Shadow the Hedgehog

**Shadow the Hedgehog**, is both a fictional character and deuteragonist of the *SKB's* *Sonic Pokémon* series created by Yuji Naka and Ken Sugimori. He is an anthropomorphic black and red hedgehog/Black Arm hybrid.

He was created as the "**Ultimate Life Form**" by Prof. Robotnik by using the alien DNA of and is the final project result. His purpose was in hope to provide ways to develop a cure for incurable deadly illnesses, more specifically for Maria.

However, the project was closed, and Shadow was eventually captured by G.U.N. following his creation when he was deemed as a threat to humanity and put into stasis on Prison Island after his friend who he bonded with was killed.

50 years later, Shadow was awakened and been released from his hibernation by Jack, under Dr. Eggman's orders in order to assist him in his world conquest plans. Initially, Shadow worked with them but secretly sought to avenging Maria.

However, Shadow was persuaded that Maria would so never have wanted vengeance, after realizing he had been led astray by false memories, he would join forces with Sonic and his allies to save the planet from Gerald's doomsday plans.

Saved by Jack with one of his robots, from an incident which would almost cost him his own life. However, Shadow had also lost his all memories in the process and as such, have sought out a way to uncover all the truth of his own past.

Along the way, during which he met both the Metarex and the Black Arms; in the end, Shadow had regained his memories, uncovered the truth, thwarted the leaders' invasion war agendas and aided Sonic and Cosmo saving the universe.

From there, he joined the U.F.'s special forces and continued his mission to protect humanity for the sake of Maria. While preferring to work alone and not one of Sonic's friends, Shadow has helped him, and his allies whenever needed.

Essentially a dark version of Sonic, who he also resembles in many ways and serves as his arch-rival and occasional ally, Shadow can match him in both speed and skill, and can use Chaos Control with any emeralds to warp time and space.

Shadow is sharp-witted, always on edge, and has a strong sense of purpose, always willing to accomplish his goals by any means, and always serious.

"*I swore to the professor I would protect this world. I swore to Maria I would give the people a chance to be happy. And that means ending **you!** I am the ultimate life form, Shadow! Shadow the Hedgehog! I will crush anyone who stands in my way!*"

—Shadow, to Eclipse.

## Appearance

*Voice Actor*: Jason Griffith (English), Kōji Yusa (Japanese), Fadwa Souleimane (Arabic), Not Known (Brazilian), Kiril Boyadzhiev (Bulgarian), Pasu Leung (Cantonese), Not Known (Chinese), Sander van der Poel (Dutch), Fourth Brillante Lee (Filipino), Not Known (Finnish), Alexandre Gillet (French), Not Known (German), Maurizio Merluzzo (Italian), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Poland), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Mateja Vukašinović (Serbian), Ángel de Gracia (Spanish), Eric Donell (Swedish), Harit Phumidit (Thai), Kyrylo Nikitenko (Ukrainian), Manolo Rey (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Dan Osorio (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish), Lin Guo (Taiwanese Mandarin)

### Physical Appearance

Shadow is an mobian black hedgehog with red stripes on his quills, around the edges of his eyes and on his arms and legs. He has red eyes, a patch of white fur on his chest, a black nose, a tan muzzle, and small, triangular ears with tan canals. He also has six quills on his head, four of which curve upwards while the other two curve downwards, two spines on his back, and a short, pointy tail. He has red stripes on each of his head quills, around the edges of his eyes, and on his arms and legs.

For attire, Shadow wears white gloves with black cuffs and red tongues, and

* Hair Color: Black, white, red
* Skin Color: Tan
* Eye Color: Red
* Age: Ageless (created 50 years ago)
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 100 cm (3' 3")
* Weight: 35 kg. (77 lb.)

## Personality

Shadow is extremely arrogant, blunt, aloof, cold, aggressive, brooding and very loyal to whomever he is serving and determined to whatever cause that he is fighting for. He is anti-social and does not speak or smile much. However, he often smirks when being sure of himself, or if he thinks lowly of someone. But deep down, he does have a heart. He cares for those who cared for him such as Maria, Molly, Rouge and Chris Thorndyke and often follows their goals in his own fashion no matter what the cost is.

He can be caring to Sonic by showing up and saving Sonic when he needs it the most and genuinely respects him as a rival. Because of his past though, Shadow rarely trusts anyone besides himself. Even when he does, he prefers not to have them get too close to him, lest tragedy should impact him again.

