Shadow the hedgehog (Human)

Shadow was often depressed about the loss of Maria, which is why he keeps to himself, but his relationship with her is obvious as he goes to great lengths to protect the planet and keep her dream of peace and prosperity alive. He also maintains a strong bond with his teammates, Rouge and Omega, proving that while his attitude makes him seem like a careless person, he does have compassion, more than he otherwise lets on. Still, Shadow brushes off most kindness or sympathy that is sent his way; during the Neo Metal Sonic incident, when Rouge showed concern for Shadow when he saw a broken android of himself, suspecting Team Dark's Shadow might be an android too, Shadow curtly brushed her concern away. During the Black Arms incident, after Sonic suggested some "friendly competition", Shadow bluntly rejected his offer.[47] At times, however, Shadow is shown to appreciate genuine care; at the climax of the Space Colony ARK incident, after Amy Rose made him remember his promise to Maria, Shadow openly decided to keep his promise to protect the planet both to Maria and her. Another instance is during the aborted Solaris incident, when Rouge told him that she would always be by his side, he acknowledged her.

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Despite the fact that Shadow often fights for the greater good, he is considered an anti-hero for the most part due to his morality and ends justify the means approach to missions. He does whatever is necessary to get what he wants or feels is right, though this enthusiasm causes him to take risks and jump into situations without fully thinking them through

In Shadow's own words, he is not interested in peace, nor does he care about what happens to others. In truth, he simply does not like it when foolish people do whatever they please. While this may make it seem like Shadow stands firmly in opposition to villainy, he is actually very indiscriminate about who he faces, as he chooses to stand against anyone who he condemns for being "foolish", be they villains like Dr. Eggman or heroes like Sonic. He similarly does not want thanks for the help he provides when he does something heroic, believing that showing gratitude is a waste of time.[41] However, the grim and uncaring disposition he puts on is not entirely accurate considering the lengths he goes to save others including even sacrificing his own life. In contrast to his words, Shadow acts in a way that ultimately protects others. Deep down, he cares about those around him, only hiding his more caring side to keep himself shielded and distant. He is still shaken by the death of Maria, which is mostly why he keeps to himself; he does not want to become close to anyone else for fear of losing them like he did Maria. Despite his apathetic nature, he does feel sympathy for others, and since reforming himself at the end of the Space Colony ARK incident, he has fought for the greater good, most noticeably to prevent letting other people experience past tragedies, specially the ones that he has been through.[44] Due to being given a "soul" identical to Maria's, he is afraid of his power and has never used it recklessly or to cause suffering.[45] Once, he also saw himself as a weapon since he was created as one, thus causing him to believe that he and other weapons would eventually have to be destroyed to achieve world peace

Shadow was planning to destroy the planet both ordered by Gerald Robotnik through brainwashing, and as revenge for the death of his only friend, Maria Robotnik. Shadow eventually moves past his hatred for humanity by remembering his promise to Maria. Later on, Shadow decided to protect humanity and those on earth to honor Maria's dying wish despite their original misgivings. Now, Shadow has moved on from the past and decided to protect humanity on his own accord. He does, however, have some lingering guilt over Maria's death, to the extent that he at least once came close to having intrusive visions of a scenario where Maria didn't die before reminding himself that chance ended a long time ago.[42]

During the many incidents that Shadow takes part in, he pursues his foes with a relentless, unwavering determination. He will usually go to any length to accomplish something he desires or feels should be a certain way, no matter what the cost. Before the Eggman War, it is heavily implied that Shadow ruthlessly massacred an entire mercenary band known as the Jackal Squad not only in an extremely dismissive, nonchalant manner (as he did not even remember the incident a few months later), but also seemed slightly proud, mocking the mercenary defense squad by saying they themselves needed a defense squad. He also demonstrated rather coarse language during the Black Arms incident.

