Fanon:Shadow Mari

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Shadow Mari
Characteristics
Species	Shadow
Gender	Female
Age	Unknown
Fur Color	N/A
Information
Home	The Void
Story Role	Mayo's Lackey (formerly) Screener
Occupation	N/A
Status	Alive
Game(s)

“I’ll resurrect every last one of the code fragments, unused sprites, and concept art and let them roam free!”

–Shadow Mari

Shadow Mari is an unused character from Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, and would have appeared in Jowee's nightmare. She formally appears in the short story Blank Slates as one the main antagonists. She later replaces Mayo as a screener, and she works with Willham to fight Salem Rose. She would later assist Alana and David Franco in capturing GenericChallenge and finding Jeremiah Slaczka.

Appearance

Shadow Mari takes the form of Mari, albeit covered in a layer of Shadow.

Story

Creation

Sometime before the events of Blank Slates, Shadow Mari, along with Wilfre, Heather, Mari, and Jowee filmed the Jowee's Nightmare scene from Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter. However, during filming, Shadow Mari fell into the void after accidentally being cut from the scene. Eventually, Shadow Mari was brought to life by Mayo, asking her to bring all of the void inhabitants to life when the time came. Shadow Mari then created the Shadow Hole as a place to live while she waited to attack.

Populating the Void

Shadow Mari is first seen after the Four Guardians, Willham, and Mayo send Mildew to the Developer's Grove. She sent a beam of Shadow towards the Discussion Grounds and began to interrogate the Guardians and screeners. She demanded them to bring Mildew back down to The Void, but when they refused, she threatened to create life throughout the void. After Willham begging her not to and Ore calling her bluff, she covered Ore in Shadow and shot a beam of shadow through Willham, killing him. As she continued to send beams of shadow throughout the void, she gave life to all the Unused & Removed Features from the Drawn to Life Series. After her attack, she retreaded to her Shadow Hole.

Fight at the Shadow Hole

She is next seen when Drakon brings her Joe, Franco, and Mildew. She watches as many citizens of the void being to surround the Shadow Hole, so she summons an army of Ink and Shadow beings from the hole. As her army attacks the people of the void, she tells Drakon that he needs to dive into the Shadow Hole in order to see if they could get to the Dev Grove from the Shadow Hole. After he flies into the hole, she calls off her army of Ink and Shadow monsters, but quickly notices Willham speeding at her. She hears Mayo yell to kill him again, so she shoots another beam of shadow at him. This act prompts everyone to get mad and interrogate Mayo about her allegiances and actions, which in turn causes Mayo to have a mental breakdown and shout at the group of people. After Mayo calms down and begins to cry, Willham, who had reformed again, asks to talk to her, so shadow Mari begins to explain her past to Willham.

Changing Sides

Shortly before the events of Blank Slates, Mayo had created Shadow Mari in order to bring life to the void, as Mayo felt that Willham was getting bored with no one around. Shadow Mari also explained that the Droogles and the Bosses' attacks were never part of Mayo's plans. Shortly after their conversation, Droogles began to appear in the Void due to Jinxy and the Droogle Killer's attack. Willham and Shadow Mari sorted out which Droogle was the Droogle Leader and kidnap him and dive into the Shadow Hole, closing it permanently.

The three of them appear in the Dev Grove, and Shadow Mari was approached by Franco to ask if she could change his wardrobe. She obliges and changes his attire to make him Franco Key. After Willham talks to Joe about deleting Mayo, Shadow Mari and Willham use the Droogle Leader's Sword to return to the void. She uses her shadow to restore all the life that had been destroyed, and then joins the group to wish Alana luck in Drawn to Life: Two Realms, and laughs as Fiora reveals Sandal's name to the group.

Self-Awareness

Shadow Mari is next seen when Alana returns to the void, fully believing that she was Aly. Shadow Mari and Willham notice that when Alana was licked by Sandal, some of her memories returned. Willham convinces Shadow Mari to launch a beam of Shadow at Alana, restoring all of her memories. The two then recruit Alana for a mission to find and apprehend GenericChallenge, and she returns to Belleview.

Salem Rose Pt. 1

Almost immediately after Alana leaves, Salem Rose, a corrupt form of Miles, attacks the void. Shadow Mari, along with Willham, Crawler, Jinxy,Fox, and Rocket Vulture, attack him, trapping him in a ball of Shadow and smoke. However, Salem Rose portals away to the Color Vat and falls in. Shadow Mari, Willham, and the Four Guardians surround him and demand that he come out, but he releases a blast of color that kills the Guardians and allows him to portal away.

