Shadow’s Prototype Design is Officially Playable in

[@tylerharris3416]

This design has the biggest “Nothing Personel, Kid” energy I’ve ever seen out of what’s technically categorized as a recolor

[@SoundBarrierBreakingMime]

Give me back my fucking shiny moltres

[@Fairfieldfencer]

@@tylerharris3416 Not to mention in the context of the show there is no one else you could mistake Sonic for. A second bipedal supersonic hedgehog creature? No way. Sonic's the only one.

[@tylerharris3416]

@@Fairfieldfencer yeah recolors are just apart of the genetic makeup of the Sonic IP. I mean i know i'm not supposed to say his name, but look at Scourge

[@superfightingrobotmkx7776]

The confusion between Sonic and Shadow made more sense in Sonic X because the military only saw shadow in the dark obscured by smoke from behind, so they only saw his spines.

[@nicholascompton2115]

So the military was racist.

[@Chara_Dreemurr1]

@@superfightingrobotmkx7776 even then they face the opposite direction

[@shokumiyazaki4931]

@@Chara_Dreemurr1 people style their hair, why couldn’t an anthropomorphic hedgehog?

[@ToshisGarden]

@@Chara_Dreemurr1 Super Sonic exists, and also has red eyes on top of the inverted spines. I used to think the hedgehog confusion made no sense until I realized that Sonic does have some pretty out there transformations that differ pretty significantly from his standard self, so it makes more sense to me nowadays.

[@Jay_Hendrix]

Sonic Team was making edgy Sonic OCs before any of us

[@dovahprince2053]

They even added his muscular upper body in the 3D model lol, kinda wish we got the one shown under it too so that we can have both of them and then the other two styles as different colour typed

[@Sebo994]

Gerald really made his prototype not natty

[@LatinaCreamQueen]

I remember reading a comment that said GUN probably didn't mistake Sonic with Shadow and instead purposefully blamed Sonic so that the Shadow Project and the Raid on the Ark was never discovered. Sonic was just a good scapegoat.

[@BenjaminIzquierdo-nb6tq]

Good theory

[@h208x8]

bro has muscles!!!

[@sonicspeeder_3040]

Yeah, bro really hitting the gym.

[@WhiteLazerStudios]

@@h208x8 why are you simping for him 💀

[@AdventVFX]

@@WhiteLazerStudiosits out of respect, a good muscular physique always takes effort and discipline to achieve

[@AdventVFX]

as the ultimate life form should

[@epicguy-v2t]

but knuckles dosent for some reason

[@SoundwaveSuperior6969]

if Sega wanted an in canon explanation of Terios, it’d probably be “Terios is a concept of Shadow Gerald made while trying to figure out his design”

[@Xeptar]

Dr. Gerald: “Oh yeah, let’s add a lightning bolt scar. Caucasity bitches love lightning bolts! Now let me log in into my Fortnite account…”

[@mr.reborn5518]

The second Ultimate Lifeform Prototype. Status: Deceased

[@milesfernando]

Well the thing is, Sonic turned yellow and his spines changed form in front of the entirety of station square. I'm pretty sure it's not unreasonable for people to see Shadow, moving at the same speed as Sonic, and think "That's a new form of Sonic"

[@SimpIyLS]

Amy mistook him for sonic tho

[@Mike-mf3ed]

@@SimpIyLSshe acts before she asks?

[@SimpIyLS]

@@Mike-mf3ed yeah but I think it’s enough of a difference

[@Mike-mf3ed]

@@SimpIyLS yeah, but it’s probably one of those things where if present Amy looked back to that moment, she’d say “what was I thinking back then?” It’s funny how often everyone has those moments, even if it isn’t as exaggerated as her moments…

[@compassrose1466]

@@SimpIyLS she’s a crazed fan girl you’d be shocked how often irl this happens lmfao

[@rednessgod5729]

He looks like if someone tried to make werehog sonic in the sonic forces avatar editor

[@Kutomi1]

Good to know Sonic Team were already making shitty Sonic OCs before we were lol

[@CertifiedUltraEgo]

The last variant just looks like Metal Sonic with dreads 😂

[@DumuziTheOriginalGod]

Metal Snuckles the Robot Hedgechidna

[@Eggy-Boi-YT]

sans

[@Axxidous]

Terios the TENREC. Well he might be a hedgehog here. Actually, the name Terios a scrapped name. That was a scrapped design. And him being a tenrec was scrapped. But there’s nothing specifying they are all exclusive associated with each other. But it’s easy to just put them together now that Shadow exists. Also, I hate that people keep saying it makes more sense for that design to fit the plot than Shadow’s final design after fans literally thought Shadow was some dark Super Sonic or evil Sonic back in the day. LOL

