Shadow Man

Shadow Man is a mysterious, stealthy, and powerful ninja-themed Robot Master that appeared in Mega Man 3. Little is known about Shadow Man's past, but is rumored to have been a robot created by an extraterrestrial civilization. Further evidence comes from the fact the metal on Shadow Man's body did not match any material found on Earth.[1] Shadow Man's deactivated body was then rediscovered by Dr. Wily, who then remodeled and reprogrammed him for combat. His Special Weapon is the Shadow Blade, a large hira shuriken coated with a deadly substance capable of deranging the function of robotic mechanisms.

Shadow Man, being a ninja, has amazing flexibility, but has been known to be rather impulsive and has a shallow way of thinking. Shadow Man loves sneaking up on others by using his ninja abilities and has come to dislike obvious and boring tricks. He is a skilled martial artist and a master of ninjutsu magic- his abilities include being able to temporarily create duplicates of himself to distract or attack his foes, create smoke screens, and summon frog robots of varying sizes- including a giant frog robot to ride on or smaller ones to check areas for him. Shadow Man can also use the Kawarimi no Jutsu, a ninja technique that replaces the body of the user with an object, usually a piece of log, as defense in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters and Super Adventure Rockman, as well as when he loses a race in Mega Man: Battle & Chase.

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