Explaining Shadow the Hedgehog's Lore (I have ADHD)

[@izziibel]

I got the sweater from Hypeland since y'all keep asking lol

[@TurboJehtt]

That just about covers it. I have only one question… when did he learn to use a gun?

[@izziibel]

one of his dads showed him fs

[@swigzby]

@TurboJehtt he didn't chose the thug life, the thug life chose him.

[@stwbmc98]

@@izziibelIt was definitely Gerald, he taught Emerl too

[@castform7]

Probably the same place he got his motorcycle license.

[@SupremeSR]

Keanu Reeves’ spirit connected with him 😂

[@itsnyxiechu]

"hi shadow, it's me, the devil."

[@ScorchtheHawk]

“I love you! I’m having so much fun with you!”

[@pinguin4898]

from the bible

[@ccelite3782]

"STOP."

[@ashleylightheart126]

If I close my eyes its like Tails having a mental breakdown trying to figure out why Shadow looks like Sonic and getting no answer.

[@Sonicfan1661]

I closed my eyes at 11:39 and I imagined Tails saying it and it is sending me lmao

[@stellaandfluffy9300]

OH YEAH SHE SOUNDS LIKE TAILS IN THE SNAPCUBE VOICEOVER

[@TG2513.]

Feels unreal seeing Shadow actually being taken seriously by Sega but the GOAT is so back

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

This really is the ultimate life

[@DatBoiRatchet]

@TG2513. Goats gets sacrificed, nobody aint trying to be a goat

[@lanthelancer]

I have yet to meet a Shadow fangirl that doesn’t have ADHD.

[@Fenrisakaedgelord]

i am a shadow fanboy and i dont have adhd but i have autism

[@scarloss474]

⁠I’m a shadow fanboy and I have adhd…

[@Shadows_emerald]

I’ve yet to meet a shadow fan girl in general (I am a shadow fan girl with ADHD and autism)

[@Blueberry07599]

@@Shadows_emeraldI’m also a Shadow fan girl with ADHD

[@Shadows_emerald]

@@Blueberry07599 YIPPEE!!!

[@tannerprice2018]

Fun fact, Gerald’s journal, which is included in the Sonic X Shadow Generations preorder, details how Gerald investigated Angel Island’s ruins, discovering the power of the Chaos Emeralds, finding and studying the technology of the Gizoids from Sonic Battle GBA, and creating the Artificial Chaos enemies from SA2. Which actually does explain how he created a replica of the Master Emerald Shrine on Angel Island. Even gave us a hint at Eggman’s family tree, as apparently, he had two sons, and Maria’s father (also Eggman’s uncle) adopted his fascination with archeology from Gerald.

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

Wait a minute, i thought of something who was guarding angel island back then? Because knuckles is only like 15 or smth in canon so WHO WAS THERE 50 YEARS AGO! The obvious answer is knuckles parents but then now here’s a new question WHERE ARE THEY NOW!

[@tannerprice2018]

@ Dead, most likely. Since Knuckles is the last of his kind.

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

@ yeah but I’m wondering HOW! Like was it old age or what? Because like dude who tf can kill a guardian in Angel island there’s no real enemies other than ghosts

[@proximaeon]

Also in addition to the Robotnik's family tree. Apparently Maria has a little sister but she stayed on earth because she didn't have the same illness as Maria.

[@hamstersandwich9917]

​@@Jolynesimpnumber4it was most likely old age. Plus, echidnas irl hatch from eggs so maybe knuckles was left alone on his egg

[@TheJege12]

Gerald named Shadow out of spite, but Maria gave the name a new more hopeful meaning

[@runningwithscissors8612]

Another minor correction (if I missed it in the video please forgive me): but Maria kind of did AND didn't name Shadow. The project was already called "Project Shadow" but Maria was the one that decided to actually give it to him as a proper name after hearing the project title and making the "shadows show the path to the light" analogy.

[@glacierwolf2155]

Apparently, the reason why Gerald Robotnik named the project "Project Shadow" is because he had a lot of doubt that this project would work in helping cure Maria's NIDS, saying that pursuing this project is akin to "Trying to grab a shadow."

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

@@glacierwolf2155So technically both of them named him. Gerald was out of cynicism and Maria out of Optimism.

[@jazzebee]

I derive no greater joy in life than watching Sonic fans pull out the whiteboard and info dump about silly little guys they're hyperfixated on. I'm so mad I never got into Sonic as a teen because I know for a fact my ADHD ass would've gotten so obsessed, it would've changed the trajectory of my life. I'll never get to fill the margins of my homework with doodles of cartoon hedgehogs... alas, I'm now an adult and the brainworms are taking hold regardless, it wont be long until I am 100% Shadow the Hedgehog. Anyway as a newer fan thank you for the lore dump I actually learned a lot of new stuff! This will make a fine meal for my brain worms, hopefully they grow big and strong and eventually take over my life.

