Shadow the Hedgehog

. Most of his later film and TV credits are for his music.
. Sting has also made appearances on television (including guest spots on The Simpsons and Ally McBeal) and the stage. While Shadow has his own game, Shadow also has his own theme songs even in Sonic Titles:. Notable roles include:. 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. He made his film debut with 1979's Quadrophenia.

It was not known whether he was the same Shadow from Sonic Adventure 2 or a robotic copy made by Eggman. Sting has occasionally ventured into acting. Until recently, Shadow's fan base was split over what the new Shadow was, as the new Shadow suffered from amnesia. From the Racing Stripes soundtrack. 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. From Sacred Love. 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. From Slicker Than Your Average (Craig David album).

Shadow returns in Sonic #157. From Brand New Day. Most particularly, he seems to have some sort of feelings towards the Overlander girl Hope, who reminds Shadow of Maria. From The Very Best of Sting & The Police. In his journey, he has run into various characters, including the E-102 Gamma-lookalike Isaac, the Guardian, Locke, and several others. From Mercury Falling. Eggman, but will turn on them if they hinder his search for the truth. From Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls soundtrack.

He has sided with the Mobians to fight greater evils, like the Xorda and Dr. From Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994. 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. From Ten Summoner's Tales. 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. From The Three Musketeers soundtrack. Shadow proves useless against the Xorda and crashes into Mobius, surviving the fall, and is found by Sonic. Non-album single; soundtrack from the film of the same name.

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. From Ten Summoner's Tales. 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. (Albums released after going solo.). Shadow has appeared in Archie's Sonic comics, but has only made a handful of appearances. [2]. 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. I would want to spend the rest of my life discovering your beautiful country.

Again, Shadow the Hedgehog receives a faint memory of Maria as he is holding the white Chaos Emerald in his hands. I like the Hindu religion more than anything else at the moment I have become addicted to India .. They later state that a girl was blown up in an airplane it is likely that Molly is the one who receives that fate. In a sense I am more of a Hindu.. Molly, being a GUN agent, uses an aircraft similar to the X Tornado to destroy the Metarex alongside the others. His words in an interview were:. 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. In early 2005, Sting proclaimed that he admires Hinduism, wants to spend a lot more time in India and that he loves Indian culture.

It seems that she is already liked by another man, whose name is unclear. His practice consists primarily of a Ashtanga Vinyasa series, though he has experimented with other forms. Shadow and Rouge meet her; Molly takes one look at Shadow and blushes. Soon after, Sting began a regular yoga practice. Accompainied by them is a orange haired female teenager by the name of Molly. However, around 1990 he met Danny Paradise who introduced him to yoga. Robotnik is visited by a small troop of the GUN army, how they got into Sonic's world is uncertain for now. To keep physically fit, for years Sting ran (5 miles a day) and did aerobics.

In that same episode, Dr. Although Sting was long reputed to be a devotee of tantric sex, he has more recently claimed that it was an interview prank, or a dinner-party joke that took on a life of its own. But he cannot seem to find out who she really was. In an interview given by Sting, he also referred to what he believed was the natural occurrence of lithium in the brain when one views a sunset, but this may have been a confusion with endorphins. 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. According to some reports, he did this because he wanted to help people who really have this disease. 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".). He has written a song entitled "Lithium Sunset" which appears to refer to lithium carbonate, a treatment for the disorder.

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. It is unclear whether he was serious or not when he referred to himself as manic-depressive. With the airing of Sonic X season 3 in multiple places, some hard proof that Shadow survived his fall to Earth is in place. [1] Although Sting also owns properties in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, and Malibu, California, he currently calls Tuscany his home. (Much to the chagrin of David Humphrey fans). Sting's lookalike son Joseph is following in his father's musical footsteps and is a member of the band, Fiction Plane. 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. Sting and Trudie have four children: Bridget Michaela (aka "Mickey", born 1984), Jake (born 1985), Eliot Paulina ("Coco," born 1990), and Giacomo Luke (born 1995).

