However, the Black Comet could not overcome the atmosphere of the planet, so the Black Arms could not organize a full-scale invasion. Black Arms fed on the energy of living beings, so they wanted to consume all life on the planet. Project Shadow.Д®very 50 years, the Black Comet, home to a race of alien beings called the Black Arms, passed near the planet.

Finally, Gerald realized that he was unable to create the Ultimate Life Form himself, so he began to develop an updated project. The result was a creature without a mind, unable to exist without a life support machine. The next step of the project was to mutate the lizard (varanus, probably) into something capable of absorbing Chaos energy. During the research process, Gerald tried to refine the ancient robot of Nocturnus (Gizoid Emerl), and succeeded, but the Gizoid, being Ultimate, was still more of a robot than a life form. Research into immortality in the process would find a cure for MariaвЂ™s disease. Therefore, Gerald began a project to create the Ultimate Life Form, an eternal life with the power to protect humanity from all dangers. Alas, Maria was terminally ill and GeraldвЂ™s strongest wish was to find a way to prolong her potentially short life. Along with Gerald on the colony lived his granddaughter, Maria. Professor Gerald Robotnik (Doctor EggmanвЂ™s grandfather) along with a few dozen researchers worked on the colony on various projects that were dangerous to conduct on the planet. Many years before the events of the games, mankind was created space research facility вЂ“ Space Colony Ark. He considers himself the Ultimate, but is afraid of the darkness within him. While his and SonicвЂ™s goals are often the same, Shadow is much more brutal and radical in achieving them, which gives him a rather dark reputation and makes most characters either fear or hate him.ДЄlthough Shadow often talks about himself in a respectful tone, considering himself the strongest and fastest, he has a very troubled past for which he largely blames himself. Shadow will achieve his goal by any means necessary. Shadow is willing to destroy the world just for a friend. Shadow rarely works with anyone, yet he is one of the most loyal friends of all the characters in the Sonic universe. He is silent and single-minded, always doing whatever it takes to achieve his goal. Like Sonic, Shadow despises lies and senseless cruelty and will go to great lengths to prevent injustice, but Shadow is dark, vengeful and often cruel. The antipode of Sonic, having the same speed and abilities, however, Shadow is completely different in behavior and has a much different outlook on life.

Shadow the hedgehog with gun