SHADOW

For the article on the Battle Royale Spray of the same name, please see A.L.T.E.R. (Spray)

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Before the days of Shadow, Midas set his sights on building an empire of espionage, intrigue, and conquest. Enter his original three operatives.

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— The First Shadows

SHADOW is a Spy and Military Faction in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were founded by Midas and under the authority of Brutus, Midas' Right Hand man and of Chaos Agent, one of his earliest agents. During Chapter 2 just like GHOST, they offered the services of their agents to clients, but they also had other occupations on their own such as illegal arms trafficking, experiments at Slurpy Swamp and Steamy Stacks etc. SHADOW is one of the two faction of Midas's Crew along with GHOST, however they went to war against them following the conflicts between the A.L.T.E.R. and E.G.O. teams.

Overview[]

SHADOW is the "evil" team in the Spy Wars, with GHOST being the "good" team. They have existed long before GHOST as Midas formed the group before Chapter 2: Season 1. Their founding members were Chaos Origins, Sierra and The Burning Wolf but they had expanded plenty during the time they were active. From Chapter 2: Season 4 to Chapter 4: Season 1, they have been inactive, much like GHOST with the agents who acted independently of others by offering their services to other organizations like the Imagined Order during Chapter 3: Season 2. They did, however, become active again from Chapter 4: Season 1 and beyond, seeming to be planning something. After an unspecified time period after the war, GHOST got integrated into SHADOW, reuniting Midas's Crew.

Locations, Members and Technology[]

Locations[]

Name & Image		Description
The Authority		Base of SHADOW that used to be The Agency, now overseen by Jules. Most recently was deteriorated to The Ruins.
The Grotto		An underground SHADOW facility run by Brutus before being flooded and turning into Brutus' Basin.
The Rig		A former operational Oil Rig, after the SHADOW occupation, it became destroyed; run by TNTina until being flooded, leaving it as the Rickety Rig.
SHADOW Safe House - Alpha		One of the safehouses of SHADOW, located under Pleasant Park.
SHADOW Safe House - Beta		One of the safehouses of SHADOW, located under Gas N’ Grub.
SHADOW Safe House - Charlie		One of the safehouses of SHADOW, located under FN Radio.
SHADOW Safe House - Delta		One of the safehouses of SHADOW, located north of Misty Meadows.
SHADOW Safe House - Echo		One of the safehouses of SHADOW, located north of Holly Hedges.
SHADOW Safe House - Spawn		One of the safehouses of SHADOW, located on the Spawn Island.
SHADOW Lamps		A Lamp store owned by SHADOW in Retail Row.
GHOST Flowers		Formerly the Flower store owned by GHOST, it had been merged with SHADOW Lamps.
Ghost House		Formerly a GHOST Training Facility, taken over by SHADOW.
Shanty Town		A decrepit town west of Slurpy Swamp, a previous occupation for TNTina and SHADOW Henchmen.
Box Factory		A factory that produced boxes before being turned into Catty Corner; it was under the jurisdiction of Meowscles after he was kicked out of The Yacht.
Unnamed Storage base		A house with several work desks and a SHADOW bunker used to store weapons and equipment near Lazy Lake.
Unnamed SHADOW Control center		A destroyed house near Pleasant Park with a control center below, previously linked to SHADOW Safe House - Alpha through a secret passage.
Slurpy Swamp		A factory that creates Slurp entities and products; was the site of at least one of Chaos Agent's experiments.
Steamy Stacks		A power plant that used the power of A Cube. It is watched by Chaos Agent through his lair.

Founder[]

Agent Name & Icon		Description
Midas		Fallen king and an outstanding spy of great wealth. He is the founder and leader of SHADOW, and the leader of GHOST during Chapter 2: Season 2. He got killed by Kado Thorne who cut one of his hands and got imprisoned in The Underworld by Hades before escaping.

The First Shadows[]

Agent Name & Icon		Description
The Burning Wolf		First of the First Shadows, The Burning Wolf is a knight whose existence is considered a legend. He is the very first member of SHADOW known as Midas' first enforcer.
Chaos Agent		Second of the First Shadows, Chaos Agent (formerly known as Chaos Origins) is mad scientist who was “redeemed” by Midas. He is a mastermind who undermines the order from the shadows and is the leader of SHADOW. He is also known as Midas' first redeemed.
Sierra		Final of the First Shadows, Sierra is an agent seeking revenge for her family. She is known as Midas' first pardoned.

