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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Rakshas seems to be able to pull this off. . .or maybe he's just THAT good at sneaking around.

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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Nacht, who as an infant was dipped in the Erebos, which led to her absorbing a variety of [[CastingAShadow shadow and darkness powers]], inclduing teleportion using shadows.

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* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The skill Shadow Motion allows the user to warp between shadows and is frequently used by resident StealthExpert Souei.
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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': One of the powers of Nacht, and the main power of Shadowdancer.
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* [[GodInHumanForm Jinyo]] in ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' are made of shadowy matter and are occasionally shown to teleport in and out of vortex of darkness they can make at will.
* Rakshas from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' seems to be able to pull this off. . .or maybe he's just THAT good at sneaking around.
* Nacht from ''Manga/BlackClover'' uses Shadow Magic, able to move himself and whatever he touches from one shadow to another. He can hide in a shadow and drag enemies into it. He uses his magic to bring the Clover Kingdom's special assault force to raid the Spade Kingdom castle.

* Seiichirou Tatsumi's power in ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' is manipulating shadows as a means of transport and as a weapon.
* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', [[TokenGoodTeammate Rogue Cheney]] of Sabertooth as this as part of his [[CastingAShadow Shadow Dragon Slayer]] magic. Unlike most examples though, he's actually a NiceGuy. [[spoiler:His [[FutureMeScaresMe potential future self]] though...]] [[spoiler:[[ExtraOreDinary Gajeel]]]] and [[HolyHandGrenade Sting]] gain similar powers from [[spoiler:eating Rogue's shadow magic and unlocking [[SuperMode Iron Shadow Dragon Mode and White Shadow Dragon Mode]] respectively]].

* Teleportation magic in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' works by sending the user through their element in some way. Dark magic uses shadows (as Evangeline demonstrates at the end of the Kyoto Arc).
* Shijima from ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' has this ability among several other weird gimmicks.
* A variation in ''Manga/OnePiece'': Gecko Moria can [[CastingAShadow detach his shadow]] which can move freely far away from him. He can then teleport to switch places with it. This is used to reach great distances safely as well as acting as decoy.
* In ''Manga/PsychicSquad'', Nai can teleport herself or somebody else using an existing shadow.

* In ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'', the skill Shadow Motion allows the user to warp between shadows and is frequently used by resident StealthExpert Souei.
* Benge from ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' can do this, as well as killing people by stabbing their shadows!
* Dark the Kishin of Darkness from ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}'' can project a long shadow from his sword which acts as quicksand, sucking people into a dimension of sheer darkness. He can also perform a variant called "Dark Tunnel" which allows Onimaru to move his armies across Japan with ease.

** ComicBook/{{Cloak|AndDaggerMarvelComics}} can teleport himself and others through the dimension of darkness he has access to.
** Silhouette from ''ComicBook/NewWarriors'' can also transport through shadow.

* In ''Fanfic/ADifferentLesson'', Heian Chao is able to use his dark chi to transport his spirit-form through the shadows. This allows him to cover days worth of distance in a few seconds, and even act in two places at once.
* In ''Fanfic/BloodAndRevolution'', Bakura teleports this way. Because he's a chaos demon, the results are unpredictable and sometimes amusing.

* In ''Ghosts of the Past'', sequel of ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', the Red Room has an Agent Petrovna, a Darkforce manipulator who is, among other things, capable of this. Unusually, however, she's actually one of the moral members of the team from what little we see of her.

* In ''Fanfic/OjamajoDoremiRiseOfTheShadows'', the main antagonists, a group of living shadows, have this power so long as they use the shadow of an inanimate object or a light being. They use this to go from their world to ours almost instantaneously, and they can drag others with them if they choose. They cannot use themselves for this, though.
* Hayden from the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fanfic ''Fanfic/RidingTheWaves'' [[spoiler:She is a legacy of Pluto and all]].

