Shannon (シャノン) is a secondary antagonist in the 2006 Playstation 2 action game "God Hand" by Clover Studio.
Appearance[]
Human Form[]
In her human form, she is an attractive, pale-skinned woman with a svelte build who has red eyes, blonde hair that extends slightly past her collarbones, thin eyebrows, and green tattoos on her body except for her head and neck. She wears an outfit that is mostly Ruby colored, consisting of a sleeveless coat with a large midriff that has a spiral design on the chest, a leather harness underneath, spiked arm bands and forearm length fingerless gloves that both have a golden finish, and a long pair of boots. She also wears (or has) a pair of cartoony ram horns.
Demon Form[]
In her true form, she takes the form of a bizarre two-headed, two-halved, monster that looks like a woman riding an incredibly large and muscular man, Shannon's facial features have changed, as she is now a cyclops with ebony skin and large bull horns, and her coat has gained a big collar. The lower half of Shannon's demon form is a two legged beast in a that moves around in a pseudo-quadrupedal manner, its legs resemble arms and it has a monstrous looking maw for a "head". The beast half of her demon form also wears golden bangles.
Personality[]
Shannon is a hedonistic person through and through, to the point where she deviates from Belze's plan to revive Angra to have her own brand of kinky fun instead.
She has sadomasochistic tendencies (meaning she equally enjoys inflicting and receiving pain) and also enjoys degrading others, as shown in her dialogue.
She is also a rather crafty person, as she devised a plan to lure Gene into one of her hideouts, seduce him, and steal the Right God Hand from him, and also launched a sneak attack on him in Stage 6.
She is shown to also be very prideful, as she is confident that her plan to steal the God Hand would work, and was also extremely upset when defeated by Gene for the first time, remarking that "I have never been so, HUMILIATED!".
Despite her apparent insidiousness, she is not completely evil, as she is seen to be visibly saddened by Elvis's demise, and had a statue created in front of her castle in honor of his memory, indicating that she reciprocated Elvis's crush on her, even though she denies it around others, which is further implied by the dialogue of three Villagers in Stage 6, who describe her as "being awfully small to be liking big guys".
Description[]
Shannon, in her human form, behaves like a heavily souped-up version of a Henchwomen, as she uses their acrobatic kicks as well as their leaping move, the Brutal Facebuster when fighting her in Stage 3. She also has three different projectile attacks, one of which will turn Gene into a defenseless Chihuahua, recognizable by said projectile being a singular giant heart instead of a cluster of hearts, as well as the ability to use her wand for an attack that provides her with super armor while doing so. She will also summon a Zebra and a Circus Lady Leader if you enter the cage in the middle of her arena.
Unlike Elvis, who's fighting style in his true demon form is similar to the one he employs in his human form, Shannon as her true demon form in Stage 6 fights nothing like her human self, this is due to the radically different body plan she has a demon. She however, still retains her Heart Shot attack although she no longer has the ability to turn Gene into a chihuahua.
Powers & Abilities[]
Shannon is the long-range fighter of the Four Devas, as most of her physical attacks are unimpressive in comparison to her cohorts. However, she is not to be underestimated because of this, as she has multiple abilities that work in her favor.
Like every demon shown in God Hand, Shannon is capable of taking on a human guise, but cannot access her full strength unless she is in her true demonic form.
Her preferred method of attack is to channel her powers through the wand she wields to create heart-shaped projectiles, which have an incredibly high rate of fire. She also demonstrates the unique ability to transmutate people into animals, although she is only depicted using this power of hers by turning Gene into a Chihuahua, leaving him defenseless. She also demonstrates the ability to summon vehicles, and summoned a bus to escape from Gene.
Most of her physical attacks revolve around acrobatic maneuvers combined with kicking attacks, but she also demonstrates enough strength to deal high damage to Gene with a single stomp.
