Risky is a villain with the skills and luck usually reserved for the good guys. [33][34][35], Shantae Advance, also known as Shantae 2: Risky Revolution, was a sequel that was in development for the Game Boy Advance, but was canceled after not being picked up by a publisher. Getting valuable treasures. The game received critical acclaim, and was featured in the best sellers list on the 3DS eShop soon after release. Risky Boots | Villains Wiki | Fandom The game was released digitally and physically on December 20, 2016 for Wii U, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and digitally on Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. because she's afraid of getting possessed by the Pirate Master. Chaos Architecture: Ultimate as spirits,[47] with Shantae later becoming available as a Mii Brawler costume via downloadable content alongside the "Neo Burning Town" music track from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on June 29, 2021. Guardian Genie, Half Genie Hero She was altered later on in development, and the original Twitch character served as the basis for a similarly-named character and her friend in Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. Kid reviews for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero | Common Sense Media However, he later stated that Erin's first sketches of Shantae already featured the Hair Whip. Risky's former mentor, and the main antagonist in Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. As a family member in a Zombie Clan, Rotty travels the land by caravan gaining worldly skills and threatening to eat people's brains. It apparently hadn't crossed his mind that Risky just hates him, While a reasonable enough official in the first game, after Risky successfully invades Scuttle Town at the start of. Matt later asked her what she would come up with if she was to create a video game character, and she introduced him to Shantae. Shantae is a half-genie, the daughter of a human father and genie mother. 2002 This, however, backfires in Shantae and the Pirate's Curse when the magic that escaped Shantae's body awakens Risky's old mentor, the Pirate Master, which leads to Shantae and Risky reaching a temporary truce to defeat him, as Shantae needs to fight with magical items and Risky's pirate equipment since she no longer has her powers. Although she can get on his nerves at times, Mimic genuinely loves Shantae and strives to keep her safe. Barracuda Joe is a soldier in Ammo Baron's army. Hell, she even once fell for a booby trapped bathtubs, risky placed in her house, COMPLETELY FORGETTING WHEN SHE HERSELF DIDN'T EVEN OWN ONE. Regardless of how much is happening on-screen or how big the visuals get (and there are some pretty big boss fights), the performance never skips a beat. The vast majority of fans want Shantae to be sexy. Genie powers can be removed with an empty magic genie lamp. Her hair is long growing purple hair tied back in a ponytail stem stalk, which also serves as a whip. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [16] She was also featured in the 2010 downloadable WarioWare: D.I.Y. MINE TO COMMAND! She is described as a "spirited dancer with a strong sense of right and wrong", and "trouble-prone". Hair strikes can hurt the Pirate Master, who; Could create a large storm of dark magic in base form. Defeated her evil half "Nega Shantae" without her genie magic. ", "Apple Watch is getting an adventure game from Shantae developer WayForward - GamesBeat", "E3 2016: 4 Wii U, 3DS Games You Shouldn't Miss This Year", "Shovel Knight and Shantae set to strike in Blaster Master Zero", "Yes, it's true! 1997. Barracuda Joe guards the tower, and will let any citizen in for training for a small fee. And meant to imprison her as a 'collectible'. as well as a much larger seventh brain in the floor. Long before the indie boom of the late 2000s, WayForward's hair-whipping heroine has been an indie icon since her first appearance on the Game Boy in 2002. The signature catchphrase from the franchise, "Ret-2-Go", was created by a friend of theirs who kept using it when they were working on animation clean up for the Warner Bros. animated film The Iron Giant, and the expression made its way into the script as an inside joke. which ends with her genie half being corrupted and destroyed when she goes to face Risky Boots unprepared. Shantae rescues the half-genies, defeats the Sirens' leader and receives a journal filled with messages from the Guardian Genies, including her mother. It is unknown how she became a zombie . Throughout the series, Shantae has had the ability totransforminto many different things. My half-sister is about twenty years older than me (I'm guessing Risky's . Can keep up with people who can teleport. [28] Daniel Alvarez for