* This is a skill employed by the ninja in ''Film/NinjaAssassin'', which allows them to slaughter a Europol tactical team in a confined space. Later on, though, the good guys learn and burst into the ninjas' fortress with armored vehicles and turn on floodlights that prevent the ninjas from using this trope, then open up with assault rifles. The protagonist also learns this trick during his fight with his EvilMentor, something said mentor was using moments before.
* The novelization to ''Film/PansLabyrinth'' explains that The Faun's ability to teleport involves merging with shadows.

* Stepping into shadows is how the player character travels to different worlds in ''Literature/SoFar''.

* In ''Literature/TheFallenMoon'' Skandar's magic is the ability to travel quickly and invisibly between places by passing through a 'shadow world'. The Night God's favour allows Arenadd to share this ability. In the [[Literature/TheRisenSun sequel trilogy]] [[spoiler:Saeddryn is also granted this power.]] In addition to ease of travel, it is used for advantages during fights, and for assassinations.
* Underplayed in ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' - some Raven Guard can "wraith-slip"; travel through shadows, unseen by regular people.
* In [[Creator/RogerZelazny Roger Zelazny's]] ''Jack Of Shadows'', this is one of the title character's signature abilities.

* In ''Literature/TheNameOfTheWind'', Haliax uses the shadows that cling to him as part of his Chandrian power to transport the others away from Kvothe's destroyed caravan when something notices them – just in time to stop Kvothe from being killed too.
* The [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Others]] in ''Literature/NightWatchSeries'' are able to enter the Twilight by entering their shadow. The more powerful Others are able to go to the deeper levels of the Twilight by locating their shadow and stepping into it on each subsequent level, which gets progressively harder. Time flows differently in the Twilight compared to the normal world, so an Other can appear to have teleported, when all he actually does is enter the Twilight, walk to the destination, and exit the Twilight.

* Nico di Angelo from ''Literature/PercyJackson'' is able to "shadow travel" because he's the son of Hades, he claims that every shadow is one and the same, however he can only do it a couple of times per day, preferably at night. Also it drains him ''a lot'', to the point the first time he used it he passed out for a whole week.
** His father [[InformedAttribute is implied]] to have this power too; his helmet lets him physically become darkness and thus be anywhere that darkness exists. He could be watching you right now...

* Some {{Necromancer}}s in ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' can learn to Shadow Walk which lets them teleport up to two kilometres.
* Nico of ''Literature/TheSpiritThief'' can travel through shadows far faster than she can walk through the material world, though doing so puts her at higher risk of being [[DemonicPossession overwhelmed]] by the Master. The effect, when she does it, is akin to teleportation.

* Myrddaal in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' are stated to have this ability, though it's never clarified what constitutes adequate shadow or how far they can move. No one knows how they do it either, even the creatures themselves. The ability is seldom shown within the books, but is enough of a threat that Borderland cities keep their streets lit throughout the night by law to keep them out, as well as a similar law that everyone must keep their heads uncovered, since Myrddraal have [[EyelessFace very distinctive faces]].

** Basic D&D supplement ''The Book of Marvelous Magic''. A creature wearing the Shadow Cape could travel up to 360 feet from one shadow to another three times per day.
** The 2nd Edition spell ''Shadow Walk'' allowed the caster and any creatures he/she touched to partially enter the Plane of Shadow. This allowed them to move at a speed of 7 miles per 10 minutes (42 miles per hour) with regard to the Prime Material Plane. When the journey was completed, they could return to the Prime Material Plane at the desired location.
** 2nd Edition supplement ''DM Options: High Level Campaigns''. Thieves of level 16+ could learn the skill Shadow Flight. If it was very shadowy, the thief could Dimension Door (teleport) up to 360 yards to another shadowy area once per hour.

** The 3.5 Shadowcaster class had four mysteries (their spell equivalents) for this (being [[CastingAShadow shadowcasters]], usually bringing their own shadow from the Plane of Shadow), from flickering around on the battlefield, to teleporting a distance in sight, over going to other planes via the Plane of Shadow to ''Shadow Walk'' but faster and with the possibility to arrive ''exactly'' where you wanted.

