Shadow’s brief cameo inSonic the Hedgehog 2’s post-credits scenebecame a promise of a bigger role to come.

The potential destruction of Earth is teased as part of Shadow’s ultimate plan.

This puts Shadow up against the combination of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Robotnik.

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Additional details about Shadows origins are given in his solo game,Shadow the Hedgehog.

Additionally, as the ultimate lifeform,Shadow cant age and is physically impossible to kill.

The only time Shadow has defeated Sonic was inShadow the Hedgehog, but that fight was explicitly non-canon.

Sonic and Shadow from Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Custom Image by Debanjana Chowdhury

That meant casting Keanu Reeves as the manwho voices Shadow inSonic 3.

The actor has plenty of franchise experience before with leading roles inJohn Wick,The Matrix, and more.

He’s alsofamiliar with voice-only roles, playing villains, and having a serious demeanor.

Shadow touches the glass of his incubation tube in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Shadow flying at Knuckles in the middle of a fight in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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