Shadow

"Shadow Edges Out The Competition!"

Shadow is an anti-hero in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, making his debut appearance in 2001's Sonic Adventure 2 and becoming a recurring character since.

He is also a playable character in Nexed.

Real-World History
TBA

Gameplay Information
TBA

Moveset

 * Wall Jump: Shadow can jump off of walls.

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Shadow throws a chop resembling the Shadow Chop from Sonic Battle.
 * Dash Attack: Shadow performs a sliding kick, flames coming out of his extended Rocket Sneaker.
 * Forward Light: Shadow throws a roundhouse kick.
 * Up Light: Shadow throws a high kick resembling the Shadow Kick from Sonic Battle.
 * Down Light: Shadow throws a sweeping kick resembling one of his attacks from 2006’s Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * Forward Strong: Shadow thrusts his palm forward, creating a burst of chaos energy that launches opponents. This move is inspired by Chaos Magic from Sonic Battle.
 * Up Strong: Shadow throws an uppercut, with chaos energy emminating from his fist. This move is inspired by the Chaos Upper from Sonic Battle.
 * Down Strong: Shadow thrusts a palm out on each side of himself, with both palms emitting a blast of chaos energy. This move somewhat resembles Chaos Nightmare from Sonic Battle.
 * Counter: Shadow freezes the opponent with Chaos Control before roundhouse kicking them.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Shadow emits a burst of chaos energy around himself, resembling the Chaos Burst from Sonic Battle.
 * Forward Air: Shadow throws an axe kick, being able to spike opponents.
 * Back Air: Shadow throws a horizontal spin kick behind himself.
 * Up Air: Shadow throws a backflip kick.
 * Down Air: Shadow drops downwards with a flying kick, acting as a stall-and-fall which resembles the Shadow Rocket from Sonic Battle. Opponents hit in the early frames of the move can be spiked.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Shadow grabs the opponent with one hand.
 * Pummel: Shadow courses chaos energy through his hand, damaging the opponent.
 * Forward Throw: Shadow launches the opponent with a roundhouse kick, flames coming out of his Rocket Sneakers.
 * Back Throw: Shadow freezes the opponent with Chaos Control before quickly moving behind them and delivering a roundhouse kick, launching them backwards. This is a reference to a scene from 2006’s Sonic the Hedgehog, where Shadow performed a similar maneuver on Silver.
 * Up Throw: Shadow launches the opponent upwards with a wheel kick, flames coming out of his Rocket Sneakers.
 * Down Throw: Shadow throws the opponent to the ground, grinding on them with his Rocket Sneakers to deal multiple hits of damage before launching them forwards.

Stage Intro
Shadow warps onto the stage with Chaos Control, arms folded. He then enters his battle stance.

Taunts

 * Shadow does a backflip and poses while saying “I’m the coolest!”
 * Shadow clenches his fist as it emits chaos energy, saying "This is who I am!"
 * Shadow holds out a green Chaos Emerald and tosses it in his hand, saying "Not even worth the effort."
 * Shadow folds his arms and looks away from the camera, muttering “Hmph.”

Victory Animations
Shadow's victory theme is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICE8ZPfIrck the Round Clear jingle from Shadow the Hedgehog.
 * Shadow does a backflip, which transitions into a spinning kick before Shadow gets up and crosses his arms with a “Perfect as always.” This resembles his victory animation from 2006’s Sonic the Hedgehog, with the quote stemming from Sonic Heroes.
 * Shadow, arms folded, looks at the camera and says “You’re comparing yourself to me? Ha!” He then uses Chaos Control to warp off-screen.
 * Shadow tosses a green Chaos Emerald in his arms before posing with it (resembling animations from Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog) and saying “This is the power of the Ultimate Lifeform!”

Colors / Costumes


Trivia

 * Shadow originally had a much different moveset; In addition to some altered normals, he was originally planned to use Chaos Spear, Chaos Snap, a Rocket Sneaker hover, and Chaos Control for his Neutral, Side, Up, and Down Specials respectively.
 * During the overhaul to his current moveset, Shadow was given the Light Speed Dash, a move Sonic previously had before it was replaced with the Boost.