Talk:Shadow the Hedgehog

Age
surly Shadow is 50 years old, as he was created 50 years ago.  Myself 123  17:00, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually it is rounded to 50: Shadow's game manual says "Some 50 years ago, this "Ultimate Life Form" was the result of the army's secret research," also I think there is also a source that says "over 50." Officially his age is "unknown" (as listed in Sonic Heroes manual) because it never pins down the exact distance into the past he was created. But I want to add that this whole "he was created 50 years ago but physically his body is 15" thing is lame, do we ever think about equivalent ages to animals "the dog is 1 year old so physically he is the equivalent of 7 years old in human time."? Besides since his body is ageless, it is always at its peak - the peak age for humans is given as an broad estimate because it is varies between individuals. 69.140.240.96 04:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The source of him being physically 15 is Concept: "Mobius." It points out that Shadow is the same height and weight as Sonic who is 15.Fair field fencer F F F  10:02, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note:Concept: "Mobius" is a fansite, thus, we can't use it. Also, we really don't know what a male hedgehog from their world could look like at say, age 5. Though, going by the game's time, Shadow should be around 3 (Phyically) Skeletal '''SLJCOAAATR Soul 12:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Still for age, i think we should put around 50, it may not be accurate, but it's close.  Myself 123  15:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It should be noted that for Sonic X he would have been created when Sonic is at the age of about 11 due to the time passing difference of the worlds. 97.127.26.212 02:45, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

You do realize that on Japan's official website Sonic Channel states that Shadow has no age at all. With that in mind, his age slot should say either "ageless" or "N/A". And I'm going to do that right now. 209.255.28.227 20:51, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh, come on! He is ageless, chronically ageless! He was just created 50 years ago! Why do you talk about stupid things?! You guys aren't going to celebrate his B-day or something!-- FreakyBlackDoom58 'If You Wanna See Sonic Ever Again Then Serve Me...Time Is Running Short...BWAHAHAHA!!!'  14:09, October 18, 2009 (UTC)

So, is anyone going to describe what Shadow does in Sonic Unleashed?
I'm asking since the info for Shadow being in Sonic Unleashed isn't mentioned yet, I haven't gotten the game yet (and even if I did, it would have been the Wii version, which doesn't do much good, as they cut him out of that version) so won't someone update his profile to mention what he is doing in Sonic Unleashed? This goes for Knuckle's article, as well.
 * Early reports said Shadow and Knuckles were in it but it's been proven incorrect. The closest you'll get is a sign post in Empire City telling you which way Shadow Road is. But that's in the Xbox 360 version.Fair field fencer F F F  08:53, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry
hey um guys sorry but i kind of messed up shadow's image so if someone could fix it, please, I'M VERY SORRY! I was trying to put another picture but failed. :( Dawnthehedgehog 04:20, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

I am SO Going to get flamed for this.
But does anyone realise that Shadow is something of a Gary Stu or a Marty Stu or whatever? I mean, he's all powerful, he can't age or die, he can teleport and the creators tried to drown that out with too many faults. -_-, And if you flame me for this, you're violating my right to have an opinion. - Anon

He's nothing of a Sue compared to Blaze. Besides, you said it yourself, he has faults. I'd say it evens out. And I respect your opinion. :P LOL, In my opinion, he's more of a Vincent Valentine. I suggest you get yourself one of these.--Shadowkusanagi 01:23, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

He seems like just a whiney, emo version of Sonic to me. 174.23.107.202 05:06, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

How does being pissed at humanity after being forced to watch his best friend get killed by humans make him emo? I agree with the person who said he was like Vincent Valentine; he was genuinely wronged in the past and swore revenge shortly afterward. And I really don't see any physical resemblance between Shadow and Sonic at all. Xeno the Hedgehog 18:43, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

Shadow is cool, but here's a question.
173.73.72.237 05:31, 10 February 2009 (UTC) Here I am leaving a message on the talk of one of my favorite heroes of them all Shadow the Hedgehog (Yeah you Shadow Haters... he's so awesome and you know it). Anyway I came here to post up a question for anyone who can answer it. In the game Shadow the Hedgehog they said that the comet passes by every fifty years. Yet in Sonic Adventure 2, Shadow had awoken after being imprisoned for fifty years in the military base. So why didn't the comet pass by and Black Doom approach him then? I'm posting this question here since there's no discussion section for the Black Comet itself.