For one, it was Chris Thorndyke who reminded Shadow of his true promise from Maria, and not Amy Rose. In 1982 - shortly after the birth of his second child - Sting separated from Tomelty and began living with actress (and later film producer) Trudie Styler, but the two did not marry until 1992. Episodes 33 through 38 are based on Sonic Adventure 2, with a few differences from the game. The couple had two children, Joseph (born 1976), and Fuchsia Katherine (born 1982), before they divorced in 1984. Shadow also appears on the cartoon Sonic X. Sting married actress Frances Tomelty, a Catholic from Northern Ireland, on May 1, 1976.
. Also in 2004, his song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" for the Cold Mountain soundtrack was an Oscar nominee, and was performed at the awards by Alison Krauss, with Sting accompanying on a hurdy-gurdy.

It is unclear whether or not this report will ever be updated with the information recently revealed in the Shadow game. Sting embarked on a Sacred Love tour in 2004 with performances by Annie Lennox. [1]. His autobiography Broken Music was published in October. This backstory is also what the Journal Entries in Sonic Battle work with. Blige and sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar. 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. 2003 also saw the release of Sacred Love, an original studio album with racier beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J.

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. During that performance Sting performed a duet with Gwen Stefani of "Message in a Bottle". After Sonic Adventure 2 was released, a strategy guide was fashioned with the guidance of Sonic Team. Sting kicked off 2003 with a performance during the Super Bowl's half time show. 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. In the summer, Sumner was awarded the "CBE" - the Commander of the British Empire. Eggman tell Shadow that he was lying. Late in the year, it was announced that The Police would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2003.

While fighting the final boss, Devil Doom, after around seven to ten minutes of battle, the player will hear Dr. In June, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 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. He won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for his second Academy Award for his song "Until..." from the film Kate & Leopold. 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. 2002 was a year of awards for Sting. In addition, Eggman has numerous Shadow robots called Shadow Androids. All This Time featured jazzy reworkings of Sting favorites such as "Roxanne" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free".

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. His live album, All This Time, recorded on a moonlit night in Tuscany, was released in November but did not generate healthy sales. 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. Later, Sting performed "Fragile" for the fundraiser America: A Tribute to Heroes. In Japanese, the words "Robot" and "Artificial Lifeform" translate to roughly the same thing (Jinzou). On September 11, he recorded a new live album in Italy, but the Internet simulcast was canceled after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. When Tails says: "Look at all of those eggmans robots!"). His song "After The Rain Has Fallen" made it into the Top 40.

However, that may actually be faulty translation that the game is littered with (i.e. In February 2001, he added another Grammy to his collection. The latter is bolstered by the fact that Rouge calls him one. For his performance, the Arab-American Institute Foundation gave him the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award. There has been some debate on whether the current Shadow is the real thing, or a robot or clone created by Eggman. At the awards ceremony, he performed "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. 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". In 2000, he won Grammy Awards for Brand New Day and the song of the same name.

Shadow shares every ability that Sonic has, meaning that they are truly rivals. The album went Triple Platinum by January 2001. He and Sonic have been observed using their chaos powers while Super Sonic and Super Shadow. Sting made a (partial) comeback with the September 1999 album Brand New Day, including the Top 40 hits "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" (Top 10). Both Chaos Control and Chaos Blast allow Shadow to also gain temporary invincibility and unlimited ammunition. (Sting was also featured on Toby Keith's country cover-version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", on Keith's 1997 Dream Walkin' album.) In 1998, he appeared in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. 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. Yet, he reached the Top 40 with two singles the same year with "You Still Touch Me" (June) and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (December).

soldiers(or other hero based characters), healing aliens (or other dark based characters), and destroying regular parts of the environment (i.e. Sting's 1996 album, Mercury Falling debuted strongly, but dropped quickly on the charts. Attacking G.U.N. Finally in November, he released a greatest hits compilation called Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting, which was eventually certified Double Platinum. 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 Berklee College of Music gave him his second honorary doctorate of music degree in May. Attacking Black Arms aliens (or other dark based characters), healing G.U.N. In February, he won two more Grammy Awards and was nominated for three more.

In Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow can use one of two Chaos-based moves, depending on what actions the player takes. charts. 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). charts for five weeks and went Platinum; it is to date Sting's only song from his post-Police career to top the U.S. Shadow used Chaos Control at the end of his own game using all seven Chaos Emeralds. The song stayed at the top of the U.S. Sonic can also use Chaos Control, even with a fake emerald, though he only realizes this later. Together with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, they performed the chart-topping song "All For Love" from the film The Three Musketeers.

Shadow, like Sonic, can use the light dash. Sting reached a pinnacle of success in 1994. He uses it one last time to send away the defeated Finalhazard, although this results in his apparent death. In May 1993, he released a remix of the classic Police song from the Ghost In The Machine album, "Demolition Man" for the Demolition Man film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt. 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. The hit single "Fields of Gold" has since become a "standard", and very well known via versions by Eva Cassidy and Verity Keays. 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”. In 1993, he released the album Ten Summoner's Tales, which went Triple Platinum in just over a year.

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). The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in music from Northumbria University. 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. The album eventually went Platinum. Using the power of a single Chaos Emerald, he can warp time and space. Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages was dedicated to his recently deceased father and included the top 10 song "All this Time" and the Grammy winning "Soul Cages". Shadow's trademark move is Chaos Control. His most high-profile contribution to the human rights cause came in 1988, when he joined a team of major musicians and rising stars — including Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen — assembled under the banner of Amnesty International for the 6-week world Human Rights Now! Tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Shadow possesses many of his rival Sonic's abilities, namely the same blistering speed and agility. His support for these causes continues to this day. 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. With long-time girlfriend Trudie Styler and Raoni Metuktire, a Kayapó Indian leader in Brazil, he founded the Rainforest Foundation to help save the rainforests. 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. Throughout the 1980s, Sting strongly supported environmentalism and humanitarian movements, such as Amnesty International. Shadow is a character in Sonic Riders. Soon thereafter, in February of 1988, he released Nada Como el Sol — a selection of five songs from Nothing Like the Sun sung (by Sting himself) in Spanish and Portuguese.

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). It eventually went Double Platinum and was recognized as one of the most important rock & roll albums of the 1980s. After G.U.N. Sting released Nothing Like the Sun (1987), including the hit songs "We'll Be Together" and "Be Still My Beating Heart", dedicated to his recently deceased mother. Thus, Professor Gerald created the Eclipse Cannon, capable of destroying the Black Comet, and had depended on Shadow to execute this plan. He also sang the introduction and chorus to "Money for Nothing", a groundbreaking song by Dire Straits. 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. Within a year, it reached Triple Platinum.

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. It included the hit single "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". 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. 1985's The Dream of the Blue Turtles, featuring a star-studded cast of jazz musicians, was Sting's first solo album. 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. The song was a re-interpretation of a song from the 1920s musical Mr Cinders by Vivian Ellis, and was a surprise top twenty hit. As mentioned before, Professor Gerald Robotnik was charged with the project of researching immortality. In 1982 he released a solo single, "Spread A Little Happiness" from the Dennis Potter television play Brimstone and Treacle.

This game also featured the long awaited return of Super Shadow. Sting's participation in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the beginning of his growing involvement in raising money and consciousness for political and social causes. There are 10 endings, plus a "Final" ending, which ties together all the endings to reveal the truth about Shadow's mysterious past. His performances were prominently featured in the album and movie of the show and drew major critical attention for Sting. 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. The band included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof all of whom (except Beck) later worked together on "Live Aid". Eggman. He perfomed solo versions of "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle" He also led an all-star band (dubbed "The Secret Police") on his own arrangement of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released".

