SHADOW is a mysterious criminal organization that seeks to exterminate 1/10th of Japan's population using advanced technology.
They are similar to DARK, possessing legions of war robots at their disposal. They first surface during Kikaider 01's battle against the Hakaider Squad and initially compete against both 01 and the Hakaiders to kidnap Akira and Hiroshi and use the blueprints tattooed on their backs to create the colossal Giant Devil robot designed by Professor Gill. After Silver, Red and Blue Hakaider are all destroyed and Hakaider is defeated, they rebuild Hakaider but force him to join their organization.
SHADOW would eventually succeed in creating Giant Devil, only for it to be destroyed by the Kikaider brothers. They would also embark on numerous other plans to reduce the population of Japan by 10 million or spread chaos throughout, such as attempting to drop a nuke on Tokyo or send their Deathbots to kill as many people as possible.
The primary field agent of SHADOW is Shadow Knight, though he was later joined by Hakaider after the latter became a member of SHADOW. Bijinder was initially a member of the organization, created specifically to gain Ichiro's trust and lure him into a trap. However, after having a conscience circuit installed in her by Ichiro, Bijinder would turn good and join Ichiro in his fight to save the world from SHADOW.
SHADOW's monster robots are called Deathbots and have a more varied look compared to DARK's Destructoids, ranging from animal themed to ghosts, mermaids, samurai and spacemen.
List of Deathbots[]
- Crimson Turtle
- Ghost Woman
- Bakeneko
- Shadow Rokuro-Kubi
- Oiwa Owl
- Grimreaper Robot
- Shadow Mummy
- Shadow Golem
- Poisonous Mendicant
- King Indian
- Vampire Bats
- Scorpion Strong
- Automated Skeleton
- Thorned Starfish
- Pigman
- Mad Pig
- Tengu Flying Squirrel
- Hell Kappa
- Mermabot
- Raijin Plus and Raijin Minus
- Pollution Catfish
- Ink Sumi Squid
- Big Gorilla
- Mini Gorilla
- Crazy Cuckoo
- Kimono Poison Fang
- Spaceman Robots
- Satan
- Roboshadows
- 01 Shadow
- Bijinder Shadow
- Waruder Shadow
- Aqualungbots
- Warrior Ronin Robots
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Trivia[]
- In the Kikaider 01 OVA, the Hakaider Squad appear allied with them unlike in the manga or Tokusatsu. The anime also has them be just another front for DARK and led by Gill-Hakaider rather than Big Shadow.
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