Sonadow

**Sonadow** is the romantic relationship between Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog.

## Canon

In most canons, both Sonic and Shadow share an intense rivalry.

In main game canon, after Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic and Shadow have grown to be not only rivals, but as allies and friends as well.

### Games

At first, these two would fiercely battle due to a conflict of ideals or to compete. However, as time moved on, Shadow has become more mellow and has since, besides a rival, became an ally and friend who would help Sonic in need. He is still shown to compete with Sonic in friendly races or competitions as seen in Team Sonic Racing and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

There is a mutual respect between them and over time, Shadow has become more confident about Sonic doing what is right, and Sonic has become more accepting of Shadow’s violent attitude as well.

#### Sonic Adventure 2

They first meet in Sonic Adventure 2 as enemies. Sonic is hostile towards Shadow for being the reason he got arrested, accusing him of being a fake. Shadow pays him no mind, having better things to do, and simply leaves after showcasing his Chaos Control ability and introducing himself. This leaves Sonic annoyed and curious about who he is, kickstarting their rivalry.

They meet a second time in the jungle of Prison Island, mutually annoyed with each other and believing the other to be a faker, causing their first battle. Shadow seems to gain some interest in Sonic and his ability, as later on the ARK, when he thought Sonic died, he was mildly disappointed that he turned out to be just a normal hedgehog.

Sonic and Shadow have their third encounter on the way to the Eclipse Cannon. Shadow is impressed that Sonic survived and shocked that Sonic managed to Chaos Control with a fake Chaos Emerald, realizing that there is more to the blue hedgehog than he thought. Despite this newfound respect with one another, the two still have opposing goals and proceed to have another battle.

Later, Shadow has a change of heart and decides to help Sonic and Knuckles stop the ARK’s crash course towards Earth. Sonic and Shadow activate their Super forms and team up to fight the Biolizard together. The two Chaos Control the ARK back to its place, and Shadow loses his power, falling to the Earth. Sonic solemnly breaks the news to the rest of the cast on the ARK. By himself, he muses about the Ultimate Lifeform’s purpose, though dismisses it as nothing when approached by Amy. He changes the subject by cheerfully declaring that they should go home now. When Sonic is the last one standing in the ARK, he looks inside, waves his hand, and says, “Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog.”

#### Sonic Heroes

The two encounter each other again while accompanied by their respective teams. Sonic is slightly surprised that Shadow survived, calling him stubborn and always full of surprises. In the Japanese version, he says that stubbornness is a saving grace for both of them, a reference to Sonic Adventure 2. Sonic and Shadow start a fight since the two teams don’t want the other to get in their way of finding Eggman. After their fight, Shadow wonders about the blue hedgehog he seemingly knew in his past, and what that means about his lost memories. In the end of the game, Shadow decides to buy some time against Neo Metal Sonic while Sonic activates his Super form.

#### Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Sonic and Shadow cross paths in *Sonic 06* when they and their teams are sent to a future ruined by Iblis. Shadow tells Sonic that in order to go back to their time, they'll need a space-time rift, and that his Chaos Control alone is not enough. Sonic nods, agreeing to work together. Once locating a second Chaos Emerald, Sonic warns Shadow not to be late, to which he bites back, "Same to you." With two emeralds, the pair perform a joined Chaos Control, and everyone goes back to the present, though Shadow last minute decides to stay behind once he sees Mephiles. Later, once Shadow is back to the present, he finds Sonic with Elise, being attacked by Silver. Shadow intervenes, allowing Sonic to escape. He gives Shadow a nod and thumbs up.

In the last act of the game, Mephiles manages to kill Sonic and release Iblis. Everyone is transported to a time-space rift, where they realize that Solaris means to consume all of time and that Sonic was killed, to which Shadow closes his eyes at in sorrow. Despite the hopelessness of the situation, Silver is determined to destroy Solaris across time, though Shadow replies that it would only be possible if Sonic were alive. Elise and Silver infer that they can bring Sonic back with the Chaos Emeralds, so everyone splits up to gather the emeralds and save Sonic. Sonic is then revived, transformed into Super Sonic. Silver and Shadow transform as well, and the three of them go off to defeat Solaris.

