He also befriended Rouge later on, even thanking her for helping him out.

When Molly's own people turned their backs on her, Shadow supported her and even tried to cheer her up. Shadow also saved Chris twice, once from the Prison Island that was about to blow up, and the second time from Black Narcissus along with Cosmo. An infamous moment was sacrificing himself to save humanity despite his grudge against them. However, Shadow is more caring than he seems. He also attempted murder on Cosmo without a second thought, after discovering that she was under mind control of the Metarex and beat Sonic, Tails and Knuckles unconcious in the proccess for defending her. When he didn't fully remember his promise to Maria due to having been shut down in 50 years, Shadow teamed up with Eggman and nearly destroyed earth to make humanity pay for their actions, until he remembered that his promise to her was to help them. Shadow will achieve his goals at all costs if he believes he's doing the right thing, regardless of how amoral or ruthless it may be. Sonic himself aknowledges Shadow being a challenge to him, and knows that he must take on him without holding back. Knuckles likewise treats him very hostile, as seen when fighting him to defend Tails and Cosmo. Cosmo was also legimately frightened, when he tried to assassinate her. However, this may be due to the fact that Shadow has attacked him multiple times. Chris appears to be somewhat threatened of him, often staring at him in fear. Shadow's egotistical attitude is backed up from being created as the ultimate life form.ДЄt times, Shadow is viewed a threat, or at least, intimidating to others. His ego is one of the things he has in common with Sonic, which is the main reason why they are rivals and always end up clashing with each other. Shadow can also be very arrogant, believing that no one can surpass his power. Shadow finds it difficult to put trust in the people around him, therefore he preffers to remain distant and solitary. He is also very violent, attacking other characters simply for touching him, and for getting in the way of his goals. Shadow likewise has an irrational hatred for humans due to all the damage they've brought upon him. He rarely seen spends time around other characters, and is semingly always angry. Shadow is a dark and mysterious hedgehog who does not speak much and tends to be very distant.

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