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Shadow Warriors
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Faction
Faction	Shadow Warriors
Division of	None
Species	Unknown
Origin	Black Nebula
Command	Knight of Darkness
Rival(s)	Robo Force, STAR Team

"The fearsome enemy from outer space."^[1]

Shadow Warriors^[2] follow the orders of the Knight of Darkness and his plans to invade Earth. Only ZEM-21 and the S.T.A.R. (Space Travel And Reconnaissance) Team can hope to keep him at bay as the Shadow Warriors continue to sneak into staging position near Earth.

With the return of Nazgar the Tyrant, the Shadow Warriors have been tasked with special missions to expand the forces of the Cult of Dred.

Story

See: Origin of Enemy the Dictator and Darkness Falls

Gallery

Hierarchy

Shadow Warriors Command

Shadow Warriors Members

References

Faction

Glyaxia Command: Cerrek Commandos ∙ Combat Team Black Skull ∙ Core Aetheric ∙ Core Stalker ∙ Crayhunters ∙ Culproto Security Force ∙ Dark Nebula ∙ Ecroyex Initiative ∙ Enigma Guardians ∙ Esedeth Mobile Patrol ∙ Force Gearius ∙ Gatekeepers ∙ Gloucenn Guard ∙ Glyaxia Ivorinium Elite ∙ Glyaxia Rangers ∙ Metran Security Command ∙ Mraedis Agents ∙ Neo Frontier ∙ Neo Gatekeepers ∙ Neo Tracker Unit ∙ Ordeslin Guard ∙ Outpost Odesskar ∙ Rig Crew ∙ Rothan Bio Rangers ∙ Search Corps Ankram ∙ Sector X ∙ Skaterriun Skull Commandos ∙ Spectre Commandos ∙ Strike Team Sendred ∙ Task Force Volkriun ∙ Variable Reflex Driver ∙ Volkriun Master Command ∙ Volkriun Space Force ∙ United Glyan Forces ∙ United Glyan Coalition

United Glyan Forces: Classified Division ∙ Esedeth Desert Assault Team ∙ Esedeth Hostile Environment Team ∙ Experimental Mechanics Division ∙ Glyaxia Command Elite ∙ Glyaxia Outer Battalion ∙ Relgost Marine Division ∙ Relgost Wing Division ∙ Rig Crew White Skull ∙ Secticore Tracker Unit ∙ Spectre Division ∙ Stealth Division ∙ Strike Team White Skull ∙ Traedian Deep Hunter Division ∙ White Skull Wing Division

United Glyan Coalition: Hades Force ∙ Stealth Dimension Division ∙ Task Force Volkriun ∙ Volkriun Commando ∙ Zorennor Exploration Division ∙ Zorennor Recovery Unit ∙ Zorennor Security Force

The Council Of Travelers: Council Guard ∙ Sonesidar Excavation Division ∙ Sonesidar Rescue Unit ∙ Sonesidar Defense Force ∙ Reydurran Operations Unit ∙ Reydurran Science Division ∙ Reydurran Engineer Corps

Gendrone Empire: Gendrone Revolution ∙ Shock Force ∙ Gendrone Legion ∙ Gendrone Rebellion ∙ Gendrone Voyager ∙ Gendrone Ultra Corps ∙ Gendrone Spectre Force ∙ Sendollest Guard ∙ Bio Hunters ∙ Gendrone Imperium ∙ Gendrone Liberation ∙ Gendrone Alliance ∙ Gendrone Union ∙ Mechrostorm

Robo Force: Robo Force ∙ Cult of Dred ∙ Shadow Warriors ∙ S.T.A.R. Team ∙ Brotherhood of Hunters

