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| 刺猬夏特 | |
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| 种类 | 刺猬 |
| 英文名 | Shadow the Hedgehog |
| 日文名 | シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za Hejjihoggu |
| 昵称 |
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| 性别 | 男 |
| 身高 | 100cm |
| 体重 | 35kg |
| 年龄 | 大于50岁 |
| 生日 | 6月23日 |
| 出生地 | 方舟 |
| 配音 | |
| 日语配音 | 游佐浩二 (2001–今) |
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| 基本特征 | |
| 立场 | 中性 |
| 毛色 |
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| 皮肤 | 黄褐色 |
| 瞳孔 | 红色 |
| 着装 |
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| 能力型 | 速度型 |
| 其他信息 | |
| 首次登场 | 索尼克大冒险2 |
| 出场游戏 |
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| 所属团队 |
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| 奔跑速度 | 超高速 |
| 特殊技能 |
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| 创作信息 | |
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刺猬夏特 (英文: Shadow the Hedgehog; 日文: シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za Hejjihoggu) 是《刺猬索尼克》系列中的一个角色，是一只外貌和索尼克非常相像的黑色刺猬。他是刺猬和黑厄的混合体，是索尼克的主要竞争对手。他是由蛋头博士的祖父——世纪的天才科学家・杰拉德博士所制造出来的究极生命体（英文: Ultimate Life Form; 日文: 究極生命体 Kyūkyoku Seimeitai），拥有使用混沌翡翠穿越时空的“混沌控制”能力。夏特是杰拉德·罗博尼克博士利用黑厄的 DNA 创造的，是夏特计划的最终结果。创造出他的目的是为无法治愈的致命疾病提供治疗方法，更具体地说是为杰拉德博士的孙女玛丽亚·罗博尼克 (Maria Robotnik) 提供治疗方法，但在《索尼克大冒险 2》的 50 年前他被认为对人类构成威胁时，他被 GUN 军队抓捕并封锁了起来。
50年后，夏特被蛋头博士释放，以帮助他征服地球。最初，夏特与蛋头博士一起行动，但背后秘密地试图摧毁地球，以报复被军方杀害的玛丽亚，但后来被说服要拯救地球免受杰拉德的世界末日计划。在这个过程中，夏特失去了他的记忆，因此试图揭示他的过去的真相，在这个过程中遇到了 Black Doom 和Black Arms；最终，夏特重新获得了他的记忆，重拾真相，挫败了 Black Doom 的计划，拯救了世界。从那时起，他继续履行自己的使命，为了玛丽亚保护人类。
夏特机智敏锐，总是处于警戒状态，有着强烈的目的感，总是愿意用任何手段来实现他的目标，[1]而且总是很严肃。基本上是索尼克的黑暗版本，夏特可以与索尼克在速度和技能方面匹敌，并可以使用混沌控制和混沌翡翠来扭曲时间和空间。[2][3] 虽然更喜欢独自行动，但在需要时他会帮助索尼克和他的盟友。
概念与创作[编辑 | 编辑源代码]
在《索尼克大冒险》大获成功后，世嘉希望其续作能够登上Dreamcast平台，因此派遣了负责该作的部分团队前往美国世嘉工作室。这支团队由导演飯塚隆领导，而中裕司则留在日本继续开发其他游戏，包括《梦幻之星Online》。在组建完整团队之后，他们开始进行头脑风暴，决定《索尼克大冒险2》将采取何种形式。
在早期，决定游戏的主题之一将是善与恶之间的二元对立。为了探索这一主题，创作者们提出了新的角色，他们既会协助蛋头博士，又会挑战已有的英雄角色。尽管上川祐司受任负责该角色的最终设计，但是创意总监飯塚隆也是最初构思夏特角色的人，[4]他想到使用一个黑暗、反英雄的形象，与索尼克在外形上相似但个性截然不同。在创建夏特时，曾有提议创造一个像索尼克一样酷或更好的角色。[5]夏特的几个早期设计包括长长的刺毛、眼前有一缕毛发、披风、墨镜，甚至是一只失去了眼睛。最终，前川司郎提出了夏特的最终设计，并认为自己是夏特的创作者。他说有时他觉得自己和夏特的联系比他和现实生活中的亲戚还要亲密。[5]
在设计夏特的时候，这个角色最初的名字是“Terios”，这个名字翻译成英文是“reflection of”，很可能是为了体现游戏中英雄/反派的动态。根据星野一幸的说法，夏特的红色条纹是受到歌舞伎化妆的启发而设计的。
在《索尼克大冒险2》公布之前，夏特的身份和特点一直是严格保密的。在首个游戏预告片中，该角色首次向公众展示，但其名称并未被揭示。GameSpot 描述了展示的内容：类似外观，但肤色更深，眼睛更倾斜，面容也更为凶狠，而不是索尼克的标志性微笑。[6]
在《索尼克大冒险2》中，夏特表面上似乎死亡后，出现了许多期望在更多游戏中看到夏特的粉丝。这一现象促使飯塚隆将夏特作为可玩角色加入到了《索尼克英雄》中，甚至让他成为自己游戏的主角——《刺猬夏特》[7]。实际上，飯塚隆表示，他们保持了对刺猬夏特这个角色的神秘感，并且自从引入夏特以来就希望让他拥有自己的游戏[8]。在《刺猬夏特》游戏中，[9]中裕司认为粉丝们在邮件中要求让索尼克的角色使用枪支不太合适，他认为把重点放在夏特的游戏上，可以利用他与索尼克不同的身份来推广刺猬索尼克这个品牌。[10]
外貌[编辑 | 编辑源代码]
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Shadow, from Sonic Art Assets DVD.
