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Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)

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One thing I chose to leave out of the video is that Eggman does confirm during the final boss that Shadow is in fact the same one from SA2. He saved Shadow from the fall with his robots. I left it out because it ultimately doesn't matter. It could or could not be the same one and it would make no difference. Though the game also does answer the mystery from SA2. In the Prison Island level, Shadow remembers escaping from the ARK and being apprehended by GUN. Which doesn't really make sense because even SA2 Shadow did not know that. Either way, it also doesn't matter, but I'd rather it was left open.

I know the rant seems like I was just blowing some small continuities errors out of proportion. But this is just the beginning. So many errors like this pile on top of each other over time that almost nothing in this series makes sense anymore. As someone that sees so much potential in the stories of this series, it is incredibly frustrating.

I also should mention that I'm fine with Shadow being able to handle his super form here when he couldn't in SA2. He's gone through enough of an arc in this game that it is narratively earned. Shadow has grown since then. He has even gained the free way of living that Sonic has, now that he's no longer letting others tell him who to be. Now he truly is the ultimate lifeform he was intended to be.

Also, I realized after finishing the video. If we want to continue with the religious theming that Shadow has typically had and look at Black Doom as a Satan analogue, that would technically make Shadow an Anti-Christ figure, since he was made from Black Doom's blood. So uhh... take from that what you will.

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