army and Sonic and friends, the villain side, represented by the Black Arms and a neutral side, represented by Dr. In September 1981, Sting made his first-ever solo live performance performing on all four nights of the fourth Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis. 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. To help promote a greatest hits album that year they also made a re-recording of a new arrangement of one of their hits "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" as a special bonus track to be included on the album. Eggman soon gets involved in, resulting in the rest of the Sonic cast getting entangled in the conflict as well. Their performances were just for the benefit shows and were not part of an intended permanent reunion. army from Sonic Adventure 2 and the alien race Black Doom rules known as the Black Arms, which Dr. The Police performed together at some of the shows on the 1986 Amnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope Tour alongside U2 and other artists.

He sets out to find them, however it gets him caught up in a conflict between the G.U.N. Their last album, Synchronicity which included one of their most successful songs, Every Breath You Take, was released in 1983. A mysterious figure, Black Doom, appears before him and requests that he brings him the seven chaos emeralds "as promised", and then vanishes. Although they jumped on the punk bandwagon early in their career, they soon abandoned that sound in favor of reggae-tinged rock and minimalist pop. He sees a cloud appear and the Black Arms fall from it into the city. The group had several chart topping albums and won six Grammy Awards in the early 1980s. In Shadow the Hedgehog, which takes place after the events of Sonic Heroes and possibly before the events of Sonic Battle and Sonic Advance 3, Shadow is standing outside the city, reminiscing of the only memory he has, of Maria's death. In 1977, Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers formed the rock/pop band The Police in London.

Because shadow has his memories back in this game, many people now think that it takes place after Shadow the Hedgehog. He once performed wearing a black and yellow jersey with hooped stripes that fellow band member Gordon Solomon had noted made him look like a bumblebee, thus he became "Sting." He uses Sting almost exclusively, except on official documents. Also if the player beats the game, the player can play each of the character's story again and when the player completes it, the player will discover that Project: Shadow was put on hold because of Emerl. He has stated that he gained his nickname while with the Jazzmen. It has also been suggested that the game is not canon, but there is little evidence either way. He played with local jazz bands such as the Phoenix Jazzmen and Last Exit. Sonic Battle occurs after Sonic Heroes. His first music gigs were wherever he could get a job.

In Sonic Battle, Shadow has apparently regained his memories, though it is never explained how. Before playing music professionally, Sumner worked as a ditch digger and a music teacher at a Catholic primary school. However, Omega does reappear in Shadow the Hedgehog, still trying to overthrow Eggman. Both Audrey and Ernest Sumner died of cancer, but Sting did not (or could not) attend either funeral. It isn't explained what happened to Metal Sonic or Omega, and they are missing from Sonic Battle. Philip owns a pub in Newcastle, Angela works for British Airways, and Anita is an artist. At the end of the game, he was last seen with Omega and the defeated Metal Sonic. He is the oldest of four children and has a brother, Philip, and two sisters, Angela and Anita.

During the battle with Metal Madness, Metal Madness speaks that "even the Ultimate Life Form cannot stop me" which suggests that the Shadow that is in Sonic Heroes is indeed the real Shadow, created by Gerald Robotnik. From 1971 to 1974, he attended Northern Counties Teacher Training College. When Metal Sonic transformed into Metal Madness, Shadow worked with Rouge, Omega, and Teams Rose and Chaotix to distract him long enough for Sonic to power up into his Super Form. He attended St Cuthbert's grammar School, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and then the University of Warwick, but did not graduate. However, Omega reassured her that the original Shadow had to exist somewhere in order for Eggman to make copies. From an early age, Sumner knew that he wanted to be a musician. As Omega arrived to destroy the room and everything in it, Rouge affirmed her belief that their Shadow was a robot, even though this is not known for certain. Ernest was a milkman, and raised his children as Roman Catholics.

