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Stamp Request for ~gaarasbestbuddy0 (lol u mad).

so i made a journal earlier asking whether or not you thought Shadow the Hedgehog should have remained dead after SA2. I thought yes and here's why. I don't hate the character by any means, but what Sega's done with him recently has really defeated the purpose of his original design.

He was put in SA2 to serve as a rival to Sonic and to provide the underlying drive to the story of how a revenge-filled villain can go from being evil, to becoming the greatest of heroes by sacrificing it all in the end to save the entirety of humanity.

SA2's ending made it so Shadow filled his role to its entirety. You dont need games like Shadow the Hedgehog to go into backstories that only muddy the character.In a sense, everything we need to know about shadow (or all that is necessary for him to be a strong character) seems self contained in SA2. A character that goes from being a vengeful villain to becoming one of the greatest heroes in his final acts is storytelling perfection. Its bittersweet. We hate to see him go but we were overjoyed of what happened while he was here and couldn't ask for any more.

... and then Sega brought him back, completely defeating the purpose.

Yes i know he's a good character, but think of it this way: Not every fantastic movie needs a sequel to be great. Sometimes the best things are the ones we only get for a short time. Then we realize how great it actually is because of how limited and wondrous it is in its prime. It forces you to savor it, and that is what truly makes something memorable.

but hey! money $$$. Yeah... Shadow is one of SEGA's cash cows...

That's my opinion. He should've remained dead. The story seems so much better that way in terms of impact.

short, sweet, and strong.

but this stamp is probably gonna do a decent job at pissing off every shadow cultist here on dA, so come at me bro. Smite me oh mighty smiters!

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Stamp by =DanSyron
original art cap'd from SA2, which is © SEGA

Description
Stamp Request for ~gaarasbestbuddy0 (lol u mad).

so i made a journal earlier asking whether or not you thought Shadow the Hedgehog should have remained dead after SA2. I thought yes and here's why. I don't hate the character by any means, but what Sega's done with him recently has really defeated the purpose of his original design.

He was put in SA2 to serve as a rival to Sonic and to provide the underlying drive to the story of how a revenge-filled villain can go from being evil, to becoming the greatest of heroes by sacrificing it all in the end to save the entirety of humanity.

SA2's ending made it so Shadow filled his role to its entirety. You dont need games like Shadow the Hedgehog to go into backstories that only muddy the character.In a sense, everything we need to know about shadow (or all that is necessary for him to be a strong character) seems self contained in SA2. A character that goes from being a vengeful villain to becoming one of the greatest heroes in his final acts is storytelling perfection. Its bittersweet. We hate to see him go but we were overjoyed of what happened while he was here and couldn't ask for any more.

... and then Sega brought him back, completely defeating the purpose.

Yes i know he's a good character, but think of it this way: Not every fantastic movie needs a sequel to be great. Sometimes the best things are the ones we only get for a short time. Then we realize how great it actually is because of how limited and wondrous it is in its prime. It forces you to savor it, and that is what truly makes something memorable.

but hey! money $$$. Yeah... Shadow is one of SEGA's cash cows...

That's my opinion. He should've remained dead. The story seems so much better that way in terms of impact.

short, sweet, and strong.

but this stamp is probably gonna do a decent job at pissing off every shadow cultist here on dA, so come at me bro. Smite me oh mighty smiters!

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Stamp by =DanSyron
original art cap'd from SA2, which is © SEGA