Shadows[]

Agent Name & Icon		Description
Jules		Daughter of Midas and a gifted engineer of SHADOW who doesn't want to live in father's shadow. She went on her own way after Midas' dissapearance, before returning upon Marigold's call.
Double Agent Wildcard		Silent wildcard of chaos, this double agent for SHADOW is a professional robber who does everything according to the plan. Partnered with Chaos Double Agent and Double Agent Hush.
Double Agent Hush		Silent wildcard of chaos, this double agent for SHADOW silently haunt her enemy's every move. Partnered with Chaos Double Agent and Double Agent Wildcard.
Abstrakt		A SHADOW assassin who always leaves his mark behind.
Renegade Shadow		A lone agent from SHADOW, and renegade member of GHOST. He betrayed and stormed The Agency as a SHADOW member.
Rue		A SHADOW agent and assassin. She has been bringing about many a spy's demise since activation.
Stingray		A SHADOW agent. He is a trap specialist, especially in nautical environments. During Chapter 4: Season 3 he contacts Meowscles to do some work relating to SHADOW.
Metal Mouth		A SHADOW agent formerly partnered with Zadie.
Zadie		A SHADOW agent formerly partnered with Metal Mouth and later with Spycatcher Siren and Covert Cobalt. Former agent of The Agency.
Covert Cobalt		A SHADOW agent partnered with Shady Zadie and Spycatcher Siren and former agent of The Agency.
Spycatcher Siren		A hitman and a spycatcher of SHADOW. She is partnered with Shady Zadie and Covert Cobalt and former agent of The Agency.
Sorana		A SHADOW agent and sniper specialist.
Kit		A remarkably intelligent little cat specializing in robotics, fighting evil, and mech suits. He is the son of Meowscles.

A.L.T.E.R. Members[]

Agent Name & Icon		Description
Vex		A very powerful warrior who can use the Power of Creation. He can fuse with his Alter-Ego, Xev to create Fusion. He fights with his orb and a war scythe. He's the most mysterious A.L.T.E.R. agent.
Fusion		The warrior resulting from the fusion of Vex and Xev.
Toxin		An A.L.T.E.R. agent and poison specialist.
Chic		An A.L.T.E.R. agent that mostly doesn't appear in missions.
Hazard		An A.L.T.E.R. agent and a mountain climber. She was formerly partnered with Brutus
Riptide		An A.L.T.E.R. agent and a fisherman.
Scratch		An A.L.T.E.R. agent that got corrupted after an experiment by Chaos Agent
Outcast		An A.L.T.E.R. agent and a fisherwoman.
Tek		An artificially enhanced agent part of A.L.T.E.R. He is partnered with Terra.
Terra		An artificially enhanced agent part of A.L.T.E.R. She is partnered with Tek.
Sludge		An army of Slurp creatures that were made in Slurpy Swamp and were used as Henchmen by A.L.T.E.R.

Henchmen[]

Henchmen Name & Icon		Description
SHADOW Henchmen		Henchmen of SHADOW that guard and roam around in locations that are SHADOW-controlled.
SHADOW Beach Brawler		Henchmen of SHADOW that survived the flood in Chapter 2: Season 3 that was stationed at The Authority.

Chaos Agent's Experiments[]

Name & Icon		Information
Big Chuggus		The result of an experiment. A SHADOW member or associate.
Slurp Jonesy		The result of an experiment made by Chaos Agent on Recruit Jonesy.
Slurp Bandolette		The result of an experiment made by Chaos Agent on Bandolette.
Slurp Leviathan		The result of an experiment made by Chaos Agent on Leviathan.
Corrupted Shogun		The result of an experiment made by Chaos Agent on Shogun.
Corrupted Arachne		The result of an experiment made by Chaos Agent on Arachne.
Corrupted Insight		The result of an experiment made by Chaos Agent on Insight.

