psychological plays on both Soul and Corruption Steve's parts, he's capable of using psychological deception to his advantage to further break Sabre's will and damage his psyche to the point of no return until the only option left for him is the Darkness. Shadow Sabre was also capable of feigning emotions, such as arrogance and extreme rage, as was demonstrated in front of Sabre during their confrontation in his mind, where he staged a breakdown to convince Sabre that his victory was legit.

Although Shadow Sabre is a methodical, calculating and intimidating figure, it doesn't take much to break him, which can be done in the right circumstances, especially if the matter involves power, something that Shadow Sabre takes extremely seriously. When Sabre threatened to destroy the Shadow Sword, Shadow Sabre panicked, pleading with Sabre to hold on to the sword, and later resorted to furiously begging Sabre not to give up the sword before being harshly silenced by him. Although Shadow Sabre does have moments where he raises his voice to voice his frustrations with Sabre's inability to cooperate, it's only when power and the Shadow Sword come into play where Shadow Sabre's anger truly emerges. Shadow Sabre is also not without fear, although he denies it, as when confronted by Void Steve about his true origins, he's completely astounded and unable to say anything else until his connection to Void had been severed.

Despite his immense devotion to the Darkness and sadistic traits, Shadow Sabre does possess a high level of honor and willingness to work with his enemies, mainly Sabre (albeit he only initially did so for his own gain). If Sabre's life is in danger, Shadow Sabre will become worried as Sabre's death not only results in him ceasing to exit and not being able to participate alongside the Darkness in their goals, but also doesn't allow him to use a vessel to try to further his own goals. Shadow Sabre will often flip-flop between sides, actively choosing to help Sabre fight against Void Steve, his own master and the creator of the Darkness, simply because he was uninterested in Void Steve's alternative goals of world peace as opposed to omnicide. After being unraveled by Sabre to help him against the Demon Steves, Shadow Sabre is greatly pleased to see Sabre, and whilst initially starting off mockingly and gloatingly, Shadow Sabre's dedication to stop the Demon Steves allowed for his bond between him and Sabre to grow to the point of showing genuine care for the latter when in the face of danger, such as when Void Steve encountered Sabre in the World Below, Shadow Sabre begged for Sabre to run with immense fear in his voice, and since this moment, Shadow Sabre became more friendly towards Sabre and even more willing to work with him for the greater good.

## Biography

### Creation and first encounter

Shadow Sabre's creation process was initially slow, as his being merely a fragment of Void Steve that he pulled from himself and attached to Sabre to infect him. The fragment of Darkness that was Shadow Sabre was slowly formed in Sabre's mind through his anger that came through tragic events. The nails in the coffin for Shadow Sabre's creation would be at Rainbow Steve's funeral, where Sabre unknowingly activated lightning around him in a fit of rage, and when Rainbow Void killed Funny Orange Steve in front of him.

Sabre's anger eventually overwhelms him and transports him to the deepest depths of his mind, first appearing briefly out of his mind in front of a Yellow Steve cowering after Sabre had apparently slaughtered his friends. Before Sabre could properly react he appeared in a monochromatic world in front of a replication of the temple. Shadow Sabre made his presence known to Sabre and introduced himself as his true consciousness, and that he brought Sabre to the temple where Rainbow Steve died to make him re-live the experience and accept the Darkness within his soul. Sabre walked away from his dark counterpart, disgusted in him and rambled about Void Steve being the one at fault for taking so many innocent people away from him. Shadow Sabre rebutted, stating that Sabre only blames Void Steve to make himself feel better for following his false prophecy and pushing it upon his friends, attempting to twist the narrative as Sabre being responsible for Rainbow Steve's corruption and death. Sabre rejected the statement, claiming that although others around him claimed he wasn't at fault, he secretly believed he was, although he says he only did what he did to help the Steves, to which Shadow Sabre responded by claiming that Sabre only wanted to help himself feel better for unleashing chaos into their world. Shadow Sabre revealed that the Yellow Steve Sabre had seen cowering in front of him was no trick, but in fact the result of Sabre's body going on autopilot and falling to the Darkness' control, blindly doing their bidding.