### Comics

Their relationship is similar to the games. However, there was once a moment when Sonic felt sadness for his rival as Shadow had presumably perished after the destruction of Letter of Gabriel, but after the timeline was reset, Sonic immediately called and checked up on Shadow, and was elated to find him alive.

### Sonic X

Their relationship is similar to the games, but the first time they met, Shadow showed interest in meeting Sonic, noting their similarities and mocking Sonic as a weak opponent upon defeating Sonic in combat. However, he later changed this view about Sonic after seeing Sonic use Chaos Control. Shadow became impressed by Sonic and respected him as a rival ever since.

### Sonic Boom

In Sonic Boom, they are tense rivals. Unlike most other canons, the two never showed partnership even once. However, Shadow has a small degree of respect towards Sonic, and, in fact, fighting against him is one of the few things Shadow ever shows an interest in. This is seen in media where Shadow has appearances: *Rise of Lyric*, *Shattered Crystal* (under the control of Lyric), “It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog”, and “Eggman: The Video Game” (parts one and two).

### Sonic Prime

Sonic mentions Shadow in his intro narration, though doesn't speak on him further, saying their relationship is "complicated." When Eggman tricks Sonic into delivering a high energy blast, Shadow feels it from afar, seemingly angry. As Sonic goes to check on the Paradox Prism, Shadow confronts him with a fight, questioning what he did. Sonic tries to deescalate the situation, though they keep fighting until they tire each other out.

Sonic notices a blast from where his friends are and tells Shadow he needs to go. Shadow cuts him off with a punch to the face telling him to focus. Once Sonic recovers, he pretends Eggman is behind Shadow and uses the distraction to spindash him into a pile of rocks, then leaves to help his friends. Shadow follows after him, arriving right before Sonic shatters the Paradox Prism. Shadow uses Chaos Control before the blast, landing him in the void of the Shatterverse, and he mutters Sonic’s name angrily.

In the New Yoke City Shatterspace, Sonic generates a large amount of energy and hears Shadow telling him that everything is broken. Sonic regards this as a hallucination, and has a flashback to their previous scuffle. Shadow communicates with Sonic a few other times while Sonic is speeding up, and Sonic subsequently travels to another Shatterspace each time. The first time this happens, Shadow tells Sonic that he’s lost in the void and that he needs to keep moving.

Sonic eventually meets Shadow face-to-face in the void. Mistaking him as an alternate version of Shadow, Sonic says he doesn’t have time for this and wants to go home. Shadow angrily tells Sonic that home doesn’t exist anymore because of him, and proceeds to punch him. Sonic tries to escape and return to New Yoke City to find Nine, but Shadow catches him up and stops him by smashing him on cristal shards. Sonic hugs Shadow, happy to see the "real" Shadow again, but Shadow angrily replies that there was not any other him. Sonic falls back and looks at Shadow with a sad face.

Shadow takes Sonic to places he visited, notably the yellow reality he could have entered. Inside, Shadow watches Sonic happy to return home before telling him that this reality is "crual and sad". He stands before Sonic, looking at him. By hearing Sonic's question about fixing the reality, Shadow sighs again. He takes Sonic to the Paradox Prism's chamber. While Sonic hesitates to enter, Shadow calls him to do it. Sonic then walks in fear. Shadow joins him by his side, sharing the view with him. They both think about their home world they want to to fix.

Sonic and Shadow then start arguing again about how to fix the reality, but do not have the same opinion. Shadow keeps blaming Sonic for having shattered the reality and tries to steal Nine's tech. Sonic and Shadow fight for the tech, which Shadow manages to take. Even without them, Sonic gets out of the Paraspace and catches Shadow. They starts fighting again, but cristal shards fall on them. They are interrupted by the Chaos Council's spaceship which is heading to the Maze. Shadow tried to follow the Chaos Council, but is rejected again. As he is about to be crushed by cristal shards, Sonic yells Shadow's name, then rushes to save him. He keeps calling him, but doesn't get any answer. He finally sees Shadow being aspied by the black hole below and rushes to catch him. Sonic reaches out for Shadows waist and takes him in his arms. He jumps to escape the black hole and lands on one of the rocks. When Shadow recovers, Sonic quickly took back Nine's tech. He then mockingly tells Shadow that he got him.