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Shadow, from Sonic Riders.
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Shadow, from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
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Shadow in his "Vampire Shadow" outfit, from Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.
夏特是一只黑色的拟人刺猬。他有红色的眼睛，胸前一块白色的毛皮，黑色的鼻子，棕色的口鼻部和小巧的三角形耳朵。他的头上有六根刺，其中四根向上弯曲，另外两根向下弯曲，背部有两根刺，还有一条短而尖的尾巴。他的头、刺、眼睛边缘以及手臂和腿上都有红色条纹。
着装上，夏特穿着带有黑红色袖口的白手套，以及与他的手套相似的火箭靴，鞋子也有黑红色袖口。夏特还佩戴着抑制环，手腕和脚踝上各一对。
在黑暗使者事件后，夏特的火箭靴前部的红漆被刮掉了，他的眼睛颜色变成了更接近红橙色的颜色。
在《索尼克滑板竞速》系列中，夏特头上戴着绿色和灰色的太阳镜，穿着类似于他的火箭靴的高帮网球鞋。
性格[编辑 | 编辑源代码]
作为索尼克性格上的完全对立面，[11]毫不客气地说，夏特是一个郁郁寡欢的独行者。他通常表现出冷酷和商业式的冷漠，只偶尔展现他脆弱的一面。他很少长时间与他人在一起，并且通常与所有人保持距离。他通常直言不讳，不说太多话，但在战斗中总是知道该怎么发言。然而，夏特从不虚张声势；如果他放出威胁，就一定贯彻到底。
作为系列中最具暴力和无情的角色，[11]夏特以其残忍和攻击性闻名于世，让敌人不敢轻视他。除了他阴暗和暴力的外表，夏特还显得十分傲慢和固执。他通常以一种冷酷无情的方式对待他人，不管他的态度有多冷漠，总是毫不犹豫地表达自己的看法，不在乎任何回应。此外，夏特还展现出非常锐利的机智；在太空方舟事件中，当索尼克称他为伪造者时，他认为索尼克不配认为自己是伪造者。[12]
夏特的动机一向都不容易理解，他花了很多时间与自己内心的恶魔搏斗，就像他与对手索尼克的战斗一样。[13]在过去，夏特曾有一定程度的精神不稳定，特别是在经历了创伤后应激障碍之后。这可以从他在黑武器事件之前以及事件期间，对玛丽亚创伤后面孔的闪回实例中得到证明。尽管可以认为后一个游戏的实例只是他失忆的影响。在太空殖民地方舟事件发生时，他听到警笛闪烁，使他强烈地回忆起方舟上的大屠杀，特别是玛丽亚的死亡。不过在黑色军团事件和艾默尔事件中，夏特很快克服了这种心理障碍，并选择从过去中走出来，但是他将玛丽亚留在了他的内心深处。实际上，自从被蛋头博士唤醒后，他的个人旅程已经让他面对了过去的枷锁，如纽带、命运和记忆。从那时起，他似乎已经达到了一个他可以用自己的方式“随心所欲”的地步。虽然他的行为有时仍然很难以理解，但他的旅程使他成为一个更加坚韧和成熟的人。[14]
在许多事件中，夏特总是表现出不屈不挠的决心去追击敌人。他通常会不惜一切代价去实现自己的愿望或者完成某项任务。在“夺回星球战争（War to Take Back the Planet）”之前，有强烈的暗示表明夏特无情地屠杀了一支名为“豺狼小队（Jackal Squad）”的雇佣军队伍，而他本人似乎不在意此事（几个月后，他甚至不记得发生过这样的事情），甚至略微骄傲地嘲讽雇佣防御队伍，称他们自己也需要一个防御队伍。在黑蚀事件中，他还表现出了相当粗俗的语言。
夏特具有强烈的认同感。在一份实验室报告错误地告诉露姬他不是究极生命体后，夏特告诉她，即使他的记忆是假的，他仍然是刺猬夏特。[15]这些品质使得他很难被别人操纵。
