Shadow not being able to travel between shatter spaces kind of makes sense since he used chaos control to escape the explosion of the Paradox Prism, meaning he was never hit with the Prism energy. This is why he's limited to the void and the one shatter space model after the original green hill because that's where he originates from. This is also why there's no variant of shadow, he separated from the shatterverse

I think Shadow doesn’t have any counterparts because when the Paradox Prism was shattered, he used Chaos Control and was outside the blast when the Shatterverse was created.

Reminder: Shadow and Big share the same VA in Prime. “Froggy, this is what you wanted right? This is my promise I made to you.”

I don't think season 3 will start with a sonic and shadow fight. That would just be a dickish move from shadow for fighting someone who is already down. Shadow usually fights with sonic just to shut him up. We just have to wait for season 3 to see what happens

One of the best parts about Shadow's character is that his conflict with Sonic is understandable. He sees Sonic's recklessness endangering the world, causing Green Hill to split into different realities. If only he's given more screentime in the show.

Overall I really enjoyed how Shadow was written in Prime, even though I would like to see more interactions between Rouge and Shadow what we have right now is not so bad, I could even say it's an improvement from boom and the meta era, let's just hope season 3 gives him more time to shine

5:41 I'd just like to point out that just before when they squabble in the water, you can briefly see Sonic take the two discs on the shoes back just before Shadow gets away with one of his hand discs. They didn't just teleport back to him.

While Shadow may not have any personal friendships with the other characters, I think it still makes sense that he'd be as driven as he is to restore Green Hill. It's his reality after all, his home. And home is home even if you don't have anyone in it for yourself 🤔

Please, everyone, never stop making these video analyses of Shadow the Hedgehog’s character development (or lack thereof). They are my comfort canons.

If you ask me, Shadow was fine in Prime. While I definitely would have liked to see him interact with more characters, at least he didn’t come across as an arrogant jerk who thinks he’s better than everyone else like he was in Boom or an arrogant idiot who completely disregards the words of others like he was in the Metal Virus arc. He comes across as more of a stoic loner who prefers to keep to himself and do things on his own and isn’t very trusting, but does have a sense of doing what’s right and has a much more efficient mindset compared to the more laid back Sonic. Yeah, he’s definitely aggressive and distrusting with Sonic, but I can’t say I blame him since the entire situation in Prime is entirely Sonic’s fault. However at the same time, Shadow literally can’t be too involved since the entire plot would end in minutes if he was fully involved, so I get why he has a more secondary role. I feel as though the issues with Shadow stem from issues that Prime itself has. Sonic’s world is very underdeveloped and Sonic, the Chaos Council, and a few specific variants of the other characters (Nine, Rusty, Thorn, and Dread) are the only characters who have real importance to the narrative overall with everyone else basically just feeling like space occupiers. All in all, Shadow’s not bad, but he’s not as great as he was in SA2, 06, or Heroes.

I kind of like to believe Shadow misses rouge more than anything in Avoid the Void. Omega is nowhere to be found and his existence is even up for question in this universe, but I still like to think Shadow missed Rouge, but he doesn’t want to say it in front of Sonic

Seeing SEGA fix Shadow, albeit slowly, gives fans hope.

He needs some background to fill in his character and screen time, he’s defiantly better than what we got for boom and forces. Showing the more empathetic and direct side shown in 06/SA2 would make him way more likeable 🤙🏽

This pretty much sums up my thoughts on Shadow as a whole. He could be doing so much more in the franchise, but his rivalry with Sonic has been beat into the ground at this point. I really hope season 3 does more with him.

we all wish for shadow to be his 06 self cause 06 did shadow the best. i will be happy once my favorite fictional character is finally himself. i think prime shadow is better than anything in the meta era by far.

He's definitely better in Prime than the rest of the meta era, but he's not the same as the Adventure era. I'd say it's a step in the right direction and I honestly wouldn't mind if they swapped Kirk for the Prime va in the games, I really like the voice.

