How Shadow Got His Name (Sonic X Shadow Generations)

[@CosmicManIta]

I swear , Maria is the only human that can stop the anger of the Ultimate Life Form

[@Barbosa999]

LEAVE IT TO BIG SISTER! (She's older, despite him looking older he was created in this form)

[@KatrinaCannavino]

Yeah, Maria is so sweet

[@leonduncan3327]

Guess that's what we call someone else's "Heart of Gold"

[@Cheetahcat-1128]

She a sweet, pure and innocent angel

[@nellionwilson3974]

Amy might not be a human but she can stop his anger like in sa2

[@KatrinaCannavino]

Maria is so sweet. She knows how to comfort him

[@TonnaCopeland]

Like a big sister to shadow and a little brother to maria

[@Cheetahcat-1128]

Maria is shadow personal guardian angel

[@TonnaCopeland]

@@Cheetahcat-1128 yup always watching over him

[@gigisonic-gumball1117]

These scenes of Maria and Shadow together were the best parts of Shadow Generations. Shadow is most of times described as a emotionless man with anger inside him, but that’s not true at all. This game really shows us a side of Shadow that deserves to be seen. This game is a love letter to Shadow's fans.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

I wasn't really thrilled with Shadow's portrayal here. Maybe he's too stoic to the point of blandness, and him just skating away after Maria's heartfelt monologue felt kinda cheap. Also, not a fan of Kirk Thornton's acting.

[@naomilii614]

​@@yrooxrksvi7142 I feel like he skates away because he and Maria share a worldview, but his approach is more direct and aggressive. Maria helps ground him in a way, which makes them a really good pairing. But in this moment, Shadow knows that being grounded would result in him being incapable of possibly saving her life. At this point in the story, he's still convinced that he can do something rash to circumvent the events of the past. Only later when he "lets go of that destructive anger" does he finally, even if slightly, let go and accept what happened. It's clearly hard on him, but in the end he does what he consider best: to fight, not thinking about anger or revenge, but about protecting people and making them happy, even if he couldn't provide that same fate for the one he loved the most. It's a bit of a repeat from some of his development from Sonic 06, but considering the events of that game being forgotten by him, it makes sense that he might not quite have reached that closure.

[@dylanintendisney]

0:13 I just noticed Gerald saying “Don’t be frightened” as Black Doom arrived and Maria was screaming. He really was a caring man before the tragedy.

[@michaelb.2662]

Not only that, but Shadow also protects them too from Black Doom

[@Mortimer_RS]

To think that he would become the coldblooded demented willing to murder the whole world crazy scientist he became, grief really does bad to a man.

[@wiseguychampia6647]

"Where there's light, there's Shadow."

[@CedrickPeoples-k7l]

"Where there's chili dogs, there's Sonic."

[@matheusalves2706]

@wiseguychampia6647 i understood that reference

[@centeking]

Where's there silver. There's "it's no use"

[@Nboiiis]

*teleports*

[@Gamebreaking3636]

@@centeking”where there’s silver theirs no value in gold”

[@1999bazz]

I like that Shadow Generations is a story about learning to grieve.

[@SuperBetaBuxbros.]

Good writing

[@ataladin87]

You're lucky 06 got wiped out.

[@bellamovie2]

And also let go of your anger and sadness, have a better closure with your loved ones, and move on

[@matthewbuckley7757]

This is definitely one of the best stories in the Sonic series

[@ataladin87]

@@matthewbuckley7757 your opinion, but from a standpoint, this is regression.

[@blueaero3284]

“A shadow is where you’ll find the light” That is such a poetic meaning. Now if we could just have a reason as to why he’s a hedgehog.

[@skeletonman888]

I like the Theory that Gerald took inspiration from the hidden palace’s mural of super Sonic figting Eggman, thinking it refered to him creating Shadow

[@mcstudioproductions3512]

​@@skeletonman888 Oh... oh that's good

[@Aztyph]

​@@skeletonman888 That's what I always assumed. That would also explain why there's a replica of the Master Emerald's shrine on the ARK, and why Shadow is adept at using Chaos Emeralds the way he is.

[@KyleEvra-15]

It's my favorite theory.

[@aaricbro.]

