Doesn’t he swear and shoot guns?
Look, it wasn’t his finest hour. But, yes, Shadow did use firearms in the 2005 game, and swore when he took damage. He also started riding vehicles like motorcycles when it would have been faster for him to run. In the years since, the vehicles have stuck, as he used them again in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) and is seen riding a motorcycle in the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The swearing and guns? Less so. Earlier this year, Sega gave some conflicting reasons for why Shadow put down the glock, claiming that he used guns out of necessity, but also that he doesn’t need weapons because he’s a living one. Look Sega, just say it was a different time and you were trying to appeal to different, edgier markets. Not everything has to be lore.
