Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25212528-20150628160740/@comment-477304-20160227185609

Alienation999 wrote: Myself 123 wrote: I wouldn't say that Heroes or Shadow were a spiritual SA3, '06 and Unleashed fill that role better, I would say.

Also, I think ShtH cleared up everything about Shadow's past (and he is definitely the real Shadow). I am really, really sure that Shadow died in SA2.

I know this is an old comment, but the Shadow seen in Heroes onwards is definitely the real Shadow. After a certain amount of time passes in the battle with Devil Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog, Dr. Eggman states that he rescued Shadow after he fell to earth and put him in stasis.