Shantae made her appearance in Super Smash Bros. [37], Some characters from the series have made crossover appearances in other games: Shantae and Bolo appear as playable characters in the Apple Watch game Watch Quest. When this happens to Shantae, this pale-skinned doppelgnger is the result. Her evil clone is known as Nega Shantae. Except he happened to leave his sword on the bus and can't transform without it. In 1994, during their engagement, Erin got a flash of inspiration while coming back from her camp counsellor days, and created the character, naming her "Shantae" after one of the campers, as well as developing her dancing abilities. Shantae is the title character and main protagonist of the Shantae video game series developed and published by WayForward Technologies. the pillow is the game's most damaging melee attack! Can lift the 1,000 Ibs "Elephant Stomp" with just one hand. Her clothes are simple for every dancer. [5], Her catchphrase, "Ret-2-Go", came from a friend of the Bozons who kept using it in the animation clean up team for the Warner Bros. movie The Iron Giant to break for lunch. Check below for more deets about Shantae Barnes-Cowan. he wasn't actually trying to destroy the world. Cruelty is subverted when Risky reveals that they're trying to refurbish the airship that is the Sunken City, making their suffering a bit more deserved if the player chooses that route. Took an explosive cannonball to the face uninjured. or would've been if not for the Pirate Master's untimely revival, gloating over wrapping everyone around her finger, any other trap that would been actually fatal, mecha tank in the likeness of a Tinkerbat. Took powerful electric attacks from the Giga Mermaid. Can be hit by giant monsters and get back up. In Shantae, as the Guardian Genie of Scuttle Town, Shantae lives in a lighthouse by the sea where she can. Rottytops | VS Battles Wiki | Fandom You fight them in the very last stages of each of these games, too. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Game Review | Common Sense Media Defeated her evil half "Nega Shantae" without her genie magic. Shantae is a young girl with a very slender build. - Matt Bozon Made It Too", "Hyper Light Half-Genie Kickstarter Crossover", "E3 2016: 4 Wii U, 3DS Games You Shouldn't Miss This Year", "Shovel Knight and Shantae set to strike in Blaster Master Zero", "Dante, Shantae And More Join Super Smash Bros. Shantae has a deep care for her adoptive uncle, Mimic, as well as her friends Sky and Bolo, and at the end of the first game gives up on the chance to enjoy eternal peace in the Genie Realm in order to be with them. In the first one, he stated that at the time, Erin had very long hair and Matt would often take a blow in his face each time she turned around, which inspired him for Shantae's trademark attack. This is a trait that has lead to disaster before (such as losing her magic in Risky's Revenge). For the first video game in the series, see, "Interview: Shantae Co-Creator Matt Bozon Discusses the Series' Future & Shantae in Super Smash Bros", "Shantae and the Seven Sirens Creator Matt Bozon Talks Monster Cards, an Animated Series, and the Future", "WayForward Announces Shantae: Risky's Revenge Director's Cut for Switch and Xbox One", "WayForward Fought "Many, Many Battles" to Keep Shantae as a Lead Character", "The Kickstart Shantae Is Back In 1/2 Genie Hero", "Best Visuals 2010 Shantae: Risky's Revenge DS IGN", "Best DS Game of the Year 2010 Shantae: Risky's Revenge DS IGN", "WayForward on Twitter: "#Shantae and the #PiratesCurse is on the Best Sellers for Nintendo eShop 3DS! The character was named after one of the campers. The fourth game in the series, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, was crowdfunded via a Kickstarter campaign in 2013. DLC", "[NC US] WarioWare D.I.Y. The series resurfaced in 2010 with Risky's Revenge, and has since enjoyed more commercial success and a growth in popularity. Shantae ultimately succeeds and recovers her magic. [16] She was also featured in the 2010 downloadable WarioWare: D.I.Y. Family It's subverted completely with regard to her human self, who's a perfectly nice girl who just wants to have friends. Two girls in Ammo Baron's military. Frequently tanks explosions and keeps on going. Shantae Celebrates 20 Years With A Switch eShop Sale, Up To 50% Off Now, eighteen years later, that legacy continues with the release of the fifth entry in the franchise, Shantae and the Seven Sirens. RR Rotty is obsessed with Shantae and the challenge of corrupting her pure nature. [48] Shantae was planned to be featured as a playable supporting character in the crowdfunded game Indivisible, but was later canceled. InRisky's Revenge, she's shown to have