Shadow finally understand that only Sonic can enter the realities by himself and not because of the tech, and thinks about working together with Sonic. Sonic is both is surprised and happy about that. Sonic walks to Shadow to make him confronting his true feelings about "needing" each other. Though Shadow disapproves and tells Sonic that he is the one who needs him, Sonic replies that he is honest about that. He then jumps to The Boscage Maze, leaving Shadow behind. Instead of following him, Shadow just watches Sonic reaching out to the Paraspace. Before entering The Boscage Maze, Sonic looks at Shadow one last time with a smile. From afar, Shadow only moves his head, while Sonic waves him goodbye and smile. In the Maze, Sonic promises to Shadow not to let him down and will do everything to fix things. Shadow's face then appears in transparence as Sonic is running.

While Sonic is trying to find the Shard, Shadow keeps an eye on the Chaos Council's mothership. They have a short call from the No Place as Sonic is running fast. Before Sonic sees him, Shadow hears him talking. He asks Sonic who is he talking to, only to catch Sonic off guard, while being chased by Dread's crew. Shadow then notices a red laser on Sonic's cheek and that's where their contact ends.

Sonic and Shadow meet again into the Void along with Nine. As Sonic is exausted, Shadow appears to take the Prism Shards to Ghost Hill. Nine is suprised to see "another version" of Sonic, but Shadow replies that he is not Sonic, but "The Ultimate Lifeform". No matter how much Nine reassures Sonic that eveything will go back to normal, Shadow remains on his guard. After leaving the cave where Nine is placing all the shards back, Sonic and Shadow discuss about Nine. Shadow asks Sonic how can he trust him and Sonic replies that Nine is full of trust. He adds that Shadow doesn't trust anyone, which is why he doesn't have any friend. Their discussion is interrupted by the Chaos Council's arrival at Ghost Hill, much to Sonic's despair. Without asking Shadow, he claims that they will have to team up together to chase the Chaos Council away. Shadow is still on high alert with Nine, and isn't comfortable with the fact that they would be leaving the fox alone, incase he has any evil plans. Sonic tells him that if he's here to babysit, then he can do so, as for Sonic, he runs down the hill, straight into the battlefield. Shadow hesitates for a second, but tags along with him to battle the Egg Forcers. Shadow catches up with Sonic, running right beside him. They then part away, fighting every Eggforcer that comes in their way. After The Chaos council notices a hedgehog they have never seen before, fighting alongside Sonic, they decide to power up the bots, so they are a lot stronger than before. While Sonic was charging right at one of the Eggforcers, he is blocked by it and thrown roughly on the ground. He was about to get shot by missiles coming from the robot, but Shadow quickly rushes to Sonic and saves him. When Sonic opens his eyes, he finds himself being carried by Shadow. Shadow mutters that he is going to regret it, to which Sonic replies "I heart you too, Shadow." while making a heart shape with his hands.

## Quotes

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> Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog.
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> Sonic, Template:Wikia

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> Shadow... Why...why are you siding with them?
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> Sonic, Template:Wikia

> **Sonic**Don't be late.**Shadow**Same to you.**Template:Wikia**

> Sonic... Here I come.
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> Shadow, Template:Wikia

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> At this point, I wouldn't mind Shadow lending me a hand.
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> Sonic idle line, Template:Wikia

### TV Series

> **Sonic**I see. Now that the Planet Eggs are free, they'll simultaneously release their power. I have to do this! Chaos— [Shadow punches him] Sha- Shadow...**Shadow**Since your Chaos Control is horrible, I can't let you do this.**Shadow sacrificing himself in Sonic's stead, Template:Wikia episode 78, "So Long Sonic" (Japanese script).**

