Ranking EVERY Shadow The Hedgehog!

Within this video I rank every shadow the hedgehog. 2024 is the fearless year of shadow and I thought what better way to celebrate then to look at the history of shadow and throw them in a tire list and rank them all. Shadow the hedgehog is one of the most well received sonic character so let me know what your favorite iteration of shadow has been so far in the comments below!
Chapters
0:00 - The YEAR Of Shadow!
0:30 - Sonic Adventure 2
2:44 - Sonic Heroes
4:43 - Shadow 05 (Dark)
6:39 - Shadow 05 (Hero)
8:08 - Shadow 05 (Neutral)
9:29 - Shadow Android
10:31 - Sonic Battle
13:10 - Sonic Rivals
16:48 - Sonic Riders
18:49 - Sonic Chronicles
19:43 - Mario And Sonic
20:04 - Sir Lancelot (Sonic And The Black Knight)
22:53 - Sonic Generations
23:54 - Sonic Forces
27:01 - Sonic Boom
30:40 - Team Sonic Racing
32:30 - Archie Comics
36:37 - IDW Comics
41:33 - Sonic X
46:45 - Sonic Prime
48:52 - Lego Shadow
49:21 - Movie Shadow
49:50 - Super Shadow
51:22 - THE BEST SHADOW

[@naveentaylor6197]

Yes. I agree. While Sonic 06 was not the best Sonic game. It certainly gave us a perfect representation of Shadow!

[@ChrisThePlayer777]

"if the world chooses to become my enemy, i will fight like i always have!" 06 Shadow is the best

[@zoff.]

He should come back. Imo we might get that in shadow gens. It’s seeming more and more that we would get that

[@kailynnbloodmoon1264]

Mhm. One of the very few things Sonic 06 got right was Shadow. Definitely the best version of the Ultimate Lifeform we've ever got.

[@epiccarrot88]

Honestly, 06 isn't the best, but it's far from the worst too. I would even go as far as to call it a great game, but a broken one. If SEGA keep riding this wave of quality and remasters, then I'd love to see an 06 remaster that fixes the gameplay issues and makes the in-game cutscenes look better.

[@jacobreiss2795]

I also agree. Sonic 06 has the best Shadow and it’s such a shame that Sega mistreated him for so long after that. Shadow Generations so far seems like it’s gonna make Shadow cool again and I hope they continue to make it that way.

[@LegendaryExistence04]

Did you know that in Shadow The Hedgehog 2005, Eggman straight up reveals that the Shadow we've been playing as IS the ORIGINAL Shadow that Gerald created

[@TahniZCat2]

I was literally about to comment this. It seems they didn't finish the true ending of the game because during the boss fight, eggman literally says to shadow that he lied about shadow just being one of the many androids that were created, and that he himself was THE shadow. It also makes sense since the androids were shooting missiles out of their hands in game play, showing they didn't have the actual abilities of shadow.

[@Bertiboy]

@@TahniZCat2 I don’t think it has anything to do with unlocking the final story or not, it’s mainly the fact that Eggman only says it if you wait like 10 minutes in a boss that takes 3. It’s pretty obscure even after accounting for all the effort needed to get there

[@ElJags]

So SA2 shadow was a clone?

[@CflowProd]

For Sonic X (Japanese version), they show in the credits that Shadow is alive. He's visiting Molly's grave (you don't see him, but his shadow is on top of the grave that was built).

[@katerina13aar]

The problem with the Metal Virus arc for Shadow is not due to the writers. Ian Flynn stated on his podcast, the Bumblekast, that the thing was going to go differently - Shadow was going to take off his inhibitor rings after getting overwhelmed, trying to save everyone, and it would cause the virus to spread quicker; not only that, it would have caused Shadow to become corrupted as he turned into a Zombot - but SEGA is literally mandating that Shadow be portrayed as Vegeta 2.0. NONE of the writers like the way they're being forced to write Shadow because this isn't Shadow. But it's a SEGA mandate, so they can't do anything about it if they want to include Shadow in the story. So, please don't say that Ian Flynn needs to take inspiration from how he wrote Shadow in the Archie comics. He WANTS to write Shadow that way but SEGA WON'T ALLOW him to. And whatever SEGA says goes, and unfortunately, there is a mandate on how Shadow needs to be portrayed. Ian Flynn can't go against those mandates and just write Shadow how he wants, ignoring the mandates, because then SEGA will just tell IDW to fire him and find a new writer for IDW Sonic, and as this is a licensed comic… yeah, SEGA can actually do that.

