Shadow

The subject and name of this article has no proper denomination, and is unofficially titled based on conjecture or references found in-game.

"You saw that... right?"
- Follower description in the Tower Heroes Event

Shadow is a minor entity in DOORS, appearing when a player enters a new room in The Hotel or The Mines, and is one of the rarest entities that can be encountered.

Appearance

Shadow appears as an all-black, lanky humanoid figure with long arms and legs.

Behavior

Just like Jack, when opening a door, Shadow will appear in for a second before disappearing with a rough sound and causing the lights to flicker. The exact chance for Shadow to appear behind a door is unknown, but it is likely in the range of 0.01% - 0.005% (1/10000 to 1/20000).

Notes

Besides the short jumpscare, a player cannot interact with Shadow in any way.
Shadow's appearance in video footage can be seen here.
Shadow can appear in any new room excluding Doors 99 and The Electrical Room.
Rush, Gloombats and Seek can trigger Shadow by opening the next door.
Shadow can appear during and right after Seek's Chase.

Bugs

Shadow appearing in a dark room causes the room to stay lit up after the flickering lights. Despite the light being on the room is still considered dark (e.g. Screech can spawn, Guiding Light lighting up doors). This can also affect The Greenhouse.
- This could be because the lights are usually meant to stay on after the flickering is done.
Shadow has a chance of appearing as a white gradient rectangle instead of its usual appearance due to an issue with loading the decal.
Shadow's audio can be extended from less than a second to more than a minute in game by freezing their screen (Freeze Glitch) when Shadow appears.

Trivia

"Shadow" is a nickname given by the community as no official name has been given.
- This makes Shadow one of the three entities to not have an official name, with the others being Guiding Light and Curious Light.
- Wowzers has confirmed that Shadow does not have a real name.^[1]
Shadow's was originally attached to the ceiling. This was removed due to the fear of it resembling a person being hung, which is against Roblox's Terms of Service.^{[citation needed]}
Shadow's design is changed to be more "crushed" in the Tower Heroes Event.
Shadow can spawn along with other entities.
Shadow's audio is a fire crackling sound but distorted and slowed down.
- The unedited version of it is the same sound used for fireplaces found around The Hotel.
- The full version of this sound was present during the Tower Heroes Event.
- The sound in-game normally lasts for less than a second because Shadow's model disappears, but the actual sound lasts for more than a minute.
  - This can be tested by freezing Roblox with a glitch (Freeze Glitch) when Shadow appears, as this way, the model won't disappear from the player's perspective while the game is frozen.
Shadow's sound will always have a different pitch tone, just like Ambush.
Shadow's decal is titled "creepy_dude".
It was confirmed by Ghostly_Wowzers that Shadow will never get an achievement in-game.^[2]
Wowzers has stated that Shadow will remain an easter egg for the time being.^[3]
Wowzers has previously stated that Shadow will likely have a future use.^[4]
Shadow bears a striking resemblance to The Lookman, though this is likely coincidental.
Shadow's sound originates from this public sound, but in-game it has a 0.1 playback speed and a distortion effect.
Seeds affect Shadow's spawn. In the seed 2376668, it spawns in Door 101.

Gallery

References

↑ Q: "Also will you ever tell us Window and Shadow's official names?" A: "they dont have official names but windows is referred to sally" – Ghostly_Wowzers
↑ Q: "Will Window/Shadow/Guiding Light get their own achievements in the next update since they are the only entities that don’t have any?" A: "no they wont have their own achievements" – Ghostly_Wowzers
↑ "window and shadow will probably just serve as easter eggs for now" – Ghostly_Wowzers
↑ "shadow will probably have a future use so for now i'll keep it in the list of entities" – Ghostly_Wowzers

v • t • e

Entities
Lobby	Curious Light • Seek • Timothy • Sally
The Hotel Floor 1	Guiding Light • Curious Light • Ambush • Bob • Dread • Dupe • El Goblino • Eyes • Figure • Halt • Hide • Jack • Jeff • Rush • Sally • Screech • Seek • Shadow • Snare • Timothy • Void • World Lotus
The Mines Floor 2	Guiding Light • Curious Light • Ambush • Bob • Dread • Dupe • El Goblino • Eyes • Figure • Giggle • Gloombats • Grumble • Halt • Hide • Jack • Jeff • Louie • Queen Grumble • Rush • Screech • Seek • Shadow • Timothy • Void • World Lotus
Floor 3, Upcoming	Unknown
The Backdoor	Curious Light • Blitz • Haste • Lookman
The Rooms	Curious Light • A-60 • A-90 • A-120
The Outdoors	Curious Light • Bramble • Caws • Eyestalk • Grampy • Groundskeeper • Mandrake • Monument • Snare • Surge • World Lotus
BATTLE MODE	Guiding Light • Curious Light • A-90 • Ambush • Blitz • Dread • Dupe • Eyes • Giggle • Hide • Lookman • Rush • Screech • Void
Miscellaneous	The Three Architects • Glitch (AR0xMBUSH • RNIUSHCg== • SCJVEREECH)