In her demon form, she demonstrates a considerable increase in strength and reflexes, as she is capable of knocking Gene into the air and rapidly batter him with her wand almost immediately after that, her demon form is also so heavy that she can weaponize it in the form of stomping to create tremors. She can also rotate the human half of her body to aim at, and attack Gene with her heart shot attacks.
She is also a cunning and intelligent person, as she devised a plan to take the God Hand from Gene, and although that didn't work, she managed to launch a successful sneak attack on Gene, and made the castle she resides in at Bald Mountain only accessible by an Aurora Borealis bridge.
Story[]
Shannon, in her attempts to draw Gene to her and remove his Godhand, sets up a masochistic/sadistic circus and begins enslaving nearby people.
When Gene makes it into her circus room, they have a small argument, Shannon very quickly showing her dominating personality, saying "There can never be two queens." After she is fought and defeated in a fashion she finds humiliating, she summons a bus and cowers away for a while, retreating from the action for some time.
However, when Elvis fails and is killed, Shannon sets up a large monument to him and places it in front of the castle she lives in as a tribute to him, and sets up traps for Gene, eventually sneaking up behind him and knocking him into an abyss.
When he returns to fight her inside her castle, she traps him inside it so that he cannot escape, and when confronted by him about Elvis, she pretends to deny any interest in fallen comrade and his last wish, continuing to express pursuit of Gene until her lust takes over and she transforms into her demonic form and engages Gene in their second and last battle.
Once she is humiliatingly defeated once again, she starts to cry and begs Gene for her life, crying that she is "not ready to die". Gene shows little pity for her, and announces that the entire town, now freed from her grasp, has showed up (armed with metal fans), while Shannon stays on the ground begging and crying for mercy from her once-enslaved people, everyone from the town starts to approach her as she is just laying on the floor crying, and promptly beat her until her body dies and she is transported to Hell, as Gene walks off. As Gene walks off, Shannon got humiliatingly beaten up by a group of villagers, leaving the self-proclaimed queen defeated by her slaves.
Moves[]
Human Form[]
Abilities[]
- Double Backflip: Shannon backflips, then jumps while backflipping to add momentum.
Basic Moves[]
- Shannon Scorpion Kick: Shannon preforms a hand stand and preforms a backwards kick, then preforms a front kick when she gets back on her feet.
- Ballet Kick: Shannon twirls around and preforms two back kicks in mid-air.
- Wand Magic: Shannon will swing her Magic Wand at Gene.
- Twirling Kick: Shannon jumps & twirls around when Gene is behind her and does a momentum empowered kick.
Special Moves[]
- Heart Shot Horizontal-Type (ハートショット横型 Hātoshotto yokogata) : Shannon strikes a crouching pose and fires a horizontal wave of Heart Shots.
- Shannon Kicking Combo: Shannon preforms a Left Roundhouse, a Back Roundhouse, and then a Double Snap Kick.
- Heart Shot Vertical-Type (ハートショット縦型 Hātoshotto tategata): Shannon strikes a pose of her sticking a leg out in the air and fires a straight burst of heart projectiles.
- Heart Shot Tracking (ハートショット追尾 Hātoshotto tsuibi): Shannon fires two big hearts that will turn Gene into a Chihuahua if it hits him, and after that, she will attempt to attack him with melee strikes. This attack cannot destroy objects.
- Soccer Ball Kick (サッカーボールキック Sakkābōrukikku): An attack Shannon will only use when Gene is transformed into a Chihuahua, Shannon will run up and try to punt Gene.
- Shannon Furious Combo: Shannon will preform a series of melee attacks using her wand.
- Ribbon Attack (リボンアタック Ribon'atakku): Shannon will twirl around wildly with her magic wand and then creates a small burst of magic at the end of this move. This attack gives her Super Armor when she preforms it.
- Hundred Rending Slaps (百烈ビンタ Hyakuretsu binta): One of Shannon's two grappling attacks. She will try and grab Gene, and if successful, preform an inescapable grab where she violently & rapidly slap Gene in the face, then preform a strong slap at the end.