 * The Black Arms are religious nutcases, seems to be the short answer. Why didn't they conquer Mobius when Black Doom brought the Glyphic Canyon skyships to the surface of Mobius, 2000 years ago? There wasn't any GUN to stop 'em, then. I suspect the answer does indeed lie in Black Arms eschatology. Notice how Black Doom keeps rambling on about the "Promised time" all the way through Shadow's game? THAT'S why. The Black Arms will have some sort of religious prophecy that prohibited them from acting until the time they eventually did. Molten Scandium 11:21, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Not to mention the fact that it might not have been exactly fifty years ago. When Shadow was reawakened it could have easily been 48 years. People some times use rough approximations instead of the actually amount. It's not uncommon.Fair <font color="#FFA500">field <font color="#FF2400">fencer <font color="FF2400">F <font color="#FFA500">F <font color="#FF2400">F  11:29, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO ANNIHILATE THE PLANET!!!!-- FreakyBlackDoom58 'If You Wanna See Sonic Ever Again Then Serve Me...Time Is Running Short...BWAHAHAHA!!!'  14:02, October 18, 2009 (UTC)

Immortal?
164.106.16.157 17:09, 10 February 2009 (UTC) I notice that everyone says Shadow does not age and is immortal (even the games say that). Well that could be true, but I'm here to finally say this to the world. Is he really an ageless immortal? I mean sure he's like 50, but he was frozen in sleep for all those years, so of course he wouldn't age. He doesn't look much older with each passing game, but then again Sonic and the others don't look any older or younger either. I'd say that Shadow's physical age is seventeen (since he seems a little older than Sonic) and his actual age is 67.
 * If you can back that up with an official source, like SHadow's profile from Sonic Channel, then you may add it, but for the moment in time, this is merely speculation.<font color="#FF2400">Fair <font color="#FFA500">field <font color="#FF2400">fencer <font color="FF2400">F <font color="#FFA500">F <font color="#FF2400">F  17:50, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

164.106.16.157 18:37, 10 February 2009 (UTC) Well unfortunatly I do not. But until I do, it'll give the users and Shadow Fans something to talk about.


 * I've been thinkin' about this of late as well, to prosecute my vendetta against the Ageless article, LOL. The official website for Sonic '06, however, states outright that Shadow's body dosn't age. However, it also says he "can't be killed", which is blatantly impossible. Nonewithstanding the fact that Shadow dies all the time when you're PLAYING the games, it's also just stupid: I don't care how much Chaos Control the black hog can do, you drop a big enough weight on his head and he will pancake.


 * But I digress. Point is, Shadow is definitly cut-and-dry canonically ageless. Molten Scandium 19:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Could be a bit of a mistranslation and it's meant to be he can't die, probably of old age and disease and not meaning he is actually 100% invincible.<font color="#FF2400">Fair <font color="#FFA500">field <font color="#FF2400">fencer <font color="FF2400">F <font color="#FFA500">F <font color="#FF2400">F  19:35, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Fair point that. I was most pleased to discover the other day that the two "dimensions" (Land of Sky and Land of Darkness) mentioned in the Sonic Movie aren't actually seperate dimensions at all. That was a translation error; they're really just "areas". Which makes a hell of a lot more sense. Molten Scandium 19:38, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The very website you linked has even made translation errors. They refer to Blaze as a Queen when she is really a princess. And in Sonic Heroes, Rouge says Shadow is a robot by the end of Team Dark's story, but I learned that in Japanese, robot and a clone or an artificially made being, are very similar in sound or text. Something like that, the point is, Rouge could have been calling Shadow a clone instead of a robot, but it was mistranslated.<font color="#FF2400">Fair <font color="#FFA500">field <font color="#FF2400">fencer <font color="FF2400">F <font color="#FFA500">F <font color="#FF2400">F  19:46, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I always distrusted the "princess" as well, in all honesty. Blaze is never really shown to have any (royal) family or leadership-administrative duties like you'd expect if she really was in charge of her entire world. No, she spends the entire time running around fighting baddies who try to steal her dimension's gems of power. Seems a lot more like "princess" is just her world's title for "Guardian", a la Knucklehead. Molten Scandium 19:54, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Sub-nuclear fission
Unlike our dear SLJ, I'm usually all in favour of merging. HOWEVER, this article is getting big and bulky, and the "Archie Shadow" Sonic the Hedgehog (comics) section is more than big enough to be set free and given its own page, in the same way that we have a dedicated page for Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie character). It would, I think, aid with the disambiguation. Votes? - Molten Scandium 21:34, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm all for it.<font color="#FF2400">Fair <font color="#FFA500">field <font color="#FF2400">fencer <font color="FF2400">F <font color="#FFA500">F <font color="#FF2400">F  21:46, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Shadow's SSBB Art VS. Shadow's Sonic 2006 Art

