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Shadow the Hedgehog is a character appearing in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. Shadow was created by Takashi Iizuka and Shiro Maekawa, and debuted in the series' 2001 installment Sonic Adventure 2. Shadow is the "Ultimate Lifeform", created by Professor Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of Doctor Eggman, using the DNA of Black Doom, a Black Arms alien. Shadow befriended Maria, Gerald's granddaughter, who suffered from N.I.D.S (Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome). They lived on the ARK, where they worked hard for a cure for N.I.D.S. But then, G.U.N. appeared and shut down the ARK, killing Maria in the process. However, her last dying words to Shadow were to "give everyone a chance to be happy", before launching him out of the ARK. Gerald, enraged and now insane that his granddaughter was killed, messed with Shadow's mind, making him think her last dying words were revenge. 50 years later, inspired by his grandfathers research, Doctor Eggman awakens Shadow from his slumber, inside a G.U.N. base, and Shadow told him to use the Chaos Emeralds to destroy the Earth, but Shadow later remembers who he is and stops the ARK. He later crashes to Earth. Shadow has appeared in several Sonic games. His personality is sharp-witted and usually serious, because of how Maria's death affected his psyche. He is one of the edgier characters of the series. Although critics have divided opinions about this character, he has remained one of Sonic the Hedgehog's most popular characters, popular enough to even get his own game.
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I'd suggest watching WickedBinge to have a better understanding of this casting page. For example, sometimes villains are considered Bad Apples, because while what they do is harmful, they do it for the good of something else, or they do bad things due to something that makes it out of their control. Bad Apples can also be considered villains whose intentions are evil, but not evil enough to affect too much of the world around them. Bad Apples can also be mean children who were raised that way by their parents. They can also be irresponsible in their jobs or roles as parents. Neutral characters can be characters who were evil at first, before happily joining the side of good, either being evil from manipulation, or being good after they've been betrayed. (But it all depends on how evil the deeds were before they turned good, as well as how understandable their backstory and reason for doing bad things is, or how good their deeds are to fix things up and make them right again.) Evil Villain is a character that does more harm in their bad things, usually affecting the world around them, but has their rare, VERY rare moments of either good deeds, or feelings and sympathy for something or someone. An Evil Villain can be a character that can be hard to take seriously, but has no goodwill in them either. Evil Villains can also be characters who aren't considered real villains technically, but have done so many bad deeds, with bad intentions that affect the people around them. Even characters with negative thoughts can be considered evil! Devil Incarnate is a character who almost NEVER cares about the evil deeds they do, and they greatly affect the world or lives around them without even caring at all. They'll have either no real reason for being so vicious, or no backstory sympathetic enough that is reasonable for why they are evil in the first place, combined with the heartless deeds they have done that affect others around them greatly. They will not hesitate to do something so harmful and hurtful, even if it's for a small, simple plan! Feel free to rank who you think is Pure Angel, Mostly Good, Fairly Good, Neutral, Bad Apple, Evil Villain, and Devil Incarnate. And if you'd like to, just for fun, you can even explain why that character should be considered the rank you've placed them into the comment section of your selection! Enjoy!
