Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) is character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

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Age	Ageless (cold-slept for 50 years, physically 15 )
Gender	Male
Height	100 cm (3' 3")
Weight	35 kg (77 lb.)
Alignment	Neutral
Likes	Nothing, Maria Robotnik
Dislikes	Humanity (in Sonic Adventure 2)
CV (JPN)	Kouji Yusa
CV (ENG)	David Humphrey (2001-2004) / Ryan Drummond (originally) / Jason Griffith (2005-2010) / Kirk Thornton (2010-present)

Overview

Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu), also known as the Ultimate Life Form (究極生命体, Kyūkyoku Seimeitai), is a dark hero of the Sonic series, he first appeared in Sonic Adventure 2.

Background

Sonic Adventure 2

The ultimate life form created by Dr. Eggman's grandfather Professor Gerald Robotnik about 50 years before Sonic's time, with an immortal and indestructible body.

He was in a cold sleep for about 50 years in the back of a prison cell as G.U.N.'s top secret weapon, and was thawed out by Dr. Eggman, who came to search for his grandfather's legacy for his own desire.

Later, he (ostensibly) helps Dr. Eggman in his plan for world domination by suggesting the existence of the Eclipse Cannon. Because of his resemblance to Sonic, many of Shadow's actions at this time were recognized by the public as Sonic's, and the repercussions of his actions fell entirely on Sonic.

During the closing of the Space Colony ARK and the muzzling of the researchers, which was triggered by the outbreak of the experimental life form 50 years ago, Maria's words, "Do it for me... for all the people... on that planet..." as she was about to be shot and die, were interpreted as a desire for revenge against humanity.

However, after Amy's persuasion, Shadow realized that Maria had said at the end of her life, "Give everyone a chance to be happy, and make their wishes come true. Shadow realizes that Maria had said, "Give them a chance... to be happy!" and he turns around and sets out to save humanity by preventing the ARK, which the late Gerald had programmed to collide with the Earth.

Sonic and Knuckles go to a facility that resembles the altar of the Master Emerald and fight off the ultimate life form prototype, Biolizard, that stands in their way, but the prototype is a Finalhazard parasitic on ARK and tries to bring itself and others down to Earth.

There, Shadow, along with Sonic, transformed into a platinum-colored Super Shadow and gold Super Sonic with seven Chaos Emeralds and eliminated the parasitic prototype. The ARK was returned to its original position by Chaos Control, but its physical body could not withstand the supernaturalization, and it ran out of power and disappeared as light as it fell into the atmosphere.....along with Shadow.

"Maria... this is what you wanted, right? This is my promise I made to you..."

Appearance

He has a similar appearance to Sonic, with the following differences: his fur color is primary black with red lines and a white tuft of fur on his chest, a tanned muzzle, his six quills curve upwards (and two curve downwards), and his wears hover shoes are mainly white with some red, in contrast to Sonic's red shoes with some white.

However, the reason for their similar appearances is still unknown.

His hover shoes have black cuffs, red tongues and gold rings that can also be seen with his gloves.

Abilities

He is skilled with firearms and special vehicles, and has a basic fighting ability far superior to Sonic.

With his hover shoes he does not run like Sonic, he glides like an ice skater, and in addition to high-speed movement, he can also hover and, in some works, produce small jet streams as a weapon. The golden rings he wears on both wrists and ankles are Inhibitor Rings that control his powers, and were originally set up in the Sonic X anime, but were re-incorporated in Sonic '06 (as well as the Archie Sonic comics).

He can also use the Chaos Emeralds to perform various techniques, such as Chaos Control, which distorts space-time, and Chaos Spear, which transforms energy into a spear-like form to attack.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Chaos Emeralds appears as an assist trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He uses Chaos Control to slow down the movements of the fighters.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he has the green Chaos Emerald that he first showed Chaos Control with in Sonic Adventure 2, and his motion has also changed to a pose where he holds up the Chaos Emerald. It is now held in the right hand just before the slow effect wears off, and the player stops moving for a few seconds.