[@samanthatongs3280]

There is already a GREEN tanrec and it is a female

[@josephdarkpride8344]

They should make Terios his own character. I had this idea where he would be Eggmans ultimate creation. Inspired by his grandfather Eggman would try to create his own take on the ultimate lifeform. Hidden away in a secret facility deep in outer space somewhere, after years of constant failure to produce results, he would finally create succeed in creating Terios as a counter to Sonic and Shadow. I think it would be a cool idea

[@AlmightyKing143]

Could be buuuut it’d be another hedgehog character and we know how underutilized the other hedgehogs (Shadow, Silver and Amy) are. Then there would be the question of if he’d even stay loyal to Eggman or join the main group. I think it’s a good idea but it has to be done correctly and not just for the sake of adding in another hedgehog.

[@memeySLOP]

Or just make him like mysterious assasin/bounty hunter type that is neutral and only in it for the money

[@jh7thesped]

Personally I think that Terios was a prototype between the Biolizard and Shadow. I also imagine that he would have some sort of jealously against Shadow for meeting Maria instead of him.

[@kaibaman9651]

So basically Seelkadoom from Sonic RPG? That’s a childhood core memory, the dude literally looked like Sonic and Shadow mixed.

[@Infindox]

@@AlmightyKing143 they have been slowly working at least Shadow and Amy in. Amy's now part of the main group and Shadow has his own "Bowser's Fury" kind of add on to a game. But really before they make another hedgehog I'd like to see Silver get some more love first.

[@DoUbLeH9]

I'm glad we got our current Shadow design

[@johnjackson9751]

They mistook Shadow for Sonic because Shadow is black-colored and it is night time and there's only one hedgehog everyone knows of that moves really fast and has anything to do with Chaos Emeralds. Also everyone in Station Square saw that Sonic can transform in the fight against Chaos, so it's also fair to think that Shadow could be a new transformation for Sonic

[@noneofyourbeeswaxquinton]

There's also the possibility GUN spread fake news to distract attention away from them losing an agent of mass destruction, so they decided to pin it on Sonic. They knew Shadow was speed skating out in the wild.

[@LucarioShirona]

I be honest, when I was small, my first time seeing Shadow was from a flyer that has the cover of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. My first instinct of seeing Shadow next to Sonic is 'evil Sonic?' The confusion is techically still reasonable at the time since Shadow was still new during the early 2000s

[@foxmccloudizsexy]

It would make some sense with the military mistaken Shadow with Sonic especially in the dark but someone that knows Sonic like Amy should not make that mistake.

[@charmyzard]

"What if Shadow had no Black Arms DNA?" Or do it like "V" from DMC5 - Shadow's earth half B)

[@shadowtheeggdog6020]

Oh the V thing is actually pretty cool. Nice to see someone referencing dmc5 here 😂

[@DeamonChocobo]

I always just assumed that everyone mistaking Shadow for Sonic was because GUN was trying to keep the ARK and the events 50 years ago a classified secret and let Sonic be the fall guy.

[@PIE50100]

I'm very happy they went with Shadows design because I don't think Terios would have been as iconic.

[@NazyRBLX]

First Sonic's prototype in sonic origins, now this.

[@Kingfisher-Inc.]

The one with no mouth and the single red eye is WILD!

[@tenmaftw420]

@@Kingfisher-Inc. He could've been the og sega's sonic.exe

[@Kingfisher-Inc.]

@@tenmaftw420 No kidding!

[@the_rippper]

@@tenmaftw420 the second I saw the red eye I was like "Damn, what is exe doin in here?" Maybe the author of the crappasta knew of the design? ...Probably not.

[@tenmaftw420]

@@the_rippper frr

[@otamatonefan8996]

Funny that for many years Shadow's design was seen as the edgiest, but ooh man it could've been more. Imagine Shadow's game but with that scar and wrist-cuffs.

[@conradojavier7547]

I wish we get Skins based on the Defunct American Canon.

[@Popcornisyums]

imagine just running through city escape with american mohawk sonic

[@Semudara]

@@Popcornisyums Or Sonny, the plain-looking brown hedgehog. xD

[@sp0opy317]

Nearly got a sonic.exe like shadow that’s awesome

[@lgill6710]

Immediately knew i was gonna pre-ordered this game when I seen this SA1 skin and then this just made me even more hyped 🔥

[@CyborgLuv]

I like how they still kept the edgy look but with a different color pallet. (similar to another edgy character but from a different series and developer) These different terios designs looks sick and I love it!

[@Finniboi-ub2it]

I had no idea who he is. Am I a true sonic fan???