I REALLY like how they wrote Shadow here. His personality is very good and not bury into the "edginess" he was put into. He could crack a few jokes, is serious without being an ass and he knows of the biggest threat. His fight with Sonic in Season 2 had a very good motive, considering all that happened. Sonic showed NO premise in being able to fix everything, to him, so he decided to do things himself, and since Sonic wouldn't give him the tech, he has no issue taking on force, and when he finds out Sonic is the only one able to cross the portals, he... agrees to work together, no matter how much he doesn't like the idea. It was also neat how, even though he couldn't corss the portals he still helped how he could. Disabling the Eggmans ship and all. Even though he didn't appeared much on Season 2, I still considered a good amount. Even more when compared with Season 1. It's like they are building up his inclusion on the show. Season 1 showing he has some importance, managing to communicate with Sonic a few days, then Season 2 he was more present and managed to give more aid. I have a feeling Season 3 they are intending for him to be more present, finding a excuse for him to NOW being able to cross the portals and possiblity interact with the rest of the cast (GIVING more chances to maybe confirm if he has some connection with Rouge. WOuld be neat if they show that with the three Rouges we have around)... at least I hope for it. It just feels like the right move to do with his character, even more with how it seems he is being more involved with the plot... though I FEEL like he will separate from Sonic in Season 3, if he finds a way to cross the portals, to go after Nines.

Hopefully Shadow and Rouge are better friends than we get to see in Season 2. The glance Shadow gives to Rouge makes me believe there’s something under the surface there. Perhaps Shadow is good friends with Rouge but doesn’t show it around Sonic

To me, the voice work by Ian is what sold me on this iteration of Shadow.

Something I can really appreciate is how in the end shadow is right. He isn’t as good as his peak of course yeah but I’m just glad it wasn’t meta era drivel. Seeing him not be like that really reminded me how much I missed him being cool in any way lol

I hope Shadow’s origins get fleshed out more in season 3. Maybe he could try to catch Nine himself but gets trapped instead, leading to him revealing his past to the variant. This could help in making Nine redeem himself for his betrayal.

I do like aspects of this Shadow a lot, but I’m with you in that it’s a mixed bag. Between this and TMOSTH, it’s nice to have something to chew on in regards to Shadow again

Ian Hanlin is honestly the best voice for Shadow after Jason Griffith. He should be the voice for him in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Can we at least agree that this Shadow is a step up from Boom Shadow's characterization taking over for a while?

I'm not surprised that Shadow feels so detached from everything and that they don't make it clear if his arc from the games happened, 'cause like, that's true to every OG character in the show. Outside of Tails' backstory and Knuckle's past as an antagonist, there's very little insight into the past development of the characters. We also still don't know why Rouge joined the main gang when she's always been an antagonist/anti-hero. We still don't know why Knuckles isn't guarding the Master Emerald. We don't even know if Amy still has a crush on Sonic.

I really like him, especially compared to all the meh variant versions of other characters. He has a good reason to be so abrasive with Sonic, since the latter is even more annoying and impulsive than most other versions of the character. Along with the fact that he clearly does still like him in an annoyed older brother kinda way and isn't really one to open up about all his emotions, especially to his rival

Probably the best characterization of him since 06, imo but that’s not a high bar lol. Let’s hope S3 focuses even more between Sonic and Shadow WAIT WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT MARIA TIER

There is a fleeting moment in Avoid the Void, when they are in Ghost Hill, where Rouge is speaking yet we focus on Shadow, and that's when he says the line about the place being made for them to suffer. To me, that was a subtle moment of the show telling us that he IS friends with Rouge and he misses her. Personally, Shadow to me is a little overhyped in this show. He doesn't get much time on screen, yet people act like he is the only thing that matters and such, and I'm just here; far more interested in characters like Rusty (especially her, she is the standout), or Rebel & Knucks, Nine or Thorn. I get it, he is a fan favorite and it is nice to see him portrayed better and not have Kirk voice him. No offense, Kirk is amazing as Cubot and such, but I just can't take his Shadow.

I like how Shadow will sometimes use modern slang like “Nah, I’m good” or rehashing “Come at me bro”

Nice analysis! Cant wait for more great stuff and content from this channel!