Shadow is easily the most self-sufficient of all the characters. However, his lonesome and arrogant attitude also puts him apart from the other characters. Nevertheless, Shadow can at times be ruthless. For example, when he learned of Cosmo's true mission, he set off to kill her. Shadow, however, did this to try to protect the universe, implying that while he has a good motive, the means used to achieve it are only acceptable to him.

Shadow firmly believes that he is the "Ultimate Life Form" and almost all other life forms are lesser beings and thinks that no one can stand a chance against him. Despite this, he respects a worthy opponent and likes to see someone give him a challenge, apart of why he respects his arch-rival, Sonic.

Shadow only talks when it is absolutely necessary and dislikes being in groups, preferring solitude. Shadow often thinks teamwork is unnecessary because he can handle everything on his own. However, he will help his allies when needed.

Shadow is often depressed about the loss of Maria which is why he keeps to himself, but his relationship with Maria is obvious as he goes to great lengths to protect the planet and keep her dream of peace and prosperity alive. He has also been seen protecting other characters, for example Sonic, Chris, Molly, and Rouge, proving that while his attitude makes him seem like a careless person, he does have some compassion.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Maria Robotnik (best friend)
* Restoration Resistance
	+ Team Sonic
		- Sonic (comrade and arch-rival)
		- Tails
		- Knuckles
	+ Team Rose
		- Amy Rose
		- Big
		- Cream
			* Cheese
* Christopher Thorndyke (to a degree)
* Cosmo
* Molly
* Team Chaotix
	+ Vector
	+ Espio
	+ Charmy
* United Federation
	+ President
	+ G.U.N.
		- Commander Abraham Tower
		- Team Dark
			* Omega (partner)
			* Rouge (ally and partner)
	+ Spider Troupe
* Relic
* Fixit
* Team Sol
	+ Blaze
	+ Silver
* Nigel Acorn
* Dodon Pa

### Neutral

* Babylon Rogues
	+ Jet
	+ Storm
	+ Wave

### Rivals

* Sonic (comrade and arch-rival)
* Knuckles

### Enemies

* Eggman Empire
	+ Dr. Eggman (depending on goal)
		- Bocoe
		- Decoe
		- Bokkun
	+ Jack Robotnik
		- Cubot
		- Orbot
	+ Badniks
		- Metal Series
			* Metal Sonic
* Bio Lizard
* Metarex
	+ Dark Oak
	+ Pale Bayleaf
	+ Black Narcissus
	+ Red Pine
* Black Arms
	+ Black Doom
	+ Black Death
	+ Eclipse
	+ Dark Arms
* Solaris
	+ Iblis
	+ Mephiles the Dark
* Ifrit
* Dr. Eggman Nega
* Metal Sonic 3.0
* Zavok
* Clutch
* Scourge
* Dr. Starline
* Walter Naugus

## Pokémon

### On hand

Houndour → Houndoom ↔
Mega Houndoom (♂)Gastly → Haunter → Gengar ↔ Mega/Gigantamax Gengar (♂)Riolu → Lucario ↔ Mega
Lucario (♂)Bagon → Shelgon → Salamence ↔ Mega SalamenceBeldum → Metang → Metagross ↔ Mega MetagrossElectrike → Manectric ↔ Mega Manectric

### Currently in rotation

Zubat → Golbat → CrobatMachop → MachokeCubone → Marowak
(Alolan)Eevee → FlareonEevee → UmbreonSneasel → WeavileLarvitar → Pupitar → Tyranitar
↔ Mega TyranitarTorkoalAbsol ↔ Mega AbsolStarly → Staravia → Staraptor (♂)Shinx → Luxio → LuxraySandile → Krokorok → Krookodile (♂)Zorua → ZoroarkAxew → Fraxure → HaxorusPumpkaboo → GourgeistRowlet → Dartrix → DecidueyeLitten → Torracat → Incineroar (♂)Rockruff → Lycanroc (Midnight Form)DhelmiseJangmo-o → Hakamo-o → Kommo-oDreepy → Drakloak → Dragapult

### At home

AlomomolaEspurr → MeowsticGoomy → Sliggoo → GoodraShelmet → Accelgor

## Powers and abilities

In combat, Shadow is a formidable foe. He is capable of fighting through Black Arms hordes single-handed, simultaneously fighting both Rouge and Omega to a standstill, going toe-to-toe with Eclipse and Sonic, and battling on par with Knuckles, while sustaining injuries from a previous fight.

