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* Above all, he can levitate/float which seems to be his primary method of mobility. Especially since he appears to have no legs, even when transformed into Devil Doom. | * Above all, he can levitate/float which seems to be his primary method of mobility. Especially since he appears to have no legs, even when transformed into Devil Doom. | ||
* A lesser known ability is his telepathy. There have been a few incidents where he communicated with Shadow or multiple people yet was no where to be seen. He also uses telepathy through Doom's Eye. Though he appears to have no mouth (as well as lacking many other features,) he may have a physical voice, as he appears to breathe as he speaks. | * A lesser known ability is his telepathy. There have been a few incidents where he communicated with Shadow or multiple people yet was no where to be seen. He also uses telepathy through Doom's Eye. Though he appears to have no mouth (as well as lacking many other features,) he may have a physical voice, as he appears to breathe as he speaks. | ||
| − | ** There was one instance in the last story where he | + | ** There was one instance in the last story where he demonstrated telekinesis, when he took the [[Chaos Emeralds]] from Shadow. |
* It is possible that he was the one who created the eerie brown and red cloud that the Black Arms appeared from. | * It is possible that he was the one who created the eerie brown and red cloud that the Black Arms appeared from. | ||
==Devil Doom== | ==Devil Doom== | ||
| − | Devil Doom is the ultimate form of Black Doom, using the energy he drained out of the very planet itself. Mutated beyond belief, the only trace of Black Doom in this creature is Doom's Eye, which also happens to be the weak point. He has two heads in the image of a gargoyle, with a mouth resembling Black Bull's, and roots at the bottom of him. This gives him the slight resemblance of an uprooted plant. Devil Doom is blind, and needs Doom's Eye to see. Which means the two headed gargoyle has no eyes, but Doom's Eye will exchange between heads to give them sight. Devil Doom's skin is red. He is attached to the Black Comet, can breathe fire, and manipulate objects or portions of the comet to use as weapons against [[Super Shadow]]. The | + | Devil Doom is the ultimate form of Black Doom, using the energy he drained out of the very planet itself. Mutated beyond belief, the only trace of Black Doom in this creature is Doom's Eye, which also happens to be the weak point. He has two heads in the image of a gargoyle, with a mouth resembling Black Bull's, and roots at the bottom of him. This gives him the slight resemblance of an uprooted plant. Devil Doom is blind, and needs Doom's Eye to see. Which means the two headed gargoyle has no eyes, but Doom's Eye will exchange between heads to give them sight. Devil Doom's skin is red. He is attached to the Black Comet, can breathe fire, and manipulate objects or portions of the comet to use as weapons against [[Super Shadow]]. The background of this fight is the same as the background for [[Metal Overlord]], the differences being a red sky instead of blue, and a city to replace the fog. |
==Theme Song== | ==Theme Song== | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 4 May 2010
Template:CharacterSheet Black Doom is a character from Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by Sean Schemmel in English and Ryūzaburō Ōtomo in Japanese. He is the leader of the Black Arms aliens and the overlord of the Black Comet. Depending on which path the player chooses (Hero or Dark), Black Doom will either be ally or foe of Shadow the Hedgehog; he is still the villain in general, however.
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History
Like all self-respecting villains, Black Doom's objective is to conquer the world with the aid of the Chaos Emeralds. However, as with many characters from the Sonic games, information about Black Doom's past is spotty at best. By his own testimony, Black Doom has lived for at least 2,000 years, since he claims responsibility for having planting the Glyphic Canyon temple-ships on Sonic's world (Shadow the Hedgehog (game), Sky Troops cutscene).
50 years prior to Shadow the Hedgehog, Black Doom formed a sort of alliance with Gerald Robotnik during the work on Project Shadow. He and Gerald created the Ultimate Lifeform - Shadow - ostensibly in order to expand Gerald's research, although Black Doom's ulterior motive was to create an agent who would one day retrieve the Chaos Emeralds. To this end, Black Doom donated some of his own blood to Gerald's project, making Doom Shadow's biological "father".
When the Black Comet returns to the inner solar system 50 years later, Black Doom appears before Shadow at the beginning of the game as a hologram projected by Doom's Eye, to inform Shadow that "the day of reckoning" has arrived. Black Doom instructs Shadow throughout the game to retrieve the seven Chaos Emeralds for him, although whether Shadow pays any attention or not is for the player to decide.