[@sonicnetwork2944]

Yet people still get on Ian if they are going to get mad at him it should at least be for saying the end is no. 2 compared to Solaris even though it makes no sense Solaris was beat up by super sonic plus s and s meanwhile the end needed super sonic 2 and cyber sonic to beat it yes the final horizon is canon since sage is alive and dream team is post frontiers 👍

[@TeddyMacSoFly]

What’s weirder though is if that’s the mandate SEGA wanted to enforce, then why not go with Ian’s vision? Honestly, Shadow unleashing his inhibitor rings and going all out in a desperate sacrifice to a planetary level threat draws a lot of parallels to Vegita’s prideful sacrifice to Majin Buu. Would’ve been amazing to read, but once again, sega gets its own way.

[@darthvaderdylan]

@@TeddyMacSoFly It's probably a thing that he's not allowed to do anything grand or selflessly heroic.

[@TheNemesis432]

@@TeddyMacSoFlyAccording to Sega Shadow shouldn't just be Vegeta. He should be exclusively Cell Arc Vegeta.

[@raidenmei9064]

Fun fact, Shadow is in the DS version of Sonic Colors! He only has like 10 lines though 😅

[@DJBurns-jq8mn]

I was just about to mention that, also 3DS generations he has some voicelines

[@BritBox777]

Shadow in IDW gets a LOT better in the Eggperial City arc. Somehow the mandates don't apply to Evan Stanley I guess because he's back to liking Team Dark, helping Sonic and getting character moments with Silver. Worth a read.

[@CJL-xw8pp]

Idk what kinda Speech Check Evan passed, but yeah Shadow absolutely bangs in Eggperial

[@33pandagamer]

My guess is that Sega loosened the mandates after the backlash from the Metal Virus Arc

[@keelanbarron928]

​@@33pandagamer or maybe they just don't like Ian flynn.

[@epiccarrot88]

With Shadow Generations already showing us that Shadow does have a caring side in the game, understanding that the Biolozard is suffering and wanting to end that suffering, it makes me optimistic that Shadow will be done justice once more after the awful 2010s

[@CMJ06]

💀

[@epiccarrot88]

@@CMJ06 Problem?

[@CMJ06]

@epiccarrot88 I'm just confused on why it's not better to actually help the lizard instead of murdering it

[@epiccarrot88]

@@CMJ06 Because the Biolizard's existence is pretty much one huge mutation. It has body parts a creature like it should never have, and the energy running through its body causes it excruciating pain. Heck, the only thing keeping it alive is the life support on its back, which looks like it goes pretty deep into its body. Even if there was some magical way to help it, it's ultimately an animal. It wouldn't understand what you're doing, and would just thrash out. And unlike an animal, the Biolizard thrashing out would probably level a city, if not more. Sometimes, the only way to help an animal is to put it down.

[@CMJ06]

@epiccarrot88 yeah I know the lore... But I can see other ways to help it! Anyhow would you put down a human this is the question im asking

[@kageto1725]

46:11 Shadow did survive this. There is a Japanese version of the show, which shows in the last scene Shadow’s shadow next to Molly’s grave. After the final battle he visited her grave. It is removed from the English version because they thought it was too much for kids. So yeah, Shadow is still alive in Sonic X

[@ElementoSHD]

We do play as the original Shadow from SA2. During the final story (canon ending) while Super Shadow against Devil Doom, I believe around 9 minutes in, Eggman contacts Shadow telling him he is the original. Makes sense, as all the androids were stored together in one room, whereas original Shadow is guarded by Omega in a base by himself.

