"Shadow Raider"

"Shadow Raider" is a mercenary and serial killer who has given himself the ability Talent Paralysis.

## Official Bio

*Stormrunner. Rotgut. Burn-Out. Chaosmaster. Boarhead. These are just a small number of the hundreds of victims of the serial killer nicknamed "Shadow Raider". Though his true identity is unknown, he is one of the few to have made it to the Autobot's list of Category Omega fugitives, reserved for only the most dangerous of killers. Only one Cybertronian has survived this murderer, and even then lost a part of himself to "Shadow Raider". The link between them? They all have talents. Is he a functions extremist? Or is it a grudge he harbors against their kind? If you come across his path, you best pray you are not his target.*

## History

"Shadow Raider" was an infamous serial killer, with his hundreds of Talented victims earning him a ranking of Category Omega on the Autobots' list of criminals. The only known bot to ever survive an encounter with him was the young Lockdown, but "Shadow Raider" still managed to cut off his right arm and attach it to himself in order to gain his Talent. "Shadow Raider" was hired by Blood's father, who wanted to have his son beat up for going against his wishes and marrying Ether Walker.

*In Fateful Night "Shadow Raider" broke into Blood's farmhouse, and shot Blood away with his quad-barreled gun. Turning his attention to Ether Walker when she used her talent to generate a barrier between him and her son Bomb-Burst, "Shadow Raider" blasted the shield until he could walk through it, only to be tossed around by more constructs. He then used his talent paralysis on Ether Walker and blasted her onto a sofa to keep her from shooting him with a pistol before killing her with his more compact gun. He then walked out, looking Bomb-Burst straight in the eyes before leaving.*

Bomb-Burst told his friends about "Shadow Raider" the night before the Festival of the Stars.

"Shadow Raider" would go on to kill more talented bots, including Stormrunner and Rotgut.

## Powers and Abilities

While "Shadow Raider" originally had no powers, after attaching Lockdown's right arm he gained the ability to use his talent of Talent Paralysis, allowing him to fire an energy wave disables the talent of anyone hit with it, though he can only use this power with his replacement arm. He is also armed with multiple guns, including one with four barrels and a compact single-barreled gun.

"Shadow Raider" can also transform, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Muscle Car.

## Relationships

### Enemies

* Autobots
	+ Blood - Target
	+ Ether Walker - Victim
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Bomb-Burst
* Decepticons
	+ Lockdown
	+ Stormrunner - Victim
* Predacons
	+ Razorclaw's Predacon Cell
		- Rotgut - Victim
* Burn-Out - Victim
* Chaosmaster - Victim
* Boarhead - Victim

## Trivia

* "Shadow Raider" is based on the *Studio Series* toy of Lockdown's henchmen from *Age of Extinction*.
* "Shadow Raider" shares his body-type with Wildrider.
* While "Shadow Raider's" original description and profile claim that his left arm is the one taken from Lockdown, his artwork has it as the right one, which matches the arm Lockdown replaced with a hook hand.