[@StickmanGuides]

It's a pretty deep cut imo

[@0din176]

I found out about him two days ago

[@thesmilingknight4982]

A true fan enjoys the media for what it is, no need to know it all

[@tamedlyneldog8210]

It was pretty obscure to people who don't take interest in cut content and history of games. So you're fine.

[@charmyzard]

Yes you are :) When half the fandom are haters, the good is welcome.

[@BloodAngelVRC]

The first design (one with black eyes) would be a good sonic.exe design tbh

[@NitwitsWorld]

Now imagine if we got Rouge’s alternate skin when she was originally a spider thief. 😅

[@Gojimario]

now all we need is one of the concept designs for modern sonic before sonic adventure

[@Popcornisyums]

you mean like the sega saturn sonic art?

[@cocodukeout8140]

From terios to the hot topic looking hedgehog shadow

[@StickmanGuides]

The evolution is crazy

[@cocodukeout8140]

How did it go from a scared almost british looking terios to shadow bro its like a digivolution how there final form looks so different

[@rigorgrynn4469]

Always kind of dug that freaky metal sonic looking design. Really pushes the whole product of mad science angle they had for him. I can imagine that thing thinking it's the ultimate lifeform. And that it's half alien.

[@PaKePo]

Define "Edgy" SEGA:

[@Evan.280]

i love that sega is going back to cutting room floor for SxS Gens. i just wish sonic colors ultimate got the same amount of love

[@redstaticofficial0320]

When this game comes out, i’m gonna play as Terios through my first playthrough of shadow generations!!

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

He looks like a OC

[@RustyHondas]

@TheAllSeeingEye2468 No shit I mean they were designing a character

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

@@RustyHondas yeah but this design looks like a edgy OC from the early 2000s

[@RustyHondas]

@TheAllSeeingEye2468 Yes, very much so. How he even get that scar lol

[@blstuff]

It would make it more understandable that GUN would confuse them

[@MemeGuy-7819]

I Literally Remembered Him When I Was Watching Friday Night Funkin' Super Sonic Showdown.

[@Mrlamar12]

His old design looks like 2017 Sonic.exe

[@lucretiacasey5121]

people say that terios looks more like sonic which makes how people mistake sonic and shadow make sense and i say it makes sense because "oh yeah theres more than one anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at the speed of sound" they saw THAT and said hey we know a anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at the speed of sound its sonic they didnt think there was another anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at the speed of sound thats not a common thing

[@rjeda4646]

0:55 when you drink a Red Bull can be like:

[@ubersoldatant]

Bro looks like a Sonic the Hedgehogified Kratos

[@mabselna3867]

Bro said Joy-O-polis. There's no between Joy and Polis lol

[@StickmanGuides]

@@mabselna3867 you’re so clever. You forgot to write “o” in between “no” and “between” in your comment :)

[@voldartthesorcerer9490]

the Terios skin gives me Infinite vibes

[@Blue-menace35]

They need to make him an actual character. With the same design

[@Speedupp87]

We have an official Terios 3d model guys

[@noneofyourbeeswaxquinton]

I want the physical copy , so I like I'll miss out on this skin. Look forward to seeing it in action post release anyway.

[@kenishachisholm5692]

Hey dude with out that we would have not have the blue rat we all know and love

[@zenodagraph]

Actually it does make sense for people to confuse sonic for shadow. Multiple eye witnesses saw sonic turn into super sonic in sonic adventure 1 and knew sonic was fast so its possible that this was "a new transformation", plus G.U.N wants to cover up everything so they blamed sonic. humans in the sonic universe almost if not ever see sonic, and if they do they will most likley see him in half a second run by. so given that context it makes perfect and logical sense as to why they thought sonic was shadow since the two look alike.

[@McGillicuddy849]

people in the game confuse Sonic and Shadow CUZ THEY LOOK LIKE EACH OTHER THEYRE THE SAME GUY

[@mr_inconspicuous]

I thought it was werehog shadow and got so excited

[@sia3951]

I have a cool idea for how Terios could be added to the series. After disappearing, Infinite, due to the uncontrollable Phantom Ruby, could accidentally take on a form similar to that of a hedgehog, resembling Shadow and Sonic, and this would be like his curse. He would travel to another dimension where the Phantom Ruby would send him, and possibly, he would go through a journey of redemption, becoming more of an antihero or even a hero. P.S Both characters share the same scar

[@johnremizeztomilloso158]

Hopefully sonic prototype concept characters like terios and feels will be the concept rival as a fan art

[@TheDimensionalArtist]

Now we just need Proto blaze

[@Popcornisyums]

prototype blaze is literally just black flames

[@josefguitoune4751]

Now we need “ Venice the mink“

[@artemaxxxx]

The first one was a foreshadowing of what mephistos was look like in future games 😮

[@KlayerpU]

Bluds 4th design looks like an exe creepypasta💀

[@Epic-man69]

Hoestly i think terios should be his own character tbh

[@Jack-iu2gl]

COLDSTEEL THE HEDGEHEG?!??

