Ranking How USELESS Shadow is in Every Sonic Game
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Shadow the Hedgehog started off as an equally powerful rival to Sonic, but throughout the years, he's fluctuated a TON and has looked pretty useless from time to time.
Today, we're looking at Shadow's character in every mainline Sonic game and ranking him from worthless to elite.
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The funniest thing about Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 is that Shadow does more to move the plot forward than Sonic does.
Sonic is literally Mario in that game
@@blood-reaper wdym by that
@@guyzamdvais1357I'm assuming it's because Sonic's plotline revolved around saving a princess, like Mario is known for.
Shadow's characterization also happens to be among the few things that Sonic 06 failed to completely screw up
@@tmanuel44 oh shii good one
Bro. When Shadow kicked silver in the back of the head in 06' I remember that his shoes (air shoes) are mostly metal of some kind. Imagine that. Like getting kicked by a steeltoe boot.
Silver shoes are metal looking so I guess he learnt how it felt
The reason why Shadow is barely included in anything since Sonic 2006 is that it's hard to make a game with Sonic as the protagonist when there's another guy standing there with all of Sonic's powers except that he's smarter and more capable. He kind of has to be left on the sidelines.
Wasn’t sonics iq 764 I think
lmao what @@cashbrady4074
yeah most of the time when he fr was in a game, he tended to overshadow (no pun intended) sonic in a lot of aspects
(and I think sega just genuinely has no idea how to write him anymore cause they make his character so inconsistent)
I blame this on Sega. Shadow dying at the end of SA2 made more sense.
But keeping him alive kinda made him outshine Sonic.
This was another case with Mega Man X, by having Zero being the MC than X.
"Damn".
-Shadow.
"Not here..."
Damn
-espio
Omg he he inappropriate
@@dradzrail1673"we've been detected..!"
"4th"
You forgot to say that in Sonic Forces, Shadow is basically the reason the game happened since he made Infinite want revenge on him and prove he is not weak because Shadow called him "Weak"
The fact that Shadow didn’t play a major part in the main story baffles me considering Infinite should have a major vendetta against Shadow.
@sonomni The whole angle of Shadow being responsible for Infinite was a last minute change for the DLC. You can tell in the base game his backstory was just that he was created by Eggman. Opening cutscene shows him in a pod and the last level has a line from Amy about it being the place where he was "born".
The game would've happened anyway since Infinite was a villain in the first place, he worked for Eggman. It wasn't Shadow's fault, Infinite could get beaten by any other of the main heroes and the result still would've been the same. It was just a matter of time for Infinite to meet Sonic or Knuckles and get his ass kicked. Cause Infinite really is pathetic and useless. He calls himself an ultimate mercenary but once he defeated he throws a tantrum. I mean, he's never experienced a single defeat in his life? Whom he's been fighting against before? Little kids? A mercenary should know who his opponents would be. As a mercenary Infinite should know who Eggman's adversaries are. But he just boldly attacks a guy known as the ultimate life form without any proper thinking. Not only pathetic, but also stupid.
@@ceylancobalt3117 Yeah but it's been mentioned in the comics that Shadow killed his allies prior.
But making the problem doesnt make you usefuI.
Nah Shadow is still in Sonic Superstars, he was just skinned alive to conpensate
Skinned alive😂😂😂
Classic Sonic really wanted to be the ultimate life form
I thought I'd never see Shadow like that
Sadly Sonic doesn’t have the costume when he goes super
Yeppp skinned alive sounds about right
Shadow is pretty useful in pretty much EVERY Sonic game in my opinion. He better have a big role in Sonic 3
Every sonic game with him in it. Except forces tbh, he inadvertently created infinite
no there are games where his character completely ruined and hes useless
@@Boykeeplays Tbf, how was Shadow know that would be his villain origin story?
@@DJBoo64 I mean.....
@@DJBoo64 True
Shadow is the only one that doesn't get any useless tier.
And that make sense he's a great character
silver on the other hand
@@silverreaps6803 Bro’s gonna get a dozen “he gone” tiers faster than he can say “It’s no use!”
