With Knuckles cemented as Sonic’s ally, the hedgehog hero needed a new rival come the big tenth anniversary game, Sonic Adventure 2. Enter Shadow The Hedgehog. Originally sealed away by Dr Robotnik’s own mad scientist grandfather, when he’s freed he works with the doc to fulfil Robotnik senior, Gerald Robotnik’s, posthumous destructive machinations.
But it’s not evil for evil’s sake. Nor is Shadow really working for either Robotnik. His real goal is to avenge Maria Robotnik, who he was raised alongside on the orbital Space Colony ARK. While these events are expanded in later games, what we see in Sonic Adventure 2 through flashbacks are confusing and distressing.