> Your shoddy craftsmanship brings shame on all hedgehog-kind. And for that, you shall perish!
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> Shadow, *Sonic Boom* episode 52 "Template:Wikia"

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> **Sonic**Shadow? Ugh, I don't have time to deal with whoever *you* are. I just wanna go home.**Shadow**Home? Home doesn’t exist anymore, because of you!**Sonic Prime, Episode 8 "There's No ARRGH in "Team"**

> **Sonic**I would do anything to back...**Shadow**Home...**Sonic Prime, Season 2 "Avoid the Void"**

> **Shadow**I'll regret that...**Sonic**I heart you too, Shadow.**Shadow saves Sonic from Dr. Done-It, Season 2 "Ghost of a Chance"**

> He's not on his own.
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> Shadow with Sonic, Sonic Prime Season 3 Teaser.

## Fanon

Sonadow is the most popular slash ship in the fandom and still has a large fan-following. Currently, on AO3, it is the most popular Sonic ship on the website. The main reasons the two are shipped is for their mutual understanding, underlying care for each other, mutual respect, and rivalry. Their connection is something words cannot describe and is conveyed mostly through action and subtleties.

People who dislike the ship believe that the two constantly fight or compete due to being bitter enemies, solely rivals, not friends, or due to hating each other. However, fans often point out in return that as the games progress, both Sonic and Shadow have grown to become allies and friends with the occasional friendly rivalry competition and possibly future fights due to disagreements or conflicting goals and ideals ("...both share the philosophy of following their hearts' desires, which makes them colliding with each other, crossing paths with each other, and sometimes dividing into friend and foe," as stated on the info under the *Sonic x Shadow* story on the *Sonic Channel JP*). Many fans have also picked up on tsundere-type behaviour on Shadow's end towards Sonic and co.

In 2017, Sonadow was first officially recognized in *Twitter Takeover #3*. Both Sonic and Shadow have been seen together more often in the years following after such as in *Team Sonic Racing*, the icon for *Sonic Forces: Speed Battle* app, the catch in the *IDW Publishing Comics Issue #35*, *Sonic Dash* pirate outfits in celebration of the 30th Sonic anniversary, the second half of the 30th Anniversary Symphony that featured I Am (All of Me) as well as the finale Live and Learn with cutscenes from *Sonic Adventure 2*, and the *Sonic x Shadow Sonic Channel JP* story. In general, especially during Sonic's 30th Anniversary year, Shadow has been appearing more often, such as in merchandise with his First 4 Figure statue and as a necklace by King Ice (along side Sonic, Tails and Knuckles necklaces), and as a playable character in the Sonic Minecraft DLC. This all has some fans scratching their heads as to why this is so. However, on September 15, 2021, during *Twitter Takeover #5*, the question, "What is everyone's most memorable adventure?" was asked by a Japanese user. Shadow's answer was, "Sonic reached out to save me before I fell to Earth from the ARK. If I hadn't waved him away, Sonic would have fallen with me. But his determination in trying...I'll never forget that. Until I did. But, we're not going to talk about that." Sonic said in response, "Shadow..." This moment got fans excited, touched, happy, and refueled.

## Fandom

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## Behind the Scenes

* For a BumbleKast co-hosted by head writer Ian Flynn on June 30, 2023, the episode celebrated Pride Month by focusing on Sonadow.
	+ The first question was, "How would you execute the character growth for Shadow and Sonic that would most help enable Sonadow?" The following is Ian's response:

> There would have to be an understood vulnerability to Shadow; He would have to open up to a degree that makes him more accessible at a personal level. And it doesn't take much; We've seen hints of it throughout his appearances, it would just need to become established. And from that I think is all you really need to build that bridge because Sonic is casual and accepting enough as he is, and he's going to allow Shadow to be who he is, which is kind of prickly and standoffish as you would have the occasional moment where Shadow lets his guard down and is more empathetic or emotionally available. But otherwise they would both play it fairly cool and aloof, I think.
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## Trivia