TheGamer.com called Shantae a "famous Half-Genie Hero herself", describing her as "the undisputed queen of indie characters". He winds up summoning Squid Baron, and they become a, One year has 8760 hours, so his community service would last centuries, After the defeat of the Empress Siren, the. Shantaes name is similar to the Latin verb Cant, Cantre (to sing, to chant), more specifically from that verb's French descendant, Chanter (to sing, to chant). [19][20], Shantae appears in Super Smash Bros. OG You fight them in the very last stages of each of these games, too. He also gives Shantae his X-Ray Glasses. He is described as being rather slow and very easily attracted to girls, though he seeks to prove himself as capable of being a hero. [21] A Mii Brawler costume based on her was released as downloadable content for the game on June 29, 2021. Squid Baron calls Shantae a tomboy at some point. She consequently has limited magical powers, including her signature whipping hair and magical dances that allow her to change into magical creatures, and has to rely on her skills and magical items that she acquires during her adventures to fight her adversaries. QuotesGallery, Human after Shantae: Risky's Revenge and during Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Cristina Vee (The Pirate's Curse, Half Genie Hero, Shantae and the Seven Sirens). ", Brandon and his super alter-ego, Bran-Son, Shantae spends the "Friends to the End" DLC trapped in her own body and has to watch it try to kill her friends, She gets trapped in her own body during the "Friends to the End" DLC and needs to be freed by her friends, in order for Shantae to defeat the Empress Siren once and for all, she had to return the Half-Genies' powers back to them so they can reclaim their stolen life force, When she gets her magic back at the end of. Shantae: A New Genie is a completed fanfic created by Seantae2425 that acts as a novelization for the Shantae video game series while adding its own twists. A 1997 archived version ofWayForward Technologies' site shows that it was indeed one of the original point of her magics. She chasesRisky Bootsacross the map in order to stop her plans and has a strong enmity for the pirate as a result. It was later refined as thetransformation dances. Most of then are some variety of. She is a resident of Oasis Town in the original game, and resides in Scuttle Town starting in Risky's Revenge. Many years ago, in the Genie Realm lived many Genies, beings that protect the human world, their heroism was recognized while they fell in love with mortal men giving birth to Half-Genies. even if it's to free Shantae and Sky from imprisonment, the Pirate Master fighting Shantae atop the palace. Thanks @NintendoAmerica and @Sora_Sakurai! This look is also known as the red bedlah attire and is the default look in every game, though it does change slightly as well. [12], After the first game, Matt Bozon worked to make the character easier for other people to work with. Contents 1 Background 2 Powers & Abilities 3 Equipment 4 Alternate Forms 4.1 Nega Shantae 5 Feats 5.1 Strength 5.2 Speed 5.3 Durability 5.4 Skill 6 Weaknesses 7 Fun Facts Background Slightly shy, Shantae is initially afraid of the citizens of Scuttle Town discovering her status as a half-genie. [10], By 1997, Shantae's design was still not completely locked, as she sported brown hair, didn't wear earrings but wore golden bracelets, and had different proportions. ", A group of thieving bandits who pass themselves off as artifact collectors. Rottytops' eldest brother. In Half-Genie Hero, Shantae has gotten her magic back and is tasked with protecting Scuttle Town from various threats like the Barons of Sequin Land, that person no one can remember, etc. Later on, Matt Bozon asked her what she would come up with if she was to create a video game character. Cristina Vee - Wikipedia She disappeared, and when going after her after some time, he found her working on sketches of a character, Shantae, in dancing poses. She was named the "protagonist/main character" of Skullgirls, although other characters such as Marie, Parasoul, Valentine, Double, Peacock, and Painwheel all have more major roles than Filia herself. Can attack with her hair 6 to 7 times in 1 seconds. Shantae using her long ponytail like a whip to fight bears a certain resemblance to Jeannie, the genie girl who uses her smaller red ponytail while using her magic to move her head, where the distinctive crackle of the whip is heard. [5][1] She has been voiced by Cristina Vee since 2014's Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. he wasn't actually trying to destroy the world. Shantae is a half-genie charged with protecting her home, Scuttle Town. Bolo is Shantae's friend and sparring partner. Even compared to most