[@g3vevo334]

It’s too late… I’m already the REAL Shadow the Hedgehog!

[@jazzebee]

@@g3vevo334 I think you're the fake hedgehog around here...

[@yuukipuki]

i want you to know as someone who just bought sonicXShadow generations and has never played a game with shadow before, this video is literally what i needed…..you’re amazing

[@izziibel]

This was the goal! I'm glad you like it :)

[@ItsMeFern2019]

I may already know all of Shadow's lore but thats not gonna stop me from enjoying every single second of someone talking about it anyways

[@06kid]

Can we just talk about how his older brother is the biolizard and his nephew is Eggman and that makes all of eggmans creations related to him in a way? 😭 Imagine the family reunion. Lmao meet the robotniks. Love your voice btw!

[@swigzby]

We need to get Izzy a "I'm not even kidding" Jar.

[@izziibel]

add "literally" to the jar too

[@Jolynesimpnumber4]

Jar? Nah bruh it’s a bank

[@markaylaengland5603]

My Latina loving king has been explained by THEE sonic girly. We love to see it 🖤❤️

[@mayor_wren]

"just kidding it was a gun" 😭

[@cody472]

8:58 Jason: A... a hedgehog? Gerald: Yes, a hedge-hog. And not just any hedgehog, but the incarnation of Satan himself.

[@guyfromsomewhere6504]

0:39 thanks to the shadow twitter takeover it actually IS canon now...

[@cycloneabsol9405]

3:00 I haven't seen Gerald's diary, so I don't know about that, but Dark Beginnings did also confirm that "Maria, the low gravity only keeps your condition in remission." So yeah, the Low-G makes the NIDS less prominent

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

It does make more sense that Biolozard was meant to look like Perfect Chaos, lol Only took a few decades for me to make that connection, lol

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

with your help, lol

[@plaggsock]

EVERYTHINF ABOUT SHADOWS CAMPAIGN IS TICKLING MY BRAIN IN SUCH A GOOD WAYY 😭 like omg the new game and its small details are so freaking AHH!!

[@elerijaten]

i have adhd and im obsessed with shadow sm and this made me feel so much comfort for knowing i have people like me ^^

[@MadMax22]

Ive got Adhd amd im obsessed with Shadow's switch to the good side and how it makes his personality perform a 180° turn in the finale of Sonic Adventure 2.

[@elerijaten]

@@MadMax22 thats such a good point!! i love that game sm ^^

[@CocoBytes64]

I really fuck with the kind of vid from you izzi! Sonic fans spittin and explaining character lore will always be amazing!!

[@WhatTheCheick]

It's kind of on point throughout, which is pretty amazing considering this is before a semi-comprehensive version of Gerald's notes came out Should mention, Sonic Chronicles was de canonised a pretty long while ago, though it doesn't contradict anything that you said, and someting similar could've happened, as Gerald does mention that Emerl is the reason why the civilisation that built him ended Nice work, and nice whiteboard doodles, I especially like Toaster Black Doom

[@HTJason_S12]

Shadow crying ngl made me shed a tear

[@Gooferfabs]

As an adhd latina obsessed with shadow I feel so seen

[@TabbyStar8462]

This is such a fun refresher to Shadow's lore! Love the art as well, especially Shadow and Biolizard! I have been a huge Sonic and Shadow fan since I can remember and have played every single console game but mostly focused on the gameplay and music side of things. Now that they are taking the lore more seriously with Shadow Generations I am excited to explore more of it and this video is the perfect start.

[@DrMemeD302]

You did a fantastic job summarizing all of the lore! Love all the drawings you did on the board! One more detail to tack on is that Black Doom's reason to eradicate humanity is that he actually wanted the larvae of his species to feast on all the paralyzed humans, he found out (god only knows how they found this out) that humans are the perfect food for making the strongest Black Arms soldiers, so that's why the paralysis gas was used.

[@CrezetheousV]

Everytime Emerl is remembered, the world heals

[@deathknight6615]

HOW MANY FUCKING SOULS DOES MARIA HAVE HE JUST PUT THAT SHIT IN EVERYTHING 😭. Also great video I was already shadows biggest fan cause he's cool but now I know the lore too :D

[@mahwiiiife408]

I just need to know where Gerald Robotnik is getting these spare Maria souls XD

[@ultimateshadow7522]

Nicely done! You really know your stuff, and I really appreciate it that you seem to like Shadow the Hedgehog the game!

[@rockmangurlx4973]

I am a Shadow fangirl and I’m not ashamed to say it!

