Takashi Iizuka, the head of Sonic Team, has expressed interest in potentially revisiting Shadow the Hedgehog's darker side.
Shadow was originally introduced as a villain in Sonic Adventure 2, but over time, his character evolved into a more complex, morally ambiguous figure.
Iizuka recently discussed the possibility of Shadow returning to his villainous roots in an interview with Polygon (via The Gamer), in light of the upcoming release of Sonic X Shadow Generations.
Iizuka noted that it would be “interesting” to explore the character's evil side again. He explained:
“In Sonic Adventure 2, if you go through all the different stories, you have probably run into Shadow getting revenge on the entire world and being… pretty much evil.”
"Ever since Sonic Adventure 2, we haven’t really explored that ‘Evil Shadow’ presentation of the character,” he said. “He’s always been on a different kind of spectrum. But maybe in the future it’ll be interesting to come back and revisit Shadow being not so nice, maybe even as far as evil, as far as the other characters may see him."
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