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Not to be confused with the character Shadow.

Shadowgeist (シャドウガイスト, Shadougaisuto^?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX2 as a hidden fighter. He is a merciless, cyber-enhanced vigilante seeking to bring down his country's totalitarian government.

Biography

Appearance

Like Skullomania, Shadowgeist wears a white and black full body suit with sun designs on the center and the buckle of his belt. He wears a matching v-belt and orange boots. He also wears light orange gloves, a long red cape and a full faced skeletal mask to conceal his face with a single gold blade on the front.

In his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile art, Shadowgeist's appearance remains largely the same, only both his gloves and boots are yellow.

In Fighting EX Layer, the sun designs on his suit and belt are turquoise and glows in white and neon green. His belt is larger and no longer being in v-shaped, both his gloves and boots are bulkier and segmented, and the color is black and white to match the suit.

Personality

Shadowgeist is generally seen with a grim demeanor with little mercy. Despite his brutal tactics, he has a strong sense of justice, and despises those who harm others unjustly. He bears a strong hatred towards the government of his home country due to their role in the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter.

Story

Street Fighter EX series

Background

Shadowgeist was once a normal man. Living under a harsh dictatorship, his wife was murdered by the government and his daughter subsequently went missing. Burning with contempt, he enhances his body with cybernetic parts, becoming a violent vigilante and taking the name Shadowgeist. In addition to his cybernetics, he also installed a self-destruct device into his body. He fights against the dictatorship of his country in order to protect the people from becoming victims like his family had.

He encounters Skullomania, who believes him to be a super villain.

Endings

Street Fighter EX2

His artificially enhanced body began to overload just as he finally cornered the mysterious conspirator.
Shadow was able to catch the wirepuller just as he pushed the self-destruct mechanism, causing the building to collapse with both of them still inside. After a moment of silence, the conspirator managed to escape from the rubble and stood up.
However, Shadow stood behind him as well and managed to launch one final strike against him.
"Your twisted paradise ends now."
Shadow, who barely escaped death, lost his powers, exchanging it with life.

Street Fighter EX2 (special ending)

There weren't any sufficiently adequate words to describe who he fought. Was it a new form of himself that did not know of yet? A dark side of himself hidden within him that he did not realize until it materialized? Or some kind of skill that he didn't know he possessed until now?
And yet, he felt a very different spirit and sense during the fight.
"Are you truly yourself...?"
The answer to this question became an eternal mystery...^[2]

Street Fighter EX2 Plus

"To fight is to win..." said Shadow as he faded away into the darkness.
Several days later... A shadow appeared along a full moon behind the building of the syndicate, yelling with a loud voice.
"Hahaha, I'm invincible!"

Street Fighter EX3

The Shadows knows that he is the most powerful, intelligent, and dreadful figure. The bloody cape that flies magnificently behind him shines as he speaks to the victims, "Have you finished your final prayer? You should be graceful. You have the honor of being killed by me." Afterwards, Shadow disappears into the darkness...

Other appearances

Fighting EX Layer

Shadowgeist appears as one of the playable characters in Fighting EX Layer, Arika's spiritual successor to the Street Fighter EX series.

When he finds out his daughter (later revealed to be Sharon) is alive and well in the United States, Shadowgeist continues his life of crime fighting by joining the governed Secret Service in America - in exchange for keeping his daughter safe. He is given a mission by them to eradicate an unknown outbreak of Minus Energy.

Gallery

Shadowgeist/Gallery

Trivia

Shadowgeist is one of the five playable characters to have their name shortened under their lifebar (appearing as "Shadow"). The others are Cycloid Beta, Cycloid Gamma, Cracker Jack and Skullomania.

While keeping Skullomania's homage to the Kamen Rider franchise, Shadowgeist seems to be based on a combination of both an antagonist and a deuteragonist from various series of the franchise itself, particularly Shadow Moon from Kamen Rider Black and Apollo Geist from Kamen Rider X, and seems like a visual combination of both as well.
- He may also be a reference to Kamen Rider V3 as an inversion of the titular V3 and his enemy and partner Riderman. Like Riderman to V3, Shadowgeist is crueler than Skullomania, but while Shadowgeist is a cyborg like V3, Skullomania is a regular human like Riderman is.

Stage Themes

Street Fighter EX3 - The Battle Of The Flame (Shadow Giest's Theme)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Shadowgeist
↑ Shadowgeist and Kairi's special endings in Street Fighter EX2 are the same of Garuda's normal one.