* Referring to the ship as “Shadic” is incorrect, as this is the name used for the hypothetical fusion of Sonic and Shadow.
* In the *Team Sonic Racing* opening cutscene, there is a Shadic balloon (or a Shadow balloon with downed quills) that appears near the left of the screen before Sonic and Shadow glance at each other and the lyrics of the song say, “Together!”
* In almost all racing tracks in *Team Sonic Racing*, there are balloons of Sonic and Shadow in various locations.
* In the 20th anniversary *The History of Sonic the Hedgehog* book, in Shadow’s Bio under Status, it states Shadow as an Anti-Hero, and Sonic’s rival and friend. Sonic is the only friend listed under Shadow's Bio in this book.
* During Story Mode in *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020*, besides Tails and Eggman, Shadow is the only other one from his franchise that Sonic talks to.
* In Twitter Takeover #3, during the question “To Sonic, I have a challenge for you. Tell me how much you like Amy and what you like in her?” Sonic tries to avoid answering the question. Shadow and Eggman suggest that he is too embarrassed to answer. Eggman then receives a message from Infinite of a file called **Sonadow** to which Sonic replies, “No, don’t open that!” This is the first time Sonadow is officially acknowledged by SEGA.
* Also in Twitter Takeover #3, the question “Shadow, what do you think about Sonadow?” was asked. Shadow replied, “One word, Cassidy... No.” This is the only question throughout the whole takeover where Sonic remained silent.
* In Twitter Takeover #5, the question, What is everyone's most memorable adventure? was asked. Shadow's answer was, "Sonic reached out to save me before I fell to Earth from the ARK. If I hadn't waved him away, Sonic would have fallen with me. But his determination in trying...I'll never forget that. Until I did. But, we're not going to talk about that." Sonic said in response, "Shadow..."
	+ Some have drawn parallels between this and the *Sonic Prime* episode "Avoid the Void", which also has a moment of Sonic determined to save Shadow from falling.
* In *Sonic Forces*, there is a DLC Shadow costume available for purchase. The avatar, who helps Sonic in some of the stages in the game, can look almost exactly like Shadow with this costume.
* On May 11th 2021 SEGA Hardlight tweeted Pirate Sonic and Captain Shadow models for *Sonic Dash*. In their tweet it says, “Ahoy! Swashbuckling duo Pirate Sonic and Captain Shadow are preparing to make landfall in #SonicDash for a very special birthday celebration!” Some fans speculated that the term *'Swashbuckling'* was used on purpose because of its definition.
* The Sonic Forces: Speed Battle mobile app icon is a picture of both Sonic and Shadow.
* In the year 2021, Sonic Channel JP released stories and descriptions of Sonic×Shadow along with their themed calendar. For July, the month when Tanabata is celebrated, Sonic×Shadow (English translation) was released. In the story, Sonic visits Mission Street to view his favorite astronomical show of the ARK meeting the moon. There are many moments in this story like Sonic saying that people would be thankful to Shadow for rescuing them and Sonic pointing at himself after pointing out the divine sight of the moon reflecting off the Space Colony ARK to Shadow, to name a few. Just like during Tanabata where the star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi meet once a year, so does the ARK and the moon in the story. This could also symbolize how Sonic and Shadow meet every once in a while and how those moments are Sonic's favorite.
* A portion of the description under the Sonic×Shadow story translates to: “If there is one thing that can be said about Shadow and Sonic, it is that they are rare ones who can get up close and personal with each other. Because of the high performance of both Shadow and Sonic in terms of their physical abilities and their thoughts, there are not many who can keep up with them. Also, there are fewer still of the ones who, despite their rejection, are able to persist, to offer opinions, to meddle, or to stand in their way and try to stop each other like those two can. In fact, Sonic is perhaps the only person who can get so up close and personal with Shadow as he can and say something to him that reaches his heart (though it often does not). In a sense, Sonic’s kind of presence is troublesome to Shadow, but it is also one of the most important ones. However, while Sonic is receptive to hearing things that strike a little close to home, from Shadow’s point of view, Sonic is a real pain. Regardless of much of an impact they each have on each other, the two of them both share the philosophy of following their hearts’ desires, which makes them colliding with each other, crossing paths with each other, and sometimes dividing into a frenemy.”
