Shuriken

"Shuriken"

Nickname(s) Shuri (By Slingshot, Vine Staff) Pronoun(s): He/Him (Note: Inphernals are genderless and use any pronouns - these are just the ones used in text for this particular inphernal) Height: 5'7" / 170 cm Age: 23 Birthday: 16 May Gear: Silver Ninja Star of the Brilliant Light

Region: Thieves' Den Faction: Factionless (current) Darkage Clan (former) Occupation(s): Waiter / Vigilante Relations: Slingshot, Vine Staff (siblings) Katana (neighbor)

Lore Shuriken was unnaturally spawned in Thieves' Den, immediately after his older sibling Vine Staff, to their two caretakers. Shuriken was taken in and accepted by the Darkage Clan without hesitation, but was separated from his sibling, since she was banished by Darkage due to the "curse" she spawned with. In Darkage, Shuriken was trained as a warrior and was extremely skilled in this endeavor, going on to be regarded as a great warrior by the Clan. It was in Darkage where Shuriken met Slingshot, and the two became extremely close, going on to regard one another as siblings.

Together, the two of them would go out and meet Vine Staff at night, even though it was forbidden for them to do so. Eventually, the three of them decided to leave Thieves' Den to live in Crossroads, which was ultimately the safest place for Shuriken's siblings. However, Shuriken did not take well to the humdrum of city life, finding his life without purpose. In the pursuit of becoming something greater, he adopted a vigilante persona—known as "Silver Shadow"—under the cover of night, where he now fights against crime and keeps the streets of Crossroads safe.

Shuriken's siblings aren't aware of his alter ego, and are none the wiser when he shows up for his daytime job at Slingshot's café, Thieves' Rest. He works as a waiter, but struggles with exhaustion due to his vigilante work, and oftentimes falls asleep in the middle of the day. Although he cares greatly for his siblings, he keeps mostly to himself and tries not to worry them with what's going on in his life. Despite everything, he longs to one day be reunited with his Clan.

Shuriken lives in the same apartment block as Katana and is his neighbor.[2]

Personality Shuriken is a sentimental inphernal who cares more about his family than he does about himself. Although he often teases and messes with them, he will go to great lengths to make sure his siblings, Slingshot and Vine Staff, are happy and safe, even at his own expense. Despite this, he has a greater desire for purpose in life, seeking this out in his secret vigilante alter ego, "Silver Shadow", which he hides from his siblings so as not to worry them. Shuriken has struggled to settle into Crossroads, and doesn't have many friends and is lonely as a result.[4][5]

Appearance Shuriken is a light-skinned inphernal with two long horns, each starting at his forehead and curving slightly upward. Both horns’ bases start out green and then slowly fade into their natural pink color.

While not wearing his mask, Shuriken’s face can be seen wearing green makeup under his eyes, as well as a pink, blue, and green dot triangle pattern on his forehead, which references his bond with his siblings. His mask is reminiscent of traditional oni masks, which sports a green and black color scheme that coincides with the rest of his outfit. The teeth of the mask have two sets of fangs and thick, cloudlike eyebrows, which support the traditional look of the outfit.

Shuriken wears a black shinobi shozoku with grey hand wrappings and a grey hood ripped from a different set of clothing, with only part of the left sleeve and the upper half of the torso attached to the upper half of his shozoku. A long scarf is also clipped to the back of his hood. His hood, chest, the eyes on his mask, and the ends of his scarf each have the same green circular pattern on all of them. Along his chest is a strap that is connected to the bag on his side that holds his various tools. His weapons are green shuriken with bright neon green tips on them and a kunai. He has a green cord tied around his waist, resembling obijime or haori himo, which acts as a belt. His shoes are white and black with green laces. ———

Relationships Vine Staff Shuriken and Vine Staff are extremely close, with Shuriken risking his role in the Darkage Clan for her, and eventually giving it up in order to protect his sibling. The two are often causing havoc for their neighbor, Katana[6], and Shuriken tattooed his own arm in honor of Vine Staff.[7] Vine Staff isn't aware of Shuriken's vigilante alter ego, "Silver Shadow".

