Character Profile: Shadow Tabby

Story by Madam Poodle on SoFurry

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Name: Shadow TabbyAge: MonthsGender: UnknownHeight/Weight: 3' 3" @ 42 lbs., Later 5' @ 87 lbs.Species: CopycatDate of Birth: Months agoResidence: UnknownOverview:Shadow Tabby is a copycat who's traits and development have been taken solely from Tabby: one of the three kittens. As such, it is essentially the copycat equivalent of Tabby, being a near exact replication of her character. However, it too has her distinguishing traits, one being her innate genetic instinct to copy and process other's actions detail for detail, like most copycats, and replicate, and utilize them for her own sake.Shadow Tabby is characterized by being a perpetual copy of Tabby with only very slight differences. It appears in two different ways:Its first form was that of a more accurate representation of Tabby: small, lithe, wears a singular hoodie with an identical mask, hand and footwear, and the same retractable claws from under said wears. It differs from here, sporting a shadowy black fur coat, a black hoodie, a more triangular shape to the hood of said item, and the mask and wearable paws being a purer white rather than purple or pale blue. The weaponized retractable claws are also a shiny golden color and look, as opposed to a more contemporary look. Its second form, which is somewhat of a second stage, appears as a more mature version of the previous form, adopting even more differences from the former. In this form, Shadow Tabby appears in a bigger, more physically mature form from its previous state. In this form, as well as being physically more mature, the the mask and wearable paws on the hands are no longer worn, thus revealing and being able to utilize equivalently large, more natural paws that features blade-like claws. Its now exposed face reveals something more akin to a copycat's true face, sporting a very dark, shadowy visage; flat, triangular whiskers; and beady, glowing yellow eyes. Aside from those things, everything else remains esthetically the same.Shadow Tabby has little personality of its own, only adopting what it has taken from both Tabby, and Panic!. Thusly, Shadow Tabby's behavior is much more often than not, cat-like, sly, elegant, uppity, active yet lazy, often gluttonous and mootchy, playful, erratic, and the list goes on. When around Tabby: her progenitor and target often times, she adopts a rather evil, enthusiastically cold demeanor toward her, and often tries to attack her. However, in her elden self, she practically the polar opposite to her, acting rather unharming, and nice. These traits aside, she often takes and reflects what she pick up from others.History:Shadow Tabby was originally conceived by Panic! The Sorcerer as a trick to foil the three kittens. By taking a copycat can tasking it to carefully observe only one person, and attract all of their traits, he was able to replicate her character unto it. With her character copied into

the creature, it was then tought the desired traits Panic! would select for it, and as such, advised of its primary purpose as a foil to Tabby, and her sisters. As such, it was put to work, and has been at the Three Kittens' tail ever since.Somewhere in time, Its character had changed into its second state, along the way, viewing the world a little more differently than before...Weapon: Retractable ClawsWeapon Type: ClawDiscipline: Copied from TabbyBattle and Abilities:Shadow Tabby has little abilities of its own, instead, taking its abilities and skills from other people... in the basis of its character, almost exclusively from Tabby. As such, it retains Tabby's skills and abilities of nimble, agile movement, cat-like reflexes and style, the use of her retractable claws, and her acrobatic characteristics. As well, she can utilize traits of Panic!'s shadow magic, being able to use it as a catalyst source for some attacks.With Shadow Tabby being a copycat, she still retains her ability to copy, and utilize another person's/thing's actions for its own sake. Although having a more conscious mind than most copycats, it's not uncommon to see her (or copycats in general) mirroring or repeating another's actions detail for detail. It may then store this information taken from performing such action, and use whatever it deems useful for its own devises, though with Shadow Tabby, this is a little rare.With its abilities and tactics esthetically the same as Tabby's, it also encounters nearly all of her some weaknesses as well. Not to mention its ability to copy only strands as far as biological creatures. Even so, with a more developed conscious mind than most copycats, Shadow Tabby doesn't take in and/or copy other's movements and information as frequently as a typical one does. Because Shadow Tabby has little abilities of her own, Her weaknesses can be exploited just the same as the person it got them from.However, it's best copycats don't copy...