Shadow (シャドウ Shadou) is the tertiary antagonist of Mega Man X: Command Mission. Initially an ally Maverick Hunter, he betrays X and Zero, leading them into an ambush and joining the Rebellion Army.
Characteristics[]
Shadow is a tall Reploid with black and yellow armor. His armor is designed to resemble that of a samurai's, especially his shoulderpads and helmet. He possesses a large beam sword in the place of his left hand, and his back-mounted Pulverizer Cannon resembles a sword in a sheath. Originally he has a normal face, but after his betrayal he constantly has a devilish sneer.
Shadow is described as a hot-shot of a Maverick Hunter. Although he appears at first to be a reasonable individual, his true persona is extremely ambitious, and he will backstab anybody he needs to for his own personal gain. Even as Shadow was losing to X and Zero, he showed no remorse for his betrayal, although he was hoping that X and Zero would have joined him in the Rebellion. He is also shown to be somewhat sadistic and violent, frequently making references to cutting people up to pieces, as well as constantly wearing an insane grin. He also seems to have high respect for Epsilon, however, as he reacted angrily to X's accusations of Epsilon being a Maverick, and was fervently trying to defend the Supra-Force Metal from the Maverick Hunters.arm.