Shantae is a critically acclaimed series of platformer games created by Matt Bozon and developed by WayForward Technologies, starring a half-genie named Shantae, who is Scuttle Town's Guardian Genie. The games follow Shantae's adventures across Sequin Land to keep Scuttle Town safe from evil, particularly her nemesis Risky Boots, the "lady pirate". She attacks by using her hair as a whip and has access to many different magical and not-so-magical items. She can belly-dance to transform into animals. The series currently consists of three titles, Shantae, Shantae: Risky's Revenge and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, as well as an upcoming game called Shantae: Half Genie Hero (stylized as Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero). It is currently being Kickstarted at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1236620800/shantae-half-genie-hero . Go spread the word about Shantae!
I put together a tribute to the Shantae series with animations like Shantae dancing, crouching, and whipping her hair (back and forth). She is also seen transforming back and forth from half-genie to monkey/harpy, and dancing with Shovel Knight, another game character. Shantae and all other related elements are trademarks of Matt Bozon and WayForward Technologies. Shovel Knight belongs to Yacht Club Games.
