Character Profile: Shadow the Hedgehog
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Name |
Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog | ![]() |
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Shadou za Hejjihoggu(romanization) | ||
Alias |
Project Shadow | ||
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Super Shadow | Super Shadow | |
Race |
Hedgehog(artificially created) | Hedgehog(artificially created) | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
About 50 years old(appears about 15)(born June 19) | About 50 years old(appears about 15)(born June 19) | |
Hair |
Black and red | Black and red | |
Eyes |
Red | Red | |
Height |
About 3'3" | 100 cm | |
Weight |
77.2 lbs | 35 kg | |
Status |
Mysterious black Hedgehog | Mysterious black Hedgehog | |
Quote |
"I'm the ultimate life form" | ||
Voice |
Jason Anthony Griffith | Koji Yusa | |
Debut |
Episode 33: The Puzzle of Project Shadow | Episode 33 | |
Anime |
Sonic X | Sonic X |
Character Description: Shadow the Hedgehog
According to Sonic, this black hedgehog looks just like him (though technically, there are some differences). Shadow is an ageless immortal who can wield the power of the chaos emerald to perform the time and space warping "Chaos Control". Shadow has his own agenda and will do all he can to keep to it, making him a very dangerous person focused on his own mission.
Maria was Shadow's friend. She made him promise to give the world a chance to be happy, but he could only remember half of her promise and instead tried to take revenge. When Amy/Chris (depending on game/tv show) talks to Shadow trying to convince him to help them, he remembers Maria's promise and then goes to the rescue, becoming Super Shadow along with Super Sonic and defeating the Final hazard (correct name for the giant lizard attached to the colony).
Maria actually died SAVING Shadow from GUN. Shadow and Maria were best friends- they had plans to go to Earth until GUN showed up. They were trying to escape when a member of GUN found them. Maria shoved Shadow into an escape pod and pulled the lever, just as she was shot. Shadow made it his mission to avenge her death once Eggman woke him up, but ultimately Shadow sacraficed himself to help Sonic stop Eggman.
After the events of Space Colony ARK, everyone, including Chris, thought Shadow was dead... that is, until Episode 60: "Shadow has Returned". When he was woken up, thanks to the Chaos emeralds, he couldn't remember anything. However, Eggman promised to give Shadow back his memory. Let's all hope Eggman isn't making a promise he can't deliver!
Editor's Note:
On Sega's Shadow the Hedgehog website, it is stated that Shadow was created by Professor Gerald Robotnik "some 50 years ago". As far as I know, his age in the anime is never stated.
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Character Description: Shadow the Hedgehog
About 50 years ago, a scientist named Gerald Robotnik created a project called Project Shadow. Designed to be immortal and to save the planet, Gerald thought that he was doing a great job. However, the G.U.N. soldiers thought that he'd use this creature to destroy the world. So, during a raid on the Space Colony ARK, the home of Gerald, the soldiers killed everyone in relation to the project, including Gerald and his granddaughter Maria. So, when altering his creation's memories to think that Maria had told Project Shadow to kill all the humans, he put Shadow into suspended animation for 50 years. At the time, Gerald's grandson, Dr. Robotnik (nicknamed "Eggman") had found out that his grandfather had created the Ultimate Life Form, he went to the resting place of Shadow and woke him up. After that, Shadow started impersonating Sonic to get him in trouble. Later on, the two meet and race each other. Shadow was able to match Sonic in speed (though he was wearing Jet Shoes).
Their second meeting was at the resting place of Shadow, Prison Island. Here, the to rammed each other countless times, and had another race. Shadow wasn't using his shoes and still matched Sonic! Their third meeting was at the birthplace of the black and red hedgehog--Space Colony ARK. They raced each other again, and rammed each other again, but later on, Shadow worked with Sonic and sacrificed himself to save the planet. He was presumed dead, but six months later, he was reawakened by Rouge the Bat in Dr. Robotnik's base. He now suffers from amnesia and has no memory of events prior to his release.
Shadow, aside from strength, color, and white chest hair is an exact replica of Sonic.
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Flag[admin]#29 - Posted by BlackBird Wakahisa on Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at 11:54am:
why do people pair Shadow up with so many characters? it's stupid. shadamy, shadcosmo, shadouge(well...alright i'll let that one slide), and on to the gay couples! i mean, COME ON!!! shadow just wants to be left alone. does anyone notice that? the closest thing to a relationship he can be in is shadouge or shadmaria cause he's friends with them. but that's it. ... show more »
Flag[admin]#28 - Posted by ME on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 12:02pm:
Don't know whether I'm wrong or not, but wasn't his debut in the Sega Dreamcast Game 'Sonic Adventure 2,' and not Sonic X...just being technical, unless we're talking about the animes...if so, feel free to tell me to shut up!
Flag[admin]#27 - Posted by Shadow the Hedgehog on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 10:49pm:
these people support me, and hate's the blue blur, i like it
Flag[admin]#26 - Posted by the real shadow on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 2:44pm:
shadow the real one died others are just clones robotnik cloned him eggman had him and rouge awakened him
Flag[admin]#25 - Posted by tears of a black rose on Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 1:19pm:
if shadow was created june 19 and sonic was born june 23 then that means SONIC'S THE FAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flag[admin]#24 - Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 9:45pm:
how did shadow die for 50 years and was reawoken by rouge the bat.
Flag[admin]#23 - Posted by Kay on Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 11:59am:
Shadow and Amy makes great fanfiction. But, like Sheik said, he's a lone wolf, hedgehog, lifeform, i don't know. Anyway, Shadow rocks, Sonic sucks, and Eggman needs a life. nuff said.
Flag[admin]#22 - Posted by Tara The Bat on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 6:55pm:
Go Shiek! totally! Hey are you a girl or a guy? I could use someone I just had a rough break up with Elijah The Hedgehog...
Flag[admin]#21 - Posted by Shiek- the - silver - hedgehog. on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 7:21am:
interesting people. and by the way SHADOW AND AMY SHOULDNT BE TOGETHER PEOPLE!!!!! THAT IS TOTALLY FREAKISH. EW ARE YOU JOKING!!!! SHADOW IS A LONE WOLF MAN.... I MEAN LONE HEDGEHOG. ...anyway about his memory. he has nothing to remember. did you guys notice that??
Flag[admin]#20 - Posted by Tara The Bat on Saturday, October 10th, 2009 at 8:04pm:
I'm gonna be Shadow for Haloween! XP