Commander

**The article "Commander" may have been created or include information taken from the *Sonic News Network*.**
The Sonic News Network is the canon wiki, and can be found here

## Appearances

### First Appearance

Shadow the Hedgehog- Ep 1: The Ultimate Lifeform

### LIkes

* His family
* Peace
* Maria Robotnik
* Space Colony ARK
* President

### Dislikes

* The Black Arms
* Black Doom

### Skills

* Leadership skills
* Expert mech pilot
* Marksmanship

The Commander is a character that appears in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. He is a human military leader and currently the Guardian Units of Nations' highest-ranking commander, as well as one of the most respected.

During his childhood when his family was aboard the Space Colony ARK, he befriended Maria Robotnik and witnessed the creation of Shadow the Hedgehog. After the ARK was invaded by G.U.N., the Commander blamed Shadow for his family's death. He carried a grudge against the hedgehog for fifty years, until he discovered the truth about him and Gerald Robotnik, the latter of which he had considered insane.

## Appearance

### Past

The Commander grew up with his family on the Space Colony ARK, and was a good friend of Maria Robotnik. One day while playing with her, he saw Shadow the Hedgehog being created by Black Doom and Professor Gerald Robotnik, and was terrified at the sight of the hedgehog. His family and Maria were later killed in the G.U.N. military's attack. He harbored a deep personal hatred towards Shadow for this, blaming him for their deaths. The Commander was relocated to earth shortly after as the ARK was placed under military lock-down, and years later he became G.U.N.'s overall commander.

### *Shadow the Hedgehog: Spin-Off Show*

In *Shadow the Hedgehog*, when the Black Arms made a full-scale invasion of earth and dealing severe damage along the way, the Commander sent G.U.N. troops all around the world to repel the aliens and protect the civilians. Throughout the invasion, he would receive numerous reports on the military's progress, and also authorized his men to kill Shadow if possible, when he learned that the black hedgehog was involved in this too.

Following a series of unspecified events, Shadow would collect the seven Chaos Emeralds and was about to hand them over to Black Doom, the infamous leader of the Black Arms, at the Black Comet. Meanwhile, the Commander would stay at GUN Fortress, where he would watch with the President of the United Federation a video feed being broadcast all around the world and the Black Comet by Team Chaotix, in which Gerald Robotnik revealed the truth about the black hedgehog's creation. When Shadow defeated Doom for good, the President stated how ironic it was that people treated Gerald like he was evil, and he ended up saving them all in the end. The Commander realized that he was wrong about Shadow's intentions and that he was truly a hero. The President declared they would pay homage to the professor by working for a brighter future, and the Commander agreed.

Following these events, the Commander revealed that he had become a grandfather one week earlier and invited Shadow over as part of his apology to the hedgehog.

## Personality

The Commander is described as having a "heart of stone", an unshakable resolve, complete confidence and an iron will. This is something of a misnomer, as he is in fact passionate, though it has mainly been shown through his want for vengeance at those he cared for being killed. During the Black Arms incident, he was determined and willing to sacrifice anything to stop Shadow and the Black Arms, but mainly the former.

## Powers & Abilities

As the highest-ranking commander of G.U.N., the Commander is an exceptional military leader and tactician, his skills in the field being best demonstrated during the war against the Black Arms. He is also shown to be an expert mech pilot, having piloted the Diablon in a heated battle with Shadow during possible outcomes of the Black Arms' invasion.

### Equipment

The Commander is known to carry a Pistol. His exact proficiency with it is unknown.

## Relationships

### Shadow the Hedgehog

The Commander initially considered Shadow the Hedgehog his enemy, as the Commander blamed Shadow for the deaths of his family and Maria fifty years ago during the G.U.N. raid on the Space Colony ARK. During the Black Arms' invasion on the earth, he ordered his troops to kill Shadow. However, after the events concluded, the Commander apologized and invited Shadow over.

### Maria Robotnik

During his childhood, the Commander became good friends with Maria Robotnik aboard the ARK, forming a brother-sister relationship. The two of them would often play merrily around with each other, though Maria would be annoyed with the Commander's antics and chase him around, but they still cared for one another. The Commander suffered a deep loss when Maria was killed during the G.U.N. raid on the ARK.

### Allies

* Amy Rose
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Guardian Units of Nations
* Maria Robotnik (good friend)
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Rouge the Bat
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Team Chaotix
	+ Charmy Bee
	+ Espio the Chameleon
	+ Vector the Crocodile
* United Federation
	+ President

### Enemies

* Black Arms
	+ Black Doom
* Eggman Empire
	+ Dr. Eggman