grown more confident, enough to believe that she's the only person able to stop Risky Boots and discarding Mimic's suggestion that Sky and Bolo should go instead. She's a tease and a shameless flirt on a near-criminal level, and her scruples know no boundaries. While he admitted that most female characters had a deliberately sexy design to them, and the male characters often displayed a variety of weaknesses, he also said that he just liked depicting Shantae's world this way "for no precise reason", and that it was certainly possible that strong male characters could appear later in the franchise's future. However, he later stated that Erin's first sketches of Shantae already featured the Hair Whip. The character was created byMatt BozonandErin Bozon. PC Shantae (2002) Age 16 Gender Female Height 5'4" Shantae is the main protagonist of the eponymous indie video game series. When she cut a deal with the Empress Siren, she anticipated the possibility she would turn on her and made sure she wouldn't be too strong for Shantae. For example, her uniform shirt unbuttoned at the bottom enough for her belly button to be visible, plus a skirt hiked up to her lower midriff, and some thigh-highs to go with it. Finding out the "island" is an airship commanded by the Sirens, she made a deal with the Empress Siren: five drops of Half-Genie life force for the airship. Shantae's appearance in working mock-ups ca. Shantae NSFW still removed. by Karosu-Maker on DeviantArt [23] In 2018, readers of Source Gaming.com voted Shantae as the 10th-top most wanted character for Super Smash Bros. Thanks @NintendoAmerica and @Sora_Sakurai! This could be used in the gameplay to rotate the world, lining up the foreground with objects in the background, thus giving the player access to new areas. Outside of the Shantae series, Shantae has been featured as a guest character in a number of other games. He's hardly awake until he springs into actionusually at the chance to be a heroand begins twirling his bolo balls. At the end, if the player collects all the dark magic from Cacklebats and gets the true ending to the game, Shantae gets her magic back and is eventually re-hired as Guardian Genie as she was fired in the previous game. Series The reason Risky got the Empress' support in the first place is because Harmony's predecessor separated her from physical form, preventing her from feeding as usual and keeping her quarantined in the depths. Shantae is the protagonist of her eponymous series. WayForward Rottytops is a free spirit. [36], Shantae Advance was planned to consist of eight chapters of gameplay split over seven towns, six islands, and six labyrinths; this was estimated to take about twenty hours to play through. one year older than Shantae and the same age as Bolo. Slightly shy, Shantae is initially afraid of the citizens of Scuttle Town discovering her status as a half-genie. She constantly seeks to conquer Sequin Land or take revenge on Shantae for ruining her schemes. Shantae / Characters - TV Tropes Can keep up with people who can teleport. Twitch has a ten second delay when doing stuff, as punishment for failing to destroy Sky, Bolo and Rotty, Casually admitted to Shantae she's not a Half-Genie. Barracuda Joe is a soldier in Ammo Baron's army. Matt Bozon: "Shantae has no official age, but we consider her to be an adult in all video game depections up to this point." Her disguise in. Voiced by: Nathan Sharp (Half-Genie Hero), Ross O'Donovan (Seven Sirens). Rottytops is a sentient zombie girl who is described as being mischievous and constantly looking for trouble for fun. Contents 1 Background 2 Stats 3 Powers, Techniques, and Equipment 3.1 Powers 3.2 Techniques 3.3 Equipment 4 Minor Feats 4.1 Attack Potency/Strength 4.2 Speed/Reactions 4.3 Durability/Endurance 4.4 Skill/Intelligence Guardian Genie A professional belly dancer, her outfit usually consists of sheer harem pantsand gold jewelry. Species [28] Daniel Alvarez for TheGamer.com called Shantae a "famous Half-Genie Hero herself", describing her as "the undisputed queen of indie characters". She was created by Matt Bozon and Erin Bozon. Can out race Rottytops in a foot race, who; Ran from Scuttle Town to Hypno Baron's castle in a short time. Aside from when she's at particular risk, such as when the Pirate Master was reawakened. Her hair is long growing purple hair tied back in a ponytail stem stalk, which also serves as a whip. [21] A Mii Brawler costume based on her was released as downloadable content for the game on June 29, 2021. Even apart, their friendship is a strong one, and Sky's opinions hold equal value to Uncle Mimic's in Shantae's mind. While absent in Pirate's Curse he makes his return in Half-Genie Hero now owning a haunted