Shadow Xander Vaso

Shadow Xander Vaso is the main fursona of ShadowYeenDad in the furry fandom and the main protagonist of the Yeens United Universe. He has been depicted in various art pieces uploaded on FurAffinity.

**Bio**

**Age: 46**

**Full Name: Shadow Xander "XV" Vaso**

**Species: Spotted Hyena/Solaris Genie**

**Father of: 1 son**

**Sexuality: Gay, married**

**Home: Maui, Hawaii**

**Occupation: CEO/Boss of video game company**

**Nationality: Southern**

**Physical Appearance**

Shadow is an overweight spotted hyena with long, brown hair and a brown beard. He is often seen wearing tropical/Hawaiian shirts, mostly blue ones, and shorts.

In early art pieces, Shadow had a spiky hairstyle before this was changed to his long haircut.

In his Solaris Genie form, Shadow still retains his long hair, although in a tied/braided state. He wears two golden bracelets, fitted with red jewels and two gold rings on his right hand. He also wears two rings on his nipples.

Shadow's canonical height is 7'8.

**Personality**

Shadow is a much, much relaxed and laid-back person, often going through life in peaceful stride and making the best of any situation, most often finding enjoyment in said situation. He is very caring towards his friends and family and will do whatever it takes to be there for them whenever he's needed. He has a very retro side, as shown by his 1980s T-Shirts (Thundercats, Atari, etc.) and hobby of playing old games at the arcade in some artworks. He is also known to watch old 1980s films from his childhood, most notably the *Back To The Future* trilogy.

Shadow is also a bit of a nerd, possessing a high interest in gaming and superheroes/comic books. It is most likely he is a major fan of Marvel Comics, as shown by his Marvel logo hoodie.

Shadow is a very caring towards his family, as shown by his love for his husband Terrance and son Vex. He is very committed to working hard at his career to ensure they're taken care of. He is very hopeful that Vex's future will be bright. He can be a bit annoying however, sometimes telling bad puns or inadvertently embarrassing Vex in front of his friends, but Vex loves him nevertheless.

### History

Shadow was born on May 16, 1975 in Boulder, Colorado to Zane and Lyanna Vaso. As a child, he grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons (namely *Thundercats*, *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*, *G.I. Joe*, and *He-Man & The Masters of The Universe*) as well as listening to music with his father and playing *Pac-Man* and *Donkey Kong* at an arcade restaurant known as the Jungle Arcade. At some point in his childhood, he met Terrance Ulrich, who would later go on to become his best friend, boyfriend, and eventual husband.

The duo later went on to high school (this is presumably the time that Shadow and Terrance both came out as gay to each other as well as confessing their love). Following this, they went to college where Shadow seemingly graduated, gaining a degree in video game design, while Terrance gained a degree in filmmaking. They eventually married each other and moved into a house together in Miami, Florida, where Shadow started his own video game company, Xenoverse Studios, with Terrance becoming a filmmaker. In 2015, he and Terrance had a hyena child whom they named Vex (most likely through surrogacy, hinting that Vex has a biological mother.).

Due to the massive amount of money that Shadow's company was making, he and his family were easily able to go on vacations, including Hawaii. At some point in time, Shadow met and befriended the comedian Logan Banks, whom would later go on to become his best friend. In August of 2022, Shadow and his family went on a vacation to Egypt, where Vex found a tablet map of a nearby pyramid which contained directions to a secret chamber. Reluctantly, Shadow decided to go with Terrance and Vex to the pyramid to find the chamber. Once inside, Vex activated a lever which activated a trapdoor and caused the family to fall into a tomb of Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom and magic.

Shadow suddenly found a Solaris Lamp (which Thoth had kept hidden inside the pyramid in hopes that Shadow would find it) with a written hieroglyphic incantation, reading "Speak this spell, and you will unleash the power of the genie.". Upon reading this incantation, Shadow was transformed into a Solaris Genie and thus gained access to universal magic and cosmic power. Using his lamp, Terrance promptly wished the family out of the tomb, which Shadow granted with his new powers. Having taken a liking to his new abilities and higher status of power, Shadow embraced being a genie. Following this experience, Shadow practiced his magic secretly in his home. This included shrinking objects and people including Logan, the latter of whom Shadow later gifted the ability to shrink and manipulate his size at will.

