Shadow the Hedgehog

Death Battle Combatant
The Ultimate Lifeform
Shadow the Hedgehog
Origin	Sonic the Hedgehog
Company	Sega
Appearance(s)	Vegeta VS Shadow Mewtwo VS Shadow

Shadow the Hedgehog is a protagonist from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He appeared in the 12th episode of Death Battle, Vegeta VS Shadow, where he fought against Vegeta from the Dragon Ball series. He returned 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

Shadow 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 possess genes to cure the deathly ill, specifically Gerald's granddaughter Maria. However, before Shadow was able to be shared to the world, Maria was tragically killed. Because of this, Shadow tried to destroy the world, but thanks to sudden memories of Maria, he eventually saved it instead. Since then, he has helped to save the world on numerous occasions.

Death Battle Info (Vegeta VS Shadow)

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

Death Battle Info (Mewtwo VS Shadow)

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

Shadow a cameo in Season 3's Trunks VS Silver One Minute Melee, where he was fighting Vegeta offscreen.... and lost. Unlike the Death Battle however, Shadow wasn't killed by Vegeta, just rendered unconscious. The fight between him and Vegeta was eventually made into a bonus episode in Season 4, where he was voiced by ProfKranc.

Death Battle Quotes

Vegeta VS Shadow

• "There you are! I knew I sensed an extraordinary power around here."
• "I am Shadow the Hedgehog... the ultimate lifeform!"
• "Funny. I was going to say the same thing about you."
• "You have... no idea... WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH!"
• "Right behind you."
• "Chaooos... Controool!"
• "Chaooos...Blaaaast!"
• "Uh-Oh."

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!

Gallery

Sprite used in Vegeta VS Shadow

Super Shadow sprite used in Vegeta VS Shadow

Super Shadow

Sprite used in Mewtwo VS Shadow

Super Shadow sprite used in Mewtwo VS Shadow

Shadow using Chaos Control

Shadow using Chaos Spear

Shadow using Chaos Blast

Chaos Emeralds

Shadow's Inhibitor rings

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Trivia

• Shadow is the first Sega character in Death Battle, with the next eight being Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic, Tails, Segata Sanshiro, Knuckles the Echidna, Bayonetta and Amy Rose.
  • He is also the first Sonic character in Death Battle, with the next six being Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna and Amy Rose.
    • He is also the first Sonic character to lose, with the next four being Dr. Eggman, Knuckles the Echidna, Metal Sonic and Sonic the Hedgehog.
• Shadow and his opponent were the first characters on Death Battle with a voice actor.
• Shadow is voiced by Takahata101, who also played Nappa, Dende, Guldo and many more characters on Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged. In his second episode, Shadow's voice actor was directed to act worse than the last episode to better match the character's vocal performance in Sonic Adventure 2.
• Shadow was mentioned by Vegeta before the battle between Goku VS Superman started.
• Shadow is the eighth returning combatant in Death Battle, with the first seven being Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman and Charizard, and with the next seven being Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • He is 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 used for his fight with Mewtwo).
  • He is also the fourth returning combatant to lose twice, with the first three being Boba Fett, Son Goku and Charizard, and with the next one being Batman.
  • He is the first Sonic character to return, with the next two being Metal Sonic and Sonic the Hedgehog.
• Shadow and his opponent are the fourth pair of combatants to fight against each other in both Death Battle and One Minute Melee, after Deadpool & Deathstroke, Hercule Satan & Dan Hibiki and Green Arrow & Hawkeye, and with the next nine pairs being Natsu Dragneel & Portgas D. Ace, Lucario & Renamon, Luigi & Tails, Mario & Sonic, Sephiroth & Vergil, Jotaro Kujo & Kenshiro, Ryu & Jin Kazama, Link & Cloud Strife and Ken Masters & Terry Bogard.

References

• Shadow The Hedgehog on Wikipedia.
• Shadow The Hedgehog on Sonic News Network.