[OOC Board] - All the World's a Game

[Kristia]

my friends, prepare to have the aid of some of the big ones from the poke universe

[wonderweiss]

Hey guys, I'm back. A little late, but here nonetheless.

[S121]

You missed NOTHING!!!




... except for Kristia's post.

[wonderweiss]

And Mima's post, which I replied to.

@ Krista
Mara: I BROUGHT FORTH A GOD TO AID US IN THIS CRUCIAL TIME!!!

[Kristia]

so yeah, I thought the allied forces would need some help from some legendary creatures

[wonderweiss]

Oh... so I was right somewhat...

Damn, I'm on a roll!

[SUSTIC]

Every time I listen to the main theme of the game Shadow the Hedgehog I get the urge to want to introduce Shadow in Nevada.

[wonderweiss]

Well, we can probably arrange that. But we're in a big ol' shootout. And by the time we finish with that, chances are that we'll leave. But probably in California. Ocelot is headed there anyways. Unless ya wanna start your own arc.

[Kristia]

Hm.. things are getting bigger and bigger lol

[SUSTIC]

I'll introduce him in California.

[wonderweiss]

Alright. But know this, everyone: I may be at half speed or less because I am currently writing parts 5-8 of Peripheral Illusion.

[Kristia]

ok wonder, things are slowish today

[SUSTIC]

NPC Character of Choice: Shadow the Hedgehog

Game of Origin: Sonic Adventure 2 and onwards

Power: Can run (more like hover-skate) at near supersonic speeds. Has the natural ability to tap into the energy of the Chaos Emeralds. He also has increased strength, able to overturn a large truck, or slabs of concrete with relative ease. The golden rings on his wrists are actually power inhibitors. When he takes them off his power increases greatly (as seen in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 where he was able to plow through what appears to be hundreds of perfect copies of Mephiles the Dark, who can be regarded as one of the more powerful foes the series.) Though taking off his power inhibitors do indeed make him more powerful it drains him greatly. Making him feeling fatigued after he puts them back on. He also does not age and may be immune to all forms of disease due to him being the end-product of Project Shadow, which was meant to create an immortal life-form. (Can still be injured and killed. He is just far more durable. Though nowhere near as durable as the a**hat that is Dante.)

Weapons: None, but he is proficient with all sorts of firearms and blades.

Weaknesses: None is explicitly stated in the series so I can't post any. Except maybe some sort of Mental Instability.

Appearance: He stands at 3ft 3 like Silver.

Personality: Shadow is a loner, to put it bluntly. He is rarely seen with others for an extended period of time, and distances himself from essentially everyone. He is usually soft-spoken, and only says what he needs to before a fight. If Shadow makes a threat, he has every intention of carrying it out. Shadow constantly refers to himself as the Ultimate Lifeform and thus belittles others as well as insulting their lack of strength. He has a ruthless edge in combat that all other characters in the series lack, and displays a natural "killer instinct". At times, Shadow is one of the most violent and merciless characters in the series.

Alongside Shadow's dark and violent demeanor, he can be smug and stubborn. He treats others in a very callous manner, throwing in his opinion no matter how cold-hearted it is and not caring for whatever the response is. He is shown to be highly arrogant and self absorbed. He is also consistently serious, even when not on a mission, and he has no regard for silliness.

On occasion, Shadow appears to have some degree of mental instability. This can be seen when he would often have hallucinations about Maria's face, or through his numerous threatening speeches. In most games Shadow is featured in, he pursues his foes with disturbing determination. The canon ending of Shadow the Hedgehog showed Shadow willing to destroy anything in his way to get to Black Doom.

Shadow possesses a strong sense of identity, as evidenced when after falsely being told that he isn't the Ultimate Lifeform due to a lab report. He states to Rouge that even if his memories were fake, he is still Shadow the Hedgehog. Similarly in Sonic Heroes, during the Egg Fleet level, he mentions that even without his memories, he is still the Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow possesses a strong will, making him rarely susceptible to being manipulated by other forces.

Shadow is not without sentimental emotions and has shown a small sense of compassion from time to time. When Omega begins his attack in Sonic Heroes, Shadow could have easily forgotten about Rouge and engaged Omega without defending her. Instead, Shadow saves her from Omega, despite having absolutely no memory of her. He was also shown to be legitimately shocked when he learned that his goal of gaining the Chaos Emeralds to restore his memories was actually manipulated by Black Doom in order to wipe out humanity. Likewise, when the GUN Commander finally confronts him with his own memories of Shadow's nightmarish creation, Shadow agrees to face judgement if he was indeed responsible for the ARK massacre 50 years ago.

Shadow brushes off any kindness or sympathy that is sent his way. This is shown in Sonic Heroes, when Rouge showed concern for Shadow when he saw a broken android, Shadow curtly brushed her concern away. Also in Shadow the Hedgehog after Sonic suggested some "friendly competition," Shadow turned his back to Sonic and said, "Don't waste my time".

Despite Shadow being considered neutral in terms of alignment, he is considered an anti-hero by the most part with his overall motivation, which is dedicating his life to protecting mankind. He has also been selfless, such as nearly giving his life at the end of Sonic Adventure 2 to save Earth. Regardless, Shadow is still neutral, because he does whatever is necessary to get what he wants.

