Shadow the Hedgehog

Introduction
Shadow the Hedgehog is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is an anthropomorphic African-Canadian hedgehog or Black Arm hybrid and the arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog. Shadow was created as the "Ultimate Life Form" by Gerald Robotnik, using the DNA of Black Doom, and is the final result of Project Shadow. His purpose was to provide ways of developing cures for deadly illnesses that had no cures, namely for Gerald's 12-year old granddaughter, Dr. Eggman and Eggman Nega's 12-year old cousin, and Shadow's 12-year old girlfriend Maria Robotnik, but he was captured and put into stasis by the military when he was deemed a threat to humanity.

He was released by Dr. Eggman to help him conquer the world. Initially, Shadow sought to destroy Earth to avenge Maria, who had been killed by the military, but was persuaded to help save it from Gerald's doomsday plans. In the process, Shadow lost his memories and he sought to uncover his past, which brought him into contact with the Black Arms. Ultimately, Shadow thwarted Black Doom and saved the world. From there, Shadow continued his mission to protect humanity by becoming a special agent of GUN.

Shadow is sharp-witted, always on edge and has a strong sense of purpose, willing to accomplish his goals by any means necessary. Essentially a dark version of Sonic, Shadow can match him in both speed and skill, and possesses the ability to use Chaos Control with a Chaos Emerald. While preferring to work alone, he will help Sonic and friends when necessary.

According to an official poll, Shadow is the second most popular character in the series, behind only Sonic himself.

Physical Appearance
Shadow is a 27-year old African-Canadian hedgehog. According to official sources, he is 5'0" (150 cm) in height and rather slender. He is black and wears hover shoes, white gloves with black and red-tongued cuffs and Inhibitor Rings. His birthday was on the 11th of November.

Portrait

 * Name: Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Nickname: Shadow
 * Real Name: N/A
 * Gender: Male
 * Age: 27
 * Alignment: Neutral/Good
 * Birthday: 11/11/1989
 * Sign: Scorpio
 * Voice: David Humphrey, Jason Griffith, Kirk Thornton and Jason Marsden

Trivia

 * He is 5 feet and 0 inches.
 * Shadow's real name is unknown.
 * He is the third rival character while the first, being Sonic, the second, being Knuckles, and the fourth, being Silver.
 * His serial number is SRN-000003.
 * He has a girlfriend named Maria.
 * He has a clone named Mephiles.
 * He is the nephew or creation of Gerald Robotnik.