The heroine, a young half-genie charged with protecting the fishing port of Scuttle Town. Young and somewhat naïve, Shantae's strong sense of justice nonetheless propels her into action. Her main form of offense is using her magically endowed ponytail as a crude whip. In addition, she is capable of transforming into various creatures (a monkey, an elephant, a spider and a harpy) via the use of magical dances. Shantae is a young woman with a very slender build. As a professional belly dancer, her outfit usually consists of sheer red harem pants, a red bra, and gold jewelry. This look is also known as the red bedlah attire and is the default look in every game, though it does change slightly as well. She has a relatively thin yet curvy figure and is rather short. Shantae has olive/tan-skin with blue eyes, and long growing purple hair tied up in a ponytail stem stalk. Throughout the series, Shantae has had the ability to transform into many different things by using her magical powers. As the Guardian Genie of Scuttle Town, Shantae lives in a lighthouse by the sea with her uncle Mimic where she can spot incoming ships and trouble. she is portrayed at the beginning as young and somewhat naïve. In addition, her strong sense of justice drives her to help people in need. She chases the evil lady-pirate Risky Boots across the map in order to stop her plans and has a strong enmity for the pirate as a result. Shantae has a deep care for her adoptive uncle, Mimic, as well as her friends Sky and Bolo, and at the end of the first game gives up on the chance to enjoy eternal peace in the Genie Realm in order to be with them. She also considers the zombie Rottytops as her friend, although Rotty's own attitude towards her, while friendly for the most part, is more ambivalent, as she does not hesitate in claiming she would like to eat Shantae's brains (which Shantae seems to take as a joke). She is also considered a klutz and is often late for events. Her catchphrase is "Ret-2-Go", which is a form of "ready to go". Shantae is a half-genie. Her mother is a genie while her father is a warrior human. Shantae never got to know about her parents as she has been living with Mimic since she was a baby and he adopted her. Abilities: Hair Whip (aka Ponytail Whip) - Shantae's trademark and default move. Shantae can use her long purple ponytail hair as a weapon, cracking it like a whip by shaking her head. It was revealed in Shantae: Risky's Revenge that this skill is not a by-product of her genie half, as she is able to use this ability after her powers are removed. It's possible that this skill is a product of her own magic not tied to her genie side, or may have come from her father. Magical Belly Dances - Shantae can use her ability to belly dance to cause various kinds of magical effects, most notably teleportation and transformation. Although her dancing style is certainly mostly fanciful, similarities have been noted with the Turkish Oryantal Dans style of belly dance. Transformation - Shantae can transform into many forms such as a monkey, elephant, spider, harpy, mermaid, and Tinkerbat once she's learned the correct dance from a Guardian Genie, Magic Fountain or in the case of the Tinkerbat dance by buying the sequence from a man in Bandit Town. Magic spells and magic items - Shantae can use various kinds of magic spells and items that are bought at shops. The magic properties of these items are apparently not tied to Shantae's genie powers, as she retains the ability to use them even after her powers are taken away in Risky's Revenge. Fire Charge - is the most-used of the magic spells used by Shantae. Unlike Shantae, for some of other characters like Youska Chieftain it is main attack move instead of spell (e.g. Fire Punch and Fire Charge for Youska's are main attacks), however in Half-genie Girl and Risky's Revenge Fire Charge is the one of main attacks of Shantae.