 * Did anybody notice that both artworks are very similar?(not all the way the same, of course)-- A k a m i a (Talk) 04:37, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Shadow being designed after Sonic? Impossible? Think again!
I remember hearing this in an actual game, not some fanboy ramblings, but it is still possible that Shadow was modeled after Sonic. How? The hieroglyphics in the echinda pyramids depicting Super Sonic! In Sonic Battle, didn't Proffesor Gerald find the Gizoid while studying echinda remains or something? I think he based Shadow's design on the prophecy, explaining why Shadow's sprites are in Super Sonic position. Shadow is only black and red because of Black Arms DNA, otherwise, he would always look like Super Sonic. Now I'm tired, a little dizzy, so I'm not sure about the specifics. I KNOW I heard it somewhere, in an actual game. Can someone back this up from somewhere? Check Sonic Battle, Sonic Adventure, and Shadow the Hedgehog if you wanna do some snooping. -Anonymous contributor

You're totally right!! No wonder they confused Sonic for Shadow in SA2B! Never thought of that, you taught me something today! -- Shelly   the  Hedgehog  05:19, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

shade and shadow....
i think that would be funny to hear....but the mental picture is scary....never mind.artemis fowl 3--Meowmix5 19:02, 1 May 2009 (UTC)meowmix5

Huh
Why does the reader need to know 'controversial' upon seeing the link to the game of the same name? Shouldn't that just be in the article itself? Kaihedgie 06:07, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Well spotted. I'll remove that. -- Supermorff 19:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Shedding...Tears
OMG,he cried!!!!That's very heartwarming!!Shady the Hedgehog 22:03, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * He did? When? Xeno the Hedgehog 03:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

According to mty friends, it was when Amy reminded him about Maria's promise. But he looked more like frantic then crying--116.50.177.6 04:24, 16 July 2009 (UTC)Saria the Hedgehog

This was in Sonic Adventure 2 -- Shelly   the  Hedgehog  05:17, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

He also creid in Sonic X,because Chris remind him what Maria really wanted was for him to be friends with the people and as Chris fainted he caught him in his arm and a close up of him crying is seen with a tear in his eye.--Hikaruyami-having fun* 14:13, October 18, 2009 (UTC)

What ze Heck!?
Alright, what's up with the infobox? It looked nice and fine before, and now it looks likes.....this! Could the person who did this please explain? I'm not an admin, so I can't reprimand them, I just wanna know why they think they have the right to change something like the infobox so drastically!--<font color="#0000FF">Kagi <font color="#FF0000">mizu -<font color="#008000">Seeya <font color="#FFA500"> 'round ~ 15:57, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

THE TRIVIA WAS A TOTAL DRAG!!!!
The trivia of Shadow's was so bad that I forgot that I can't eat water! Luckily, I removed it.-- FreakyBlackDoom58 'If You Wanna See Sonic Ever Again Then Serve Me...Time Is Running Short...BWAHAHAHA!!!'  14:05, October 18, 2009 (UTC)


 * Seemed pretty legit to me. Xeno the Hedgehog 16:41, October 18, 2009 (UTC)

No it wasn't.-- FreakyBlackDoom58 'If You Wanna See Sonic Ever Again Then Serve Me...Time Is Running Short...BWAHAHAHA!!!'  10:27, October 19, 2009 (UTC)