Shadow the Hedgehog

. The company's loftiest efforts have been in the supercar market.
. The later Testarossa remains one of the most famous Ferraris. While Shadow has his own game, Shadow also has his own theme songs even in Sonic Titles:. Ferrari entered the mid-engined 12-cylinder fray with the Berlinetta Boxer in 1971. But now, thanks to Sega's most recent Sonic game, Shadow the Hedgehog, it has now been confirmed that Shadow is indeed the same Shadow that was in Sonic Adventure 2 who was saved after Chaos Controlling the ARK and being used as a template for Doctor Eggman explained in Shadow the Hedgehog, as well as the ultimate life form that Professor Gerald Robotnik (Eggman's grandfather) created 50 years ago. The company has also produced front-engined 2+2 cars, culminating in the current 612 Scaglietti.

It was not known whether he was the same Shadow from Sonic Adventure 2 or a robotic copy made by Eggman. Although they looked quite different from their 2-seat counterparts, both the GT4 and Mondial were very closely-related to the 308 GTB. Until recently, Shadow's fan base was split over what the new Shadow was, as the new Shadow suffered from amnesia. For a time, Ferrari built 2+2 versions of its mid-engined V8 cars. When Shadow re-emerged in Sonic Heroes, his fans were split into two groups; many fans wanted to see Shadow return, while others felt bringing him back cheapened his death in the previous game. Ferrari quickly moved into the Gran Turismo market, and the bulk of the company's sales remain in this area. When first introduced, many fans were put off by Shadow, seeing him as nothing more than an "evil twin" cliché, but much of that subsided when the game was released and Shadow developed into a full-blown character of his own. V6 and V8 Ferrari models make up well over half of the marque's total production.

Shadow returns in Sonic #157. This layout would go on to be used in most Ferraris of the 1980s and 1990s. Most particularly, he seems to have some sort of feelings towards the Overlander girl Hope, who reminds Shadow of Maria. The Dino was the first mid-engined Ferrari. In his journey, he has run into various characters, including the E-102 Gamma-lookalike Isaac, the Guardian, Locke, and several others. Ferrari's earliest models were pure sports cars, not the exotics we know today. Eggman, but will turn on them if they hinder his search for the truth.
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He has sided with the Mobians to fight greater evils, like the Xorda and Dr.
. Shadow is an individual, and usually works alone to achieve his own goals, which is currently to discover the truth of his mysterious history; as such, it is hard to peg him as good or evil.
. There was an error in this issue, however, it is said by Shadow that Sonic showed him the light to help save Mobius/Earth yet it was really Amy Rose.
. Shadow proves useless against the Xorda and crashes into Mobius, surviving the fall, and is found by Sonic. In the mid 1990s, Ferrari added the letter "F" to the beginning of all models (a practice quickly abandoned after the F512M and F355, but recently picked up again with the F430).

The comic then skips over the events of the game, and Shadow reappears in Sonic #124 where he is rescued by an alien race, the Bem; only for them to use him as a distraction against another alien race, the Xorda, while they make a run for it. The various Dino models were named for Enzo's son. He first appears in Sonic #98, which is an introduction to the game Sonic Adventure 2, with a few changes to accommodate the Archie version of Mobius/Earth. This was probably to avoid confusion with the multiple 250 models produced before the GTO. Shadow has appeared in Archie's Sonic comics, but has only made a handful of appearances. As well, the 250 GTO's famous acronym, which means Gran Turismo Omologato, was simply a name the Italian press gave the car which referred to the way Ferrari had, in a sense, avoided the rules and successfully homologated the car for racing purposes (Somehow, Ferrari had convinced the FIA, the 250 GTO was the same car as previous 250's). In the last episode of the 3rd season Shadow is in his Super form and, in his mind, there is an image of Molly, which used to be Maria in the episode "Molly's Dream", and then he takes off into space, leaving a slightly confused Sonic and company behind. (North American Racing Team, who raced Ferrari's in America) won the famous 24 hour race of the same name.