* On July 19, 2021, SonicOfficialJP tweeted the rough sketch of the Sonic×Shadow picture. The tweet roughly translates to: “We are giving away a #ソニック 2021 calendar & wallpaper sent in a two-shot series. ✨ Today in July, we’ve released a rough sketch of ‘Sonic & Shadow’! At this point, both of them have a cute mood~ 🎵 Still they are the same. 😎 ★ Download the completed version here! #sonicchannel”
* A figure of Sonic and Shadow together based off of their *Sonic Adventure 2* poses created by S-Fire was displayed at Wonderfest 2022 and advertised by @SEGA\_OFFICIAL on Twitter (colored version here).
* In *Sonic Adventure 2*, you can create a Neutral Run-Run Chao that resembles Sonic and a Dark Run-Run Chao that resembles Shadow in one of the three Chao Gardens. They are two of the three Unofficial Character Chao that can be created by giving a Chao green Chaos Drives and by being taken care of by either a Dark Character only (Shadow, Eggman, Rouge) [For Dark Run-Run Chao] or by being taken care of by both a Hero (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles) and Dark kind of character [For Neutral Run-Run Chao]. Since the two Run-Run Chao are not immortal like other Official Character Themed Chao (Ex: Tails, Knuckles and Amy) and Chaos Chao, they can mate/breed with each other. The animation for mating occurs when two Chao are both in their mating season or one is close to mating season and willing to mate with a Chao that is in mating season. The animation has the two Chao kiss/nuzzle each other with music playing in the background. After a bit, a Chao Egg appears between the two Chao in the circle of flowers that appeared when a Chao was ready to mate.
* Also in *Sonic Adventure 2* in the Chao Gardens, the two Run-Run Chao that resemble Sonic and Shadow (As well as any other Chao that aren't the Run-Run Chao), can interact with each other if put next to each other when one is doing an action learned from class. Sometimes the Chao sit in front of the Chao preforming with a pleased expression and nodding their head to the rhythm who then claps for the preforming Chao when they are done. Other times when a Chao is put next to the preforming Chao, they may join them in their performance if they have a skill they learned from class that can join. (Ex: The performing Chao may be playing the flute. If another Chao is put next to it, it could join the performing Chao by playing the flute too or by playing another instrument like the trumpet.)
* There is a *Sonic Adventure 2* keyboard that was created in the year 2022 by Higround with a main design of Sonic and Shadow on most of the keys along with a Sonic, Shadow, Chao, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy symbol on single keys. An advertisement for this keyboard was shown on @sonic\_hedgehog's twitter. Other designs include Dreamcast and Green Hills themed boards. Higround is also selling *Sonic Adventure 2* shirts and mats along with the keyboards.
* A *Team Sonic Racing s*hirt that has both Sonic and Shadow on it is sold on the online SEGA shop.
* In a collaboration with Cospa, merch of a Sonic & Shadow hoodie along with a mug with Shadow on one side and Sonic on the other was created. Other merch in this collaboration includes Sonic hoodies and a shirt, a Sonic sticker, and a Shadow shirt.
* For Halloween 2022, the SEGA Europe shop sold a Halloween shirt that has Sonic and Shadow on it surrounded by pumpkins and spiderwebs along with the phrase, "LETS GET SPOOKY."
* Sonic and Shadow share the same vampire Halloween costume.
* In an official 2021 Sonic themed calendar, the month of October has a picture of a Shadow and Sonic plushie with pumpkins in celebration of Halloween.
* Hideki Naganuma, a video game composer who did the soundtrack for *Sonic Rush*, tweeted a picture of Sonic and Shadow captioned, "They are in love with each other."
