Shadow (character)

Shadow the Hedgehog is a prominent anti-hero and the rival of Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games like Wario is to Mario in the Mario 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. 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 is voiced by Jason Griffith, along with Sonic & Jet, in his first three Mario crossover appearances, and, currently Kirk Thornton, in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
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 prequel, Shadow is slightly slower than Sonic, but he has the strongest acceleration abilities in the game.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Shadow appears as an unlockable Assist Trophy character. He uses his Chaos Control to slow down time. He is unlocked by simply unlocking Sonic himself.

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''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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''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.''