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Shadow

Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za Hejjihoggu?) is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog/Black Arm hybrid and the arch-rival of Sonic. Shadow was created by Dr. Gerald Robotnik, using the DNA of Black Doom, and is the end result of Project Shadow.

Why He Rocks

  1. His entire backstory is very tragic and sympathetic while trying to destroy humanity for the lose of his best friend Maria. But in a change of heart promised Maria to protect Earth.
  2. A brooding loner by nature, Shadow constantly refers to himself as "The Ultimate Lifeform" as he is egotistical, serious and self-absorbed, yet calm and anti-heroic by the most part.
  3. His personality and abilities make him the perfect nemesis for Sonic.
  4. Regardless of his motivations, he has helped Sonic the Hedgehog and his allies save the world multiple times.
  5. Shadow has lots of amazing, heavy rock and metal music in Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog, called "Throw It All Away", "I Am...All of Me", "All Hail Shadow" and "Never Turn Back".

Bad Qualities

  1. His self-titled game received a very bad reception.
  2. In recent years he has become more edgy, but not as bad as his Sonic Boom counterpart.

Trivia

  1. The look and feel of his character was based on movies like Underworld, Constantine and the Terminator films.
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