Difference between revisions of "Shadow Demon"

Shadow Demons are horrific monstrosities that rule the darkness. They source their power from dark areas on station with the sole directive of using their special abilities to murder crew members. However, these demons are highly vulnerable to light, if they spend too much time out of darkness they will very quickly die.

Playing Shadow Demon

Shadow Demons spawn in a random dark area during the Shadow Demon Midround event, or from a vial of shadow bought by a Wizard foolish enough to summon a Shadow Demon onto the realm of living. Tarnished souls will get a chance to take over the body of a Shadow Demon in both circumstances. "Demon" needs to be enabled in the Antagonists panel in order to get a chance to play as a Shadow Demon.

Your New Sleep Paralysis Demon

Shadow Demons are frail but lethal ambush predators, striking quickly from the darkness to drag away lone crewmembers. Shadow Demons do considerable damage with each strike, and deactivate any light producing objects they hit. They can use Shadow Crawl to quickly reposition after a kill or during a chase.

Light is its worst enemy, however, and leaving the darkness for only a few seconds is fatal. Being in Shadow Crawl will halve the damage dealt by light. Darkness, on the other hand, will rapidly heal the Shadow Demon and increase it's speed, so fighting on dark turf is preferable.

Abilities

Ability	Cast time	Cooldown	Description
Demonic Whisper	Instant	None	Drive mortals insane with demonic telepathy! Remind them you are the reason night lights exist!
Shadow Grapple	Instant	10 Seconds	Fire one of your hands, if it hits a person it pulls them in, immobilizing them for 2 seconds and dealing heavy damage in the process. If you hit a structure you get pulled to the structure. Any light source that are hit with this will be disabled.
Shadow Crawl	Phasing In Instant Phasing Out 2 Seconds	None	Use darkness to phase out of existence. The Shadow Demon equivalent of Bloodcrawl. Very useful for ambushing, rapid movement, and escaping danger. Will not work if near a light source. Halves damage taken from lights.

Shadow Cocoon

To counter the light, you can also wrap your dead victims into a shadow cocoon by clicking on them and waiting 4 seconds. Shadow cocoons make an area of darkness and disable or extinguish any lights in their surroundings. Shadow cocoons can be used as bait as well, by Alt-Clicking on them to produce noises.

Heart of Darkness

After a Shadow Demon has been slain, it will leave behind a Heart of Darkness for the slayer to consume and gain a fraction of the demon's power, now being able to use the Shadow Grapple ability.

Becoming the King of Darkness

Now that you have visited the dark depths of the station, it is time for you to expand the shadows reign over it! With your combination of abilities, natural camouflage, and powerful punches, you will be able to rule the darkness with an iron hand. This list of tips help you in your journey to envelop the station in darkness:

You are practically invisible in the dark. Don't be afraid that a crew member might accidentally spot you nearby, as you are less visible than you might think.
Move deep into the darkness before using your Shadow Grapple. You will be able to deliver a flurry of hits to them during the short stun they receive before they can escape back into the light, guaranteeing a kill.
Lure people into your cocoons to kill their lights. Since the only way for crew to get back their dead comrades is to break them out of the light-extinguishing cocoons, use that to your advantage by using them as bait.
Break APCs inside well-lit or important areas to rid them of power. Without power, most stationary lights and machines won't function.
Use your Shadow Crawl often! It can be used to get behind the battle front, allowing for ambushes that can decrease crew morale.

Fighting Shadow Demons

Fighting Shadow Demons is tricky thanks to their fondness for darkness, where most crew obviously cannot see. This is also their greatest weakness, however, as light is extremely lethal to them, and prevents them from using their powerful Shadow Crawl ability.

As a Shaft Miner, purchase large amounts of Marker Beacons. You can rush the demon while rapidly placing them to to add more light into their hiding place, or use them to reinforce important areas with lights.
As an Engineer, repair lights and make sure all areas are powered. If the demon is getting completely out of control, you can try placing floodlights to block it off from certain areas.
Recover the dead from the grasp of the shadows. Shadow cocoons are an extremely powerful tool in the hands of a good Shadow Demon, and the more they make the worse for you.
Always travel in groups. Shadow Demons need to carefully choose singular targets in order to get a proper kill, while being with people to aid you will let you be recovered or get the demon killed.

