Black Hawks have a squamous black hide with wide red lines from their head to the end of their back fins.
Overview
Black Hawk's energy wave
Black Hawks are more powerful than the Black Wings, being capable of firing blue energy waves by tilting and rushes themselves, and flying unhindered in space.[2] They take three hits with the Homing Attack to be defeated.
The Black Hawks can be used as a flying vehicle after being defeated. To get on one, the player has to press //[3] and // to speed it up.[4] Note that their shots cannot be triggered by the player. However, Shadow can use a weapon while riding one by pressing //, excluding melee weapons as Shadow discards them once mounting the Black Hawk.
Each Black Hawk has a health measure that depletes whenever it takes damage, until it empties, leaving the player to fall into a bottomless pit.[5] Its health measures can be refilled using Damage Recover. The pilot of the Black Hawk cannot ride it indefinitely though, meaning that it will leave the player in some parts of the Stages. Sometimes, the Black Hawks also appears in groups as a game mechanic to reach other areas using the Homing Attack.
Gallery
A model of Black Hawk closer to the one in the game.
↑Kaizen Media Group (22 November 2005). "Enemies". Shadow the Hedgehog: Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. p. 90. ISBN 978-0761551959.
↑Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA (15 November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/level: Lethal Highway. Shadow the Hedgehog: "Hmm. Jumping over those whirlwinds is simple."
↑Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA (15 November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/level: Glyphic Canyon: "Shadow: I think I can catch a ride on that bird-like creature and fly on ahead. I need to tame it, first, and then press the to get on."
↑Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA (15 November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/level: Glyphic Canyon: "Shadow: I can use the left analog stick to ascend and descend. Holding down the will let me fly a little faster.
↑Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA (15 November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/level: Glyphic Canyon: "Shadow: The Creature's health is displayed in the lower right hand corner of the screen. I have to make sure that I protect it from getting hurt."
/
/
[3] and 
/
/
to speed it up.[4] Note that their shots cannot be triggered by the player. However, Shadow can use a weapon while riding one by pressing 
/
/
, excluding melee weapons as Shadow discards them once mounting the Black Hawk.
