Shadow the Hedgehog (Shard Dimension)

Shadow the Hedgehog from the Shard Dimension is a fan character created by SButzbach07. He is one of the two creators of Lab 16 and Project Shard.
There's not much that's different about this Shadow and canon Shadow, so content will be short. However, I will create this article to answer the questions about "What do Shard's creators look like? and "Who are they?"
This character is featured in the first Shard story, as well as the upcoming second one which will be co-written by NeoCreo.
==Appearance==
This Shadow looks similar to canon Shadow. He has black fur covering most of his body, with white chest fur covering his upper chest. He has peach skin, covering his ears and muzzle. He has six quills on his head with red stripes on the top. The far left two and far right two quills curve upward, with the rest of the quills and his spines curving downwards. His tail that curves upward a little as normal. His eyes are red with black eyelids and red eyelining. His arms are striped with red markings on the outside on the upper and lower parts. He wears his white glove with a black, gold-ringed, red-buffed cuff on his right hand. He wears the same rocket shoes that canon Shadow wears.
After the accident in Lab 16 that caused him to lose parts of himself, they got replaced with metal prosthetics. He lost his left hand and both lower legs. His new metal limbs are a dark gray color, with the joints being a lighter gray. His left hand is also dark gray, but with white joints, a white palm, and a dark red pad on the opposite side of his palm. There is a scar above his left eye that is a darker red than his quill stripes. Since his rocket shoes are also metal, his metal limbs are part of his shoes.
==Personality==
Mentally, he's still the same Shadow as canon Shadow, but everything changed after the effects of the decay of the dimension caused the death of Dr. Eggman. Despite the fact that there's lots of things that Shadow hates, like Eggman, he hates Brazen the most. Sonic asked him to help find ways to stop Brazen and his growing army called Blade. The use of technology is the best option to protect him and the research he and Sonic collaborate on.
==History==
For the time before Lab 16, rumors were spreading that something was happening to the Shard Dimension as many lightning storms were occurring more often than normal. In addition, this wasn't weather-related lightning storms. One night, Shadow was looking in the distance when Eggman's cruiser got struck by lightning from another storm passing through, knocking out all electrical systems aboard. Without any power, it can't sustain cruising altitude causing it to fall and crash, destroying everything aboard and killing him.
Sonic asked Shadow to help salvage everything they could from the cruiser and storm Eggman's base, preventing Blade from taking it over. Because he finds Brazen annoying, he agreed to help. Over time, the base was expanded and modified with the various attempts of Blade invading it, eventually turning into Lab 16. Sonic and Shadow were the main creators, but gave credit to the others for helping Lab 16 become what it was before the reactor accident a year later that destroyed it.
Initially, the first major project, Project 4937-16, was the creation of Mech 4937-16. This was a full group project on creating a sentient cybernetic robot, but the project was scrapped in favor of Sonic's idea of creating an artificial hedgehog, like Shadow himself. However, Mech 4937-16 itself was not scrapped as it became a milestone of Lab 16's accomplishments. Mech 4937-16 would be salvaged from the accident and transported to the Chaos Dimension where Shard would activate and call it Mech 16.
The second project was a collaboration with Sonic and Shadow initially called Project Unname1. They were unsure what to call it, so "Unname1" was a placeholder. The reason why it wasn't a full group project was because Sonic approached Shadow with the idea, and Shadow would have experience being developed in Space Colony Ark. However, the duo would accept some insight and ideas from the others. Following the initial mental tests of Unname1, the events of the capsule being shattered into shards would lead to the project being renamed to Project Shard.
One day, alerts of the reactor spread through as a lightning storm would come through and strike the site of Lab 16, disrupting the energy grid and affecting the power output from the reactor. This was the day of Shard's final test of his super form. The accident would begin to affect the structural integrity of the site, causing it to decay and eventually collapse. With not that much time left, Sonic went for the reactor in an attempt to stop the chain reaction. Shadow would give Shard a dimensional portal creator and a hard drive containing every about Project Shard. Shard would use the portal device to travel to the Chaos Dimension, just before Shadow got crushed by the ceiling above him. The intensity of the weight against his body caused various amputations. He dropped unconscious moments later where short later, he would be rescued, along with Sonic.
When he woke up, he found himself in a bed outside Lab 16, next to Sonic and Frag. When he heard what happened, he put the news in the back of his mind. It took him and Sonic a few days to physically recover and adapt to their metal limbs, but a few weeks to get used to living with metal limbs for the rest of their lives. Over the course of a month, a mini lab was set outside the facility as the rubble was being cleared. Blade soldiers continued to visit the site with the intention to find Frag after he lied to Brazen, noting he was heading back to the Knife. A month after the accident, the dimension hit it's rapid shrinking point and put everything in danger of being destroyed. Sonic and Shadow began to evacuate everyone to canon Sonic's dimension before Earth was destroyed. He was one of the last ones to leave. Now he resides with Sonic, Shard, Frag, and others.
==Abilities==
Shadow's abilities are the same as canon Shadow, with the additions of his metal addons. He can scan and analyze almost everything, including waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. He can communicate with other machines without physically speaking. He can continue to function 24/7, even if his natural side is sleeping. His metal limbs are also water-proof and they allow him to float in water, relieving him of his fear of water.
==Forms==
This Shadow has one form: Super Shadow
===Super Form===
This Super Shadow is the same as canon Super Shadow. In order to turn, he needs 7 Chaos Emeralds. Once in this form, his black fur turns yellow, keeping the red stripes and his red scar. The dark gray on the metal limbs also turn yellow, along with the red pad on his metal hand. There is no special change to this Shadow's abilities in this form compared to canon Super Shadow's abilities.
==See also==
*Shard the Hedgehog
*Brazen the Hedgehog
*Frag the Hedgehog
*Sonic the Hedgehog (Shard Dimension)
*Shard the Hedgehog (Fanfiction)
*User:SButzbach07
*Shard the Hedgehog - scot.butzbach.net
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