Thread:Redfork2000/@comment-30384301-20190305154237/@comment-26888167-20190401033250

Physical bodies? You didn't say that before. They need to be ghosts, Pea, just like they were in Shadows of War. I thought they'd be summoned as ghosts similarly to how Captain Dark Shell did it. I'm not planning for my deceased characters to  come back as anything other than ghosts.

There isn't much backstory to Grim Shadow and his friend Fred yet. For the most part, what I can say is that Fred is a demon from the Shadow Dimension. He's been living in this realm for a long time, so he most likely came out of the Shadow Dimension when Captain Dark Shell was imprisoned there by the shadow ninjas and the ancient shadowfish. Despite being a powerful dark demon, he really never tried to take over the multiverse or anything. It just wasn't in him. He's probably one of the least evil shadow demons ever. However, there's a catch to him: He only exists in an invisible spiritual form. The only way for him to manifest himself physically and visibly is by being summoned. Well, technically he could manifest himself visibly if he wanted to, but he just never feels like it. Before meeting Grim Shadow, he was pretty much a lazy demon.

However, when Oliver Gray received superpowers, turning into Grim Shadow, and being able to not only use shadow powers, but also communicate and interact with spirits, he made friends with Fred. Grim Shadow is special in that he's one of the only non-spiritual beings that can actually interact with spirits. That's why if for example, the spirits from the last episode ever tried to possess him, they'd first have to defeat him in combat, for he can actually fight them, unlike other non-spiritual beings.

Fred himself just sticks around in his spiritual and invisible form until Grim Shadow summons him. This requires a large amount of energy from him, so it's not something he can do often. If Fred isn't summoned, the only interaction he can have with physical beings is making them hear his voice.