Shadow was definitely the MVP of nearly every game he has been in. It makes me wonder the reason why they omitted Shadow in a lot of the modern games is because he can just solve the plot quicker. Like this was apparent in 06 where Sonic was so focused on chasing a princess around and Silver was blindly following some stranger's words, Shadow was actually getting things done by actively going after the main threat
Basically every threat in any Sonic game can be solo'd by Shadow after removing his inhibitor rings. It is no surprise the writers don't know how to include him without completely killing the story.
Most of the games shadow is in are trash
@@WSBM14 On the contrary, out of the 14 or so games he’s in, only 4 or 5 of them are crap. The rest is either meh, okay, or great
The writers doesn't want my boy Shadow to stole Sonic's spotlight
@@WSBM14🤡
First time a character never gets a single worthless ranking. Not surprising. He is the Ultimate Lifeform after all.
Shadow pissed on Eggman wife so I agree with the sa2 placement
Interesting fact if you stall the final boss of Shadow the Hedgehog long enough, Eggman reveals that Shadow is the original, when he fell to earth, his robots recovered him which is why he had amnesia to begin with.
Love this part, that shit made me so hyped when egg man said that
"Maybe if I just *say* he's not a robot it'll motivate him for the fight and he won't try to murder me later."
-eggman, probably
Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal he literally defeats lyric single-handedly and saved Team Sonic from being reduced to ash 💀
Don't think he ranks the 3ds boom games for some reason
You forgot Colors DS, where he literally shows up for two scenes, talks a bit of smack, gives you two pointless optional missions, and lightly foreshadows the true final boss but you never actually have to talk to him to fight it. WORTHLESS.
The DS version had a lot of characters giving out pointless optional missions
Shadow the hedgehog shoes are kinda cool
Yep
I would wear them
“Kinda” Dude, their 🔥(Opinion)
"They're air shoes."
@@Violety-UvU_isokayI thought they were jet boots
FINALLY someone who talks about sonic 06 and NOT roasting it.
06 deserves the back lash, animals kissing humans like cmon.
0:43 "I have an announcement"
I'm pissing on the mooooooon
Happy with this Tier list, glad to see there's no "Worthless" entries as Shadow is definitely a useful overall character in the games he's been in.
Definitely worthy of the Elite tier for SA2, [insert Snapcube Fandub references here].
Shadow is pretty much the second protagonist in the franchise right now. There's no way he'll be useless in any sonic games
I was surprised he doesn't get a single useless ranking, but that's in the games. Recent shows and comics have sort of given him such a prevalent reputation of being an angry blustering douchebag that it's easy to forget almost all his mainline game appearances have him as a major force in everything happening.
“Where’s that DAMN 4th Choas Emerald?” -Shadow the Edgelord
Lol, that Cream in S-tier for Battle along Shadow...
Cream has that thing of being overly powerfull and insanely good in every game she's playable. (to the exception of Sonic hereos, where she's the same as any fly unit... Which are the best unit of any team in combat at level 3.)
QUEEN LMAO
Cream has the best heal in Battle
Best heal, best special moves, second best air attack combined with best air mobility, only drawback is power and speed of ground attacks
I want to point out Shadow does appear in Sonic Colors but only in the DS version. All he does is have Sonic go through some sort of mission to make sure he hasn't gone soft and have him learn new info about Eggman's other project (The Nega-Mother Wisp). Other than that, he doesn't really help Sonic and Tails, now confident the two will easily stop Eggman as usual.
2:09 Tails look, I’m famous!
got what you wanted lmao
I was scrolling to see if you commented 😭💀
@@Karmas_CurseYO SAME LOL
agree on all the placements...no complaints. now...Where's that damn fourth chaos emerald!
Considering how important of a character Shadow is, I’m not surprised he’s ranked high in most of these games
4:28 ligma ballz
Shadow do be shadowin.
I love these videos because not only does it sort out which games have what characters, but also decently explains their relevance and part in the game. Very helpful!!!
"he is not in sonic superstars"
LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER*
Nice video! Video Suggestion: How Useless Espio is in Every Sonic Game.
Dude, it's just Earth. There is no Mobius. This isn't the comics. There is no Mobians. This is not the comics nor the SAT AM cartoon or where ever the hell else THAT came from. Freaking Sonic X didn't even have Mobius.
Awesome Video Bro! And Shadow's Nintendo Counterpart is Dark Link.
