Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)

"No. Justice must be made by any means necessary."

- Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

Shadow the Hedgehog is a character set to appear in the upcoming series Sonic Boom. He is an anthropomorphic black hedgehog and an villain of Sonic the Hedgehog and his team.

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Shadow is first seen silently watching Dr. Eggman and Metal Sonic from a distance. Then walks away afterwards. He then directly confronts Sonic and Tails when both of them open a portal to find a way out, not letting them to enter the portal. He states to Sonic that he is weak because of his loyalty to his pathetic friends and will show him how weak he is. Sonic and Tails able to defeat him with Sonic kicking him into a portal that send him to a future.

Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
Finding Lyric excavating an area for a lost crystal of power, Shadow confronted the snake-like villain and wondered if he needed an army for that. When Lyric asked if he objected with this, Shadow replied he did not as justice had to be done. Shadow then declined as Lyric took an interest in making him his slave, noting he served no one. He then prepared to fight Lyric, only to have a device snuck on him that took control of him.

Personality
Shadow is fiercely independent, refusing to serve anyone but himself. He also has a strong sense of purpose, insisting that justice must be had by any means necessary.