Shadow might look like Sonic, but he has a very different attitude.
Sullen and harsh, Shadow focuses only on his mission of revenge.
But as dark as the story onscreen gets, the video games went much farther.
Working on the cosmic Space Colony ARK, Gerald strived to create the ultimate life form.
After two failed attempts, Gerald succeeded with the creation of Shadow the Hedgehog.
But the basic idea is the same.
Shadow loved Maria and her death drove him to seek vengeance.
After being freed from 50 years of captivity, Shadow will stop at nothing to satisfy that desire.
But in the movie, Marias death is more roundabout.
As she runs from the GUN soldiers alongside Gerald and Shadow, Maria stands too close to electronic equipment.
When a GUN soldier fires toward them, he hits the equipment, causing it to explode.
Maria dies in the fireball that ensues.
Its horrifying to be sure, especially for a kids movie.
Yet the original Sega Dreamcast video game… was darker still.
Sonic Adventure 2indeed gets more direct.
In a flashback sequence, we watch as Maria makes her escape with GUN in pursuit.
Its not hard to see whySonic the Hedgehog 3made its change though more than 20 years after the fact.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now playing in theaters nationwide.