Other: Alienac Troopers ∙ Armorvor Armies ∙ Ashi Clan ∙ Beast Army ∙ Bloodlust Tribe ∙ Bloodclan Tribe ∙ Broken Bone Clan ∙ Cobrus ∙ Cyberglyans ∙ Demorran Army ∙ Black Citadel Dreadvalken ∙ Ecopod ∙ Elapids ∙ Guardstar Commandos ∙ Gobonic Command ∙ Kirallius Guard ∙ Knights of the Slice ∙ Lava Strike Force ∙ Lost Sincroid Army ∙ M.A.I.M. ∙ Marezioc Crew ∙ Metrallore Commandos ∙ Microbattlers ∙ Monsters VS Robots ∙ Mutorius Raiders ∙ Nekroids ∙ Oceanic Mechanics Division ∙ Order of the Glyknights ∙ Redborg Syndicate ∙ Renegades ∙ Satraku Clan ∙ Scarabite Squad ∙ Selogo Colonists ∙ Senshin Clan ∙ Spectre Force ∙ S.P.I.C.E. Fleet ∙ Starship USA ∙ The Cult of the All Seeing Eye ∙ The Boogiemen ∙ The Gearo ∙ The Golden Army ∙ The Order ∙ The Veridiohm ∙ The Vilhain ∙ TMNG ∙ Trilobyte Kingdom ∙ Union of Exiles ∙ Vampire Tribe ∙ Villser ∙ Voidrillion Command ∙ Warlords of Wor ∙ Warriors of Evil ∙ Worian Guard ∙ Worian Royal Brigade ∙ Worian SpecOps Unit ∙ X-Corp ∙ Xycoss ∙ Zarmydian

