I actually really liked Shadow's character in SA2/B, but it was really cheesy when they brought him back. IMO, he should've stayed dead.

Man, I always thought it was completely pointless to kill him off. I think they just did that for some kind of sad ending to get a reaction out of people, but when I saw it I just instantly shook my head and said "yeah right." I knew he was going to come back. He's just too popular.

Like I said, in my belief, the proper "death" for him is to simply announce his loyalty to continue working for the government and then just leave the Sonic series. Maybe, I don't know, get his own series with Rouge and Omega, which wouldn't be so bad if Sonic Team would know what they were doing and not create some rush job like last time, or at least hand it to a company that knows what they're doing. My friend even suggested that if he stays with the government so far, maybe in one game Sonic is accused of breaking the law and is constantly being chased by Shadow, thus triggering boss fights with him. I don't think it sounds like such a bad idea, but that's just me.

Haha, yeah, I didn't really like him that much in general except for a couple of scenes, like the one I mentioned before, and also something like his dialogue to Sonic near the end. (IE. "But you know, I can't let you live.") But I know there were some cringe-inducing scenes. I played the dark story first, and as soon as I saw him emerge out of that pod all dramatic like with his arms crossed I was like "OH NO." I've always been fond of his jap actor, but SA2 was probably the best for his english voice, and I have no idea why they changed it.

TheManiacOnWheels wrote:

As is proved by Shadow's superfast skating . There are other ways of winning a fight, and Spyro doesn't have to be as fast or faster to win .

Shadow sucked. He was supposedly created as "the ultimate lifeform" hence why he was so fast. (Skate shoes can't be that fast unless you can move your legs that fast) I disliked him for taking Sonic's thunder. But personally, I find his backstory to be a load of crock, so I ignore it.

As for the fast thing, it's usually important to have agility because if you're fast enough to the point that your opponent can't touch you, then you can't be damaged. (Like your friend said.) Not that I'm saying Spyro can't win, of course, but I'm just pointing out the advantage.

I dislike Shadow for his game ratings. Its rated M. I wanted it so badly! And also I'd have to say Sonic would win. I LOVE  Spyro so much more but Sonic. Its like his energy bar is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY off the screen. He is so full of energy that it will take eternity to take him down! As for Spyro his energy bar is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo low. I die 20 times per level in TEN beacause of that. Even Spyro's fury can't slow down Sonic.

Message to Sonic from me:
I HATE YOU FOR THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INU YASHA COULD KILL YOU THOUGH! besides all he has to do is use Tetsiga or Wind Scar. Then you'll die in a split second... Back to the yelling. YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *brakes all Sonic games* (sorry SF and Sonic fans. i am to but...) YOUR SUCH A *BEEP* SONIC!

Message to Sonic from Inu Yasha:
Its true.

Meassage to Sonic from Kagome:
GET AWAY FROM ME! *freaks out* INU YASHA! HELP!

Anyways, back on topic:

In a fight Sonic would speedblitz Spyro. Sonic is recorded as moving at the Speed of Sound, Spyro is nowhere near that fast.

Everyone hates him in the future because they fear him. I guess that's not a real reason, but that's humanity for you . I didn't have an issue with that aspect. It's also hard to think of Shadow with friends, because he's always so detached...but I guess he's learning. *restrains self from mentioning a so called ShadowxRouge rumour*

Hey man... ShadowxRouge is my OTP. xD (LOL I used to administrate a club for them on Deviantart, and I had to review some cutscenes from that game. I was seriously wishing I could hear it in Japanese because Rouge's english 4kids voice was making me grind my teeth from all the gender confusion.)

As for the whole "we fear what is powerful" thing, it's just that I find it too bizarre for it to exist in Shadow's case. I mean, look at how ruined that possible future was. We have Iblis running around merrily destroying things and turning the city into a pool of lava, and people are worried about what Shadow, a GUN agent, is going to do to them? :[ But that's just me. (Although I hear the same complaint in other places.)

Anyway, I suppose we should get back on topic, because I keep forgetting this isn't in General Chat. D: Um um, maybe Spyro could send out a bunch of gems to confuse Sonic into thinking they're emeralds and while he's distracted picking them up, Spyro goes in and flames him.

About Silver, I just find him to be a pointless character, but at least he's not inexplicably as fast as Sonic. He was alright for maybe like this one game, but I have a feeling they're going to keep bringing him back, so I have to perform a facepalm.

I actually didn't find Shadow's story to be that bad in this game, in fact, I'd say it was the least awkward out of both Sonic and Silver's. He wasn't being emo most of the time, which I liked. He also seemed to be working for the government as some sort of community service to redeem himself and took it very seriously, which I found to be a great step toward rebuilding his character. Of course, it had to be ruined when they decided to add the unnecessary plot twist of everyone hating Shadow in the future for no real reason. But I guess I can ignore it, because Shadow didn't seem to care, which was good. I think he probably just acts on better impulse with his friends around. (Rouge and Omega)

So yeah, all they need to do is fix him up a bit and seperate him from the Sonic games, or at the very least have him only make brief appearances (maybe as a boss that stands in Sonic's way a lot) and then I'll really like him.