ꙮSHADOW WIZARD SHRINEꙮ

ꙮi LOVE shadow wizards YIPPEEꙮ

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	A "shadow wizard" is any wizard or wizard-adjacent character with a shadowed/obscured face and most often glowing eyes. Bonus points if they have shadow-related magic. I will be giving a bit of leeway with this definition, though! I'm not any leading expert on shadow wizards (is there one??? if I'm the only one does that make me the expert) so some of my picks you might not agree with. Orko from He Man. Arguably the original shadow wizard. ‌ Vivi from Final Fantasy I really like Vivi's concept art by Yoshitaka Amano. ‌ Expunged from Dave and Bambi ‌ Mr. Dark from Rayman ‌ Pizzards from Pizza Tower ‌ Mismagius from Pokémon ‌ Minä from Noita ‌ The Shopkeeper from The Messenger ‌ Magic Man from Moonstone Island ‌ Wizards from Magicka ‌ The Collector from Slay the Spire ‌ Cybil from Dead Estate ‌ Kloaks from DK Country 2 ‌ Shamans from Super Mario RPG ‌ Snail Shaman from Hollow Knight ‌		There are lots of shadow wizards in lots of places. I love them all even if I don't know their source material in the slightest. Because of this there may be some spoilery characters here, sorry. This page will have as many shadow wizards as I can remember and include! Please tell me about any shadow wizards (or similar looking guys) you know of that I may have missed! I'm open to including OCs but I will be very picky and only include them if given permission. The shadow wizard money gang themselves! This trio was drawn by @jarlug on twitter. This inspired the trend of drawing both these specific guys and also other similar variants. They are exemplary shadow wizards. ‌ Green Mage from Everhood ‌ Veigar from League of Legends ‌ Magolor from Kirby ‌ Lonely Wizard from Inscryption. They are so smal ‌ Vivian from Paper Mario: TTYD ‌ The Cool Witch from BACK ‌ JORIS IS SOOOOO SHADOW WIZARDCORE and he's even a mage too kinda ‌ Basically every Wizard with a Gun character ‌ Cultists from The Binding of Isaac ‌ Hecate from Hades II ‌ Cursa from Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope ‌ Shimmered Wizard from Terraria ‌ The Feaster/Hastur from Identity V ‌ Fleshmancer/Aephorul from Sea of Stars ‌ The Black Mage from Maplestory ‌

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ꙮTHE HAT MANꙮ

	The "Hat Man" is a similar yet different archetype to the shadow wizard; a lot of the time there is even an overlap (Mr. Dark, Count Bleck and Crow are examples of these, being hat men but magic users at the same time). It's an important distiction! Gray Man from LSD Dream Emulator ‌ Dr. Strangeglove from Moshi Monsters ‌ Crow/Player Character from Crowsworn ‌ Toy Taker from Rudolph ‌ Candy Dealer from Spooky Month ‌ Morgo from Lakeview Valley ‌ The spies from Spy Vs Spy ‌ Charon from Hades ‌ Cartridge Guy from FNF Lullaby ‌		A hat man is a character usually in a large overcoat/trenchcoat and a formal hat. The obscured/simple face from shadow wizards is also seen in Hat Men. ‌ The Faker from Jackbox Games ‌ The Interloper from INTERLOPER (though he doesn't seem to have a hat, I think he counts.) ‌ The Spook, mascot for the F-4 Phantom II airplane. ‌ Midnight Crew from Problem Sleuth ‌ Count Bleck from Super Paper Mario ‌ MoneyBagz from Vs. Ourple Guy V3 ‌ Mr. Qi from Stardew Valley ‌ Thin Man from Little Nightmares II ‌ C.A.W. Agents from A Hat in Time ‌

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ꙮSHADOW WIZARD-ADJACENTꙮ

	There are also a variety of characters that are shadow wizard-ish. They are not wizards (or hat men), or they're wizards but not quite shadow enough, but carry a lot of the same design philosophies and also this is my shrine and I get to include whoever I want :} The Riverperson from Undertale...if only they were a confirmed magic user :{ ‌ The Nomad from Nomad of Nowhere. Really close to being a hat man AND a shadow wizard, but the outfit isn't quite there. ‌ Johnathan 17 bucks...he counts don't @ me ‌ Marvin the Martian. He's got the face, at least. ‌ The Collector from Dead Cells ‌ Little Red from Lobotomy Corporation ‌ "Shrouded Figure" from Stardew Valley ‌ Mr Pages (among others) from Fallen London ‌ Entity303 from the Minecraft Creepypasta ‌ Owl from Black Belt Challenge ‌		I'm just a fan of weird guys with obscured faces. Ida from Monument Valley ‌ Rosa from TLOZ: Oracle of Seasons ‌ Abigail from BACK. Similar deal to the Nomad (both cowboys!), and despite her shape language being closer to a shadow wizard she isn't technically magical. ‌ Wizard Cookie from Cookie Run ‌ Ancient Minister from SSBB ‌ Gleam from Gleamlight. They've got the looks, but no magic. ‌ Cultist from Enter the Gungeon ‌ Mysterious Druid Knight from ULTRAKILL. Magical and somewhat shadowy, but not really a wizard? Will debate. ‌ Sheryl the Crow from Lunacid ‌ Death from Death's Door ‌