Post by DSkillz on Dec 17, 2013 22:33:52 GMT
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za Hejjihoggu?) is a character who appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series released by SEGA. He is a Black And Crimson Male hedgehog whose hover shoes propel him at extreme speeds that rival the speeds of Sonic. and he can use the Chaos Emeralds to manipulate time and space through a technique called "Chaos Control". Designed as Sonic's arch-rival, Shadow has been featured in a variety of Sonic series games, including a self-titled game.
The character of Shadow was conceived by Takashi Iizuka, director of Sonic Adventure 2, the game in which Shadow was first introduced. The character was first shown to the public in a game trailer; however, his name was not revealed. GameStop described what little was shown as Anti-Sonic - similar in appearance, but with darker skin, more angled eyes, and a fearsome scowl instead of Sonic's trademark grin." Takashi Iizuka said that they maintained the mystery around the character of Shadow the Hedgehog and had wanted to feature him in his own game since he was introduced. After feeling that it would be inappropriate to give Sonic's character a gun as fans had requested in mailings, Yuji Naka believed that by focusing on Shadow for his own game, they could use his different identity from Sonic to build upon the Sonic brand. The character was featured as a guest announcer and performed other promotional work for the game's release during a wrestling show set up by the Japanese league, Pancrase, in December 2005. Shadow's design was influenced by films such as Underworld, Constantine, and the Terminator series.
Shadow debuted in the game Sonic Adventure 2 as a playable character with gameplay similar to that of Sonic. In the game, it was explained that he was created fifty years prior to the game's events by Professor Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of Doctor Eggman. Robotnik designed Shadow to be the "Ultimate Life Form", a first step towards achieving the goal of immortality, but the government deemed Project Shadow a threat, and dispatched G.U.N. troopers to the space colony ARK. G.U.N. destroyed the research, shut down the ARK, and killed Robotnik's granddaughter, Maria. Before Maria's death, she is able to send Shadow to Earth, but GUN then apprehends him. Fifty years later, Shadow was released from suspended animation by Dr. Eggman at the beginning of Sonic Adventure 2. Dr. Eggman hoped to use Shadow to conquer the world, but Shadow hoped to destroy it in revenge for Maria's death. The game ends with Shadow reversing his decision, working with Sonic to save the world from another of Professor Gerald Robotnik's experiments, and falling to the Earth from the ARK.
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Sonic News Network
Sonic Retro
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Sega
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The character of Shadow was conceived by Takashi Iizuka, director of Sonic Adventure 2, the game in which Shadow was first introduced. The character was first shown to the public in a game trailer; however, his name was not revealed. GameStop described what little was shown as Anti-Sonic - similar in appearance, but with darker skin, more angled eyes, and a fearsome scowl instead of Sonic's trademark grin." Takashi Iizuka said that they maintained the mystery around the character of Shadow the Hedgehog and had wanted to feature him in his own game since he was introduced. After feeling that it would be inappropriate to give Sonic's character a gun as fans had requested in mailings, Yuji Naka believed that by focusing on Shadow for his own game, they could use his different identity from Sonic to build upon the Sonic brand. The character was featured as a guest announcer and performed other promotional work for the game's release during a wrestling show set up by the Japanese league, Pancrase, in December 2005. Shadow's design was influenced by films such as Underworld, Constantine, and the Terminator series.
Shadow debuted in the game Sonic Adventure 2 as a playable character with gameplay similar to that of Sonic. In the game, it was explained that he was created fifty years prior to the game's events by Professor Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of Doctor Eggman. Robotnik designed Shadow to be the "Ultimate Life Form", a first step towards achieving the goal of immortality, but the government deemed Project Shadow a threat, and dispatched G.U.N. troopers to the space colony ARK. G.U.N. destroyed the research, shut down the ARK, and killed Robotnik's granddaughter, Maria. Before Maria's death, she is able to send Shadow to Earth, but GUN then apprehends him. Fifty years later, Shadow was released from suspended animation by Dr. Eggman at the beginning of Sonic Adventure 2. Dr. Eggman hoped to use Shadow to conquer the world, but Shadow hoped to destroy it in revenge for Maria's death. The game ends with Shadow reversing his decision, working with Sonic to save the world from another of Professor Gerald Robotnik's experiments, and falling to the Earth from the ARK.
Links:
Sonic News Network
Sonic Retro
Copyright Owner/Official Site
Sega
Record:
W:
L: