Shadow the Hedgehog

"I am Shadow the Hedgehog! The Ultimate Life Form!"

- Shadow introducing himself to Vegeta

Shadow the Hedgehog is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and the rival of the titular character. He appears in the 12th episode of DEATH BATTLE!, Vegeta VS Shadow, where he was pitted against Vegeta of Dragon Ball Z. He appeared once again in the 63rd episode, Mewtwo VS Shadow, where he fought against Mewtwo from the Pokémon series. In both appearances, he was voiced by Curtis Arnott (Takahata101).

Bio
He was built by Professor Gerald Robotnik as the Ultimate Life Form from Black Arm DNA. Although he is a powerhouse, his initial purpose was to have genes to cure the deathly ill, specifically Gerald's granddaughter Maria. But before Shadow was able to be shared to the world, Maria was tragically killed. After that, Shadow tried to destroy the world, but eventually saved it instead.

Background

 * Height: 3'3"


 * Weight: 77 lbs.


 * Bio-Engineered Ultimate Life Form


 * Nearly Indestructible


 * Hypersonic Speed


 * Martial Arts Skills

Chaos Force

 * Chaos Control


 * Chaos Spear


 * Chaos Blast


 * Other Energy-Based Attacks


 * Can be used to defend, heal, fly & warp

Inhibitor Rings

 * Restricts Chaos Power


 * Maintains Precision Control


 * When removed, his powers increase exponentially


 * When removed, his stamina drops quickly

Super Form

 * 1000% Power Increase


 * Automatic Flight


 * Unlimited Endurance


 * Invincible


 * Duration based on a time limit

Background

 * Height: 3' 3"|100cm


 * Weight: 77.2lbs|35kg


 * Bio-Engineered Ultimate Lifeform


 * Possesses Black Arms DNA


 * Agent of G.U.N.'s Team Dark


 * Officially likes "nothing"


 * Ambidextrous


 * Somehow often mistaken for Sonic


 * Edgelord

Powers & Arsenal

 * Hover boots


 * Spin dash


 * Super speed


 * Heightened strength


 * Superhuman durability


 * Chaos powers
 * Chaos control
 * Chaos spear
 * Chaos blast
 * Spear of light
 * Shadow heal

Super Shadow

 * Massive power increase


 * Unlimited chaos powers


 * Automatic flight


 * Unlimited endurance


 * Supposedly invincible


 * Form duration limited by time
 * Average duration: 50 seconds


 * Can access full power when Inhibiter Rings are removed


 * Requires 7 Chaos Emeralds to form

Feats

 * Survived falling to earth from space


 * Teleported the Black Comet


 * Has bested Sonic in combat


 * Froze time around an entire planet


 * Can skydive without a parachute


 * Survived an attack from Mephiles


 * Defeated Black Doom, Black Death, Metal Sonic, Solaris, & FinalHazard


 * Took out an entire Metarex Fleet

One Minute Melee
Though Shadow hasn't appeared as a combatant in One Minute Melee yet, he did make a cameo in the Trunks vs. Silver OMM, where he was fighting Vegeta offscreen.... and lost. Unlike the Death Battle however, Shadow wasn't killed by Vegeta, just rendered unconscious.

Vegeta VS Shadow

 * "There you are! I knew I sensed an extraordinary power around here." (to Vegeta)
 * "I am Shadow the Hedgehog... the ultimate lifeform!" (introducing himself to Vegeta)
 * "Funny. I was going to say the same thing about you." (after being insulted by Vegeta)
 * "You have... no idea... WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH!" (before going Super Shadow)
 * "Behold... the true power I possess!" (after transforming into Super Shadow)
 * "Right behind you." (before teleporting Vegeta underwater)
 * "Chaooos... Controool!" (Before teleporting the moon back to it's righful place)
 * "Chaooos...Blaaaast!" (Before his super form ran out)
 * "Uh-Oh." (Before being killed by Vegeta)

Mewtwo vs Shadow

 * Get away!
 * What's your problem, freak?
 * This'll stop you!
 * Chaos Control!
 * Good try, monster, but you're done!
 * Maria...wait, where am I? Oh my God, I'm glowing! Why am I glowing?!
 * Screw you!

Trivia

 * Shadow was the first Sonic character in Death Battle, right before Sonic himself in the episode after.
 * Shadow and his opponent were the first characters on Death Battle with a voice actor, right before Sonic in the episode after.
 * Shadow is voiced by Takahata101, who also played Nappa, Dende, Guldo and many more characters on Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged.
 * Shadow is the first Sega character to lose a Death Battle, with the next two being Dr. Eggman and Knuckles the Echidna.
 * He is however the first Sega character to return for another episode.
 * Shadow was mentioned by Vegeta before the battle between Goku and Superman started.
 * Shadow is the fourth returning combatant in Death Battle, with the first three being Leonardo, Batman, and Charizard.
 * He's the first Sonic character to face off against a Nintendo character that's not from the Mario series (as well as the first Sonic character to face off against a Pokemon character).
 * He's also the first character to have two different set of 2D sprites in both episode appearances (having professional-made sprites for his fight with Vegeta (which come from Sonic Battle) and having a completely new set of sprites made for his fight with Mewtwo).
 * He's also the second returning combatant to lose twice in Death Battle with Charizard being the first.
 * He's also the second Sega character to lose to a Nintendo character, the first being Knuckles the Echidna.