Black Shot

The Black Shot (ブラックショット) is a Board type Extreme Gear that appears in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and Sonic Free Riders. It is Shadow the Hedgehog's character Extreme Gear, exclusively for him, meaning only he can use it, and his default Extreme Gear. It replaces the Darkness from Sonic Riders. It is obtained in both games when unlocking Shadow as a playable character.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
"Accevice Corp's speed model. Pared down for maximum velocity, this gear is Shadow's alone."

- Game description in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

Description
The Black Shot first appeared in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. According to its profile, it is a speed model produced by Accevice Corp, and is pared down for maximum velocity. It is unlocked in the game, alongside Shadow, by completing the Heroes Story in Story Mode.

The Black Shot's design in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, like most other Board types presented in the game, bears a distinct resemblance to that of a regular board in terms of shape, but thicker and smoother. It is colored dark metal grey, with white highlights running along the sides and on the front, along with an additional red stripe on the outmost front. On its rear it possesses three exhaust ports, all with red and white highlights on them, that are arranged in a triangle. It also have two foot pads on the top surface, with a black area between them.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Black Shot is well-balanced in its attributes with average statistics, and is suited for general riding.

Like most other character exclusive Extreme Gears, the Black Shot does not possess any unique abilities. However, it possesses Gear Parts that can increase its top speed and the amount of Gravity Points it can store, and allow it to grind on Rails.

Sonic Free Riders
"For his ride, Shadow took Accelovice's speed-heavy model and trimmed off all the fat."

- Game description in Sonic Free Riders.

Description
The Black Shot reappeared later in Sonic Free Riders. According to its profile, it is a speed-heavy model produced by Accelovice and customized by Shadow himself for better performance. It is unlocked in the game, alongside Shadow, by completing Team Heroes' and Team Babylon's stories.

In Sonic Free Riders, the Black Shot underwent a redesign. In this game, shape is changed slightly, giving it more recognizable board-like dimensions. It is primarily colored black, with white recesses along the edges, along with glowing orange recesses at each side of the rear, and white accents on the front and rear that extend slightly over the surface. It is also decorated with two red flames that each cover almost half of the Black Shot's upper surface, with a yellow arrow between the flames.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Free Riders, the Black Shot is, like in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, well-balanced in its attributes with average statistics, and is suited for general riding.

Like in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Black Shot possesses no unique abilities of its own, but it can be equipped with two Gear Parts.

Trivia

 * The Black Shot shares similarities with the G Shot in name, shape and one of its Gear Parts.