Again, Shadow the Hedgehog receives a faint memory of Maria as he is holding the white Chaos Emerald in his hands. The 365 GTB4 model only became known as a Daytona after racing variants run by N.A.R.T. They later state that a girl was blown up in an airplane it is likely that Molly is the one who receives that fate. Many such names are actually not official factory names. Molly, being a GUN agent, uses an aircraft similar to the X Tornado to destroy the Metarex alongside the others. Many Ferraris also had other names affixed (like Daytona) to identify them further. During the remainder of this episode, a group of Metarex come towards Eggman's base and Rouge, Shadow and Molly try to protect the base and get the white Chaos Emerald. This naming system can be confusing, as some entirely different vehicles used the same engine type and body style.

It seems that she is already liked by another man, whose name is unclear. In general, the following conventions were used:. Shadow and Rouge meet her; Molly takes one look at Shadow and blushes. Most Ferraris were also given designations referring to their body style. Accompainied by them is a orange haired female teenager by the name of Molly. Until the mid-1990s, Ferrari followed a three-number naming scheme based on engine displacement:. Robotnik is visited by a small troop of the GUN army, how they got into Sonic's world is uncertain for now. This was done as a protest concerning arguments between Ferrari and the Italian Racing Authorities regarding the homologation of a new mid-engined Ferrari race car.

In that same episode, Dr. Curiosly, Ferrari won the 1964 World championship with John Surtees by competing the last two races in cars painted white&blue, as these were not entered by the Italian factory themselves, but the US-based NART team. But he cannot seem to find out who she really was. When BMW re-entered F1 in 2000, they also made sure that the cars of WilliamsF1 were painted white and blue. In Sonic X's season 3, Shadow had no clear memory of his past; although in one episode (named "Molly's Dream" in the English translation of the Japanese anime) he seems to have an image of Maria in his mind, some sort of two-second flashback. the green Jaguar Racing in F1 as well as the blue on current Renault F1 cars, which was originally contributed by a tobacco sponsor. Shadow, who is similar to Sonic, would probably be able to survive a fall such as the one he took (and it would even be likely for Sonic, according to those who believe that he is actually "Shadow 2".). In recent years, these traditional colors have resurfaced in some cases, eg.

It should be noted that in the first episode of Sonic X season 3, Sonic survives a fall from orbit to the ground after his battle with Dark Oak, his super powers fading as he fell; yet he survived. Since 1996, the Ferrari F1 cars are said to be painted in a brighter, nearly orange red, in order to fit better to their tobacco sponsor. With the airing of Sonic X season 3 in multiple places, some hard proof that Shadow survived his fall to Earth is in place. The shade of the color varies, though. (Much to the chagrin of David Humphrey fans). These national colors were mostly replaced by sponsor liveries since 1968, but unlike most other teams, Ferrari always kept the traditional red. He made short appearances after Episode 38, in flashbacks or otherwise, but he makes his true return in episode 60, “The Return of Shadow.” In Japan he is voiced by his game voice actor; in the dub, due to 4Kids' usage of only a specific set of actors, he is voiced by Jason Griffith, who also plays Sonic in the dub. For example, a yellow Ferrari 156 was entered and driven in the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix by Olivier Gendebien from Belgium, scoring 4th behind 3 other Ferrari 156 painted in red, as they were entered by the Scuderia Ferrari itself, but driven by Americans Phil Hill&Richie Ginther as well as German Wolfgang von Trips.

For one, it was Chris Thorndyke who reminded Shadow of his true promise from Maria, and not Amy Rose. The color was not determined by the country the car was made in, nor by the nationality of the driver(s), but by the nationality of the team that entered the vehicle. Episodes 33 through 38 are based on Sonic Adventure 2, with a few differences from the game. In that scheme, French cars like Bugatti were blue, German like BMW and Porsche white (since 1934 also Silver Arrows), British racing green etc. Shadow also appears on the cartoon Sonic X. This was the customary national racing color of Italy, as recommended between the World Wars by the organisations that later would become the FIA.
. Since the 1920s, Italian race cars of Alfa Romeo, Maserati and later Ferrari and Abarth were (and often still are) painted in "race red" (Rosso Corsa).

