Shadow can also apparently create at least one clone of himself by physically splitting, unlike most duplicate users. At one point he demonstrated the ability to completely consume Danny within his body.

Being an animate shadow he is able to easily mold and contort his body. Flight, intangibility, invisibility, and Spectral Body Manipulation: Standard ghost powers.When he passes through an object, it breaks, falls apart, or otherwise malfunctions. Bad Luck Inducement Shadow's powers all center around bad luck.It lacks a distinct resemblance to Johnny 13. Its 'hair' wisps up into three strands, and it has a ghostly tail. It has glowing green eyes with no discernible sclera or pupils, fangs, and claws. Shadow is a wispy black ghost, essentially a humanoid shadow with a mind of its own. However, there are also times in which Johnny is seen with a shadow even after Shadow is sent out, so this may just be an oversight. It can also hide within Johnny's natural shadow, merging into it and becoming indistinguishable from it until it is called on as it was not seen at all under the motorcycle until it was required to hold the portal open for Johnny and Kitty.ĭuring a few situations in which Johnny sends out Shadow, Johnny is seen without a shadow of his own briefly. Shadow also has some of the properties of an actual shadow, temporarily vaporizing when bright light hits it and not mixing well with water. While Johnny appears to have aged, Shadow has not changed at all suggesting that, while bound to serve him, it and Johnny are essentially two separate ghosts. Shadow appears again in the episode ' The Ultimate Enemy,' pushing a wheelchair-ridden Johnny around.

Due to this trait, Tucker was briefly considered to be bad luck because Shadow had repeatedly meddled with things whenever Tucker was around. Things are seen to fall apart or malfunction when Shadow simply phases through them, which makes it appear as though said things have acted up on their own accord.

It is implied by Kitty that Johnny's unlucky reputation is due at least in part to Shadow's actions, as 'bad luck' occurs whenever it interacts with the environment. It forces the Fentons' Ghost Portal open to allow Johnny and Kitty through and continues to serve Johnny as he tries to woo Jazz. Shadow first appears in the episode ' 13,' serving its owner Johnny 13.

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