Sonic X Shadow Generations - Shadow's Story Final Boss Battle & Ending

[@sonicxrich0789]

Jeff Fowler was a CGI movie designer for the opening of the Shadow the Hedgehog (2005 video game). Now he recreates his same shots 20 years later.

[@TheLsp2011]

For people wondering, no he’s technically NOT in base form. He’s actually using a power up. It’s a combination of full access to Black Doom’s power, and a single Chaos Emerald.

[@1999bazz]

The thing is, they establish that the Doom powers are inherently his own power. Black Doom just unlocked his Black Arms DNA's potential.

[@SilitongaProduction]

@so basically black doom unlocking shadow’s potential is his downfall. Yep, he created a *warrior that destroyed him*

[@TheLsp2011]

@@1999bazz for this fight in particular he’s also using the yellow chaos emerald to power himself up even more.

[@GoldLight73]

Honestly I wish they would have least let him remove his inhibitor rings. It couldn’t have been that hard to model Shadow without them, right?

[@ConductorSplytz]

they never said anything about him using an emerald. idk why he even kept it

[@Nstephens14]

This game completely got who Shadow’s character perfectly. This further stamps Shadow as my favorite character in this series PERMANENTLY

[@kovidarthehedgehog4066]

Glad that SEGA didn’t go the same path of Shadow 05-TSR or Metal Virus saga.

[@ScarletSpectacles]

1:37 Possibly the only genuine smile we will ever see from Shadow. Beautiful

[@ShadicFan-g6f]

I know you don't wanna here this but Sonic forces

[@shadowtoad95]

@@ShadicFan-g6fKeep that to yourself.

[@Nboiiis]

⁠@@ShadicFan-g6fKEEP THAT IN YOUR TOUNGE OR I WILL KEEP IT FOR YOU

[@ShadicFan-g6f]

@Nboiiis im sorry guys but we can't just pretend it doesn't exist😅

[@Nboiiis]

@@ShadicFan-g6f yeah u better

[@drilltank-6603]

Props to Black Doom for getting that massive upgrade. Visuals, power set, but the VA work just sells it. He's a lot more bombastic than before, and you can FEEL his emotions through his tone.

[@TOHOREMIX]

@@drilltank-6603 Hard agree.

[@wms6101]

Just found out that Black Doom is voiced by Joseph Joestar in SxSG - Ben Diskin, who previously voiced QNC in two Sonic Boom games, Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal. Speaking of JoJo and SxSG, I found more! Maria Robotnik = Suzi Q (Stephanie Sheh) Mephiles = Smokey Brown (Robbie Daymond) Shadow = Doobie (from Part 1) (Kirk Thornton)

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

@@wms6101 Cool thing about Q-N-C! He also mainly expresses emotions via voice and funny animations, since he can't do any other things than open his mouth face-wise. Also I know there are voice filters, but OMG they sound so different that it's hard to belive they're the same voice actor!

[@HOL457]

"Perhaps I should actually start trying!"

[@UltimateXenoZ]

Shadow defeated Black Doom without going Super. He really is the Ultimate Life Form

[@Nov-5062]

I wish he did turned super though

[@TheLsp2011]

@@Nov-5062 problem was it wasn’t possible. Sonic had all the other emeralds

[@Nov-5062]

@@TheLsp2011 Oh right! It happened at the same time of Generations

[@felixchuah2854]

Well, he did use his power. As make his own.

[@gogetathestrongestfusion]

@@Nov-5062his wings literally are a substitute for his super form in this game it even takes 50 rings and made him invincible

[@inkycreations1018]

9:29 Neo Devil Doom’s scream with the music gives me CHILLS.

[@TheLsp2011]

Also, I don’t care what anyone says, this final boss is LIGHTYEARS better than the Time Eater.

[@lazyakuma1165]

Even the 3ds version of time eater is better than than console time eater

[@BlackBladeSombra]

@@lazyakuma1165 Hell no.

[@rafaelramondemorais2743]

The entire Shadow Generations is better than Sonic Generations, actually.

[@KrazyFox543]

No one's arguing that dawg

[@kevintravers3988]

No by a landslide this is better. Getting the S rank is stricter but it’s to learning the patterns and how to attack at the earliest possible moments. So it feels earned if a bit tacked on with the cinematics.