Slingshot Shuriken and Slingshot are very close as siblings, but Slingshot isn't aware of Shuriken's vigilante alter ego, "Silver Shadow".

Other relationships Shuriken still longs to be a part of Darkage Clan again, someday.

Shuriken lives in the same apartment block as Katana, and he and his siblings often disturb the older inphernal.[6] While they don't talk much, Shuriken and his siblings leave gifts at Katana's door to show their appreciation to him.[8] Katana is aware of Shuriken's vigilante alter ego, "Silver Shadow"[9], but doesn't know that he is Shuriken.[10]

While Shuriken isn't aware of The Broker, The Broker knows of his vigilante alter ego, "Silver Shadow", as does Ban Hammer. However, similarly to Katana, neither of them know that "Silver Shadow" is Shuriken.

—————— PHIGHTING! takes place in the Inpherno, a planet which resides in a universe known as the Inphinity. The Inpherno is mainly inhabited by inphernals, a race of horned humanoids who are born with a gear that they use to phight one another with. The Inpherno is split into four regions, each with their own territories and factions, all converging into a communal city called Crossroads in the center.

The game currently takes place in 3099 AR[Note 1], with the supplementary comic Death in the Family taking place a few months before the events of the game, in the same year.[1]

Crossroads is the location of the game's hub world, which players use to access the PHIGHT! Lobby, vote in Phestivals, interact with NPCs, buy skins, and hang out with other players.

Phighters, their gear, NPCs, factions, maps, and other locations in the game are based on various established concepts from the ROBLOX platform, primarily from the years 2008 to 2014. Maps are—with few exceptions—faithful reinterpretations of ROBLOX games created prior to 2014; once popular, they have been abandoned by their creators and players. The gear that inphernals are based on are (usually) all real gears that are, or once were, available in the ROBLOX Catalog.

Crossroads is the main central hub for PHIGHTING! with bridges to the 4 factions – Blackrock, Lost Temple, Playground, and Thieves' Den – coming in from each cardinal direction. Within Crossroads lies an abundance of establishments, corporations, and other buildings that are commonly referenced in other maps

Blackrock is one of the four main regions in the Inpherno. It consists of technologically advanced icy mountains controlled by the KORBLOX Administration.The KORBLOX Administration are the ruling faction of Blackrock. They are a military state who typically force their newspawn into science, engineering, or infantry fields. The KORBLOX Administration is ran by a shadowy group of higher-ups who have yet to be seen.Biografts are robots mass produced by Blackrock, having been invented by Subspace with directives to accomplish specific programmed tasks. According to multiple Phighters, they are a relatively recent invention. There are multiple kinds of Biografts with specific skillsets and duties, and they are all based on variants of the Biograft Energy Swords gear. In general, Biografts are not sentient, but specific types of Biografts may be able to form a bond with one another. Biografts are not a hive mind and do not share gained memories with each other. So far, six types of Biografts have been revealed.

Lost Temple is one of the four major regions in the Inpherno. It is an arid desert split in two by a civil war.Lost Temple is a hot, dry desert that was once home to a bustling city full of thousands of inhabitants. Ten years prior to the events of PHIGHTING!, this city was burnt to the ground in the Scorch, and the lasting effects thereof now serves to divide the remaining populace. Most inphernals that did not leave Lost Temple for other regions would end up joining either the Redcliff Wranglers or The Church of the TRUE EYE.

The temperatures of Lost Temple are unbearable to non-natives[1], and even those native to Lost Temple can find the environment unpleasant.[2] Fashion in Lost Temple can be varied, but ponchos, scarves, bandanas, and cowboy hats are common fixtures of an inphernal's wardrobe. Those who live out in the desert plains tend to live in tents and sleep on hammocks.

Playground is one of the four main regions in the Inpherno. It is an urban city [1] as well as Windforce's domain.

Thieves' Den is one of the four major regions in the Inpherno. It is a grassy mountainous jungle inhabited by carnivorous plants, currently ruled by the Darkage Clan.Thieves' Den is a lush, tropical region home to jungles, mountains, and various clans. Currently, the Darkage Clan is the only one known. It is known for its inphernal-eating flora[1] and its vast foliage. An unknown group of Darkage warriors are seen in Death in the Family.