Editing Shadow the Dog

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Ana and Shadow WWMM art.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of Shadow with Ana from ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''
|species=Dog
|first_appearance=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
'''Shadow the Dog''', originally known as '''Paw the Dog''', is a recurring character in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. He is [[Kat & Ana]]'s dog and lives with them in [[Diamond City]]. He has the magic ability to transform into a giant sword which can be used by the ninja sisters. His first appearance took place in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' where he assisted Kat.

==History==
===''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''===
[[File:WWIMM Kat and Paw.png|thumb|Paw following Kat]]
In ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', Paw lives with Kat at an unknown place far from Diamond City. After receiving a letter from Ana dropped by [[Don the Sparrow]], Kat and Paw travel to the [[Diamond City Castle|Castle]] to defeat [[Boneheads]]. On their way, they travel across various [[Japan]]ese landscapes. 

After Kat initially fails to defeat Boneheads with her katana, Shadow jumps onto the roof and transforms into a giant sword. With this sword, Kat defeats Boneheads by slicing him into pieces. Near the end of the epilogue, Shadow can be seen chasing Don.

===''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!''===
Shadow appears in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' under his current name, where his artwork can be seen in the explanation screens for Kat & Ana's multiplayer game [[Wobbly Bobbly]].

===''WarioWare: Twisted!''===
[[File:WWT Kat and Ana's swords.png|thumb|left|Shadow holding a sign]] 
In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', Shadow accompanies [[Shuriken the Falcon]], Kat, and Ana during a field trip to the [[Diamond Knoll]]. During gameplay, Shadow holds a sign indicating the number of [[microgame]]s a player has played through.

Before Kat & Ana defeat the [[Diamond Troll]], Shadow and Shuriken crash into the cabin, hit the roof, and fall on top of it. This knocks out the Diamond Troll and allows them to leave. However, a swarm of bees that Kat angered waits outside the cabin and chases them. Shuriken also carries Shadow as the four approach [[Club Sugar]].
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===''WarioWare: Touched!''===
[[File:Kat and Ana prologue 2 WarioWare Touched.png|thumb|Shadow has discovered the banana thief's tracks.]]
In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', Shadow is with Ana in [[Kat & Ana's House]]. While Ana looks for her missing bananas, Shadows spots a banana peel and a trail of footprints and alerts her. After leaving a note for Kat, the two run off to chase the thief. Shadow can be seen in the epilogue next to Ana after she and Kat takes the thief, who is [[Numchuck the Monkey|a monkey]], and names it Numchuck.

During the intermission in Kat & Ana's stage after the player beats the [[Galaxy Bounce|boss game]], Ana throws a stick which Shadow has to retrieve. However, she accidentally hits Kat who angrily runs after her.
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===''WarioWare: Gold''===
[[File:WWG Kat and Ana Group.jpg|thumb|left|Shadow in the character trailer]]
While not reappearing in the game itself, Shadow has a quick cameo in Kat and Ana's character trailer for ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
WWT Shadow and Shuriken.png|''WarioWare: Twisted!''
Ana and Shadow WWTouched art.jpg|''WarioWare: Touched!''
WarioWare - Touched - Artwork 02.svg|''WarioWare: Touched!''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=こまいぬ ポンきち
|JpnR=Komainu Ponkichi
|JpnM=From「狛犬」(''{{wp|Komainu}}'') + likely「ポン」(''pon'', Ainu word for "tiny") and「吉」(''-kichi'', Japanese masculine name ending)
|ChiS=护卫犬胖吉
|ChiSR=Hùwèiquǎn Pàngjí
|ChiSM=Guard dog Pangji 
|Fre=Kiriki le chien
|FreM=Kiriki the dog
|Ger=Shadow, der Hund
|GerM=Shadow, the Dog
|Ita=Il cane Zampa
|ItaN=''Minigame Mania''
|ItaM=Paw the dog
|Ita2=Ponkichi il cane
|Ita2N=''Touched!''
|Ita2M=Ponkichi the dog
|Kor=닌자견 퐁키
|KorR=Ninjagyeon Pongki
|KorM=Ninja Dog Pongki
|Spa=Ponkichi, el perro
|SpaM=Ponkichi, the dog
}}

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