User blog comment:Demon Killer/Sonic Reboot Idea/@comment-17720060-20110903211951/@comment-10603955-20110904222851

You don't know the concept of being "relatable". You can't really connect with Sonic because all he does is run around fighting Eggman and his robots for no explanation.

Shadow follows these examples, that makes him relatable. He has a real reason to fight.