There’s a popular theory that Gerald, having gone to Angel Island, based Shadow on the Super Sonic mural (seen in Sonic 3) similar to how the Biolizard seemingly also looks based on the Chaos mural (Adventure) which would also make sense as to why there was a shrine on the Ark based on the Master Emerald’s shrine

[@Geneolgia]

I think it's simple but a clever explanation.

[@Optimus_Bull]

That actually was very clever writing. And the use 2 music tracks, one from Shadow the Hedgehog and the other from SA2 in this cutscene. Really nostalgic. Sonic Team seems to be back.

[@KyleEvra-15]

I always thought he was named Shadow because of his Blackened Fur.

[@SonicLegends]

@@KyleEvra-15 That's actually in part or specifically the name Shadow for why Gerald wasn't planning to give him the name originally based off the name Project Shadow (until Maria put it into a new positive perspective) because to him a shadow isn't something that isn't suppose to exist and the name sounds villainous that during his time working on the project he was under a lot of stress from politics with the government on him for results (hence creation of the Eclipse cannon which they can't even use and as means to deal with the threat of Black Doom when the time comes killing two birds with one stone), some fellow researchers doubting Maria's illness because she been on the arc for so long not helping that she's been so positive that she gives off the impression of healthy and his own family drama given Maria with how her not being cured yet created a rift between his two sons with one still having faith in him which I imagine was Eggman's father, while Maria's father was losing hope. Essentially, I can imagine something like Eggman's dad saying "Have faith in our father. He's a genius that has the best shot at curing her brother" while Maria's dad could be like "That's easy for you to say when it isn't YOUR child at risk and has been separated from her home and parents for these x many years!" and so yeah after fallout of the Space Colony Arc with the government trying to cover everything up it sealed the deal in the two brothers falling out completely for a destroyed family and thus Eggman down on his villainous path given his own apparent neglect ala egg memos from Frontiers.

[@jaydenlenzy3487]

@@SonicLegends Damn if that’s the case that would make a really good origin story for Eggman and how ended up the way he did.

[@dreamieramune]

1:26-1:38 btw they did such a good job portraying shadow's seething here and idk why nobody is talking about this!! like, the way he grits his teeth, how his fists shake and his pupils shrink, and then when his hands uncurl his fingers look cramped with hatred-he looks like a bomb ready to burst! I love the detail!

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Too bad the voice performance doesn't match the intensity of the scene.

[@dreamieramune]

@yrooxrksvi7142 yeahhh, never really was into kirk thornton's voice because of things like that. this scene was better in japanese and honestly so was the rest of the game.

[@ataladin87]

Out of character moment for a guy that literally learned to move on in his own game. Black doom shouldn’t be getting under his skin like this.

[@TouhouEXPolaros]

After all these years it is nice to Know, but Shadow just really fits him for being "Shadow" colored

[@EdgyTheHedgy891]

Or being shaped like super sonic's shadow

[@ceylancobalt3117]

​@@EdgyTheHedgy891 Gerald didn't know about Super Sonic. It wasn't confirmed that he had seen the mural in the ruins.

[@EdgyTheHedgy891]

@@ceylancobalt3117 fair, but it would make a lot of sense

[@KyleEvra-15]

I always thought he was named Shadow because of his Blackened Fur.

[@KyleEvra-15]

I Loved that one too!

[@BonitoJoe111]

"It breaks my heart to see you so full of anger! This isn't who you are!" said everyone that had to suffer Shadow's characterization in 2005 and the 2010s.

[@FloofPuppy]

And in IDW ALSO by Flynn. Hint hint.

[@TOHOREMIX]

​@@FloofPuppyUnder Sega's mandates... This was all Sega's nonsense

[@Cheetahcat-1128]

Maria is the only light in shadow soul

[@Signerdragon123]

@@TOHOREMIX THIS. The fact Ian was also able to overturn one of SEGA's mandates in this campaign's ending may have also been a bit of well intentioned payback.

[@FloofPuppy]

@@TOHOREMIX I doubt that.

[@TheUltimateLifeformf-15]

I swear everytime maria speaks i almost shed a tear she is so innocent she didn't deserve to die😢

[@harrisoncora4259]

Fun fact: The idea of Maria giving him the name Shadow actually derives from the Sonic Comics by Sonic Channel. The issue where Shadow reminisces about Maria reveals this fact. And I think it’s been said that at least most stories by Sonic Channel are now canon material. So this is a nice bit of continuity.

