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The Doom

Dark Fourth stage, Shadow the Hedgehog (game)
Location: Space Colony ARK
Level theme: space station
Boss: Heavy Dog
Prerequisite: Cryptic Castle (Normal) or Prison Island (Dark)
Dark mission: Annihilate the GUN forces! (60 total) Dark companion: Doom's Eye Leads to: The ARK Ending quote: "Now you know what true suffering is, you pathetic humans!" 28,000 points 25,000 points 20,000 points 10,000 points Finish the mission
Normal mission: Escape from the GUN raid! Normal companion: None Leads to: Air Fleet Ending quote: "Maria... I'm glad that you're safe." 30,000 points 27,000 points 22,000 points 10,000 points Finish the mission
Hero mission: Save the captured researchers! (10 total) Hero companion: Maria Robotnik Leads to: Iron Jungle Ending quote: "I will protect the people of the ARK!" 4,500 points 4,000 points 3,000 points 2,000 points Finish the mission

The Doom is one of five possible fourth stages of Shadow the Hedgehog; in the game's branching path structure, it follows from taking a somewhat evil, Black Arms-aligned path through the previous levels. Set inside Shadow's own flashback, The Doom recounts the events of the G.U.N. invasion 50 years ago which shut down Project Shadow on the Space Colony ARK.

This level, along with the other past-ARK stage Lost Impact, is notorious for being labyrinthine and time-consuming. Both the Hero and Dark missions require Shadow to search out secret passages in similar-looking corridors to hunt down the last injured researchers or GUN Soldiers. Be prepared to make heavy use of the save points' teleportation facility to backtrack through the stage and re-investigate different routes.

Story

“	Isn't this place huge? Even I still get lost in here sometimes!	„
— Maria Robotnik

Shadow wanders through the forest after his last mission, back to introspecting about his identity just as he did at the very beginning of the game. Once again, Black Doom manifests in front of the hedgehog, though this time with a more powerful illusion - the entire world melts away as Doom apparently delves into Shadow's memory, to produce a simulacrum of the events on the Space Colony ARK 50 years ago. Watching from afar as his past self flees through the corridors with Maria Robotnik.

This entire level therefore seems to take the form of a flashback; Shadow remembering what he did during the G.U.N. assault that shut down Project Shadow. Not free of moral choices even half a century ago, Shadow can defend the ARK by fighting the G.U.N. troops directly in the Dark route, spurred on by Doom's Eye (though whether Doom was physically there on the ARK 50 years ago, or is simply inserting himself into the memory to mess with Shadow's head, isn't clear). Alternatively, he can do as Maria says and bring healing units to the injured ARK researchers; or take the third route and simply escape with Maria as fast as possible.

Whichever course Shadow chooses, his and Maria's escape after the level is blocked by the G.U.N. Heavy Dog boss. On a side note if the portable healer is unlocked, this can greatly aid Shadow in the hero mission as the weapon is useable as an alternative to the heal servers.

