Shantae is a half-genie charged with protecting her home, Scuttle Town. A professional belly dancer, her outfit usually consists of sheer harem pants and golden jewelry. Shantae is always olive/tan-skinned with blue eyes, and long growing purple hair tied back in a ponytail stem stalk. Although this time, her attire is paired with her purple fur and monkey like appearance. Her parentage is uncertain, but it is known that her mother was a genie and there is speculation about who her father was.