[@michaelb.2662]

How cool

[@nickwilliamson4109]

What I loved about this storyline.... was that Shadow was able to say goodbye to Maria and Gerald in the end, something he was denied.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Worse - last he seen Gerald, he was full of anger and vengeance, a shell of his former self, who used Shadow as a tool. And in Generations, Gerald assured him that hes proud of him, and is sorry for the path he put him on - even though at this point he had no idea what he'll do in his insanity. I think for Shadow, it was important to know that Gerald loved him. His insanity took this love away, but it existed, and it mattered. Honestly, people overlook this relationship so much, but its so important for Shadow. Like father, like son - theyre the agents of doom, but also the world's last hope. They love and they grieve so intensely. Theyre... all of them lol. I think Flynn is cooking something similar with Sage and Eggman, and honestly, about time!

[@Deezymanor]

Maria really hit him with the “You’re a good boy, Shadow”😂

[@TheGhettoGecko]

She doesn’t know about his sin points

[@KyleEvra-15]

"Forgive me Maria for I have Sinned!"

[@CKLNstudios]

"wee-oo wee-oo Im in your flashbacks now, turns out you didnt save her. you did a very BAD job"

[@modmaker7617]

Soon Maria will do the Lilo thing "Bad Stitch" from "Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Gets a Glitch" for Shadow.

[@Davidpoland2005]

dont make murder legal, i know you have big ambitions, but its not worth your soul shadow!

[@manalaitel2985]

i freaking love maria

[@Cheetahcat-1128]

Me too as she innocent, kind, sweet and pure

[@ztupidiezmartie6803]

​@@Cheetahcat-1128 Jit goin Diddler mode 😭🙏

[@Why_so_seriousJ0K3R]

@@ztupidiezmartie6803Bro isn’t diddy 😭🙏

[@ztupidiezmartie6803]

@@Why_so_seriousJ0K3R you are right, bro's Drake 😭🙏

[@wardabdulsalam3089]

Imagine if Maria survived the ark incident and decided to seek revenge for her grandfather lol

[@doclouis4236]

*"I should've been the one to fill your dark soul with LIIIIGHT."*

[@GamerBot125]

I understood that reference

[@MDErik_]

I understood that reference

[@friiiiidge]

I understood that reference

[@theguyfromtsukihime3898]

I understood that reference

[@BoriquaBoY34]

Lmfaooo

[@Jadesthefox2002]

Shadow is like the brother that maria had ever have. And it hurts my heart of how close they're like a family to each other. 💔

[@jamestolbert1856]

0:27 i love how Maria is quick to protect and defend him. Shows what a good friend and big sister she is.

[@Strikerenno]

Maria just straight up talked back to an alien overlord. Damn.

[@galaxyglow5187]

She’s so brave 😢

[@Mortimer_RS]

She's like 12, makes sense to me lol

[@brendenseitz3347]

He was lost in darkness So she became the light.

[@gabrielpinheirodeassis2765]

Gerald, a few seconds after Shadow left: "-...You totally made that up on the spot, didn't you? You just named him that because he's black and it's a cool name." Embarrassed Maria: "-...Yeah."

[@victormatheus2571]

It would be funny if they'd put this in the game

[@gabrielpinheirodeassis2765]

@@victormatheus2571 It would be even funnier if they put this in the movie.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Its funny but no, Gerald named him Shadow because obtaining eternal life seemed laughable and elusive to him, as dumb as chasing a shadow, and when he actually managed to create him, he was thinking about what destruction this creature could bring, since it was meant to be a tool for GUN and Black Doom. So Shadow felt like a fitting name for a dark spawn. Its Maria who put it into a new perspective, which lead to Gerald starting to love Shadow for who he is, and raising him like his son.

[@TheSwordsman100]

Nice to see they aren't retconing the Sonic Channel comics, since those were supposed to be canon.

[@KycenPetersen]

What did those entail?

[@TheSwordsman100]

@@KycenPetersen They were a bunch of small canon comics done by Sonic Team, one for each character that got a bio on the site. (Which is why Sticks got a mention in Frontiers, its not the Boom version but the one from this site) While some where comical, there were exceptions like Shadow's, which focused on how he got his name. Adrenaline Dubs did a few of them if you are interested while I think the full collection I think was on Reddit or Sonic Stadium translated by some fans at one point.