[1] ttp://www.wildtoys.com/zeroids/

[2] ttp://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix5/starteam.htm

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+|planet     = [[Black Nebula]]
+|person     = [[Knight of Darkness]]
+|enemy      = [[Robo Force (faction)|Robo Force]], [[STAR Team (faction)|STAR Team]]
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-=Character History=
+"The fearsome enemy from outer space."<ref>http://www.wildtoys.com/zeroids/</ref>
-[[File:Darkness-Soldier-Concept-Art-5-ALT.png|thumb|left|Early "Knight Trooper" concept art]]"When I first received the Knight of Darkness "doll" from my folks back in the late 70's, I was really taken by the strange and blunted "Vader-like" look of the helmet, as well as the silver and black color combination. Because I was also obsessed with Stormtroopers at the time, I thought the Knight also looked like some kind of elite version of the Empire's prime military force. Naturally, I expected to see other S.T.A.R. Team antagonists like the Knight show up at the toy store, filling out the "bad guy" ranks like [[:Category:Stah Whoz|Star Wars]] was starting to do. Each time my family traveled to The Maine Mall I was on the lookout for new S.T.A.R. Team recruits, but nothing ever materialized beyond the Knight and a few Zem 21 figures. This actually bugged me more than it ever should have, especially since legitimate Star Wars figures were starting to invade the shelves. The Knight of Darkness needed his own troopers to command!
+Shadow Warriors<ref>http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix5/starteam.htm</ref> follow the orders of the [[Knight of Darkness]] and his plans to invade [[Earth]]. Only [[ZEM#ZEM-21|ZEM-21]] and the [[STAR Team|S.T.A.R. (Space Travel And Reconnaissance) Team]] can hope to keep him at bay as the Shadow Warriors continue to sneak into staging position near Earth.
-[[File:Darkness-Soldier-Concept-Art-ALT.png|thumb|right|Early "Knight Trooper" concept art]]I kept my original Knight of Darkness for many years, losing various pieces of its body as time rolled on. Eventually all that remained was the poor guy's head, battered and scraped from years of service. The Knight's noggin one day ended up on my work desk, while I had some cruddy enamel model paint opened up (80's kids know the kind). I thought back to my desire of seeing a trooper versions of the Knight and I applied some of that nasty enamel paint (a red color) to its worn out dome. Needless to say, the paint refused to dry, but for a small window I was able to sneak a glimpse of what might have been.
+With the return of [[Nazgar]] the Tyrant, the Shadow Warriors have been tasked with special missions to expand the forces of the [[Cult of Dred]].
-Fast forward to nearly 4 years ago, around the time I started to develop new S.T.A.R. Team (Project X) concepts with [[Toyfinity]]'s [[John Kent]] (who now held the licenses for some of my most beloved Ideal toy lines including S.T.A.R. Team) and our long time collaborator [[Ralph Niese]]. During those extensive work sessions, we discussed how we could bring back the Knight of Darkness and give him an army of armored soldiers. The old "trooper" concept then resurfaced from my youth, and things began to fall into focus for the Knight's resurrection."<ref>http://onelldesign.blogspot.com/2016/06/beyond-black-nebula-part-2.html</ref>
-[[File:Darkness-Soldier-Concept-Art-2.png|thumb|right|Concept Art by [[Matt Doughty]]]]"As I produced various sketches of the Knight of Darkness and his proposed "troopers" for Project X in late 2012 and into 2013, I started to realize that the core design principles of the original vintage figure had a lot in common with our very own Space Traveler [[Pheyden]]. That sneaky domed would-be conqueror from the 70's had actually left an indelible subconscious impression on my tiny brain! It seemed that I had inadvertently discovered Pheyden's long lost cosmic grandpa through the act of drawing oddball pictures.
-Strange skull-like swept angled helmet? Check.  Simplified segmented chest? Check. Skinny arms and legs? Check. Asymmetrical weirdo belt? Check. That last one really jumped out at me. All that time playing with the original Knight of Darkness had definitely affected my creative choices when I was developing old Pheyden, I had just never really put it all together until I seriously analyzed the basic aesthetics of both designs next to each other.