I love how he looks smug when he fights with Sonic. Sonic brings his playful side. I love how Shadow is right. Not afraid to point out Sonic's mistakes. And he's still willing to work with him

Another well-made video my guy. Hope Sega one day takes the things you mentioned into consideration & really give Shadow his boost back. It's their fear of Shadow taking over Sonic is why they keep nerfing him but there's no need to do that to a phenomenal character. Prime definitely should do something special with Shadow/Rouge interactions, we'll see what happens though

I just want to see more of Shadow, particularly with regards to affecting the plot and hopefully being the Shadow I remember.

Prime Shadow is honestly the best Shadow in years. Serious, straightforward mature and observant, only fights Sonic when he has an actual reason to. My only problem is the writers don’t do enough with Shadow. I hope season 3 makes more use of his character and has him interact with other characters

I agree that the best way to sum up Prime Shadow is that he's a mixed bag. He's not very nuanced, his relationships with any character outside of Sonic aren't fleshed out, and the petulant fighting between them got on my nerves a bit (though you make a good point about his frustration, because I was fed up with Sonic a lot too), but at the same time, he's got some redeeming qualities. He's selfless, focused, capable, and genuinely trying to do the right thing. Plus, the little hints of rapport we do get between him and Sonic were nice highlights. All in all, I definitely concur with the mindset that Prime is it’s own thing in pretty much every way that matters. We shouldn't be trying to connect the games or any external media with this show because its clearly _not_ trying to line up with any specific iteration of the Sonic Universe we've grown to know (why else would everyone, including Shadow, Rouge, and Big, appear to live together in Green Hill, fore example?). Final conclusion: Prime Shadow, in isolation, isn’t all that interesting to me. Not BAD, just nothing special. Despite his expanded screentime, he reads as barely more than an underdeveloped side character. He's motivated by the loss of a world we barely get to see, and has shown no connection with anyone else in the cast. His struggles don't feel very compelling because we don't know enough about him to understand exactly what his personal stakes are (besides the surface level idea of "home").

My honest opinion: It's certain that the series doesn't respect to 100% the original essence of each character but it tries it's best. I think that this animation is for old fans, that already know the character's backstory cause the program doesn't even introduce the characters and their respective past either. Or as you mentioned, the objective of this series is to increase sonic's fans, and that more people meet this franchise. It's not perfect but for me It's the best Sonic adaptation in TV. I liked it so much and I hope that we'll get our third season soon.

It's kind of sad him and Rouge don't have any dialogue whatsoever together

I liked how you showed that last scene of Shadows story, from O6. Quite clever.

My boi Shadow deserves more screen time and respect 🙏🏼😤

When it comes to Prime, this is probably the best written Shadow in a long time. He's not at his peak like in Sonic 06, given how there are traits from the past decade into his character that I just don't agree with. Him being Sonic's biggest rival when Metal Sonic is actually Sonic's biggest rival, how Shadow fights Sonic when it wasn't like that past Sonic Heroes and in 06, and him not having friends when he does with Team Dark and some of the others.

The reason why Shadow doesn't get clones and doesn't remember Sonic is because he Chaos Control and he lost the the chaos emeralds

Personally, I was glad Shadow was finally written better than in Boom or Forces, and as I watched Season 2 I also understood why he is so annoyed by Sonic, I can totally understand that! I hope in Season 3 they won't find, but seeing as the show is, I fear it might turn into another fight... still hoping I'm wrong here...