[@malikaithehokage0607]

Fun fact, I did this boss battle with I Am All Of Me, and it even played at the final part if the battle and it just fit perfectly

[@TOHOREMIX]

I love that is something you can do

[@austinTPElive]

This is greatness on a different level for Shadow. No chaos emeralds, just his own power.

[@TheLsp2011]

Technically he had ONE chaos emerald. And he DID use it to power up.

[@GawainW]

But it's power that Shadow loses as soon as Black Doom is gone. Though after getting Doom Wings, it sort of proves that he's meant to be a pseudo Super Sonic, or rather an impression of that "golden warrior" from the prophecy in Sonic 3. That's what my theory was since before this game however.

[@xnortheast1106]

​@@GawainWDid they say he lost the powers once Black Doom was erased?

[@shuckleknuckles3581]

​@@xnortheast1106We can only assume for now and are you pressed?

[@ConductorSplytz]

⁠@@TheLsp2011they never said that. also theres no proof that he has lost this power at all

[@theshadowforger775]

To think that there's a whole two minutes of post-gameplay boss fight glory is insane. This boss is very cinematic.

[@ultrainstinctsonbrandon]

I'm actually amazed that Shadow was able to defeat black doom without using the Chaos Emeralds to go Super Shadow. Actually, I shouldn't expect anything like that. Sonic was able to be Perfect Chaos without going Super Sonic. It's possible to say the same for Shadow. 5:36 I'm not the only one who's hearing this right. I can hear All Hail Shadow in the background. I guess SEGA loves that song for Shadow.

[@TheLsp2011]

He DID use a Chaos Emerald though. He’s had the yellow emerald for the entire time lol.

[@ultrainstinctsonbrandon]

@@TheLsp2011 I know that. What I really meant that he didn't go Super Shadow.

[@godslayerxx_idk6410]

@@TheLsp2011 yeah but the power of one emerald and 7 are completely different💀

[@tatendamuwori7098]

The same could be said by the fact that he took on Overlord without braking a sweat in his base while in heroes he needed the whole squad aswell as Team Sonic in their Super forms

[@godslayerxx_idk6410]

@@tatendamuwori7098 and with mephilis he needed to take off the rings and had help from rouge and omega

[@DoomShadow122]

Kind of hope he actually keeps the Doom Powere since he does have Black Dooon DNA, influenced or not, it'd be cool even if he has to reunlock them without the Doom Influence, but I want to see them come back. Especially because it would be nice yo see Sega dive into his Black Arm DNA, and Hybrid Nature instead if just making him a Darker Sonic in terms of abilities basically.

[@hellbot.9666]

I does look like he keeps them. I think he was just powering down after going full power on Devil Doom.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

NO, Thank you. We don't need these Wisps knock-offs any further.

[@hellbot.9666]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 They aren’t knockoffs. They’re just part of his character.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@hellbot.9666 They've been made up on the spot just for this game. And while Doom Spears and Blast are okay, Wings and Morph are straight up reused Wisps assets.

[@FluppietheRockruffFan]

​@@yrooxrksvi7142 You prob watched a certain yt vid talking about that too much, cause unlike the Wisps, Doom Wing acts as a super form, and Doom Morph keeps momentum if dashing off a wall, leading to some crazy shortcuts, it def make Shadow way more different than Sonic if he ever appears in the next Sonic game, heck maybe a Sonic Frontiers 2 since it's implied that Shadow visits the Starfall Islands in the future

[@theguudknight]

0:48 GERALD ACKNOWLEDGES SHADOW AS HIS SON 😭😭😭 Damn... to lose your dad that truly cares about you while trying to kill your other dad who is a demon...

[@RosieAnims]

2:50 “I’m the dog hey what’s up? Mr. Yuji Naka is fucking WRONG!”

[@TOHOREMIX]

The only thing this fight needed was for the Limiter Rings to come off. Other than that? Best final boss fight the series has in recent memory. I LOVE Devil Doom's glow up.

[@JavotheDino18]

The fact he didn't take them off. Proves how strong he has gotten.

