Goofy shadow affinity idea

[Gracilus]

GIVE WX78 A SHADOW MECH

it can be fueled on shadows, similar to capturing gestalts, you can lure or capture a shadow creature and use it to fuel the mech for a little while.

you can TRANSFER CONSIOUSNESS WITH THE MECH TO USE IT!

for balancing, the mech can be used for only fighting purposes, and cannot really harvest or perform menial tasks such as gathering grass. the only exception is maybe bulldozing trees or rocks.
the mech can be shadow alligned, and do around 50 percent more dps than a regular default character. it can have some fun abilities, like shadow missiles, a gatling gun, and a ram ability. these abilites can have a long cooldown. The mech can just punch regularly if these abilities are on cooldown.