Shadow masters were enemies cut from Legacy of Kain: Defiance. They were a more powerful form of shade, depicted in concepts by art director Daniel Cabuco.
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Cabuco posted a piece of concept art from 2002 named "Shadows Concept" at his first portfolio website, spectraljin.com. The art illustrated Raziel in combat with a shadow master, and indicated that shadow masters were composed of three shades, with the annotation "SHADOWS COMBINE TO FORM SHADOW MASTER." They appeared to employ a breath attack.
Defiance introduced two varieties of shade, the lesser shades and greater shades, but the shadow master concept was not incorporated into the final game.[Defiance][Defiance strategy guide]