用夏特自己的话来说，他对和平不感兴趣，也不在乎别人会发生什么。实际上，他只是不喜欢愚蠢的人随心所欲地做任何事。虽然这可能让人觉得夏特坚定地反对恶行，但他实际上对所面对的人没有歧视，他反对任何他谴责为“愚蠢”的人，无论是像蛋头博士这样的反派，还是像索尼克这样的英雄。他同样不想因他提供的帮助而受到感谢，认为表达感激是浪费时间。[16]尽管他生性凉薄，他对别人依然有同情心，自从他在太空方舟事件结束后改过自新，他最终为更大的利益而战斗，最明显的是为了防止让其他人经历过去的悲剧，尤其是他自己经历过的那些。[17]由于他拥有与玛利亚完全相同的“灵魂”，他害怕自己的力量，从未鲁莽地使用过它或者用它造成过痛苦。[18]曾经，他也认为自己是一种武器，因为他被创造出来就是一种武器，他相信自己和其他武器最终必须被摧毁，才能实现世界和平。[19]
夏特常常因为失去玛利亚而感到沮丧，这也是他独来独往的原因。他与玛利亚的关系显而易见，他竭尽所能地保护这个星球，并维持玛利亚对和平与繁荣的梦想。他还与他的队友露姬和欧米茄保持着强烈的联系，这些都能证明，虽然他的态度让人觉得他是一个不在乎别人的人，但他确实有一些同情心，比他所表现的要多。然而，夏特会忽略掉大多数送来的善意或同情；在Neo Metal Sonic事件中，当露姬对他表示关心时，他直截了当地回绝了她的关心。在黑色军团事件中，当索尼克提议一些“友好比赛”时，遭到夏特直截了当的拒绝[20]。然而，有时候，夏特会对真正的关心表示感激；在太空殖民方舟事件的高潮时刻，当艾咪让他记起他对玛利亚的承诺时，夏特公开地决定履行他对玛利亚和艾咪的承诺来保护这个星球。在中止的Solaris事件中，当露姬告诉夏特她会一直在他身边时，夏特也表示认同。
尽管夏特经常为了更大的利益而战，但由于他的道德观和手段，他通常被视为反英雄。他会为了自己想要或认为正确的事情而采取必要的手段，尽管这种热情会导致他冒险并没有完全考虑清楚后果就投入行动。[21]虽然他不一定是邪恶的，但夏特冷酷、目的不明确的个性有时会让自己变成索尼克的敌人。[22]他还和露姬一起在第二届EX世界大奖赛中获胜后带走了奖金和珠宝，并且两人不顾开幕和闭幕式，在没有第三名队友的情况下迟到，在大奖赛结束时，带着（后来被证明是）虚假的奖金和宝石离开了。[23]尽管如此，夏特确实有他的无私和英雄主义的时刻；在太空殖民地方舟的最后，他差点牺牲自己拯救地球，并帮助希弗尔在一个失败的时间线中拯救索尼克，并揭露Solaris计划（Solaris Project ）的真相。
能力与技能[编辑 | 编辑源代码]
据说夏特在几乎所有能力上[24][25][26]都能与索尼克匹敌[27][28][29]，其强大的战斗能力和技巧使他能够与系列中最强大的敌人抗衡。他从不刻意控制自己的强大力量，这使他成为了一个无情的战士。单凭自己的力量，夏特就能够击败GUN的各种战斗机器人、蛋头博士的战斗机器人、黑暗之王，甚至连神明也难以匹敌。此外，黑色军团事件中，夏特甚至能够击败获得“Diablon”支持的索尼克。虽然艾梅尔获得了七颗混沌翡翠作为能源，但夏特依然能够在战斗中打败他[30]（尽管艾梅尔很快就超越了他）。 夏特能够以超音速移动。据说他拥有“终极速度”[31]，能够与能够达到超音速的索尼克相媲美[32][33][34][35]。虽然夏特的火箭靴被认为是他速度的来源，[36][37]但他强大的身体也能轻松与索尼克的超世界级速度相媲美[38]。由于如此之快的速度，他能够攀爬垂直的表面和天花板，超越子弹的速度，并且以超过肉眼所见的速度攻击。[39]即使如此，夏特也可以将他的速度提高到更高的水平；通过包裹自己在橙色的能量场中，他能够在地面和空中超越音障，短暂地加速，使他不仅能像弹丸一般穿透敌人和障碍物，而且还能在空中飞行极远的距离。使用某些技巧，他甚至能够瞬间达到光速。虽然有一些关于夏特与索尼克的速度不一致的说法，但通常认为他们的速度完全相等。[40]夏特在任何环境下都能完全掌握他的速度。他不仅能在直线上以最大倾斜角度奔跑，还能在圆圈和急转弯中全速控制他的动量。就耐力而言，夏特的耐力似乎是无限的，他从来不会因奔跑而感到气喘吁吁。他的速度还使他能够执行一些令人印象深刻的壮举，例如以超高速旋转或旋转他的四肢，制造出足以攻击或吹走/吸入对手的强风，类似于空气运动。
