A Love Letter To Shadow the Hedgehog

[@valentinescookies.]

sorry about the microphone quality everyone. i sadly had an issue while recording. but either way, i love Shadow so so much 😔💜

[@sugon_deez]

@@valentinescookies. your target audience is dark age sonic fans who's favourite video games had crush 40 blasting over all the dialogue, I think we can hear over a slightly scuffed mic 🤣

[@rouxlskarrd7163]

You could do a video on shadow and eggmans dynamic because that is over looked a little bit because when you look yeah they have a toxic relationship because eggman does not see shadow in the same way his grandfather does he sees shadow as a tool or a weapon he can use for his empire so he just gaslights and manipulates shadow because of his memory loss and shadow finds him a disgrace to Gerald to where he just says docter for him and doesn't even call him eggman because he doesn't deserve that in his eyes but shadow despite there toxic relationship he does still go to eggman for thing's and eggman did not even know that shadow was mad at him because in the shadow game eggman leaves a message to shadow saying shadow it's me again are you upset with me about something gee I wonder why.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@SHADOWTHEGOAT-z6g]

I wish I could show you my shadow drawings because they look good as hell 😂

[@sugon_deez]

@rouxlskarrd7163 I love the way they address each other in 06. Shadow refers to him as "doctor", and egghead is pretty polite to him and rouge. The writers didn't forget that they used to work together

[@Legacy-b5e]

Shadow is going to die in Sonic 3 due to his back breaking from carrying the entire franchise for an entire year.

[@liamphibia]

Hehehehehe, yeah.

[@fnsiii7975]

💀

[@SupremeSR]

😂😍❤️‍🔥

[@Mr_Movement]

Fun Fact: The Shadow Generations Shadow model DOES have fangs, but the teeth are positioned to hide them (for some reason)

[@TevyaSmolka]

Shadow the hedgehog is personally for me my all time favorite Sonic character growing up.

[@liamphibia]

One of the most tragic, compelling, and beloved characters in the franchise. This was very well done. You poured your heart out and expressed why you love Shadow. Now it's time to see the *whole world* love the Ultimate Lifeform when Sonic 3 comes releases in theaters.

[@Zackery275]

I can't believe the year of Shadow is ending 😭

[@sugon_deez]

The year will end, but the memories will live on.

[@lebollsong]

At least it'll pave the way for other characters to get the same level of attention too. We could get a year of Silver or something

[@Zackery275]

@@lebollsong Nah year of Cream trust

[@sugon_deez]

Ngl we need year of sonic. Sega been sleeping on him for years

[@AmyRoseReal]

IT PASSED SO QUICKLY

[@lebollsong]

I really wish I could hug Shadow, he really is my boi...this year was the year to be for all Shadow enthusiasts, hoping the movie doesn't let us down now Also damn I don't remember you ever having 3.38k subs last time I checked this channel, it's definitely has grown by alot.

[@KelvincarlDemesa]

@lebollsong I'm Hug Shadow

[@sugon_deez]

Shadow has always represented yin and yang to me. Hes simualtaneously the ultimate life form but not good enough to save one little girl. The same hedgehog who wants to desttoy all of humanity (in sa2) is also the most loving and passionate character in the cast. He fights tirelessly to save the very people who will one day attack him. But i think shadow 05 personifies this theme the best. The games entire gimmick is about morality, embracing his alien nature by black doom to do evil, or using his human nurture by maria to do good. Instead of some bullshit about removing the black arms dna (which other writers abosolutely wouldve done) shadow generations has him embracing the black arms abilities, but to fight for compassion and protection. Yin and yang is about accepting that light and darkness are dependant on each other, and there will always be darkness within oneself. But shadow inspires me because he comes to peace with his horrifying beginnings, and embraces his darkness to protect his light (maria.) And like you mentioned, epically flexing the same type of weapon that took away his best friend. Damn beautiful. Such a mature and nuanced implementation of this concept, and inspiring to someone as spritual as me.

