Black Doom

**Black Doom** (ブラックドゥーム *Burakku Dūmu*?) is the primary antagonist in *Shadow the Hedgehog*. He is the sinister leader of the Black Arms and the oldest member of his species. The Black Arms are Black Doom's own spawn and appear to operate with an insect-like hive intelligence, seemingly preventing any attempts to challenge Black Doom for leadership. He presents an almost religious front and shows little respect for humanity due to its sins against each other and the planet Earth.

In fact, his philosophy is little more than egotistical justification for his own dark deeds. Following his return to Earth in the present day, he wanted to enslave the humans and use them as food for him and his army, but met his defeat at the hands of Shadow the Hedgehog.

## Appearance

Black Doom has a very menacing appearance. Black Doom, unlike the rest of his species, has three glowing red eyes, and twin horns sticking out of either side of his head; he is decorated with a worn robe, chains with spiked ornaments, and jewels around the top of his robe. He has a very deep voice that presents an echoing effect and appears very aged, claiming to be immortal. His appearance alone has a certain presence of dark aura.

## Personality

Black Doom is presented as a highly ruthless, sadistic, manipulative, and power-hungry tyrant. He regards humans as pathetic creatures that have led to the destruction of their own planet. Black Doom has neither affection nor sympathy for anybody or anything, including his own army and his creation, Shadow. He gladly took the lives of his own army in order to destroy Central City, the city he choose for the site of the comet when it was teleported down via Chaos Control. Black Doom has a dark lord persona in which he committed horrible atrocities throughout the story, such as attacking six cities and killing millions, blowing up Central City, and torturing the humans and having his army consume their bodies. He also does not forgive any mistakes or failure, no matter how difficult the task on Shadow's part may be.

Black Doom's plans for the planet Earth extend much further than simply controlling the planet. His main goal is to take control of the planet and then have him and his armies feed off the humans, which he states are a great energy source for them. According to Doom, once the planet is under his control, the humans will never see the sun again and the planet will cease to be blue. It seems Doom wants to conquer the planet as a step closer to conquering the entire universe. He has no respect for humans, as he sees them as fools who have committed crimes against themselves, and believes that he is doing them a favor by using them as a food supply for his race.

While Doom *claims* that he has Shadow's best interest at heart, he does not care for him at all and is only interested in his power. He often tried to manipulate Shadow in order to turn him against humanity, but this caused Shadow to see Black Doom as his ultimate enemy in the end. Doom sees Shadow as his gateway to the Chaos Emeralds and his unusual skills would make him a great addition to the army. Doom often used Shadow to do tasks that would give him an advantage, such as destroying the human's data servers so information could no longer be transferred among the humans, awaking the temples to be used as weapons, and even attempting to assassinate the president.

Unlike other Sonic villains such as Eggman, Black Doom is completely devoid of any sense of humor. He is quite arrogant, claiming that he not only rules the universe, but that he is the strongest being in the universe as well (to the point of saying he is immortal). Despite all this power, he is still defeated by Super Shadow, which ironically was his fault, as he left the Chaos Emeralds with Shadow when he warped away to transform to Devil Doom, believing their power was useless against him. He reconsiders this belief during the final battle, admitting he'd underestimated the Emeralds' powers.

## Powers and abilities

Whilst few would challenge Black Doom, he has numerous abilities which make him a fearsome foe for those who would dare. For important long range communication, Black Doom can send his third eye (simply known as "Doom's Eye") forth to do various tasks that would require him while he is away. Doom's Eye can speak, and can project holograms of Black Doom, which possess many of Doom's abilities, as well.
Black Doom can levitate/float which seems to be his primary method of mobility as he appears to have no legs, even when transformed into Devil Doom. One of his main abilities is to use the Chaos Emeralds to induce Chaos Control, which he can use with just as much proficiency as Shadow. He could transport Shadow to various locations on Earth and even into cyberspace, and when using all seven Chaos Emeralds he could teleport the Black Comet down to Earth from space. He also seems to be able to phase right through solid objects.
Black Doom possesses a large amount of mystical abilities. He can telepathically give someone like Shadow the illusion of going back to another time and place, and can sense energies, a person's presence, and their inner thoughts and emotions. He also possesses a mental link with Shadow due to Shadow being created from him; he failed in his attempt to use mind control on Shadow. He is also capable of telepathy, as there were a few incidents where he communicated with Shadow or multiple people yet was no where to be seen, and he also uses telepathy through Doom's Eye.