It is unclear whether or not this report will ever be updated with the information recently revealed in the Shadow game. One example is quite prominent next to roads in Austria and Eastern European countries, as an Austrian company, named "avanti" (http://www.avanti.at) since 1972, operates over 100 filling stations marked with a prancing horse logo which is nearly identical to Ferrari's. [1]. Yet, other companies use similar logos. This backstory is also what the Journal Entries in Sonic Battle work with. The prancing horse is now a trademark of Ferrari. The report, a partial transcript, explained her findings on "Project: Shadow" which explains quite a bit about some questions fans have and brings up a slew of new ones. But, as Ferrari's fame grew, Ducati abandoned the horse; this may have been the result of a private agreement between the two brands.

This official strategy guide offered eager players the chance to also learn a bit more about Shadow's past, in the form of a report written by Rouge the Bat. Taglioni's father was, in fact, a companion of Baracca's and fought with him in the 91st Air Squad. After Sonic Adventure 2 was released, a strategy guide was fashioned with the guidance of Sonic Team. The prancing horse has not always been uniquely identified with the Ferrari brand: Fabio Taglioni used it on his Ducati motorbikes. He says he rescued Shadow with one of his robots when he fell from space at the end of Sonic Adventure 2 after Shadow defeated the FinalHazard, and that he simply lost his memory. Ever since, the cavallino was shown on the Alfas that were competing against the Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, among others. Eggman tell Shadow that he was lying. The first race at which Alfa Romeo would let Ferrari use the horse on the Alfas entered by his Scuderia Ferrari was eleven years later at Spa 24 Hours in 1932, which the Ferrari-led Alfa team won.

While fighting the final boss, Devil Doom, after around seven to ten minutes of battle, the player will hear Dr. Baracca using the Stuttgart horse from a shot-down plane ties in with the fact that his family owned many horses. The Metal Shadows are built like Metal Sonic, though styled after Shadow, and in place of black skin they have silver, as well as four streak colors: orange, pink, green, and blue. This is supported by the evidence Barraca's horse looks more similar to the one of Stuttgart (not changed since 1938) than the current Ferrari design, especially as the legs of the horses are concerned. Also in the game, though unrelated, is the appearance of several "Metal Shadows" (and one normal-looking Shadow with yellow streaks instead of red) in the two-player mode. Another theory suggests Baracca copied the rampant horse design from a shot-down German pilot who had the emblem of the city of Stuttgart on his plane. In addition, Eggman has numerous Shadow robots called Shadow Androids. It has been supposed the choice of a horse was perhaps partly because his noble family was known for having many horses on their estates at Lugo di Romagna.

In Shadow the Hedgehog, two of the possible endings claims that the true Shadow died at the end of "Sonic Adventure 2" and that, in fact, the Shadow in the game is an android; Eggman tells Shadow this. Ferrari left the horse black as it had been on Baracca's plane; however, he added a canary yellow background as this is the color of the city of Modena, his birthplace. Also Omega hints at the end of Sonic Heroes that Shadow may be a clone and the "original must exist somewhere." Then again, Omega also seemed pretty sure that the Eggman he fought before Last Story was the real one, but then again, Omega was imprisoned for some time, and most likely had no knowledge that Eggman had been contained elsewhere by Metal Sonic. The Countess asked Enzo to use this horse on his cars, suggesting that it would grant him good luck. In Japanese, the words "Robot" and "Artificial Lifeform" translate to roughly the same thing (Jinzou). On June 17, 1923, Enzo Ferrari won a race at the Savio track in Ravenna where he met the Countess Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Baracca, a legendary asso (ace) of the Italian air force and national hero during World War I, who used to paint a horse on the side of his planes. When Tails says: "Look at all of those eggmans robots!"). Enzo Ferrari met these competitors many times since the 1920s while competing for Alfa.

However, that may actually be faulty translation that the game is littered with (i.e. Stuttgart, called Stoccarda by the Italians, is the home of Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari's rival Porsche, which also uses the Stuttgart sign in its corporate logo, centered in the emblem of the state of Württemberg just like the city is placed within the state. The latter is bolstered by the fact that Rouge calls him one. This name is derived from Stutengarten, an ancient form of the modern German word Gestüt, which translates into English as stud farm and into Italian as scuderia. There has been some debate on whether the current Shadow is the real thing, or a robot or clone created by Eggman. Curiously, a similar black horse on a yellow shield is the Coat of Arms of the German city of Stuttgart. Another difference is that, while Shadow is willing to use guns, Sonic has said towards the beginning of Shadow the Hedgehog that he "wouldn't be caught dead using those things". The road cars have a rectangular badge on the front hood (see picture above).