[@lordofoshu8017]

Looks like dark sonic from sonic and the secret rings

[@bac0nlifeforever956]

that one design that looks like sonic.exe 💀

[@rickster008]

i kind of wish they could have purpose terios as a new character instead of skin, his design is really good

[@spiderzilla7o7]

He’ll make me play along in time with him

[@ImmaSpam__________________Can]

The one with the single glowing eye is pretty fire

[@alfonzo4553]

Looks like the super sonic from sonic and the seven rings

[@cristinagarrido3930]

Listen, i love the current Shadow, he is our Shadow, but, even if he looks like an oc, i really like Terios design, it hits for me (still wouldn't change our edgelord for him but you get the point)

[@MarcosDestroyer]

Glad they remembered him

[@ArkVogel]

Original the Character (Do not steal)

[@KermitTFYT]

Ngl I’m glad we ended up with shadow

[@princeblackelf4265]

Oh wow ok so that means one of Sonics skins in Smash is a Terios reference? Because I absolutely recognize those colors

[@StickmanGuides]

Possibly! I'd have to revisit Smash to check

[@dannyharrell4818]

So we're just going to bypass the fact the fact that the first design shown is Mephiles The Dark but considering what game he's from, i can understand why

[@Old_Hickory_Jackson]

The plot about Shadow being Sonic's dopplegänger was clearly meant for Terios. This plot point was left in the game and it doesn't make sense for Shadow, he looks absolutely nothing like Sonic

[@STINKERMCGEE]

They look like an echidna.

[@mustafachato2027]

Terios looks like knuckles rival

[@k.gromiec3721]

Almost had an exe in the series

[@T1BillionX]

Reminds me of Mephiles from Sonic 06

[@CactusMaractus]

Every game should have different costumes, I don't care how actually good the skins are just give me red sonic or something

[@Gamebriel69]

Heroes rise again!!! Obliterating everything that's not whatever that thing wasn't

[@Mick2184]

This was sonic.EXE before EXE on the bottom right😂

[@itzdcx]

if he's not in SA 3 they fvcked up

[@JonathanOlivero-ps9rn]

In an alternate universe they got terios instead of shadow i mean think about it if terios is a prototype then there could be a way to probably make him his own character one day

[@RainIncorporated]

He’s been given flesh what have they done

[@DJ4461]

I heard that Terios may have different physics than shadow.

[@SparkDrackflame951]

Apparently blaze the cat has a prototype design too where she's black in shadow and has wavy fur

[@StickmanGuides]

Watch that be the Sonic Rush remake bonus edition skin someday

[@starry-p]

I wish they kept the muscles

[@AndroidGamer008]

They should add other variations of terios like that red eye one

[@CyberweaverVT]

The fact that we almost got a Sonic.exe before the story was written

[@whitetspider82whitetspider78]

I like 3rd Shadow early Concept the one with the 🟡 glove.

[@CertifiedUltraEgo]

They all have on gloves

[@slightcurve98]

I think the confusion does make sense though. They only know of one hedgehog and that’s sonic. And anyone who doesn’t know sonic see shadow In real life and says that’s sonic. I don’t think it’s that far fetched for shadow to be mistaken

[@tykarulobano7060]

Now how long till someone makes ANOTHER mod for Sonic Adventure 2 Battle with Terios as Shadow

[@Cryptamen]

Shadows design really is a trillion times better than the concepts. Truly the ultimate lifeform

[@poketall2]

I thought they were mistaken because the games were in a similar setting to the show. What with all the characters being in a new world

[@NYAN_GAB-13]

Yes, Terios looks like Sonic, with a big scar on one eye and spikes like Knuckles and Amy Rose! The final version of Shadow looks more like Sonic! It's only if you color them both black that you'll realize they're similar, especially if it's Super Sonic instead of Sonic. For me, saying that Terios is more like Sonic than Shadow is the same as saying that modern Amy Rose is more like Sonic than classic Amy Rose

[@3_14pie]

that's one of the most try hard designs I've seen since kai lang on mass effect 3

[@tannerprice2018]

Wasn’t the name “Terios” later used for one of Shadow’s “siblings” from the Black Arms in the Archie comics?

[@javarimills]

0:16 It remins me of Needlemouse

[@SewerYum]

Who's next, boomer the turtle?

[@Hufuf-ti7ky]

The first designhe showed lools like sonic.exe

[@AnimationDude_]

HE'S BACK. HE'S BACK!!

[@AizaBreathe]

TERIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOS

[@elitethehawkk1816]

It looks like sonic x Knuckles but evil