Captain Shadowbeard

## ShadowbeardSketchia's Seafaring Scourge

### Likes

Sailing the seas, going to bars (perhaps a bit too much), caring for his niece and nephew

### Dislikes

Fool's gold, other rival pirates, the Zelokan Royal Guard

### Speed

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**Captain Shadowbeard** (*キャプテン・シャドウビアード | Kyaputen shadoubiādo*) is a character from Sketchia-23.

**Character Art: [Default]**

## Starcluster Datapac

Captain Shadowbeard is known the world over as the Scourge of the Sketchian Seas, and is the long-standing captain of the Darklander's Revenge. He's been wanted across the country of Zeloka for stealing countless bounties of gold and jewels! He didn't start out as the captain though; he actually usurped the role from the original Darklander's Revenge captain, who sought to keep an all-powerful immortality elixir for himself.

Shadowbeard stole the elixir, and gave it to all of his crewmates before he made the captain walk the plank. He became respected among his crew, and sailed the seas for several centuries. He eventually learned of his niece and nephew, and took them aboard as not only part of the crew, but also in the name of being the father they never had.

With this new lease on life, Shadowbeard and his crew eventually turned over a new leaf and while still committing thefts and battling ships, they did so from corrupt captains. He respects the M-Crew, especially Strongarm, for being able to match his strength. As the one keeping the Darklander Trio together, Shadowbeard's a loose cannon with a heart of gold.

## Background

### Early life

Umbranos' young adult days were spent with a friend from Sketchia, where the two would engage in mischief and enjoy pulling pranks together, at least until his Sketchian friend was appointed into the Zelokan Royal Guard. Umbranos decided to set off on his own, and ended up finding new allies in the crew of a pirate ship, the Darklander's Revenge.

While aboard the ship, he had risen up the ranks, eventually becoming the captain's second-in-command. He noticed the captain was starting to become unfavorable to the crew, so he sought to snag a treasure worth a fortune, the Immortality Elixir. But right before the captain would claim it for himself, Umbranos shot him and drank from the chalice... setting an example to the dying former captain that he was now in control. He gave the rest of the elixir to his shipmates, and the Darklander's Revenge became a legend feared by all sailors within the time between then and the present day.

The elixir had a side effect on Umbranos due to him having committed an act of malice before consuming it; his face would be covered in a shadow-goo "beard" for all eternity.

### *AnthonyM and the World of Sketch*

Shadowbeard is first seen passed out inside of a bar when Shadus finds him. When he tries to steal something from the captain, his crew gets agitated and Shadus escapes. Shadus, not realizing it, dropped his ring in Shadowbeard's pocket.

Shadowbeard realized that this ring was nudging him to find its wearer, so he dropped everything to do so and met up with Shadus and Twillo. Questioning what such a kid was doing with one of his family's heirlooms, he comes to the conclusion that the two are his nephew and niece as he never had children, but his brother did.

Throughout his time with them, he ends up being the father figure the two never knew they needed in their lives, all while still being the respectable captain of his ship.

### *AnthonyM and the Faraway Map*

In *Story Mode- Act 1*, Shadowbeard is seen as a Character Boss fight twice in the same vein as Shadus was before him.

In Act 2, he is the driving force behind finding the last piece of the Cube of Awakening, but warns Shadus that putting it together may be a bad thing. However, Shadus ignores his uncle's warning and does it anyways.

In Act 3, his ship and the SS Mixium launch an assault on the dark colossus during the Dhakra Wars as AnthonyM and Shadus aid the light colossus.

### *AnthonyM and the Multiverse: Crossing Rifts*

Shadowbeard's crew follows a corrupted captain when Shadus and Twillo find him. The two (and whoever tagged along) board the Darklander's Revenge and knock some sense into the captain, bringing the ship to dock and rescuing the crew.

## Personality

Despite being a pirate, Shadowbeard has a code of honor and refuses to mistreat his crew. He definitely has a reputation for striking fear and stealing riches, and his eye for gold can easily sidetrack him from missions. However, his experience with the world and wisdom from prolonged life make him a great strategist and an excellent father figure to Shadus and Twillo.

He's definitely the guy to never have a dull moment in his life, always seeking adventure and facing problems without fear. But he's also quite short-tempered and has a bit of a drinking problem. Usually, he tends to find himself having to rely on others when his back's to the wall... something he really hates to admit, but is thankful for when others do have his back.

## Relationships

### Shadus and Twillo

Shadowbeard sees the two kids like his own children, doing everything in his power to guide them on a good path. He's not always successful, given their strange hobbies.

### AnthonyM

Shadowbeard sees AnthonyM as a great Guardian, a respectable rival, and a good influence on his niece and nephew. He still thinks Ant's fighting could use a bit of work.

### Strongarm

Despite their differences, Shadowbeard has come to respect Strongarm's resolve and strategic mind. He also envies Strongarm's more athletic physique despite being able to match him blow for blow.

### Guppi

Despite her gullible nature, he willingly talks with Guppi about how life has been on the seas for him. While she's not really all that well-versed in the art of piracy, Shadowbeard has at some point taken her on as a crewmate temporarily.

### Aqua

Shadowbeard sees Aqua as a symbol of beauty and of good fortune, and has tried to court her several times. This never ended with success for the guy.

### Nuage

Shadowbeard really doesn't like Nuage's tendency to conjure up storms, and will commonly try to fight her when she does whip one up. It usually ends with her slapping him away.

### Lance

Shadowbeard has seen Lance as a testament to the nature of the human spirit, and admires his style. Despite this, he wonders if Lance would outmuscle him in an actual fight.

## Powers and Abilities

* Mastered Sketchian stunpalm.
* Has great accuracy with any shooting weapon, due to only looking like he's lacking depth perception.
* Has mastery over handling the Skull Cutlass, the weapon of his former captain.

### Special Traits

* *PASSIVE: Cannon Strength (Shadowbeard is granted an Armor buff every 10 hits in a combo, and an Auto Revive every 50. However, you cannot gain more than 10 hits of armor.)*
* *HYPER MODE: Auto Revive (Allows Shadowbeard to automatically revive himself using a full meter or a party member for one bar.)*

## Puzzle Actions

*Blue abilities are puzzle-only, red abilities are usable in combat and puzzles, and green abilities are elemental.*

* Strong Pull
* Fistlock
* Super Armor
* Perfect Block
* Boomerang Toss
* Shredding Cutter
* Cannon Jump (Earth)
* Shadow Summon (Dark)
* Night Vision (Dark)
* Dive
* Stealth

## Standard Gear

* Bandana: Crest of the Captain (Shadow Purple)
* Shirt: Dark Blue Vulture Tee
* Vest: Pirate's Vest
* Gauntlets: Golden Gauntlets
* Pants: Shadow Denim
* Shoes: Sketchtazz Sneakers (Shadow Blue)

## Weapons

* Cutlass: Skull Cutlass
* Cannon: Darklander's Cannon

## Physical Appearance

Umbranos is a very stocky Darklander with faded purple skin, blue eyes, and short hair tied into a star-shape at the end. Most of said hair is covered by a pirate bandana with purple and white stripes, as well as the flag of the Darklander's Revenge on its crest. He also wears an eyepatch over his left eye that has zoom lenses built into it. He wears a dark-blue shirt with a purple D.R. crest sewn onto it, a leather vest with gold trim, black jeans, leather boots, and a pair of golden gauntlets.

## Trivia

* The Darklander's Revenge crest is meant to be the skull and beak of a vulture, as if to say that the crew scavenges their riches from those who are dead or marked for death. It could also be symbolic of Shadowbeard's rise to power.