Sabre was left appalled, and refused to believe that he would let himself fall to the Darkness' control and that Rainbow Steve's death was in vain. Upon hearing this, Shadow Sabre chose to transport himself and Sabre to Rainbow Steve's grave. Shadow Sabre acknowledged the many kind words spoken by Sabre and his friends at Rainbow Steve's funeral, but then added the question of if heroes are meant to be destroyed, diminishing Rainbow Steve's sacrifice as pressure put on by Sabre, and that Darkness would do the complete opposite, as the Darkness doesn't choose favorites to single out and doesn't judge since they are one. Shadow Sabre believed that Sabre would want to stay in his mind and not face the happenings in the real world, to which Sabre denied, stating that these places Shadow Sabre was bringing him were miserable, and only did it to make Sabre feel more guilty. Sabre then asked Shadow Sabre, because he was his shadow, why couldn't he understand how Sabre feels and why he wants to the regular world. Shadow Sabre replied by saying that Sabre only wants to get back to the regular world to fix his mistakes and that as long as Sabre believes they're mistakes he'll live with nothing but regret. Sabre countered by stating that regret was normal and that he wouldn't let Shadow Sabre change his mind. He added that the people who came to honor Rainbow Steve didn't do it solely because he was the Hero, but because he was truly a caring friend. Sabre claimed that the world thrives off kindness, and that Darkness acted as a leach on the world. Shadow Sabre, seemingly offended, responded by stating that Darkness was not a leach, nor kind, but one. Sabre comments on Shadow Sabre's manipulative and deluded ideology, claiming that every individual is different and that his belief shouldn't be enforced onto others. Shadow Sabre disregarded Sabre's comments, believing that the Darkness functions, lives and thrives as one, unlike Sabre's crew.

Shadow Sabre continued, stating that Void Steve would encompass the world and unite it as one as an act of love. However, an unamused Sabre rhetorically responded by telling Shadow Sabre to ask the Violet Steves about love, as they are the embodiment of it. Shadow Sabre claimed that the Violet Steves' form of love was warped as to him they "chose favorites", unlike the Darkness, which had no true favorites. Sabre claimed that people chose to keep closest to them, but Shadow Steve asked if the Violet Steves valued love more than bringing people together, and if a Violet Steve would chose to remain true to their beliefs or follow another path. Sabre had enough and confronted Shadow Sabre about his true intentions of trying to break down and ruin Sabre's mentality. Shadow Sabre simply told Sabre to let go of everything, but he refused, prompting Shadow Sabre to bring him to a location where it would be easier for him to let go; the tomb.

Sabre reacted with disbelief and horror at the sight of the tomb, as Shadow Sabre asked why he hated the sight of it, as it was ultimately the thing that brought him and the Steves together. As they reached the bottom of the tomb, Sabre asked what the Darkness' end goal is, to which Shadow Sabre responded by stating that the Darkness' ultimate goal it to wipe out everything in existence, prompting Sabre to realize a few factors that contributed to Void Steve's downfall as the Hero. Shadow Sabre called Void Steve a 'pawn', as although the Darkness was created by Void Steve, they shared opposite goals, as Void Steve wants to become powerful so he can establish peace, whereas the Darkness seeks to eliminate everything in sight to end pain. Sabre merely responded to his doppelganger's claims by insinuating that he was insane, and realized that the Darkness were fooling their master due to their differing beliefs that the latter was unaware of. Shadow Sabre began to talk about the idea that Sabre was the final piece to achieving their goal, and that he could put an end to this, mainly due to the fact that Shadow Sabre acts as a counterpart to Sabre. Sabre ultimately had enough, demanding to be let free, to which Shadow Sabre responded by stating that there was no way out.

Sabre that unknowingly teleported himself to the tower leading to the Middle World, where Shadow Sabre stated that he did so to feel safe. Sabre stated that he would never succumb to the Darkness, regardless of what he was doing in the real world. Shadow Sabre stated that Sabre would accomplish nothing, and that their conversation would never come to a close until he joined. Shadow Sabre approached Sabre, stating that no matter what Sabre does, Shadow Sabre would always remain in the back of his mind. Shadow Sabre asked Sabre what he could see at the bottom of the pit, and upon glancing down, Sabre saw nothing, prompting Shadow Sabre to state that he would be nothing as he pushed him into the hole.