Looking at the show as-is, Sonic Prime wasn't made with Shadow in mind. For one, the reason he gets involved with the plot of the show at all is incredibly contrived - he gets a vision from a shockwave that Sonic created by smashing eggman's power amplifier. It's not actually related to the prism at all, and the fact that he was even in the area at the time and happened to find one of the most powerful items in the world inside of a rock is already convenient on it's own. It doesn't really get much better from here, either. You can write him out of the first season effortlessly - all he ever does is contribute to Sonic leaving the shatterspaces over and over on accident. All cutting him out of the scenes does is making Sonic look slightly more clumsy. In season 2, all we have to do is send Sonic straight to Ghost Hill, without a scuffle in the void. From there, he can figure out a majority of the exposition Shadow gives him, and eventually re-enter the void with his speed. If we want to keep the show's structure as-is, you can have him quite literally bump into the Egg Fort as he tries to enter the New Yoke gateway, and then follow them to Bosscage Maze. In episode 4, the stalling of the mothership can easily be done with Nine being more proactive in his sabotage, which has the added benefit of making him look more competent. Writing Shadow out of the finale of season 2 is also laughably easy - show Sonic having a moment of hesitation before he leaves Nine with the shards, and then him beating the Council by using his creativity and on-the-spot thinking, instead of Shadow's help. Literally all we have to do to compensate for Shadow's removal is make Sonic smarter and more competent, which would incidentally help fix the most prominent criticism of the show as a whole. And while some would argue Shadow's presence helps build up stakes and gravitas, as well as serving as a wake-up call for Sonic, that could also be completely resolved by tweaking some things here and there, particularly, again, with Sonic's characterisation, and just making the show a bit more serious as a whole. Because of how little we've seen of Shadow interacting with pretty much anything, we don't have to worry about losing out on character dynamics, either, and Shadow on his own is quite shallow. We only get hints of his motivation for saving the world, or what the loss of everything he knew actually meant to him. This also makes his thematical contrast to Sonic's more carefree attitude shallow by proxy, especially since we don't actually know their previous history together. For a being created to control the power of magical gems, and the only living being that remembers the old world and was actually untouched by prism shard energy, he doesn't even help our understanding of the magic system that's being set up, either, and the Chaos Emerald he brings along is written out of the show immediately anyway. He never interacts with prism energy in any meaningful way. The only thing that Shadow has going for him is his dynamic with Sonic, and while I absolutely adore what we do get, we get very, very little, all things considered. The easiest way to compensate for Shadow being gone is making Sonic smarter and the show more mature, which would significantly improve it for a lot of people. Shadow, as he is currently, is Prime's biggest strength, and it's biggest weakness - because as the writers were trying to do him justice and satisfy the ravenous fans (as well as try to capitalise on his image in the promotional material), they ended up having to hurt the show on the whole to make that happen. This is why you often see people saying that 'Shadow stole the show', or 'there wasn't enough of him' when they discuss this season. They had to overcompensate for him being inserted into the story so awkwardly by making extra sure the fanbase would enjoy this portrayal of the character as much as possible, which is why we see so much Sonadow baiting.

Ive been noticing that between this show and the latest idw arc that the mandates on shadow are definitely starting to break Like in the latest idw comic shadow was fighting w rouge and omega as a team like he used to and even cared for silver safety when silver tried freeing him from the fake emeralds And now in this show he doesnt seem bothered by sonics care for his friends I think sm3 will finially bring 06 shadow character back

One detail I love about Prime Shadow that I don't see brought up very often is how edgy he is, but, like, in a very self-indulgent way. His poses are a big part of it - there's a moment where he hits a shard in the Void and, instead of being shown with his arms and legs spread out, he's in a fetal position. Or when he's about to show Sonic the Prism blueprint, he says "follow me", but not before doing a small sprint and striking a pose. And there's also the way he speaks, describing the remains of Green Hill as being "like a ghost" and also the thing you said about it being a place designed to torture them. I know edginess to seem "cool" or more "mature" can get very trite very quickly, but this is not the impression I get here, it feels more like he is just Like That and it's really fun. No idea how it relates to his portrayal in the games but I just find it delightful.

Looking into it, yeah, he does seem to really just be lacking a good chunk of what can give him a sense of character. Yeah, he wants to fix home, but we don't really know what home is for him (Or really anyone). I admittedly feel his initial choices to greet Sonic pre-Episodes 7 and 8 of Season 2 highlight he's a bit more hair-triggered, but I do also prefer him to what was in the 2010s. This Shadow will not accept that Sonic is messing up, but not out of a simple "He's an idiot" bit (Funny as it is), but moreso because when they met, Sonic was always giving his best and while he joked, he took things seriously, kind of like the better parts of Frontiers, and Shadow knows that Sonic can be serious. I really just hope Shadow does mellow out a bit and while he brings that focus and force to beat up anyone threatening him or the world he chooses to still fight for after putting everything behind him, he also would rather just not take Sonic's faltering and will work with him (He doesn't have to eagerly accept it, which ironically a good chunk of people insist upon when really his 06 depiction shows he knows when he needs to work with Sonic, but it isn't exactly him jumping at the opportunity.)