[@justinhurowitz70]

There's an optional line of dialogue from Gerald where he says that if shadow removed his limiter rings in his current doom-powered state he would probably explode from the amount of energy.

[@Freedmoon44]

​@@justinhurowitz70"probably is not surely" Tbf though the limiter is a double edged sword given it cripples him very fast too

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Nah, it's a really underwhelming final boss. It's just a reskinned Metal Overlord with a pseudo Super Shadow second phase that doesn't feel nearly as grand as they want it to be.

[@TOHOREMIX]

@@justinhurowitz70 I missed that.

[@austinhall6002]

Who else teared up when they saw Shadow shed a tear?

[@HaloGaming08]

That destroyed me

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

So does this imply that Shadow killed Infinite's team BEFORE Generations? Because Maria said "don't hold on to hate so much" or something.

[@s.r.v.f.7298]

It doesn't. Infinite's squad was alive when Eggman found The Ruby. Shadow simply doesn't fight with hatred in his heart anymore. It doesn't mean that he doesn't kill. He just doesn't really think about killing his enemies in the most brutal manner.

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

@@s.r.v.f.7298 Self-defense, got it

[@TheLsp2011]

Nah, Shadow simply doesn’t try to kill anyone anymore

[@TheLsp2011]

@@s.r.v.f.7298which plays with what Maria said to him “It pains me to see you so full of anger. This isn’t who you are.” It also plays into what Shadow said to Maria before he went off to fight Black Doom. “It’s alright Maria. I’m letting go of all that destructive anger. But I will continue to fight. Fight, with your wish in my heart. Your wish for everyone to have a chance to be happy.”

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

@@TheLsp2011 So, Infinite's team just sucked?

[@zackfountain7024]

Sean Schemmel was great as Black Doom. But Ben Diskin knocks it out of the PARK. You can hear the anger and despair in his voice

[@Micah33088]

The weird glow he has at the end makes me think they wanted him to take of his inhibitor rings but Sega said no.

[@ReggieKSanshire]

Oh, hey. We actually get to see somewhat of a Devil Doom transformation sequence this time around. Something that was missing from the 2005 game

[@Valentín-v7n]

That was insane!, this is one of the most explosive things i've ever seen I've never seen Black Doom so powerfull before, so that was he meant about what he said before Shadow it's truly he ultimate being, no matter how many times they try to deceive him, he's the only one who chooses his destiny, way to go chap

[@GhoullyXX]

6:52 Bro pulled out a DBZ combo on on you.

[@gumi_twylit2605]

multiple backshots 😢

[@fransiscayulianita68]

​@@gumi_twylit2605 WHAT

[@MorrisPXG]

8:49 Sega literally predicted what I want Shadow’s Final Smash Would be Except it’s not Super Shadow

[@DBS56]

That was incredible! I've never seen anything like it!

[@The_Rain_Transformed]

9:20 FINAL HORIZON REFERENCE

[@SonicLegends989]

Cyber Sonic

[@felixchuah2854]

​@@SonicLegends989 Super Sonic Cyber

[@CyberSonic-V3.0]

Personal headcanon: Maria’s wish in SA2 she got from Shadow in this game.

[@FluppietheRockruffFan]

Imagine if Emerl comes back to life in a Sonic Battle sequel, my boi will have the ability to learn and use both Cyber Corruption, and Black Arms Powers, and also Final Horizon stuff like Starfall power, he'd be the most powerful Sonic character ever! 0_0

[@KyngD469]

My boy got closure.

[@xBlaster]

I wish he said "I will continue to fight like I always have"

[@Valentín-v7n]

He didn't have to use the emeralds, he defeated black doom combining his chaos powers with his new doom powers, it could be more interesting if the take out his inhibitor rings

[@syzorst]

Well he did have one chaos emerald to power himself up along with the Black Doom abilities.

[@jethawk1172]

If he took out his inhibitor rings, people would’ve lost it. I know I would’ve. Still great they managed to make an awesome final boss that didn’t have a super form involved. The inhibitor rings are literally the only thing that could’ve made this boss fight perfect for me.

[@BiggestGal]

When I first played this fight, I set the BGM to "I am... All of Me", but this rendition of All Hail Shadow goes hard.