Morality: True Neutral as stated directly above.

Biography: Shadow debuted in the game Sonic Adventure 2 as one of three playable "dark" characters, alongside Rouge the Bat (who also debuted in this game), and Doctor Eggman. Dr. Eggman set Shadow free from a G.U.N. base on Prison Island, where he had spent approximately 50 years in suspended animation. In exchange, Shadow agreed to aid the doctor in his plans to take over the world; holding to himself his true intentions as wishing to get revenge for the death of his friend, Maria Robotnik, as he thought she wanted; it is strongly implied that his belief that Maria's final wish was revenge against humanity stemmed from Gerald Robotnik modifying Shadow's memories between Maria's death and Shadow's encapsulation. To achieve this, Shadow revealed the Eclipse Cannon to Dr. Eggman, who later destroyed half of the moon in a demonstration to the populace. Beforehand, he also stole the green Chaos Emerald from a bank, unknowingly also framing Sonic the Hedgehog for the deed. He later participated in the second heist alongside Dr. Eggman and Rouge the Bat against Prison Island, where he would plant explosives throughout the island as part of their getaway, although his resemblance to Sonic also resulted in Amy Rose mistaking him for the latter. However, because Tails came to Amy's rescue from Dr. Eggman, he was forced to act fast due to the unexpected delay. In addition, after Rouge ended up getting caught and stranded in the containment area while recovering the four Chaos Emeralds, Shadow, largely because he realized that his plans of avenging Maria would be for naught if Rouge perished in the explosion, rushed to get to Rouge and by extension the Chaos Emeralds.

After meeting Sonic for a second time, Shadow also believed that Sonic was trying to copy him. They fought to a stalemate before Shadow was forced to leave to rescue Rouge (which Sonic also learning from Eggman via Shadow's radio that the island was about to blow up), and just barely arrived at Rouge's location and used Chaos Control to warp himself, Rouge, the four Chaos Emeralds, and presumably Eggman out at the last possible second. After the demonstration, needing the final Chaos Emerald to fulfill their plans, Shadow pursued Tails' plane at a canyon. Although he was unable to stop them, he nonetheless reported to Eggman that they are headed his way. When Eggman discovered the presence of two apparent emerald readings, and thus deduced Tails' plan of placing a fake Chaos Emerald into the cannon, Shadow departed, apparently to confront Sonic and Tails to stop them for interfering, although Eggman stopped him, wanting to deal with them personally. After Sonic was seemingly killed by Dr. Eggman via a rigged escape capsule, Shadow, witnessing the explosion, guessed that Sonic was only an ordinary hedgehog. Afterwards, Shadow stumbled upon Rouge's plan to steal the Chaos Emeralds, and deduced that she was in fact a spy for the President of the United Federations, although Rouge then unveiled a report from Gerald Robotnik regarding the Biolizard, claiming, it, not Shadow, was the actual Shadow. However, Shadow was forced to depart after Eggman mentioned an anonymous figure (Sonic) heading towards the Eclipse Cannon, although not before stating that he's still Shadow despite his memories possibly being fake, and that "the fake emerald is good enough for [Rouge]." He then discovers Sonic at the area. Shadow, impressed at Sonic's capability of using Chaos Control despite using a fake Chaos Emerald, nonetheless stated that he cannot allow him to live before fighting on a collapsing bridgeway. In the last story, Eggman inserted the final Chaos Emerald, only to initiate a destabilization program on the ARK. Professor Gerald Robotnik then revealed that he had made this function to have revenge for Maria, and that the ARK would destroy the Earth. Sonic, Eggman, Rouge, Tails, and Knuckles took a shortcut to the cannon's core so they could stop the Professor's mad plan. Amy Rose then helped Shadow realize Maria's true wish. In a twist of fate, Shadow ultimately aided Sonic when realizing, with Amy's help, Maria's true wish, which was to save humanity. Meanwhile, Sonic and Knuckles had reached the central core, where they reactivated the Biolizard. Notably, a scene from Gerald Robotnik's diary appeared again. After Shadow defeated the Biolizard, Knuckles used the Master Emerald to stop the Chaos Emeralds. But the Biolizard, being the prototype of Project Shadow, used Chaos Control to fuse with the ARK, continuing its fall. Then, Sonic and Shadow, in their Super States, destroyed the Biolizard. The Ultimate Lifeform prototype became a monster, codenamed Final Hazard. Using their pooled energies, Shadow and Sonic executed an enhanced Chaos Control which stopped the fall, and warped the ARK. Afterward, Shadow fell to the Earth and was presumed dead.

Though he was still proven to be alive. Now he is currently looking for the Chaos Emeralds for some unknown reason. He feels as though something big is going to happen.

Traumas: The death of Maria aboard the ARK. This has scarred him greatly.

Notes: N/A

[wonderweiss]

His personality sounds a lot like Ocelot's. Alright, welcome aboard, Shadow. Remember, we're going to Hollywood.

So... is there any insight on hollywood that I could use, like are there casino's, are there gangs, or what?

[SUSTIC]

I don't know much about Hollywood. Sorry dude.