Shadow Class

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Entrance The Three Gates The Perplexing Door The Stone Mariachis The Hedge Maze Tower The Tower Monsters The Heavy and Light Doors The Shadow The Giant Familiars Defeating The Naughty Sorceress

You're fighting a Shadow <Class>

The Sorceress' evil (and vaguely sexy) voice echoes off the walls around you. "So, you like to play with mirrors, do you? Well, how about a little fire, scarecrow?"

"What?" you shout to the air, unable to locate the source of the voice.

"Er, I mean, you like to play with mirrors, do you? Well, reflect on this for a while!" All of a sudden, you find yourself face to face with what appears to be yourself, only... opposite.

Hit Message(s):

Occurs at The Sorceress' Chamber.

Notes

• The damage dealt by the shadow is dependent on a character's maximum HP:

Damage = 90-100 + (Max HP/6), rounded up

• Entangling noodles will not work on the shadow.
• The shadow you face is, of course, dependent upon your class and gender, but that should only affect the image and name. The shadow's name will reflect your current title (i.e., a level 13 Disco Bandit would be fighting a Shadow Jive Pillager). The images are as follows:

Male Seal Clubber	Male Turtle Tamer	Male Pastamancer	Male Sauceror	Male Disco Bandit	Male Accordion Thief
Female Seal Clubber	Female Turtle Tamer	Female Pastamancer	Female Sauceror	Female Disco Bandit	Female Accordion Thief

• You cannot attack your shadow. If you attempt to, you will receive this message:

  Every move you make, it's got a hand up just in time. You find it impossible to hit your own shadow.

  It laughs at you in an eerie parody of your own voice.

• This is unaffected by the effect Comic Violence from gremlin juice
• All combat familiars are useless against this monster. The Teddy Bear and Origami Towel Crane get special messages when their effect triggers:

  Your teddy bear leaps in front of you and attempts to block your shadow's attack, but your shadow quickly manifests a teddy-bear shaped hole in its abdomen, which <name> falls right through. Tough luck, <name>.

  <name> flaps/flops in front of you and attempts to block your shadow's attack, but your shadow quickly manifests an origami-crane-shaped hole in its abdomen, which <name> falls right through. Tough luck, <name>.

• The shadow can block and remove combat items, including reusable ones:

  "You approach your shadow and attempt to use the spectre scepter, but it knocks it out of your hands."

• Once you have defeated your shadow, this adventure will no longer recur (it is a one-time adventure).

Strategy

• Only direct healing items and skills will damage your Shadow -- for example red pixel potions, gauze garters, and filthy poultices.
• It has 385-402 HP (inclusive).
• It's not affected by Monster Level modifiers.
• Getting the vertebra of the Bonerdagon and making a Bonerdagon necklace out of it can be a great help, as the necklace increases both your Combat Initiative and your max HP.
• Boosting your Combat Initiative by about 150% assures getting the jump.
• It never misses, unless you have the navel ring of navel gazing equipped, or a Crimbo P. R. E. S. S. I. E. as your familiar.

References

• This monster refers to the final guardian in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Shadow Link, as well as Dark Link, the Water Temple sub-boss in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
• This monster could also refer to the shadow that Cecil had to fight in Final Fantasy IV, where you had to defend to win the battle.
• "Well, how about a little fire, scarecrow?" refers to a scene in the middle of the film, The Wizard of Oz.
• "Shadow dancing" is a reference to the Andy Gibb song of the same name.
• "Every move you make, it's got a hand up just in time" is a reference to the Phish song "It's Ice."