castle where he intends to summon a creature that may very well threaten all of Sequin Land Ammo Baron's ally who crafts expensive weapons out in Frostbite Island. Shantae- WayForward Dev on Shantae's age Like us on Facebook! In the early 2000s, WayForward exprimented with protoyping a 3D Shantae game for the GameCube, but these plans were set aside in favor of focusing on a handheld sequel. Character From Mighty Franchise Will Be Listed. Shantae has olive/tan-skinned with blue eyes, and long growing purple hair tied back in a ponytail stem stalk. An entire realm of evil! Can dodge cannonballs, gunfire, missiles, lasers and electricity. Shantae Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Bolo is Shantae's friend and sparring partner. Shantae and the Seven Sirens is now out! Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. If the Empress Siren does betray her? and ultimately ends up helping Shantae defeat her fellow aquatic menaces. Cristina Danielle Valenzuela (born July 11, 1987), known by her stage name Cristina Vee, is an American voice actress and voice director.She provides voices for English dubs of anime, animation, and video games.. Vee's roles in anime include Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nanoha Takamachi in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series, Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue Alter Memory . Created by [32], Plans for a sequel to Shantae started soon after its release. Vs. Shantae | Funkipedia Mods Wiki | Fandom It is strongly implied in the events of the game that the mysteriousWarriorshe meets inside theVillage of Lost Soulsis none other than the spirit of her father, who went into the land of the dead to search for his daughter and never returned. She also considers the zombie Rottytops as her friend, although Rotty's own attitude towards her, while friendly for the most part, is more ambivalent, as she does not hesitate in claiming she would like to eat Shantae's brains (which Shantae seems to take as a joke). Shantae meets her in the form of a ghost dog in the depths of the Sunken City. Shantae was created by Erin Bozon in 1994 during a time when it was rare to see a lead female video game character and when they did exist, it was often as an optional secondary character or a masked heroine. Fortunately, her friends are able to defeat Nega-Shantae in Shantae's mind and change her magic back to normal. Rottytops appears as a playable character in Half-Genie Hero's "Friends to the End" mode. The game was re-released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on July 18, 2013, with a Nintendo Switch re-release releasing later on April 22, 2021, with a special Game Boy Advance-enhanced mode, featuring a bonus Tinkerbat transformation and save states, multiple display options, control improvements, and a mini art gallery. MimicBoloSkyWrenchRottytopsTwitch & Vinegar (sometimes, but only when they're off-duty)The Giga MermaidPlinkVeraZappleHarmonyLobster Girl [3], Shantae is a half-genie, the daughter of a human father and a mother who was a Guardian Genie. [2], Voiced by: Meagan Glaser (Risky's Revenge), Cristina Vee (all other appearances), Shantae is a half-genie, the daughter of a human father and genie mother. Even compared to most characters in the series. Later on, Matt Bozon asked her what she would come up with if she was to create a video game character. [25][26][27], Michael Rougeau for Complex included Shantae in his list of the greatest heroines in video game history in 2013, declaring that "there's [] something about the half-genie girl". However, her last scene with Shantae shows that most of their mutual animosity is gone, and they only remain enemies due to their occupations. He was summoning Squid Baron to exercise his merchandising rights. ", "Dante, Shantae And More Join Super Smash Bros. SHANTAE: RISKY'S REVENGE is the long-awaited sequel to Shantae, a much-loved platformer released for Game Boy Color nearly a decade ago. Ultimate as a Spirit! Matt Bozon has provided two contradictory versions of the creation of theHair Whip. She lives with her two brothers, Abner and Poe. In Risky's Revenge, she's shown to have grown more confident, enough to believe that she's the only person able to stop Risky Boots and discarding Mimic's suggestion that Sky and Bolo should go instead. Neither Shantae nor the Warrior himself seem to realize the possible connection. Throughout the series, Shantae has had the ability to transform into many different things by using her magical powers. It is mentioned several times that she doesn't know who her parents are, only that her mother was a genie. She was the Mayor of Arena Town the entire time. She was altered later on in