backstory

As a founding member and chief strategist of The Knights, Shadow is one of the most powerful and respected heroes on earth. Originally called the Chicago Knights , The Knights were the sidekicks of the world's most formidable team of the 70s and 80s, The Guardian Angels. When the Angels were lost in another Dimension, The Knights became the premiere super team on earth until their disbandment after a team-wide disaster. In the aftermath of the break-up, most of the team went into retirement until the Annaunki invasion forced them to rejoin the current heroes of the era to defeat them. With the invasion defeated, Shadow briefly served as a reserve member of the Cosmic Vanguard until he got fed up with playing the background. As a result, he teamed up the Billionaire investor and inventor, Kofi Powell to form a new team of heroes. After a mission with the AM Squad division of the Cosmic Vanguard, Shadow convinced his former team mate and Leader, The Master, to fully come out of retirement to train and join him in leading a new team of heroes that would come to be known as The New Knights.