This is the first time when he didn't say "damn". : D
The fact he never got worthless tier just shows how amazing he is.
SHADOW, MY FAVORITE SONIC CHARACTER
Dude remembered Sonic Battle, but not Sonic Colors DS.
You could have put _Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood_ in here. Shadow is in that game, first as a mini-boss, but will join your team for the rest of the game. In the story, he's looking for Omega, who had gotten separated from him and was neutralized by the Marauders. He has similar stats to Sonic and is fairly strong as a fighter. He'd likely fit in Sidekick Tier.
That game considered non canon.
@@ceylancobalt3117 So is Boom
Shadow was actually in Color's DS version but he basically just sends Sonic on a side mission because he doesn't want to do it, which is funny as hell to me but also disappointing 😂
Apparently the reason he's not in many games or shows is that Sega is VERY protective of his character and doesn't want him to be screwed up.
IVE LITERALLY HAD THIS EXACT VIDEO IN MY HEAD FOR LIKE A DAY HOLY CRAP-
shadow from sonic boom rise of lyiric be like ;
"im the prince of all mighty headgehogs you are a shame for our species".
You should have kept Manipulated but Strong tier. In Adventure 2. He's similar to Knuckles in Adventure 1 and Sonic 3. Awesome Vid!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed!
6:45 he has the same exact backpack as me
Surprised Rivals 1 and 2 weren't on here
6:45 WHEN SHADOW Appears in sonic 3… (The movie) HE’S GUNNA BE AWESOME!!!
I loved this video.
Shadow with a gun: cool
Hedgehog with a gun🍷🗿
Lol
Sonic Colors DS: Yeah, that's right...
Sonic Rivals: Yeah, that's right...
Sonic Rivals 2: Yeah, that's right...
Sonic Free Riders: Yeah, that's right...
Team Sonic Racing: Yeah that's right...
Even in a minor roles Shadow has always been portrayed as competent figure in the series at the very least. Though if he was to be ranked based on how needlessly hostile he acts to the rest of the cast you would get some interesting results. Especially if the comics and spin offs were included.
It's crazy he is almost barely in each game, he just gives the vibes that he's as permanent as Knuckles, Tails and Amy. Atleast he wasn't worthless.
In TMOSTH he actually was returned to his classic characterisation. And i love it.
shadows also is useful in summer, shows how great he is
Small correction.
On sonic forces :
Shadow have unique levels where only him is playable. They are also the hardest level of the game.
Not only he has his own levels, but it tells a bit more of the story, revealing that Infinite has basically gone mad because he got his butt kicked by Shadow.
Thank you for the correction! I’ll be honest I haven’t played the shadow episode of forces, I dropped the game about halfway through and never bothered, so I appreciate the clarification
@@jeremymklinger Ain't blaming you. Sonic forces is a bit boring to play unfortunately :v
I’m not too sure if he’s that useless because he is suppose to be the ultimate life form
6:45 time to peace out.
Shadow actually appeared in Colors DS in Asteroid Coaster missions alongside Omega
1:52 heplanation:the shadow we play in the game is the real shadow as he was kept isolated and he was rescued from the crash by one of eggman's robots(which is either metal sonic or omega) and was kept in the isolation seperated from the androids,he revealed it in the shadow the hedgehog final game
If you ask me, Shadow is WORTHLESS in Rise of Lyric. His boss, from what I understood (since I never played that monstrosity), was unique but also stupid.
More stupid was that after Sonic sent him through a portal, he forgot the next second what happened to him. That's how forgettable Shadow is in Rise of Lyric. On the plus side, Shattered Crystal (which was horrific but at least better than the Wii U game) did him some kind of justice.
"He leads Team Dark as the speed character, which is kinda the leatst useless of the trio"
This man has not seen the SORCERY speed characters are in Heroes
Next character I want you to rank from worthless to elite is sonic himself
Shadow is not an edgelord. Jeremy Klinger clearly knows nothing about Shadow or the Sonic Series in general.
So did you watch the video then? That's straight up not what he says and makes it clear multiple times.
He only said he was edgy. Which is somewhat true, let’s not lie to ourselves
@@jamiegioca9448 in one game perhaps. One game is not Shadow's entire character.