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-[[Image:Shadow the doom.jpg|right]]
+{{Breadcrumb
-'''The Doom''' is one of two flashback levels in the game ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''
+|Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|l1=Shadow the Hedgehog|:Category:Shadow the Hedgehog (game) levels|l2=Levels|{{PAGENAME}}}}
+{{LevelBob
+| name=The Doom
+| levelscreen=Shadow the doom.png
+| screenwidth=340px
+| levelno=Dark Fourth
+| location=[[Space Colony ARK]]
+| theme1=space station
+| game=Shadow the Hedgehog (game)
+| prereq=[[Cryptic Castle]] (Normal) or [[Prison Island (Shadow the Hedgehog)|Prison Island]] (Dark)
+| shaddark=Annihilate the GUN forces! ''(60 total)''<br> ''Dark companion'': [[Doom's Eye]] <br> ''Leads to'': [[The ARK (Shadow the Hedgehog)|The ARK]] <br> ''Ending quote'': "Now you know what true suffering is, you pathetic humans!"
+| ShadDarkARank=28,000 points
+| ShadDarkBRank=25,000 points
+| ShadDarkCRank=20,000 points
+| ShadDarkDRank=10,000 points
+| shadnorm=Escape from the GUN raid! <br> ''Normal companion'': None <br> ''Leads to'': [[Air Fleet]] <br> ''Ending quote'': "Maria... I'm glad that you're safe."
+| ShadNormARank=30,000 points
+| ShadNormBRank=27,000 points
+| ShadNormCRank=22,000 points
+| ShadNormDRank=10,000 points
+| shadhero=Save the captured researchers! ''(10 total)''<br> ''Hero companion'': [[Maria Robotnik]] <br> ''Leads to'': [[Iron Jungle]] <br> ''Ending quote'': "I will protect the people of the
+ARK!" <br>
+| ShadHeroARank=4,500 points
+| ShadHeroBRank=4,000 points
+| ShadHeroCRank=3,000 points
+| ShadHeroDRank=2,000 points
+| boss=Heavy Dog
+}}
+'''The Doom''' is one of five possible fourth stages of ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''; in the game's branching path structure, it follows from taking a somewhat evil, [[Black Arms]]-aligned path through the previous levels. Set inside [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]]'s own flashback, The Doom recounts the events of the [[G.U.N.]] invasion 50 years ago which shut down [[Project Shadow]] on the [[Space Colony ARK]].
-== Purpose ==
+This level, along with the other past-ARK stage [[Lost Impact]], is notorious for being labyrinthine and time-consuming. Both the Hero and Dark missions require Shadow to search out secret passages in similar-looking corridors to hunt down the last injured researchers or [[GUN Soldier]]s. Be prepared to make heavy use of the save points' teleportation facility to backtrack through the stage and re-investigate different routes.
-After destroying the G.U.N. robots at [[Prison Island]] or finding [[Dr. Eggman]] at [[Cryptic Castle]], Shadow can be seen walking through the woods (during midday if from Prison Island, at dusk if from Cryptic Castle). Suddenly, the ground disappears from beneath him, and [[Black Doom]] teleports him back in time to the date of the G.U.N. raid on the ARK. Being back here, [[Maria Robotnik|Maria]] begs him to save the wounded researches. Shadow however, wants to get Maria to safety. On the other hand, Doom's Eye tells him to take out the G.U.N. soldiers like he should have all those years ago.
-== Appearance ==
+==Story==
-Overall, '''The Doom''' looks very similar to [[Lost Impact]]. The key differences are a greater abundance of G.U.N. troops, broken and cracked walls, and fires everywhere. Also like Lost Impact, The Doom has neon-style lights for head-bashing.
+{{quote|''Isn't this place huge? Even I still get lost in here sometimes!''|[[Maria Robotnik]]}}
-{{ShadowZones}}
+Shadow wanders through the forest after his last mission, back to introspecting about his identity just as he did at the very beginning of the game. Once again, [[Black Doom]] manifests in front of the hedgehog, though this time with a more powerful illusion - the entire world melts away as Doom apparently delves into Shadow's memory, to produce a simulacrum of the events on the Space Colony ARK 50 years ago. Watching from afar as his past self flees through the corridors with [[Maria Robotnik]].
-[[Category:Shadow the Hedgehog Levels|Doom, The]]
+This entire level therefore seems to take the form of a flashback; Shadow remembering what he did during the G.U.N. assault that shut down [[Project Shadow]]. Not free of moral choices even half a century ago, Shadow can defend the ARK by fighting the G.U.N. troops directly in the Dark route, spurred on by [[Doom's Eye]] (though whether Doom was physically there on the ARK 50 years ago, or is simply inserting himself into the memory to mess with Shadow's head, isn't clear). Alternatively, he can do as Maria says and bring healing units to the injured ARK researchers; or take the third route and simply escape with Maria as fast as possible.
+Whichever course Shadow chooses, his and Maria's escape after the level is blocked by the G.U.N. [[Heavy Dog]] boss.
+On a side note if the portable healer is unlocked, this can greatly aid Shadow in the hero mission as the weapon is useable as an alternative to the heal servers.
+==Screenshots==
+<gallery>
+The Doom - Dark.png|Shadow doing the Dark mission
+The Doom - Hero.png|Shadow doing the Hero mission
+</gallery>
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{ShadowOmni}}
+{{TheTitle}}

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