Locations
Lobby	Interior • Exterior
The Hotel Floor 1	Elevator • The Reception • The Meeting Room • The Grand Hallway • The Library • Jeff Shop • The Basements • The Dining Hall • The Infirmary • The Courtyard • The Greenhouse • The Electrical Room
The Mines Floor 2	Elevator • The Adit • The Shafts • The Bridges • The Caverns • The Nest • Jeff Shop • The Sewers • The Railway Station • The Sewage Cells • The Sewage Pipes • The Dam • The Woods
Floor 3, Upcoming	Elevator
The Backdoor	Room -51 • Two Gates Room • Room -01
The Rooms	A-0000 • Exit Rooms • A-1000
The Outdoors	Greenhouse Courtyard • The Clearing • The Mill • The Hedge Maze
RETRO MODE	Elevator • The Reception • Seeking Wall Room • The Library • Jeff's Shop • The Courtyard • The Electrical Room • The Winners Room
BATTLE MODE	Elevator • The Reception • The Grand Hallway • The Dining Hall • The Greenhouse • The Bridges • The Sewers

Mechanics
General	Achievements • Admin Panel • Climbing • Containers • Controls • Death Screen • Dialogue • Doors • Floors • Heartbeat Control Minigame • Hiding • Interactables • Items • Looting • Lotus Rebirthing • Modifiers • Revives • Rift • Room Mechanics • Saves • Seeds • Shops
Player	Damage • Health • Inventory • Movement Speed • Status Effects
Currencies	Boosts • Codes • Gold • Knobs • Stardust
Items	A-90's Stop Sign • Alarm Clock • Aloe • Backdoor Room Key • Bandages • Bandage Pack • Batteries • Battery Pack • Big Bomb • Bomb • Book • Boxing Gloves • Bread • Breaker Pole • Buddy • Bulklight • Candle • Candy • Candy Bags • Cheese • Compass • Crucifix • Donut • Electrical Room Key • Evil Dollar • Flashlight • Fuse • Glitch Fragment • Glowstick • Gold Blaster • Green Herb • Gween Soda • Hiding Box • Hotel Room Key • Holy Hand Grenade • Iron Key • Knockbomb • Lantern • Laser Pointer • Lighter • Lockpick • Lotus • Lotus Petal • M249 • Mini Shield Potion • Moonlight Candle • Moonlight Float • Multitool • Nanner • Nanner Peel • NVCS-3000 • Paper • Puzzle Painting • Retro Key • Rift Jar • Shakelight • Shears • Shield Potion • Skeleton Key • Smoothie • Starlight Bottle • Starlight Jug • Starlight Vial • Straplight • Throwable Prop • Tip Jar • Vitamins

Miscellaneous
Events	2023 April Fools Event • 2024 April Fools Event • THE HUNT - First Edition • 2024 Trick Or Treat Event • 2025 April Fools Event • The Takeover Event • The Halloween Spotlight Event
Lists	Achievements • Codes • Containers • Damage • Features • Floors • Game Mechanics • Game Settings • Health • Hiding • Interactables • Items • Levers • List of Entities • List of Hazards • List of Locations • List of Room Mechanics • Merchandise • Modifiers • Padlocks • Paintings • Removed Content • Secrets • Soundtracks • Status Effects • Upcoming Content • Update Logs
Game Development	DOORS • Echidenpai • Ghostly Wowzers • jasper_creations • Lightning_Splash • LSPLASH (Group) • NormallyAverage • RediblesQW
Game Updates	Alpha Release • The Hotel+ Update • 2023 April Fools Update • The Modifiers Update • The Hunt Update • 2024 April Fools Update • The Mines Update • 2024 Trick Or Treat Event • The Content Update • 2025 April Fools Update • The Great Outdoors Update • The Halloween Spotlight Update
Collaborations	Makeship • Youtooz • The Rooms • PLS DONATE • Tower Heroes Collab • Untitled Tag Game Collab • Tales Of Tanorio Collab • Epic Desk

[1] Q: "Also will you ever tell us Window and Shadow's official names?" A: "they dont have official names but windows is referred to sally" – Ghostly_Wowzers

[2] Q: "Will Window/Shadow/Guiding Light get their own achievements in the next update since they are the only entities that don’t have any?" A: "no they wont have their own achievements" – Ghostly_Wowzers

[3] "window and shadow will probably just serve as easter eggs for now" – Ghostly_Wowzers

[4] "shadow will probably have a future use so for now i'll keep it in the list of entities" – Ghostly_Wowzers

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