#project: shadow fan film

[etaleah]

I’ve been thinking a lot about Shadow’s characterizations in the Project: Shadow fan film, SA2, Archie, Heroes, ‘06, Prime, and Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and why they’re all considered among the best. And I’ve been thinking about his characterizations in IDW and Boom, how they’re considered among the worst, and how much they clash with the other portrayals. I think I’ve hit upon the number one quality that Shadow needs to have to be written well.

Loyalty.

I’ll explain below the cut.

The best Shadow is one who is loyal to someone or something. Maybe he’s not always loyal to the right someone or something, but he is loyal nonetheless. It’s a core part of his character. He is ride or die to the very end for whatever friend or cause he cares about. Shadow is always ready to kill or be killed for whatever or whoever matters to him most; it’s what sets him apart from the others. The others have limits on their loyalty. Sonic will help you out, but he’s not gonna kill a man for you. Shadow will. He doesn’t have that limit. If you are Shadow’s friend and you need him to kill for you, he will do it. Period.

Here’s a recap of Shadow’s loyalty:

In SA2 and the fan film, it’s to Maria, and to a lesser extent, Gerald.

In Heroes and ‘06, it’s to Team Dark.

In Archie, it’s to Team Dark, Hope Kintobor, and Commander Tower. Sometimes it’s even to his own values like when he goes against Rouge to help Blaze in Treasure Team Tango.

In Sonic X, it’s to Maria and later Molly. Maybe even to the universe, given that he’s ready to kill Cosmo to save it.

In Prime, it’s to Green Hill. And later on, Shadow is also loyal to Sonic despite the latter driving him crazy.

In Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, it’s to Amy.

And in his own game, Shadow can be loyal to Maria, Sonic and friends, Eggman (up to a point), Black Doom, or even Earth itself. Not all of those folks are worth his loyalty, but the fact is that Shadow still cares about fighting by their side. That key element of his personality remains.

And that’s what’s missing in Boom and IDW. Because in those, he isn’t loyal to anything. He isn’t ride or die for anyone. At least, not that we can tell. When you remove Shadow’s faithfulness to those he loves, you remove a lot of what makes him who he is and all that’s left is an edgy aesthetic that soon wears out its welcome because there isn’t anything to supplement it. And this is made worse by the fact that they’re never allowed to bring up or expand his backstory, so they can’t ever talk about why he’s like this.

I guess you could make the argument that Shadow is loyal to the world in IDW since he helps save it a few times, but he’s so mean and heartless to everyone in the world that it feels less like he’s fighting to protect other people and more like he’s just trying to save his own house so he still has a place to live. I mean, if he won’t help Rouge when she’s been kidnapped by Starline and he won’t help Omega when the latter has been smashed to bits and he won’t help the Chao get out of their cage and he actually has to be talked into saving a village from an avalanche and he seems to really dislike/be annoyed by everyone he comes into contact with…what exactly is he saving the Earth for?? It can’t be for the people living in it. He hates them. He doesn’t care if they need his help. So the only conclusion I can draw is that he’s just doing it to save his own skin. The only person Shadow shows even the slightest bit of loyalty to is himself.

And that makes him unrecognizable from the Shadow we know and love.

His loyalty is his greatest virtue, even when it’s misguided. Let him keep it.

#sth #shadow the hedgehog #shadow meta #my thoughts #sonic the hedgehog #maria robotnik #space colony ark #sonic games #sonic comics #sonic idw #sonic archie #sonic prime #sonic 06 #team dark #project: shadow fan film

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Please support this small production company. They’ve done a fantastic job with characters and the story.

#HOLY SHIT THEY GOT MIKE POLLOCK #shadow the hedgehog #Project: Shadow fan film #fan film #Youtube #maria robotnik #gerald robotnik

[bluberrie-hedgehog]

Hey, who left this bowl of onions here?

#I’m so calm right now #IM SOO CALM #HELP #sonic the hedgehog #project: shadow fan film #shadow the hedgehog

[niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian]

I just thought of this idea that Shadow’s narration at the start of the short film was actually him telling the story to Maria to get her to sleep, since we know that it was a little tradition they’ve started doing and that’s why we see him sitting on her desk and watching her sleep in the beginning

Aww, yeah I can see that being the story he told her before this moment.

It is pretty funny with how he was telling it since the narration was in the 3rd person at first, then switched it to 1st person.

He's still getting used to telling stories on a nightly basis so he's still learning.

#asks answered #anonymous #Project: Shadow #project: shadow fan film

[mi-chito]

Project Shadow

#project shadow #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #project shadow fan film #sonic fanart #sonic fandom #sonic the hedgehog

[smallpwbbles]

I already loved Shadow an unhealthy amount then project shadow said NAH you don't love him ENOUUGH

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #project shadow fan film #shadow the hedgehog #shadow #sonic movie #sonic movie 3 #my art #digital doodles

[weirdozjunkary]

What is my purpose now?

#art #fanart #illustration #shadow the hedgehog #sonic fan project #sonic fan film #project shadow #screencap redraw

[krysissy]

Y'ALL IT'S MIKE POLLOCK. IT'S FUCKING MIKE POLLOCK WOO!!!

"They're air shoes."

This fucking looks so sick holy shit it's fucking amazing.

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sa2 #sonic adventure 2 #sonic #sth #project shadow #project shadow fan film #i forgot to post this yesterday oops

[glitchedcosmos]

I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THIS AND GOT FUCKING WIPPED

#poor quality but you get the point #THEY DID THE GAME REFERENCE #AND IT WAS PERFECT #LIKE HOLY SHIT #project shadow: fan film #project shadow #shadow the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog game #AAAAAAAHHHHH #IM SCREAMING

[roses-and-hedgehogs]

how to make a shadow the hedgehog fan cry with one image:

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #project shadow #project shadow fan film #this thing was SO GOOD #poor baby aaaa

[proj-sh4dow]

The way I drew these so fast after watching that shadow fan film

#ignore how messy they are #I did say I drew these fast #am still shaking #that was the best thing I’ve seen this year #the fan film is really well made. rlly recommend to those who haven’t watched it yet #it’s called project shadow on YouTube #sth #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #shadz.art #sketches

[000marie198]

That right there

Is a baby brother your honor

#plz he's so precious 🥺 #sonic the hedgehog #sth #maria robotnik #project shadow #project shadow spoilers #shadow the hedgehog #shadow the ultimate lifeform #ark siblings #project shadow fan film #sonic liveblog

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Babies. Literal. Babies. This fan film was a labor of love that did a fantastic job in telling the origins of Shadow the Hedgehog. There were laughs, cries, and even times where I was blown away with how artistically beautiful scenes were. Please watch this fan film!

Project: Shadow Fan Film (ENG Dub)

#Okay. I’m alright now to talk about it. I’ve stopped crying #Shadow the Hedgehog #Project: Shadow fan film

[bluberrie-hedgehog]

I’m waiting for the English version of Project Shadow to come out before I watch it. And I won’t apologize for the person I become after I see it.

#IM SO FRICKEN EXCITED #sonic the hedgehog #project: shadow fan film #shadow the hedgehog

[niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian]

Excuse me while I cry myself into an emotional coma.

He tells her stories before she sleeps so she can have pleasant dreams, I can't -

#their relationship was so pure 🤧 #shadow #maria #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #shadow fan film #project shadow #project shadow fan film #ark siblings #sth

[gaymaramada]

GOD

#i love when parallels #love love love #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic movie #project shadow #project shadow fan film #shadow the hedgehog