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This article is about the armies of Forum:The Black Fleet. For the original, see Forum:Shadowkeepers (Reworked).

Species

Shadowkeepers
Overview
Other name(s):	Swordsman's Legion
Homeworld:	Aincrad
Focal world(s):	Solar System
Goals:	Destroy the Traveler and recreate the universe with Darkness
At war with:	Sanctuary House of Time Imperial Cabal House of Flame Castris's Criminal Empire
Distinctions:	Rippling shadowy forms Golden eyes
Average lifespan:	Unknown
Notable group(s):	The Shadowkeepers House of Shadows Shadow Brood Shadow Divisive Shadow Legion The Reborn Cult of the Scorned Ghosts of Nagasaki
Notable individual(s):	The Black Swordsman The White Angel

Faction

The Shadowkeepers

"Ever since you slew its champions, the Darkness had become desperate. We thought it would be the end of the Dark, but now it's gained untold numbers of allies from around the Solar System, and this time, it plans to bring forth the end of the Light once and for all. The Shadowkeepers may have found a new ally who can help usher in a new era of darkness, but we have allies of our own. We must deny him and his army the chance to destroy the Traveler so that we can continue what Zavala left off in preventing the Darkness from succeeding in corrupting both our world... and possibly the multiverse."

— Hannah Ciel

The Shadowkeepers are a multi-species and varied force of consisting of all six species thus far encountered by the Last City. Led by the dyad leadership of The Black Swordsman and The White Angel, they are a potent enemy.

They are the main antagonists of the Paradox expansion.

Leadership

Overlords of Shadows

The Black Swordsman Shadow Emperor A rogue a-life program once in service to Rasputin, designed and modeled upon an ancient Japanese military program known as A.L.I.C.E., for the development of better weapons and defense protocols for the betterment of humanity. Corrupted by the Black Fleet during the First Collapse, the Swordsman lost all trace of its former identity and reverted to what it knew: killing or be killed. It went dormant throughout the majority of the Dark and City ages until the Black Fleet reawakened it in preparation for their assault.

The White Angel Shadow Empress A rogue a-life program designed by Rasputin to keep the Swordsman in check as its necessary other half; as a paired set of programs, their "existence" is slaved to the other. Corrupted by the Black Fleet during the First Collapse, losing all trace of its former personality and reverting to what it knew: killing, healing, or be killed. Unlike the Swordsman it remained semi-active on the Moon, repelling Hive and Fallen forces from its facility, until the Black Fleet reclaimed it in preparation for their assault.

Shadow Children

Daughters Yui Narusaka: Daughter of Shadows A former AI turned human and the eldest daughter of Kirito and Asuna. Konno Yuuki: Daughter of Memories The second daughter of Kirito and Asuna whose name carries a certain reminder of The Guardian's forgotten past.

Sons Tatsuyi Kirigaya: Vibebreaker of Shadows The eldest son of Kirito and Asuna who murdered Cisco Ramon by disembodying his hands and stealing his metahuman powers shortly before fusing them with both his Necrotic Grip gauntlets and Thorn. He leads a group known as the Shadow Collective. Yuji Kirigaya: Breaker of Light The second son of Kirito and Asuna whose name carries a certain reminder of The Guardian's forgotten past.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2:
  • Paradox (First appearance)