Red Slime

I recognize this.
— Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog

Red Slime, also known as red liquid,^[1] is a gimmick that appears in Shadow the Hedgehog. It is a substance that serves as the Black Arms' main transport system inside the Black Comet and their colonies.

Description

The Red Slime is a thick red liquid that runs along surfaces like some sort of vine. It serves as the high-speed transportation network for the members of the Black Arms species or those that are kin to them. When utilizing the Red Slime, the users absorb themselves inside of it and slither through their vines to the other end, which is marked by a Red Slime pool.

Overview

In Shadow the Hedgehog, the player can use the Red Slime to transport Shadow through its vines to different sections of a Stage, some of which cannot be accessed by any other means. Almost every Stage in Shadow the Hedgehog features Red Slime for transport. To use the Red Slime in gameplay, the player has to use the Dark Spin Dash when standing close to any trace of Red Slime.

In other media

Archie Comics

Main article: Conduit Gel

Shadow using Conduit Gel, from *Sonic Universe* #59.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Red Slime is referred to as Conduit Gel on Sonic's World. It is described as an oozing fungus used exclusively by Black Arms for quick transport. It was planted on Sonic's World during Black Doom's attempt to invade the planet, and was also used onboard the New Black Comet.

References

↑ Sonic Team (November 18, 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area: Black Comet. "Black Doom: Absorb some of the red liquid by Spin Dashing."

Shadow the Hedgehog

Characters		Shadow (Hero Shadow, Dark Shadow, Super Shadow) \| Black Doom (Devil Doom) \| Eggman \| Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Rouge \| Omega \| Team Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy) \| Cream \| Cheese \| Maria \| Gerald \| Commander \| President \| Researcher \| Secretary \| Chao
Enemies		Ark Missile Turret \| Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell) \| Black Assassin \| Black Hawk \| Black Oak \| Black Volt \| Black Warrior \| Black Wing \| Black Worm \| Big Foot Type A \| Big Foot Type B \| Death Leech \| Death Worm \| Egg Bommer \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pierrot \| Giant Walker \| Giga Trooper \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Beetle \| GUN Soldier \| GUN Trooper \| Jack Bommer \| Killer Plant \| Mono Beetle \| Rocket Beetle \| Sand Worm \| Shadow Android \| Spark Beetle
Stages		Air Fleet \| Black Comet \| Central City \| Circus Park \| Cosmic Fall \| Cryptic Castle \| Death Ruins \| Digital Circuit \| Final Haunt \| GUN Fortress \| Glyphic Canyon \| Iron Jungle \| Lava Shelter \| Lethal Highway \| Lost Impact \| Mad Matrix \| Prison Island \| Sky Troops \| Space Gadget \| The ARK \| The Doom \| The Last Way \| Westopolis
Bosses		Black Bull \| Black Doom \| Blue Falcon \| Devil Doom \| Diablon \| Egg Breaker \| Egg Dealer \| Heavy Dog
Moves/Techniques		Chaos Blast \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Spear \| Crouch \| Dark Spin Dash \| Grinding \| Grind Step \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Light Dash \| Mid-Air Attack \| Missile Fever \| Overturn \| Pawn Fever \| Pick up \| Punch \| Ring Fever \| Shadow Fever \| Slide \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Sonic Boost \| Swift strike \| Tail Swipe \| Triangle Jump
Weapons		4-Shot RPG \| 8-Shot RPG \| Bazooka \| Big Worm Shooter \| Big Barrel \| Black Barrel \| Black Sword \| Bomb Fever \| Egg Bazooka \| Egg Gun \| Egg Spear \| Egg Vacuum \| Environment Objects \| Flash Shot \| Gatling Gun \| Grenade Launcher \| Heal Cannon \| Heavy Machine Gun \| Heavy Shot \| Laser Rifle \| Light Shot \| Omochao Gun \| Pistol \| Refractor \| RPG \| Samurai Blade \| Satellite Gun \| Semi-Auto Rifle \| Shadow Rifle \| Splitter \| Survival Knife \| Tank Cannon \| Vacuum Pod \| Wide Worm Shooter \| Worm Shooter
Music	Songs	All Hail Shadow \| Almost Dead \| E.G.G.M.A.N Doc. Robeatnix Mix \| I Am... All of Me \| Never Turn Back \| The Chosen One \| Tripod Baby \| Waking Up \| Who I Am (unused)
Music	Albums	Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax \| Shadow the Hedgehog Official Soundtrack \| Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow) \| Sean Schemmel (Black Doom) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Gerald) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream, Maria) \| Carter Cathcart (Vector) \| David Wills (Espio) \| Amy Birnbaum (Charmy) \| Jeff Kramer (Omega) \| Andrew Rannells (GUN Soldier) \| Marc Thompson (Commander) \| Maddie Blaustein (President) \| Bella Hudson (Secretary)
Japanese voice actors		Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Black Doom) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman, Gerald) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Takashi Yoshida (GUN Soldier) \| Banjō Ginga (Commander) \| Yutaka Nakano (President) \| Junko Kitanishi (Secretary) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Additional Chao)
Other		Air Saucer \| Barrel \| Barrier \| Battle Mode \| Black Comet \| Black Slab \| Black Tank \| Bomb Unit \| Case \| Cell Cannon \| Chaos Emerald \| Central Information Agency \| City annihilator bomb \| Coaster \| Color Panel \| Container (Special Weapon Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Convertible \| Core program \| Eclipse Cannon \| Dark Gauge \| Dark Rider \| Defense Unit \| Egg Balloon \| Egg Monitor \| Eggman Fleet \| Electrified Rail \| Energy Core \| Expert Mode \| Fan \| Fire in the Sky Festival \| Firewall \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Gun Lift \| GUN Motorcycle \| Gun ship \| GUN turret \| GUN Vehicle \| Heal Unit \| Health Gauge \| Hero Gauge \| Hint Ring \| HMMWV \| Item Box (1-Up, Barrier, Damage Recover, Heat Barrier, Invincible, Magnetic Barrier, Rings) \| Jump Panel (Prison Island) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Jump Vehicle \| Junction switch \| Lantern \| Laser field \| Laser turret \| Light-speed circuit \| Meteorite \| Mother computer \| Pole \| President's escape pod \| Prison Island \| Prosperity ritual \| Pulley \| Red fruit \| Red Slime \| Ring \| Rocket \| Secret Door \| Secret Key \| Shadow the Hedgehog Flash \| Shield switch \| Shooting Gallery \| Small bomb \| Surveillance camera \| Tails' Spaceship \| Temple jewel \| Toxic marsh \| Toxic river \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| White House \| Wide spring

[1] Sonic Team (November 18, 2005). Shadow the Hedgehog. PlayStation 2. Sega. Area: Black Comet. "Black Doom: Absorb some of the red liquid by Spin Dashing."

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