❝ …Ababa would never turn away those so willing and eager to serve for the sake of power. That was the essence of Marda-B’s call at the start of the Shadow Alliance’s life… ❞
Spoken of only in hushed whispers, yet well known to the many who have been dealt a hand of suffering by its agents, the Shadow Alliance is the most famous organization of B-daplayers on Greater Meowtra. Led by the mysterious catfolk Ababa, agents of the Shadow Alliance operate throughout the continent on a basis of strength, ruthlessly crushing all who stand in their way.
About
The Shadow Alliance values strength, and above that, it values the willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve one’s goals. The Alliance claims to offer opportunity to its members, both for betterment and for monetary purposes.
Agents work largely independently from each other, though missions are occasionally given out to specific members outside of the elite circle. Agents are expected to immediately pursue missions given to them if any should come, particularly those from the highest ranks.
Being so influential in most of the continent, the Alliance engages in various types of operations on top of being involved in everything B-daman related.
Their primary enemies are the Order of the B-daMage and Team Powered.
Membership
Nearly all members of the alliance are B-daplayers, with children composing the grunt majority of members. Above them are a handful of elites, handpicked by Ababa himself. There are also coaches, administrators, assassins, and various other less known roles, most of which are also occupied by B-daplayers.
The Shadow Alliance numbers in the thousands, spread out across the continent—not including associates who are not of the Alliance but ally themselves with its tenets.
Membership is assumed to be for life.
Structure
| Rank | Description | Members |
|---|---|---|
Founders | The Shadow Alliance was founded by six friends from the town of Heltoon. Though they started out occupying positions of leadership, all of the founders save for Ababa went on to settle into various roles around the Alliance. In the present day, only three of the founders remain with the Alliance. | Ababa Arsen Nara Borgnine Silver Ramda |
Grandmasters | Given the freedom to act and the responsibility of managing all the agents in a given region, Grandmasters serve as Ababa’s executives where he cannot be present. So long as their actions and decisions aid the Shadow Alliance in some way, they are given free reign over operations. | Friya Yannes |
Elite Agents | In every generation of agents since the Alliance’s founding, a small handful rise above the rest in skill and are personally chosen by Ababa. As elite agents, they carry out special missions and work directly under Ababa, who generally rewards them by allowing them to join the annual Winners’ Tournament. | Arba Enjyu Wen Li Gray |
Assassins | The title of assassin has only ever belonged to two members, both of whom answer only to Ababa. Their primary role is carrying out dirty work for Ababa—the sort that even the most hardened of elites might shy away from. | Ambrose Gwinn |
Coaches | As young elites graduate to other roles in the Shadow Alliance, some choose to impart their skills to train new generations of agents. Part of their role is taking note of candidates to succeed them. | Goldo |
Admin | In an organization as large as the Shadow Alliance, its supporting pillars are the administrators who work tirelessly in the background, the unseen clerks and doctors who ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible. | Madarad Naptha |
Agents | The average member of the Shadow Alliance falls under this role. There are few requirements to become an agent of the Shadow Alliance, the only concrete ones of which are to be a B-daplayer and to be willing to cheat and do anything to win. | Wings Tuxnell Evangeline Battle Crow |
Associates | Not officially members of the Shadow Alliance but counted among their allies, these are those left in their positions of power, often seduced by dark promises of the Alliance’s backing. This also includes people who are under Ababa’s mind control spell but are not part of the Alliance’s regular structure. | Liena Esperanza |