Thanks to the natural speed bestowed unto him, Shadow is capable of matching Sonic's natural speed, dodging bullets, run along the surface of water his, thanks to footwear, and activate devices at high speed. He can as well match many of Sonic's other abilities, including the Spin Dash.

Shadow possesses higher strength than most of his species, and is incredibly resilient, capable of taking a great deal of punishment but staying in a fight. As the Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow is also thought to be ageless and immune to disease. Being part Black Arms, Shadow can also tap into the Black Arms' hive-mind, though it makes him an easy prey for mind-control.

Shadow possesses an inherent connection to Chaos energy lacked by many of his allies and can utilize Chaos Powers without the use of a Chaos Emerald or the Master Emerald, though using either heightens his abilities. Shadow possesses absolute mastery over his Chaos energies, enough to channel it through his fist to increase the force of his punches. His Chaos powers include the Chaos Spear which lets him shoot or grab arrow-shaped energy spears, Chaos Control which allows him to warp across space and slow down time, and Chaos Blast where he either creates an intense explosion or land punches with explosive power.

### Transformations

#### Super Shadow

*Main article:* *Super Shadow*
By harnessing all the power of the Chaos Emeralds, Shadow can transform into **Super Shadow**. In this form, Shadow is capable of flight, invulnerability, and nearly limitless Chaos power.

#### Hero Shadow

*Main article:* *Hero Shadow*
When his mind is fueled by thoughts of justice, Shadow is able to attain an enhanced state known as **Hero Shadow**. In this state, Shadow is temporarily invincible and can perform a large-scale use of Chaos Control. However, this state only lasts for a short period of time.

#### Dark Shadow

*Main article:* *Dark Shadow*
When his mind is fueled by thoughts of evil, Shadow is able to attain an enhanced state known as **Dark Shadow**. In this state, Shadow is temporarily invincible and can perform a large scale-use of Chaos Blast. However, this state only lasts for a short period of time.

#### Chaos Shadow

*Main article:* *Chaos Shadow*

If he removes his Inhibitor Rings, Shadow can transform into **Chaos Shadow**. In this form, Shadow becomes a dynamo of raw power with all of his abilities greatly enhanced and energy pouring out of him.

### Weaknesses

While not having any physical weaknesses, Shadow was initially a somewhat easy target for manipulation during the time he had amnesia due to his confusion about who he was and his eagerness to learn anything more about his past. Dr. Eggman could deceive him with lies about his past and Black Doom could subtly manipulate him using visions. However, after learning of his true purpose, Shadow is no longer as easily deceived.

Being part of the Black Arms, Shadow is partially an extension of Black Doom, making him vulnerable to mind control exerted by Black Doom himself. However, Shadow can fight this influence through sheer resolve and willpower.

While Shadow has no known physical weaknesses, his rash and headstrong nature has caused him to fall to dire situations before. Also, despite the fact that his immune system is indeed more powerful than many others and cannot leave him sick from any known diseases, it is not immune to everything as he still got infected by the Metal Virus, albeit in a more delayed response compared to other people.

### Equipment

Shadow wears a pair of specialized shoes called Hover Shoes. These footwears are the primary source of running along non-solid surfaces, producing small jet streams that lets him hover-skate at speeds nearing Sonic's on those said surfaces while running on solid surfaces without their needs. Alternatively, Shadow can use his hover shoes to produce fire to attack opponents with, assist his jumps or achieve hover to flight.

Shadow wears four Inhibitor Rings, one on each of his wrists and ankles, that limit the amount of power he uses during combat and other situations. By removing them, Shadow is able to utilize his full power, turning him into a nigh-unstoppable force.

### Weapons

During the Black Arms-Metarex incident, Shadow made use of a vast selection of weaponry. This included anything from close combat weapons like Survival Knives and Black Swords; guns like Pistols and Sub-Machine Guns; cannons like Bazookas and Grenade Launchers; lock-ons like 8-Shot RPGs and Worm Shooters; to lasers like Laser Rifles and Refractors.

## External links

* Shadow the Hedgehog *Wikipedia*
* Shadow the Hedgehog *Heroes Wiki*
* Shadow the Hedgehog *IDW Sonic Hub*
* Shadow the Hedgehog *Mobius Encyclopaedia*
* Shadow the Hedgehog *Nintendo Wiki*
* Shadow the Hedgehog *‎‎‎The Sonic Wiki*
* Shadow the Hedgehog *‎‎‎Villains Wiki*