Claw Shadow

Claw Shadow
Personal Status
Race	Fiend
Professional Status
Affiliation	Holy Vigoor Empire Fiends
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	Ninja Gaiden

The Claw Shadow (クロウシャドウ) is an Enemy in Ninja Gaiden Hurricane Pack: Volume 2, Ninja Gaiden Black, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus.

Appearance

A variety of Shadow Demon, Claw Shadows are stout creatures with a humanoid anatomical shape, blended with grotesque, organic appendages. Their flesh is pallid with red, exposed musculature in some areas, giving the demon a semi-decayed, almost necrotic aesthetic. It has a hooded, cowl-like head with a gaping, fanged-mouth clutching a large, yellow-red eye. The chest and back muscles are exaggerated and defined; its legs are sharp, stilt-like appendages, with studded bands wrapped below the knees; and the arms terminate in massive, fleshy claws. In addition to the eyeball embedded in its mouth, four more eyes are in the demon's shoulders and knees.

Attack Data

Since the Claw Shadow can easily break Ryu's guard, the basic approach is to aim for a combo after evading their attacks with Reverse Wind. Since the sliding throw is often performed twice in a row, it is recommended to cancel with Reverse Wind immediately after guarding the first one.

Attack Name	Hitstun	Guard
Combo Attack (1st Hit)	Normal	Block
Combo Attack (2nd Hit)	Knockback	Break
Two-Handed Scratch	Normal	Break
Dash-Through Scratch	Knockback	Break
Running Jump Ground Attack	Down	Block
Lunge Attach (from "Shadow" State)	Normal	Break
Lift-Up Attack 1st Hit	Launch	Break
Aerial Pounce Scratch (2nd Hit)	Throw	Unblockable
Sliding Throw	Throw	Break

Essence Data

Claw Shadows can drop all three types of essence, though their more typical drop is 200 Yellow Essence.

History

Ninja Gaiden

Claw Shadows begin appearing in the city of Tairon during the Dark Dragon Blade Incident, only to be put down by Ryu Hayabusa, descendant of the Dragon Linage.

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Like Ninja Gaiden, Claw Shadows only appear in the later chapters of the game, often appearing alongside Red Bast Fiends as they try to kill Ryu Hayabusa. In Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, the Fiends are trying to reignite the Age of the Fiends, an era where they ruled over the human world.

Gallery

Claw Shadow Fiend render