* Shadow Stealer from ''{{Toys/BIONICLE}}'' can use shadows to move great distances.
** Umarak from [[Toys/Bionicle2015 the reboot]] could do the same.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Contrast}}'', this is the main source of puzzles.
* In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', the Knight Artorias was given the title “Abysswalker” for his ability to travel to The Abyss.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Dauntless}}'', the Behemoth [[CastingAShadow Riftstalker]] combines this trope with ThinkingUpPortals to teleport all over the battlefield using shadowy rifts. This only applies while it is aether-charged [[note]]It starts aether-charged and it never wears off unless it is forcibly interrupted[[/note]], which is basically all the time.

* In ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', many characters, in particular the members of Organization XIII, are able to conjure Dark portals to walk through corridors of Darkness, accessing any place very fast.

** Agahnim from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' can sink into his shadow and move it about the room before resurfacing. In his second fight he splits his shadow into three and has intangible clones of himself pop out of the other two to hurl additional projectiles at you.
** The boss of the Moonlit Grotto in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' teleports around its arena, appearing directly behind the player in a puddle of shadow and disappearing if you turn to face it. How fortunate that the dungeon's item allows you to bounce seeds off walls.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', Reaper's Shadow Step ability is a straightforward example of teleportation through shadows.
* The Shadow Sirens of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' are all able to teleport by sinking into their shadows. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Vivian's ability to do this gets [[RedemptionDemotion gets reduced to simply hiding in her shadow]] when she [[HeelFaceTurn joins Mario's side.]]]]
* The ninja in ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' are able to do this as one of their techniques. This includes Hawkeye as well as [[DualBoss Bil and Ben]] (and the latter two are quite prone to doing it, too).

* While she's weak to light, Kubitarou from ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'' has an advantage in darkness where she can use it to teleport closer to her victim. This is how she's able to sneak up on them despite her huge figure.

* In ''Webcomic/CincoElementos'', this is the power of Shadow Elementals.
* Parodied in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', a D&D based webcomic. When a Shadowdancer shows up, his powers are mostly useless because [[StylisticSelfParody the comic doesn't have shading]]. [[spoiler:He and his partner are [[ChekhovsSkill later]] able to escape because an explosion is dramatic enough to warrant a shadow as they flee from it.]]
* Adrienne, aka Shade, from ''Webcomic/{{Parimetra}}'' can turn into a shadow and teleport. She uses it [[http://www.espetrellcomics.com/parimetra/page8 to fight]] and [[http://www.espetrellcomics.com/parimetra/page43 just to get around]].
* The Erlkönig in ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' can use shadows like this. He is also one of those who can [[CastingAShadow cast their own shadows]].
* In ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'', Copycat is able to disappear into and appear from the shadows, and [[{{Invisibility}} invisibly]] [[StalkerWithACrush spy on Mao]] from them. He can also travel between shadows, including travelling to and from the Darkness Clan, and was able to take Mao and Kalliv along with him while doing so.

* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', the Shadowkhan, a tribe of magic ninjas (among other things), can use shadows as dimensional doors.
* Grimskull from ''WesternAnimation/SkeletonWarriors'' uses shadows to teleport wherever he wants. It's shown in the 4th episode that the shadows are linked by a bizarre, trippy "shadow dimension" full of strange, alien terrain, which explains Grimskull's difficulties in navigating between shadows at first.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', Ebon could use shadows as portals.

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For [[DarkIsEvil obvious reasons]], this is a technique usually employed by [[VillainTeleportation evil or at least morally ambiguous characters.]]

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* A variation in ''Manga/OnePiece'': Gecko Moria can [[CastingAShadow detach his shadow]] which can move freely far away from him. He can then teleport to switch places with it. This is used to reach great distances safely as well as acting as decoy.

