The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog Chapter 5 is the fifth chapter in the The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog manga series published by CoroCoro Comic, and the climax of the series.
Cover Page[]
The cover shows Shadow trapped in a bird cage, his hand on his forehead as he struggles in pain. The bird cage is held in the hand of an oversized, menacing Black Doom.
Text reads, "Two more to go until the final chapter! ALL THE TRUTH WILL BE REVEALED!"
Summary[]
Following his introduction, Shadow attempts to punch Black Doom. Though he ends up phasing through him, and crashing onto the ground. He breaks through the rubble and asks Maria if she's injured. Maria responds that she's fine but asks about Shadow's condition, to which Shadow requests her to stay close to him.
Black Doom calls Shadow impatient but dubs that it's expected from him. Shadow questions what Black Doom knows of Shadow to which he responds, "everything". Claiming that Shadow was born from his cells. Shadow stands with chills.
Black Doom starts to explain that 50 years ago, on the ARK, there was research on bioweapons, he gave the cells to Gerald Robotnik on the condition of receiving the research's results, bringing Shadow. However, Gerald didn't intend to just create weapons. However, due to the dangers of the research and morality brought up with it, Earth National Defense Forces decided to destroy the project. However, Shadow just remembers going to White Space right after... Despite this, Black Doom shocks him when the story continues as he elaborates that his escape capsule crashed down to Earth.
Black Doom tried to collect Shadow's body. Black Doom wanted to restore his body, to do that, he would have to connect Shadow's power with him. Black Doom manipulated Shadow's memory, by keeping "human foolishness intact", and making his cells seem like the perpetrators behind the raid on the ARK, so that way he would grow his soul full of hatred. Black Doom then gives the final revelation to Shadow.
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Shadow stands cold, and dead silent. Then, breaks down into a panic, digesting what he's just learned, not understanding what's real, or what to believe. He then stops in the horror of the thought of if Maria is even real. Black Doom then ends off the explanation by stating that when he had no body he created Gyoro to make Shadow absorb the Wishing Orbs, using him as bait to get Shadow. Gyoro explains that his only job was to make Shadow get the orbs. Since Shadow got the power from the Orbs, Black Doom's power with Shadow is reconnecting. White Space then enters into the Doom Zone, as Maria notices the changing landscape as multiple buildings start to transform into the architecture of Radical Highway.
Black Doom then transforms into Devil Doom, and demolishes multiple buildings as a show of power. Black Doom exclaims that he's prepared to absorb Shadow, however, he notes that Shadow isn't fueled by enough rage.
Maria wonders what to do, and Gyoro gleefully exclaims that they've lost. Maria asks if Gyoro knows how to escape, to which it responds that he's served his purpose from his main body's point of view, and is waiting to be absorbed. Maria replies that even though it tricked Shadow, she got to see life outside of the ARK, and she thanks Gyoro for it, to it's surprise. Gyoro gets flustered wondering why he would ever deserve to be thanked to which Maria responds "Why shouldn't you?"
Black Doom aims to attack Maria and Shadow both at once, Maria jumps to save Shadow, but Gyoro ends up launching in first. Black Doom is confused at first but then Gyoro elaborates that Gyoro was treated horribly throughout his life, and he became jealous of Shadow seeing him work so hard for someone else, and that "someone else" as Maria appeared and thanked someone like him. Gyoro pleas to Shadow to protect Maria, and Black Doom pops Gyoro by crushing him in-between his fingers.
Hearing his last words, Shadow's Doom Wings awaken, and he starts to yell in pure rage, as Black Doom's energy flows throughout. Black Doom states that he had thought that he had erased all of Shadow's memories besides that fulling hatred, he didn't expect Maria to still be remembered, or unable to be erased, Maria with tears in her eyes, launches out throughout the energy to reach Shadow. Shadow, starts to wonder what he even is, his purpose, his thoughts, he despises it all. Maria then reaches towards Shadow, and pleads to him that he's not the type of person to be consumed by hatred, that despite Black Doom's large power, he was still unable to erase his love for Maria, and all his memories of his time spent with her, that despite it all, he still has a heart. Maria falls from the energy and starts to plummet down.
Shadow, hearing that voice dear to him, the name of Maria, he launches out his wings, and flies toward her, picking her up, and comforting her that it's all right now.
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Appearances[]
Characters:[]
- Amy Rose (first appearance)
- Black Doom
- Devil Doom (first appearance)
- Death Leech (illusion)
- E-123 Omega (first appearance)
- Gerald Robotnik (flashback)
- Gyoro (death)
- G.U.N. Soldier (flashback)
- Knuckles the Echidna (first appearance)
- Maria Robotnik
- Miles "Tails" Prower (first appearance)
- Rouge the Bat (first appearance)
- Researchers
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog (first appearance)
Races and species:[]
- Black Arms
- Human
Locations[]
- White Space
- Radical Highway (first appearance)
- Space Colony ARK (flashback)
Items:[]
- Air Shoes
- Black Moon
- Limiter Ring
- Semi-Auto Rifle (flashback)
Miscellaneous:[]
- Doom Powers
- Doom Wings
Quotes[]
Gyoro: ARE YOU FRIGGING KIDDING ME? Where did I ever get the right to be thanked?
Shadow: Is someone calling me? What am I anyway? I don't know anything. I DESPISE IT ALL!
Maria: GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF! SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG! You are not the type of person to be consumed by hate! Am I wrong?! Someone with such immense power manipulated your memory, and yet you still remembered me! You watched the planet with me! You took care of me! You remember all of it don't you?! That proves there was something more to you than hatred! You have a heart that cares for another person. Please... be safe Shadow...
Shadow: My name? Then what was the voice I just heard? A voice very dear to me... "MARIA." .... It's alright now, Maria.