However, instead of dying, Sabre was transported to the original Rainbow Hub, which was still destroyed from Reverse and Dark Steve's arrival to the hub. Shadow Sabre reappears behind Sabre and once again tries to convince Sabre that he is darkness, and that he'll be talking to Sabre until he finally gives in. Sabre refuses, angered by being brought to the destroyed original Rainbow Hub. Sabre stands up to his shadow, refuting his claims of lacking emotion being the better way to live and describing how losing friends and feeling pain is better than having none at all or being emotionless, something Shadow Sabre fails to understand. Shadow Sabre becomes agitated, stating that "one" is everything and encouraging Sabre to join the Darkness. Sabre refuses, knowing that "one" would never work for everyone else except for the Darkness. Shadow Sabre flies into a rage, exclaiming that Rainbow Void and the Darkness will be successful in their vision, but only results in Sabre telling his shadow that even the Darkness feels fear, a fact that infuriates his reflection and fanatically rant about how the Darkness will win. Sabre laughs, seeing Shadow Sabre do what he wanted Sabre to do; break. As Sabre exclaims that he'll always fight back and fight for everyone's choices, Shadow Sabre once again states that Rainbow Void will be victorious, and encourages Sabre one last time to join the Darkness otherwise he'll be stuck talking with Shadow Sabre forever. Sabre accepts Shadow Sabre's terms of re-living all his past memories, but at the cost of Shadow Sabre not being able to do a single thing to him. Shadow Sabre screams in agony as Sabre refuses him altogether, transporting Sabre out of his mind.

### Causing trouble in reality

However, after resurfacing in the overworld, Sabre discovers that he's been gone for two months. Not only that, but the Steves no longer trust him after seeing what he did while under the control of the Darkness, resulting in Sabre getting locked in a cell by the Violet Leader. As Sabre is wallowing, Shadow Sabre emerges, revealing that he's able to manifest, but only through Sabre's mind, as well as the fact that his "defeat" was a facade made to manipulate Sabre into thinking he'd won. Shadow Sabre then advocated for Sabre to destroy his friends with the weapon he gave him; the Shadow Sword, a sword infused with Darkness as a husked Sabre went on his rampage. Although Sabre uses the sword to break out, he doesn't hurt any Steves. Shadow Sabre watches him escape and follows, identifying himself as Sabre's "companion". Once Sabre is far enough away, Shadow Sabre realizes that he won't be able to convince Sabre to kill Steves so easily and decides to just leave him so he can find Time and Elemental Steve.

Sabre is able to gain contact, but Time and Elemental Steve are somewhat hesitant to trust him. Sabre is brought to the Great Library by Elemental Steve, where he finds it in ruins from the Darkness. Upon discovering that he was the cause of it, Sabre cries out in frustration, summoning Shadow Sabre, who acknowledges the damage he's caused. Shadow Sabre encourages Sabre to use the Shadow Sword if he's going to go against Rainbow Void, and how he can become the leader of the Darkness, but Sabre refuses, stating that he just wants all this turmoil to end. Shadow Sabre tells Sabre that he has no one to turn to and that he has to use the Shadow Sword if he wants to further his goals, and that he needs to accept the sword in order to use it. Although reluctant, Sabre accepts the sword and wanders off until he finds an area where he can test the sword. Shadow Sabre watches, impressed, however, they are interrupted by a Yellow Steve, who witnesses Sabre using the Shadow Sword. Believing him to still be evil, the Yellow Steve runs to a kingdom where the Steves have congregated, and Sabre scolds Shadow Sabre for making him use the sword. Shadow Sabre comes up with a new plan, and tells Sabre that he'll give Sabre his voice so he can pretend he's still on Rainbow Void's side. Sabre accepts as Shadow Sabre runs into him, transferring his voice to him.