[@KycenPetersen]

@@TheSwordsman100 sweet, I’ll check them out! Thx

[@TheSwordsman100]

@@KycenPetersen You're welcome.

[@missmanxee]

Maria truly is Shadow’s light and he is her Shadow and they will always be together forever ♾️ 👍🦔🖤

[@Abner-gu3ve]

I like that they explained the reason behind Shadow’s name

[@Vantoxify]

Seeing Shadow full of rage and anger with an actual purpose is so incredibly cool, we only really see him like this in Adventure 2, Shadow 05, and this game. Other times Shadow is angry for the sake of being angry and edgey the hedgey. Maria is so precious, she really gets you in the feels with her dialogue and music.

[@Shiro-pm8uv]

After Maria said all that, Shadow was like : 😐 “no, you.” And left 🤣

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Yeah, that's a lame way to end such a heartfelt moment.

[@KamiPain75]

“I need to save Froggy”

[@Reconfiles]

​@@yrooxrksvi7142He does that when he gets too emotional and doesn't want to tear up

[@TheNijikazegirl]

@@Reconfiles Yeah he prefers to keep that private

[@shaneokeley825]

Shadow must've got so angry that the fact Black Doom was truly the reason Shadow lost Maria and Gerald

[@ryugaknight]

Oh that BGM with Maria hits rig in the nostalgia…

[@nadegekatumbambuyamba5499]

1:27 what's the moment I saw Shadow's eyes glowing red I knew he was about to go crazy. Until Maria held his hand. I think that's the only thing that could calms Shadow down

[@johnsantos507]

Not crazy. Angry.

[@lilyaka9194]

1:50 C’mon, come play in the light with me!

[@Princeton_Spl]

Genuinely almost cried during that whole sence

[@Moodyperson]

0:22 DANG MARIA OKAY SHOW HIM WHO HE IS 👍 👌 🔥

[@michaelb.2662]

She's so brave to stand up for Shadow like that against Black Doom

[@Moodyperson]

@michaelb.2662 ikr 🥰🥰

[@michaelb.2662]

@@Moodyperson yep 😀

[@donovan802]

2:03 The way she says “I want you to be happy”… 🥹 Jesus Christ, Maria is an angel

[@fadadioX]

exactly, I think Shadow got overwhelmed by emotion and that is why he ran to the next objective

[@Cheetahcat-1128]

An angel Who must be protected at all cost

[@Nonjola]

Well, technically she is one.

[@lilythunderbolt801]

That made me wanna tear up.😭

[@Cheetahcat-1128]

@@Nonjola true as she already belong in heaven

[@SmashProX]

A reveal for anyone who hasn't looked into those Sonic Channel mini comics.

[@bettertoast-w3f]

*chaos control* first *chaos control*

[@LateNightHalo]

And I would have just named him that because of his fur color lol

[@alansalacain2193]

I keep forgetting you’re an avid sonic enjoyer. For some reason imagining if you actually did videos on this series makes me imagine a very funny debate that would happen. Halo Fans: We haven’t had a good halo game since reach! Sonic fans: We haven’t had a good sonic game… (This post was made by a Halo 4 and sonic 06 enjoyer)

[@multiversehero625]

Maria is the only one that will be Shadow's Best Friend, and that's what I love about those two. Because everybody needs a friend when they're down on their luck.😌👍🏼❤🖤💛💙

[@shadowspidey7327]

Sweet how that's how Shadow got his name and yes Maria is the only one who can calm him down

[@RagnarKorg3141]

"It breaks my heart to see you so full of anger. This isn't who you are." Kiddo, you would be surprised to know what has happened in 50 years.

[@Nite-Rise]

Yeah I was like: “ It ISNT?!!” Even in the flashbacks of him on the ark he always seemed in a bitter mood.

[@TheUltimateNatural]

@@Nite-Rise Not in Sa2

[@geocross237]

"full of anger" is the key phrase. Shadow is moody and condescending but when the chips are down and turn harm is about to befall upon innocents, there's am ember of light in him that _will_ drive Shadow to do the right thing.