[@vxlidSTRAZ]

Came from the alpharad vid you were in and you are fr just a bundle a joy its hilarious i love it ❤😂

[@Zarkator]

my only wish is that you emphasized how ridiculous it is that you have to wait several minutes in the final boss fight until eggman decides to tell you everything. The fight takes like 2 minutes or less but eggman doesn't start talking till like 6 minutes in or some shit

[@Gooferfabs]

You are so great at drawing omfg!❤❤❤

[@GrayoftheGalaxy]

This is the content we need, thank you for your service towards the sonic renaissance

[@O_Caba]

I have adhd too and I really feel like if I was trying to explain something’s lore it’d be the same so like the video, great work

[@Galatea_ZX]

if school was like this (talking about sonic lore) life would be so awesome

[@emilems412]

I’ve been getting back into the Sonic fandom after YEARS and it made me realize how much I LOVE Shadow 🙏😭♥️

[@miszutkamiszut2519]

It's so gooood💗 My friends and I once had an Powerpoint party and my presentantion was about Shadow (best 30min of my life). This vido is like looking in the mirror. I love that I'm not only one who did that😂

[@Steph-fv4hr]

you made it fun to revisit sonic after a few years , I am a sonic fan again and I am ready to play the new game Thank you for this to catch me up to speed.

[@toxicuser-nr4kq]

Dont worry, looking at the length of the video we could've guessed

[@flwrsofbffnry]

i think this is my new favorite video on the internet! it feels like i'm being spoken directly to and you're my friend who i love listening to whenever an info-dump opportunity arises

[@JomeMX]

I love Shadow the Hedgehog more than my own child

[@lordstarscreamy329]

it was a fun video, I enjoyed listening to the chaotic ramble! I love the lore that geralds journal added, it gave him a lot of personality and made his story just so much more tragic, which is crazy if you consider how little screentime he actually has in the games.

[@bl4ck_st4rrr]

im constantly trying to learn more about sonic lore bc i find it so interesting but i haven't played the games (and probably wont, they're not the type of videogames i enjoy) but this video is super thorough!! tysm!!

[@chair_dib]

I can tell this is someone who spent the time reading the entire journal. Mad respect

[@Hugo-yz1vb]

THE ULTIMATE ANALYSIS VIDEO FOR THE ULTIMATE LIFEFORM!

[@Itz.venus-wf6kp]

YES TYSM I LITERALLY NEEDED THIS MY SONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA DONT TELL ME ABT SHADOW TYYYYYYYY

[@Mr.Silence.]

I love your energy, it really keeps things interesting

[@singulariteas]

shadow fan whose favorite character is amy??? hello twin!

[@eisforeveryone2424]

Yoooo found you because of my obsession with Sonic and the Black Knight and specifically With Me. Then youtube reccomended me this? Love your vibes, subbing for sure

[@a.z.pantera5577]

I think Sonic Heroes is being undersold a little bit here. Because while not a lot happens for Shadow specifically, it does show the beginning of his alliance turned ride-or-die friendship with Rouge the Bat and E-123 Omega. It's honestly a shame Sonic '06 technically never happens, since it's such a crowning moment for Team Dark's bond and Shadow's conviction.

[@larv23]

I love your friend Shadow The Hedgehog, he's the coolest. (His words not mine, blud says "I'm the coolest" so it must be true)

[@amyneesmith_rose]

Bro I love when you pretend to be the president and Gerald😂😂😂

[@calebwoodard5378]

Just stumbled across this video. Very well done! I loved the way you presented this story!

[@ewuxxi]

oh my gosh you are so funny you may have earned yourself a new subscriber!!!!!!!!!

[@that1latinodude20]

I love this brand of neurodivergence, subbed

[@tehredmage]

Gerald Robotnik just making souls left and right.

[@DecoderWalrus]

The experiment was named Project Shadow, Maria names the hedgehog Shadow, and he just happens to be Sonic's dark counterpart... Makes perfect sense.

[@city_ofalexandria]

this was a great and entertaining recap!! didnt even realize it had been 30 minutes LMAO

[@BRAINGUTZZ]

i was literally looking for this exact video thank you for your service

[@abacaxigomes4416]

I love how the Robotiniks family tree features Shin Godzilla, an ultra powerful hedgehog, the greatest terrorist in history and his AI daughter

[@JamanthaContent]

I needed this video so badly! Awesome work on this!!!

