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You guys seemed to enjoy part one, so I dug deep and found some more facts about everyone's
favourite edgelord.
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But before you do that, get ready, it’s time for the Top 10 Facts About Shadow the
Hedgehog!
Number 10: He was created by Eggman's grandfather.
Someone in the comments of the last Shadow video pointed out that I was kind of unclear
when describing Shadow's creation, since I just said he was made by Robotnik.
And they were totally right, thanks SaiyanGamer95.
So I'll clarify here, that he was created not by Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the Eggman we all
know, but his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik.
Hope that clears things up!
Number 9: He's probably ambidextrous.
Shadow tends to favour his left hand when using his various guns and such, which has
led some fans to believe that he's left handed.
Certain pieces of artwork on game cases and stuff have him using his right hand, but he
generally prefers to stick with good ol' leftie.
However, in Black Knight, he uses his right hand to wield his sword.
This is probably just to make the wii remote make more sense, but if we're taking it as
canon, it looks like he might be ambidextrous, although possibly with a dominant left hand.
Number 8: He sounds like he’s a character from Supernatural.
Especially when voiced by Kirk Thornton.
Shadow’s voice is generally pretty cool, one of the cooler ones in Sonic, but he gets
pretty airy and raspy at times.
When I hear him, I can’t help thinking of Supernatural, (raspy) where everyone talks
like this.
The edge is real.
Is this stretching the definition of “fact”?
Yes.
Yes it is.
Number 7: He and Sonic were voiced by the same guy in Sonic X.
Even though Sonic and Shadow tend to have pretty darn different voices, Jason Griffith
voiced both of them in Sonic X.
It's pretty impressive; his two voices sound fairly different.
It would have been easy to end up with Shadow sounding like Sonic with a cold, but he managed
to create a pretty distinct voice.
Well done.
Number 6: He has a rivalry with Luigi.
With both Shadow and Luigi constantly living in, well, the Shadow of Sonic and Mario, you’d
think they would be best friends.
They understand each other's struggle.
But the problem is, with Mario and Sonic duking it out for the top 2 spots…
Shadow and Luigi are stuck fighting for 3rd place.
Let’s be real, this rivalry was really only created to match up with Mario and Sonic’s,
but it’s an interesting little tidbit!
Number 5: He's old!
But also he's not.
Shadow's age is a subject of some disagreement among the Sonic community, even though the
answer is relatively straightforward.
Shadow was created decades before Sonic, and put into stasis for 50 years when the project
was shut down.
So technically he has existed for roughly 50 years.
However, if we're talking about developmental age, he's more like Sonic, so roughly 15 years
old.
Number 4: He doesn't age.
Shadow was the result of an experiment, an artificial creation designed to help cure
disease.
As an artificial being, he was made to not age, meaning he could potentially live forever
if he doesn't get shot, or fall off a cliff, or, ya know, plunge down to Earth from space.
Number 3: Popularity.
Many people kinda crap on Shadow, calling him emo, or trying to be edgy, or whatever.
That's fine, I personally like him, but I get that he's super sulky at times.
You would be too if your best friend was murdered and you were constantly being used as a weapon.
But it turns out he isn't quite as unpopular as some would have you believe.
In the 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition, there was a list of the Top 50 Video
Game Characters of All Time, and good ol' Shadow got 25th!
Sonic was in at number 10, whoop de doo, but Shadow beat out Bowser and DK, which is a
pretty impressive feat.
Number 2: Awesome chaos abilities.
Lots of characters in Sonic have taken advantage of the chaos emeralds at some point, but Shadow
takes it to a new level.
First, he has a wide array of abilities he can use, including Chaos Control, Chaos Spear,
Chaos Blast, Chaos Lance, Chaos Rift, and Chaos Punishment.
Not only that, at times in the games he's used chaos powers without even having a stone,
leading some fans to believe his connection to Maria allows him to do things he normally
shouldn't be able to do.
Either that or the whole Ultimate Lifeform thing.
Fun fact, in the comics he definitely doesn't need them!
The games are a bit less clear though.
Number 1: He's part Black Arm.
Here's something that a surprising number of people missed about Shadow.
We all know that he's a genetically engineered hedgehog, but GERALD Robotnik also used DNA
from the Black Arms to create him.
He took blood from Black Doom to create his ultimate lifeform, hense the black and red
colouring on Shadow.
This means he isn't just a hedgehog, he's a hedgehog slash black arms hybrid.
Only problem is, Shadow the Hedgehog slash Black Arm doesn't really have the same ring
to it.
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