[@GrittyIke]

Yep and literally the best shadow

[@TheMaximumWarp]

Shadows lacking representation in IDW mostly comes down to the writers having to work around SEGAs mandates. Ian has talked about it extensively in the past but he just finds it kinda difficult to write for shadow in the current canon since SEGA is insistent that he’s just Sonic rival antihero friend and that’s it. Things have got a bit better since Metal virus since Shadows decisions aren’t directly putting more people in harm now at least. But quick extra thing regarding the mandates; in Sonic prime a stipulation was given to Man of Action saying Shadow and sonic could meet in a cave but their could be no indication he actually lived in said cave. That is how specific and weird SEGA gets about the characterizations. Anyway here’s to hoping ShadowxSonic Gen gives shadow a bunch of cool stuff to do!

[@CrimsonThePhantom]

I like all varients of Shadow, doesn't matter if the writing is good or bad, hes still shadow no matter what

[@purplebruh947]

"Even if my writing is bad, it's still me, Shadow"

[@CrimsonThePhantom]

@@purplebruh947 exactly!

[@SHADZA4321]

Sonic Riders Shadow: "Shadow is a dick, but I like his drip... C tier."

[@cottoncoffin]

😂😂

[@DragonArbock]

Sonic 06 was a tragedy. I really like what they were trying to do, it's a shame the game released in the state it did. Shadow and Silver's stories were the highlight.

[@AusVtuber]

10:00 It says a lot that people STILL aren't sure if the Shadow from Heroes onward is the real one or not. The answer to that question is during the True Final Boss of Shadow the Hedgehog, but you have to spend TEN MINUTES in the fight in order for the dialogue to trigger, even though the boss only really takes 3 minutes to beat. For context, Eggman radios Shadow and admits that he lied to Shadow, and that he is the original.

[@jamburrito]

so glad to see many agree that despite what the game is, sonic 06 has the best written shadow hands down and its truly a shame that it was the last time he was written in such a way for such a long time... hoping for better things moving forward for his character 🙏

[@AndrewUchiha4747]

Shadow from Sonic X will forever be the perfect Shadow… He was everything in that show. Perfect balance of tragic hero and antihero. Edgy but in a more “dutiful” kind of way Caring even when he doesn’t want to show it

[@galaxy_kitten95]

I was worried that X!Shadow was ranked low from looking at the thumbnail. He’s essentially SA2 Shadow but in anime form.

[@SmileRYO]

It really is a shame Sonic character's characterization dropped off after 06 turned out the way it did. I'd love to see more writing in line with it and the Adventure games back.

[@CelerBolt]

38:18 Well, Metal Sonic didn't kidnap Mr. Tinker, Rough, and Tumble do. Metal Sonic just so happens to remind Mr. Tinker of his old self.

[@oldnnew1402]

52:09 Shadow's promise to Maria has literally nothing to do with his motivations. He made it explicitly clear in the Japanese version of StH that he wants nothing to do with his past and is completely done with it.

[@xXxHornpubPremiumxXx]

This. And imo the reason why Shadow is such a misunderstood character. Crazy how jp and en versions can have completely different scripts with minor differences giving off drastically different vibes. For example the infamous "taking candy from a baby" line, in the original jp version it was "bold of them to put an emerald in such an obvious spot without expecting me to take it" or something along the line. I played Sonic Frontiers with jp subtitles on with en voices and the translation is all over the place. God knows how many more lines were like this in previous games Especially when you realize it has been happening since sa1

[@ultray1522]

​@@xXxHornpubPremiumxXxdude like why they couldn't just keep the exact same script, at least write a similar line with different words,those cringe suckers

[@xXxHornpubPremiumxXx]

@@ultray1522 It works well for simple characters like Sonic himself. But Shadow, being a complex character, differences between scripts becomes severe problems. My guess is that's also the reason why SEGA is just too scared to further develop this character anymore and benched him for years. And when it comes to making a new game for him, they simply dive into his past, where character development is already done

[@ultray1522]

@@xXxHornpubPremiumxXx yet they miserably fail to write the said simple character

[@Theserperiortrainer497]

The thing with shadow the hedgehog 05 is that like 95% is not canon the only part that is is final story where i actually really like him.

