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| debut = [[Sonic Adventure 2]]
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| debutyear = 2001
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'''Super Shadow''' is the assumed name for the form [[Shadow]] took at the end of [[Sonic Adventure 2]], based on the use of the "Super" prefix for [[Super Sonic]] and [[Super Knuckles]].  He seems to have abilities identical to those of Super Sonic. In this form, his fur turns a pearly silver, though it retains the red highlights like normal.
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[[Image:supershadow.jpg|thumb|right|Super Shadow, as seen ''Shadow the Hedgehog's'' last cutscene.]]
  
Shadow becomes Super Shadow for the first and, so far,last time at the end of Sonic Adventure 2, as he and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] must team up to defeat the Final Hazard. Throughout the fight, the player hears comments from Sonic that indicate Shadow is losing his strength, and even Shadow himself admits he's having difficulty retaining such power. After the battle with Final Hazard, Super Shadow and [[Super Sonic]] use Chaos Control on the entire space colony ARK, saving the Earth from the collision. However, Shadow, in his already weakened state, uses the rest of his strenghth to do so and falls to Earth. His current where-a-bouts, and whether he's even alive, are unknown.  
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'''Super Shadow''' is [[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'s Super State which he first used in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''. When in this state, Shadow's black originally became a metallic champagne color, but in more recent appearances it becomes a bright lemon cream color. His red highlights remain the same.
  
Supposedly, considering Shadow's recent return in [[Sonic Heroes]], he is alive, but said game also raises the possibility of Shadow "clones". It is not known when or if Super Shadow will be used again.
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While in his Super State, Shadow is able to use all of his normal abilities, including [[Chaos Control]] and [[Chaos Blast]].  His [[Chaos Spear]] ability is also more prominently used. He is able to fire multiple smaller shots at various speeds, and a single high powered shot as well.  Super Shadow can also used the same charged dashes that Super Sonic uses.  His defense is increased to the point where he merely loses fewer rings per hit.
  
He is seen in Shadow mode of the Sonic game in [[Sega Superstars]] after collecting the 7 Chaos Emeralds.
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Shadow becomes Super Shadow for the first time at the end of Sonic Adventure 2, as he and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] must team up to defeat the Final Hazard.  Throughout the fight, the player hears comments from Sonic that indicate Shadow is losing his strength, and even Shadow himself admits he's having difficulty retaining such power.  After the battle with Final Hazard, Super Shadow and [[Super Sonic]] use Chaos Control on the entire space colony ARK, saving the Earth from the collision.  However, Shadow, in his already weakened state, uses the rest of his strength to do so and falls to Earth. It is at this point that Shadow is found by one of Eggman's robots and sealed in a capsule, thus allowing the events of [[Sonic Heroes]] to take place.
  
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While he sat out ''Heroes'', Super Shadow was next seen in his own game, ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''.  In traditional post ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' fashion, Shadow goes super in the final battle to battle a transformed Black Doom. 
  
Super Shadow is often wrongly called "Hyper Shadow" because of various unofficial websites and strategy guides misprinting it as Hyper Shadow. Much to the outrage of many longtime Sonic veterans, younger and new fans or players of the series call him Hyper Shadow, and claim it is his real name because "it sounds better", or "it makes him different than Sonic". However, there are numerous facts that support the Super Shadow name, whilst "Hyper Shadow" has his name alone:
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Super Shadow's most recent canon game appearance is in the 2006 ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game.  Here Sonic is awakened from death as Super Sonic, and transfers Chaos Emerald energy to Shadow, and [[Silver]] (in a similar fashion to the final battle of ''Heroes'') which enables them both to become super.
  
*Sonic, Shadow, and the other character plainly call Sonic and Shadow's forms Super forms during the Finalhazard fight. ("Shadow! You're almost out of rings! You'll lose your '''Super''' form!" - Super Sonic; Sonic Adventure 2
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Super Shadow is seen in Shadow mode of the Sonic game in ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' after collecting the 7 Chaos Emeralds. He is also seen in the sequel: ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' as Shadow's Superstar State. In ''[[Sonic Rivals]]'', Super Shadow appears as a collectible card.
 
*Sonic and Shadow used the Chaos Emeralds to transform. In Sonic 3 & Knuckles(The only game to have Hyper forms) Chaos Emeralds are used to acheive a Super form.(Sonic becomes Super Sonic; Knuckles becomes Super Knuckles) Collecting all seven Chaos Emeralds by the start of Zone 7 allows the player to try for the Super Emeralds.(You lose your Chaos Emeralds when this happens, as they are left in the Hidden Palace) These emeralds enable Sonic to become Hyper Sonic, and Knuckles to become Hyper Knuckles.
 
The only exception to this rule is Tails, who is too young to harness the Chaos Emeralds correctly. He achieves nothing with all the Chaos Emeralds, and becomes Super Tails with the Super Emeralds.
 
