Getsukage

**Getsukage** is the main protagonist of *Wolf of Shadows*. She serves as the leader of a vicious pack of Lycanroc known as the Blood Wolf Pack. She and her gang strike fear into the hearts of those living nearby.

## General Information

### Species

True form: Lycanroc/Kitsune mixDisguised form: Lycanroc (Midnight form)

### Type

Rock/Fighting (disguised forms)Rock/Ghost (true form and other variations)

### Ability

Vital Spirit (Midnight disguised form), Cursed Body (True form and variations), Sand Rush (Midday disguised form), Tough Claws (Dusk disguised form)

## Biographical Information

### Occupation

Leader of the Blood Wolf PackMember of the Moon, Dog, Rock, Fighting, Ghost and Black Teams

## Relationships

### Others

Sarada (current trainer), Davis (former trainer), Kiba, Tsume, Rex, Howl, Bone, Lobo, Snarl, Duke, Rose, Jamie, and Shade (subordinates), Caleb, Rocky, and Spitz (enemies), Anne (killed victim; accidentally)

## **Physical Appearance**

### **Signature**

Her disguised form is a Midnight form Lycanroc with black and white fur. Her arms and legs are pure black save for three slashes of red fur, which indicate her malevolent aura. Her large hands have 5 fingers. She has a long, bushy white tail with a black tip, and red claws and paw pads. She is larger, leaner, and more muscular than most of her species. She has bright yellow eyes with black pupils and scarlet red sclerae. Her eyes will turn red when angered or attacking. As a house pet, she wears a red collar

Her true form is a ghostly Midnight form Lycanroc/Kitsune hybrid of massive size. She has nine swiping tails that are longer than her own body and glowing yellow eyes. She has multiple red and green spots on her body, which are the spirits of deceased individuals she has killed over her lifespan. Her claws are now made of hard, unbreakable red stone, and the rocks in her mane have grown harder and longer. She has several strands of long, withering fur on several areas of her body fading to red, and she has red facial markings, notably around her eyes and mouth. A larger third eye is present on her forehead between the other two; this eye is sickly green with a double red and yellow iris. She now has six red stripes on each leg instead of the original three. Each tail has a red eye with a stripe running to the tip. From left to right, the stripe on each tail is a color of the rainbow spectrum plus gray and black. Her mane grows to cover her neck, and four pointed black stones jut out of it arranged in a sun shape like the Midday form. She gains two more forearms and green and red flames come out of her back.

As a Rockruff, she was mainly black and white with smaller eyes and only had one slash of red fur on each leg. She had a short, white muzzle with a pink nose and a ragged-looking mane around her neck with black pebbles. Her tail curled tightly over her back and she had brown paw pads.

### **Other Variations**

#### **Disguised form**

She has variations of both her forms. While disguised as a Lycanroc, she can also switch to the Midday and Dusk forms. In these other forms, her fur color remains the same except for her claws and the slash marks on her legs; in the Midday form, they are light brown, and in the Dusk form, they are orange.

#### **True form**

She has four variations of her true form: Dusk form/Kitsune hybrid, Midday form/Kitsune hybrid, Yin form and Yang form. In the latter two forms, she is still a Midnight Lycanroc/Kitsune mix, but with different colorings. In the Yin form, she is pure black with white extremities, ear tips, and tail tips, while in the Yang form, the coloration is reversed. In the other two forms, she retains her main fur color with the trademark color-changing claws and slash marks on the legs; like her two other disguised forms, they are light brown in the Midday form and orange in the Dusk form.

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Getsukage was born to Yūhi, a female Dusk form Lycanroc, and Akakage, a Kitsune who'd disguised himself as a Midnight form Lycanroc in order to mate with her. When she was a Rockruff, her mother later found out the truth about her father being a Kitsune and was even more horrified upon discovering that their daughter was half Kitsune. After Getsukage had been weaned and was old enough to start eating meat, Akakage killed Yūhi to prevent her from spilling his secret. Although Getsukage learned the truth and was greatly distraught at her mother's murder, his father promised to raise her, a sign that he still loved her. He taught Getsukage how to fight and kill at a very young age, strongly believing in the survival of the fittest, and would physically punish his daughter if she stepped out of line. As a result, Getsukage quickly learned the concept of discipline and from then on followed her father's orders without question or hesitation. Her father also taught her how to use the nature energy that resided in her. She eventually evolved into Lycanroc, taking on the same disguised form as her father, and gained several tails over the course of years, becoming older, wiser, and more powerful.