夏特是一位经验丰富的选手[41]，和索尼克一样拥有卓越的灵活性，[42]他具有出色的杂技技能和敏捷性，以及令人难以置信的反应速度，能够在分秒之间以精准和细腻的动作避免任何来袭的障碍物，熟练地在滑轨上滑行，躲避子弹，[43]并执行各种横移动作。当被弹射到空中时，他还可以在着陆前完成多个技巧动作。此外，夏特还拥有超人的力量，足够与索尼克的力量相匹敌[44]；他可以用一只手推翻比他重和体积大很多的物体[45]，如卡车、公共汽车和大型混凝土板。此外，夏特还具有惊人的运动能力、精确度和与他的速度相匹配的反应时间，还有惊人的抗击打能力，对疼痛耐受度极高。值得注意的是，他刀枪不入，[46]甚至在太空殖民地方舟事件的最后阶段经受住了大气层进入的考验（只是失去了记忆[47]）。即使受伤，他也能迅速恢复。[48]
由于他作为“终极生命体”的生理特性，夏特拥有不朽的身体，赋予了他不老不死的能力。[49][50][51] 此外，在黑色军团事件中得知，由于他有一部分属于黑色军团，夏特与黑色军团的群体意识相连接，使他能够感知自己族群的存在并对黑色军团的麻痹性神经毒气免疫。[52]
夏特还具有坚不可摧的意志和决心。无论在何种情况下，他都不会放弃，并且下定决心要将自己的目标贯彻到底。这种精神使他能够在看似不可能的情况下持续坚持下去。他强大的意志甚至能够在面对心灵控制的力量时产生心理抵抗。值得注意的是，尽管他曾是黑色军团的一部分，因此容易受到心灵控制，但夏特仍然能够重新夺回身体的控制权。例如，在《索尼克世代》游戏中，他与索尼克拥有相等的能力。[53]
参考文献[编辑 | 编辑源代码]
- ↑ "Shadow the Hedgehog". Sonic Characters. Sega of America. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
Shadow is the spitting image of sonic except for his black body. The world's greatest scientist, Professor Gerald, created him for a purpose known only to the professor. Ageless and immortal, Shadow has the special ability to harness the power of the Chaos Emerald, which allows him to warp time and space. Sharp-witted and willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants, he always seems to be on the edge. Maria, who was raised with Shadow and was Maria's only friend, died in front of his very eyes. Her final wish was that Shadow save the world. Saving the world from what is a secret only Shadow knows. Traumatized by the grief of her death, Shadow remains strong enough to keep the promise he made to her.
- ↑ Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Nintendo GameCube) United States instruction booklet, pg. 7.