Roles on Paradise Station


Station Command	Captain • Head of Personnel • Head of Security • Chief Engineer • Research Director • Chief Medical Officer • Quartermaster
Station Assigned Nanotrasen Dignitaries	Nanotrasen Representative • Blueshield Officer
Legal	Internal Affairs • Magistrate
Security	Warden • Security Officer • Detective
Engineering	Station Engineer • Atmospheric Technician
Medical	Medical Doctor • Paramedic • Chemist • Geneticist • Virologist • Psychologist • Coroner
Research	Scientist • Roboticist
Cargo and Supply	Cargo Technician • Shaft Miner • Explorer
Service	Janitor • Chef • Bartender • Botanist • Clown • Mime • Chaplain • Librarian
Miscellaneous	Animal • Assistant • Derelict Researcher • Ghost • Golem • Syndicate Researcher
Synthetic	AI • Cyborg • Maintenance Drone • Personal AI
Antagonists	Abductors • Ash Walker • Blob • Changeling • Construct • Contractor • Cultist • Guardian • Lavaland Elite • Mindflayer • Morph • Nuclear Agent • Pulse Demon • Revenant • Revolutionary • Shadow Demon • Slaughter Demon • SIT • Syndicate Researcher • Terror Spider • Traitor • Vampire • Wizard • Xenomorph • Zombie
Special	Central Command Officer • Death Commando • Emergency Response Team • Highlander • Traders • Special Event Roles • Super Heroes • Syndicate Infiltration Team • Cluwne