[@Strollixart]

I feel bad for shadow but I love the game and the ending shadow's character arc here was done beautifully

[@TopherCadence]

I know it’s all time travel stuff. But like. Maria looks confused as heck when he says “her wish”. I wonder if he hadn’t said that, if she would have never spoken the words in the first place

[@blueblitz283]

9:00 "No, Soy Doom..." "Please don't say that." "YOU'RE cringe!" "I'm not criiiiiiiiiiiiiinge."

[@SquidbeakCaptain]

"Commander, WTF is a Soyjak?"

[@solaris-7115]

Do you know what is even better? Shadow is still holding back power!!! He still has his inhibitor rings on, so he is still not fighting at 100% power.

[@juliamxd9614]

Apparently there's a dialogue with Gerald where he says that with his current power removing his inhibitor rings would cause him to explode

[@dgk_survival]

Definitely struggling on this fight mostly because when I get up to him I only do just 1 kick and I’m just struggling i get more out to end the fight faster, I can’t remember what I’m doing wrong haha Still though pretty good to get it under 4 minutes

[@UltraSTH]

You have to mash the attack button to do multiple hits

[@dgk_survival]

@@UltraSTH Yeah I figured it out I’m so dumb haha thanks!

[@arnaldoalange3869]

Damn that Ending 😭😭

[@cra8zykidg]

I can’t believe sonic beat the devil from the Bible

[@SonicLegends989]

Shadow: “I am Shadow the Hedgehog. This is the destiny I choose!”

[@SonicLegends989]

Shadow: “Now - to end this!”

[@Redvoidplaysthis1]

Bro the number 1 thing I hate about shadow generations is that he didn’t had the gun for the original shadow game

[@noname-rc2jx]

8:08 Rider Kick

[@brendenseitz3347]

I am Shadow the Hedghog. I am the union of ideals dark and benign but ultimately created in the name of love. It is by this love that I will protect this world, especially from the likes of you! This is my promise! This is my destiny! This is WHO I AM!

[@MartinB_Art_Design]

And he exploded into a fart cloud

[@Ogesao]

Shadow going full goku with a Dragon Fist at 9:22

[@FireQueenMyra]

Amazing bro👍

[@SquidbeakCaptain]

9:21 Shadow really killed his dad the same way Goku killed King Piccolo.

[@WanderfromSOTC]

After 4.4h I can say, best sonic game.

[@NTZenn]

Is it just me or does this boss fight have a strong reference to the final boss in sonic & the secret rings. Even the sound of the multi hit combo at 6:30 sound familiar 🤔

[@FujiMezu]

if anything it’s a MASSIVE reference to Shadow 05

[@ErikRose004]

This fight is second only to the titans. It’s that good. THIS is a final boss done right!

[@AnimeJoe-qf2cz]

Shadow is Amazing I can't wait for the movie!

[@alanemocab3465]

11:58 This reminds me of what Future Gohan said to Xeno Trunks in Xenoverse 2.😭

[@nightmarefuel8537]

Damnit i want badass superpowers like that

[@felixchuah2854]

Like you said yourself when you beat Black Doom the first time before again, to put the past behind you.

[@playerback7722]

8:40

[@peckneck2439]

Didn't even needed to use his Super form. Shadow is becoming too OP.

[@Father_R4]

Oh so his powers were Black Doom's influence

[@TheLsp2011]

Yep. The Doom powers were actually all part of Black Doom’s plan. To turn Shadow into the perfect vessel, so he can reborn using Shadow’s body.

[@rileyharris9772]

The doom powers are his, the full unlocking of them came from black doom​@@TheLsp2011

[@xnortheast1106]

​@@rileyharris9772They were mostly doom's

[@rileyharris9772]

@@xnortheast1106 well, yeah, they come from his genes but still

[@CosmicManIta]

This final Battle is soooo similar to Ryuko and His mother in the space

[@dillanjoel]

I wish this final battle featured Shadow Super form or him without his inhibitor rings

[@damienc.3970]

He’d literally explode

[@Pe10_Edits]

This boss eye remember me dark gaia and shadow, super sonic

[@mattarificwolflink9280]

Imagine doom powered super shadow would probably bet the most powerful super form might even surpass hyper

[@novaknight8579]

*Beats Black Doom.* Shadow: I'll use these powers for good. SEGA: Nope! None of that. Can't have you super stronger than Sonic. So, no more Doom powers. Me: 👿 Motherf......