Called to Canon

Shadow Mari is next seen when Milfre comes to the Dev Grove asking for help fighting Salem Rose. She and Willham come up to the Grove at Joe's request, and the two of them agree to help fight Salem Rose. Milfre gets Kamalah and Jowee from Rapoville in 2042, and the five of them go to 1982 to find Athys and her time machine. When they arrive in Rapoville, Shadow Mari hones in on Athys' Shadow while Willham explains to Milfre and Kamalah the events that had happened in the void, stating that he's happy to finally be away from the void. Just then, Shadow Mari notices that Athys teleported to her lair, creating her own portal, and the group travels through it.

Recruiting for Milfre's Team

In Athys' Lair, Shadow Mari stays back with Jowee while Kamalah talks to Athys and Willham talks to Milfre. Jowee asks about the relationship between Shadow Mari and Mari, and Shadow Mari has to tell him that there is little to none. However, she does explain her history to Jowee, explaining the filming of his nightmare. Milfre then announces that Athys' time machine is ready to use, so the five of them pile into the machine, and Athys tells them to return to 2042 to visit Lavasteam.

In Lavasteam, the five of them appear in Russet's meeting room, and Shadow Mari, Willham, and Russet talk about the damage Salem Rose had caused. As Milfre reunites with Stampy, she calls the attention of everyone in the room. After getting a census of the abilities each being had, Shadow Mari's being Shadow, she tells the group about the fight against Salem Rose they were about to take part in. Everyone except Lock and Russet gather in the time machine, with Russet staying in Lavasteam and Lock holding onto the machine, and the group leaves for 2007 Rapoville.

Vs. Salem Rose

When they arrive outside the Village Bridge, Shadow Mari waits as Milfre attempts to talk down Salem Rose, keeping Wilfre from leaving the area, but when Milfre fails to save him, Shadow Mari, along with Kamalah and Milfre, fight Robigo. Shadow Mari helps slow Robigo down, but Robigo eventually gains the upper hand, forcing Shadow Mari into a state where she cannot fight. However, Milfre douses Robigo's leg, causing the three of them to crash to the ground. Shadow Mari joins Milfre and Kamalah in removing the Lavasteam Orb from Robigo, but she jumps into the air and attacks Salem Rose with it.

Robigo then attacks Salem Rose with a stream of fire, and Milfre's team, including Shadow Mari, join in on the assault. However, unbeknownst to the team, Salem Rose absorbs their energy and releases a supercharged blast of ruby energy, knocking out everyone except Wilfre and destroying all three time machines in the area. When Shadow Mari and Willham wake up, they find Athys and Wilfre pinning Salem Rose down and stripping him of his power. When Wilfre kills Salem Rose and Milfre wakes up, she, Shadow Mari, and Willham help bring their unconscious friends back to the Dev Grove. Once there, Shadow Mari helps carry Lock back to 2042 Rapoville. When she arrives, Mari had just left Creation Hall and the two lock eyes. In fear, Shadow Mari returns to the Dev Grove.

Searching For Miah

In the Dev Grove, Joe explains that the Droogle Leader had gone missing, taking his sword with him. Shadow Mari takes to the skies to try and find him, but her search fails. Eventually, Joe decides that they need to find Miah. Joe brings Alana and David Franco back to the Developer's Grove, and he tells them that after the development of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, he hid himself in canon as Mike's father - Mr. Row. Shadow Mari gives Alana and Franco new disguises to help them remain anonymous in 2007 - Lyrica and Daniel James respectively.

Lyrica, Daniel James, and Shadow Mari all arrive in Belleview, and Shadow Mari possesses a car to help get them to the carnival. Once they arrive, Shadow Mari waits in the parking lot as Mr. Row and his family enter the carnival. Some time later, Lyrica returns to the car for some Shadow, as Mr. Row had presumably erased his memories. Shadow Mari gives Lyrica some Shadow to restore his memories, and Lyrica returns to the carnival. Even later, Lyrica and Daniel James return with Mr. Row, and Shadow Mari greets him, only to find out he was GenericChallenge in disguise.

Rescuing Miah

Shadow Mari drives the group back to Belleview and takes them back to the Developer's Grove, where Joe and Willham interrogate GenericChallenge to find Miah. He reveals that he was stealing from the void due to Mayo's arrogance, and Shadow Mari tells him that she replaced her. Shadow Mari also listens as Joe explains that canon has become dubious, with static appearing over the timeline. When GenericChallenge reveals Miah's location, Shadow Mari returns to Belleview with him, Alana, and Franco.

In Mr. Row's basement, Shadow Mari helps rescue Miah from GenericChallenge's binds. When Miah refuses to cooperate with Lyrica and Daniel James, she douses him in Shadow, only to realize he never erased his memories. She then undoes Lyrica and Daniel James, reverting them to Alana and Franco. Miah apologizes and listens to Franco, who explains their situation. Miah agrees to return to the Grove and help them, so Shadow Mari leads the group back. In the Developer's Grove, Miah creates the Stylus and explains how it works, handing it over to Joe. Joe then uses the stylus to send Willham and Shadow Mari back to the void.