* In ''Manga/PsychicSquad'', Nai can teleport herself or somebody else using an existing shadow.

* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', [[TokenGoodTeammate Rogue Cheney]] of Sabertooth as this as part of his [[CastingAShadow Shadow Dragon Slayer]] magic. Unlike most examples though, he's actually a NiceGuy. [[spoiler:His [[FutureMeScaresMe potential future self]] though...]] [[spoiler:[[ExtraOreDinary Gajeel]]]] and [[HolyHandGrenade Sting]] gain similar powers from [[spoiler:eating Rogue's shadow magic and unlocking [[SuperMode Iron Shadow Dragon Mode and White Shadow Dragon Mode]] respectively]].
* Rakshas from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' seems to be able to pull this off. . .or maybe he's just THAT good at sneaking around.

* Nacht from ''Manga/BlackClover'' uses Shadow Magic, able to move himself and whatever he touches from one shadow to another. He can hide in a shadow and drag enemies into it. He uses his magic to bring the Clover Kingdom's special assault force to raid the Spade Kingdom castle.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': In the Thousand Year Blood War arc, it is eventually revealed that the Vandenreich had been hiding in a parallel world inside Soul Society's shadows.

* ''Manga/SazanEyes'': Elora can move across the magic shadow she cast and even wrap herself in a monstrous form of darkness.
* [[GodInHumanForm Jinyo]] in ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' are made of shadowy matter and are occasionally shown to teleport in and out of vortex of darkness they can make at will.

* Hayden from the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fanfic ''Fanfic/RidingTheWaves'' [[spoiler: She is a legacy of Pluto and all]].

* In ''Literature/TheFallenMoon'' Skandar's magic is the ability to travel quickly and invisibly between places by passing through a 'shadow world'. The Night God's favour allows Arenadd to share this ability. In the [[Literature/TheRisenSun sequel trilogy]] [[spoiler: Saeddryn is also granted this power.]] In addition to ease of travel, it is used for advantages during fights, and for assassinations.
* Myrddaal in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' are stated to have this ability, though it's never clarified what constitutes adequate shadow or how far they can move. No one knows how they do it either, even the creatures themselves. The ability is seldom shown within the books, but is enough of a threat that Borderland cities keep their streets lit throughout the night by law to keep them out, as well as a similar law that everyone must keep their heads uncovered, since Myrddraal have [[EyelessFace very distinctive faces]].
* In ''Literature/TheNameOfTheWind'', Haliax uses the shadows that cling to him as part of his Chandrian power to transport the others away from Kvothe's destroyed caravan when something notices them – just in time to stop Kvothe from being killed too.

* Nico di Angelo from Literature/PercyJackson is able to "shadow travel" because he's the son of Hades, he claims that every shadow is one and the same, however he can only do it a couple of times per day preferable at night, also it drains him ''a lot'' to the point the first time he used it he passed out for a whole week.
** His father [[InformedAttribute is implied]] to have this power too; his helmet lets him physically become darkness and thus be anywhere that darkness exists. He could be watching you right now...
* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': Sam, which turns out to be very useful in [[ProfessionalKiller his work]]. This involves travelling into a shadow world which is entered or exited through shadows, though it doesn't appear to make travel any faster, just easier getting into otherwise inaccessible places. It's stated there used to be others-apparently they all went into the shadow world one by one, though, and never returned... Naturally, the assassins decided it was best to stop teaching it after that. It seems this was due to being {{addictive magic}}, since Sam grows more and more unable to stand being in the normal world after he starts using it, though this is implied to be the fault of him wearing Valerie's dark portal (which is what enabled him to shadowslip in the first place. Once he gives it back, he isn't able to travel through shadows again [[spoiler:until the Darkgate reopens]])..
* The [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Others]] in ''Literature/NightWatchSeries'' are able to enter the Twilight by entering their shadow. The more powerful Others are able to go to the deeper levels of the Twilight by locating their shadow and stepping into it on each subsequent level, which gets progressively harder. Time flows differently in the Twilight compared to the normal world, so an Other can appear to have teleported, when all he actually does is enter the Twilight, walk to the destination, and exit the Twilight.