[@MorrisPXG]

Eh I mean Sonic Did used up His Cyber Corruption in Frontiers so I guess it’s Fair for Shadow

[@victorfarias8086]

Greatest final boss battle of all Sonic games until now.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Not even remotely LMFAO

[@FujiMezu]

@@yrooxrksvi7142I disagree

[@NeonTheElectricCharkaSaiyan]

Amazing Very good. ❤

[@MasonCouch-t2c]

So Cool.

[@Maddie8004]

Bro he did Nezuko Kick

[@texus835]

What have they done to rogue?

[@zephon6745]

That should Black Doom out of commission for a while. Hopefully for a few decades.

[@bortverde]

Get ready for Shadow 2045

[@MasonCouch-t2c]

Kirk Thornton Is Back.

[@MasonCouch-t2c]

Yippee!

[@MasonCouch-t2c]

Incredible.

[@ConductorSplytz]

did you just-

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

​@@MasonCouch-t2cNah, he never fit and still doesn't fit Shadow. Not ever.

[@aruce9]

Guess he got a new dog

[@astroidstone5209]

WAIT WHAT SON 🤯

[@Titans2sbz]

Dose he lose his doom powers?

[@chevcabral4060]

There is more that I wanna see in the new Shadow game this 2024. I feel like Shadow Generations should have 7 to 9 stages that are not dlc. Stages that are already there since day 1. I like all the stages that Sega have put in the game (Space Colony Ark, Rail Canyon, Kingdom Valley, Sunset Heights, Chaos Island and Radical Highway) but it is not enough. They should have include at least one stage from Shadow the Hedgehog 2005 so because of that, it could make sense and Shadow generations game can have at least 7 to 9 stages total that are not dlc. The perfect stage is Black Comet. When the player gets to the Shadow the Hedgehog 2005 stage in Shadow Generations, I hope they let Shadow use a gun or any weapon as an option while doing the stage. Like Sonic Generations, they should have included rival battles in the new game of Shadow. The perfect rivals are Emerl and Infinite. They should have combined the acts 1 and 2 of Dusty Dessert in the Mephiles boss fight so we can see what will the upgraded version of Dusty Dessert look like in Shadow Generations. Sad to say that Final Fortress did not have any stage on that game so because of that I wanna see Final Fortress as a dlc stage. Both Acts 1 and 2.

[@kolkagaming1234]

I find it funny how Black Doom is actually a good Final Boss compared to the Time Eater.

[@damienc.3970]

Time eater was a good final boss though

[@devollo98]

I want more Black Doom, SEGA

[@lilyaka9194]

0:56 SON?! 🥺

[@syzorst]

In a way, Shadow has two fathers. Black Doom and Gerald. He got his DNA and blood from Black Doom. However he was brought into existence by Gerald.

[@Douglasman123]

I know the game was set in a canon timeline next to Sonic Generations. But I can keep thinking of what Dr.Eggman would feel of running into his Grandfather and cousin . The best I can think of was an old comic where Batman met his parents in adulthood from an alternate reality and a single tear fall off his cowl.

[@loicdexcalibur6345]

I thought it was super shadow

[@NiErUZMK94-ip8tw]

To be honest, Super Shadow would be nice, in Final Boss, and as all level playable ingame-transformation-move, instead of stupidly mainstream "only Sonic can goes to Super Sonic, and nobody else"-trashsystem.

[@chadpeterson5698]

Well Super Shadow already exists and so does Super Silver, but Shadow didn’t use his super form here because he’s become strong enough to the point where he didn’t need it in that moment

[@NiErUZMK94-ip8tw]

@@chadpeterson5698 Well, same goes for Sonic.

[@FujiMezu]

@@chadpeterson5698That and Sonic needed the emeralds for his final fight.

