It seems that Shantae, the half-genie of the video game Shantae series,
is havimg a bad day. Nega-Shantae, her evil clone of her, has captured
her. Shantae was bound, gagged, and blindfolded. Now she struggles
against her bonds, as her evil clone is going through her wardbode and
making comments about this. A really bad day for this half-genie.
Shantae is the main protagonist of the Shantae
series.The half-genie guardian of Scuttle Town, Shantae works
tirelessly to thwart the plans of the nefarious lady-pirate, Risky
Boots, or other forces threatening the town. The character was created
by Matt Bozon and his wife Erin Bozon. Shantae is a half-genie
charged with protecting her home, Scuttle Town. A professional belly
dancer, her outfit usually consists of sheer harem pants and gold
jewelry. Shantae has olive/tan-skinned with blue eyes, and long growing
purple hair tied back in a ponytail stem stalk. Her parentage is
uncertain, but it is known that her mother was a genie and there is speculation about who her father was.
Throughout the series, Shantae has had the ability to transform into many different things. Depending on the adventure and circumstance, she also has worn many different outfits.
As the Guardian Genie of Scuttle town, Shantae lives in a lighthouse
by the sea where she can spot incoming ships and trouble. During the
events of the first game, she is portrayed at the beginning as young and
somewhat naïve. In addition, her strong sense of justice drives her to
help people in need. She chases Risky Boots across the map in order to
stop her plans and has a strong enmity for the pirate as a result.
Slightly
shy, Shantae is initially afraid of the citizens of Scuttle Town
discovering her status as a half-genie. In addition, she often puts
herself down; believing that only being half-genie is not good enough.
After being tricked by Risky near the end of the game and subsequently
thwarting her plans, she overcomes her insecurity and shyness and comes
to terms with these anxieties, and is happy that the townsfolk still
accept her.
Shantae has a deep care for her assumed 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. She also considers the zombie Rottytops does not
hesitate in claiming she would like to eat Shantae's brains (which
Shantae seems to take as a joke).
Nega-Shantae is an evil clone of Shantae created from her own genie magic. She is the final boss of Shantae: Risky's Revenge,
in which she appears as a colour swap of Shantae. Nega-Shantae also
makes a brief appearance in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero when Shantae's
magic is converted to dark magic. Nega-Shantae has all of Shantae's transformation abilities, but uses them in ways that Shantae herself can't even match. In Risky's Revenge,
Nega-Shantae can transform into a Monkey and attack Shantae with
repeated Monkey Bullets, use the Elephant form to jump and stomp on
Shantae's head, or become a Mermaid and bombard Shantae with a shower of
Mermaid Bubbles.
When Nega-Shantae is damaged 200 times she will
do the stage clear animation and charge up power, causing her attacks
to become twice as dangerous as she speeds up her dancing, uses the
Monkey Bullet faster, stomps down more times with the Elephant Stomp and
her Mermaid Bubble attack becomes faster and lasts longer.
Nega-Shantae is defeated when she is damaged 200 times.