* ''Literature/BlackLegion'': Daemoness Gyre can use shadows to walk through walls and travel along short distances.
* Underplayed in ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' - some Raven Guard can "wraith-slip"; travel through shadows, unseen by regular people.
* ''Literature/WildCards'': Moonchild, one of Captain Trips' multiple identities, has this ability, and refers to it as "walking in shadows".
* ''Literature/{{Anachronauts}}'' makes it a part of the Winterhound power package, limited to shadows within visible range.
* Nico of ''Literature/TheSpiritThief'' can travel through shadows far faster than she can walk through the material world, though doing so puts her at higher risk of being [[DemonicPossession overwhelmed]] by the Master. The effect, when she does it, is akin to teleportation.
* Some {{Necromancer}}s in ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' can learn to Shadow Walk which lets them teleport up to two kilometres.
* ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil'': The drow base their entire culture on the use of "Night" (and also murder). One of the more common tricks is to turn into/ slink into a puddle of darkness and re-emerge later - for example to dodge an attack. Some drow, like members of the Longstrider-Cabal, take this one step further and use the Night for long-distance travel.
* ''Literature/{{Pale}}'': Abraham Musser can walk through shadows using a trick he stole from a serial killer; he claims unclaimed shadows as part of his personal demesne, allowing him to step between any two sets of shadow as if it were the same place.

* ''Literature/CradleSeries'': This is one of the signature abilities of Akura Malice, the so-called Queen of Shadows, the greatest Shadow artist in the world. Note that ''any'' form of teleportation is extremely difficult in this world, but Malice makes it slightly easier on herself by using shadows as gateways. Her grand-daughter, Akura Charity, is also fond of this, but she's also fond of ''seemingly'' teleporting through a shadow when she's actually turned invisible and stayed where she is to spy on people.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''. Drukhari Mandrakes live in an alternate dimension that allows them to teleport out of any shadow. [[ParanoiaFuel Any. Shadow.]]

* Shadow Stealer from {{Toys/BIONICLE}} can use shadows to move great distances.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', Reaper's Shadow Step ability is a straightforward example of teleportation through shadows.
* The boss of the Moonlit Grotto in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' teleports around its arena, appearing directly behind the player in a puddle of shadow and disappearing if you turn to face it. How fortunate that the dungeon's item allows you to bounce seeds off walls.
* In ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', many characters, in particular the members of Organization XIII, are able to conjure Dark portals to walk through corridors of Darkness, accessing any place very fast.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': The ninja Zed can detach from his shadow and switch places with it. His disciple and second in command Kayn can outright walk through walls via shadows, and the power grows stronger if he wins his conflict for dominance with the [[LivingWeapon Darkin Rhaast]].

* Agahnim from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' can sink into his shadow and move it about the room before resurfacing. In his second fight he splits his shadow into three and has intangible clones of himself pop out of the other two to hurl additional projectiles at you.
* The Shadow Sirens of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' are all able to teleport by sinking into their shadows. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Vivian's ability to do this gets [[RedemptionDemotion gets reduced to simply hiding in her shadow]] when she [[HeelFaceTurn joins Mario's side.]]]]

* The ninja in ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' are able to do this as one of their techniques. This includes Hawkeye as well as [[DualBoss Bil and Ben]] (and the latter two are quite prone to doing it, too).

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroDawnOfTheDragon'': Cynder's basic "Shadow Breath" attack has her leaping in her own shadow to move under the enemies or certain gates as long as the button is held, and then attack from below with either claws or by jumping out, sending all nearby foes flying around. Her secondary fire, ironically, is a proper BreathWeapon made of asphyxiating black fire.
* ''VideoGame/{{Aragami}}'': The "Shadow Leap" ability allows the player to teleport using shadowed areas.

