Tani Coyote
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Shadow the Hedgehog: Emo or Not?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_the_Hedgehog
If any character is a base breaker, it would be Shadow. He is the Scrappy of the series, that is, the character who is either loved or hated by each person.
Much of the dislike is from Shadow's darker backstory compared to the rest of the series. This includes the much more sorrowful moments of Shadow's past, which many thought wasn't a good direction for an otherwise (usually) brightful and cheery series like Sonic.
Specific information can be found on the wiki.
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What exactly is it that makes Shadow "emo" in some people's eyes?
Shadow's emotions actually aren't very visible. We generally think "sorrow" in terms of emo behavior... and really, he's only shed tears on screen once that I've seen, and it was only a single one.
And, any sorrow he may have is pretty darned justified. He only had two people who cared for him and who he cared about, and both were murdered 50 years ago in the game's timeline. One of which was right in front of his eyes. This means he woke up all alone, with nobody to call a friend. Sounds pretty depressing! Not to mention, if he's emo for still getting chills from his best friend's death(which, to his mind, would only be 1-2 years ago since he was frozen for 50!), then so is my uncle, who still is haunted by his friends' demises in the Gulf War.
Point? Grief is perfectly natural, especially when you didn't have many people around to begin with, and so hardly makes one "emo."
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Maybe I've put too much thought into this. But I don't care. I just hate people tossing around the term without thinking how it applies.
Now, as to his voice... from 2005 to 2010, yes, there were some issues; the voice actor either made him sound angry or depressed. I can understand perception being incorrect since the voice DOES determine it quite a bit. (Picture Darth Vader sounding like a fangirl; not so threatening anymore is he?)
I just don't see the "emo" thing. The most emo thing about Shadow I've seen would be the non-canon scene in Shadow the Hedgehog where he laments he's nothing but a weapon and thus should have never been created.
Now, Shadow being overpowered, MAYBE there's some merit there. But emo? Heck no.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_the_Hedgehog
If any character is a base breaker, it would be Shadow. He is the Scrappy of the series, that is, the character who is either loved or hated by each person.
Much of the dislike is from Shadow's darker backstory compared to the rest of the series. This includes the much more sorrowful moments of Shadow's past, which many thought wasn't a good direction for an otherwise (usually) brightful and cheery series like Sonic.
Specific information can be found on the wiki.
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What exactly is it that makes Shadow "emo" in some people's eyes?
Shadow's emotions actually aren't very visible. We generally think "sorrow" in terms of emo behavior... and really, he's only shed tears on screen once that I've seen, and it was only a single one.
And, any sorrow he may have is pretty darned justified. He only had two people who cared for him and who he cared about, and both were murdered 50 years ago in the game's timeline. One of which was right in front of his eyes. This means he woke up all alone, with nobody to call a friend. Sounds pretty depressing! Not to mention, if he's emo for still getting chills from his best friend's death(which, to his mind, would only be 1-2 years ago since he was frozen for 50!), then so is my uncle, who still is haunted by his friends' demises in the Gulf War.
Point? Grief is perfectly natural, especially when you didn't have many people around to begin with, and so hardly makes one "emo."
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Maybe I've put too much thought into this. But I don't care. I just hate people tossing around the term without thinking how it applies.
Now, as to his voice... from 2005 to 2010, yes, there were some issues; the voice actor either made him sound angry or depressed. I can understand perception being incorrect since the voice DOES determine it quite a bit. (Picture Darth Vader sounding like a fangirl; not so threatening anymore is he?)
I just don't see the "emo" thing. The most emo thing about Shadow I've seen would be the non-canon scene in Shadow the Hedgehog where he laments he's nothing but a weapon and thus should have never been created.
Now, Shadow being overpowered, MAYBE there's some merit there. But emo? Heck no.
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Your thoughts?
Please contribute and don't spam.
