User blog comment:Blitz1995/Least Favorite Sonic Characters?/@comment-1889468-20120220210052/@comment-1889468-20120221203253

Every character has had their own story at one time or another. The point is that after Shadow's first appearance he became more the center of attention than Sonic was. In Sonic Heroes, Sonic Tails And Knuckles' story was to fight Eggman. Shadow Rouge and Omega's story was to find the mystery of Shadow, fight Eggman, regain Shadow's memory, and uncover the mystery of the Shadow Androids. It was much more detailed and complex. In Shadow the Hedgehog it was all about Shadow. In Sonic 2006, Sonic's story was to protect Elise from Eggman. Shadow's story was to help Rouge, then find Mephiles, discover the mystery of the past, stop Mephiles from controling the future. Sonic Battle also but I think I made my point. I like Shadow but hes like 5th. Side Note- Shadow was the second most favorite character in a poll 5 years ago at his peak, not sure if thats accurate now. Plus Critics hate him like the most out of all characters. IGN said he was the character that Sega needed to dump. They listened to a degree and I think it has helped the series. Again I do like Shadow, I'm just stating what I think.