[@kelseyoconnor3951]

And Maria is Shadow’s light 😭🩵

[@aarushbhadwaj-gs7kd]

1:15, Shadow doesn't remember his last fight with Black Doom in 'Shadow 05'?

[@sootsprite6407]

I'm fairly certain Shadow remembers he fought and defeated Black Doom before, because he specifically asked about what they meant by "learned", as in questioning that part in particular as to what could Black Doom possibly mean by they learnt something from when they fought before. Since this Gerald probably doesn't know anything about Shadow having to have had physically do battle with Black Doom directly, only that Shadow would need to use the Eclipse Cannon to destroy the comet, hence why the professor would feel a need to bring up there would end up being a future fight between them at all. Then Shadow angrily insisting to himself that there won't be anymore mistakes means he intends to make sure that this time Black Doom or any of the Black Arms will not come back, which would obviously be perceived as a mistake on his part for thinking he had defeated them all for good last time.

[@hotel_arcadia]

That question was meant for Gerald. He was trying to hint about their future deaths to them but they still seemed confused at the end

[@MetalSonic420]

Well, that is definitely something.

[@DeltaBlazin]

Metal Sonic really went "erm, well THAT just happened"

[@bananabolt9098]

So that's where Shadow got his name from. Awesome 👌🏿

[@EclipseHedgehog]

i love how shadows eye is lower than the other, thats such a toei sonic touch.

[@sega123productions]

Sailor Moon being the voice of Maria is the best thing ever 🌙

[@galaxyglow5187]

I have a head cannon that Maria is a fan of Sailor Moon and introduces Shadow to it.

[@The_Orange_Sonic]

This game is literally a love letter for Shadow the Hedgehog Game fans.

[@hayleyyeager8008]

It’s devastating what happened to Maria and then the professor was driven mad and was murdered.

[@savannahbush1229]

Just because Shadow has lots of anger inside of him, that doesn't mean he deserves to go through so much pain because it's not fair to him, just as she said a shadow shows you where to find light

[@jennypagan6120]

THEY BROUGHT THE MUSIC BACK LETS GO!

[@BombasticTom492]

0:26 i really love this part

[@Devonstrikefade]

The way shadow ran, scared of himself broke me💔

[@luisfelipetorresoviedo5086]

Maria is the only light Shadow's need .... To not become a Monster....

[@Tulf42]

Theory: Sega or Ian Flynn watched the video "Where there's light..." by Pixelrush, showing Maria give Shadow his name and said "Let's subtly include this idea in an official story for the game."

[@Sailor-Heart-of-Light]

Maybe, or maybe they got the inspiration from either Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts.

[@fazelfarrokhi1998]

NAH sega did it first with that line cuz they made short japanese comic with sonic channel site and told shadow name backstory

[@missingbuck]

Shadow and Maria in Sonic X Shadow Generations was enjoyable and heartbreaking. I can’t wait to see how Sonic The Hedgehog 3 tops this video game. 🖤❤️

[@eddym1204]

So heartbreaking 💔 and heartwarming at the same time

[@primedaddy5991]

It’s nice to know how shadow got his name interesting

[@mikdan8813]

Love how Maria said don't be angry and Shadow was like nope there's ass to kick

[@rikimaruhawaii]

Didn't they say this before in Sonic X anime before? I remember the Japanese Dub

[@SilitongaProduction]

I watched the Japanese dub as well, so it doesn’t surprise me why Maria named him *Shadow*

[@HouseHawk62]

They did BUT Sonic Xisn’t canon to the games as stated by SEGA/Sonic Team so many wouldn’t get that reference. (Although from my understanding Sonic Team did oversea some of it to make sure characters were properly represented) HOWEVER I believe it was hinted in Gerald’s Journals in Sonic Battle but not many in the fandom played that since it was a gba game lol. So for those who knew it’s no surprise but for many it’s a big reveal.

[@SilitongaProduction]

@@HouseHawk62 as one of the long time sonic gamer, I guess i shouldn’t be surprised either.

[@TheNijikazegirl]

Nice to know that she was the one that gave him his name and that it has such a wholesome and poetic meaning behind it.