-In many ways, the concept of Toyfinity is truly best proven by the very projects that it undertakes. The Knight of Darkness/Pheyden connection may never have been made if we hadn't collectively decided to bring the original S.T.A.R. Team back from deep space. Being able to collaborate, design and develop with John and the Toyfinity team has allowed us to open up all new dimensions, even without Traveler powers.
-Or weirdo asymmetrical belts."<ref>http://onelldesign.blogspot.com/2016/06/beyond-black-nebula-part-3.html</ref>
 =Story=
+ See: [[The Return of Robo Force#Origin of Enemy the Dictator|Origin of Enemy the Dictator]] and [[The Return of Robo Force#Darkness Falls|Darkness Falls]]
-==Target: Earth==
-[[File:CursetemSTARTEAMComicPanel.jpg|thumb|right|Comic Panel from 1977 promotional comic featuring the Knight of Darkness and his Shadow Warriors]]"The fearsome enemy from outer space."<ref>http://www.wildtoys.com/zeroids/</ref>
+=Gallery=
-Shadow Warriors<ref>http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix5/starteam.htm</ref> follow the orders of the [[Knight of Darkness]] and his plans to invade [[Earth]]. Only [[ZEM#ZEM-21|ZEM-21]] and the [[STAR Team|S.T.A.R. (Space Travel And Reconnaissance) Team]] can hope to keep him at bay as the Shadow Warriors continue to sneak into staging position near Earth.
-With the return of [[Nazgar]] the Tyrant, the Shadow Warriors have been tasked with special missions to expand the forces of the Cult of Dred.
-==Encounter at Ecroyex==
-[[File:Page4.jpg|thumb|right|A page from the [[Toyfinity]] [[ROBO Force]] comic book featuring the Rust Rain of Zeton]]The unexpected activation of [[MAXX Zero]] - and his subsequent defeat of [[Hun-Dred]] - caused a change in Nazgar’s long-term plans. Subjugating the [[Zetonian]] robots and finding a [[Z-Core]] to prolong his life had brought Nazgar to [[Zeton]]; now opportunity had presented him with a functioning machine - a working Z-Core. All he had to do was catch him.
-The problem was, the [[Cult of Dred]] did not have a standing army. The [[Conquest Destroyer]] was staffed by a skeleton crew of [[Technician Zeroid|technicians]] and the [[Carren]] – not a warrior among them. The advanced weapons capabilities of Maxx Zero, as well as the unknown energy abilities of [[ZEM]], would be difficult to overcome. The initial answer came from the enslaved Zetonians; Nazgar’s "rust rain" had erased their minds and reduced them to a simple set of commands. A Zetonian robot-construction facility was converted into a factory to build the machines of war. Each mechanoid was stripped down and outfitted with a new unified face and rudimentary Zetonian weaponry. With a set of new internal commands created by the Cult of Dred, these new [[Battlestar#Guardian of Celestia|Guardian]] robots were sent out to find Maxx Zero and destroy him. However, the limited mental capacity of the Guardians – running a program which did not give them much independent thought – was a major hindrance, along with the available raw materials for weapons on Zeton yielding only basic blasters. Nazgar tasked the [[Knight of Darkness|Knight]] with finding him the perfect prototypes off-world to create a new group of elite soldiers.
-[[File:Enemy-Ecroyex-2-ALT.jpg|thumb|left|Enemy the Dictator]]The Knight of Darkness used his abilities to step between the bonds of reality to cross the dimensional barriers in his search. His second stop was inside the fortress of the sinister [[Ecroyex Initiative|ECROYEX INITIATIVE]], home of powerful cyborg beings bent on universal destruction. A crack team of Darkness Shadow Troopers and the Knight himself slew the Ecroyex warriors, discovering a great prize among their war machines: a new type of mechanical warrior bristling with weaponry - [[Enemy]].<ref>http://toyfinity.blogspot.com/2016/06/robo-force-zetonian-fact-file-origin.html</ref>
-==Darkness Falls==
-[[File:Darkness-Soldier-Standard-CLOSE-ALT.png|thumb|right|Darkness Soldiers appear!]]But there was a greater problem on the horizon for [[MAXX Zero]] and the [[ROBO Force]] as they faced the [[Neo Zeroid Hunter|Hunter Tribe]]... What the Hunters did not know was that another group had tracked their signal - a group that believed the resurgence of the [[Zeroids]] would lead to the destruction of the universe. And so, it was time for the shroud of Darkness to fall once again.
