Shadow Joker

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Shadow Joker
Biography
Name	Shadow Joker
Other Names	Cyan (Japanese Ver.) Shawn (English Ver.)
Age	June 9th (Age unknown)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Phantom Thief
Affiliation	Professor Clover (Temporarily) Rose Joker Witch Village
Partner	Rose
Voice Actor	Sōma Saitō
English Voice Actor	Unknown
Physical Status
Weapon of Choice	Bloody Rain
Transportation	Bloody Rain, Black Speeder
Abilities	Fierce Close-Combat Fighting Skills
First Appearances
Manga	Volume 5, Chapter 3
Anime	The Shadow Descends

"I am the black shadow that paints over the light... Shadow Joker!"

―Shadow Joker's opening catchphrase

Shadow Joker (シャドウジョーカー Shadoujōkā), real name Cyan or Shawn, is a phantom thief who is one of Joker's rivals. He also shares a similar appearance with him. He has a younger twin sister named Rose.

Appearance

Manga

Shadow in vol.5 (first appearance)

Shadow is a teenager who shares a lot of his physical features with Joker; they are about the same age, size and build. He has big almond-shaped golden eyes, sharp teeth that show his bestial behavior and spiky jet-black hair. His whole cape is cyan, contrasting with the rest of his suit that is almost black, with shades of dark purple. His shirt changes according to the manga covers, being sometimes purple, sometimes blue. On the contrary, his tie has always been black. He wears white gloves like the rest of the main cast. His mask is pinker and brighter than Joker's, and he's got two long black scars on his left eye, like Professor Clover and his other minions.

Shadow in one of the latest Corocoro issues

His eyes used to be sharper and more heavily circled with black to reinforce the scary vibes he was supposed to give off. His face gets rounder and his body smaller as the series go, lessening his threatening looks.

Anime

Shadow in episode 13

His original color scheme not being quite fitting to the anime's graphic style, Shadow was given cyan hair in the animated series. His suit, which has also been altered a bit, becomes more purple than black/dark purple and his shirt is pink. The outward part of his cape is black while the inward part remains cyan blue.

Personality

Shadow is probably one of the most brutal supporting character in the series. Blinded by hate, he didn't think twice before killing off anyone that stands in his way. His spontaneity as well as his unpredictability is what made him dangerous, and he'd rather blow everything up than using actual strategy, which is the main difference between him and Joker. Although his hate and training made him more dangerous, he had always had a short temper, even as a kid.

On the other hand, he's very affectionate towards his little sister and would do anything to protect her. His devotion, whether it be for the good or evil, reverberates on his actions a lot. He will sacrifice anything for Rose.

After Rose was freed from Professor Clover by Joker's gang, he and Rose serves as allies of Joker and his gang during situations, even helping them to outwit Devil's Fang. Even though he tries to have a fierce rivalry with Joker, if the situation calls for it, he would team up with Joker to get out of a pinch if necessary.

Weapons/Items

Bloody Rain

Full appearance

Not too fond of discretion, Shadow fights with a black umbrella called Bloody Rain that shoots laser beams. Its flying function also allows him to escape from his enemies by flying away from the scene.

Black Speeder

Black Speeder is Shadow's bike. It is shown as black in the manga and purple in the anime. Shadow is a very good rider and can pretty much go anywhere riding his bike, including going down subway stairs on one wheel or breaking through the subway windows as shown in the manga chapter, Travelling Joker part.1. According to the manga's character encyclopedias, the length of the Black Speeder is 205 cm , the weight is 165 kg . The maximum speed of the Black Speeder is 301 km/h.

J Pin

Shadow's J Pin serves the same function as Joker's J Pin. When necessary, Shadow uses this pin to create a smokescreen.

History

Before series

Cyan was a countryside kid who lived in Witch Village (Which has no name since the inhabitants didn't want people to come and take advantage of Rose) with his sister, Rose. As Rose says, Cyan was very studious and knew a lot of things, and his dream was to travel around the world. Rose mentioned that he likes cartoon villains and copies what they say, and he forced himself to drink black coffee, which shaped him into how he acts now.

One day, he and his sister went out to run an errand for an elder. The two ran into Jack Jones/Young Joker on the way, and Cyan and Jack picked a fight almost immediately. They ended up switching places for the day, until the village was attacked. This attack ended up hurting both Jack and Cyan and leaving them with the scar they have today and marked the day Cyan joined Professor Clover.

In an extra manga chapter provided in (Kaitou Joker Miracle Fan Book), it's revealed that Cyan and Rose's father and mother were taken by an epidemic-related illness when the two were very young.

Trivia

• He copied cartoon anti-heroes and forced himself to drink black coffee when he was younger, this resulted in his current personality and move names
• The author has said in the first collection of the best stories volume that Shadow was originally supposed to be either a clone, or Joker's hidden twin brother.
• Although he remains as Joker's strongest rival, his character becomes much more comical and laid-back throughout the anime and manga after his main story arc ends and Rose is safe.
• His story arc starts in vol.5 and ends in vol.12. He makes his first appearance before Clover(vol.8).
• In Episode 25 of the anime, Rose and Shadow are revealed to be twins.
• According to the manga, Shadow Joker's star sign is Gemini
• His favorite book is The Dark Half, by Steven King.
• His favorite game is Othello, also known as Reversi in some regions.
• His favourite food is the same as Rose's, apple pie.
• His favourite animal is also the same as Rose's, the panda.
• During the holidays, he will usually sleep in with Rose.
• Shadow has named his castle 'The Castle of Dark Dragon'
• Q & A session character trivia:
  • Shadow is revealed to drink black coffee in the presence of others but likely puts sugar in when alone.
  • When it comes to Pajamas or other night attire, Shadow likely sleeps in a t-shirt and boxers.
  • If Rose wants something, Shadow will buy it.
  • He resembles his father.
  • He likes survival horror games.
  • Shadow has a high IQ and is good with mechanics but is held back by lack of common knowledge (and likely lack of schooling in general).
  • He can't cook.
  • His socks and underwear are black and his leisure clothes would similarly be black.
  • Physically, Shadow is pretty resilient.
• In the second variation of the second intro, Shadow is with Joker surrounded by Devil's Fang members and seeing them as a threat, despite only having contact with them once.
• In Slip In! Shadow Castle, it's revealed that Shadow has an entire room in his castle dedicated to researching and documenting Joker.
• Fuki, vocalist to Kaitou Joker's second ED song, made a tribute song to Shadow called Bloody Rain, which was also featured in her album Million Scarlets.
• Shadow demonstrates many traits that could considerably place him under the Chuunibyou trope, such as over the top, mean-nothing phrases like 'Dark of Darkness', drinking black coffee since that's what 'Residents of Darkness' do, and a commitment to being the 'shadow' to Joker's 'light', which is made to be particularly comical and unserious past the end of his main character arc.