Afterward, Rouge stumbled upon a whole room filled with hundreds of cloned Shadows. Sumner was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in North-East England to Audrey (a Protestant) and Ernest Sumner (a Catholic via his own mother, Agnes White, whose father was an Irish stevedore). Eggman. . Eggman's Empire and discovered that the person they had been chasing was a fake Dr. Prior to a distinguished solo career, he was the lead singer, principal composer and bassist of the 1970s/1980s rock band The Police. Regardless, Shadow continued his mission, proclaiming that "even if I'm not real, I'm still the ultimate life form, Shadow the Hedgehog!" They defeated Dr. Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne.

What this implies about Shadow is not known for certain at this time. JD, Eddie's father and owner of a bar, in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). As the team ran to continue the mission, Metal Sonic, who was disguised as the Eggman robot and was then out of earshot from the team, claimed that he had successfully copied the Ultimate Life Form data (Shadow's DNA). The voice of Zarm on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, a 1990s television show. Eggman proclaiming that he "has no past to remember," Shadow discovered a half-destroyed Shadow robot and realized that he too might just be a robot. Finney, a nightclub owner in Stormy Monday (1988). Soon after hearing Dr. An "heroic officer" in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).

Eggman. Baron Frankenstein in The Bride (1985). He joined forces with Rouge and Omega to form Team Dark (as their speed member) and hunt down Dr. Mick, a black-marketeer in Plenty (1985). After saving Rouge from a rampaging robot called E-123 Omega, it was revealed that Shadow has amnesia and could not remember anything before his release from the stasis tube. Feyd-Rautha in the movie Dune (1984). Eggman's bases. Martin Taylor, a drifter in Brimstone and Treacle (1982).

In the game Sonic Heroes, Rouge discovered that Shadow was alive and in a stasis tube located in the deepest part of one of Dr. Ace The Face, the King of The Mods, aka The Bell Boy in the movie adaptation of The Who album Quadrophenia (1979). There probably is no canonical age since Shadow is immortal. 2005 "Taking the Inside Rail" #? US, #? UK. On the other hand, Sonic Battle states that Project: Shadow was completed around a week before GUN attacked, meaning Shadow was anywhere between 3-7 days old when the ARK was shut down. 2004 "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" #60 UK. He has been in existence for well over 50 years but was kept by the military in chronic stasis for that time, and hasn't aged a day. Blidge)" #60 UK.

Physically, Shadow appears to be 15 (around Sonic's age), though his chronological age is different. Mary J. However, the already exhausted Shadow used the last of his energy to do so, and fell to Earth, supposedly dying. 2003 "Whenever I Say Your Name (ft. Together they destroyed Finalhazard and used Chaos Control to stop the free-falling ARK from destroying the Earth. 2003 "Send Your Love" #30 UK. Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic transformed into Super Sonic and Shadow transformed into Super Shadow. Sting) #2 UK.

The massive beast noticed, and in its determination to bring forth Earth's destruction, used a strange form of Chaos Control to merge itself with the ARK to continue the crash course as a new beast now known as Finalhazard. 2003 "Rise & Fall" (Craig David feat. Shadow fought with all his might, but Sonic and Knuckles stopped the emeralds before Shadow could finish off the Biolizard. 2000 "After the Rain Has Fallen" #31 UK. Shadow urged Sonic and Knuckles to leave the Biolizard for him to deal with and to worry about stopping the Chaos Emeralds. Cheb Mami) #15 UK, #17 US. He reached the core to see Sonic and Knuckles unable to get past a large lizard-like creature, the Biolizard, a prototype ultimate life form created by Project: Shadow. 2000 "Desert Rose" (feat.

