Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog is a unlockable character in Sonic Speed Simulator. Created to be the Ultimate Life Form, Shadow possesses a lot of power and boasts many abilities, making him a very valuable ally to those that he cares about.
==Origins ==
Shadow made his first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2 for the SEGA Dreamcast, created by Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik, during a project to create the Ultimate Lifeform, "Project Shadow". 
Shadow was sealed away after what happened on the Space Colony Ark. Eggman later discovered about his grandfather's ultimate creation, and released it to stop Sonic. Sonic and Shadow were equal in strength and speed, but had to team up to stop the Biolizard and the Ark from crashing on the earth. Shadow dies in the process. 
Shadow was restored by Eggman and was stored in a lab before being found by Rouge in the events of Sonic Heroes, where he had amnesia. He restores his memories and explores his past in Shadow the Hedgehog (2005). He also wears Limiter Rings, as his raw power is too much for himself to handle. 
== Appearance ==
Shadow is a black hedgehog with red accents. He has a beige muzzle and has red highlights on his quills and the sides of his arms and legs. He has a white, furry chest and wears white gloves with black and red cuffs with rings on each wrist. He also wears the special Air Shoes, which have a white, black and red color scheme.
==Obtaining Method ==
Shadow is rewarded for completing the Release Shadow event, which requires completing the following 4 tasks, and then approaching the inside of the Arsenal Pyramid in Lost Valley Zone where a cutscene will play, unlocking the character. Note that you must complete the Android Anomaly and Hologram Havoc events prior to this.
==Trivia == 
*He has a total of 13 skins and 6 variants.
*He is the only character to have a variant before he released.
*He is the only character to be on the title screen during his release.
*A render of him was seen on the Speculation board seen during the Android Anomaly Classic and Hologram Havoc events, based on his render from Team Sonic Racing.
*His main render is likely based on his render from Sonic Heroes.
*His menu pose is a reference to a 2D Stock Artwork of him.
**His original menu pose was a reference to an artwork of him from Sonic Adventure 2.
*His idle stance is a reference to the way he stands in the fangame, Sonic World DX, where one of the developers (Strike) also works on.
**Originally, his stance was based on his stance from Shadow the Hedgehog (2005).
*He fixes his quills in his idle like he does in his idle in Sonic Heroes, followed by him looking around like he does in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
*His running cycle is a reference to how he runs in the recent Sonic games, starting from Sonic Generations.
**Previously, his running cycle is a reference to the way he runs in Sonic Adventure 2.
***Originally, it used to reference the way he runs in Shadow the Hedgehog (2005).
*His skidding animation references his skidding animation in Sonic Battle.
*His falling animation is a reference to his Sonic Forces falling animation.
*His spring animation is a reference to the flips he does in Sonic Adventure 2, after launching off a rail.
* Received an overhaul in the Golden Adventure Update.
* He was added as a challenger in the Dark Rider update, he is only in the Radical Highway Race.
* Received a new run cycle in the Space Colony Ark Update.
==Gallery==
===Artwork ===
File:Shadow in sss real (So real).png| Shadow's render seen on the boards for Android Anomaly Classic and Hologram Havoc Events. 
File:Shadow render.png| Shadow's Render 
File:Shadow Portrait v2.42.png| Shadow's Skin Portrait 
File:ShadowPortrait-early.png| Shadow's Previous Skin Portrait 
File:ShadowTitleScreen.png| Shadow on the Title Screen
===Sonic Speed Tales ===
Speculation board.png| "Original copy found."
Shadow Trap.png| "Maria...." 
File:ShadowOnTheBike.png| "I'm glad Rouge found this for me. " 
File:Shadow idle (new!).png| "Thanks for saving me." 
===Animations ===
File:Shadow-new-idle-anim2.gif| Shadow's Idle Animation 
File:Shadow-new-skate-anim2.gif| Shadow's Previous Running Animation 
File:Shadow-new-skate-anim.gif| A side angle of Shadow's previous running animation. '
File:Shadow-new-spawn-anim2.gif| Shadow's Spawn Animation 
Shadow-Idle2.gif| Shadow's Previous Idle Animations
Category:Shadow the Hedgehog Skins
Category:Main Cast
Category:Legendary
Category:Characters