Shikamaru has narrow brown eyes and a typical expression suggesting he is either bored or irritated. He has shoulder length black hair tied in a spiky ponytail. Shikamaru is able to get away with this, spending his days sleeping, watching the clouds, or playing games of shōgi and Go. Shikamaru is naturally a lazy person and his inclination is to do as little work as possible. Shikamaru is able to manipulate his own shadow. His signature move is the Shadow Imitation Technique