- Shannon Unreal Air: Shannon preforms a jumping hip check, then a series of jumping acrobatic kicks.
- Shannon Kicking Combo: Shannon preforms a Left Roundhouse, a Back Roundhouse, and then a Double Snap Kick.
- Stepping Kicks Combo: Shannon will preform two up kicks with both legs, one after the other, then a backwards kick on one leg, then preform a running kick.
- Brutal Facebuster: Shannon will leap at Gene to try and knock him down, and if successful, she will raise her foot and attempt to preform a mighty stomp on Gene, which can be avoided by rapidly wiggling the Left Analog Stick to the sides.
Demon Form[]
Basic Moves[]
- Bite (噛みつき Kamitsuki): The beast half preforms a simple bite attack that will knock Gene down on hit.
- Stomp: The beast half will rise a foot in attempt to squish Gene.
Special Moves[]
- Shockwave (衝撃波 Shōgekiha): Shannon does a light hop that sends a shockwave ricocheting towards Gene.
- Magical Attack (魔法攻撃 Mahō kōgeki): Shannon will fire a series of heart projectiles at Gene, she can use this move no matter Gene's location and even independently of the beast halves attacks.
- Rush (突進 Tosshin): Shannon will charge into Gene in an attempt to tackle him.
- Raising (カチ上げ Kachi age): The beast half swings it's head upwards to launch Gene into the air, if it hits, Shannon will preform a high speed combo on Gene with her magic wand.
- Turning Attack (振り向き攻撃 Furimuki kōgeki): Shannon will turn around whenever Gene is behind her and violently slam her body into Gene in the process.
Quotes[]
In Battle[]
- "You sure you're a man?" ~ Taunt 1
- "I'll whip you into shape." ~ Taunt 2
- "*Disappointed Sigh* Maybe I expected too much of you." ~ Taunt 3
- "Don't cream your pants yet, sweetie!" ~ Taunt 4
- "You'll make an excellent vintage." ~ Taunt 5
- "You. SLUT!" ~ Enraged 1
- "Give it to me!" ~ Enraged 2
- "Worthless pig!" ~ Enraged 3
- "*Yelling* Harder!" ~ Enraged 4
- "Agh, Damn!" ~ Enraged 5
Locations[]
- She is first fought in Stage 3-6: Shannon's Show, where she fights you in her human form.
- She is fought again in her true form as a demoness in Stage 6-9: Shannon Revealed.
- She is also fought in the 46th and 48th challenges of the Fighting Ring, in her human and demon forms respectively.
Tips[]
Both Forms[]
- Most of Shannon's moves in both of her forms will only hit what's in front of her, with very little spread, aside from one variation of her heart-spam attack, which is easily dodged by ducking. This flaw in her fighting style makes dodging and attacking her from the sides a valuable way to avoid damage when fighting her.
Human Form[]
- Her Brutal Facebusting attack leaves her wide open to an attack and even being juggled.
- She is open to being taunted when she preforms her Ribbon Attack, allowing you to fill up the Tension Gauge.
Demon Form[]
- She has a major blind spot located in the area directly behind her and the areas to the side of her to a lesser extent and you can avoid her and get to that blind spot by avoiding her launch-up attack with the circle button, which causes Gene to roll under Shannon and end up, it is necessary hit the eye.
- Her bite attack can be easily dodged due to it's heavily telegraphed animation and the wide varieties you can dodge it in.
- Rolling under her demon form and attacking the sensitive back eye will almost immediately put her into a stunned state, open to Pummeling.
- Be sure to take caution whenever you're fighting her up close, as she has gained some deadly close range moves and will use them whenever she feels like it.
- On the highest difficulty setting, Shannon will become very resistant to Gene's pummel attack when she is stunned.
Bugs[]
- If the player charges a charge technique (Like Fist of God) against Shannon while she gets up from the ground in her demon form, she will temporarily become very slow.
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