Shadow the Hedgehog

"*Emotions are confusing. They don't make any sense. And I don't even know if what I feel is real or the god power... I hate being stuck like this.*"
―Shadow to Silver[src]

## Voice Actor(s)

### English Voice Actor(s)

* Joseph Hynes (episodes 13-onwards)
* Nathan Morrison (episodes 9-12)
* Greg Witter (episodes 3-8)

## Biographical Information

### Relatives

* Heephis (creator) †
* Sonic the Hedgehog (god-brother)
* Silver the Hedgehog (god-brother)

### Alias

* Ultimate Life Form (Himself, Knuckles)
* Faker (Sonic)
* Shadz/Shad (Sonic)
* Grandpa (Sonic)
* Son of Heephis (Various Soulless)
* Celios Copy (Blaze, Zielo,)

### Species

* Ultimate Lifeform/Mobian/Hedgehog

(Created from one-third of Heephis' soul)

## Physical Description

### Description

* Height: 3'3 ft
* Fur: Black, red, and white
* Eyes: Red

### Attire

* Light-weight, hyper friction-resistant, red, Air shoes
* White gloves
* Red cape with red ornaments
* Celios' Energy Controller
* Inhibitor Rings

## Alignment and Abilties

### Abilities

* Chaos Control (formerly)
* Chaos Blast (formerly)
* Chaos Spear (formerly)
* God Powers
* God-Powered guns

**Shadow the Hedgehog** is one of the three main protagonists of *The Murder of Me* comic series created by Gigi Dutreix and is the oldest of the three. He is a Mobian Hedgehog created to be the Ultimate Lifeform, and was held prisoner for fifty years, eventually escaping and was free for four years before coming across a burning Tin-Can. Currently, he is on a mission as one of the sons of Heephis to defeat the dark god himself.

## History

### Experimentation

While not much is revealed about Shadow's past, he was experimented on for 50 years. This is more elaborated on in the comic *People in White Coats*, showing Shadow's despair and condition. Towards the end, it shows an encounter with Zielo, who had been holding a dark blue glow in his hands, presumably from Sonic. Eventually, Shadow became free for 4 years.

### The ARK

Very little is known about his past life aboard the ARK, but it is confirmed that he somehow knows Maria Robotnik.

## Appearance

Shadow is a Mobian Hedgehog created to be the Ultimate Lifeform and stands at 3'3 ft. He has black, red and white fur and red eyes. He wears red air shoes and white gloves with inhibitor rings. As of Issue #8, he now wears a red cape with red brooches and Celios' energy controller.

## Abilities

**Chaos Powers -** Shadow has the ability to use the power of the Chaos Energy, the origins of this power unknown. Additional abilities from the Chaos Powers include:

* **Chaos Control**
* **Chaos Blast**
* **Chaos Spear**

As of Issue #5, the Chaos Energy that powered Shadow's Chaos Abilities had been erased by Zielo.

**God Powers -** Like Sonic and Silver, Shadow can tap into god-like powers that make him unstoppable. His eyes also glow golden yellow, and prior to receiving the energy controller, he would experience blackouts as a result of the power.

**Thought Reading /Telepathy-** Due to his link with Sonic and Silver, he is able to hear their thoughts.

* **Non-Chaos Powers -** As of Issue #7, Shadow had begun tapping into non-chaos powers, presumably as a result from tapping more into his god-like strength *SPOILER: ~~Because the Chaos Emeralds were destroyed:~~ SPOILER*. It also works similarly to his Chaos Powers.
* **God-Empowered Firearms -** Shadow has the ability to form purple firearms out of his god energy.
* **Hope Transfer / Ball of Hope** - This power was discovered at the end of Issue #13, it's manifested as tears, or as a ball to transfer.

## Personality

Shadow is a calm, monotonous, serious Hedgehog with no visible emotion. He looks out for himself and often clashes with Sonic's personality of a care-free attitude. Later on, however, he has grown more open in his emotions, often becoming frustrated, protective, cautious and slightly louder since Issue #9.

Despite claiming he cannot feel remorse because of his 'lack of a soul', he was seen shedding small tears by the end of Issue #12.

In issue 13, we see Shadow express true emotions as he finally cracks from the events of issue 12. He confides to Silver about how truly uncontrolled god energy is and how it feels as if he is constantly in a state of exploding. He's on the verge of breaking until Silver hugs him, giving him the only form of comfort he's had since this nightmare began. Knowing he can trust Silver, he shows one of his most personal abilities-- the ability to transfer hope to them.

Issue 14 shows that despite Shadow's cold blooded feelings towards Soulless, he will hesitate or flat out refuse to kill a soulless if they are close to him and his brothers.