CRACKLE, ZAP AND POP* a new hero has been awoking from the thunder and hes a male mobian hedgehog and the god of thunder and he'll protect all he can from villains. Shantae is a platform-adventure game, in which players play as the eponymous Shantae, a half-genie who must travel across various areas in order to stop the evil lady pirate Risky Boots. Shantae's default attack involves using her hair like a whip.