[@ErikButterworth]

The way that Shadow begins to become consumed by his anger after learning from Gerald of how Black Doom survived could be because, after he blew up the Black Comet with the Eclipse Cannon, he thought he wiped out the Black Arms for good. Since one lone Death Leech survived, and Black Doom used it to rebuild his body, Shadow felt he was to blame for the Black Arms trying to rebuild their forces, and potentially, the Black Comet, and thus that anger boiled over to why he vowed that this time, he would make certain the Black Arms were wiped out for good.

[@allohtoffbaqphat4547]

How she looked at this dude and expected him to be anything but the edgiest mf with that name is beyond me

[@LeahWadmore-yk9ib]

Shadow the hedgehog shows his anger, but he gets calmed down by maria. Shadow listens to maria, and he takes her every word. He now knows why he is called Shadow. ❤❤❤

[@PCC.19.91]

I had originally thought that he was named that to resemble Sonic’s shadow. Now that I know the real meaning….

[@Julio3324]

Stuff like this is why I could never hate Ian Flynn.

[@Kevlexicon]

sonic giving us 2 sentences of story per game but rly maximizing those 2 sentences. i guess the writers gotta go fast maybe we get a sequel w happy shadow 😢💔

[@Nite-Rise]

Maria that’s beautiful……

[@Ho66o6dayz]

👑🫶✨️Kween knows the language of Kingdom Hearts😎✨️💓1:38-2:11

[@johnsantos507]

No disrespect Maria, but uh... this isn't Kingdom Hearts you know.😅

[@Ho66o6dayz]

✨️🙌👏🤣😂🤣😂🤣💛✨️

[@Nite-Rise]

This game really is basically Chain of Memories Reverse Rebirth Riku’s story

[@Ho66o6dayz]

😂💖🤣🙌 @Nite-Rise FR,FR!🤣😂👏💖

[@Karianysu]

The SA2 theme 😭

[@Biancalovestosew98]

All I can hear is Usagi🌙

[@Cherry_The_Hedgehog993]

I saw in thumbmail that shadow makes the sus meme Lol XD

[@deathstrokeclanrules8562]

1:49-2:11 Okay, when did this become Kingdom Hearts?

[@Tod_x]

0:09 tiber

[@Sonikspyder26]

Where's there's light, there's shadow

[@greenapple9477]

MYYYYY HEAARRTTTT 😭😭😭

[@isaacanguiano8267]

In the future?

[@k-lostmaster7821]

The name is cool for shadow and I get things could be change but as long I’m alive for Canon it’s for me sonic Dx, sonic adventure 2, sonic heroes and then shadow the hedgehog. It feels weird that Doom wants shadow body and shadow eyes red. Like I get it he angry but I rather him have his whole body getting more red as the game goes on. And then when he about to go nuts Maria clams him down and he see he both light and darkness and he will use this anger (Darkness)to protect his love ones. And once people beat the game they can unlock a move called Chaos Blast

[@cStatE95]

Im confused how did shadow forget the event of shadow the hedgehog

[@wormyangel]

I think he was pretending not to know? Prolly for Gerald and Maria since they yk are dead during that time and he doesn’t want them to know that??? I dunno how to explain it

[@RandoGrunt]

He was pretending that he was pulled into White Space at the same time or a little after they were. Though there are slips in the facade (Shadow's vivid anger in this scene) and Gerald Robotnik's already figured out Shadow's from the future, given an optional conversation when he comments about paradoxes and minimalizing the impact to avoid creating any, so it can be inferred he's playing along with the facade to avoid having Shadow create any paradoxes by telling them things that would cause them to... well, significantly change the course of history.

[@tempestlem4321]

​@RandoGrunt, thanks that really clears it up for me because I was wondering that too 😅

[@lAlwaysHopel]

@@RandoGruntI like this explanation, goes well with the dialogue of the characters. Gerald is one smart dude, even more than his 2 son as he claimed. I’m sure he has figured out about the future. I now wonder if he is truly dead.

[@RandoGrunt]

@@lAlwaysHopel Yeah, they're still gone once they returned to their point in time. The same events still unfold and unfortunately Gerald still loses his mind after Maria's untimely demise. It's funny how Omega in an optional conversation makes light of Gerald's accomplishments both in biology (Shadow's creation) and engineering (The Eclipse Cannon on the Ark). His grandson is on par with him, but until Sage his own ego blinds his accomplishments to world domination and beating Sonic.

