
Essentially a dark version of Sonic, Shadow can match him in both speed and skill, and can 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. From there, he continued his mission to protect humanity by becoming a special agent of GUN and a member of Team Dark. Ultimately, Shadow thwarted Black Doom and saved the world. In the process, Shadow lost his memories and he sought to uncover his past, during which he met the Black Arms. Initially, Shadow sought to destroy the world to avenge Maria, who had been killed by the military, but was convinced of Maria's true purpose to help save it from Gerald's doomsday plans. His purpose was to provide ways to develop cures for incurable deadly illnesses, more specifically for Gerald's granddaughter Maria Robotnik, but he was captured and put into stasis by the military when he was deemed as a threat to humanity.įifty years later, Shadow was released by Dr. Shadow was created as the " Ultimate Life Form" (究極生命体, Kyūkyoku Seimeitai) by Professor Gerald, using the DNA of Black Doom, and is the end result of Project Shadow. He is an anthropomorphic black hedgehog/ Black Arm hybrid, a dark doppelgänger, and the arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu) is a fictional character and deuteragonist from the Sonic Pokémon series.