  
*The skin files of Shadow's Super form within the Sonic Adventure 2 game itself are named "SSHadow.jpg", which cannot stand for Hyper Shadow.
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Super Shadow is Shadow's All Star Move in ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''. He uses [[Chaos Spear]] on his opponents as he charges by.
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In other media, Super Shadow appears in [[Sonic X]] in both the Sonic Adventure 2 arc, and the Metarex arc. He also plays a role in the American [[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] comic series.
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[[File:Super Shadow Sonic X.png|thumb|190px|Super Shadow as depicted in the series ''[[Sonic X]]''.]]
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Super Shadow has become the second most frequently used Super State, after Super Sonic.
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Revision as of 07:48, 3 November 2018

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Super Shadow
First seen: [[Sonic Adventure 2]] (2001)
Power source: Chaos Emeralds
Base character: Shadow the Hedgehog
Used in: Games, Comics, Sonic X
Super Shadow, as seen Shadow the Hedgehog's last cutscene.

Super Shadow is Shadow the Hedgehog's Super State which he first used in Sonic Adventure 2. When in this state, Shadow's black originally became a metallic champagne color, but in more recent appearances it becomes a bright lemon cream color. His red highlights remain the same.

While in his Super State, Shadow is able to use all of his normal abilities, including Chaos Control and Chaos Blast. His Chaos Spear ability is also more prominently used. He is able to fire multiple smaller shots at various speeds, and a single high powered shot as well. Super Shadow can also used the same charged dashes that Super Sonic uses. His defense is increased to the point where he merely loses fewer rings per hit.

Shadow becomes Super Shadow for the first time at the end of Sonic Adventure 2, as he and Sonic must team up to defeat the Final Hazard. Throughout the fight, the player hears comments from Sonic that indicate Shadow is losing his strength, and even Shadow himself admits he's having difficulty retaining such power. After the battle with Final Hazard, Super Shadow and Super Sonic use Chaos Control on the entire space colony ARK, saving the Earth from the collision. However, Shadow, in his already weakened state, uses the rest of his strength to do so and falls to Earth. It is at this point that Shadow is found by one of Eggman's robots and sealed in a capsule, thus allowing the events of Sonic Heroes to take place.

While he sat out Heroes, Super Shadow was next seen in his own game, Shadow the Hedgehog. In traditional post Sonic Adventure fashion, Shadow goes super in the final battle to battle a transformed Black Doom.

Super Shadow's most recent canon game appearance is in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game. Here Sonic is awakened from death as Super Sonic, and transfers Chaos Emerald energy to Shadow, and Silver (in a similar fashion to the final battle of Heroes) which enables them both to become super.

Super Shadow is seen in Shadow mode of the Sonic game in Sega Superstars after collecting the 7 Chaos Emeralds. He is also seen in the sequel: Sega Superstars Tennis as Shadow's Superstar State. In Sonic Rivals, Super Shadow appears as a collectible card.

Super Shadow is Shadow's All Star Move in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. He uses Chaos Spear on his opponents as he charges by.

In other media, Super Shadow appears in Sonic X in both the Sonic Adventure 2 arc, and the Metarex arc. He also plays a role in the American Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.

Super Shadow as depicted in the series Sonic X.

Super Shadow has become the second most frequently used Super State, after Super Sonic.

References


Characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog game series
Recurring characters
Heroes Sonic (Super, Starfall, Hyper, Darkspine, the Werehog, Excalibur) | Tails (Super) | Knuckles (Super, Hyper) | Amy (Super, Hyper) | Mighty (Super) | Ray (Super) | Espio | Charmy | Vector | Cream | Big | Blaze (Burning) | Silver (Super) | Sticks
Anti-heroes/Neutrals Shadow (Super) | Rouge | E-102 Gamma | E-123 Omega | Jet | Wave | Storm
Villains Dr. Eggman | Metal Sonic (Rocket, Neo, 3.0) | Mecha Sonic (8-bit, Mk. II, Mk. III, Super) | Fang | Tails Doll | Metal Knuckles | Chaos (Perfect) | E-Series | ZERO | Biolizard (Finalhazard) | Black Doom (Devil Doom) | Eggman Nega | Orbot | Cubot | Deadly Six (Zavok, Zazz, Zomom, Master Zik, Zeena, Zor)
Teams Sonic/Heroes | Rose | Dark | Chaotix | Babylon
Other Animals (Flicky) | Froggy | Chao (Hero, Dark) | Tikal | Pachacamac | Omochao | Chaclon | Gerald & Maria Robotnik | President | King Boom Boo | Cheese | Chocola | Vanilla | G.U.N. Commander | Wisps | Mother Wisp
One-off characters
Heroes Emerl | Marine | Lumina Flowlight | Chip | Shahra | Knights of the Round Table | Caliburn | Yacker | Avatar | Barry | Trip (Super)
Anti-heroes/Neutrals Bean | Bark | Shade | Merlina | Sage
Villains Witchcart | Hocke-Wulf | Bearenger | Carrotia | Battle Kukku Army (15th, 16th, Dr. Fukurokov) | E-101 Beta | Void | Chaos Gamma | Gemerl | Shugo-hei | Iblis | Mephiles | Solaris | Erazor Djinn | Captain Whisker | Johnny | Master Core: ABIS | Ix (Super) | Dark Gaia | King Arthur | Hard Boiled Heavies | Infinite | The End | Mirage Express
Teams Vector | Eggman
Other Birdie | Illumina | Secretary | Elise | Duke of Soleanna | Sonic Man | Coconut Crew | Vikings | Professor Pickle | Wentos | Don Fachio | Dodon Pa | Koco | Ancients | Conductor | Conductor's wife | Ariem | Heavy | Bomb | Tiara Boobowski | Honey