After the meeting with Rainbow Void, Sabre demands to have Shadow Steve remove his voice from him, which he does, afterwards, Shadow Steve immediately tries to manipulate Sabre, saying that he secretly enjoyed committing unspeakable atrocities. Sabre ignored him and traveled to the nearby Yellow Steve outpost where he was immediately surrounded by his leather-wearing friend, Yellow Steve and his allies. Sabre tried to talk it out with Yellow Steve, but the latter refused to believe him, causing Shadow Sabre to further try to get Sabre to destroy them. Sabre didn't, and instead, scared them off using the Shadow Sword before destroying the outpost before Soul and Corruption Steve arrived so it would appear as though he had destroyed the Yellow Steves. Shadow Sabre then lends his voice back to Sabre just as Soul and Corruption Steve arrive.

After once again meeting with Rainbow Void, Sabre discovers his plot to demolish the newly formed Rainbow Kingdom and heads there himself to warn the Violet Leader. Shadow Sabre tags along, but is doubtful that Sabre's attempts to reason with the Violet Leader will result in a positive outcome. Sure enough, the Violet Leader didn't believe Sabre when he confessed his innocence and orders the guards to take him away. At that moment, Sabre asked Shadow Sabre to give him a power boost which enabled him to leap out the tower he was in and out of the kingdom. The two later stumbled upon a training camp where they discovered that Light Steve was still active and training his new "Colorless Guards". Sabre became hopeful, seeing that he and Light Steve had a good history together, although Shadow Sabre still doubted him, but didn't protest to Sabre's plan to infiltrate the Rainbow Kingdom disguised as a Colorless Guard to find him. Sabre succeeds in infiltrating the kingdom and meets Light Steve. Shadow Sabre watches their conversation, occasionally interrupting Sabre and causing him to seemingly snap at nothing. When Light Steve recommends that Sabre destroyed the Shadow Sword, Shadow Sabre states that Light Steve is merely jealous of its power and that Sabre has already mastered the sword's power. Sabre exits the Kingdom in disguise and heads back to Void Steve's lair, prompting Shadow Sabre to lend his voice to Sabre so he can go undercover.

After exiting Sabre's body, Sabre enters the Time Dimension to speak to Time and Elemental Steve, although Shadow Sabre doesn't believe they'll help him and encourages him once again to give in to the Darkness. However, the meeting doesn't go well due to Elemental Steve's arrogance and inability to help Sabre. Shadow Sabre lends his voice to Sabre temporarily to speak to Corruption and Soul Steve, but upon witnessing Light Steve looking down on him, he demands Shadow Sabre to exit his body, which he does. However, the Darkness starts charging and Sabre loses it, letting the powers of the Shadow Sword and his anger overwhelm him and he uses the Shadow Sword to destroy the army of Darkness, shocking Shadow Sabre. As Light Steve thanks Sabre for his efforts, Shadow Sabre instantly goes back to trying to manipulate Sabre by stating that his redemption to the Steves will only be temporary. However, Sabre learns that a rumor has spread about him being the one who destroyed Rainbow and Happy Orange Steve, delighting Shadow Sabre as he once again believes he can use this to fool Sabre, claiming that Time and Elemental Steve aren't his friends.

This time when Sabre goes to the Time Dimension, Shadow Sabre follows so he can watch the inevitable argument go down, which it does when Sabre's anger overwhelms him again and he attacks Elemental Steve, prompting Time Steve to kick him out of the Time Dimension, all because he wouldn't let go of the Shadow Sword, which had helped him destroy the Darkness. After being exiled from the Time Dimension, Sabre decides it's time to destroy the Shadow Sword, although Shadow Sabre commands him not to, trying to convince him not to destroy the sword as it gives him power. Sabre finally snaps and explodes at Shadow Sabre in frustration, blaming him for getting in his head. Sabre prepares to drop the sword, causing Shadow Sabre to panic and beg him not to let go of it due to the power it gave him. Sabre begins to hesitate until he is stopped by Green Steve, who he had rescued from the Green Kingdom. Green Steve managed to calm Sabre down and reassure him that he wasn't at fault as Shadow Sabre watched, mocking Sabre for believing he could find redemption.

