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* [[All-Star Cast]]
* [[All-Star Cast]]
* [[The Atoner]]: Lamont's work as the Shadow is so he can atone for the suffering he caused as the ruthless drug lord Ying Ko.
* [[The Atoner]]: Lamont's work as the Shadow is so he can atone for the suffering he caused as the ruthless drug lord Ying Ko.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Shiwan Khan presses it hard when he reveals he has control of the Phurba dagger. Explaining to him that he mastered control of it and stabbed the Tulku. Lamont, who was tasked by the Tulku to fight evil in order to redeem himself of his previous life as Ying Ko, snaps and tries to stab Shiwan with it. It doesn't work, but it showed how much he cared for the man that taught him.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Shiwan Khan presses it hard when he reveals he has control of the Phurba dagger, explaining to Lamont that he mastered control of it and stabbed the Tulku. Lamont, who was tasked by the Tulku to fight evil in order to redeem himself of his previous life as Ying Ko, snaps and tries to stab Shiwan with it - even though he fails, it shows how much he cared for the man that taught him.
* [[Big Applesauce]]: Justified in that Shiwan is also here to test himself against Lamont, and if at all possible, get him to change sides.
* [[Big Applesauce]]: Justified in that Shiwan is also here to test himself against Lamont, and if at all possible, get him to change sides.
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: One of Shiwan's guards willingly falls to his death rather than be captured by the Shadow.
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: One of Shiwan's guards willingly falls to his death rather than be captured by the Shadow.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: Lamont ''knows'' he's a bad person and struggles with his dark side (which manifests as The Shadow, who does bad things for good reasons), while Shiwan Khan is a brutal megalomaniac bent on total world domination.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: Lamont ''knows'' he's a bad person and struggles with his dark side (which manifests as The Shadow, who does bad things for good reasons), while Shiwan Khan is a brutal megalomaniac bent on total world domination.
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: Llama cigarettes, an obvious parody of Camel.
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: Llama cigarettes, an obvious parody of Camel.
* [[Blasting It Out of Their Hands]]: The scene in the Chinese restaraunt ends with Shiwan and Lamont trying to shoot each other, only to have the bullets collide in midair. They both stare at the bullets for a moment afterward, as if even they think it's cool.
* [[Blasting It Out of Their Hands]]: The scene in the Chinese restaraunt ends with Shiwan and Lamont trying to shoot each other, only to have the bullets collide in midair. They both stare at the bullets for a moment afterward, completely dumbfounded.
** Actually, more like dumbfounded.
* [[Book Ends]]: "''This'' is green. ''That's'' red." Also, "I'll know."
* [[Book Ends]]: "''This'' is green. ''That's'' red." Also, "I'll know."
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: When Margo goes to her father's lab to find him, Shiwan puts her in a trance and sends her after Lamont. When he later confronts him about it, he tells him that he sent Margo to be killed, which would set Lamont back on the road to evil.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: When Margo goes to her father's lab to find him, Shiwan puts her in a trance and sends her after Lamont. When he later confronts him about it, he tells him that he sent Margo to be killed, which would set Lamont back on the road to evil.
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* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Lamont goes through this twice.
* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Lamont goes through this twice.
* [[Cement Shoes]]: The Shadow saves a science professor from gangsters who were going to dump him in the river for accidentally witnessing a crime.
* [[Cement Shoes]]: The Shadow saves a science professor from gangsters who were going to dump him in the river for accidentally witnessing a crime.
* [[Chekov's Gun]]: The ability to cloud men's minds is brought of frequently and is one of the Shadow's main weapons. When Ying Ko was first shown this ability, it was used to hypnotize people into believing there was no temple. But once the Tulku cleared Ying Ko's mind, he was able to see the temple for all its glory. After chasing Shiwan Khan, Lamont and Moe find themselves at an apparent dead end at a vacant lot. However suspecting something, Lamont asks Margo Lane to find out what used to be there. When she comes back, she mentions that the spot used to be where the Hotel Monolith was. That the last record of it was that it was sold to a Far-Eastern buyer and that while no one knows when it was torn down or who tore it down. Lamont, thinking back to when he first saw the Tulku's temple, suspects that the Monolith is still there. Suspicions that are confirmed when he uses his powers to bypass Shiwan Khan's ability and see it for himself. To prove his theory he asks a random passer what that building was, the man dismissing him as a lunatic. When the Shadow wounds Khan his ability wanes causing the Hotel to appear in the public eye.
* [[Chekov's Gun]]: When Ying Ko was first shown the ability to cloud men's minds - one of The Shadow's trademark abilities - it was used to hypnotize people into believing there was no temple. Once the Tulku cleared Ying Ko's mind, he was able to see the temple for all its glory. During the pursuit of Shiwan Khan, Lamont and Moe find themselves at an apparent dead end at a vacant lot; Lamont suspects something, and learns from Margo Lane that the lot was previous the site of the Hotel Monolith. The last record of it was its sale to a Far-Eastern buyer, and no one knows when it was torn down or ''who'' tore it down. Lamont speculates that the Monolith is still there, and confirms his suspicions by using his powers to bypass Shiwan Khan's ability and see it for himself, then asking a random passer what that building was, with the man dismissing him as a lunatic. Finally, when the Shadow wounds Khan, his ability wanes and causes the Hotel to become visible in the public eye.
* [[Cool Car]]: Shrevvy's cab, the toy version of which received a full arsenal of weapons.
* [[Cool Car]]: Shrevvy's cab, the toy version of which received a full arsenal of weapons.
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: The Tulku tried to save Shiwan like he did with Lamont, but ended up getting killed for his troubles.
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: The Tulku tried to save Shiwan like he did with Lamont, but ended up getting killed for his troubles.
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