Black Shadow (G1)
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- Black Shadow is a Decepticon Crossformer from the Victory portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Black Shadow is a vile gangster. He does most things people would expect from a nasty scoundral; he robs, extorts and kills for hire. His partner in crime is Blue Bacchus, a gunman with a similar personality and moral fiber.
Fiction
Victory cartoon
- Voice actor: Yūji Mikimoto (Japan)
Black Shadow is an outer space gangster who was seen causing trouble along with Blue Bacchus on the planet Micro, but both were defeated and run off by Greatshot.
Toys
Generation 1
- Black Shadow (Crossformer, 1989)
- Japanese ID number: D-309
- Black Shadow is a redeco of the Pretender Thunderwing, transforming into a Cybertronic jet. His outer Crossformer shell is retooled from Thunderwing's to make it more robotic. However, it still transforms into a larger Cybertronic jet like the original version. Both jets can combine to form a superjet.
Notes
- Black Shadow's function reads, in Japanese, "Uchuu Gyangu" which translates to "Space Gangster". The common misconception that he is a member of the "Space Mafia" is due to a mistranslation some many years ago in which "gangster" was interpreted as "Mafia". Big difference.
- The Crossformers' ID numbers are actually a huge jump backwards in the numbering system. The other Victory Decepticons' numbers start at D-322. However, Shadow and Bacchus' numbers put them right in the middle of the Masterforce Decepticons' numbers, between 1988's Browning and BlackZarak, even though the Crossformers were released in 1989. What the hell?