Amy continued to plead however, and her words set off a suppressed memory of Maria, a memory of what Maria had really asked of him when she sacrificed herself — to give everyone on Earth a chance at the normal life her premature death at the hands of the Guardian Unit of Nations had denied her (to "give them a chance to be happy.") With a tear sliding down his cheek, Shadow realized that in trying to fulfill Maria's dying wish, he ended up dooming it, and rushed to redeem himself by helping Sonic and Knuckles seal the power of the Chaos Emeralds. 1999 "Brand New Day" #13 UK, #100 US. She begged Shadow to come to their aid, but he refused, insisting that the people of Earth didn't deserve his pity after killing an innocent and harmless Maria and that even if he wanted to help, the program could not be deactivated. 1997 "Roxanne '97" (remix) (with The Police) #17 UK, #59 US. As everyone rushed to stop this from happening, Amy Rose stumbled across Shadow in the same room that he and Maria often spent time in. 1996 "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" #94 US. With the seven emeralds powering it, the ARK contained enough energy to shatter Earth to pieces upon impact. 1996 "I Was Brought to My Senses" #31 UK.

The ARK automatically moved the Chaos Emeralds from the central control room to the core of the ARK, and set itself on a collision course with Earth. 1996 "You Still Touch Me" #27 UK, #60 US. With the power of seven emeralds, the Eclipse Cannon would not unleash its full strength, but instead activate a program Professor Gerald Robotnik somehow managed to leave there. 1996 "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" #15 UK, #86 US. However, as Eggman had taken the bait, Shadow had completed his task. Sting) #36 UK. During their final duel, it is not known if Sonic defeated Shadow or if Shadow defeats Sonic, but either way, the ending turns out the same because while Tails was distracted by this, Eggman stole the last Chaos Emerald and placed it in the Eclipse Cannon. 1996 "Spirits in the Material World" (Pato Banton feat.

Together with a treasure hunter named Rouge the Bat, the three banded together and acquired six of the emeralds, providing enough power to destroy half the moon. Pato Banton) #15 UK. The Eclipse Cannon required seven Chaos Emeralds to function. 1995 "This Cowboy Song" (feat. In order to concede this and to fulfill Maria's last wish for (what he believed to be) revenge on those who lived on Earth, Shadow led Eggman to the ARK and showed him the ultimate weapon: the Eclipse Cannon, a giant laser cannon with the power to destroy an entire planet. 1994 "When We Dance" #9 UK, #38 US. Eggman one wish, which was the domination of Earth. 1994 "Nothing 'Bout Me" #32 UK.

As a reward for setting him free, Shadow promised to grant Dr. 1994 "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart) #2 UK, #1 US. Eggman attacked the complex looking for "his grandfather's legacy" and freed him. 1993 "Demolition Man" #21 UK. His capsule was captured by the military and stored in the Prison Island for 50 years, until Dr. 1993 "Fields of Gold" #16 UK, #23 US. Shadow still mourns over Maria's death. 1993 "Seven Days" #25 UK.

When the military attacked ARK to shut down the Ultimate Life Form project, Maria supposedly sacrificed herself in order to let Shadow escape to Earth in a suspended animation capsule. 1993 "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" #14 UK, #17 US. Shadow seemed to have developed a friendship with the Professor's granddaughter, Maria Robotnik and often looked down to Earth, wondering what the purpose to his life was. 1992 "It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) #30 UK. He was created by Professor Gerald Robotnik, the grandfather of Doctor Eggman with the help of Black Doom (who had his own shifty motives to have Shadow collect the Chaos Emeralds so he can teleport the Black Comet to Earth and take over Earth) aboard the Space Colony ARK. 2003 Sacred Love #3 UK, #3 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. Shadow is the end result of the "Ultimate Life Form" project (called "Project: Shadow"), a secret government genetics project shut down a half century ago whose objective was to reach immortality. 2001 All This Time (live) #3 UK, #32 US, US Sales: 500,000.

All of the details about Shadow's past are extremely clouded. 1999 At the Movies (Japanese release). Some fans believe he may still want revenge on the Guardian Unit of Nations, but there is so far no evidence supporting this statement. 1999 Brand New Day #5 UK, #9 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. It is likely that his new personality will be revealed in the next game he is in, Sonic Riders, where he appears as an unlockable character. 1997 The Very Best of Sting & The Police #1 UK, #46 US (both positions for the 2002 re-issue). His personality after this currently is not known, but people are assuming that he'll have the same personality as his first appearence. 1996 Mercury Falling #4 UK, #5 US, US Sales: 1,000,000.

