

He is rarely seen with others for an extended period of time, and distances himself from essentially everyone. (3ft 3in), weight is 35 kg (77lb.) and was created abord Space Colony ARK. In most cases of his appearance as a hedgehog, he even looks like Sonic. he usually wears Light weight, hyper friction resistant white, black, red and yellow jet hover shoes with black cuffs, white gloves with black cuffs and both his gloves and shoes wears Inhibitor Rings on them. Shadow is a Tan skined hedgehog with black hair with crimson red streaks on it and white fur on his chest. While preferring to work alone, he will help Sonic and friends when necessary.Īppearance Voice actor: Kirk Thornton (English), Kouji Yusa (Japanese), Benoît DuPac (French), Riccardo Lombardo (Italian), Klaus Lochtove (German), Manuel Gimeno (Spanish) Shadow was gifted with the powers of Black Doom through that entity's blood. Shadow is immortal, and does not nor ever age. Essentially a dark version of Sonic, Shadow can match him in both speed and skill, and possesses the ability to use Chaos Control with a Chaos Emerald. Shadow is sharp-witted, always on edge and has a strong sense of purpose, willing to accomplish his goals by any means necessary. From there since then, Shadow continued his mission to protect humanity and became a member and special agent of G.U.N., as well as the leader Team Dark teamed and formed up with Rouge the Bat and E-123 Omega, with Topaz, Hope Robotnik, and Foxwell Fowler. Ultimately, Shadow thwarted Black Doom and saved the world. In the process, Shadow lost his memories and he sought to uncover his past, which was almost a complete mystery until it brought him into contact with the Black Arms and their attack on the planet, his experience had revealed the events surrounding his creation. Initially, Shadow sought to destroy the Mobius to avenge Maria, who had been killed by the military, but he soon learned and understood that Maria would not have wanted such a result, and was persuaded to help save it from Gerald's doomsday plans. His purpose was to provide ways of developing cures for deadly illnesses that had no cures, namely for Gerald's granddaughter Maria Robotnik, who was affected by a rare disease known as NIDS, but he was captured and put into stasis by the military when he was deemed a threat to humanity.įifty years later, Shadow was released by Dr. Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu) is an anthropomorphic black hedgehog, dark doppelgänger, and arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog. Fifty years ago, Shadow was created as the " Ultimate Lifeform" (究極生命体, Kyūkyoku Seimeitai) by Professor Gerald Robotnik, using the DNA and blood of Black Doom, and is the final result of Project Shadow.