[@devinsauls9137]

AAAAAAAAAAH! Best Hedgehog!

[@valentinescookies.]

truly the best hedgehog

[@devinsauls9137]

@valentinescookies. Sure is

[@sugon_deez]

22:27 oml i went thru a similar thing. I remember jamming to a amv of i am all of me when i was a kid when my mum told me the music was "too violent" and i wouldnt learn anything valuable from watching it. I told her that they were cartoon animal men and that ive completed tons of sonic games in her house and under her watch, but unfortunately my love for i am all of me and all hail shadow was sorta repressed for years :( (And now that im older, now my dad says im too old for sonic 💀)

[@lilwoofs]

Don’t listen to him, You’re never too old for sonic!

[@sugon_deez]

@lilwoofs thanks man :) ill stay with this franchise for as long as I live

[@ayylmao8031]

I unfortunately fell victim to the hate bandwagon the Sonic series was getting in the 2010s. I thought I was a weirdo for liking this franchise, these characters and the lore since everybody was making fun of people who cared about those things so I tried "fitting in" and started to shit on the series too. Deep down though, I wasn't being honest to myself and I think I broke out of that self loathing phase after having played Frontiers and replaying SA2. SA2 reminded how bloody cool Shadow was and that I shouldn't care about what people think of us for liking this series. Year of Shadow only further strengthened that feeling.

[@sugon_deez]

Y'know, I gotta say, for years I always figured that shadows legacy would be more legendary if he stayed dead in adventure 2. To have an epic campaign and incredible character arc to end with a meaningful sacrifice (which would've made the end credits hit even harder than they do. I liked team dark in heroes and all the black doom lore and his story in 06, but due to his dogshit portrayal in alot of the modern material like boom and forces, I convinced myself to reviving him in heroes just wasn't worth it, and shadows legacy will eventually die down. But when I watched dark beginnings for the first time, experienced the shadow generations campaign, after years I was like "Yeah, it was worth it." Even after his year is over, these bangers prove shadow and team dark still have tons of amazing stories to tell, and I couldn't be happier that shadow survived that fall in sa2. 2024 will go down as the peak of my teenage hood. ALL HAIL SHADOW

[@lebollsong]

Yeah, I think Shadow being dead would've made me love him even more than now, but I think that would also kinda overshadow (lmao I just realised that pun 💀) Gamma's sacrifice in SA1

[@sugon_deez]

​@@lebollsonggammas the goat. I always felt bad as a kid cuz I was looking for forward to playing his story the least, (yeah even big excited me more) but gammas story ended up hitting me the most (sonics was more fun to play tho)

[@lebollsong]

@@sugon_deez yeah, Gamma arguably had more character development in his story than even some of the other characters in this franchise, I'm glad Omega is kind of a nod to him as a successor.

[@hailynsebert7405]

Shadow being the roots of infatuation for "bad boys" in every little girl who played shadow 05 or grew up being obsessed with him is so real and funny. The way your mom did not like it because he talked shit in the game 😭 you don't get it mom, that's my future husband!

[@valentinescookies.]

he was my emo boy infatuation awakening when i was little

[@sugon_deez]

I literally wanted to be him (except I was autistic and super cringe about it)

[@Fizzlenewz_]

​@@sugon_deezrealest thing I've read (also autistic and wanted to be shadow)

[@dolfuny]

As a child I saw shadow and thought this is the coolest shit on the planet and now at 22 I think he is the coolest shit on the planet

[@megamc3803]

As a Sonic fan and huge Shadow fan I got my tickets and I cant wait to see the movie in theaters with my friend. I got immersive motion seats so I guess my experience watching the movie should be heightened. I've never watched any regular movie in theaters with motion seats so this will be a fun new experience for me. I also can't wait to experience the fans reactions in real life and online to the movie. To me it feels like an ultimate celebration moment of how far Sonic has come as a franchise and how far video game movies as a whole have come in the industry. Also I hope the movie does really well box office wise and blows that horrendous looking Disney movie out of the water. That would be another huge moment for video game movies in the industry and further set the standard of why they need to be taken seriously with actual passion from now on. I got a feeling they might just be one of the last big saving graces for Hollywood.