After fulfilling his promise to Maria by defeating the Black Arms, Shadow leaves his past behind and moves on. 1994 Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 #2 UK, #7 US, US Sales: 2,000,000. He is fueled by revenge on the humans for the death of Maria, and later his quest to discover the truth of his past. 1993 Ten Summoner's Tales #2 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. He generally isn't a very pleasant person to be around, but always loyal to his closest allies, unless he sees them as an obstacle. 1991 Soul Cages #1 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. He is cold, and arrogant. 1988 Nada Como el Sol.

He is constantly haunted by his memories of his beloved Maria. 1987 Nothing Like the Sun #1 UK, #9 US, US Sales: 2,000,000. He is generally quiet, and a loner - distancing himself from most of the Sonic cast. 1986 Bring On the Night #16 UK. Shadow is a lone wolf and an anti-hero; his motives are unknown and his true alignment (good or evil) is a mystery. 1985 The Dream of the Blue Turtles #3 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. . Sting, who had a small acting career, had a small part in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as an AT-AT Commander.

Shadow is 3'3" tall, and weighs 77 lbs, exactly like Sonic. Sting's song "Desert Rose" is also used as XM Satellite Radio's technical difficulties music. He has also appeared in some of the Sonic Archie Comics. Sting was nominated for Academy Award for his song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from the movie "Cold Mountain" performed by Alison Krauss. He is an anti-hero and the dark rival of Sonic the Hedgehog and first appeared in the Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure 2. Sting famously claimed to have had tantric sex with his wife for 24 hours. Shadow the Hedgehog is a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Was at one time close to becoming Gil Farrington in a motion picture of the same name, until Sir Ridley Scott terminated the project.

Shadow the Hedgehog: "I Am (All of Me)", a hard rocker which rips off Pantera's "5 Minutes Alone". [5]. Sonic Heroes: Team Dark's "This Machine". A Colombian tree frog was named for him in appreciation of his environmental activities: Hyla stingi. Sonic Adventure 2: "Throw It All Away", a techno-industrial metal song, sounds like Slipknot. The song is still widely associated with Jaguar. In Japan, he is voiced by Kouji Yusa. Sting's song "Desert Rose" was used in many Jaguar commercials because of the fact that he drove a Jaguar during Desert Rose's music video.

Previously, he was voiced by David Humphrey in the games; many fans want David Humphrey to return as his voice in that medium. He appeared as himself in an episode of The Simpsons, taking part in the charity song for a boy who supposedly fell down a well, "We're Sending Our Love Down The Well". In Sonic X and all future video games after Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow will be voiced by Jason Griffith, who also does the voice of Sonic in the same media. Sting's fondness for Prokofiev manifested itself subsequently when he served as narrator for Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy [4] - one of the many versions of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" that have been recorded by celebrities. The song "Russians" from The Dream of the Blue Turtles utilized a theme by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. Sting also made a cameo appearance in the movie, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [3].

Sting and Knopfler remained friends despite this difference between their two music publishers and the fact that half of the writer's share of Knopfler's biggest hit goes to Sting for a contribution of just six musical notes out of the entire song. Even though the prologue only occupies a few seconds at the start of the recording - Sting's music publisher Virgin Music insisted that Sting be credited (and paid) as though he had written half of the entire song. Sting came up with the musical motif to use for the words - and it was (probably consciously) musically identical to the melody line in his own Police song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" from the album Zenyatta Mondatta. The prologue to the Dire Straits' recording "Money for Nothing" that features Sting singing the words "I want my MTV" was at the invitation of Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler.

Sting was also the inspiration for the comic book character John Constantine (from Hellblazer). In his Live8 performance he changed the lyrics to his song 'Every Breath You Take' from "I'll be watching you” to "we'll be watching you" — meant for the men of the G8.