Battle with the Jungle Creature

Willham and Shadow Mari reappear outside the Two Realms Plains where they see the Shadow Squid attacking and reopening the Shadow Hole. Shadow Mari takes to the skies and asks Apprentice what had been going on. When she doesn't answer, Shadow Mari helps the rest of the group fight the Shadow Squid, and the combined efforts of Lambert and Violet take it down.

Shadow Mari and the group then head towards the Wii Village, where the Tree King had starting attacking again, and Shadow Mari attempts to steal its Shadow. However, the Tree King is too large to be controlled, so Shadow Mari calls out the Jungle Creature. After recruiting Lambert to defeat the Tree King and he is unable to kill the Tree King himself, he returns to the screeners to get their help. Willham agrees to help him, while Shadow Mari helps treat injuries and relocate the deceased Droogles. After the Tree King and Jungle Creature are defeated, Shadow Mari seals up the Baki Temple to keep the Tree King from repapering.

Transforming Jinxy

After the battle, Shadow Mari and Jinxy meet, and she shows him the night sky she created for the void. He then asks her to bring him the Jungle Creature's Mask. She obliges and brings him the broken pieces of the mask, and he slowly puts them up to his face. When they touch his face, he glows a brilliant green, and the mask fuses together, and he is given a shield and spear. Shadow Mari asks if he feels okay, and Jinxy responds by saying he feels better than ever, dubbing himself Jungle Raposa.

Quotes

“Bring him back down!” –Shadow Mari “Consider that a warning shot. I don’t care what you have to do, get Mildew back down here or else, this entire realm will be reborn.” –Shadow Mari “I do mean Willham! I’ll resurrect every last one of the code fragments, unused sprites, and concept art and let them roam free!” –Shadow Mari “I don’t have the guts I guess. Then I wonder who’s guts these are.” –Shadow Mari “I always thought I would have to die to meet my maker. Turns out, my maker was actually dying to meet me. Funny how life works.” –Shadow Mari “Have the Droogles cleared the grove of all scripts?” –Shadow Mari “Good work. Now, I need you do test out one last theory of mine. It might help us get to the grove without having to ascend at all. I need you to fly into the pit.” –Shadow Mari “Don’t worry about the Droogles. They know what their mission is, and should this kill you, I’ll send someone with your regards and orders.” –Shadow Mari “Should I explain it or should you?” –Shadow Mari “Well, one day, I’m standing next to Shadow Heather and Jowee. We’re running through the scenes with Mari, Heather, Wilfre, and Joe offstage giving us directions. Next thing I know, I’m waking up here and being told to gather Shadow energy.” –Shadow Mari “I would tell you if I could. All I know is that the days before the vote I was told to get aggressive and then bring everything to life when I got skipped over.” –Shadow Mari “You heard her. She was tired of the monotony that you were complacent with. She organized all this to give us a better life down here.” –Shadow Mari “Honestly, they had nothing to do with her plan. In the Dev Grove, where you send your candidates, there’s a race of creatures called Droogles. They were brought to life to keep the coded characters out of the Dev Grove as far as I’m aware. A revolution sparked, and they found a way to send messages down here, asking for help. The bosses got those messages, and here we are.” –Shadow Mari “Don’t worry about that Willham. I took care of everything.” –Shadow Mari “Let me ask, why do you think we call it the Droogle killer?” –Shadow Mari “Ready to head back down?” –Shadow Mari “What’s the matter guys? Are you missing your friends that much?” –Shadow Mari

“Do you really not remember anything from down here?” –Shadow Mari “You remembered Nolan’s name, but how? What happened to make you remember?” –Shadow Mari “I don’t know. It could corrupt her, and she still needs to get back to the game eventually. It’s nowhere near over, not to mention the fact that she’s a main character.” –Shadow Mari “I wouldn’t worry too much about that. I remember back when I was filming for The Next Chapter, part of the publishing process was wiping memories of the void in the Grove. As long as you sneak past Joe and the Droogle Leader, you should be fine.” –Shadow Mari “You might not see them around anywhere, but when you go back to Belleview, look for a Raposa with a pink and black checkered pattern. They’ve been causing a bunch of chaos with the villagers in both realms. If you see them, come back to the void and let us know so we can wrangle them up.” –Shadow Mari “You’ve snuck around the void more times than anyone else in our history. If anyone could sneak past them, it’s you.” –Shadow Mari “Thank you for your help Alana. I’ll be sure to let Flash know what’s happening in case something comes up and we need to pull you out.” –Shadow Mari

