Jeffbelittle
Smash Apprentice
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- Mar 10, 2012
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All Hail SHADOW
That's right, I think we should have Shadow the Hedgehog. We had Sonic after so many requests in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There are plenty of arguments that Tails should get in before Shadow, and I'd like to address it all here.
So let me get right to answering the points that I know will be brought up:
1) "He's just a clone!!!!!!"
No, he really isn't. Shadow the Hedgehog has proven time and time again to have different abilities which RIVAL Sonic, not Mimic. Shadow the Hedgehog uses his Chaos Emerald to distort time and space, OFTEN. Yes I know Sonic had a Chaos Emerald, but it took Shadow to teach him how to use it. It's clear that Shadow has MORE knowledge about using the Chaos Emerald, and uses Chaos Spear, Chaos Control, and Chaos Blast to name a few. We've also never really seen a character PASSIVELY ride on anything, whereas Shadow uses Skates.Not to mention he has a gun and a motorcycle now.
2) "Tails would be a better Character!!!"
Tails would be an excellent character to SSB4. I'd prefer both the characters be introduced to be completely honest. Having played SA2:B, Sonic Heroes, and the likes, I enjoy Tails a lot. IF the argument is Tail would be a very mechanical character, using cannons etc. I can completely understand if Tails got in over Shadow. If however you want tails to be using his tails to fly, and just run around kicking people: Shadow would be a way better character.
3) "There's NO WAY we'd get another Sonic Character."
Really? No WAY? Not at all? How the hell did we get Sonic? The reason we didn't like Sonic in Brawl was because it was executed poorly. It's like the developers said: he rolls up in a ball and runs fast, and just made everything do THAT. Don't chalk that up to Shadow, or act like Shadow would be in the same nature. Look, it's all about "Foot in Door" really. MOST of the time (not always), if you get your foot in the door with one character, it becomes much easier to get another character. Mario Series started with Mario and Luigi, then overtime acquired Peach, Bowser, and Wario. Kirby started by himself, now we have King DeeDeeDee and Meta Knight. Donkey has Diddy. Pikachu and Jiggly have Lucario and Pokemon Trainer. Fox has Falco and Wolf. The list goes on and on and on. In the words of Justin Biber (LOLOL JK), never say never.
4) "Shadow the Hedgehog isn't popular enough!!!"
Maybe not in your demographic. What people don't seem to understand is- while you grew up on an older generation of games where Sonic and Tails, maybe KNUCKLES were "the man", the newer generation of players coming into the world didn't have that. A lot of new-gen Sonic lovers's favorite character is Shadow the Hedgehog believe it or not. He's the icon of cool, he has DEPTH in an otherwise Shallow franchise. So the popularity exists. Which brings me to my last point...
5) "Why add Shadow?"
Because he has depth. Not just because it'd be really fun to have a magic incredibly fast character in the game. He's got GREAT depth. On appose to a guy who just runs on cocaine saying YOU'RE TOOOO SLOOOW or a big *** purple cat, Shadow has a back story. An antihero in such a light hearted game is so hard to find these days. An identity crisis in Sonic Heroes? His favorite caregiver dies in flash backs??? It's a real god damn character and you have to respect that.
I know people have made move sets. I know people like Shadow. Let's see some support!
That's right, I think we should have Shadow the Hedgehog. We had Sonic after so many requests in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There are plenty of arguments that Tails should get in before Shadow, and I'd like to address it all here.
So let me get right to answering the points that I know will be brought up:
1) "He's just a clone!!!!!!"
No, he really isn't. Shadow the Hedgehog has proven time and time again to have different abilities which RIVAL Sonic, not Mimic. Shadow the Hedgehog uses his Chaos Emerald to distort time and space, OFTEN. Yes I know Sonic had a Chaos Emerald, but it took Shadow to teach him how to use it. It's clear that Shadow has MORE knowledge about using the Chaos Emerald, and uses Chaos Spear, Chaos Control, and Chaos Blast to name a few. We've also never really seen a character PASSIVELY ride on anything, whereas Shadow uses Skates.Not to mention he has a gun and a motorcycle now.
2) "Tails would be a better Character!!!"
Tails would be an excellent character to SSB4. I'd prefer both the characters be introduced to be completely honest. Having played SA2:B, Sonic Heroes, and the likes, I enjoy Tails a lot. IF the argument is Tail would be a very mechanical character, using cannons etc. I can completely understand if Tails got in over Shadow. If however you want tails to be using his tails to fly, and just run around kicking people: Shadow would be a way better character.
3) "There's NO WAY we'd get another Sonic Character."
Really? No WAY? Not at all? How the hell did we get Sonic? The reason we didn't like Sonic in Brawl was because it was executed poorly. It's like the developers said: he rolls up in a ball and runs fast, and just made everything do THAT. Don't chalk that up to Shadow, or act like Shadow would be in the same nature. Look, it's all about "Foot in Door" really. MOST of the time (not always), if you get your foot in the door with one character, it becomes much easier to get another character. Mario Series started with Mario and Luigi, then overtime acquired Peach, Bowser, and Wario. Kirby started by himself, now we have King DeeDeeDee and Meta Knight. Donkey has Diddy. Pikachu and Jiggly have Lucario and Pokemon Trainer. Fox has Falco and Wolf. The list goes on and on and on. In the words of Justin Biber (LOLOL JK), never say never.
4) "Shadow the Hedgehog isn't popular enough!!!"
Maybe not in your demographic. What people don't seem to understand is- while you grew up on an older generation of games where Sonic and Tails, maybe KNUCKLES were "the man", the newer generation of players coming into the world didn't have that. A lot of new-gen Sonic lovers's favorite character is Shadow the Hedgehog believe it or not. He's the icon of cool, he has DEPTH in an otherwise Shallow franchise. So the popularity exists. Which brings me to my last point...
5) "Why add Shadow?"
Because he has depth. Not just because it'd be really fun to have a magic incredibly fast character in the game. He's got GREAT depth. On appose to a guy who just runs on cocaine saying YOU'RE TOOOO SLOOOW or a big *** purple cat, Shadow has a back story. An antihero in such a light hearted game is so hard to find these days. An identity crisis in Sonic Heroes? His favorite caregiver dies in flash backs??? It's a real god damn character and you have to respect that.
I know people have made move sets. I know people like Shadow. Let's see some support!
