That’s right! It’s Shadow the Hedgehog’s
birthday today!! Woooot!! :D
For those of you who don’t know, Shadow the
Hedgehog is Sonic’s shady look-alike. He was first introduced in the game Sonic
Adventure 2 Battle in 2001. His story is as follows:
50 years ago on the Space Colony ARK,
Eggman’s grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik, worked to create the ultimate
creature. The result was Shadow. Shadow and the professor’s daughter, Maria,
were very close friends. One day the government learned of Robotnik’s research
and sent soldiers to shut down the ARK. In the scuffle that ensued, Shadow
attempted to escape with Maria but was separated from her forever when the
soldiers that had chased them shot and killed her. Shadow was sent to the
planet below and stayed there in suspended animation.
He was reawakened by Eggman 50 years later and
sent to steal the seven Chaos Emeralds. The military mistook Shadow for Sonic
and thus our favorite blue hedgehog was labeled a criminal. While Eggman
intended to use the Emeralds to conquer the planet, Shadow’s mind was filled
with nothing but images of Maria and thoughts of revenge. Soon the Emeralds had
been collected and the Space Colony ARK was sent on a collision course with the
planet. However, before tragedy could strike, Shadow realized that Maria had
wanted him to help people and be friends with them. This recollection motivated
him to switch sides and join forces with Sonic to rescue the planet from total
destruction just in time. He vanished after this, so Sonic and the others
believed he was dead.
BUT HE TOTALLY WASN’T!! Shadow lives on
today!! Eggman rescued him (unbeknownst to Sonic) and locked him away until he
was awakened a second time by Rouge in the game Sonic Heroes. Today he works to
ensure that the G.U.N. of today is nothing like the G.U.N. that ruined his
life. He and Sonic are friendly rivals.
I LOVE SHADOW!! He is actually 50% of the
reason I got hooked on Sonic in the first place (the other 50% is Sonic
himself). Shadow has been my favorite character from Day One and he will always
stay that way. He’s just so awesome!! His lines are epic!! His voice is
amazing!! The list goes on and on and on!! :D
To celebrate this awesome character’s
birthday, I have already watched the two-hour Shadow Saga in the Sonic X
series. I honestly didn’t remember most of it so it was like watching it for
the first time all over again! And it was still amazing! I completely forgot
Shadow’s first line, so when it came up I was like “EEEK!!” :D (Sorry. I’m such
a fangirl. Hahaha XD) I also teared up a little bit near the end when Shadow
was remembering Maria’s last words and such...why does his past have to be so
sad?! Haha
I have plans to celebrate the rest of today
by playing as Shadow in my collection of Sonic video games and etc., as well as
reading his stories in the comics. He is just so epic!!
Well,
I’m off to party! Remember: SHADOW IS THE ULTIMATE!! <3
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