[@xBlaster]

38:24 that's actually a fancomic where Eggman decides to stay as Mr. Tinker

[@gameboy3800]

at the end of the last sonic x episode (at least in the sub, idk about dub), you see shadow's shadow over molly's grave, implying he survived and is gonna carry on mollys dream of seeing her planet get restored.

[@vitality4951]

What about the true ending for Shadow05 where he faces Devil Doom?

[@richyrich6511]

If we're going off the Arthurian legend for black knight, lancelot will eventually go on to steal Sonic's wife.

[@rayvenkman2087]

It always ends with a Shadow stealing someone’s wife.

[@Cloud-dt6xb]

Though we don't know much about Sonic movie 3's Shadow I'm not worried at all at this point. Jeff Fowler clearly loves him if he was willing to get to Shadow as quickly as possible. Fowler clearly wants to be the director to introduce him to the general audience and with that kind of passion we can expect amazing results. He's handled the other charachters so well too even better than Sega until recently.

[@starfalchion4404]

I don’t think Big Red Button are the main ones to blame when it comes to how Shadow was handled. Pretty sure SEGA was the one really pushing for archrival Shadow, which you can see in a lot of his portraits in the 2010s. They especially with Boom, both in terms of the game teams and the cartoon staff, since they have the excuse that this is a new version of the character. Just wanted to say that because I feel Big Red Button gets a lot of unnecessarily blame shifted to them when a lot of the problems Boom had stemmed from SEGA and it’s likely this is no exception.

[@shayjaymultiversal]

Hopefully Sonic Movie 3 takes notes from 06 as well as Adventure 2 for Shadow’s personality

[@33pandagamer]

Shadow in Sonic Chronicles is better than you give him credit for. Sure his story boils down to just looking for Omega, but if you read all that he has to say, it becomes clear just how much Shadow cares about him. He was deeply concerned that his friend went missing, to the point that he didn't really care about what Sonic was up to or what Sonic wanted, his sole focus was to find his missing friend. And when he does find him and sees that he's broken down, he gets really upset about it. He doesn't like to see Omega hurt. When Eggman offers to fix Omega, Shadow threatens Eggman because he doesn't want Eggman to tamper with Omega in any way. It was only after Tails agreed to help and some convincing, that he allowed Eggman and Tails to repare him. Shadow was so happy when he got Omega back.

[@firelightning5018]

I love shadow's portrayal in the later Archie comics. I will highly suggest reading Sonic Universe #67-70 and #87-90. if you asked me, this is up there with Shadow 06.

[@ashesGeek]

And that's pretty much the only version which is up there with 06 Shadow. Though, I'd recommend you to read fan continuation of UK Fleetway comics, they have bizarre yet pretty interesting take on Shadow.

[@firelightning5018]

@ashesGeek I will try it, I didn't even know that there was a fan continuation of the UK Fleetway Sonic. It sounds cool

[@DpleDualies]

1:13 "WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND MIXING!"

[@streakgaming6106]

You forgot about the final ending in shadow. Real shame.

[@DarkRingKnux]

we need more video's like this one👌

[@Newoinho]

Im sorry but Archi is probably the most OOC shadow we ever got : - Too nice - Too open - Too sentimental - Too weak - Too friendly

[@SonicSwift99]

That was Archie Shadow before the reboot. The one after the reboot is much better.

[@isaacelliott-smith7033]

I agree on list and this year is great for him!

[@CMJ06]

22:21 They all died Its what happened after sonic left since there basing it off the true king Arthur book

[@57k177k]

love the tier list

[@Axxidous]

There's a few times where you also repeat some things. Maybe alternate takes forgotten to be removed?

[@MattSipka]

Saying Mephiles is one of the best Sonic villains is not an opinion, it’s a fact.

[@Vantoxify]

cool video man, i enjoyed it

[@Navycrewposter]

Multiple shadows existing? IMPOSSIBLE! As he once said: “I AM ALL OF ME!” (Ok that was kinda cringe to say…)

[@DW9427]

In one of the recent Tails Tube videos, it was dedicated to Sonic and Shadow (who before recent events were just treated as 'heh, im better than you' 'shut the hell up') saying some respectful stuff about each other. I'm really hoping this means they patch up the broken respect they had between them.

[@shantokhalifa9621]

12:50 he came back in sonic advance 3 and serves as creams caretaker robot in idw but now hes just a normal robot he doesn't have emotion or any personality in that matter but he did have a bit of emotion when cream got infected by the metal virus

[@thesonictheorist]

I Know This Is The Year Of Shadow But I Would Love For You To Make This Kind Of Vid For Silver! Coz This Vid Was Awesome!

[@_kamrynmoss_]

yes!!!

[@SPIDERKN1GHT0327]

Ian Hanlin, Jason Griffith, and David Humphrey are the best Shadow voices.

[@katerina13aar]

On the matter of Eggman Nega: He is from the future and he is a descendant of Eggman's. That has been definitively established by Iizuka-san since… I think 2015… and Maekawa-san, who wrote the scenario for Rush and 06 (and ShTH, SA2 and SA1) also implid in an old Twitter post from 2018 that Blaze is originally from the future but that her sacrifice at the end of 06 seals her in the Sol Dimension. This is then speculation, but it is likely that blowing Solaris out of existence, with Blaze in this different dimension WITH IBLIS SEALED INSIDE HER, results in the establishment of the Sol Dimension. In Rush, Blaze doesn’t say Nega is from her world, only that she's been fighting him for some time. Silver explicitly states Nega is from the same time and future as Silver himself in the Rivals game. Given that Sonic (and Tails) never learn that Nega is Eggman Nega, believing him to be Eggman, it seems rather clear that Rush and Rush Adventure happen BEFORE the first Rivals game. Therefore, in all likelihood, Nega grew frustrated by Eggman's incompetence because Nega literally has experience on the matter from the Rush games. It's entirely possible that Nega discovered dimensional travel before he did time travel, and so he paints himself as Eggman's counterpart to lessen the scrutiny on himself, and it also explains why he never reveals himself properly to anybody in the Rivals games beyond Silver and Shadow; because anybody else would know him from the Rush games and instantly up their game to take him out. So, to summarise: Nega is from the future but discovers dimensional travel first. This leaves him in the Sol Dimension for a time, often skirmishing with Blaze as a result. He manages to find a way to break the dimensional stability in Rush, and teams up with Eggman, his ancestor, to get some first-hand experience on his character. Following this, Rush Adventure happens. After another failure, Nega blames it on Eggman and starts resenting him, prompting him to do absolutely insane things like trying to erase his ancestor from existence by turning him into a card. And with the Ifrit in Rivals 2 being from another dimension… well, Nega has experience breaking dimensional barriers, so the only way he could know that is if he's done it before - ergo, the Rush games happened before the Rivals games. Makes sense?

[@zayy4440]

I didn't know there were so many versions of vegeta :o

[@york3538]

Really well made video! I enjoyed how you even studied and went over the versions of Shadow in even non-canon series. I agree with you that Sonic 06 Shadow is the best Shadow with SA2 shadow being very close. Sonic 06 Shadow and his relationship with Mephiles being a sort of "devil on his shoulder" and trying to guide Shadow to use his power to dominate others for his own freedom really hits home on a lot of the themes carried in the mainline entries of the Sonic timeline (SA2, Heroes, Shadow 2005, and finally ending with Sonic 06). I really do think Sonic 06 had some really great ideas, especially in the writing department. I hope Sega returns to telling some deeper stories that get the characters to better question their motives and how they've perhaps changed with time. Granted, Sega doesn't even do this much nowadays and the main cast is mostly static but perhaps they tell stories like this again one day.

[@marcusacex5477]

You forgot the “Last Story” Shadow from Shadow 05, where he straight up decides to put his past behind him and stop Black Doom once and for all and save the earth.

[@ChaosOnTheBrain]

There’s an editing error in the Sonic Forces section with the audio but this is a great video

[@shadowterioshedgehog3949]

I definitely love this video so much and I must say, 06 Shadow is my top favourite, indeed the real Ultimate Lifeform himself. Also, little fact about him from the Sonic X series: I watched the japanese version of it and in the last episode his shadow could be seen standing in front of Molly's tombstone along with a flower he probably brought there to honor his fallen friend, the scene lasts only a few seconds, but I am really glad they included it in the japanese version at least. It gives his character an amazing depth and I love it so much.

[@joanclarke7810]

I have to put idw in A tier he's just great the whole metal virus situation was kinda unavoidable if he stayed unzombiefied the arc would've been over the moment he got a chaos emerald the writers also couldn't really do anything significant to his character due to Sega so I'm willing to just excuse that one instance of his character because he's pretty good for the rest of the comic so far he even gains character development during the chao Park arc as when he wants to go after starline rogue stops him and he listens

[@Kingmationproductionz]

48:08 I think with the exception of rouge it makes sense that shadow addresses the rest of the cast of sonic friends. He never really interacts with tails or knuckles unless it’s directly tied to Sonic they’re more so acquaintances ratter than friends which can also be said for silver and blaze

[@darthvaderdylan]

something i actually miss from the comics was how the characters would interact with each other outside of Sonic's influence.

[@emperorxander666]

to be fair to shadow dark 05 he didnt have an Amy moment to trigger a redemption.

[@NCR_Colonol]

If you want GREAT characterization or just a fun video to watch Their is a Prequel Fan Film made that is meant to be live action shadow living on the ark and I watched it (it’s in a different language but it has subtitles) It’s really a great watch and I hope that the 3rd Sonic movie lives up to that fan film

[@Axxidous]

One thing I noticed you forgot was your assessment with Lancelot, as Merlina reveals Lancelot is what brings the world to its doom in the future. Just saying...

[@marrylinejames2927]

Sonic boom shadow character design was pretty good

[@TwittKid]

In regards to 05, do wish he covered more of the Characterization across the 3 kinds of paths And/or covered the Last Story Segment (even if there's not much to pick apart there)

[@Fusion350_]

Archie Shadow is by far my favorite it just makes sense that Shadow would be a hero after everything he has been through and I think it's captured quite well when he fights metal and trys to reason with him that just because they were made to be weapons dose not mean they hafe to

[@SonicSwift99]

Honestly I'm really not a fan of the pre-reboot Archie Shadow. I know this Shadow never lost his memories and "died" but seeing him smiling so much and acting so emotional just looked so lame to me. Now post-reboot Archie Shadow on the other hand is much better and a lot closer to how he was in the early 2000s games. Dude is cold, cunning, and ruthless but still cares to protect everyone and has even put his past behind him like in 06.

[@UnknownRoses]

This guy really gave shadow two iterations for shadow the hedgehog 05 .. bro I didn't care after that . But cool vid .

[@hypemugen]

If we're talking about designs.... Shadow the hedgehog and sonic riders are the best ones imo

[@Zoroark_Master]

Shadow in sonic x is actually still alive at the end, it’s just that the scene of it was removed in the English version by 4kids.

[@DJBurns-jq8mn]

Fleetway Shadow, you forgot Fleetway Also DS Colours and 3DS Generations

[@ashesGeek]

To be fair, Fleetway Shadow appeared in half original/half fan continuation of the comics, so it's kinda hard to rate him objectively. Still an interesting take on the Ultimate Life Form though.

[@FinicProject]

I agree with all your comments about Shadow for some point he was mess up over the years still i can not figure our 2005 game my favourite will be SA2 because there he was hurt bad and i understand why he did trust no one , oh for the record watch the fan made movie it s call Project shadow ,well there is lots of shadows personality like he is there very intelligent., care . Any ways great video .

[@Lui-fl9if]

Super shadow in generations would be hype

[@rrrrrar]

You did say that you weren't going to rate Shadow based on game but his character in it and yet you rated him based on the game overall few times like in the Rivals, why is that? Also re: Forces, why would he tell some guy working for Eggman about his backstory? Everyone on the planet knows that Eggman is a vilain that threatened to blow up the world at the very least. Also, why would Shaow warn everone about some random jackal that fell down easily?

[@onizukasensei5321]

that's exactly what he was thinking he was rating shadow based off practically gameplay. the whole point of the rivals series is chasing someone giving them the excuse for a race can't say it's the worst representation for him just because of that

[@BlueMethylation]

25:15 this is actually not an error of repeating the same line but slightly different it’s a reference to the wave ocean line from 06

[@lightphantom5675]

Yeaaaasss 06 is what we need the standard to be for shadow!! He’s not this heartless jerk. He’s a devoted protector!

[@JasonLeIdi]

In The Final Story Of Shadow The Hedgehog Has Eggman Reveals What He Said To Shadow Before Was A Lie, He Isn't An Android, He's The Real Ultimate Lifeform.

[@Doodlebirds1]

Also want to specify that at the end of sonic X you find out that shadow is alive. In the Japanese version, his silhouette is shown over a flower on Molly’s grave. Something he no doubt placed there. It’s a fitting moment and subtly shows he does care.

[@godisgreatman]

sonic 06 will always be my favorite shadow of all time

[@lukescrew1981]

Shadow is at his best in his own game

[@EricMKgamer]

Nah, really goofy lines that don't make sense for Shadow, besides he doesn't feel like the one from SA2 at all

[@lukescrew1981]

@@EricMKgamer Wrong and of course he isn't the same one from SA2 did you play the game?

[@EricMKgamer]

@@lukescrew1981 i know, what I'm saying is that he feels like straight up a different character, this is just an edgy hedgehog for no reason other than because is cool ig

[@CJL-xw8pp]

12:50 so the thing about that is... we kinda do have a version of Emerl, G-Emerl, a rebuilt version of emerl made by eggman, and then reprogrammed by tails to protect Cream and Vanillas home, and the relationship between Cream And G-emerl is earily similar to Maria and Shadow. 14:42 So my personal headcanon with that is that he IS from the future, but after being defeated by Sonic and Co. In Rivals, he decides to attempt taking over the Sol dimension, not knowing that Blaze is just as much of a threat to his plans as Sonic

[@mutantsandmemes]

It's kind of ironic how Sonic 2006 - a game meant to be paying respect to Sonic - wasn't the best game for Sonic, but was absolutely the best depiction we've ever had of Shadow. Seriously, his dynamic with Team Dark, his interactions with Silver, his calm and focused attitude with a vulnerable side and bit of dark edge - I LOVED IT. Shit on 06's gameplay all you want, but it's the superior game depiction of Shadow.

[@brianlaureus]

Bro started this video off saying he wouldn’t base much of his judgement on the game quality and then just started using character design as well as story more so then character development to judge the majority of these versions of shadow.

[@MrAppleSalad]

I don't think you gave Chronicles Shadow enough credit, it's one of the only times where he's shown to genuinely care about his teammates and all of his dialogue is incredibly in character. The character writing in general in Chronicles is great, and Shadow's is some of the best. With Forces Shadow you forgot to mention the prequel comics, because it gives a lot more context on what happened between Shadow and Infinite. The Jackal Squad ambushed Shadow and he literally murdered all of them, with Infinite himself being the only one to barely escape with his life. That's what leads into the encounter we see in the game, with Shadow beating him down, calling him weak, and not considering him worth killing. Really dark portrayal of Shadow.

[@dresocoolerthanu]

Even though alot of people hate Sonic 06 that was still one of my favorite Sonic games. The story was good, all characters were at peak and had a good villain. Shadow in Sonic 06 is my #1 shadow as well idk how to explain it but he just has that aura that screams “I’m the ultimate life form”

[@katerina13aar]

Fairly certain Battle takes place before ShTH. Although it is unclear by the developers, so I suppose you can argue for either. I put it before simply because Shadow seems unknowledgeable about his own creation. But on the other hand, now that I think about it, it's entirely possible that Shadow now doesn't obsess over it, so he doesn't care as much. I don't know, he seemed weirdly stand-offish and confused for Battle to happen after ShTH.