### Defeat and Abandonment

Eventually, Shadow Sabre joined Sabre on the attack on Rainbow Void, allowing his power to coarse through Sabre when he reached Rainbow Void's meeting room. During the fight, Sabre became weakened and asked Shadow Sabre for more power, allowing him to take down Rainbow Void and finally kill him for good. Light Steve came down and asked Sabre to hand over the sword. Seeing this as his final opportunity, Shadow Sabre once more tried to convince Sabre not to give him the sword, and just as it seemed to work, Sabre threw the sword at Light Steve, begging for him to destroy it as Shadow Sabre furiously demanded Sabre to take back the sword, but Sabre simply told him to be quiet, stating that he meant nothing to him as they left the lair.

Once Sabre and Light Steve reached the Rainbow Hub, Sabre asked Light Steve to destroy the sword with his lightning. However, the sword was indestructible, causing Shadow Sabre to laugh, as it was connected to him who was a part of Sabre. Seeing that destroying the sword was not able to be destroyed, the two decided to bury it deep below the Rainbow Hub, which would cause Shadow Sabre to be stuck underground with the sword as he was a part of it. Although Shadow Sabre had regained his composure, he was still furious at Sabre for denying the power the Shadow Sword held as Sabre big him farewell and had Light Steve block up the area, sealing Shadow Sabre and the Shadow Sword underground forever.

Although Shadow Sabre was presumed abandoned beneath the Rainbow Hub, he reappears behind a Violet Steve at the Rainbow Kingdom unbeknownst to Sabre, making it seem as though his claims of always being with Sabre held some level of truth.

### Return

Despite being abandoned for ages, Sabre began facing trouble when Void Steve's old enemies, the Demon Steves returned to the world to wreak havoc upon reality once more. With the knowledge that the Darkness were the only way to defeat the Demon Steves, Shadow Sabre spoke to Sabre through his head, convincing him to return to the Shadow Sword. Sabre returned to the abandoned Rainbow Hub where he and Light Steve had sealed away the Shadow Sword, unearthing it from beneath the floor. After breaking through the stone walls to the Shadow Sword's room, Shadow Sabre greeted Sabre politely. Sabre dismissed his greeting, stating that he didn't even want to come back, although Shadow Sabre replied that he knew Sabre would return eventually, before revealing his knowledge of the Demon Steves and why he never told Sabre about their existence. Although Sabre was frustrated that he had to cooperate with his shadow again, he needed to use Shadow Sabre's assistance, and Shadow Sabre smugly agreed to come along with him.

Sabre recovered the Shadow Sword and Shadow Sabre offered to test out the Shadow Sword's abilities. The two came back to the surface and found a nearby Demon Steve that Shadow Sabre was able to sense, commanding Sabre to accept the Darkness in order to give the sword power. With some reluctance, Sabre finally gave in to the Shadow Sword and used its powers to strike down the Demon Steve, killing it, much to his surprise and Shadow Sabre's pleasure. Seeing that the Shadow Sword was indeed capable of killing the Demon Steves, Sabre and Shadow Sabre returned to the Rainbow Kingdom where Shadow Sabre explained that Sabre should go to the last place he ran into a Demon Steve that caused a crack in reality to summon his friends back, that being the Rainbow Bunker underneath the abandoned library. Shadow Sabre instructed Sabre to take out the sword and concentrate his energy, and to focus on creation rather than destruction to bring back his friends, which ended up working as Sabre was able to summon Light Steve back, although this caused Sabre to have to explain why he had the Shadow Sword. Shadow Sabre told Sabre that in order to bring back his other friends he'd have to allow the Darkness in the Shadow Sword to take control, although Sabre refused and decided to look for another way.

The three returned to the Rainbow Kingdom and went into the citadel where they came up with a plan to get the Shadow Sword to balance out its energy with that of the Rainbow Crystal, so that the crystal could give the kingdom its energy and that the sword could give power from the Darkness to prevent the Demon Steves from arriving, although the two would be forced to balance each other out. Despite the hesitation, Sabre plugged in the Shadow Sword to the energy output, allowing both the sword and the crystal to mix their energies to keep the Demon Steves from entering the kingdom, returning all the residents of the Rainbow Kingdom. With this, Sabre decided to return his friend M back to his village of Red Steves, and Shadow Sabre followed. However, Sabre was discovered by the Red Leader and teleported away, however, his teleportation was intercepted by Void Steve, who pulled Sabre and Shadow Sabre to the World Below where the Demon Steves originated from. However, Shadow Sabre warned Sabre to run, prompting Void Steve to teleport him back to the overworld, revealing that he was now capable of seeing Shadow Sabre.