[@ryanwhyte672]

That explains why she named him Shadow.

[@JadenYukifan28]

The one thing I don't get is why they changed the Voice actors for most of the characters? Especially Shadow and Black Doom.

[@Sailor-Heart-of-Light]

Shadow's remained the same since the original Sonic Generations post-4Kids Era. As for Black Doom...I think Sega didn't want his original voice actor back despite having auditioned months prior.

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@Sailor-Heart-of-Light Shadow was voiced by the same VA who voiced Sonic, but that wasn't him.

[@Sailor-Heart-of-Light]

@@JadenYukifan28 I meant Kirk Thornton being the same voice actor since the original Sonic Generations. 😅

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@Sailor-Heart-of-Light Ohh, my bad. Wait, Sean Schemmel re-auditioned for the role of Black Doom?

[@Sailor-Heart-of-Light]

@@JadenYukifan28 Yeah, he even mentioned it months ago, but Sega didn't rehire him.

[@marthaelenabrenesorozco2953]

OK, now we have an explanation of SHADOW's name, but where did DR GERALD get the anthropomorphic hedgehog DNA (Mobian hedgehog), because I don't think SHADOW has that shape just from the DNA of a normal hedgehog from EARTH?

[@imperishablephoenix]

I think based on the journals that mentions he had visit angel island maybe he inspired shadow form in the mural (the one in sonic 3 & knuckles)

[@Sailor-Heart-of-Light]

That's possible, and maybe he thought Shadow was the chosen one, not realising the mural was actually talking about Sonic, the pure heartened hero born with speed. 😅

[@michaelb.2662]

Interesting and this whole time. I thought he got his name from the Codename: Project Shadow

[@shiroutheherotraceon3313]

It's both which Gerald's journal acknowledges that Maria put a more positive spin on the name.

[@michaelb.2662]

Oh, I see

[@TECH097]

This singlehandedly give SEGA no reason why Shadow has to be broody and separated from the heroes of the series now.

[@mohsenmejri3416]

That's why his name is NOT terios

[@therealestcupheadonyt]

dont cry dont cry dont cry DONT CRY DONT CRY DONT CR-

[@halo-1995]

Go ahead. I don’t care if you want to. I do 😢

[@raihokyol1566]

Am I the only one finding a bit weird that Gerald is not fat in this game ?😅 Also How Shadow did not remember he killed Black Doom ? Isn't "Sonic generations" After "Shadow the Hedgehog" ? I didn't play the game so maybe he forgot because of the time mess...

[@LucarioShirona]

Gerald has actually been slim, just only Shadow 05 is Gerald fat. And Shadow didn’t forget, he’s pretending to be not aware of beating Black Doom because Shadow didn’t want to reveal Gerald and Maria’s fate, so he pretends to have the two think he was pulled into the void at the very same point in time before the incident.

[@Whineanddine52]

Nah he remembers. He's just getting used to the powers he gets in this game and his own frustrations at not being able to stop him sooner

[@raihokyol1566]

@@LucarioShirona OK Thanks for the explanation.

[@raihokyol1566]

@@Whineanddine52 Ah OK

[@LucarioShirona]

@@raihokyol1566 you’re welcome

[@iangreer4585]

This is incorrect. Everyone knows that the only answer to how Shadow got his name is because of his sick shadow as explained in the Sonic 06 dub by Snapcube.

[@KyleEvra-15]

I always thought he was named Shadow ❤ because of his Blacken Fur 🖤 and that Sega named him that because he's Sonic's Shadow incarnated. Not sure if I like this new reason why, it sounds kinda cheesy. 🤣 It's even more funny that the majority of Sonic fans are like "Yeah that makes sense whatever." ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ 😂

[@Fizzy_faizaan]

1:57 ok that line made completely no sense for me

[@Fizzy_faizaan]

How the hell can a shadow in pitch darkness show you where light is.

[@1999bazz]

​@@Fizzy_faizaan Dawg, she's saying without light, there can be no shadows. Only darkness. A shadow is light being obscured. Following where the shadow is coming from leads you to the light. If there is no light, there is only darkness. When there is light, then a shadow can exist.

