Shadow (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Shadow appears on Super Smash Stadium. For information about him in general, see his article on the Sonic News Network.
Shadow the Hedgehog is, regrettably, a playable character on Super Smash Stadium, chosen over Tails, Robotnik, Amy Rose, Metal Sonic, , and no one knows why. He debuted near the end of Season 22, alongside Death Egg Zone.
==In his own universe==
50 years prior to the events of SA2, Shadow was created by Robotnik's grandfather, Gerald, who created him to be the "Ultimate Life Form" and try to cure the otherwise deadly illness plaguing his granddaughter, Maria. Unfortunately, Shadow never got the chance to do this, as G.U.N. captured him and put him into stasis upon deeming him a "threat to humanity".
He was eventually freed by Maria's brother, Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, who tried to make Shadow another one of his minions. But as he learned the hard way, Shadow isn't really good or evil; he fights for his own purposes, and whenever he allies up with the Doctor or Sonic, it always seems to be on a part-time basis. In Sonic Heroes, as well as the dreaded Sonic '06, he forms a "Team Dark" with Rouge the Bat and E-123 Omega the Robot, two characters who are very similar to him.
While Shadow is technically slower than Sonic, his shoes have rocket boosters to make up for this. He is notable for being the only member of the Sonic cast to be able to use Chaos abilities, such as Chaos Control, without the power of a Chaos Emerald; however, his powers are limited.
==Attributes==
Shadow is intended to be a semi-clone of Sonic, stronger than him, but far easier to kill. In practice, however, he plays more like a semi-clone of Bayonetta, with an incredibly broken attack in his down special. His side special is also quite a powerful projectile, and he has equally good close-quarters options in his Smashes. His up special does leave him helpless, unlike Sonic, but this doesn't really balance him out much.
===Changes===
...Yes.
===Moveset===
Entrance: Warps in from darkness.
Move Name	Description
Neutral Special:
Homing Attack	See Sonic, and infuse the attack with electricity.
Kills at 150%.
Side Special:
Chaos Spear	Shadow charges up a beam of energy, then releases it straight out in front of him. Does 25% at full charge.
Kills at 75% at full charge.
Up Special:
Warp	Shadow teleports. Use to dictate where.
Cannot kill.
Down Special:
Chaos Control	A counter based on the move he does as an Assist Trophy in the canon Smash games. If Shadow is hit by direct contact with an opponent in the one second this move is active, he takes no damage and the opponent is slowed down by about 1 second for every 2% the move was going to do, leaving them WIDE open. Doesn't stack with the Stopwatch item.
Cannot kill.
Final Smash:
Chaos Blast	An incredibly powerful, all-consuming attack that turns the whole screen red. All opponents take 50% and huge knockback.
Kills at 60%.
===Taunts===
*Up Taunt: Floats in the air and says "I am...all of me!"
*Side Taunt: Looses sparks from his fingertips.
*Down Taunt: Warps out, then back in.
===Victory===
*Pose: Spins in the air. If Sonic is one of his opponents, he'll say "Better luck next time, Sonic!"
*Theme: Team Sonic's victory theme.
*"No Contest"/Loss Theme: Team Sonic's loss theme.
==Costumes==
*Default
*Sonic-colored
*Rouge-colored
*Omega-colored
*Red
*Green
*Yellow
*Purple
Category:Hedgehogs