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|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure 2|Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]]) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]], ''Mario''-related media)

|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog|The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2023, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]], ''Mario''-related media)

{{quote2|I'm Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog. ...What? I look like [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]? [[Mii|You]] have to be joking. Don't you ever put me in the same boat as that inferior half-wit!|Shadow|[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]}}

'''Shadow the Hedgehog''' is a prominent anti-hero and rival of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] in the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise. He was created to be the "ultimate life form" by [[Dr. Eggman]]'s grandfather, [[sonicretro:Professor Gerald Robotnik|Professor 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 and Sonic have somewhat of a frenemy relationship and rivalry. Shadow often fights alongside [[E-123 Omega]] and [[Rouge the Bat]], who became his closest friends and allies. While Shadow typically shares most of Sonic's abilities, Shadow primarily uses a variety of chaos energy to battle enemies, most notably [[sonicretro:Chaos Control|Chaos Control]], a power that allows him to distort time and space. Shadow the Hedgehog crosses over with the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] in the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series of games.

Shadow is a playable character on Sonic's team in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''. His character type is Speed, equalling him with Sonic, but he has higher stats than Sonic in other events. In [[Dream Fencing (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|Dream Fencing]], his special move is transforming into [[Sonic the Hedgehog#Super Sonic|Super Shadow]] and charge forward with multiple stabs of his epée. In [[Dream Table Tennis (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|Dream Table Tennis]] for his Special Shot, he jumps up, twirls vertically, lands, inhales and then fires the ball super fast at the opponent. Shadow has the lowest level stamina among all the characters.

[[File:M&SATLOG Shadow Running artwork.png|thumb|right|200px|Official artwork of Shadow from ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]

In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], Shadow is included in the Challengers group, meaning that he is only playable in certain [[Event]]s. In the Story Mode, Shadow first appears asking Sonic, [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] and [[Yoshi]] to share the information they know about the [[Phantasmal Fog]] and [[imposter]]s after he had defeated some with [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]], and later helps the group chase down Jet, eventually being the one who challenges him to an event. With Jet's help, the group find the [[fog machine]], and after defeating [[Bowser Jr.]], shadow destroys it, clearing the fog from the area. Shadow also appears to offer support to [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], Sonic and Tails when they confront [[Bowser]] and Dr. Eggman, later appearing at the opening ceremony. Shadow also appears in the Challengers Bonus episodes, as Bowser Jr. heads to [[London]] to find him when he hears that he and Silver are defeating Dr. Eggman's robots, and accepts Shadow and Silver's challenge when he arrives and manages to take care of the robots himself. After they are defeated, Shadow and Silver pretend to be upset, but later wish Bowser Jr. good luck for the games before heading off. A [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of Shadow can also be obtained from the badge machine.

Shadow is a default playable character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. In the Nintendo 3DS version, he is only available to play with in the [[Football]] and [[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|100m]] events. He is available in all events in the Wii U version. If the player's Mii avatar interacts with Shadow, the latter will get irritated at the avatar mixing him up with Sonic and demand he not put him on the same boat as him, referring to Sonic as an "inferior half-wit."

''Like [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], 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 (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|archery]] and [[Fencing|fencing]].''

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|align=center|'''Shadow the Hedgehog

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|align="center"|'''GCN''' ''SONIC HEROES''<br>'''GCN''' ''SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG''

|''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.

 

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|''[[:wikipedia:Sonic_Adventure_2_Battle#Sonic_Adventure_2_Battle|Sonic Adventure 2 Battle]]''

|['''Specials:''' Direct] - Attack +20<br>'''Usable by:''' Sonic

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|align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|'''GCN''' ''Sonic Adventure 2 Battle'' (02/2002)<br>'''GCN''' ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' (11/2005)

|''Engineered to be the ultimate life-form by the brilliant Professor Gerald Robotnik, this black hedgehog appears very much like Sonic. He has a dark side, however. In Smash Bros., he uses Chaos Control to warp space-time, slowing every fighter down except the player who summoned him.''

|''A black hedgehog created by Professor Gerald Robotnik to be the Ultimate Lifeform. Though he looks a lot like Sonic, he's ruthless and will do anything to achieve his goals. In this game, he uses Chaos Control to warp time and space, slowing down everything around whoever summoned him.''

|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]

==Crossover appearances==

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*Benoît DuPac (French; 2011-present)

*Klaus Lochthove (German; 2011-present)

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*{{wikia|sonic|Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow the Hedgehog at the Sonic News Network}}