Dr. Facilier - the Shadow Man
Dr. Facilier is a malevolent witch doctor who conspires to escape poverty and take over New Orleans. He is a practitioner of Voodoo who boasts a connection with ‘friends from the other side’ who grant him magical abilities in exchange for souls. However, their deals come at a major cost if he fails to deliver his side of the bargain.
Powers & Abilities
- Makes a man grow hair wildly around his body. (source)
- Sets fire to a bunch of skulls adorned on his shop’s sign. (source)
- Opens the door to his store via telekinesis or wind manipulation. (source)
- Switches on the lights to his fortune-telling room with a finger snap. (source)
- Uses tarot cards to accurately depict Prince Naveen’s and Lawrence’s backgrounds and the futures they desire. (source)
- Turns a bunch of tarot cards into 1 dollar bills. (source)
- Uses a firework of sorts that releases multiple spirits. (source)
- Puts a skull mask on his face with a wave of his hand. (source)
- Transforms Prince Naveen into a frog. (source)
- Transforms Lawrence into Prince Naveen using a talisman filled with the Prince’s blood. (source)
- Projects a hologram of New Orleans on the floor then on his hand. (source)
- Almost kills Big Daddy La Bouff using a voodoo doll. (source)
- Transforms Tiana back to human form and creates an illusion of her dream restaurant, then reverses it when she rejects his deal. (source)
- Creates puffs of smoke displaying Tiana’s memories. (source)
- Shows Tiana memories of her late father to coerce her into accepting his deal. (source)
Shadow
- Takes a coin out of Facilier’s pocket by doing so on itself. (source)
- Takes off Prince Naveen’s and Lawrence’s hats and throws them aside. (source)
- Kicks Lawrence in the butt. (source)
- Pushes in Facilier’s chair for him. (source)
- Transforms into a snake. (source)
- Trips over Lawrence in Prince Naveen’s body. (source)
- Catches Facilier’s talisman and returns it to him when Tiana attempts to smash it. (source)
Shadow Henchmen
- Drags away Prince Naveen. (source)
- Grabs Naveen and carries him away. (source)
- Enters a house through its chimney, causing it to rumble and putting out the fireplace in their wake. (source)
- Can be dispelled by light conjured by Mama Odie and Ray the Firefly, though the latter seems less effective since they reappeared immediately after. (source)