“Is it her Joe?” –Shadow Mari “We’ll be waiting for you.” –Shadow Mari “Joe, set the time machine for 1982, realm years.” –Shadow Mari “If she’s a Shadow being too, I should be able to notice if she uses any sort of portal to escape the village.” –Shadow Mari “Got her! She just portaled away to the Lair!” –Shadow Mari “Nah. Technically I was born like this.” –Shadow Mari “Nope. Sorry Jowee, but I still know all about you. Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time we’ve met!” –Shadow Mari “You’d think so, but having your memory erased is a pretty good way to not remember something.” –Shadow Mari “No, I don’t think so, but I can tell you what happened.” –Shadow Mari “And I can use Shadow to attack him.” –Shadow Mari “Oh no you don’t.” –Shadow Mari “They should be, but that ruby blast was something we’ve never seen before. Hopefully they wake up soon.” –Shadow Mari “Salem Rose destroyed them with his energy blast. It seems like travelling through time is going to be impossible for you all.” –Shadow Mari “Done! Thank you all for the help and have a safe trip!” –Shadow Mari “Hey guys, I have to go. See you around some time.” –Shadow Mari

“We might as well get out of here before anything else goes wrong, yeah?” –Shadow Mari “So what do we do now? A lot of things happened in the void before we left, and we need to get back as soon as possible.” –Shadow Mari “There was also a huge explosion in the Wii Village, and we don’t know anything about that yet.” –Shadow Mari “I’m desperately hoping that you didn’t just erase him and the sword with that stunt.” –Shadow Mari “So, how’s Mike doing?” –Shadow Mari “That’s where I come in. This is gonna be cold, so get ready!” –Shadow Mari “Welcome Lyrica and Daniel James to the world!” –Shadow Mari “To be frank, I got bored of the two of them babbling away about the grove and void. Plus, I needed to be here to give you this car so you wouldn’t have to steal one.” –Shadow Mari “If Miah wiped his own memories when he left, then I might as well be here to undo that, just like I did for you, Alana.” –Shadow Mari “Take some Shadow then. Throw this on him and it should clear his brain up.” –Shadow Mari “Welcome back Miah! Glad to see you in one piece! Oh. You.” –Shadow Mari “Don’t call me that you scumbag. When we get you back to the grove, I’ll be surprised if you make it one step before being erased.” –Shadow Mari “I replaced her as a screener. Why’d you think I brought all that stuff back?” –Shadow Mari “Can’t you just look forward in time on your console and figure out what happens?” –Shadow Mari “Do you remember who you are now?” –Shadow Mari “Hey, you two. What happened while we were gone?” –Shadow Mari “What is this thing anyways?” –Shadow Mari “We’ll work on that after we’re sure Jungle Creature is completely defeated.” –Shadow Mari “Jungle Creature. I knew you’d be here too.” –Shadow Mari “Everyone! I don’t care what it takes; get rid of that sludge!” –Shadow Mari “Hey, c’mon you two! It’s late, and you both need sleep after that fight.” –Shadow Mari “I figured after something like this, it might be nice to have more than one sky to look at.” –Shadow Mari “The mask was broken in the fight, but I might be able to bring you come of the pieces.” –Shadow Mari “Hey Jinxy? Are you okay?” –Shadow Mari

Relationships

Allies

• Jeremiah Slaczka/Mr. Row † - Former Superior
• Joseph Tringali - Superior
• Mari
• Heather
• Wilfre †
• Jowee
• David Franco/Franco Key/Daniel James - Former Colleague
• Willham - Colleague, Former Enemy, and Victim
• Four Guardians - Former Enemies and Colleagues
  • Flash/Mill
  • Paint/Sparky
  • Hose/Violet
  • Ore/Hoopz
  • Lambert - Former Enemy
• Droogle Leader - Colleague
• Mildew - Former Enemy
• Repair Guy - Former Enemy
• Fox - Former Enemy
• Alana/Aly/Lyrica - Former Enemy
• Nolan - Former Enemy
• Fiora - Former Enemy
• Hans - Former Enemy
• Drakon †
• Dinofrog †
• Crawler's LARPing Group
  • Crawler
  • Rocket Vulture
  • Rata, Tat & Tat
  • Beta King †
  • Tomohawk †
  • Pot
  • Jinxy - Former Enemy
• Milfre
• Kamalah
• Russet
• Stampy
• Lock
• Athys †
• Robigo - Former Enemy
• Sorcerer
• Apprentice
• SuperRapo
• Gingerfre - Former Enemy
• Red Dragon - Former Enemy
• Sea Anemone

Enemies

• Droogle Killer †
• Mayo † - Former Colleague and Former Ally
• Miles/Salem Rose †
• GenericChallenge - Situational Ally
• Tree King
• Jungle Creature/Shadow Squid

Trivia

• Shadow Mari is one of the few purely Shadow beings to not have antagonistic motives.
  • However, while she worked for Mayo, she did act antagonistic.

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