Former Members[]

Agent Name & Icon		Information
SHADOW Enforcer		One of the SHADOW Henchmen who became lonely. Later met up with a lonely GHOST Enforcer to form the Henchbros.
Brutus		A former GHOST and SHADOW member that became a weapons dealer after the factions went dark. He later took the lead of Midas' Crew during Midas' dissapearance.
TNTina		An explosives specialist. She was stationed in The Rig with SHADOW Henchmen. She went on her own way after Midas' dissapearance, before returning upon Marigold's call.
Meowscles		Last seen at Sunswoon Lagoon enjoying his vacation before being contacted by Stingray because they have work to do. He went on his own way after Midas' dissapearance, before returning upon Marigold's call.
Skye		An agent and an adventurer. She went on her own way after Midas' dissapearance, before returning upon Marigold's call.

Technology[]

Tech Name and Icon		Description
Midas' Drum Gun		Midas' Gold Drum Gun that is used by him in The Agency.
Brutus' Minigun		Minigun that is used by Brutus in The Grotto.
Meowscles' Peow Peow Rifle		Heavy Assault Rifle that is carried by Meowscles at the Box Factory.
TNTina's Ka-Boom Bow		Boom Bow that is used by TNTina in The Rig.
Jules' Drum Gun		Drum Gun used by Jules at The Authority
Jules' Glider Gun		Infinite Grappler which provides Glider Redeploy, carried by Jules at The Authority.
Rig Keycard		A Keycard carried by TNTina that opens the Vault at The Rig.
Yacht Keycard		A Keycard carried by Meowscles after he got kicked out of The Yacht.
Grotto Keycard		A Keycard carried by Brutus that opens the Vault at The Grotto.
Authority Keycard		A Keycard carried by Jules that opens the Vault at The Authority.
Motorboat		Boat which is equipped with missiles. Has the logo of SHADOW on the launcher.

History[]

Before Chapter 2[]

Midas recruits The Burning Wolf, Chaos Agent and Sierra as The First Shadows. Midas makes his first steps towards an empire of crime and espionage.

Chapter 2: Season 1[]

A.L.T.E.R. team members were present on the island before E.G.O, they are involved in the import and sale of weapons at Dirty Docks and also have links with the companies Slurp Co. and Kevolution Energy, they started to oppose the members of E.G.O and chase them down while Chaos Agent watches everything from his lair. At the same time they began the construction of SHADOW Safe House for the arrival of other agents.

Chapter 2: Season 2[]

The conflict between E.G.O. and A.L.T.E.R. brought the entire GHOST and SHADOW organizations into an all-out war, beginning the Spy Wars. SHADOW established various safehouses across the island. Midas, leading GHOST, founded the Agency and recruited several agents, three of them: Brutus, TNTina and Meowscles join SHADOW, allowing them to take control of The Grotto & The Rig with the former becoming their headquarters. Near the end of the season, Renegade Shadow storms The Agency for SHADOW’s Conquest, and Midas starts building The Device with his daughter Jules (a SHADOW member) as an attempt to push back The Storm, and after the failure of The Device, Midas shows his true affiliation as SHADOW’s leader and allows SHADOW to take control of the rest of The Agency.

Chapter 2: Season 3[]

SHADOW's headquarters are now The Authority, a more sinister version of The Agency re-constructed by Jules. Due to the flooding, The Grotto & The Rig are no longer fit for use as a bases for SHADOW and are therefore abandoned. SHADOW safehouse are also being discontinued for unknown reasons. SHADOW continues the war against the remaining members of GHOST who built The Fortilla as their new headquarters.

Chapter 2: Season 4[]

The Authority has been completely abandoned and the war between GHOST and SHADOW seems to have ended, but no explanation has been given to how and why.

Chapter 2: Season 5[]

After the war against GHOST, SHADOW stopped acting in a unified manner and placed all agents offline with most of them running their own businesses. From now on, only a restricted group of agents are activated to go on a mission, before being back offline once it is completed. Detective Sleuth decided to hunt down all the agents of SHADOW and GHOST but it was without success.

Chapter 2: Season 7[]

SHADOW agents infiltrated and sabotaged The Bridge.

Chapter 3: Season 1[]

After Apollo flipped over, almost no trace of SHADOW is left with the exception of Motorboats.

Chapter 3: Season 2[]

During the War against The Seven several SHADOW members have joined the ranks of the Imagined Order : Chaos Agent, Renegade Shadow, Abstrakt, Hush, Wild Card, Zadie and Jules. The IO is then defeated by The Resistance, leaving SHADOW agents who joined them to find new employers or a new 'job'.

