Greater shades

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Greater Shades were a Shade variant enemy encountered in Legacy of Kain: Defiance by both Kain and Raziel. They could be found in both Nosgoth's early history and the Blood Omen era and were often associated with Darkness and shadow.

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Shades are likely derived from the shades of mythology - shadow-like spirits of the dead hailing from the underworld. Their appearance may also, more literally, be linked with Shade - the absence of direct (sun)light; as well as Shades - mixing a color with black to darken it.
The Shades in Legacy of Kain: Defiance were quite different from their predecessors in Soul Reaver 2. Unlike the previously seen humanoid shape, shades had become more cloud-like and no longer stole elemental energy or used projectile attacks.

The official guide to Defiance gave more background to Shades than had previously been known - describing them as remnants of malicious, partially consumed souls that had coalesced together to form a shadowy mist-like form. Presumably this explanation also applied to other Shade variants and explained their realm crossing abilities; technically this made shades a from of Undead.
Lesser Shades can be seen in pre-release imagery for Defiance and are also depicted in concept art from Daniel Cabuco's portfolio. In the concepts they are named as "shadows" and are able to combine together to form a larger Shadow master form. The name used also potentially relates them to the Shadows from Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain - dark spots that could coalesce into a humanoid cloud not unlike the Shades of Soul Reaver 2 - and the Necromancers who summoned them.

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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Enemies	The Army of the Last Hope Blobs Brides Brigands City guards Demons Dolls Ghosts Gypsies Laborers The Legions of the Nemesis Liches Mages Mutants Necromancers Pipers Sarafan Shadows Shopkeepers Skeletons Vampire hunters Wenches Werewolves Will-o-wisps Wolves Zombies

NPCs	Chained prisoners Sleeping villagers Villagers

Bosses	Nupraptor Malek Bane DeJoule Azimuth Elzevir Ottmar William the Just Moebius Kain Mortanius The Unspoken

Cut enemies	Standard-bearers Succubi Vampire hunters (water balloons)

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Enemies	Adepts Adult Dumahim Adult Melchahim Adult Rahabim Adult Turelim Adult Zephonim Fledgling Dumahim Fledgling Melchahim Fledgling Rahabim Fledgling Turelim Fledgling Zephonim Novitiates Sluagh Vampire hunters (crossbow) Vampire hunters (flamethrower) Vampire wraiths

NPCs	Villagers

Bosses	Melchiah Kain (Pillars) Zephon The Tomb Guardian Rahab Dumah Kain (Chronoplast)

Cut enemies	Forsaken Kain's brides Monsters Winged vampires Wolf-like vampires The Priestess Turel Kain (Retreat)

Soul Reaver 2

Enemies	Acid demons Attack dogs (demon hunters) Attack dogs (vampire hunters) Black demons Demon hunters (axemen) Demon hunters (cannoneers) Demon hunters (swordsmen) Fire demons Gas demons Greater sluagh Greater thralls Groundlings Lightning demons Mutants Sarafan warriors (pikemen) Sarafan sorceresses Sarafan warriors (swordsmen) Shades Sluagh Sorcerer thralls Swordsmen thralls Vampire hunters (cannoneers) Vampire hunters (pikemen) Vampire hunters (swordsmen)

Bosses	Melchiah Zephon Rahab Dumah Turel Raziel

Cut enemies	Malek Unidentified cut enemies Wraiths

Blood Omen 2

Enemies	Demon spiders Glyph guards Glyph knights Greater demons Hylden scientists Hylden warriors Lesser demons Mercenaries Poltergeists Prison guardians Sarafan archers Sarafan guards Sarafan knights Sarafan priests Smugglers Thieves Thugs

NPCs	Aristocrats Barmaids Chained humans Eyeless wretches Industrial workers Manservants Merchants Peasants Slaves Wharves women

Bosses	Faustus Marcus Sebastian Magnus The Sarafan Lord

Cut enemies	Unidentified cut enemies

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Enemies	Reaper archons Dreadnaught archons Cenobite summoners Cenobite acolytes Tentacles Fire demons Lightning demons Feral humans (female) Feral humans (male) Sluagh The Possessed The Transformed Human revenants Vampire revenants Hylden revenants Sarafan archers Sarafan zealots Sarafan crusaders Sarafan templars Sarafan inquisitors Lesser shades Greater shades Vampire golems Guardian constructs Vampire hunter juggernauts Vampire hunter mercenaries Vampire hunter ascetics Vampire hunter sorceresses Vampire hunter pillagers

NPCs	Chained prisoners

Bosses	The Guardian of Nature The Guardian of Conflict The Guardian of the Mind The Guardian of Dimension The Guardian of States The Guardian of Death The Guardian of Energy The Guardian of Time Turel Raziel Kain Possessed Janos The Elder God

Cut enemies	Shadow masters

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Legacy of Kain: The Dark Prophecy

Chained humans Demons Earth elementals Hylden Sarafan

Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun

Enemies	Brutes Enforcers Femmes Lost souls

Bosses	The succubus

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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+{{Infobox
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+|name=Greater Shades
+|category={{Icon|Enemies}} [[:Category:Enemies|Enemies article]]
+|image=Defiance-Enemy-GreaterShade.png
+|caption=A Greater Shade in ''Defiance''.
+|introduced={{Icon|Defiance}} ''[[Legacy of Kain: Defiance]]'' (2003)
+|appearances={{Icon|Defiance}} ''Defiance''
+}}
+'''Greater Shades''' were a [[Shades (creatures)|Shade]] variant enemy encountered in ''[[Legacy of Kain: Defiance]]'' by both [[Kain]] and [[Raziel]]. They could be found in both ''[[Nosgoth's early history]]'' and the ''[[Events of Blood Omen|Blood Omen era]]'' and were often associated with [[Darkness]] and shadow.
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+==Notes==
+*Shades are likely derived from the [[Wikipedia: Shade (mythology)|shades of mythology]] - shadow-like spirits of the dead hailing from the underworld. Their appearance may also, more literally, be linked with [[Wikipedia: Shade|Shade]] - the absence of direct (sun)light; as well as [[Wikipedia: Tints and shades|Shades]] - mixing a color with black to darken it.
+*The Shades in ''[[Legacy of Kain: Defiance]]'' were quite different from their [[Shades (Soul Reaver 2)|predecessors]] in ''[[Soul Reaver 2]]''. Unlike the previously seen humanoid shape, shades had become more cloud-like and no longer stole elemental energy or used projectile attacks.
+[[File:Shadows.jpg|thumb]]
+*The ''[[Prima's Official Strategy Guide - Legacy of Kain: Defiance|official guide to Defiance]]'' gave more background to Shades than had previously been known - describing them as remnants of malicious, partially consumed souls that had coalesced together to form a shadowy mist-like form. Presumably this explanation also applied to other Shade variants and explained their realm crossing abilities; technically this made shades a from of [[Undead]].
+*Lesser Shades can be seen in pre-release imagery for ''Defiance'' and are also depicted in concept art from [[Daniel Cabuco]]'s portfolio. In the concepts they are named as ''"shadows"'' and are able to combine together to form a larger [[Shadow masters|Shadow master]] form. The name used also potentially relates them to the [[Shadows]] from ''[[Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain]]'' - dark spots that could coalesce into a humanoid cloud not unlike the Shades of ''Soul Reaver 2'' - and the [[Necromancers]] who summoned them.
+==See also==
+*[[Shades (creatures)]]
+*[[Shades (Soul Reaver 2)]]
+*[[Lesser shades]]
+*[[Dark Reaver (Defiance)]]
+*[[Shadow masters]]
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