At the end of the game, Black Doom reveals more about himself and his plans: his motive for collecting the seven Chaos Emeralds throughout the game was to teleport their home, the Black Comet, down to Earth using Chaos Control. (The Black Comet's velocity wasn't fast enough to pass through the Earth's atmosphere by itself). According to Black Doom, he isn't trying to the kill humans; he is trying to bring salvation to them. His true intention for humans is to enslave them and have them serve as an energy source for the Black Arms, something they could not obtain while the Black Comet was in space.
As Sonic the Hedgehog and friends tries to stop Black Doom from taking over the world and Shadow from giving him the Chaos Emeralds, they are paralyzed by a special gas inside the Black Comet. Black Doom then reveals his true intentions about using humans as an "energy source"; they would become food for the Black Arms' larvae. Shadow and the others are shocked by Black Doom's goals. As everyone stands paralyzed about to be devoured by Black Doom's offspring, Shadow starts remembering about his past and about things that have been going on throughout the game. He then stands up in order to confront Black Doom once and for all.
Meanwhile, the members of the Chaotix Detective Agency are in the Space Colony ARK, trying to reactivate an old program left behind by Gerald. Eventually, they are successful in beaming it down to Shadow (after Charmy Bee headbutts the machine). The video reveals that Gerald created Shadow to defeat the Black Arms by destroying the Black Comet with the Eclipse Cannon. This gives Shadow the motivation to stand up and defeat Black Doom. Before Shadow can do anything however, Black Doom uses Chaos Control and transforms into his ultimate form, Devil Doom. Shadow uses the Chaos Emeralds that Black Doom left behind and transforms into Super Shadow.
Devil Doom is defeated by Super Shadow, who uses Chaos Control to send the Black Comet and all the Black Arms inside to space, where the Black Comet is finally destroyed by the Eclipse Cannon. As for Black Doom, he is last seen falling down towards Earth below, and is presumed dead.
Abilities
Black Doom has numerous abilities which make him a fearsome foe for those who would dare challenge him. For important long range communication, Black Doom can separate his third eye (simply known as 'Doom's Eye') from his forehead and send it forth to do various tasks that would require him while he is away. The eye can project a hologram of himself (and possibly others) as well. He also possesses various special attacks, including:
- He can fire miniature meteors and blades of fire at enemies.
- Swift Strike, an energy boomerang which spins around at floor level
- An energy shield to protect himself from harm, but the shield is ineffective while standing still.
- Creation of ghost-like copies of himself that appear like after-images, but stay behind at a certain point.
- He can create illusions of himself, that have the same abilities as he has, but they cannot be hurt. They can also use his attacks.
- Chaos Control to warp time and space with the power of a Chaos Emerald.
- Like Tikal the Echidna, Black Doom appears to have the ability to telepathically send someone back in time. He uses this to convince Shadow to turn against the humans.
- Can sense energies and a persons presence, thoughts, emotions, and inner sense of being.
- He seems to possess a mental link with Shadow due to Shadow being created from him. He tried to use this to mind control Shadow but failed. This may be how he controls the Black Arms.
- Above all, he can levitate/float which seems to be his primary method of mobility. Especially since he appears to have no legs, even when transformed into Devil Doom.
- A lesser known ability is his telepathy. There have been a few incidents where he communicated with Shadow or multiple people yet was no where to be seen. He also uses telepathy through Doom's Eye. Though he appears to have no mouth (as well as lacking many other features,) he may have a physical voice, as he appears to breathe as he speaks.
- There was one instance in the last story where he demonstrated telekinesis, when he took the Chaos Emeralds from Shadow.
- It is possible that he was the one who created the eerie brown and red cloud that the Black Arms appeared from.
Devil Doom
Devil Doom is the ultimate form of Black Doom, using the energy he drained out of the very planet itself. Mutated beyond belief, the only trace of Black Doom in this creature is Doom's Eye, which also happens to be the weak point. He has two heads in the image of a gargoyle, with a mouth resembling Black Bull's, and roots at the bottom of him. This gives him the slight resemblance of an uprooted plant. Devil Doom is blind, and needs Doom's Eye to see. Which means the two headed gargoyle has no eyes, but Doom's Eye will exchange between heads to give them sight. Devil Doom's skin is red. He is attached to the Black Comet, can breathe fire, and manipulate objects or portions of the comet to use as weapons against Super Shadow. The background of this fight is the same as the background for Metal Overlord, the differences being a red sky instead of blue, and a city to replace the fog.
Theme Song
In Shadow the Hedgehog, Black Doom had one character-specific theme song: an instrumental piece that played during boss battles with him in the standard story (not including the Devil Doom fight). This song was simply called "Black Doom".