Shadow shares every ability that Sonic has, meaning that they are truly rivals. The famous symbol of the Ferrari race team is a black prancing horse on yellow shield-shaped background, usually with the letters S F for Scuderia Ferrari, and with three stripes of the Italian national colors green-white-red on top. He and Sonic have been observed using their chaos powers while Super Sonic and Super Shadow. Famous drivers include Tazio Nuvolari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Phil Hill, Mike Hawthorn, John Surtees, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher. Both Chaos Control and Chaos Blast allow Shadow to also gain temporary invincibility and unlimited ammunition. As of 2004, the team's records include fourteen World Drivers Championship titles (1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), fourteen World Constructors Championship titles (1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), 179 grand prix victories, 3445 and a half points, 544 podium finishes, 174 pole positions, 11,182 laps led, and 180 fastest laps in 1622 grands prix contested. trees, rocks) will fill up Shadow's Dark Gauge, allows him to use a new power called "Chaos Blast," a red wave of energy that destroys almost everything in its path at close range, 20 meters to be exact. Ferrari is the oldest team left in the championship, not to mention the most successful: the team holds nearly every Formula One record.

soldiers(or other hero based characters), healing aliens (or other dark based characters), and destroying regular parts of the environment (i.e. Alberto Ascari gave Ferrari its first World Championship a year later. Attacking G.U.N. José Froilán González gave the team its first victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix. troops (or other hero based characters) and clearing away environmental debris will fill Shadow's Hero Gauge, enabling him to become to use Chaos Control, which (in this game) lets him fly at blistering speeds through a portion of the level while doing a fraction of damage to enemies he passes and/or slow down time during a boss fight. The Scuderia joined the Formula One World Championship in the first year of its existence, 1950. Attacking Black Arms aliens (or other dark based characters), healing G.U.N. After Ferrari's departure from Alfa, he began to design and produce cars of his own; the Ferrari team first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of World War II.

In Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow can use one of two Chaos-based moves, depending on what actions the player takes. His Scuderia started as an independent sponsor for drivers in various cars, but soon became the Alfa Romeo in-house racing team. Shadow also has a chaos move called Chaos Spear, a move that lets Shadow send a bolt of yellow energy at his enemies, and is similar to Sonic's Sonic Wind (although in Shadow the Hedgehog, he could only use Chaos Spear while in Super form). Enzo Ferrari's true passion, despite his extensive road car business, was always auto racing. Shadow used Chaos Control at the end of his own game using all seven Chaos Emeralds. Main article: Scuderia Ferrari. Sonic can also use Chaos Control, even with a fake emerald, though he only realizes this later. As of 2004, FIAT owns 56% of Ferrari, Mediobanca 15%, Commerzbank 10%, Lehman Brothers 7%, and Enzo's son Piero Ferrari 10%.

Shadow, like Sonic, can use the light dash. Other design houses that have done work for Ferrari over the years include Scaglietti, Bertone, Touring, Ghia, and Vignale. He uses it one last time to send away the defeated Finalhazard, although this results in his apparent death. Ferrari road cars, noted for nice styling by design houses like Pininfarina, have long been one of the ultimate accessories for the rich. He uses the Chaos Control ability four times in Sonic Adventure 2: once to escape from Sonic using the green emerald, once to rescue Rouge from the military base before it blows up, and once during the final duel against Sonic. While his beautiful and blazingly fast cars quickly gained a reputation for excellence, Enzo maintained a famous distaste for his customers, most of whom he felt were buying his cars for the prestige and not the performance. He is only seen freezing time in Sonic Adventure 2 in 2 player mode, but in Sonic Heroes the time freeze is an effect of Team Dark's "Team Blast" special move, “Chaos Inferno”. Image:Ferrarimascot.jpg The first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund the Scuderia.