-The DARKNESS SOLDIERS entered the jungle with simple orders - bring back any mechanoid powered by a [[Z-Core]] (the energy source at the heart of the [[Prime Zeroids]] AND Maxx Zero) and destroy the rest. Who will survive this conflict of wills in the primal elements of a planet untamed by technology or men? The Hunters? The Hunted? Or a literal legion of Darkness?<ref>http://toyfinity.blogspot.com/2016/06/new-release-this-friday-6242016.html</ref>
-High above the jungle planet the [[Technician Zeroid]] waiting in orbit transmits schematics for a new vehicle while observing the battle against the Hunter Neo Zeroids. The DARKNESS SOLDIERS can reconfigure the deactivated forms of fallen Zeroids into new creations. With their newly minted Hover Tank, would MAXX and the Robo Force stand a chance against the Darkness Soldiers?
-==The Hunter's Challenge==
-[[File:13402734_959657100817935_145769364_n.jpg|thumb|right|Robo Force surrounded by the Hunter Tribe]][[Zemo]] had built [[Zemorian]] using the modular Neo Zeroid technology developed after the Prime Zeroids escaped from the planet of the beasts. As children are apt to do, Zemorian disagreed with his "father" over the specifics of the Great Hunt - any entities they came across were their prey, where ZEMO believed more in the purity of hunting evil creatures to hone their skills.
-Zemorian stole a [[Star Falke|ZEM Saucer]] and twenty blank Explorer [[Neo Zeroids]], escaping into the universe. Eventually, they found a jungle planet to settle on, awaiting those who would participate in the Great Hunt.
-Zemorian built the Explorer Zeroids to their original specs, later granting those who made a successful kill in the hunt a second form. This was made all the more difficult, as one of the main tenets of being a Hunter was only using the magnet blaster to create spiked weapons and not as a blaster.
-[[File:Arjox_profile.jpg|thumb|left|Arjox with a hard light weapon]]Explorer mode Zeroids used a specific module as their head, containing most of their brain technology. The dome worn on the Explorer head was mainly ornamental when compared to Zintar's original body, so Zemorian made the dome into a weapon: a deadly cutting disc which could be thrown in the hunt. The chest emblem worn by the Explorers became a mohawk of sorts for these second form Hunters, signifying their passage into Hunter status.
-After the Darkness Soldiers were thwarted in their crusade to destroy the ROBO Force, Maxx left Zemorian and the Hunters to their own devices. One Hunter wanted more though. [[Arjox]] saw the insanity of his creator, asking Maxx if he could join the quest for the Prime Zeroids. Maxx agreed, the Robo Force gaining a new member.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BIg9v8SBgaS/</ref>
-==The White of X'Arb'ea==
-Maxx Zero and the Robo Force have been following the path of the Prime Zeroids ever since meeting Assassin and Striker on Diavolus. It is Maxx's belief that Zintar the Explorer holds some long-lost knowledge about ZETON and how Nazgar can be defeated for all time, leading the Force on a quest throughout the stars.
-After leaving the jungle planet of the Hunter Zeroids and adding Arjox to the team, Maxx continued upon the path he felt would lead to Zintar. It was along this path that the planet [[X'Arb'ea]] lay. Sensors in the [[Star Falke|Star Hawk]] notified Maxx that unique metals from [[Zeton|ZETON]] were housed in the scientific outpost. Imagine his surprise when he found hundreds of half constructed [[Zetonian]] robots in storage at the facility, coated in a base white paint...<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BKucKMOhuac/</ref>
-==The Legion==
-After Maxx Zero and the Robo Force defeated the Darkness Soldiers on the jungle planet of the Neo Hunter Zeroids, Nazgar called upon the Knight of Darkness to send a more powerful group of warriors to defeat Maxx. The Knight called upon a special division of his Darkness Soldiers known as the Legion.
-Traveling in groups of five, the Legion is primarily used to infiltrate fortresses on worlds Nazgar wants crushed. The Legion would be the backbone of a special trap for the Robo Force...<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrX8LNB0QN/</ref>
-==Sentinel's Last Stand==
-[[File:Tmp_2053-FullSizeRender-6-1020903719.jpg|thumb|right|Sentinel Transmission]]Transmission incoming...
-*"Maxx, I'm sorry. I thought-"
-*"They-"
-*"A LEGION-"
-*"If there's time. If there's somehow time...."
-*"It was a trap. Don't activate t-"
-==Chariot's Keep==