[@bielriadh13]

The problem of IDW Shadow, is the rules Sega maked the writters follow like Sonic cant cry, cant show emotions, Shadow cant have friends, be removed from the Team Dark, and others bullshits

[@abrahamirl21]

I’ve been spoiled on shadow games now 😢

[@sonicnetwork2944]

If he was about to talk about movie shadow he should have used the shadow from project shadow 2023

[@33pandagamer]

I don't count the Shadow Androids as Shadow, since they are just robot copies. It would be like saying Metal Sonic is Sonic. Conversely, I don't count Super Shadow as a separate Shadow, since it's just the Shadow from whatever game Super Shadow is in, but glowing yellow and a bit stronger.

[@raidendownz]

Dude there is multiple times throughout the video where you repeat the same sentence right after you say it, apart from that it's a good video.

[@t.dmattocks6119]

Shadow telling Infinite about Eggman would have been a waste of time. Infinite already knows, and is fine with what he is getting into.

[@MarieNyonyo-cg9wu]

Why is shadow always with rouge 🙄

[@FOOLYCOREY]

bc its team dark 😭 idk about u but to me they kinda have a sibling bond. rouge as the big sister and shadow and omega as the little brothers. they both also work for gun so its understandable that they would often be paired to work together

[@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv]

You missed the Shadow Final True Ending route for Shadow the Hedgehog. Also during the Sonic Forces and Sonic Archie Comics breakdowns, you kept repeating certain sentences. In regard to IDW Comics the Urban Warfare actually has a great turnaround for Shadow and some great moments there.

[@freezeblazestar1079]

sa2 heroes 06 shadow>>>>>>>>>05 idw shadow

[@alkittycat]

06 Shadow for the win! I wish they'd bring back the models of 06 as well, they all looked great in 06.

[@shadowtoad95]

When it comes to the Shadow Android, my head cannon is that all Androids will not have crimson stripes, but all of the other colors, with the mix of flat crimson bot-like eyes and no mouths.

[@VishisTV]

I don't think Ian Flynn has full creative freedom with the IDW comics. Sega has put mandates on how shadow and team dark are to interact. Officially team dark isnt a thing and shadow rouge and omega are not close. I believe they want shadow to be written in a specific way that nobody likes too much which is silly

[@konkaiwa515]

good video, you gotta work on cutting out in all the repeated lines tho

[@mr.unpopularopinion6431]

Probably gonna get hate but i honestly like sonic boom's shadow, i get that he's not the best character but in he same time, the show has the characters in the most basic extreme personality the character have, for example: sonic being cocky, talking alot and being a smart ass. Shadow in the show is being towards what everyone though of shadow, edgy, tough, ect. Edit: I would love to see a this type of video but with silver the hedgehog and more

[@williewillikers9631]

Shadow has such a big ahh head, oh my goodness gracious

[@zoff.]

No no. I like the pathetic part. Shadow showed infinite who was boss. It was shown that eggman had the phantom ruby before infinite was with eggman. So I assume that it was an inevitable fate Edit: I love how u use all of shadows themes in the games and any shadow media

[@kaptinnyanx1706]

So considering that we have a year of shadow, how likely is it that we’re gonna get a year of silver ?

[@jaivonpyatt6905]

Yeah I do gotta agree with this one here, while gameplay of SonicO6 wasn't exactly the best however though it makes up for it having a very good story arc telling. This is especially the case for the growth of the characters like Sonic, Silver, & Shadow of course but not only that but also gave fans a very interesting, morbid, & downright threatening villain in the form of Mepholtus the Dark

[@DanielKariuki-er5gi]

47:23 He almost drowned Sonic.

[@danielEverett941]

best storytelling?! While I agree his is good, what about other characters like E-102y?!

[@sonicthecoolest9033]

06 Shadow and Sonic X Shadow are both goate in ny opinion ❤

[@33pandagamer]

Shadow The Hedgehog the game, actually has 11 different endings, and 5 main pathways. You only mentioned 3.