When Sonic told Shadow, " That's why you don't have any friends," I lost it. Why was he being such a d*ck towards him? It feels so out of character and kinda harsh. I'm suprised Shadow didn't lash out just a little bit.

I understand the concern but I think it’s extremely fair for this Shadow to be sick of Sonic’s shit because this iteration of Sonic is….well…to be frank: fucking annoying. He doesn’t listen to ANYTHING. It legit IS his fault everything went bad when everybody, including Shadow, tried to warn him. Granted I do think Shadow could’ve handled it in better ways but at the same time how do you communicate to someone who just won’t shut up and breathe for a second to listen? Overall I like this Shadow and while he’s not 06 Shadow I definitely enjoy this WAY more than what we’ve seen for the last decade of the character.

This version of Shadow seems to fight Sonic simply because it's the only way to slow Sonic down enough to make him maybe listen. He doesn't seem to fight sonic out of spite as much as other versions of not-so-good Shadow, but because it's the most effective way to send or recieve information to/from Sonic. I wish he had more screen time and character exploration. But my impression of him is far better than most versions of Shadow lately. Even if he's not perfect, it's still a huge step up. A good middle ground between the original Shadow and the new one.

I loved the line about regretting saving sonics blue ass lol.

Shadow's easy to explain. He chaos controlled when the prism shattered so he was unaffected. He doesn't have prism energy in him (unlike Nine, Dread or the Eggmen, etc) so he can't go into the other shatter spaces while every character crated by the shard has prism energy in them. Sonic has it too because he was ground zero. The real mystery is where are the shatter versions and the original version of Eggman? All 5 versions of Eggman in the series are all from New Yolk.

6:58 actally heres the reason sonic and shadow are the only ones who aren't affected by the shattering of the prism so they don't get different interpretations while the secondary cast does

I’m pretty sure there were SA2 events that occurred off screen prior to Sonic Prime. Without Maria, Shadow would not even exist.

I don’t think appealing the new generation of fans is a valid premise to undo established characters over 20+ years as 06 shadow he became the best character he was in that game he went through amazing development and he had respect and supported Sonic because they are friends the problem is to please the new generation of fans makes it seem like undoing shadow’s established character are respect to sonic doesn’t sound like a reasonable premise

the only hint at Shadow having a friend is when he glances at hologram Rouge and says monochrome hill zone is a place made to torture them, hopefully season 3 goes deeper. we dont get to spend time with the prime versions of the cast - they were present for episode one and then reserved for flashbacks... maybe we'll get a rouge and shadow flashback.

i must say after seeing season 3 i love his voice immensely and character

What I noticed is that when the prison was shattered everyone else was knocked out except for shadow sure sonic was too, but he was the one who created it the shatter verse him, and he also teleported himself out of where he was I think they purposely did that for a reason

I love Shadow but I miss the real Shadow! I'm talking about the compassionate Ultimate Life Form from Sonic Adventure 2, Heroes and '06! And nowadays he's mistaken as an edgelord bully or a villain. Shadow's Spin-Off Game should've been better with a proper story, actual context and no F***ing Guns! It should've been that Shadow still has put the past behind him and gets ready to join with G.U.N. and more gameplay with Team Dark!

Shadow is kind of like a strict older brother to Sonic in this version

As for shatterspace travel - you need prism energy or tech using it for dimension jumps to travel through portals. Sonic tech was not for that, so thats why Shadow couldnt go through them. Later on, after Nine and Chaos council created new tech using prism energy, they could easily travel through shatterspace. Edit: Also, shadows predicament (not being shattered) has been explained already in season 1.

I'm tempted to hear your opinions on Shadow during the IDW Zombot saga, i think a lot of the runoff from Forces carries over which more often than not makes more abrasive and leads to him becoming infected by the metal virus. it's reasonable for him to think he'd be immune considering why he was created to help Maria but i think that should've been a last resort in case he had no other choice. Shadow can be cocky and overconfident sure but he's not an idiot.