Street Fighter series Playable Characters
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		Ken · Ryu
	The World Warrior	Blanka · Chun-Li · Dhalsim · E. Honda · Guile · Zangief
	Champion Edition	Balrog · M. Bison · Sagat · Vega
	Super	Cammy · Dee Jay · Fei Long · T. Hawk
	Super Turbo	Akuma · Ten Akuma
	Ultra	Violent Ken
	Alpha	Adon · Birdie · Charlie Nash · Dan · Guy · Rose · Sodom
	Alpha 2	Evil Ryu · Gen · Rolento · Sakura · Shin Akuma
	Alpha 3	Cody · Juli · Juni · Karin · R. Mika
	Alpha 3 Upper	Eagle · Maki
	Alpha 3 MAX	Ingrid
	New Generation	Alex · Dudley · Elena · Ibuki Necro · Oro · Sean · Yang · Yun
	2nd Impact	Gill · Hugo · Urien
	3rd Strike	Makoto · Q · Remy · Twelve
	IV	Abel · C. Viper · El Fuerte · Gouken · Rufus · Seth
	Super	Hakan · Juri
	Arcade Edition	Oni
	Ultra	Decapre · Poison
	V	F.A.N.G · Laura · Necalli · Rashid
	Season 2	Abigail · Ed · Kolin · Menat · Zeku
	Season 3	Falke · G
	Season 4	Kage · Lucia
	Season 5	Akira · Eleven · Luke
	6	Jamie · JP · Kimberly · Lily · Manon · Marisa
	Year 1	A.K.I.
Spin-offs
		Arkane · Blade · F7 · Khyber · Sawada
		Cyborg
	EX	Allen · Blair · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark Hokuto · Kairi · Pullum · Skullomania
	EX Plus	Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Garuda
	EX2	Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon
	EX2 Plus	Area · V. Rosso
	EX3	Ace · Bison II
	MSHvSF	Cyber-Akuma · Dark Sakura · Mech-Zangief · Shadow
	MvC	Shadow Lady
		Shin

Street Fighter EX Characters
EX	Original	Akuma · Allen · Blair · Chun-Li · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark · Guile Hokuto · Kairi · Ken · Pullum · Ryu · Skullomania · Zangief
	Plus	Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Evil Ryu · Garuda · M. Bison
	Plus α	Dhalsim · Sakura
EX2	Original	Blanka · Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon · Vega
EX2	Plus	Area · Sagat · V. Rosso
EX3		Ace · Bison II
CPU Only		Shin-Bison · Cycloids · Zako

Fighting Layer Characters
Fighting Layer		Allen · Blair
Fighting EX Layer	Original	Darun · D. Dark · Garuda · Hayate · Jack · Kairi Sanane · Shadowgeist · Shirase · Skullomania
Fighting EX Layer	Downloadable	Area · Hokuto · Pullum · Sharon · V. Rosso

[SFV_data-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Shadowgeist

[2] Shadowgeist and Kairi's special endings in Street Fighter EX2 are the same of Garuda's normal one.

[1]

[2]