Void Steve eventually teleported Sabre back to the overworld after the two had a conversation, and both Sabre and Shadow Sabre reunited, although they were quickly intercepted by Demon Steves. Although they didn't have the Shadow Sword, Sabre had an iron sword, and Shadow Sabre told him that he had used the Shadow Sword enough times to where he was capable of using its energy by himself. Now that the two were lost in the middle of nowhere, Shadow Sabre, out of the blue, told Sabre that he was able to teleport due to the Shadow Sword's powers. Sabre was able to use these abilities to teleport back to the Rainbow Kingdom, although he indirectly revealed them to Light Steve. As Sabre arrived, Light Steve explained that they had to inform the leaders about the Shadow Sword, and it ended up not resonating well with them and they decided to return back to their respective kingdoms in fear of the Darkness returning, but expected Sabre to eventually separate the Rainbow Crystal so that they could return to their normal lives once again, thus disbanding the Rainbow Kingdom entirely.

After the kingdom disbanded, Sabre, Light Steve and Shadow Sabre returned to Sabre's house before a colorless scout ran into the kingdom, warning Sabre about an incoming army of Demon Steves. Seeing that they could easily break into the kingdom, Sabre decided to terraform the kingdom using the Shadow Sword, and Shadow Sabre agreed to help him, explaining how to use the Shadow Sword's energy to level the kingdom, and Sabre succeeded, wiping out the entirety of the kingdom except for the citadel, allowing Sabre to spot the Demon Steves coming towards the kingdom. Sabre jumped down as Shadow Sabre followed, preparing to hold the Demon Steves off and managing to successfully kill an entire fleet of Demon Steves, with Shadow Sabre giving him a boost in power. Both Sabre and Shadow Sabre felt concerned due to the fact that the fleet they defeated were very easy to fight off, and their concerns were validated when Void Steve, now fully corrupted, arrived at the scene. Shadow Sabre was utterly shocked at his master's return, only managing to stammer a few words. Soon, Sabre requested for Shadow Sabre to merge with him, and he complied, amplifying Sabre's strength.

As Sabre went to attack Void Steve, Void inadvertently baited Sabre into falling into the Darkness, rendering him unconscious and transported into his mind with Shadow Sabre, reflecting on their loss. Sabre acknowledged that Shadow had previously thought so highly of the Darkness, but was now seemingly afraid of Void Steve, although Shadow Sabre denied, stating that he feared nothing, but was highly disturbed of Void Steve and his grasp on Sabre and Shadow. This lead Sabre to realize that Void Steve was still planning on making Sabre his heir to the Darkness, and that the siege of Demon Steves sent were merely a test. Seeing that Sabre wasn't consumed by the Darkness and hadn't been corrupted by it despite nearly falling to it, the two returned to the overworld and were awakened by Light Steve, who mentioned that Void had merely laughed in their faces before leaving. Before they could do anything else, lightning was heard from the crystal room in the citadel and discovered that the Darkness was beginning to spread from its placeholder. Upon inspection, Shadow Sabre concluded that the Shadow Sword was acting much stronger than the Rainbow Crystal, which was unable to hold off its energy, which could result in unleashing the Darkness into the world once more.

Shadow Sabre advised Sabre to build a machine to encompass the Darkness, but Sabre cut him off, as this was an issue he had to deal with as quick as possible. Seeing that they needed a quick solution, Shadow Sabre stated that there was another way, but that Sabre wouldn't be able to turn back if he went through with it, and would have to absorb the Darkness and hold it off, allowing for the Shadow Sword to grow more energy without spreading. Sabre decided to go along with the plan and absorbed some of the Darkness, allowing for the already spreading Darkness to recede back into the Shadow Sword. Sabre decided that the best course of action would be to learn more about the Demon Steves, and took Shadow Sabre to the Middle World, delighting the former as he was ecstatic to see it in all its glory. Upon entering the Middle World, Sabre and Shadow were directed to the World Beyond by Indigo Steve where they located the Great Librarian in search for knowledge about the Demon Steves' origins.