[@KelvincarlDemesa]

@megamc3803 Yes as a Sonic and Amy fan and Huge Shadow fan

[@bluefox8011]

when i was growing up Shadow 05 game got me so hyped to see him using a gun and riding a motorcycle. It was so cringe, goofy, but amazing all at once. SOnic 3 bringing back that hype I once felt as a kid playing Shadow the hedgehog

[@Ayvee_]

Hopefully the movie brings the best of shadow and I'm excited for the movie!!!! Also, idk if someone told you this before, but I love your videos and continue what you like to do!

[@valentinescookies.]

thank you so much! i’m very thankful you love them!

[@faulyn]

Calling Shadow an old soul is SOOOO good!

[@Boomblox5896]

People nowadays are thinking a lot about Donkey Kong (specifically the game on N64) and how the Kong family should get a dedicated year for next year, and if I were to make a SEGA parallel to that, maybe Knuckles will get another spotlight next in the coming year(s) of Sonic games. Either that, or maybe Silver and Blaze will finally get a spotlight after almost 20 years. I'm so glad that Shadow has gotten a redemption of character in recent years, and I'd like to see that translate to the other characters, and maybe we'll even see more duo interactions like you said with Amy and Shadow. Maybe we'll see Shadow have more talks with Knuckles and Silver in the coming years.

[@BorkBiscuit]

As someone with PTSD, I have resonated so much with the way shadows been written. I truly think the guy is PTSD coded.

[@nithinshakthithiruppathi4028]

Another interesting thing that I like about Shadow is that his existence is a paradox like his name. He is old as hell yet he is a child because of his experience in life, he is younger than Cream when you think about it like that.

[@olezornow4239]

I love Shadow too!❤ i am so happy he is being treated with Respect again! I love Shadow,s whole arc him protecting the planet and finding his own path. Being an introvert myself i relate Alot too Shadow. Also me having OCD wanting too have a strong will is why I love Shadow being strong minded Its been THE YEAR OF SHADOW ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Egood_ty]

I like sonic more but i’m happy for shadow fans .. just I struggle with high depression .. and seeing a happy character like sonic makes me smile.. if they replaced sonic I will be sad

[@Egood_ty]

imo best hedgehog is Sonic ! but i like shadow too. just just shadow would be so dull

[@CalebForslund]

If you’re thinking about how Shadow is the past and what direction they’d take him, I’d like to see a spin-off not too far off from the likes of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. A story about someone maintaining his core values from the past, while learning how to adapt in an evolving future.

[@whoopeegoldburst5580]

I am a huge sonic fan, ive grown with these hedgies all the way back to heroes and mega collection on the game cube, and i love this hedgehog but sadly there was a time where i didnt like him or the rest of sonic and co just because of the meta eras damage to all there characters but now, now i am finally finding that love for these characters again with how they are portraying them and i think shadow has finally made a comeback to my top 3 favorites ( 1 is metal sonic and 2 is vector) which just makes me smile again

[@AmyRoseReal]

I had to explain shadow lore to my dad an hour ago from the bio lizard, to Maria, to G.U.N., to 50 years later, to sonic Sonic adventure 2 and what’s been revealed for the third movie so far. He was confused asf and didn’t get most if not anything but I love talking about shadow and barely get to talk about sonic lore anyways so I loved it 😆

[@DJWarwing]