[@FujiMezu]

if it helps, I don’t think they completely forgot about Super Shadow. MOVIE SPOILER: Mc Donald’s leaked a few figurines Including a MOVIE VERSION-SUPER SHADOW TOY. Paramount quickly covered it up so.

[@bortverde]

In IDW comics at least(that are canon) Super Silver and Burning Blaze still exist

[@MilesCHC]

And never return black creature. ... Nah Please come back. I want a shadow the hedgehog 3

[@chevcabral4060]

I feel like Sonic Generations remastered in Sonic X Shadow Generations is not even remastered at all. The new remastered game should have been remastered. What I see from the new remastered game is Sonic generations remastered is not even remastered at all. Based on my observation, it’s like rerelease game with some rewritten and adding few parts.

[@SurlyDuff814]

Not a huge fan of the emergent trend of final bosses being a glorified spectacle a braindead goldfish could defeat, but Neo Devil Doom certainly accomplishes passing the hype test with flying colors, even if he appears to be comically easy.

[@Freedmoon44]

Tbf half of the point is also Shadow being more decisive in his own choice and stronger than back then, Doom's powers really was just the additional boost to utterly crush him, its one of the time where being comically easy despite being a big spectacle actually works

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

So you preferred the boring and underwhelming trend of chasing Eggman on some dumb Nega Wisp Armor rehash for the billionth time ? LMAO Out

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

​@@Freedmoon44Honestly, I'm not crazy about this final boss either. There's no sense of urgency nearly as much as there should be, the first phase is a reskinned Metal Overlord, and the pseudo Super Shadow section isn't nearly as cool as they want it to be.

[@umayrrahman9936]

Yeah to be honest I wish they didn't use the squid power thingy that much and made you actually run instead but sped up like a Mach section

[@umayrrahman9936]

It's far too similar to the metal overlord fight

[@wolfdarkymagician5388]

God awesome 😮😅❤❤❤

[@MasonCouch-t2c]

Wow!

[@darkempire4182]

All stage of shadow and bosses are easy asf :/

[@Kacperz2483]

Go play souls if you want high difficulty sonic games aren't meant to be difficult

[@kunlesanders]

*Infinite the Jackal:* It's all Shadow the Ultimate Lifeform's fault! He's jealous! He's holding me BACK! (throws something)

[@Weus-u1c]

Is shadow stronger than sonic lol

[@umayrrahman9936]

With doom powers he's stronger but without them sonic is

[@Weus-u1c]

@@umayrrahman9936 yes

[@Weus-u1c]

@@umayrrahman9936 will be be able to use it again?

[@Weus-u1c]

@@umayrrahman9936 does he keep them?

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Aside from the beautifully gut-wrenching final cutscene, I'm not feeling this one at all. Such an underwhelming final boss. There's no real tension leading up to it. Phase 1 is a reskinned Metal Overlord, and Phase 2 is a bland pseudo Super Shadow section. And honestly, Kirk Thornton still failed to impress me. He sounds like a generic broody anime guy with no flavour, can't even think of one memorable line he has in this game. But Maria and Gerald are by far the highlights of this otherwise flimsy game.

[@sonicxrich0789]

Over 50 years ago, Professor Gerald Robonik led Project Shadow, a medical program for researching immortality. As a part of the program, Gerald Robonik created Shadow the Hedgehog. ⚫ - *Keanu Reeves* would be voicing as Shadow the Hedgehog the "Ultimate Life Form" - Alyla Browne role as Maria Robonik - Jim Carrey role as Professor Gerald Robotnik I cant wait for *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* date released: (December 20, 2024) Now That's Will Be Stupendous!!! 🖤❤💛🤍

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

Well this game is straight up f cing terrible e.e they didn't even revive Maria =.= 0 out of 10

[@2goodsharks]

Maria is like Uncle Ben or Batman's parents. Her death is too important to the development of another character to just ignore.

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

@@2goodsharks which is basically your point being meaningless when in the comics Maria was revived into a hedgehog and still doesnt excuse her to stay unalive

[@Yorigami32X]

​@@2goodsharks psst just ignore this person it's not worth it

[@ConductorSplytz]

@@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681u mad because your favourite little girl is dead

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

@@ConductorSplytz though good to hear this game got mixed reviews