Shadow is a rather conflicted character, often experiencing painful flashbacks and still deeply affected by his troubled past.[5] On one occasion, during the Space Colony ARK incident, seeing police sirens triggered an intense flashback to Maria's death. Even prior to the events of the ARK raid, Shadow demonstrated some degree of self-doubt, most notably expressing frustration over how, despite being created as the Ultimate Lifeform as a means to cure various maladies, he is still unable to help his friend Maria, questioning whether he has a place on the planet.[39] Similarly, largely because of his creation involving Black Doom, Shadow during this time showed signs of self-loathing, seeing himself as no better than any other Black Arm.[40] Shadow was soon able to overcome this in the Black Arm and Emerl Incidents, during which he chose to move on from the past while continuing to keep Maria in his heart. Despite still being weighed by his past, Shadow has chosen to confront it, not forgetting what he has experienced, but refusing to let it hold him back or stop him from fulfilling Maria's final wish to help humanity.[41]

Shadow originally had disdain for humanity, being a misanthrope, but rarely attacked them outright, merely looking at them as a distant observer. During the events of the Space Colony ARK incident,

Being, in many ways, Sonic's polar opposite,[5] Shadow has a much more reserved and colder disposition. He usually acts with a cool indifference, rarely showing his vulnerable side. He is seldom seen with others for an extended period of time and usually distances himself from everyone whom he does not trust. He is usually blunt and rarely bluffs; if he makes a threat, he has every intention of carrying it out.

As one of the more violent characters in the series at times,[5] Shadow's ruthlessness and aggression lead to his enemies never treating him lightly. Alongside his often dark demeanor, Shadow can be arrogant and stubborn. He usually treats others in a very callous manner, throwing in his opinion no matter how cold-hearted it is and caring little for the response. Shadow is also shown to have a sharp wit; during the Space Colony ARK incident, after being called a faker by Sonic, he replied that the latter was not worth being considered his fake.

One night, Shadow began experiencing painful visions of his past. Suspecting the return of the Black Arms, Shadow traveled to the ARK, indeed finding Black Doom. However, Dr. Eggman's latest minion, the Time Eater, suddenly pulled Shadow into White Space. There, he began to be tormented by Black Doom and infused with new Doom Powers. Shadow also met the time-displaced Maria and Gerald Robotnik. With their encouragement, Shadow came to accept his past, harnessing his Doom Powers to defeat Black Doom once more. After saying goodbye to his family, Shadow went on to encourage Sonic in the battle against the Time Eater.[34]

At some point, Shadow invaded one of Dr. Eggman's bases. There, he fought the mercenary team Jackal Squad and their leader, Infinite. Shadow easily defeated Infinite, leaving him brimming in self-hatred. After joining with a Phantom Ruby replica, Infinite became Eggman's elite agent, overpowering Shadow and conquering the world, attacking Shadow's allies. Infinite also used the powers of the Ruby to create a Phantom Copy of Shadow to fight Sonic. Shadow eventually intervened, destroying the copy and joining Sonic's efforts to liberate the world. He was on the front lines, helping lead the charge to defeat Eggman's phantom army

With no memory or purpose, Shadow lost interest in the Earth and humanity. His search for direction was interrupted as the Earth was invaded by the Black Arms. Their leader, Black Doom, appeared before Shadow and ordered him to collect the Chaos Emeralds. Shadow felt no loyalty to Black Doom, but assumed he held the truth, so he set out to find the Emeralds. Throughout his efforts, Shadow recalled his promise to Maria to protect the world. He also learned that Gerald Robotnik had used Black Doom's DNA to create him, not as a weapon, but as a hero to defeat the aliens. In a final struggle, Shadow used the Chaos Emeralds to defeat Black Doom and end the invasion. With his original mission complete, he wished to put his past behind him

Next, Shadow and Rouge were commissioned by the federal government to steal the Scepter of Darkness from Dr. Eggman. During a confrontation, the relic was broken, releasing the time-traveling spirit Mephiles the Dark. Mephiles took form by copying Shadow's shadow, then banished Shadow and Rouge to 200 years into the future. There, Shadow witnessed a burning apocalypse and his own future self sealed away. Mephiles revealed humanity blamed Shadow for the Earth's state and imprisoned him, offering a chance at revenge, but Shadow rejected him. Shadow returned to the present, and planned to use the Scepter of Darkness to seal Mephiles once more. However, Mephiles had grown too powerful and could no longer be contained. Eventually, Mephiles realized his goal by reuniting with Iblis, becoming the time-destroying god Solaris. Shadow, along with Sonic and Silver the Hedgehog, used the Chaos Emeralds to enter super forms and stop Solaris. In the end, Solaris was wiped from existence, and Shadow lost all memory of the encounters with Mephiles.[28][34] In other adventures, Shadow faced Eggman Nega on two occasions, joining Sonic, Silver, and even Dr. Eggman in thwarting the mad doctor's plans.