I may have been like almost 9 when the Shadow the Hedgehog game came out, and by then the most I had ever seen of Shadow was from watching my brother play SA2B and me playing a demo disc of Sonic Heroes a few years before. I was kinda a disturbed kid, getting into the edgy and gritty stuff like Mortal Kombat and equally brutal games at a young age (though for some reason, the one exception from mom was GTA, oddly enough). By the time 2005 rolled around, like a one-two punch, not only did I first experience My Chemical Romance with the "Helena" music video and discover my fascination with goth and emo, but then I got to rent Shadow the Hedgehog on Gamefly. There was something so satisfying about seeing such a cartoony cheery world suddenly get hit with something darker, something more grim like Shadow, seeing two opposite worlds collide with one another. Or maybe I was just growing tired of the kids stuff and the reminders I was just a dumb kid. Shadow was the single most coolest character I'd ever known from that point on. Years later, middle school, I was able to reobtain a copy of SA2B and play the hell out of it. I was in a cringy grunge phase discovering music like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, so the edgy story of Shadow was a blast for me. I especially loved his soundtrack in the game, and still do (when I forget how on-the-nose and awkward the lyrics are, lol) I can tell you right now middle school me would be *flipping out* to see Shadow on the big screen for the first time and voiced by someone so beloved and talented as Keanu Reeves. So bear all of this in mind when I say that yes, I too, will be flipping my shit when I go to see the movie in theaters. Shadow, to me, is the best thing to happen to the Sonic series.

[@GoofyRuby333]

AHH THE SHADOW BUILD A BEAR SO CUTE OMG AND SHADOW IS BEST ;3333

[@Lady_Platinum]

I'm going to see the movie Thursday with my sister and I'm so excited! Hope you have a blast at your viewing!

[@theevildalek5425]

Are you? Red Pill 🔴 (Shadow is a 55 Year Old Worn Out Man) *OR* Blue Pill 🔵 (Shadow is a 5 Year Old Man who never had or known the joys of childhood)

[@KelvincarlDemesa]

@Theevildalek5425 I'm Pick Blue Pill 🔵 (Shadow Is a 5 Year Old Man Who Never Had Or Known The Joys Of Childhood)

[@clumpofdirt1193]

scientifically, when a comet is said to come around "every 50 years"- how much deviation could there be? because if gerald was communicating and working with black doom during shadows _creation_, and only _after_ shadows 50 year stasis did the black comet return- wouldnt that mean shadow was like- barely alive before the ark raid? did humanity almost get destroyed (and then properly saved) by an infant?

[@lilwoofs]

I already rebought my tickets! I have a fake leather jacket with red on the inside, red pants, and a shadow shirt I’m planning to wear (as well as a shadow necklace, and shadow and rouge bracelets) I bought the collectors edition of sonic x shadow generations (not my proudest buy because it was far too much money but I loved the game so much I can’t regret it lol), I love shadow so much! He’s the reason I got into sonic in the first place! (I also work at Hottopic, and everyone who works there is hyped to see the new movie, we even got a few other workers who knew nothing about sonic to look stuff up about shadow because we all love him)

[@sebastiansmith1223]

Shadow: "Amy's only other person whom I care about." Rouge and Omega: "Um, hello?" Shadow: "Yes, hi."

[@cavewulf956]

My favourite shadow voice actor remains Yuji Kosa. Mainly because I use Sonic as a way to practice/learn japanese. From what I can gather, Shadow is definitively more formal then Sonic. He also doesn't use the arrogant 'ore' pronoun, but the more neutral 'boku'.

[@Lalaam98]

Yeah I want them to bring back the fangs too.

[@alicesacco9329]

Shadow was also left handed. Is very visible in Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic 2006. But is also clear in dark beginnings when he fights against GUN. In Sonic Prime his fighting stance is named "southpaw". Unfortunately this trait was mostly washed out, overlooked or forgotten because of the Wii mote and most people don't pay attention to details.

[@Lovely_Dead]

Shadow is so hot. I always thought i was the only one ❤️

[@mrcwillis6970]

What a year it’s been…

[@rouxlskarrd7163]

I actually heard David Humphrey is the voice of orbot as well yeah the little red orb is voiced by shadow I dont know if he is still orbot but that is mind blowing right?

[@lordrealashemtov5818]

I like mephiles and shadow and metal sonic and nice video

[@Stevenkadap98]

Jesus is the way jesus is the life. Repent sister 🙏 😇