Richard Swift (Stargirl TV Series)

The Shade
The CW's Stargirl‎
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Real Name	Richard Swift
Main Alias	The Shade
Other Aliases	Dickie
Relatives	Unnamed father Emily Swift (sister)
Affiliation	Justice Society of America · formerly Injustice Society of America
Base Of Operations	JSA Headquarters, Los Angeles · formerly Blue Valley · Nebraska
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	British
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Antiques Collector · Formerly criminal, thief
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Stargirl (TV Series)
Creators	Gardner Fox · Harold Wilson Sharp
First Appearance	"Pilot" (May 18, 2020)

Oh Charles, you know I've always had a flair for the dramatic!

— Shade

Richard Swift is The Shade, a former member of the Injustice Society of America and an antiques collector. Originally an enemy of the Justice Society, he became an ally of Stargirl after he settled in Blue Valley.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Darkness Manipulation: The Shade has the ability to control darkness. His powers were revealed to be a connection to the Shadowlands, a dimension of primordial, quasi-sentient darkness which Shade can channel for various effects.
  • Darkness Teleportation: The Shade has the ability to travel great distances in short amounts of time, by traveling between Earth and the Shadowlands.
  • Darkness Constructs: The Shade has the ability to create solid constructs out of shadows.
  • Darkness Projection: The Shade has the ability to project darkness in the form of energy blasts.
  • Darkness Force-Field: The Shade has the ability to surround himself with a force field.
  • Immortality: The Shade is immortal.

Abilities

• Thievery
• Genius Level Intellect

Weaknesses

• Light
• The Black Diamond (Formerly)
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Shade's Cane

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Stargirl and is an adaptation of Richard Swift/The Shade. The original character was created by Gardner Fox and Harold Wilson Sharp and first appeared in Flash Comics #33.
• The Shade was portrayed by Jonathan Cake.
  

Trivia

• Richard Swift was born in London in 1808. He has 208 years.

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Footnotes

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