Later, Shadow's company received a partnership deal with another video game studio that operated in Hawaii, which Shadow accepted. In January of 2023, his family moved away to Hawaii (in order for Shadow to transfer his company's operations to a new studio building), with Logan remaining in Miami. That Halloween, the villainous sorcerer Razr Devans had learned of Shadow's rise to status as a Solaris Genie, as well as learning of a prophecy in which Shadow would stop him from achieving godhood through the Pieces of Horus (Egyptian artifacts that granted unlimited power and ultimate knowledge to whoever managed to gain control over them) and banish him to the Nether Realm with no way of escaping or returning to Earth. Razr quickly plotted to kill Shadow due to his ambition of being seen as a god, but not before taking the lives of his family members and friends as an act of psychologically torturing him. Golden Freddy, who was friends with Logan and his boyfriend Lobo De Muerte/Death, had received news of this revelation through visions and quickly alerted the couple of the situation. Unwilling to allow Shadow's death as well as those of his family and friends to come to pass, Logan frantically called Shadow (who was most likely out trick-or-treating with Vex and Terrance), telling him to meet with Golden Freddy and warning him that he and his family were in danger.

**Origin/Creation**

In the summer of 2020, ShadowYeenDad originally went by the identity of ShadowWolfXV through the Twitch community. At one point, he joined a stream by furry streamer VinceWuff who jokingly said to his viewers, "All of y'all are yeens now.", causing ShadowWolfXV to make an alternate account, ShadowYeenXV as a way of playing along with the joke. However, due to having never before created a hyena fursona, he felt inspired to create one, thus leading to Shadow's creation. Following this, he made ShadowYeenXV his main account and deleted the ShadowWolf account.

Originally, Shadow's name was going to be Marcus, but due to many people in the community referring to ShadowYeenXV as Shadow for short, he instead went with Shadow.

Shadow for a very short time had a muscular body type before he was made overweight due to many furry artists drawing "Post-Quarantine" weight gain art at the time.

Shadow and Terrance both started out as college students living in a dormitory until they were revamped as 1980s furry dads in May of 2021. Afterwards, ShadowYeenXV rebranded his social media accounts as ShadowYeenDad.

**Powers**

**Magic/Sorcery**

Due to being a Solaris Genie, Shadow is capable of casting spells and enchantments. He often uses this for fun, such as shrinking objects or turning his friends into different animals.

**Genie Physiology**

As stated above, Shadow is a Solaris Genie and if asked, is willing to grant wishes for people (if they have good intentions, that is).

**Teleportation**

While not often used, Shadow's genie powers enable him to teleport.

**Flight**

Shadow is capable of flight, although only in his genie form.

**Shapeshifting/Animal Morphing**

Shadow is capable of changing into different animals or different species. His known forms are a lion, bull, dragon, and bear form.

**Power Gifting**

Shadow can give other beings powers or magic abilities. He used this to give Logan the power to shrink or manipulate his size at will.

**Abilities**

**Coding/Programming**

Shadow is very good at coding and programming video games, as noted by his career as the CEO of his own video-game company.

**Mathematics**

Shadow is very good with math.

**Trivia**

* Shadow's genie form was inspired by fellow furries, Biogodz and Umbra Mack whose sonas have genie forms.
* Shadow's bear form was inspired by ShadowYeenDad's best friend in the fandom, Mauv Burr.
* Shadow's favorite song is "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears.
* Shadow's canonical birthday is May 16, 1975, making him a Taurus.
* Shadow sings in the shower.
* Shadow's nationality is Southern.
* He grew up in Boulder, Colorado as a child.
* He and Terrance have been best friends since they were kids.
* His favorite season is summer, due to camping and having barbecues.
* His go-to outfit is Hawaiian shirts and shorts.
* Shadow's favorite fast food is Little Caesars pizza.
* Shadow's favorite color is Blue.
* His favorite movie growing up was the *Back To The Future* trilogy.
* While he's very self-conscious about it, Shadow has a hidden sporty side of his personality, being a fan of football and basketball. His favorite teams are the Chicago Bulls, Carolina Panthers, and Florida Gators.
* Shadow is very confident about his body.
* Shadow gets his appetite as well as his tall height and size from his father's side of the family.
* His favorite cartoon growing up was *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*.
* His favorite breakfast food is bacon egg and cheese biscuits with coffee
* His favorite horror movie is *Friday The 13th*.
* Shadow and his family used to live in Miami, Florida before moving to Maui, Hawaii.
* As a child, Shadow would stay up late and watch *Miami Vice* with his father, much to his mother's disapproval.
* When they were younger, Shadow and Terrance would dress up as He-Man from *He-Man And The Masters of The Universe* and Lion-O from *Thundercats* every year for Halloween.
* ShadowYeenDad once stated that if Shadow had a voice, he imagined he would sound somewhat like Foghorn Leghorn from *Looney Tunes*.
* ShadowYeenDad stated that Shadow is his favorite sona.
* Due to being a Solaris Genie, Shadow is technically ShadowYeenDad's most powerful sona.
* Shadow was originally stated to be part-genie. Following Razr's debut, this was retconned as Shadow was revealed to be a mystical being known as a Solaris Genie.