[@hydrocityshark]

If you don’t know, a shadow originates from an object that blocks the flow of light photons opposite to the source of light. The sun rising in the east will cast a shadow on a tree to the west. The Greeks created devices called sundials to trace the path of the sun in the sky as a means of telling time.

[@shade_7500]

Yeah nah he was named like this from sega because he Is Sonic' s Shadow incarnated

[@KyleEvra-15]

Incarnated am taking it as my own now.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Shadow was created before Sonic was born. That’s a bunch of bullshit

[@hydrocityshark]

There’s a difference between technical reasons and in universe reasons.

[@urjent]

Kinda disappointed that line "Yes, the warrior that will destroy you!" didn't lead to something else, like Shadow acknowledging Sonic, but at least it makes a bit more sense.

[@lAlwaysHopel]

Those were just dumb fan speculation. It was obvious that he was referring to himself.

[@urjent]

@@lAlwaysHopel I mean, yeah, but I watched this one video that was saying like, why is the first guy addressing him in the second person

[@chandlercarver9828]

1:48

[@Nov-5062]

Sounds like an afterthought

[@TheSwordsman100]

No, this is right out of Sonic Channel. I swear people don't know their lore.

[@jasonnguyen1072]

Still pretty dumb tho, ​@@TheSwordsman100. Take away Stephanie’s performance (as well as the admittedly good SA2 music homage) and it’s just poetic corny nonsense. It also raises more questions, since Project Shadow was named and created before Maria knew about Shadow - let alone before the hedgy was even conceived - so…. Although then again, Flynn somehow always makes sentences look cheesy and awkward; not to mention relies on borrowed glow so hard. Really not a surprise it sounds like an afterthought with Flynn writing.

[@TheSwordsman100]

@@jasonnguyen1072 She is a little girl and Sonic dialogue in general is corny. Heck the best games in the series the Adventure duology are full of corny dialogue its earnest and part of the charm. Then again you one those haters so this is most likely lost on you.

[@lucamalacrida8859]

​@@TheSwordsman100 actually i've seen another comment here that states that the whole "reason behind Shadow's name" thing was already present in the japanese dub of the Sonic X anime; this means that this theory actually dates back to 2003.

[@Nov-5062]

​​@@TheSwordsman100 you know that the fact that Sonic channel said so doesn't make it less of an afterthought right? It's like how only around last year they managed to fix the series' canon with all of the existence of humans and stuff. It's ok to criticize stuff we don't like, that doesn't make us "haters"

[@cubedtothex]

Wow.

[@Donatas-rp5yf]

Finally new lore

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Interesting.

[@Chosen十七]

Does shadow gen take place before shadow the hedgehog

[@Nstephens14]

It takes place after, but Shadow is pretending so he doesn’t mess things up

[@Chosen十七]

@ is it thank you for clarifying because I was confusing me the whole tome

[@michaelb.2662]

So, it is a sequel to Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)

[@Nstephens14]

@ in a way yes

[@SuperFreddy64-mp5ew]

Shadow Generations takes place after Colors and before Lost World, alongside Sonic Generations.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Even if this game is pretty much a nothingburger and I'm not a fan of Shadow's voice, every single scene with Gerald and Maria was such a treat.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Bruh y’all still complaining about Shadow’s voice? Man get over it. It’s been over a decade now

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@Abner-gu3ve Nah, you get over it. There will always be people dissatisfied. Longevity =/= quality. Deal with it.

[@sirlinux]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 get over it

[@Just_AmyRose-g8m]

Why does Maria remind me of princess peach

[@dinmislightninggamer7116]

Yep and Shadow as Mario I'm I wrong?

[@senorjecansu1093]

@@dinmislightninggamer7116 Afraid so, Shadow isn't like Mario.

[@Thedemonfox219]

Are yall just gonna ignore the fact that shadow generations confirmed that Shadow and Maria are biological siblings?

[@adrianporter5749]

HUH? Please explain where they say this?

[@necasa4919]

No? It's unknown what Gerald used as a base to create his body, we just know he used Black Doom's DNA. Maria has nothing to do with this. I suspect this comes from that scene where Gerald says "You two are linked by blood" while Maria brings her hands to her mouth in shock. But this "two" doesn't refer to Shadow and Maria, but Shadow and Black Doom.

[@1999bazz]

The game never said this lmao Shadow's only blood relative is Black Doom