the Dark Prince or Shadowman. Shadowman was created by Mechner to add enemy variety within the first game's hardware limitations, creating a mirror version of the Prince that would impede his progress. In The Shadow and the Flame, Shadowman appears from the Prince to take on the magical power needed to defeat Jaffar. In The Two Thrones, the Dark Prince was a manifestation of the Prince's negative traits given its own will and voice by the Sands. The final scene where the Prince walks away from his dark side rather than fighting or accepting it was intended to show the character's maturity. The Dark Prince of The Two Thrones also acted as a reference to the original Shadowman. Portrayal For the original Prince of Persia, the Prince was animated through rotoscoping based on recorded movements by Mechner's younger brother David. The Prince has been voiced by four actors in his various incarnations, most notably beginning with The Sands of Time. The known voice actors to have portrayed the Prince are David Boat, Yuri Lowenthal, Robin Atkin Downes and Nolan North. Boat's one performance as the Prince was in Prince of Persia 3D. Lowenthal portrayed the Prince in The Sands of Time, The Two Thrones and The Forgotten Sands. In an interview, he said that "[he felt] that [he] in a way originated that role". The Prince became one of Lowenthal's favourite roles, and he was pleased to return to the role for The Forgotten Sands. He is also re-recording his voice lines for the upcoming Sands of Time remake. According to Lowenthal, his well-received performance put pressure on him in future Prince of Persia games, as he needed to improve his performance while staying true to his original portrayal. He felt that this limited his creative freedom with the character after The Sands of Time. Lowenthal did not return to voice the Prince in Warrior Within, being replaced by Downes. This change was explained by Ubisoft staff as necessary due to the Prince's more hardened and world-worn portrayal, in addition to the new voice better fitting his redesigned appearance. Lowenthal thought it was the right decision given the tonal shift. For The Two Thrones, Lowenthal returned to play the role, as fans had stated their preference for his portrayal of the character. Downes was originally announced as the voice of the Dark Prince, but the character was voiced in the