* Parodied in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', a D&D based webcomic. When a Shadowdancer shows up, his powers are mostly useless because [[StylisticSelfParody the comic doesn't have shading]]. [[spoiler: He and his partner are [[ChekhovsSkill later]] able to escape because an explosion is dramatic enough to warrant a shadow as they flee from it]].
* The Erlkönig in ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' can use shadows like this. He is also one of those who can [[CastingAShadow cast their own shadows]].
* Adrienne, aka Shade, from ''Webcomic/{{Parimetra}}'' can turn into a shadow and teleport. She uses it [[http://www.espetrellcomics.com/parimetra/page8 to fight]] and [[http://www.espetrellcomics.com/parimetra/page43 just to get around]].

* Nacht from ''Manga/BlackClover'' uses Shadow Magic, able to move himself and whatever he touches from one shadow to another. He can hide in a shadow and drag enemies into it.

* Nacht Faust in ''Manga/BlackClover'' has Shadow Magic, able to move himself and whatever he touches from one shadow to another, using it to bring the Clover Kingdom's special assault force to raid the Spade Kingdom castle.

* ''VideoGame/{[Aragami}}'': The "Shadow Leap" ability allows the player to teleport using shadowed areas.

* The boss of the Mermaid Grotto in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' teleports around its arena, appearing directly behind the player in a puddle of shadow, disappearing if you turn to face it. How fortunate that the dungeon's item allows you to bounce seeds off walls.

* The ninja in ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' are able to do this as one of their techniques. This includes Hawkeye, Bil and Ben (and the latter two are quite prone to doing it, too).

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroDawnOfTheDragon'': Cynder's basic "Shadow Breath" attack has her leaping in her own shadow to move under the enemies or certain gates as long as the button is held, and then attack from below with either claws or by jumping out, sending all nearby foes flying around. Her secondary fire, ironically, is a proper BreathWeapon made of asphixiating black fire.

Some characters like [[FaceFramedInShadow hiding in shadows]]; these take that a step further and use them as [[ThinkingUpPortals portals]].

** Nightshade from ''ComicBook/CaptainAtom'', ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'' and ''ComicBook/{{Shadowpact}}'' can do this as an ability she inherited from her mother, who hails from the Land of Nightshades.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''. Dark Eldar Mandrakes are capable of this by living in an alternate dimension and appearing in people's shadows, in addition to being near-invisible.

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* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
** The mutant [[ComicBook/CloakAndDagger Cloak]] can teleport himself and others through the dimension of darkness he has access to.
** For a period of time, after her life was saved by something weird and shadowy, ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} gained the ability to hop through shadows.
* Silhouette from ''ComicBook/NewWarriors'' could also transport through shadow.
* ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} of ComicBook/XMen both teleports and becomes invisible when in shadows, but unlike many examples he's not limited to latter to do the former.
* ComicBook/{{Nightshade}} of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad and ComicBook/{{Shadowpact}} can do this as an ability she inherited from her mother who hails from the Land of Nightshades.
* The Shade, an ally of ComicBook/{{Starman}} can also do this via his connection to the Shadowlands (whether a connection exists between this and the above mentioned Land of Nightshades is unknown). A future version of the character was able to use this ability to time travel.
* Acrata, a Mexican superhero who first appeared in Franchise/{{Superman}} has the ability to teleport whenever in shadow using an ancient Mayan symbol which represents the night.

* The Shadow Sirens of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' are all able to teleport by sinking into their shadows. [[spoiler: Unfortunately Vivian's ability to do this gets [[RedemptionDemotion gets reduced to simply hiding in her shadow]] when she [[HeelFaceTurn join's Mario's side.]]]]

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': In Part V, [[StarterVillain Polpo]]'s [[FightingSpirit Stand]] Black Sabbath has this ability. Unlike most other Stands, it can move a great distance from its user. But it does have a key limitation: it can only move from one shadow to another where they intersect, rather than teleporting.