While engaged in battle, Black Doom can summon and throw flaming meteors[1] towards enemies with devastating force and use a vertical disc attack[2] that can slice partially through large obstacles. His aim with these weapons is recognized by many characters as having deadly precision, along with "swift strike", a long, sideways, light-blade boomerang[3][4] which spins around at floor level and bounces against obstacles.

### Devil Doom

Devil Doom is the true form of Black Doom, who appears as the final boss of *Shadow the Hedgehog*. Black Doom can transform seemingly without needing the Chaos Emeralds or any other external power source to do so. While he is in Devil Doom form, he still can use the Chaos Emeralds for Chaos Control, but adds the abilities to seemingly telekinetically rip up entire roads and buildings and hurl them at Super Shadow. He can also breathe fire and summon floating, rock-like spheres that fire lasers.

## Quotes

* *"Shadow, I understand that your training to be the Ultimate. As to be expected of my bloodline. Now, Go! Head for the Goal ring!"* During Expert Mode in the Death Ruins.
* *"Those are our larvae, which mature into fine soldiers. Protect them!"*
* *"Shadow, that foolish scientist still seeks to resist us. Use our cannons and blow his ships out of the sky!"*
* *"You are late Shadow, from now on my eye shall follow you and observe you for me!"*
* *"Annihilation for this planet is near; it is time to embrace the dawn of your demise and despair."*
* *"Just look at how those humans flee without a fight! To you go the spoils of their folly."*
* *"Get these worthless machines out of my sight!"*
* *"The scientist is an incompetent imbecile, and now he shall uncover his foolishness."*
* *"The Black Arms are more than superior... We are perfect!"*
* *"What do you think vermin like you can accomplish on your own? Let me show you...those who commit mutiny against me will see no mercy...and do not defy me again!"*
* *"Now I will show you just how pitiful you Inferior Life forms are!"*
* *"I shall put an end to your foolish attempts to defy me, and your miserable existence!"*
* *"The humans have brainwashed you and your feeble mind. Allow me to remind you of the truth!"*
* *"Shadow! This isn't over yet! The Black Arms...will rise again!"*
* *"I gave you life, and yet you defy me? Then so be it! You shall pay for your ingratitude with relentless pain!"*
* *"Now... Come, Shadow! Die along with these foolish humans!"*
* *"Im... Impossible! I am the supreme being that rules this universe... I... am the immortal lifeform! I... AM THE ULTIMATE POWER! GAAAAAAH!"*Doom's last words after Super Shadow defeated him.
* *"Those are our black arms soldiers, do not interfere with them!"*
* *"We're here to save the humans from their own demise. We offer salvation."*
* *"Friend or foe means nothing to us! We are merciless until the end!"*
* *"Mere children's toys, Crush them!"*
* *"Failure is not an option. Now go!"*
* *"Shadow, let me share with you a piece of your past. It's filled with nothing but hatred and contempt for the humans."*
* *"Humans, willing to sacrifice their own when overcome by greed. They...are a foolish race."* Before the Heavy Dog boss battle
* *"The time has come! Now, that the gas has overrun this tainted world, MY reign has BEGUN! Mwahahahahaha!! Hahahaha! HAH-hahahaha!!"*

## TMNT X Pokemon

Black Doom is one of the many villains you'll face throughout the game. He's one of the most powerful on the difficulty scale.

## Trivia

* Black Doom (as Devil Doom) is the first and only villain Super Shadow battles and defeats on his own.
* Black Doom still appears to aid Shadow even when he takes the hero's side of the story up to the point where he fights him, despite Doom's stated intolerance for insubordination. This is due to the game's choose-your-own-path structure, which often causes storyline inconsistencies.
* Black Doom's clothing and necklace somewhat bear a resemblance to Wizeman the Wicked from another Sonic Team franchise, *NiGHTS into Dreams*. They also share a "blood relation" to their respective protagonists. In Wizeman's appearance a few years later, in *NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams*, he had a voice very similar to Black Doom. The two also share a similar power, in that Black Doom can send his third eye to watch people, whereas Wizeman uses one of his many hands, which have eyes in the palms.
* The way Devil Doom falls after he is defeated by Shadow is similar to Metal Overlord's defeat in *Sonic Heroes*. Although Metal Sonic has survived, Black Doom is seemingly killed in the battle.