

However, he encountered Rouge the Bat and Sonic the Hedgehog and was show the truth of his false memories. Instead, Shadow used the opportunity to avenge the death of Maria by arming the Eclipse cannon of the ARK, attempting to blow up Mobius.

Ivo "Eggman" stumbled across the diary of of his grandfather and decided to free from Shadow from Prison Island and use him to conquer the the world.

Shadow would then be encapsulated in a lab on Prison Island, awaiting the day someone would free him so that he could carry out Professor Gerald's ultimate plan for revenge.įifty years later, Dr. However, shortly after he was created, the G.U.N invaded the ARK, shut it down, and killed Maria Robotnik - Gerald's granddaughter - and the only human Shadow had ever truly cared for. His main purpose was to provide a cure for patiences with Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, namely Maria. Shadow was created by Professor Gerald Robotnik with the use of Black Doom's blood on the space station ARK, as the ultimate life-form.