One day in her 900th year, Getsukage returned from a hunting trip to find a large group of humans carrying off her father on the back of a large truck. Horrified, she attacked the humans to save Akakage, but her father was already dead, stabbed in the chest with a harpoon. Wanting to bury him, Getsukage tried to fight off the people carrying his body, but there were too many for her to handle. They subdued her and transported her to a nearby town alongside her father's corpse, which they then disposed of. Getsukage herself was taken to a rich man named Davis and adopted as his personal pet as well as his partner. He strictly disciplined the unruly Lycanroc to make her more compliant. Forced into submission, Getsukage harbored a deep hatred for her new master and vowed vengeance. She began formulating an escape plan.

## ***Wolf of Shadows***

### **Chapter 1: Causing Trouble**

The story begins with Getsukage running through her master's hometown, causing trouble wherever she goes. It is revealed that her constant disobedience, rebellious attitude, and enjoyment of seeing others suffer have resulted in Davis' popularity waning for failing to get her under control. Getsukage sees Davis persuing her atop his Dragonite and launches a Rock Throw at him. The attack hits the Dragonite and sends it crashing to the ground; Davis recalls it to its Poké Ball and calls for the Lycanroc to stop. Getsukage continues running and destroys a nearby flower stand with Snarl, causing an explosion. For a while, she attacks everyone and everything left and right and brutally injures or knocks out anyone who tries to interfere. Davis, however, remains determined to recapture her. He summons his Garchomp and has it overwhelm her with Mud Slap; thanks to this and the efforts of several other people and Pokémon to stop the rampage, Getsukage is finally subdued. Now lying helplessly on the ground, she looks up as Davis walks up to her, seeing the anger in his eyes. He then punches her in the face, causing her to instantly black out.

She wakes up sometime later in chains and a basket muzzle and finds herself in the infirmary in her master's residence. Getsukage sees Davis talking to another man, who then yells at him and storms away. Davis notices that Getsukage woke up and walks over to her, still visibly upset. He asks her if she has any idea how much damage she did while on her rampage, to which she replies no by shaking her head. Davis then snaps at Getsukage, saying she's cost him loads of money to repair everything she's wrecked. He adds that she's made him less popular not only due to her destructive tendencies, but also because she's hurt more people than he can count. At this, Getsukage contemptuously spits in his face and turns her head away. Furious that she still refuses to listen, Davis yanks her up off the floor, grabs a red vest, and forcibly puts it on her, saying she has a chance to make up for the damage she's caused. He informs her that he's sending her on a mission to capture a Zeraora named Caleb (who is rumored to have been stealing food from the townspeople) and bring him back alive; if she succeeds in the mission, she'll be forgiven for what she's done, and if she fails, she'll be punished even more harshly. Remembering her disciplinary training, Getsukage accepts the mission and halfheartedly apologizes for her actions. Davis, however, angrily rebuffs the apology and leaves her to rest.

### **Chapter 2: Mission Gone Awry**

A few days later, Getsukage has recovered from her wounds and is preparing to set out on her mission with Davis. Her trainer tells her that she's the one responsible for properly executing the mission and he and his other Pokémon are only coming along if she really needs their help. Getsukage nods and opens her mouth to speak, but Davis silences her with a glare, telling her she isn't allowed to talk as punishment for the trouble she caused. He then beckons her to follow him out of the house, and she complies. The two leave the town in silence and head into the nearby forest, where Caleb the Zeraora is rumored to be residing. While trekking through the foliage, Getsukage thinks she's never seen Davis this angry and assumes he's had it with her behavior; she tries to catch his eye, but he looks straight ahead, choosing not to acknowledge her. After walking a mile or so, Davis and Getsukage approach an electric barbed wire sign that reads "Nature Reserve", prohibiting Pokémon hunters from entering under the threat of law enforcement. Davis orders Getsukage to pick him up and jump over the fence, which she does with relative ease. After putting him down, she is ordered to smell Caleb out. When she hesitates, Davis pushes her in front of him and snaps at her to go. Getsukage starts sniffing and quickly catches a whiff of Caleb's scent.