It might be possible that they’ll reveal him to be an alternate to Sonic in the show. Sonic compares him to being an older brother and Nine even says that they could be twins. And if this Shadow lost a Maria and a Jerold too, then loss and regret could be a possible tie to everyone and thing else. It’s possible that Shadow appreciates everyone and Sonic just doesn’t see it, so we don’t. Shadow is usually depicted as someone who knows loss really well and from what we know of Sonic-he doesn’t, so he’s gonna be impatient with someone who’s that immature. On the other hand, it’s also possible that this Shadow’s backstory is different. So it’s hard to say. And one last thing, when they visit the ghost version of their home world, it’s interesting that we see Rouge hanging upside down in Shadow’s background implying a connection to her at least with a little color splashed in. Whereas Sonic has everyone else.

7:06 I think since shadow transported himself to the other side of the prism we’re Sonic is and so the prism couldn’t get any information about him,

Shadow did mentioned that during the time where Sonic shatters the Paradox Prism, he did a Chaos Control and to attempt a teleportation. But the Paradox Prism also caught him along with the others. Causing him to appear in the void after the teleportation, which explains why there are no other variants of Shadow in other universes. Because Shadow managed to teleport out from the scene while the Paradox Prism hits him and the others.

What I didn't like most about Prime Shadow is that we didn't get more of him.

I'm a big fan of this Shadow but I still think he could be a bit better. I think he's far more aggressive than i personally think he should be. A friend and I had a similar conversation on Shadow seemingly not having any personal stake in getting the og Green Hill back (other than not wanting to sit around in a void for all eternity). But yeah, other than that his motivations comapred to Sonic's feel needlessly shallow

Around the 7 minute mark you said that there wasn't an explanation for why Shadow doesn't have shatterverse alternatives. I watched through the entire series yesterday and recall Shadow mentioning that he Chaos Controlled out of the cave as Sonic shattered the whatever crystal in season 1 episode 1, which is why he avoided the fate the others encountered. This is a bit of guesswork on my part, but I think that instead of teleporting to wherever he was intending to within Green Hill, he teleported to the Shatterverse instead, seeing that as Sonic smashed the whatever crystal, Green Hill as it was ceased to exist. I like to think of it Shadow teleporting to coordinates within a game map, but as he does, the game map gets deleted, now leaving him in a glitched out space.

Shadow - When season 3 comes out next year I'm going to get that double-crossing Fox Nine and get those shards back

I miss back when shadow wasn't just cell saga vegeta

What I think they should do for season three it's do a connection of the events of Sonic 06. I believe they should try to do a flashback where he leaves gun to live somewhat peaceful life with with Sonic and his friends.

He'll always be The Ultimate Lightweight in my eyes. Last I checked we had unfinished business. 🤨

I quite like what Ian Handlin is doing with Shadow. Makes me think back to David Humphrie (I still really miss him...) I agree that you can't blame this Shadow for being exasperated with this Sonic. This Sonic is an idiot most of the time and just doesn't listen. I'd be tempted to slap him around too. There are bits of our true Shadow here. I hope they are expanded upon. Will just need to wait a while to find out.

its inda interesting how shadow tels nine that he's the "ultime life form", to me that implies his acc origin story has taken place in this sonic universe

As someone who admires Shadow, I love how he was written in this series entirely. Spoiler alert, in season 3, he goes from wanting to fight Sonic, to helping him. He had a change of heart and I love it.

I gotta say I'm thankful for them giving Shadow a sense of humor, it's one my favorite traits of him back in Adventure 2 and they practivally erase it from his personality to turn him into Edgy the Hedgy....

Shadow in season 1 was worse. At least in season 2 Shadow fights Sonic to take his tech. Shadow has a clear reason to fight him. In season 1 he just... blindsided Sonic, fought him for the sake of fighting him, started asking questions AFTER attacking him, achieved nothing, punched Sonic in the head even though he was clearly willing to talk and after all of that Shadow scolds Sonic for doing before thinking in episode 1 of season 2.

Shadow is like that reluctant uncle to Sonic.