-[[File:Chariots.png|thumb|right|Panels from Chariot's Keep]]Riding within Atarikoth Comet blazing through an unknown nebula of darkness is the remains of an ancient vessel containing a series of familiar forms...<ref>http://www.onelldesign.com/comics/chariotskeep/</ref>
-=Versions=
-==Darkness Soldier Standard==
-Production Darkness Soldier - Standard edition. Red with White Accents. The dangerous followers of the KNIGHT OF DARKNESS! Based on the classic KNIGHT OF DARKNESS from Ideal Toys! Includes bonus [[Glyan]] head! 34 pieces. Released June 24th, 2016. $14 each.
 <gallery>
+Star_Team_comic.jpg|1977 Comic Cover
-13498100_10209654090419349_8157499813480188288_o.jpg
+CursetemSTARTEAMComicPanel.jpg|Comic Panel from 1977 promotional comic featuring the Knight of Darkness and his Shadow Warriors
-13490770_10209654066178743_6424882447059288488_o.jpg
-Darkness-Soldier-Standard-CLOSE-ALT.png
+Darkness-Soldier-Concept-Art-5-ALT.png|Early "Knight Trooper" concept art
+Darkness-Soldier-Concept-Art-ALT.png|Early "Knight Trooper" concept art
+Darkness-Soldier-Concept-Art-2.png|Concept Art
+13498100_10209654090419349_8157499813480188288_o.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier]] debut
+Chariots.png|[[Chariot's Keep]]
+Comic-banner-chariotskeep.gif|Inside the ancient vessel on [[Atarikoth Comet]]
+Darknesswillfall_banner.jpg|"Darkness will fall" banner ad (2018)
+Darknesswillfall_ad3b.jpg|"Darkness will fall" banner ad (2018)
+May-Drop-ad003.png|Zero Point advertisement (2018)
+Teaser-comic3.jpg|Robo Force comic teaser (2018)
 </gallery>
+=Hierarchy=
-==Darkness Soldier Legion==
+==Shadow Warriors Command==
-Production Darkness Soldier - Legion edition. White with Black Accents. The dangerous elite followers of the KNIGHT OF DARKNESS! Based on the classic KNIGHT OF DARKNESS from Ideal Toys! Includes bonus [[Glyan]] head! 34 pieces. Released September 25th, 2016.
 <gallery>
-Darkness-Soldier-LEGION-THIS.png
+Knight-Of-Darkness-DX-II-USE.png|[[Knight of Darkness]]
 </gallery>
+==Shadow Warriors Members==
-=Vehicles=
-==Hover Tank==
-Incoming transmission! A [[Technician Zeroid]] observing above has issued a new vehicle schematic: the Hover Tank. Two fallen [[Neo Zeroids]] and a Darkness Soldier can be combined to give you more firepower in the battle against the mechanoids.
 <gallery>
+13490770_10209654066178743_6424882447059288488_o.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Standard|Darkness Soldier Standard]]
-Hovertank_mk2.jpg|Hover Tank Mk II
+Darkness-Soldier-LEGION-THIS.png|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Legion|Darkness Soldier Legion]]
+Guardian_Darkness_Soldier.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Guardian|Darkness Soldier Guardian]]
+Darkness-Soldier-Destroyer.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Destroyer|Darkness Soldier Destroyer]]
+Darkness-Soldier-Solar-Storm-USE.png|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Solar Storm|Darkness Soldier Solar Storm]]
+Darkness-Soldier-Elite-USE.png|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Elite|Darkness Soldier Elite]]
+Copper-Darkness-Soldier.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Metallic Copper Head|Darkness Soldier Metallic Copper]]
+Darkness_Soldier_EMP_and_EMP_Elite.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier EMP Sand Head|Darkness Soldier]] [[Esedeth Mobile Patrol]]
+Darkness_Soldier_EMP_and_EMP_Elite.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier EMP Elite Warm Gray Head|Darkness Soldier]] [[Esedeth Mobile Patrol]] Elite
+22344167_238225723372922_6639273481106096128_n.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier Stealth Head|Darkness Soldier Stealth]]
+TFV-Darkness-Soldier.jpg|[[Glyan#Glyan TFV Heavy Soldier|Darkness Soldier]] [[Task Force Volkriun]]
+Darkness-Soldier-STS-Medium-Gray-2018.jpg|[[Darkness Soldier#Darkness Soldier STS Medium Gray 2018 Head|Darkness Soldier]] [[Strike Team Sendred]]
+Hover-Tank-Mk-I.jpg|[[Hover Tank]] Mk. I
+Hovertank_mk2.jpg|[[Hover Tank]] Mk. II
+Robo-Force-Berserkroid-USE.png|Berzerkroid
+Mordle_Shadow_Warriors.jpg|[[Mini Mordles#Shadow Warrior Edition|Shadow Warrior Mordles]]
+IMG_1712(1).png|[[Mini Mordles#Cerulestar Edition|Cerulestar Mordles]]
 </gallery>
 =References=
 <references />
-[[Category:Zeroids]]
+{{Template:Navbox Faction}}
 [[Category:Robo Force Series]]
 [[Category:STAR Team]]
+[[Category:Cult of Dred]]
+[[Category:Glyarmor]]
+[[Category:Shadow Warriors]]

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