The Chaos Control is usually used to freeze time or to teleport (or possibly both if those viewing someone move from somewhere to somewhere else in 'no time', then it would look like they warped). "Scuderia Ferrari" literally means "Ferrari Stable" in keeping with the prancing horse emblem; the name is figuratively translated as "Team Ferrari." (It is correctly pronounced "skoo dee ry ah".). In Shadow the Hedgehog, when he becomes Hero Shadow, he uses Chaos Control to fly through part of the level; doing damage to enemies he passes. Right up to Il Commendatore's death, this would remain little more than a source of funding for his first love, racing. Using the power of a single Chaos Emerald, he can warp time and space. The factory was bombed in 1944 and rebuilt in 1946 to include a works for road car production. Shadow's trademark move is Chaos Control. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Maranello, where it has remained ever since.

Shadow possesses many of his rival Sonic's abilities, namely the same blistering speed and agility. Because he was prohibited by contract from racing for several years, the Scuderia briefly became Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari, which ostensibly produced machine tools and aircraft accessories.Also known as SEFAC Ferrari did in fact produce one racecar, the Tipo 815, in the non-competition period; it was thus the first actual Ferrari car (it debuted at the 1940 Mille Miglia), but due to World War II it saw little competition. From information translated off of the Japanese gamesite, he seems to be trying to promote a "cool" outlook, which may explain the shades he's wearing, and the way he rides Extreme Gear. In 1940, upon learning of the company's plan to absorb his beloved Scuderia and take control of his racing efforts, he quit Alfa. His purpose in the story is unknown, but he is a speed character like Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, and Amy Rose and uses Chaos Powers to attack his enemies. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in Alfa Romeo cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as head of their racing department. Shadow is a character in Sonic Riders. Enzo Ferrari never intended to produce road cars when he formed Scuderia Ferrari in 1929 as a sponsor for amateur drivers headquartered in Modena.

attacked the ARK, he went insane and planned to end all life on earth, but Shadow follows Gerald's original goal (while he was sane, it is considered his true goal). . After G.U.N. The company is based in Maranello, near Modena, Italy. Thus, Professor Gerald created the Eclipse Cannon, capable of destroying the Black Comet, and had depended on Shadow to execute this plan. At first, Scuderia Ferrari sponsored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production in 1946, eventually became Ferrari S.p.A., and is now controlled by the Fiat group. Soon after it is revealed that Gerald Robotnik somewhat discovered why Black Doom desired the Emeralds, which involved the annihilation of all living beings (and androids) on Earth. Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of high-end race cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929.

Using Black Doom's DNA, they created Shadow the Hedgehog, who would both aid Professor Gerald's research and help Black Doom get the Emeralds. 1996 F50 GT. He made a deal with Black Doom: if Black Doom helped him with his research, he promised to deliver to the alien the seven Chaos Emeralds. 1994 333 SP. However, he had some troubles in his experiments, and in order to achieve his goals, he contacted the Black Comet, home to Black Doom and the Black Arms. 1971 312 PB. As mentioned before, Professor Gerald Robotnik was charged with the project of researching immortality. 1969 512 S and 512 M.

This game also featured the long awaited return of Super Shadow. 1969 312 P. There are 10 endings, plus a "Final" ending, which ties together all the endings to reveal the truth about Shadow's mysterious past. 1967 412 P. The player can change sides throughout the story, resulting in many forks in the plot, and the ending is influenced by the player's actions through the entire game. 1967 330 P4. Eggman. 1966 330 P3.

army and Sonic and friends, the villain side, represented by the Black Arms and a neutral side, represented by Dr. 1965 330 P2. The game centers wholly around Shadow and his mysterious past, and the player can choose between three moral positions: the hero side, represented by the G.U.N. 1964 330 P. Eggman soon gets involved in, resulting in the rest of the Sonic cast getting entangled in the conflict as well. 1964 250 LM. army from Sonic Adventure 2 and the alien race Black Doom rules known as the Black Arms, which Dr. 1963 250 P.

He sets out to find them, however it gets him caught up in a conflict between the G.U.N. 1963 P/LM series