What is ombra?

Answer 1

Lord Ombra is the new Disney Villains in ''Peter and the Shadow Thieves''. He is considered part man and part shadow, although, in his own words, "I am not only on the side of darkness, I am darkness." Ombra moves like liquid, and speaks like groaning. He causes a chill to come over anyone he nears, because he is able to steal his or her shadow or possess them to read their thoughts and, sometimes, to manipulate them. Ombra fears light, but it aids him in capturing shadows. He is considered one of the greater "Others," villains trying to use powerful "starstuff" for power, though he is really tricking the Others into believing he is with them. He needs the starstuff to destroy all of creation, because then all that will exist will be darkness, such as him and the other shadow-things like him, with none of that nasty light to repel them. Slank returns to the island with more of the Others, including Lord Ombra, to reclaim the trunk of starstuff he lost in the previous book. When they learn that the Starcatchers have taken the trunk back to England, they set sail for London. Peter Pan follows, fearing for Molly's safety, and with Tinker Bell's help conceals himself on their ship.Lord Ombra is supposedly destroyed by a brilliant flash of light that breaks him into millions of tiny shadows. However, he returns in Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, however weakened, to carry out his plan.

The name Ombra is derived from the French word for "shadow." Also, interestingly enough, the Latin word "Umbra" can be translated into either "shadow" or "ghost."

At Stonehenge, where Lord Ombra was seemingly destroyed in ''Peter and the Shadow Thieves'' Ombra begins to return to power. Though weakened he uses his power to possess others to gather himself together so that he can return to Rundoon.

Molly and George travel to Oxford, where they discover some vital information about Peter's parents which suggests Peter himself is in danger. And indeed Lord Ombra and his fellow shadow creatures have decided that capturing Peter could help their plans.

Peter, wounded by the Scorpion Tripe, is kidnapped by Captain Hook along with the Lost Boys, but soon they are all captured by Lord Ombra and taken to Rundoon. There they are imprisoned in the dungeons of King Zarboff III, a cruel and vain despot in cahoots with the shadow beings.

Zarboff reveals his plan - to shoot rockets into space to make starstuff fall. The first attempt is successful, and he plans another, using the new starstuff to send the rocket even further. He does not know that the shadow beings intend the second rocket to rupture the fabric of the universe and cause it to collapse into nothingness. It falls to Peter to prevent the rocket from reaching its destination.

By chance a load of starstuff falls onto a ship stolen by George and the Lost Boys, causing it to fly. The flying ship, expertly handled by Captain Hook, takes the whole party back to Mollusk Island, when shining pearl, Fighting Prawn's daughter, has joined forces with the pirates to repel the invaders.