Eventually, Rouge the Bat broke into one of Dr. Eggman's bases in search of treasure, only to find Shadow sealed in a capsule, along with E-123 Omega. Once Shadow was awoken, he was revealed to have lost all his memories. He wanted to get answers from Eggman, and since Rouge still wanted Eggman's treasure and Omega wanted revenge for being locked away, the three joined forces as Team Dark. Along the way, Shadow crossed paths with Sonic again, and came across Shadow Android copies of himself, causing him to wonder if he was an android too. At the end of the adventure, Rouge found hundreds of Shadow Androids in Eggman's vault. She too wondered if the Shadow she had awoken was an android, but Omega pointed out that they must have been copied from an original. Shadow then set out to find his own meaning for existence.[28][31] In another adventure, Shadow encountered Emerl, an ancient weapon of mass destruction who had also been a subject of Gerald Robotnik's research on the ARK

Fifty years ago, Shadow was created on the Space Colony ARK by Gerald Robotnik, and grew up there alongside the professor's ailing granddaughter, Maria. Gerald created Shadow to be the Ultimate Life Form as part of the secretive Project Shadow. However, a series of tragedies befell the ARK. One day, the military organization GUN executed a cover-up operation on the ARK, leading to Maria's death and Gerald's arrest and execution. Shadow was captured and put into stasis on Prison Island

Fifty years later, Gerald's grandson, Dr. Eggman, freed Shadow so he could help conquer the world. Shadow joined him, secretly driven by revenge; his true goal was to assemble the Chaos Emeralds to power the ARK's Eclipse Cannon and destroy the world. However, Sonic the Hedgehog and friends stood in his way. Although the Eclipse Cannon was disabled, a backup plan activated; Gerald's posthumous confession played, revealing he tampered with Shadow's memories and the ARK itself, as the ARK was set on a crash course with Earth. Amy Rose pleaded with Shadow to help avert the disaster, and her words awakened his true memories: that Maria wanted the people of the world to be safe and happy. Shadow raced to aid Sonic in saving the world. After an epic struggle with the Biolizard, the Earth was saved, but Shadow fell from space and seemingly perished.

Shadow remained in stasis for decades until he was freed by Gerald's grandson, Dr. Eggman. Fueled by vengeance, Shadow fought Sonic and his friends until his true memories of Maria returned, inspiring him to save the world from his and Gerald's doomsday plot. However, Shadow fell to Earth and lost his memories during the process. Shadow would only learn the truth of his existence once he faced the Black Arms invasion of Earth. He has fought for Maria's wish of peace ever since, acting as a dark hero who protects the Earth and its inhabitants.

Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadou za Hejjihoggu?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Characterized by his sharp attitude and strong sense of purpose, Shadow is a recurrent arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog, whom he resembles and with whom he shares many abilities. His trademark power is Chaos Control, which allows him to warp time and space using a Chaos Emerald.[8][9][10]

Shadow is the "Ultimate Lifeform" (究極生命体 Kyuukyoku Seimeitai?), created aboard the Space Colony ARK over fifty years ago by Professor Gerald Robotnik. He is the final result of Project Shadow, a government experiment that was only completed by infusing Shadow with the DNA of the alien conqueror, Black Doom. After his birth, Shadow befriended Gerald's granddaughter, Maria Robotnik. However, the Guardian Units of Nations (G.U.N.) deemed the project a threat and raided the ARK, resulting in the captures of Shadow and Gerald, and the death of Maria. Driven to madness, Gerald discreetly altered Shadow's memories to, one day, seek revenge on all humanity.

Appearance: Dark blue-black skin, very thick black hair with red-tipped hair. Her eyes are red, her eyeliner is red, she has a slender and tall build, she is 1.87 meters tall, he dresses in black, red and white, he has very solid gold rings on his wrists that contain his powers. It has pointy hedgehog ears and a hedgehog tail the color of its fur; they are sensitive.

He has a tough personality; bringing out his vulnerable side is extremely difficult, and provoking him or trying to talk to him about Maria will make him explode in fury.