She heads off in the direction of the scent trail with Davis following close behind. After a while of sniffing and wandering, she and Davis arrive at a large clearing in the middle of the reserve where a small cottage is sitting. Davis asks Getsukage if Caleb is inside, and she confirms it by smelling his scent again, which is now much stronger. Davis commands her to lay low in the bushes and wait until he emerges. Caleb does so a while later, calling to someone inside that he's going to get some food. The Zeraora approaches their hiding place, unaware of their presence. Davis nods at Getsukage, and she jumps out at the unsuspecting Caleb.

Davis commands her to use Crush Claw; she tries to land the attack on Caleb, but he quickly dodges and counters with the same move. Getsukage blocks with her rocky mane, but Caleb knocks her away with Thunder Punch and sends her flying into a nearby tree. Winded, she watches as Davis runs at Caleb with a net gun; however, Caleb sees him and traps him with Electroweb, pinning him to the ground. Davis, now desperate, calls for Getsukage to get up and help him; before she can, however, a young woman runs out of the cottage and yells Caleb's name, asking if he's alright. Caleb says yes, and Getsukage flinches when he glares at her. The woman asks what's going on, to which Caleb briefly describes what just happened; he labels Davis as a Pokémon hunter and Getsukage as his accomplice. Angered now, the woman commands Caleb to use Plasma Fists on Getsukage, which he does. Realizing that the woman is Caleb's trainer, Getsukage, angry at Davis, finds the strength to avoid the attack and confronts her trainer for lying to her. When Davis confirms he did lie, Getsukage furiously demands why she should listen to him now. She turns her back on him, refusing to help him, and tries to leave, but Caleb stops her and attacks with Thunder Punch.

She dodges and manages to hit him with Stone Edge before trying to leave again; however, the woman tries to capture her with a Poké Ball. Even more enraged, Getsukage, remembering her past trauma, turns on her and hits her with Rock Climb. However, she hits the woman harder than she meant to and ends up ramming her into the cottage's wall, accidentally crushing her ribs and killing her. Shocked, Getsukage steps back and watches as the woman's corpse falls onto the ground with a soft thud and a pool of blood begins to form around her. Caleb, recovering from the Stone Edge attack, sees his fallen trainer and yells for her, referring to her as "master". He runs up to her body, examines the damage, and glares at Getsukage. Seeing the rage in his eyes, the Lycanroc becomes scared and backs away from him. Caleb snarls that she killed her, and Getsukage says she didn't mean to. However, Caleb doesn't believe her and furiously attacks her with another Plasma Fists, roaring in rage. The Lycanroc dodges the attack and desperately counters with Earthquake, catching Caleb unawares. Getsukage uses this opportunity to escape, abandoning Davis in the process, and vows never to return to the reserve for fear of her own safety.

### **Chapter 4: The Moon Team**

Getsukage wakes up in a dark place in chains and a muzzle, not knowing where she is. Shortly after, a female Lucario arrives and, seeing that she's awake, approaches. She checks Getsukage's heart rate and warns her to take it easy before removing her muzzle. Getsukage sits up and angrily demands to know where she is, and the Lucario responds by slapping her across the face, knocking her back to the floor. Winded, the Lycanroc looks up as the Lucario, who introduces herself as Margaret, commands to not be hostile or bare her teeth at her, asking her if she understands her.

Getsukage doesn't respond. Margaret opens her mouth to speak, but is forestalled when a distant voice calls for her to bring out the new recruit. Confused, Getsukage echoes the phrase, prompting Margaret to take her by the chain and forcibly drag her forward. Margaret stops when she enters a room full of other Pokémon, all of whom have nocturnal or otherwise moon-related traits. Getsukage notes that several of them are eyeing her with interest, while a few look hostile. She gasps as a Lunala edges forward and introduces herself as Tsuki, welcoming her to the Moon Team. Getsukage asks for an explanation, prompting Tsuki to ask Margaret remove the Lycanroc's chains, which she does.

