Shadow Milk Cookie - Overview

Introduction

• Type: Magic
• Position: Middle
• Rarity: Not specified in the transcript
• Pronouns: He/Him
• Age: Immortal Adult
• Initial NPC Appearance: January 19, 2024
• Playable Release Date: January 15, 2025
• Associated Characters: Candy Apple Cookie, Black Sapphire Cookie

Background & Story

• Role: Once the Fount of Knowledge; now a Master of Deceit.
• Original Purpose: Benevolent source of wisdom, now a malevolent trickster.
• Current Activity: Resides in the Spire of Deceit, spreading chaos and lies, aiming to free Earthbread from virtue.
• Personality: A lonely soul turned into a manipulative and cruel character due to disillusionment.

Key Features

• Power of Deceit: A corrupted form of the Virtue of Knowledge.
• Connection to Pure Vanilla Cookie: Was the original owner of Pure Vanilla Cookie's Soul Jam.

Game Description & Skill Set

• Game Description: Described as a shadow living in a soul, a master of lies and deceit.
• Skill (Act 1: Lies):
  • Channels energy for a grand spectacle of deceit.
  • Puppet Show: Targets enemy with the lowest Max HP, inflicts periodic damage.
  • Grand Finale: Deals damage to all enemies, applying Taint.
  • Shadow Form: Assumed when defeated, making him immortal for a short duration.
  • Beast Passive Skills: Eye of Truth and Eye of Deceit.

Appearance

• Visuals:
  • Average height, spindly build.
  • Powder blue dough, two differently colored eyes.
  • Sapphire blue mouth, hair style resembling a jester's hat.
  • Wears an obsidian harlequin unitard with turquoise diamond appliques.
  • Holds a jester hat and a staff with eye-like designs.

Personality & Motivations

• Personality:
  • Vicious trickster, theatrical villain.
  • Contrasts his clownish appearance with intelligence and manipulation.
• Motivations:
  • Aims to blur the lines between lies and truth.
  • Holds grudges against Pure Vanilla Cookie and others who stand in his way.

Inspirations & Themes

• Jesters: Based on court jesters, contrasts with Pure Vanilla Cookie's kingly role.
• Eyes & Christianity: Eyes symbolize sight and knowledge; resembles the Eye of Providence.
• The Middle Ages: Themes from Western medieval art; incorporates elements like serpents and wolves.
• Milk Theme: Represents purity and innocence but subverted to portray deception.

Trivia

• Voice Actor: Thai voice actor is Aphichit Likitlimpreecha, who also voices Clover Cookie.
• Costume: First Beast Cookie to have a costume released.

References

• Incorporates mythological motifs from the medieval period as per developers' commentary.
• Represents many cultural and historical symbols such as jesters, medieval art, and Christian theology.