Shadow the Hedgehog (L4TD)

> "Looks like we're headed on a Crash Course..." - Shadow to the others during Road to Riverside.
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## Shadow the Hedgehog

* Main Shadow
* CC Shadow
* DT Shadow
* DA Shadow
* BH Shadow
* TS / S2 Shadow

### Affiliation

United States Government (formerly), The Ragtags

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Government Testing Lab, Nevada, United States

## Appearances

### Appears in

Left 4 The Dead Season One, Left 4 The Dead Season Two

### Debut

Rotting Apartments

Shadow the Hedgehog, simply known as Shadow, is a main character and current leader of The RagTags. Shadow is a government agent investigating an attempted assassination of the President when the outbreak occurs. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog created by the United States government and labeled "The Ultimate Lifeform". Shadow's purpose is unknown to him but he quickly broke away from their vision and became his own person. He's worked as a government agent his entire life and has lived up to his nickname over the years. Shadow is colleagues with Albert Wesker, a fellow government agent, who he's forced to team up with when the outbreak starts.

During the No Mercy storyline, Shadow is butting heads with Wesker over the recent attempt on the President's life. Shadow agrees to meet Wesker to discuss the recent conspiracy in the government when the outbreak begins. After agreeing to stick together, they flee to a gun-shop where they meet Gwen Stacey and Ronald McDonald. The four band together and devise a plan to get to Mercy Hospital for evacuation out of the city. During the journey to Mercy Hospital, Shadow's resourcefulness, combat skills and sarcasm are all made perfectly clear. Along the way, Shadow refuses to trust Wesker and is constantly putting the group at odds until they reach the hospital, where Wesker eventually gains some respect from Shadow.

Shadow is cunning, driven, powerful and at times downright heroic. In the Crash Course storyline (Road to Riverside), Shadow puts his life on the line getting the generator back on and in the No Mercy storyline (Subway Surfers). Shadow also goes out of his way to expand the group after Ronald's death and Wesker leaving; he recruits both Carl Johnson and Bill Overbeck (Road to Riverside) into the team and is the one who vouches for Vader to join (Death Toll).

### No Mercy

Shadow is first seen in the very first episode Rotting Apartments of the No Mercy plot line as a decorated government agent of many years. Shadow has recently developed a feud with Albert Wesker, a fellow colleague, who Shadow suspects to be hiding things. When the pair meet, Wesker admits he's onto a possibly big government conspiracy but the two are interrupted by a man biting another man. Suddenly, chaos strikes as a zombie like outbreak begins. Shadow agrees to work with Wesker as long as he gives Shadow information. The pair decide to take shelter in a gun store causing them to meet both Gwen Stacey and Ronald McDonald. They reluctantly band together and make a plan to escape to Mercy Hospital, after hearing of an evacuation helicopter picking survivors up there. The group plan to head through the subway and into the sewer system. (Rotting Apartments). Shadow causes a lot of tension in the group, his distrust for Wesker is loud and their differences cause the two to clash often. During a battle against a horde in a generator room, Shadow saves Ronald's life and is scolded by Wesker for slowing the group down in doing so. Gwen stands up for them both and begins to bond with Shadow, who shows a sensitive side. (Subway Surfers). Whilst in a safe room, Wesker finally cracks over Shadow's demanding for answers and admits everything is a hunch, angering Shadow. He carries on the topic, demanding answers regarding government involvement to which Wesker implies the government caused the outbreak. Shadow has a moment to build on his friendship with Gwen in the sewers, as the group become split up. Shadow and Gwen are the first main characters to encounter both Goofy and DreamyBull's (Enter the Sewer). Shadow and Gwen come up with a plan in the hospital to move swiftly through the upper floors and team up further during the fight against infected hordes (Hospital Haven). Shadow assists heavily in the final defense atop Mercy Hospital and escapes with the other three (No Mercy).

### Crash Course

Crash Course is the second plotline consisting of two episodes. Shadow and the rest of the crew battle through a depot until finding an armored truck which they use to escape, leading them to a new member of the team.