development, and the original Twitch character served as the basis for a similarly-named character and her friend in Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. Shantae's more unusual habits are revealed during the game's progression; we learn that Shantae accidentally destroyed Sky's Library Card once by nibbling on it when she got nervous, and that she considers herself a bad role model due to her bad temper and fashion sense. Barracuda Joe guards the tower, and will let any citizen in for training for a small fee. Half Genie(Human after Risky's Revenge and during The Pirate's Curse) Shantae is dancing her way to Super Smash Bros. In addition, her strong sense of justice drives her to help people in need. ", A group of thieving bandits who pass themselves off as artifact collectors. It is mentioned several times that she doesn't know who her parents are, only thather motherwas a genie. All the official info we have until now states she's over 18, even while her toal age is not determined, but that woulld only add years, not substract them. Guardian Genie, Half Genie Hero Shantae: Risky's Revenge Game Review | Common Sense Media Mentioned in the original Shantae and introduced in Risky's Revenge. Shantae's Half-genie nature gives her several magic abilities. The Guardian Genie of Armor Town. A roaming Siren, who occasionally pokes out from the windows of the Sunken City. Her ponytail is red, she has yellow eyes, a purple Bedlah attire and silver jewelry. Pony tail can be cut off just like regular hair. The game was released digitally and physically on December 20, 2016 for Wii U, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and digitally on Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. who knows what she's doing whenever she's not tailing Shantae, misinterpreting her real name as "Rubby Chops". As a professional belly dancer, her outfit usually consists of sheer harem pants, a bra, and gold jewelry. Her hip sash was progressively removed, and attempts to turn the character into 3-D generated a new batch of issues as her initial appearance had to be revamped to make her look more natural, with her hair in particular blocking the view and needing to move naturally. Defeated the Ammo Baron and his personal army many times. Age No canonical age Physical description Species Half-Genie, Half-Human Gender Female Appearances Created by Erin & Matt Bozon Appears in Shantae series Super Smash Bros Ultimate Runbow Blaster Master Zero Debut Shantae (2002 video game) Shantae is the titular main protagonist of the Shantae series. First Appearance She was created by Erin Bozon, wife of Matt Bozon, WayForward's creative director. He rigs up a mummy curse to turn Barracuda Joe to stone so he can't marry Sky. Ultimate Fighter Pass 2! Moved fast enough to leave a light after image. OG She chasesRisky Bootsacross the map in order to stop her plans and has a strong enmity for the pirate as a result. Matt has provided two contradictory stories about how the idea for the hair whip came to be: in one, he said he was inspired by the nine-foot-long hair of his wife, while in the other he claims that Erin's original sketches already featured Shantae using her hair as a weapon. Although not related to her by blood, he is Shantae's adoptive uncle, as he raised her after her parents' disappearance.[7]. She is described as a "spirited dancer with a strong sense of right and wrong", and "trouble-prone". Sky's father is a Relic Hunter like Mimic. Can attack with her hair 6 to 7 times in 1 seconds. [6] By the end of the game, she has come to terms with her nature and is relieved to hear from Mayor Scuttlebutt that the fact she is not a full genie doesn't matter, since she proved her worth by stopping Risky.[15]. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/Shantae. [7] Bolo appears as a playable character in Half-Genie Hero's "Friends to the End" mode. the Hypno Baron plans to unleash a creature of unspeakable horror upon Sequin Land later that day, helps snap Shantae out of her super-powered evil side, she and Shantae must escape from the Deep Sea Domain. ", "Results from Mega Smash Poll (Switch Edition)", "Massive Smash Ultimate poll reveals the most-requested DLC fighters", "Crash Bandicoot tops poll as most-requested Smash Ultimate DLC", "Mega Smash Poll Ultimate: The characters YOU want for Super Smash Bros. 1997. Harmony's mother is the only one who is explicitly dead. While he once made a deal with Risky and kidnapped Mimic in exchange for a lifetime supply of coffee, he'd come to bitterly regret this decision and try to make amends with Shantae, in his own way, later on. Getting valuable treasures. Unknown (adult)[1]

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