@@DragonKingMadaraUchiha He was flanderized there, which means he always had that trait, but it was amplified to an unnecessary degree
@@jamiegioca9448 That does not mean he always was edgy. What kind of backwards logic is that.
Its interesting that shadow doesnt show up compared to a lot of other character
But when he does he is usually very important to the plot
Imagine how hard it would go if Shadow were a boss in Frontiers
Do Cream the rabbit next please.
She is almost never in the series I don't think he will
She was a playable character in Heroes but only a cameo or side character in pretty much anything else she's been in, which isn't much to begin with. I doubt it'd be that interesting of a video.
I really hope shadow is done right in the movie who show him as not a edge lord but as someone who we see as edgy but as a true hero
I've been very strongly hoping for that too. Paramount better not mess Shadow up in that movie and any future films that they will have him be in. I hope that they've been staying faithful to the source material of SA2 when deciding what he will be like in that movie, by showing him as a smart and grumpy hedgehog who has a heart, but was doing that bad stuff because Gerald Robotnik had memory-swapped him into thinking that revenge was what Maria had wanted him to cause. Then later starts behaving as a hero after he remembers that that's what he's truly supposed to be doing.
I’d rather have it where Sega uses him when he can be important rather than just throwing him in.
Blood forgot Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
The kick to silver’s head alone demands a tier that’s above S
In the "Sonic Boom" universe, both the games and the series, Shadow is nothing more than a marketing stunt with no real purpose to exist. That's why Shadow in "Sonic Boom" is not only the worst version of Shadow, but also one of the worst characters in the entire franchise.
OMG SONIC BATTLE IS STILL FIRE TO THIS DAY
Can you rank games based on how dangerous eggman is?
From world threat to hero
Am I the only one that misses the way shadow skates? They should’ve kept the sa2 skate in every game. It was mad cool.
1:50
I know what this will sound like but in shadows Own game Eggman confirms he is the shadow in heroes is the real shadow.
That’s why Gamma was guarding him
Wasn’t Shadow in Sonic Colors DS and Sonic & The Black Knight?
Sonic Rivals, also the surfing sonic games, missed those
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Well, Shadow don't appear in Sonic Colors, but in reality he does... On the DS version ! Yeah, he's just a side character during some extra missions levels, but it's important to mention it ! :D
Shadow Boom is the parody exaggeration of what people not familiar with the series or hate it think Shadow is. He is not nearly as lame in the show, fortunately.
So all around, when he is a factor in the story, he is a strong supporting character at worst and the GoAT more often than not. Glad we can all agree on that
He forgot about Sonic and the Black Knight
Shadow Glazers: "How dare you say our overlord of the edge is useless" *gets to Sonic Boom* "That doesnt count, you cheated"
I love the "he gone" tier
Why didn’t you count Sonic and the Black Knight?
Bruh,you missed Sonic Adventure DX because in there, when you collect all the embelems in DX, Shadow becomes playable along with Metal Sonic.
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Kinda hard for shadow not to be S tier in most appearances, he is just a better version of Sonic in most aspects.
"Where's that 💥 *D A M N* 💥 4th Chaos Emerald?"
4:51 Don’t jinx yourself mate. We know they’re giving us Shadow Generations.
He actually did it
Bro I clicked on this so fast
my fav shadow is sonic 06 shadow
I swear everyone wanted Sonic Battle, it was one of the rarest gba during elementary school.
What about the storybook games
Shadow is far from useless! Yes, he didn't do much in Sonic Generations and Sonic Forces but he's still as edgy and cool as ever! Plus 2024 is the Year of Shadow especially with the new game coming out this Fall! All Hail Shadow!😧😎❤️🖤
I think he’d be more useful in forces since he was the leading drive for infinite in his story
did shadow consume a symbiote? 5:31
Man it's quite the major missed opportunity not to have Shadow in Frontiers due to its serious/dour tone heck he could even respect Sonic more due to it
Shadow is the second most useful Char in unlesshed, because he is holding the Earth together, with the might he has. There is a death battlre video where they explained HOW STRONG HE IS
I guess you could say,... 🤨
He's a *Shadow* of his former self 😎
Sonic and The Black Knight ? He's litteraly in the game
That's not Shadow. It's Lancelot.