{"id":32269,"date":"2024-06-11T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=32269"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:15:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:15:53","slug":"sonic-team-head-takashi-iizuka-explains-why-shadow-doesnt-use-guns-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sonic-team-head-takashi-iizuka-explains-why-shadow-doesnt-use-guns-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka explains why Shadow doesn’t use guns anymore\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In anticipation of the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations, VGC interviewed Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka<\/a> about the game and the Sonic franchise as a whole. One of the topics discussed centered around the character of Shadow the Hedgehog and his use of vehicles and firearms in his 2005 eponymous title. Though the game received mixed reviews on launch, it became a cult classic amongst Sonic the Hedgehog fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Iizuka (who was one of the creators of Shadow alongside Shiro Maekawa, Kazuyuki Hoshino, and Yuji Uekawa), Shadow \u201cwould use whatever he needed at the moment to get the job done\u201d \u2013 including riding a motorcycle and shooting various firearms. Iizuka goes on to say that though Shadow used these things in the past, the character is \u201cextremely powerful on his own and doesn\u2019t really need a gun or anything because he can do it himself.\u201d Lore-wise, Shadow was created by Professor Gerald Robotnik (not to be confused with his grandson Doctor Ivo Robotnik) to be the Ultimate Lifeform. Because of this, his powers rival those of Sonic and other mainstay characters in the franchise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And Shadow is powerful \u2013 so much so that he hasn\u2019t used a gun or ridden a motorcycle since 2005. The recent trailer for Sonic X Shadow Generations even shows Shadow getting a new power that grants him wings. Shadow\u2019s use of firearms somewhat aligns with Iizuka\u2019s explanation of the character (having ranged options is helpful, after all), but riding a motorcycle is a bit contradictory as his Air Shoes allow him to reach high speeds without exerting himself. These decisions could have been made to give the character a grittier tone in the Shadow the Hedgehog game, but have since been phased out. Iizuka even sets the record straight by saying that Shadow will not use a gun in Sonic X Shadow Generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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