[@ItYaBoiGreen]

Thank you for using the sonic gems collection version of the Sonic 3 file select

[@ultra-lyla4736]

WOOOP WOOP I LVOE SHADOW HELL YEAH!!! I am a bit new to his lore. I’ve known Sonic basically all my life cuz of my dad, but I never knew the lore that much until now. Watching this not only helped me learned about Shadow more, but to also appreciate him more! Great job on this vid man, keep it up!!^^

[@Thunder7Leon]

Fire recap. Really needed to like see how everything fits after Shadow Gens. It all still feels so surreal LOL

[@matheuszache7943]

I was watching your video all the way into the end until I read your channel name and realized you are actually one of the people who does voice overs for Jehtt lmao. "LET ME POST MORE MEMES!" cracks me up everytime. Either way great video. Subbed!

[@miuchatcat9677]

Omgg and I thought I knew everything, thanks for the video! Just got interested in Sonic again thanks to Shadow❤❤also, where did you get the sweater?? I need it waa✨

[@biko6158]

Love this! You articulate things like I do 😆 subbed

[@NebulaToon]

about heroes, rouge sneaks into eggmans base or whatever, and finds shadow, or an android.

[@katethevampire]

Thank you for making such a lovely video about this special little guy

[@Peace13191]

You dropped this just in time for my hyper fixation to suddenly take hold of Sonic because of the movies and I have become so obsessed with shadow.😅

[@elfboyeros]

What I would give to watch you recap all the Sonic lore ❤

[@DirtySoulsTV]

0:33 Shadow the HellHog. The scrapped idea for Sonic Unleashed. Instead of the Werehog we would have gotten Shadow's Hellhog form, which is just Shadow in a Dante cosplay (Vergil cosplay would've been unlocked upon games completion)

[@justkika0863]

I am new to the sonic fandom and this is exactly what i needed, i love shadow

[@luisproductions1529]

Just finished sonic gens and i really wanted a quick brush up on shadow's lore before i play shadow gens lol This video was really really good at summing everything up!! Thanks!!

[@nuetella9764]

Ty, even tho ik about i LOVE seeing people talk about him

[@Allpeachy]

why tf do we both tell stories the same way LMFAO I loved this video

[@ophiuchus_kin]

I adored this so much, and All Hail Shadow in the end is a delight. I'm always down to hear people add more detail to their telling of shadow's tale

[@neetvillage]

i love you thank for this 🖤

[@maccamachine]

Awesome video

[@ZeeZeeNg]

there's also some parallels between what happened in the Mystic Ruins 4000 years ago & what happened on the Space Colony Ark 50 years ago: Chaos vs Gerald - Chaos protected the Chao, while Gerald wanted to protect Maria Chao vs Maria - they were innocent beings who were mercilessly killed during a power struggle Knuckles clan vs GUN - they were both power-hungry groups; the Knuckles clan wanted the 7 emeralds, while GUN wanted Project Shadow to gain power over the world Tikal vs Shadow - they both witnessed what happened 4000 years/50 years ago, and in the present-day they worked to stop Chaos'/Gerald's attempt to destroy the world out of anger & revenge

[@amyneesmith_rose]

BRO I DID NOT KNOW THAT SHADOW AND WERE HALF SAME PERSON!!!!!😨😨😨

[@tostisgood]

And now I know he is all, he is all, he is (he is). Thanks, Izziibel!

[@Whiteythereaper]

It's so funny how all of the stuff around the Ark and Maria that isn't entirely confirmed all got confirmed in Shadow Generations like the function of the Ark and why it looks like Gerald, and the first confirmation of Maria's NIDS in a game iirc

[@Prince-Darwin]

bruh i found this video without realizing i watch you on twitch occasionally

[@GottaBeFrank]

Shadow is such a relatable character... because of his love of Latinas.

[@rachelamanita9301]

I love this and I love Shadow and I love being an ADHD doll and I love you all. This is the video I need in this time

[@oaktree8500]

Love the whiteboard drawings. Enjoyed the video through and through! Is the thumbnail loosely based off of always sunny?

[@forzaturismo9991]

This is my favourite video on the Internet

[@zakariaradoine625]

I love your sweater 💕

[@strawhatsmanager]

YESSS THIS IS THE VIDEO I NEEDED

[@iornbeast16ramirez18]

This is how it would look like if I explained shadow to my friends

[@braveboy1386]

A pretty girl with ADHD rambling for half an hour about Shadow "i love latinas" the Hedgehog? yes, please.

[@kingdanett4043]

I really like how you draw Shadow where you make the back spikes kinda form into the top quills, making it look fuller

[@izziibel]

That's actually not my Shadow. My best friend drew the Shadow that's on the board! Here's a link to her Twitter: x.com/tnerdyalchemist

[@JustcallmeShogi]

Cool sweater 😮

[@magnoelcabiadito]

female wendigoon goes hard. Thanks for the lore!

[@indicaap0ppin662]

I already love you