Shadra (boss)

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Shadra ロマシュマ Romashuma
First formSecond form Screenshot from Magical Starsign, design by Kuninori Ueno Screenshot from Magical Starsign, design by Kuninori Ueno
Starsign	Fire Wood Wind Earth Water LightIf the protagonist's starsign is dark DarkIf the protagonist's starsign is light
Gender	Female (implied)

Shadra is the final boss of Magical Starsign. The matured form of the giant larva, she the third of three bosses fought at Chromagar Cave on Shadra.

Profile

In her first form, Shadra is a massive three-segmented moth with pink and green patterns across her body, though will change her color scheme to reflect her current starsign; her default color scheme represents the dark starsign. When she transitions into her second form, she becomes a large four-legged monster with cyan horns, and a massive, spherical, red lower body with spiky protruding appendages.

Gameplay

During the battle with Shadra, Mokka will appear to be fainted, though he is still able to cast magic spells, guard, reflex guard, and use items.

In her first form, Shadra can have any of the five main starsigns, and switches between them every three turns. Despite being tied to a single starsign per switch, Shadra can use spells from each of the five signs.

When Shadra's HP is reduced to 40% or less, she will assume her second form. Her starsign will be the opposite of the protagonist's, light or dark, and can similarly use spells from either sign.

Phase 1Phase 2

	No. Name Starsign Lv. HP MP 224 Shadra Variable 58 35000 180
Pow IQ Def Spr Agi P.Rst M.Rst 65 65 65 65 95 100% 100%
Location Chromagar Cave
EXP Bira Drop 0 0 ― (―%)
Skills & Magic Front ― ― ― ― ― ― Back ― ― ― ― ― ―

	No. Name Starsign Lv. HP MP 224 Shadra LightIf the protagonist's starsign is dark/DarkIf the protagonist's starsign is light 58 18000 200
Pow IQ Def Spr Agi P.Rst M.Rst 70 75 75 68 110 100% 100%
Location Chromagar Cave
EXP Bira Drop 0 0 ― (―%)
Skills & Magic Front ― ― ― ― ― ― Back ― ― ― ― ― ―

Descriptions

Descriptions
Magical Vacation: Itsutsu no Hoshi ga Narabu Toki	太陽を食べる虫。　宇宙を再生させるというが　そのしんそうは　ふめい。　全宇宙さいきょうのモンスターだ。 TrTranslation: A sun-devouring insect. It is said that it will rebirth the universe, but its true nature is shrouded in mystery. It's the most powerful monster in the whole universe.
Magical Starsign	Shadra has transformed into a giant, sun-devouring monstrosity. Legends say that when the sun has been consumed, a new universe will be born.
Magical Starsign	Shadra est désormais un monstre géant qui se nourrit du soleil. D'après la légende, un nouveau monde naîtra lorsque le soleil aura été dévoré. TrTranslation: Shadra is now a giant monster that feeds on the sun. According to legend, a new world will be born when the sun is devoured.
Magical Starsign	Shadra hat sich in ein riesiges, sonnen-verschlingendes Monster verwandelt. Esheißt, ein neues Universum werde geboren,wenn die Sonne verzehrt wurde. TrTranslation: Shadra has transformed into a giant, sun-devouring monster. It is said that a new universe will be born when the sun is consumed.
Magical Starsign	Shadra si è trasformato in un mostro che divora il sole. Secondo la leggenda quando non ne rimarrà neanche un po', nascerà un nuovo universo. TrTranslation: Shadra has transformed into a monster that devours the sun. Legend has it that when there's not a single bit left, a new universe will be born.
Magical Starsign	Shadra se ha transformado en una enorme monstruosidad que devora soles. La leyenda dice que cuando se haya consumido el sol, nacerá un nuevo universo. TrTranslation: Shadra has transformed into a massive, sun-devouring monstrosity. Legend has it that when the sun is consumed, a new universe will be born.

History

Shadra is a creature of prophecy whose existence was thoroughly studied by the late archwizard Craaken. According to what Craaken had written in the Book of the Darned, Shadra fed on magic gummies produced in Chromagar Cave on the planet Shadra, her namesake, as a larva. Using the magic as nutrients, the larva would metamorphosize into a moth and proceed to devour the sun of the Baklava solar system, annihilating the entire universe and everything within it. Shadra would then give birth to a new sun, in turn producing a new universe.

Several thousands of years later, a magician from Kovomaka named Kale was nearly expelled from the Bena Rikashi palace by its citizens, having befriended King Suspiro and quickly risen to power. Kale acquired the Book of the Darned from Ambergris Preparatory School, a cram school on Cassia founded by Craaken, and learned of the universe's imminent destruction by Shadra. Intent on wiping out the incompetent people of Baklava, Kale planned to accelerate Shadra's metamorphosis and usher in the apocalypse. He took control of Chard's astro pirates and the Bena Rikashi Space Police, ordering them to abduct magicians across the galaxy and bring them to the Stone Stage, a gate in Razen's Shishkebab Cavern which led to the sun. Miss Madeleine of Will-o'-Wisp Academy, among several other magicians, were taken prisoner by Kale's underlings.

Magical Starsign

After not hearing from Miss Madeleine for three months, her students set off into outer space to look for her. They learned about Shadra and Kale's schemes throughout their journey, eventually arriving at her dwelling in Chromagar Cave. Taking Shadra down in her larva form, the students proceeded to defeat Kale, upon which Shadra absorbed him into her chrysalis. They then found Madeleine encased in gummies, who told them to nurture Shadra by offering some of their magic. Surely enough, Shadra emerged as a matured moth and attacked the group. Madeleine's students successfully vanquished Shadra, causing the creature to erupt into a bright light that enveloped the sun. Observers exclaimed it was a light of rebirth created by the students, who saved their world from the brink of destruction.

Trivia

• Shadra is the only boss in Magical Starsign to have multiple phases, and to wield more than two starsign attributes during battle. For this reason, she is the only enemy in the bestiary marked with the no affiliation starsign.
• Although Shadra's gender is unspecified in Japanese, she is referred to with feminine pronouns in localized versions. She also has thin antennas like most female saturniid moths.
• In the Japanese commercial for Magical Starsign, the phrase "a bug who devours the sun" (太陽を食べる虫) is written on a chalkboard, referring to Shadra.

Nomenclature

Her name comes from shade.

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ロマシュマ Romashuma	Romashuma, from マシュマロ mashumaro (marshmallow)
English	Shadra
French	Shadra	Shadra
German	Shadra	Shadra
Italian	Shadra	Shadra
Spanish	Shadra	Shadra

See also

• Giant larva
• Umbra