With the knowledge of the Demon Steves' backgrounds, Sabre and Shadow returned to the overworld where they entered the citadel, discovering that the Darkness was spreading even more. Shadow Sabre was unable to provide Sabre with an ultimatum, as he still knew that the Darkness was the only solution for combating the Demon Steves. Shadow suggested for Sabre to use the Darkness within himself and condense it into a crystal, similar to how the Light Crystal was created. Sabre took the Shadow Sword and condensed the Darkness within himself to create the Dark Crystal, although it only allowed for the Darkness on his body to spread more. Seeing that Sabre was confused on how Void Steve was able to see Shadow, Shadow explained that Sabre would have to look deeper into himself, retaliating against the bad things the Darkness had done and telling Sabre that he could try using the Darkness as a force of good. Sabre was highly upset, as he didn't want to fall into the Darkness, but Shadow explained that it was because Sabre feared the Darkness.

Shadow then took Sabre into the Darkness and tasked Sabre with focusing his senses, however, Shadow was able to sense Void Steve's connection, and opened it, revealing the connection between the Darkness and the World Below. Sabre was confused about Void Steve's previous claims of creating Shadow Sabre, but Void explained that he partially lied about creating him, and was instead brought to life through Void Steve fragmenting himself, which formed Shadow Sabre, astonishing the latter as he realized that he was a part of Void Steve, although he couldn't sense any control of Void. Soon after revealing Shadow Sabre's origins, Void disconnected the connection, frightening Shadow Sabre as he realized his true power. As Sabre was upset at the fact that no Steves aside from Light were helping him, Shadow stated that Sabre would have to look deeper into the Darkness to find more allies, instructing Sabre to go into the second layer of the Darkness and out of the sub-layer as he mocked Sabre for protesting to fall into the Darkness despite using the Shadow Sword, relying on Shadow Sabre for help and creating the Dark Crystal before teleporting Sabre to the second layer of the Darkness where they were able to find Dark Steve.

## Appearances

### Season 3

* *Shadow Sabre confronted me.*
* *I ESCAPED the DARKNESS.. but at a price.*
* *The Steves are acting suspicious.. Why?*
* *Steves hate me, Darkness wants me. Now it's my choice.*
* *I UNLOCKED the SHADOW SWORD'S powers..*
* *I joined VOID STEVE's side.*
* *Void Steve believes in me.. Is that Good?*
* *The SECRETS of the colorless Guards..*
* *Light Steve offered me a DEAL..*
* *The BATTLE of the RAINBOW KINGDOM.*
* *The Steves are spreading a rumor about me!*
* *I went TOO far, and messed up.*
* *Green Steve did THIS just for ME!*
* *It's OUR turn to ATTACK Rainbow Void.*
* *Sabre VS Rainbow Void / The Final Battle.*

### Season 4

* *The First Annual Rainbow Festival!*
* *Confronting Void Steve in the World Below.*
* *Shadow Sabre returns.*
* *I DESTROYED a Demon Steve with the Shadow Sword.*
* *I unleashed the Darkness with the Shadow Sword..*
* *Will I ever see the Red Steves again?*
* *Void Steve STOPPED Shadow Sabre!*
* *Oh no. The Shadow Sword's secret is out.*

### Season 5

* *Can the Rainbow Crystal keep the Shadow Sword contained?*
* *Fighting 100's of DEMON STEVES with DARKNESS!*
* *Darkness is taking over the Rainbow Crystal!*
* *Blue Steve's SAD truth about the world beyond..*
* *Creating the DARK CRYSTAL*

## Trivia

* Shadow Sabre appears to be a separate entity from Shadow Steve, who, in the original series, possessed Sabre's player after infecting him.
* Shadow Sabre is the first antagonist featured in a modified introduction sequence solely focusing on him when the episodes begin.

## Navigation

***Steve Saga***
The Parasite
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***Steve Saga Origins***
Green Steve Tribe
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***Rainbow Quest***
Demon Steves