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#SONIC CHARACTERS AGES HOW TO#

It can be inferred that, unlike Knuckles, Shadow is aware of how to interact with people, but instead chooses not to. He frequently has little or no outward reaction to the things he sees and hears, and has difficulty relating too personably to those around him. Shadow the Hedgehog aside, he’s generally a subdued individual, provided he still has a fuse to burn. I don’t think he was OoC in this game, but I do think it presented extenuating circumstances. For this reason, I find this game to be an outlier, and I don’t think it should necessarily be used as the definition of his character. Personally, I would find it far more unusual if he didn’t display any emotional feedback. Anyone looking back over their life events would experience a range of emotions, and Shadow is no exception. During Shadow the Hedgehog, he was far more emotional than we’ve seen him in any other, but it would be unfair to single out that game specifically because the entire plot of that game is uncovering his history.

Shadow has swayed back and forth over the years with regard to how he handles emotion. In any case, let’s establish what we know about Shadow rather than bemoan his reputation. There are many out there that would see Shadow this way no matter how he was written, based only on the way he looks and the way he hangs on to the memory of Maria. This is not solely due to the writing some of this is just due to American culture. Shadow is often perceived as an “emo” character - that is, one that is frequently depressed and sees no joy in life, always lamenting something from the past and is generally a drag to the other characters. It’s very easy to let a character of his style slip into tired stereotypes, which I do believe he’s fallen into more times than should’ve happened. Shadow is an interesting character, but one that requires a lot of careful attention when writing. They tend to turn up incidentally, and aren’t usually “missed” by the storyline when they aren’t present. Unlike secondary characters, supporting characters have a more occasional frequency to their appearances.

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