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-:<span class="dablink">''Not to be confused with the character [[Shadow]]''</span>.
+:''Not to be confused with the character [[Shadow]].''
 {{Infobox Character
 |name        = Shadowgeist
-|image       = [[File:20180725 113025.jpg|250px]]
+|image      = [[File:SFV Shadowgeist.jpg|250px]]
-|smallimage = 20180804 105118.jpg
+|smallimage = Shadowgeist big.jpg
-|caption     = [[Fighting EX Layer]] character artwork
+|caption    = [[Shadaloo C.R.I.]] profile artwork
 |birthdate   = Unknown<ref name="SFV data">[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-131098.html Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Shadowgeist]</ref>
-|birthplace  = [[Unknown]]<ref name="SFV data"/>  (EX2 - EX3)<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States of America]] (FEXL)
+|birthplace  = [[Unknown]]<ref name="SFV data"/>
 |height      = 6'6" (197 cm)<ref name="SFV data"/>
 |weight      = 220 lbs (100 kg)<ref name="SFV data"/>
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 |style       =
 |likes       = Justice<ref name="SFV data"/>
 |dislikes    = Injustice in the world<ref name="SFV data"/>
+|rival(s)    = [[Skullomania]], [[Garuda]], [[Sharon]]
 |moves       =
 |firstgame   = ''[[Street Fighter EX2]]''
@@ Line 32: / Line 34: @@
 ===Personality===
+Shadowgeist is generally seen with a grim demeanor with little mercy. Despite his brutal tactics, he has a strong sense of justice, and despises those who harm others unjustly. He bears a strong hatred towards the government of his home country due to their role in the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter.
 ==Story==
+=== ''[[Street Fighter EX series|Street Fighter EX]]'' series===
-Shadowgeist was once a normal man. Living under a harsh dictatorship, his wife was murdered by the government and his daughter subsequently went missing. Burning with contempt, he enhances his body with cybernetic parts, becoming a violent vigilante and taking the name Shadowgeist. He fights against the dictatorship of his country in order to protect the people from becoming victims like his family had.
+====Background====
+Shadowgeist was once a normal man. Living under a harsh dictatorship, his wife was murdered by the government and his daughter subsequently went missing. Burning with contempt, he enhances his body with cybernetic parts, becoming a violent vigilante and taking the name Shadowgeist. In addition to his cybernetics, he also installed a self-destruct device into his body. He fights against the dictatorship of his country in order to protect the people from becoming victims like his family had.
-He encounters [[Skullomania]], who he believes to be a super villain.
+He encounters [[Skullomania]], who believes him to be a super villain.
+====Endings====
+=====''[[Street Fighter EX2]]''=====
+''His artificially enhanced body began to overload just as he finally cornered the mysterious conspirator.<br />Shadow was able to catch the wirepuller just as he pushed the self-destruct mechanism, causing the building to collapse with both of them still inside. After a moment of silence, the conspirator managed to escape from the rubble and stood up.<br />However, Shadow stood behind him as well and managed to launch one final strike against him.<br />"Your twisted paradise ends now."<br />Shadow, who barely escaped death, lost his powers, exchanging it with life.''
+=====''Street Fighter EX2'' (special ending)=====
+''There weren't any sufficiently adequate words to describe who he fought. Was it a new form of himself that did not know of yet? A dark side of himself hidden within him that he did not realize until it materialized? Or some kind of skill that he didn't know he possessed until now?<br />And yet, he felt a very different spirit and sense during the fight.<br />"Are you truly yourself...?"<br />The answer to this question became an eternal mystery...''<ref>Shadowgeist and [[Kairi]]'s special endings in ''[[Street Fighter EX2]]'' are the same of [[Garuda]]'s normal one.</ref>
+=====''[[Street Fighter EX2#Versions|Street Fighter EX2 Plus]]''=====
+''"To fight is to win..." said Shadow as he faded away into the darkness.<br />Several days later... A shadow appeared along a full moon behind the building of the syndicate, yelling with a loud voice.<br />"Hahaha, I'm invincible!"''
+=====''[[Street Fighter EX3]]''=====
+''The Shadows knows that he is the most powerful, intelligent, and dreadful figure. The bloody cape that flies magnificently behind him shines as he speaks to the victims, "Have you finished your final prayer? You should be graceful. You have the honor of being killed by me." Afterwards, Shadow disappears into the darkness...''
+==Other appearances==
 ===''[[Fighting EX Layer]]''===
 [[File:Fighting-EX-Layer-PVs-Init 02-27-18.jpg|thumb|210px|Shadowgeist in ''[[Fighting EX Layer]]'']]
-Shadowgeist appears as one of the playable characters in ''Fighting EX Layer''.
+Shadowgeist appears as one of the playable characters in ''Fighting EX Layer'', Arika's spiritual successor to the ''Street Fighter EX'' series.
-Despite his birthplace in an unknown origin in the ''Street Fighter EX'' series, Shadowgeist's birthplace is in the United States of America. When he finds out his daughter is alive and well, Shadowgeist continues his life of crime fighting by joining the governed Secret Service in America, in exchange to keep his daughter safe and was given a mission by them to eradicate an unknown outbreak of Minus Energy.
+When he finds out his daughter (later revealed to be [[Sharon]]) is alive and well in the United States, Shadowgeist continues his life of crime fighting by joining the governed Secret Service in America - in exchange for keeping his daughter safe. He is given a mission by them to eradicate an unknown outbreak of Minus Energy.
-==Stage Themes==
+== Gallery ==
+''[[Shadowgeist/Gallery]]''
-<gallery>
-Street Fighter EX3 - The Battle Of The Flame (Shadow Giest's Theme)|''Street Fighter EX3'')
-</gallery>
 ==Trivia==
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 ** He may also be a reference to ''[[w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider V3|Kamen Rider V3]]'' as an inversion of the [[w:c:kamenrider:Shiro Kazami|titular V3]] and his enemy and partner [[w:c:kamenrider:Joji Yuki|Riderman]]. Like Riderman to V3, Shadowgeist is crueler than Skullomania, but while Shadowgeist is a cyborg like V3, Skullomania is a regular human like Riderman is.
+==Stage Themes==
-* According to his [[Shadaloo Combat Research Institute]] profile, Shadowgeist's body is equipped with a self-destruct mechanism.
+<gallery>
+Street Fighter EX3 - The Battle Of The Flame (Shadow Giest's Theme)|''Street Fighter EX3'')
-== Gallery ==
+</gallery>
-''[[Shadowgeist/Gallery]]''
 ==See also==
 *[[List of moves in Street Fighter EX2 Plus#Shadowgeist|Shadowgeist's moves in ''Street Fighter EX2 Plus'']]
 *[[List of moves in Street Fighter EX3#Shadowgeist|Shadowgeist's moves in ''Street Fighter EX3'']]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Masked Characters]]
 [[Category:Secret Characters]]
-[[Category:Characters born in the USA]]
+[[Category:Fighting EX Layer Characters]]