But it’s not evil for evil’s sake. Nor is Shadow really working for either Robotnik. His real goal is to avenge Maria Robotnik, who he was raised alongside on the orbital Space Colony ARK. While these events are expanded in later games, what we see in Sonic Adventure 2 through flashbacks are confusing and distressing.

Sonic X Shadow Generations has a bunch of returning enemies to face off in both of the titles. One of the fortunate ones is Shadow the Hedgehog, who now has his own game attached to Sonic Generations.

Keanu Reeves didn’t just phone it in for his role as Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. According to the film’s director Jeff Fowler, Reeves puts in a praise-worthy performance that elevates the classic Sonic villain.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 director Jeff Fowler has praised Shadow the Hedgehog actor Keanu Reeves ahead of the threequel's release.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is introducing audiences to the ultimate lifeforms, but it should also set something else up.

Shadow the Hedgehog is the unique selling point of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This follows after Paramount used the same tactic with Knuckles in the previous outing. Focusing the marketing campaign on a single character and the stellar talent they hired to portray them has proven to be a dynamite strategy.

Before stepping in as Shadow's voice for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Keanu Reeves did his homework about Sega's other hedgehog.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 released a new clip, just in time for Halloween – and it features a brief, perfect moment from Shadow. Shared on the film’s social media channels, the 10-second clip begins with Sonic spooking Ozzy the dog,

One of the most exciting things about Sonic 3 is that Keanu Reeves is playing Shadow the Hedgehog. Director Jeff Fowler revealed that Reeves is very committed to the role and even did his research. God help him if he stumbled across anything unsavoury.