Tsuki explains that the Moon Team is one of many Pokémon teams that are forced to battle each other for the amusement of human spectators. Hearing this, Getsukage becomes incensed as she deduces that humans captured her for that very purpose. Tsuki and some of the other Moon Team members sympathize with her, having endured capture themselves. Margaret leaves, and Getsukage reluctantly introduces herself to the Team.

### **Chapter 5: Battle Against the Sun Team**

The next day at dusk, Getsukage is dispatched along with the rest of her Team to battle the Sun Team. She initially manages to hold her own and has the upper hand, but ends up having to cooperate with the other Moon Team members. Eventually, she and Akatsuki are the only members of their Team still standing. Getsukage transforms into her true form to even the score, but is defeated by Taiyō the Solgaleo (leader of the Sun Team) due to a type disadvantage. She reverts back to her normal form and faints next to Akatsuki, who has already been knocked out. The Sun Team wins the battle, and when Getsukage wakes up, discovers that the Moon Team has been forcibly split up as punishment for their loss.

### **Chapter 14: A Failed Assault**

**Synopsis:** After escaping Sarada's clutches, Getsukage leads her newly formed pack in an assault on a nearby village to plunder valuable resources. However, Sarada and multiple other trainers and their Pokémon arrive to defend the villagers. After a tough battle, the Blood Wolf Pack loses, and Sarada takes Getsukage into her custody.

### **Chapter 15: The Mines**

As punishment for her crimes, Getsukage is separated from her pack and sentenced to hard labor in a mine with several other Pokémon. While down there, she befriends many of the other miners and tries to find out her pack's whereabouts, to no avail.

## **Known Moves**

### **Rock-type**

**Stone Edge:** The user stabs the target from below with sharpened stones. Critical hits land more easily. Getsukage raises one or both paws and punches the ground, sending light blue stone pillars up from the ground at the opponent.

**Rock Throw:**

## **Personality**

Selfish, arrogant, and snide with no compassion or empathy whatsoever until she learns about pack life. She starts to become more empathetic and giving, but nonetheless remains cocky. She enjoys battling, especially at night, and becomes more excited when facing tougher opponents, which fuels her desire to get stronger. Her immense strength, battle experience and prowess, move range, and shapeshifting make her a formidably lethal opponent. In battle, she holds no regard for her own safety and does whatever it takes to win; she even resorts to cheating until she starts training with Sarada. She has an extremely vicious disposition and will attack without warning, but later learns to overcome this. She ignores orders she dislikes and tends to be lazy, though her training with Davis and later Sarada lead her to gain respect for hard work. She is also very intelligent and cautious of strangers. Due to childhood trauma, she has trust issues and will attack when provoked.

## **Skills and Abilities**

### **Skills**

* Tactician
* Warrior
* Tracker
* Intelligence
* Shapeshifting
* Speed
* Agility

### **Abilities**

**Vital Spirit:** Getsukage is full of vitality that prevents her from falling asleep.

**Sand Rush:** Boosts Getsukage's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

**Tough Claws:** Powers up moves that make direct contact.

**Cursed Body:** May disable a move that has dealt damage to Getsukage.

## **Weaknesses**

As a Rock/Fighting-type, Getsukage is weak against Grass, Fighting, Water, Ground, Steel, Fighting, Fairy, and Psychic-type attacks. She has no immunities and is resistant to Normal, Bug, Dark, Poison, Fire, and Rock-type attacks.

As a Rock/Ghost-type, she is weak against Grass, Water, Ghost, Dark, Steel, and Ground-type attacks. She is immune to Normal and Fighting-type attacks and is resistant to Rock, Poison, and Bug-type attacks.

## **Quotes**

"You lied to me! You never told me Caleb already has a trainer!" - Getsukage to Davis about Caleb, Ch. 2

## **Trivia**

* Her name means "moon shadow" in Japanese, alluding to her main form, which has traits associated with the moon (such as her mane), and her tendency to roam around and hunt at night.
* Even though she does most of her business at night, she will also stay active in the daytime; this will often lead to sleep deprivation.
* She despises humans for encroaching on her territory and also loathes Pokémon who side with them, labeling them as traitors.
* As a hypercarnivore, she'll only eat meat and hates berries and other plants.
* She can understand human speech due to her high-level intelligence.