Most of the playable characters from SA2 also appear as NPCs, along with E-123 Omega (from Heroes) and Team Chaotix ( Knuckles Chaotix and Heroes).Īfter his apparent death and return, Shadow resurfaces in Westopolis just as the skies turn red and a UFO starts lasering the city to pieces à la Independence Day.
Eggman's late grandfather Professor Gerald. The game picks up after Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes and references many events and characters from the former, most notably Dr. Shadow the Hedgehog is a 2005 spinoff in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise which centers on the anti-heroic black hedgehog, Shadow. The one where the '90s Anti-Hero embraces his role by wielding guns and throwing out swears.