* In Twitter Takeover 6, Sonic and Shadow are asked the question: "To Shadow and Sonic, do you hate each other?" Sonic taunts Shadow to answer by saying, "Yeah, what do you say Shadow, do you hate me?" Shadow responds, "Hmm... Well, let's see. Your methods are usually annoying, your jokes fall flat, your skills lack discipline, you constantly see the best in people to your own detriment, and you have terrible taste in footwear. But no, I don't hate you." Sonic is baffled that Shadow says he doesn't hate him despite saying things that sound mean. But his friends and Eggman reassure him by reiterating Shadow's words of saying that he doesn't hate him, therefore implying that even if Shadow says things that sound mean, that he doesn't hate Sonic. (One can take this as it being implied that Shadow acts like a tsundere,)
* Also in Twitter Takeover 6, Shadow was asked, "Shadow, will you marry me?" by RealShadowFan01. Shadow says he would, but under the condition that certain tasks were followed. Sonic is shocked and with a tint of distraught in his voice, asks Shadow if he was serious. He says he will marry, but that he has a strict set of rules to follow if he were to get married. He also says that he would propose himself. Shadow mentions one task saying, "I iron my linens every night. I refuse to go to bed in a wrinkled bedsheet. Anyone who wants to be my partner must be able to assist." Sonic responds in a slightly astounded tone, "Hey, a bit peculiar, but I can understand." Shadow then goes on to list two more tasks that a suitable partner for him will have to follow. He then says that if these tasks don't deter the person, that he will be waiting for them at the Ferris Wheel with a ring and a bouquet of lavender. (Shadow is implying that he would propose to anyone who can meet his conditions. Including Sonic. One can also take the person's name as a hint that Shadow would be willing to marry his real number one fan if the person meets him at the designated spot.) Shadow then thanks the person for the question. Sonic follows saying thanks as well, but in a very sad tone. (Because Sonic sounds so sad after asking if Shadow was serious, you can take it that Sonic is jealous and sad about Shadow being married off to someone other than himself. By how Sonic is acting, you can also assume that it is referring to Sonic being his fan or his number one fan. Meaning that Sonic also has a chance to ask for Shadow's hand in marriage if he wants to.)
* Deven Mack (Prime Sonic) tweeted out a picture of a van with Sonadow fan art on it. Calling the ship "vanon", a play on the terms canon and van.
* On June 30th 2023, Bumblekast did a mini episode where Ian Flynn answered questions that only had to do with Sonadow.
* On Twitter, Jason Griffith (Sonic and Shadow's former VA) posted a picture with the crowd at the Sonic EXPO 2023, with one fan holding a poster of Sonadow fan art. Jason Griffith later signed the fan art.
* In Twitter Takeover 7, when asked about everyone's opinion on Shadow, Sonic answers, "Well we all know he's edgy, but he *does* stand up for what he believes in, and it *does* sometimes align with the right thing to do. I hate to say it, but I kinda respect the guy." Sonic later regrets this, not wanting to inflate Shadow's ego. He hopes Shadow didn't see it, but Amy confirms that he already did.

## References

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The Sonadow Special | BumbleKast Mini! for June 30th, 2023 - Ian Flynn Q&A Podcast

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↑ Vroom vroom. Everybody get in De Van.
↑ @jgriff\_4real on Twitter
↑ @SonadowGuy on Twitter

## Variations

**Sconadow** refers to the ship between Scourge the Hedgehog, Sonic and Shadow

**Sonadaze** refers to the ship between Blaze the Cat, Sonic and Shadow
**Sonadilver** refers to the ship between Silver the Hedgehog, Sonic and Shadow
**Sonadouge** — the polyship between Sonic, Shadow, and Rouge the Bat, Sonic and Shadow
**Sonamyshad** refers to the ship between Amy Rose, Sonic and Shadow
**Sonknuxadow** refers to the ship between Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and Shadow
## Navigation

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sonadow Special | BumbleKast Mini! for June 30th, 2023 - Ian Flynn Q&A Podcast
2. ↑ Vroom vroom. Everybody get in De Van.
3. ↑ @jgriff\_4real on Twitter
4. ↑ @SonadowGuy on Twitter