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 '''Shadow Demons''' are horrific monstrosities that rule the darkness. They source their power from dark areas on station with the sole directive of using their special abilities to murder crew members. However, these demons are highly vulnerable to light, if they spend too much time out of darkness they will very quickly die.
 ==Playing Shadow Demon==
-Shadow Demons spawn in during the Shadow Demon major [[Midround]] event. "Demon" needs to be enabled in Game Preferences in order to get a chance to play the Shadow Demon.
+Shadow Demons spawn in a random dark area during the Shadow Demon [[Random Events#Shadow Demon|Midround event]], or from a vial of shadow bought by a [[Wizard]] foolish enough to summon a Shadow Demon onto the realm of living. [[Ghost|Tarnished souls]] will get a chance to take over the body of a Shadow Demon in both circumstances.  "Demon" needs to be enabled in the Antagonists panel in order to get a chance to play as a Shadow Demon.
 ==Your New Sleep Paralysis Demon==
-Shadow Demons are frail but lethal ambush predators, striking quickly from the darkness to drag away lone crewmembers. Shadow Demons do considerable damage with each strike, and deactivate or destroy whatever light producing objects their target has on them, and can use Shadow Crawl to quickly reposition after a kill or during a chase.
+Shadow Demons are frail but lethal ambush predators, striking quickly from the darkness to drag away lone crewmembers. Shadow Demons do considerable damage with each strike, and deactivate any light producing objects they hit. They can use Shadow Crawl to quickly reposition after a kill or during a chase.
-Light is its worst enemy, however, and leaving the darkness for only a few seconds is fatal. Being in Shadow Crawl will halve the damage dealt by light. Darkness, on the other hand, will rapidly heal the Shadow Demon, so fighting on dark turf is preferable. To counter the light, you can also wrap your dead victims into a shadow cocoon by clicking on them. Shadow cocoons makes an area of darkness and destroy any lights in it's surroundings. Shadow cocoons can be used as a lure as well, by alt-clicking on it to produce noises.
+Light is its worst enemy, however, and leaving the darkness for only a few seconds is fatal. Being in Shadow Crawl will halve the damage dealt by light. Darkness, on the other hand, will rapidly heal the Shadow Demon and increase it's speed, so fighting on dark turf is preferable.
 ===Abilities===
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+|-
+! Demonic Whisper <br> [[File:Whisper_Shadow.png]]
+| Instant
+| None
+| Drive mortals insane with demonic telepathy! Remind them you are the reason night lights exist!
 |-
 ! Shadow Grapple <br> [[File:Shadow Grapple.png]]
 | Instant
 | 10 Seconds
-| Fire one of your hands, if it hits a person it pulls them in. If you hit a structure you get pulled to the structure. Any light source that are hit with this will be disabled.
+| Fire one of your hands, if it hits a person it pulls them in, immobilizing them for 2 seconds and dealing heavy damage in the process. If you hit a structure you get pulled to the structure. Any light source that are hit with this will be disabled.
 |-
 ! Shadow Crawl <br> [[File:Shadow Crawl.png]]
 | '''Phasing In'''<br>Instant<br>'''Phasing Out'''<br>2 Seconds
 | None
-| Use darkness to phase out of existence. The Shadow Demon equivalent of Bloodcrawl. Very useful for ambushing, rapid movement, and escaping danger. Will not work if near a light source.
+| Use darkness to phase out of existence. The Shadow Demon equivalent of Bloodcrawl. Very useful for ambushing, rapid movement, and escaping danger. Will not work if near a light source. Halves damage taken from lights.
 |}
+===Shadow Cocoon [[File:Shadow_Cocoon.png]]===
+To counter the light, you can also wrap your dead victims into a shadow cocoon by clicking on them and waiting 4 seconds. Shadow cocoons make an area of darkness and disable or extinguish any lights in their surroundings. Shadow cocoons can be used as bait as well, by Alt-Clicking on them to produce noises.
+===Heart of Darkness [[File:Heart_Of_Darkness.gif]]===
+After a Shadow Demon has been slain, it will leave behind a Heart of Darkness for the slayer to consume and gain a fraction of the demon's power, now being able to use the Shadow Grapple ability.
+==Becoming the King of Darkness==
+Now that you have visited the dark depths of the station, it is time for you to expand the shadows reign over it! With your combination of abilities, natural camouflage, and powerful punches, you will be able to rule the darkness with an iron hand. This list of tips help you in your journey to envelop the station in darkness:
+*You are practically invisible in the dark. Don't be afraid that a crew member might accidentally spot you nearby, as you are less visible than you might think.
+*Move deep into the darkness before using your Shadow Grapple. You will be able to deliver a flurry of hits to them during the short stun they receive before they can escape back into the light, guaranteeing a kill.
+*Lure people into your cocoons to kill their lights. Since the only way for crew to get back their dead comrades is to break them out of the light-extinguishing cocoons, use that to your advantage by using them as bait.
+*Break [[APC|APCs]] inside well-lit or important areas to rid them of power. Without power, most stationary lights and machines won't function.
+*Use your Shadow Crawl often! It can be used to get behind the battle front, allowing for ambushes that can decrease crew morale.
 ==Fighting Shadow Demons==
-Fighting  Shadow Demons is tricky thanks to their speed and fondness for darkness, where most crew obviously cannot see. This is also their greatest weakness, however, as light is extremely lethal to them, and prevents them from using their powerful Shadow Crawl ability.
+Fighting Shadow Demons is tricky thanks to their fondness for darkness, where most crew obviously cannot see. This is also their greatest weakness, however, as light is extremely lethal to them, and prevents them from using their powerful Shadow Crawl ability.
-When hunting a Shadow Demon, it is highly recommended to travel in groups. Shadow Demons are ambush predators with no crowd-control abilities, and only a single semi-ranged attack. Hunters are also recommended to bring night vision goggles to neutralize the Demon's stealth advantage, and portable floodlights to keep large areas safe from incursion.
-Making traps with light sources is another viable tactic to limit the movement of the demon, and hopefully corral it towards a killbox of your choice. Just remember that Shadow Demons can instantly destroy any light source they smack, so placing multiple lights in one area my be wise if you know a Demon is about.
+*As a [[Shaft Miner]], purchase large amounts of Marker Beacons. You can rush the demon while rapidly placing them to to add more light into their hiding place, or use them to reinforce important areas with lights.
+*As an [[Engineer]], repair lights and make sure all areas are powered. If the demon is getting completely out of control, you can try placing floodlights to block it off from certain areas.
+*Recover the dead from the grasp of the shadows. Shadow cocoons are an extremely powerful tool in the hands of a good Shadow Demon, and the more they make the worse for you.
+*Always travel in groups. Shadow Demons need to carefully choose singular targets in order to get a proper kill, while being with people to aid you will let you be recovered or get the demon killed.
-When the Shadow Demons dies it will drop a Heart Of Darkness that, similarly to a Slaughter Demon's heart, ca be consumed to gain the Demon's Shadow Grapple ability.
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