characters in the series. Shantae has never looked as good as she does in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. At the beginning of the game, Shantae is invited along with the other Half-genies to participate in the Half-Genie Festival. During the performance, however, the Seven Sirens cut the lights and use the cover of darkness to kidnap the other Half-Genies, leaving Shantae alone onstage once the lights come back, much to the confusion of the audience. one year older than Shantae and the same age as Bolo. You can squirm like the pathetic maggots you are! Shantae is also shown to have a short fuse at times during the events of the game, such as when dealing with time wasters, such as Hypno Baron and Squid Baron's merchandising plot. Matt BozonErin Bozon [7] Bolo appears as a playable character in Half-Genie Hero's "Friends to the End" mode. Bolo has eyes for Risky Boots and nearly anything else remotely female, although a brotherly comfort level keeps Shantae outside his level of vision. In contrast to Ammo Baron and some other members of his army, he is a decent fellow - he gives Shantae fair warning of the dangers in the tower, and apologizes when the prize she wins there is not that great in his eyes (the Magic Seal). Shantae is the main protagonist of theShantaeseries. It is the first title in the Shantae series.The game follows the adventures of the eponymous half-genie Shantae, who must travel across Sequin Land, the setting of the series, to foil the domination plans of the evil lady pirate Risky Boots.. During her quest, she learns various . Risky is aided by her pirate crew, made up of tiny humanoid creatures called Tinkerbats. In Shantae, as the Guardian Genie of Scuttle Town, Shantae lives in a lighthouse by the sea where she can. Shantae is a fictional character who first appeared in the game Shantae. Tanked a large airship exploding and came out uninjured. making sure that the Sirens didn't take Shantae so that she can capture the half-genie girl herself and keep her close if the Empress Siren tried to double cross her. Shantae is a young girl with a very slender build. Both possess abilities that let them undo large amounts of collateral damage at once - Shantae with her wish-granting and Marinette with her Magical Ladybug technique. She also considers the zombie Rottytops as her friend, although Rotty's own attitude towards her, while friendly for the most part, is more ambivalent, as she does not hesitate in claiming she would like to eat Shantae's brains (which Shantae seems to take as a joke). Didn't even flinch when a speeding metal barrel containing Bolo was rolled onto her head and smashed open upon impact. Category:Characters | Shantae Wiki | Fandom She was responsible for abducting the half-genies during the festival, via her teleporting powers, but her next contribution is to free Shantae and Sky from their fates as Squid Baron's living collectibles, and she fully defects to their side for the finale, just in time to provide transport into the Siren Airship. [8][9], In 2017, readers of NintendoLife voted Shantae as the 8th-top most wanted character for Super Smash Bros. Half-Genies have a unique reaction when their magic is called upon against their will. Goals Take over Scuttle Town (failed). She constantly seeks to conquer Sequin Land or take revenge on Shantae for ruining her schemes. [9] In 2017, Robert Workman of Comicbook.com named Shantae in his list of the greatest video game heroines, having some reservations about her sexy design, but claiming that "there's no question that this genie has had no trouble making players' wishes come true". Shantae is an olive/tan-skinned young girl with blue eyes and pointy ears of which hang some gold earrings. The Armor Baron will outright, To further the point, during the final confrontation, he taunts Shantae over believing Risky's theories about the gathered dark magic actually being Shantae's own scattered magic, and is flabbergasted when it turns out to be the truth. [22], Publishers were initially skeptical regarding the character, and asked Matt Bozon to consider switching to a male lead, as they believed male gamers would never play as a female lead character. She has two nasty brothers (Abner Cadaver and Poe) that seem capable of bringing out the worst in her whenever they're all together. She ends up giving it to Shantae at the end of the adventure. Cruelty is subverted when Risky reveals that they're trying to refurbish the airship that is the Sunken City, making their suffering a bit more deserved if the player chooses that route. In the Village of Lost Souls, she reveals her true feelings about Shantae. This look is also known as the red bedlah attire and is the default look in every game, though it does change slightly as well.