Shadow technically doesn’t exist , since he was teleported outside the blast of the crystal he technically isn’t apart of what’s happening, meaning he can’t be in a space he’s not part of, which is also why there’s no shadow variations, since he was outside of all that happened, he can be apart of the original dimension cuz he was part of that but the new ones he can’t, I kinda like how sonic and shadow are on opposite ends of the whole story, sonic being able to be part of all the universes since he was the cause of the blast while also being in it, while shadow was outside and can’t be apart of it, pretty interesting dynamic

I like this video about shadow ace card gaming and prime shadow sure has a role in season 2 so I know prime shadow will have a big role in season 3 of sonic prime!

this just gets me more worried for shadow in the movie

Well the reason I feel why there’s no shadow copies is cause off eggman , the original eggman . The other timelines lack a opening for a shadow to be built ,The eggman council has dr.yesterday who probably was the equivalent of gerald so that timeline already was off to a diffrent take , grand maze zone was overtaken by nature so that Gerald also seems to have perished before he could make a shadow , the sea world was… well under the sea so once again geralds dead , and the grimm has nothing so no shadow there either, also with no sonic that means no prophecy meaning no inspiration for a ultimate life form making the requirements even harder , shadow just had too many requirements to be made to allow for alternates

One of the most jarring things about the characterization in this show is that Prime has been confirmed to be canon to the games, and by extension, IDW. That makes me wonder: when does this take place in the timeline?

Hope he gets mire screentime

In my eyes Shadow doesn't get the alternative versions because he is originally created by Gerald, so he won't be just there in a jungle world. He is "The Ultimate Lifeform" - that's my explanation That being said we don't know why he even exists, what's his story in prime and everything. Maybe there was no Gerald and he is just the way he is because Sonic also really strong so maybe it's natural talent. It's really hard to explain why he is there and why he is not affected by the alternate universr thingy. I think he is overall pretty good in Prime, just needs more screentime to actually show his character in different situations.

3:33 Oof, Ian says Izuka considers this canon.

Legit if shadow was able to keep his guns he would have literally killed every single person of the egg council or if he had the emerald

I choose to assume that this is a post Maria Shadow. If that's the case, no matter what their relationship was like before, if Sonic is in any way via carelessness responsible for destroying the world he swore to protect, Shadow has every reason to be mad. It's Sega who divinely appoints that Shadow be an edge lord. Models are expensive, but it wouldn't be hard to name-drop Maria. I hope they do.

Yess

I kinda like prime shadow but mostly because after so many years of edgy the hedgy my standards are in the toilet. Shadow is not that close to his best but he at least has a reason to be angry

Yeah, I get it he has a right to be mad at Sonic about his big mistake, but at the same time, I agree with his sympathetic side. He feels sympathy for Sonic because their home is gone, and he too wants to return to GreenHill. I mean, look at the last episode of season 3 when Sonic sacrifices himself. After he passes out, Shadow is the first and only one to react. He actually feels sadness thinking his equal is dead. And then, Shadow goes as far to save Sonic’s life when he fades out. This is how I see Shadow. A quiet hero, willing to do the right thing and protect those he cares about. I’ll admit that’s me in my own life

That's why I like 06 version of shadow better... well maybe the Shadow from Sonic Heroes...

He does mention hes the ultimate life form ..but that is common of shadow. Not really a good indication of any past arcs.....

Imagine if "The Grim" has no alternate versions of characters EXCEPT Shadow. It doesn't have anyone else according to Nine, but I don't imagine he could scan the ENTIRE world in such a short time. But who knows

8:20 DR BABBLE

I wanna see sonic snap at shadow that shadow didn’t even try to explain himself in series 1. He just went straight on attack sonic

We need to update this video

I believe the reason shadow cant enter other shadowverses is because he didnt have direct contact with the prisms energy. He used chaos control and avoided it entirely. Only sonic, rouge, amy, tails, knuckles, big, and eggman had that direct contact. Which would explain why they can traverse but shadow cant.

My theory about why Shadow can't go into the other shatterverses is that because he didn't get spilt up or doused in Prism energy like Sonic given that he Chaos Control Teleported as the universe broke

He was my favourite part of the show

With how everything ended up, Shadow ended up being absolutely correct. That's pretty amazing.