Sonic 3: Why Shadow Is The Perfect Villain To End Sonic’s Trilogy Arc
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The reveal of Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s antagonist in Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s mid-credits scene introduces the perfect villain to round off Sonic’s trilogy arc. Sonic 2 introduces more characters from the original video games to the film franchise. As well as Tails, who was teased in the first film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 also introduces Knuckles, the warrior echidna, voiced by Idris Elba. Joining those two in the film’s final moments is another video game character who first appeared in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2.
Shadow the Hedgehog is the antithesis of Sonic, released from a G.U.N laboratory by Robotnik to aid him in yet another plot to take over the world. It’s a G.U.N laboratory in which Sonic 2 finds the character, the result of the so-called Shadow Project. Jim Carrey’s retirement announcement casts doubt on whether he’ll be employing Shadow’s services in the upcoming sequel, but regardless of this, Shadow will be the perfect antagonist to bring Sonic’s character arc to an end.
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The Sonic movies have been notable for how they’ve reinterpreted the character of Sonic as a lost and lonely orphan, adopted by loving human parents. This blended family of human, dog, and anthropomorphized hedgehog gets bigger in Sonic 2 with the addition of Tails and Knuckles. Like Sonic in the films, Shadow the Hedgehog in the games is also lost. The result of genetic experimentation by Dr. Robotnik’s grandfather, Shadow is portrayed as a tortured and angry anti-hero, determined to avenge the death of his friend and discover more about his past. While it’s highly unlikely that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will become a
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