The Shadow Imposters are enemies in Space Channel 5: Part 2. They are BuffBots disguised as Shadow to confuse Ulala and keep her from saving Jaguar from Purge's brainwashing control.
Character Info[]
Appearance[]
Naturally, the Shadow Imposters look near identical to Shadow. The only difference between them and the real Shadow is that they are accented by the color pink rather than red when they initially appear during the shooting segments. However, they are able to change their appearance to be completely identical to Shadow's.
Their pink coloring is most often used to portray them in out-of story-contexts.
History[]
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
Report 5: The Spies Get Revenge!
Shadow Imposters appear in the Report 5. After the Battle of the Bands, Jaguar starts getting conscious again and tries to escape from Purge's brainwashing control. However, Purge uses all of his power to keep Jaguar brainwashed for a little more time so he can proceed with his plans.
To keep Ulala from saving Jaguar, four BuffBots project holograms on themselves to look like the real Shadow. This starts a shooting segment, where Shadow and the four importers will pose saying "chu" and Ulala must find the real one and shot him with the "hey" button, despite the real Shadow saying "chu" just like the imposters.
To distinguish the real Shadow from the importers, the player must simply look at their poses, as all of the imposters make an identical pose while the real one does Jaguar's signature "chu" pose. Not only that, he even says "chu?" rather that "chu!". At the beginning of the segment, the imposters will also be black and pink rather than black and red, then they later make themselves look identical to Shadow, though they don't make the same "chu" pose as the real Shadow.
Once the segment ends, the imposters disappear and aren't seen since then.
In-game Profile[]
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
Profile Number 007
"A BuffBot utilizing a hologram to transform into Shadow in order to throw Ulala off. Sadly, it isn’t hard to tell that he’s a fake. In this form, he can move quite happily with 8 times the speed."
Profile Number 007
"A BuffBot utilizing a hologram to transform into Shadow in order to throw Ulala off. Contrary to its purpose, even the subtle differences are surprisingly easy to spot. When changed into this form, he can move quite happily with eight times the usual the speed."
Profile Number 007
「うららを惑わすためにマッチョタイプのロボが立体フォログラフを利用して変身した姿。逆に意外と見分けやすくなっているところが微妙である。この姿にチェンジした時は、通常の８倍の速さで陽気に動くことが可能。」
Profile Number 007
«Robot macho qui utilise un hologramme pour se transformer en Shadow et se débar- rasser d'Ulala. Mais il est facile de voir supercherie. Sous cette forme, il peut se déplacer à 8 fois la vitesse normale.»
Profile Number 007
„Ein Machobot, der sich durch ein Hologramm in Shadow verwandelt, um Ulala zu verwirren. Man sieht leider gleich, dass er eine Kopie ist. In dieser Form ist er achtmal so schnell.“
Profile Number 007
«Un macho-robot che usa un ologramma per trasformarsi in Shadow per poter battere Ulala. Non è difficile scoprire quando è nella forma simulata, poiché può muoversi a una velocità 8 volte maggiore.»
Profile Number 007
«Un entusiasta robot que utiliza un holograma para convertirse en Sombra, para deshacerse de Ulala. No es difícil saber que es un impostor. Así, puede moverse a una velocidad 8 veces superior.»
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Although he is just seen in one sequence, Shadow Imposter is considered as a main character, likely because of his relation to Shadow.
- Shadow Impostor is one of the six characters in Space Channel 5: Part 2 who were listed as main characters yet didn't appear as unlockable outfits for Ulala. The other five are Shadow, Sexy 1, Sexy 2, Padding and Texas.
- However, there is a BuffBot costume and as it is known, the Shadow Imposters are actually BuffBots using holograms to disguise themselves as Shadow.