Shadow is an immortal life form invented by Dr. Eggman's grandfather, Prof. Gerald Robotnik, and the power of Black Doom. He was, in Gerald's eyes, going to be the protector of Earth, and a cure for diseases. He was designed to be a companion to Maria Robotnik, Gerald's granddaughter, because she had an incurable disease and Shadow would keep her alive. However Gerald couldn't seem to successfully create Shadow and had only managed to create prototypes. Because of this Gerald made a deal with Black Doom who agreed to assist in bringing Shadow to life if Shadow would collect the seven Chaos Emeralds for him the next time his comet passed by. Gerald unwillingly agreed to this. These events essentially lead into the game Shadow the Hedgehog, when Black Doom returns and asks Shadow to get the emeralds.
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Shadow the Hedgehog is a black hedgehog with red markings on his head, arms and legs. He's often seen as a doppelganger of Sonic, and the two are often mistaken for each other, despite the noticeable difference in color.
He glides along the floor using his hover-skates, and is also capable of using an ability known as "Chaos Control" by harnessing the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Shadow wears inhibitors on his wrists that resemble power-rings. These inhibitors prevent him from using his abilities to their full extent, when taken off he has much more power, but can easily run out of energy and faint.
Although he is not as strong as Knuckles, with effort he can lift large objects like a truck or large pieces of peeled asphalt.