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Takashi Iizuka: The Shadow character idea was something that we all had in our minds in the dev team when we were creating the first Sonic Adventure. When creating that game, we had the intention of creating a rival character for Sonic Adventure 2 and we didn't really talk about it that much, but we were all thinking about it. When we were working on Sonic Adventure 2, we all did a bit of brainstorming and we brought this to the table and prepared the storyline for the Dark side and the Hero side. As you know in the story, Shadow was only meant to appear in that single title. But because of the reaction of the fans, we decided to bring him back in Sonic Heroes and eventually you saw him in his own title.
- ↑ "Shadowing a Hedgehog". Yahoo!. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ↑ "Shadow the Wrestling Hedgehog". 1Up.com. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "Sega's Yuji Naka Talks!". GameSpy. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sonic City". Sega. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008.
- ↑ Sonic Team USA (23 June 2001). Sonic Adventure 2. Dreamcast. Sega. Cutscene: Face off with Sonic. "Shadow: That blue hedgehog again, of all places... / Sonic: I've found you, faker! / Shadow: Faker? I think you're the fake hedgehog around here. You're comparing yourself to me? Ha! You're not even good enough to be my fake!"
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Sonic Team USA (23 June 2001). Sonic Adventure 2. Dreamcast. Sega. Cutscene: Cutscene 28. "Rouge: Do you actually believe that... you're the real Shadow? / Shadow: No doubt. / Rouge: Even your memories might not be real, you know? / Shadow: Even if my memories are not real, it's still me; Shadow. And I will fulfill my promise to Maria. That's the only thing that matters to me now"
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<ref>标签无效；未给name（名称）为SonicXShadow2的ref（参考）提供文本 - ↑ Sonic Team (27 February 2004). Sonic Battle. Game Boy Advance. Sega. Area/level: Central City (Tails' Episode). "Shadow: There's no need to repeat past tragedies! Nobody else ever needs to go through the things that I have!"
- ↑ Sonic Team (27 February 2004). Sonic Battle. Game Boy Advance. Sega. Area/level: Gimme Shelter (Shadow's Episode). "Shadow: Why did Gerald give me a soul?! / Rouge: He was not interested in researching weapons. He was researching a way to bring happiness and hope to all people. But, he was forced by the government and by the military to use his research for war. That's why he gave you [...] a soul identical to his beloved granddaughter, Maria. [...] His hope was that no matter how crazed and obsessed with destruction mankind might became, the weapons themselves would never fight. Shadow, you are afraid of your own power. It troubles you. But, you've never used your power recklessly. You've never used it selfishly. Gerald's wishes have come true."
- ↑ Sonic Team (27 February 2004). Sonic Battle. Game Boy Advance. Sega. Area/level: Emerald City (Shadow's Episode). "Sonic: Maybe you've forgotten, but I seem to recall you saving humanity at some point. / Shadow: ...That was for Maria. / Sonic: Exactly! If you have a heart, you would never use your power for the forces of evil! There's no way you could! Weapons aren't supposed to have 'hearts.' But, both you and Emerl do! You guys... You aren't just weapons! / Shadow: Hmph! No, you are wrong. We were created as weapons. If the people of this world ever want peace, they must destroy us."
- ↑ Sega Studio USA (15 December 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Cutscene: After Westopolis (Hero mission). "Sonic: Now that was sweet, Shadow! / Shadow: Yeah... Well I'm not here to save you! / Sonic: Thought you might say something like that! How about a little friendly competition? / Shadow: Don't waste my time."
- ↑ Pedigree Books (August 2013). "Eggman's IQ Math Test". Sonic the Hedgehog Super Interactive Annual 2014. Pedigree Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 978-1908152077.
Fact: Shadow often launches into situations without fully thinking them through. That natural enthusiasm sees him take risks and dabble with danger as he tries to get what he wants, by any means necessary.
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<ref>标签无效；未给name（名称）为SonicXShadow3的ref（参考）提供文本 - ↑ Sonic Team (4 November 2010). Sonic Free Riders. Xbox 360. Sega. Cutscene: Cutscene 1 (Team Dark). "Omochao: Huh? By my count we're one team short! What could possibly have come up to keep them from the ceremony?! Ah ah! There they are! Shadow and Rouge... Which means the missing racers were Team Dark! / Rouge: Would you pipe down? We just came here to collect the cash prize. Until the first race starts we're off the clock, darling. / Omochao: What are you talking about?! The opening ceremony started over fifteen minutes ago! / Shadow: I've no interest in these formalities. / Omochao: I guess not everybody here is as excited as me... Now I feel kind of self-conscious for getting all excited before. / Shadow: Pageantry aside, we're here to win. You can be sure of that. /Omochao: But there's only two of you. If you're here, where's your third teammate? / Rouge: Don't worry about us. The two of us can handle this just fine."