Chapter 4: Season 1[]

Members of SHADOW have joined several factions: mainly Cold Blooded and Most Wanted, the former guarding vaults all over the island and the latter wishing to rob them. The Double Agents joined Cold Blooded while Renegade Shadow, Zadie, Metal Mouth, Stingray, Abstrakt and SHADOW Enforcer(s) joined the Most Wanted. The Double Agents may have been double agents for the Most Wanted, as they have been replaced after the vaults they protected were robbed. Jules decided to join Oathbound in order to learn about their technology.

Chapter 4: Season 3[]

Because of his loss of income, Riptide teamed up with his Alter-ego from E.G.O.: Turk to capture the Coral Buddies and sell them. This caused them to come into conflict with the people of Atlantis.
Shortly after Turk and Riptide fail, Stingray, under Chaos Agent’s orders contacts Meowscles to tell him they have work to do. He later relocates to Lonely Labyrinth where he keeps his treasure there as well as Stellan's Refined Kinetic Ore schematic, which was later stolen from him by The Looper.

Chapter 4: Season 4[]

At an unknown time period after the war between GHOST and SHADOW, the two factions of Midas's Crew reunited under SHADOW and Brutus took the lead after Midas' disappearance.
Lonely Labyrinth dissapeared and has been replaced by Sanguine Suites, forcing Stingray to find a new base.
Renegade Shadow, who has become an expert as a heist crew leader, is looking for a new crew to rob the Eclipse Hotel. Other SHADOW agents are also involved in the heists including Meowscles, Abstrakt, SHADOW Enforcer and Stingray.

Chapter 5: Season 2[]

Upon learning where Midas was, Marigold called Jules, TNTina, Skye, Meowscles and Brutus, the current SHADOW leader to reform Midas's old crew.
With The Society’s forces dwindled, SHADOW Agents take back control over The Marigold and set up SHADOW Briefings on the Island.
Escaping The Underworld, Midas returns and takes the lead of SHADOW again.
Brutus prepares the Marigold yacht to take Midas' Crew on a new journey as reunited friends for Midas’ ambitions.

Recruitment Posters[]

"SHADOW WANTS YOU" Posters were able to be found in the numerous locations around the map starting Chapter 2: Season 2, with many still being available to view around the map today.

Many of the posters were replaced by others (such as those welcoming/celebrating the Aliens in Believer Beach, or those advertising the cars introduced in Lazy Lake). Alternatively, some were outright removed, like with a location, or otherwise. Those that were removed are as follows:

Two in Pleasant Park, being on the sides of southwestern-most green house and the gas station
Three in Frenzy Farm
The side of the center building in Lazy Lake
Two in Holly Hedges, being on the southwest-most brick building and in the parking lot of the center shop
Two in Sweaty Sands, being on the southwest brick building and behind the SoFDeeZ
Many inside The Authority
The back of the Gas N’ Grub
Two on the sides of Building 2 in Steamy Stacks
The side of the Cap n' Carp building in Misty Meadows
On the side a building at the entrance/exit to Green Steel Bridge
The entrance of the brick wall surrounding the zipline that connects to the large blue communications platforms in Retail Row

Trivia[]

Before Chapter 5: Season 2 it was unknown that GHOST and SHADOW were in fact two factions of the same organization.
- At an unknown period of time, GHOST was integrated into SHADOW and Midas' Crew now act under the name SHADOW.
SHADOW's logo is mistakenly believed to represent Chaos Agent's mask because of a striking resemblance between the two.
- According to the game files codenames, it actually represents a skull.
A.L.T.E.R is incorrectly considered to be the former name of the organization.
- In truth A.L.T.E.R refers only to the team of agents sent during the events of Chapter 2: Season 1, they are distinguished from other SHADOW agents by the fact that they all have an alter-ego in the E.G.O team from GHOST.
The only actual symbol of SHADOW left on Apollo are the ocean-facing entrance of what used to be The Grotto, besides the ones found on Motorboats and on remaining recruitment posters.
- Interestingly, all Motorboats seem to have the A.L.T.E.R. logo on them, despite them technically being able to have the E.G.O. logo, as seen in the Loading Screen "Dive!".
Midas' First Shadows are revealed be the first members of SHADOW.
Shadow Safe Houses are named after the first 5 letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet, those being Alpha, Beta, Charlie, Delta and Echo.
The SHADOW logo can still be found on motorboats across the island.

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