Shadow (character)

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Shadow the Hedgehog is a prominent anti-hero and the rival of Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He was created to be the "ultimate life-form" by Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. Shadow does whatever is necessary to achieve his goals, and because of this he has fought both alongside and against Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic and Shadow's rivalry mirrors Mario and Wario and Kirby and Meta Knight's rivalries. Shadow's primary abilities are his supersonic speed, his ability to use Chaos Control to manipulate time and space, and his other Chaos based attacks.

He was voiced by Jason Griffith, along with Sonic the Hedgehog and Jet the Hawk, in his first three Mario crossover appearances, and is currently voiced by Kirk Thornton in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

History

Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii): Luigi and Shadow the Hedgehog jump hurtles in the introduction movie.
Shadow and Luigi competing in the 110m Hurdles event.

Shadow is a playable character in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. He's on Sonic's team. His character type is Speed, equaling him with Sonic but he has higher stats than Sonic in other events. In Dream Fencing, his special move is to glow gold and charge forward with multiple stabs of his epéé. His Dream Table Tennis move is to glow gold, jump up and twirl vertically, land, suck in thousand of gold lines and fire the ball super fast at the opponent. Shadow has the lowest level stamina among all the characters.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Shadow also appeared in the sequel, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. He appeared as a speed character, like in the predecessor. However, unlike with the previous game, Shadow is slightly slower than Sonic, but he has the strongest acceleration abilities in the game.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Shadow makes another playable appearance in the third installment of the Mario & Sonic series; Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Like the previous installments, Shadow is a Speed type character, alongside Yoshi, Daisy, Sonic, and Metal Sonic.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Shadow is playable again in the fourth game of the Mario & Sonic series; Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Like previous games in the series, he is classified as a Speed type .

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Shadow appears as an unlockable Assist Trophy character. He uses Chaos Control to temporarily slow down time (having the same effect as the Timer). He is unlocked by unlocking Sonic as a playable character.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Shadow will return in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as an Assist Trophy once more.

Official Profiles and Statistics

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Profile

Like Sonic, Shadow is an extremely fast hedgehog that can give his more famous blue rival a run for his money in most Speed events. Additionally, his accuracy will help give him a leg up in the events like the archery and fencing.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy Information

Name Image Description
Shadow the Hedgehog BrawlTrophy314.png Shadow The Hedgehog is a black hedgehog who resembles Sonic. He was created by Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, to be the ultimate life-form. Not only does he look like Sonic, but he has equal abilities. He has great skill with the space-time warping technique called Chaos Control. To reach his goals, he'll use any means necessary.

Sticker Information

Image Game Effect
Shadow Hedgehog Sticker.png Sonic Adventure 2 Battle [Specials: Direct] - Attack +20
Usable by: Sonic

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

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Shadow the Hedgehog, in his black fur and red stripes, returns to test his skills in the Olympic Winter Games. With the ability to harness the power of the Chaos Emerald, Shadow can perform Chaos Boost on the Wii and DS, and Chaos Control on the DS.

Wii Stats

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DS Stats

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Game Appearances

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Playable Character 2007 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Playable Character 2008 Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo as Sticker and a trophy/Assist Trophy 2008 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Playable Character 2009 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Playable Character 2009 Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Playable Character 2011 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Playable Character 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Playable Character 2013 Wii U

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Name in other languages

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