- ↑ Sonic Team, Dimps (12 November 2010). Sonic Colors. Nintendo DS. Sega. Area/Level: Asteroid Coaster. "Shadow: I'm happy to leave the racing around all day to them, thanks. / Omega: Unable to process. According to data, your ability equals Sonic's."
- ↑ Sora Ltd. (9 March 2008). Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Wii. Nintendo. Area/Level: Trophy Hoard. ""Shadow" trophy: Shadow the Hedgehog is a black hedgehog who resembles Sonic. He was created by Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, to be the ultimate life-form. Not only does he look like Sonic, but he has equal abilities. He has great skill with the space-time warping technique called Chaos Control. To reach his goals, he'll use any means necessary."
- ↑ "Matching his great rival Sonic in almost every regard, Shadow is out to prove he's the ultimate competitor." - Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games website.
- ↑ Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PlayStation 3) United Kingdom instruction booklet, pg. 5.
- ↑ Sonic Team (4 November 2011). Sonic Generations. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Collection Room. "Shadow's character profile: Created as the "Ultimate Life Form" by Professor Gerald Robotnik, Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Shadow is the spitting image of Sonic, sharing his agility and speed. He has a strong sense of purpose and pursues his goals by any means necessary."
- ↑ Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2) United States instruction booklet, pg. 8.
- ↑ Sonic Team (27 February 2004)). Sonic Battle. Game Boy Advance. Sega. Area/Level: Gimme Shelter (Shadow's Episode).
- ↑ Sonic Battle (Game Boy Advance) United States instruction booklet, pg. 4.
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Shadow is the dark incarnation of Sonic, created by the renowned scientist, Professor Gerald at the height of his career. This black hedgehog matches Sonic's great speed and skills and has the ability to distort time and space using "Chaos Control." Shadow was presumed dead after his fall at Colony Arc in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, but Rouge discovered him hidden away at Dr. Eggman's base. He has no memory of what happened to him but he's anxious to track down Dr. Eggman and find out.
- ↑ Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable) United States instruction booklet, pg. 8.
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- ↑ Sega Studio USA (15 November 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Area/Level: Devil Doom. "Eggman: Shadow, can you hear me? This might be the last chance I have to speak to you, so... what I said, about having created you? It was all a lie. Everyone thought you'd died during that horrible incident, but I rescued you with one of my robots! You'd lost your memory, that's all. You really are the Ultimate Lifeform my grandfather created!"
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A black hedgehog known as the ultimate life form. Created with an immortal body, he wields Chaos Emeralds to warp space and time.
- ↑ "Sonic the Hedgehog European site". Characters: Shadow the Hedgehog. Sega. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
This mysterious hedgehog is a near-match for the blue hero though his body doesn't age and he can't be killed. Shadow, the ultimate life-form, is sent to Soleanna on a secret mission from the Federal Government and it's not yet known whether he's there to help or hinder Sonic. With his command of vehicles, Shadow can easily access areas that others can't.
- ↑ Sega Studio USA (15 November 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Area/Level: Final Haunt. "Sonic: Once every 50 years, that Black Comet passes by this planet. Oh! Do you think those black creatures are somehow connected with that comet? / Shadow: Black ... Comet. UGH! / Sonic: Shadow! What's wrong?! / Shadow: I think you're right... I feel it... they're up there. That's where the answers are... I've got to get to that comet!"
- ↑ Sega Studio USA (15 November 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. Nintendo GameCube. Sega. Area/Level: The Last Way. "Black Doom: Such bravado for a little hedgehog! I thought you were different from the rest... but maybe not. We are more alike than you think... the same blood runs through our veins. / Shadow: This can't be... Uugghh... Just... who are YOU? / Black Doom: Don't you know? You were created from my blood... / Shadow: Wha...what!? / Black Doom: That's right... You are a part of me... do you feel that? I can control you... You can cannot escape me... nor can you escape your past! Hahahahaha... / ... / Black Doom: Gerald.. you fool! Shadow is already in my control... What's this?! Well, well, well... seems like you're immune to my mind control. / Shadow: You have no control over me, Black Doom! I now understand why I am here... I made a promise and I'm here to keep it! Today, I put my past behind me!"
