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electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#72326: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:22:16 PM

[up]Ah, Cream first appeared in Advance 2 I recall, so choose that one I guess?

Tony-Sharx Megalodons are the best kind of furry. from ACME Nation Since: Mar, 2020
Megalodons are the best kind of furry.
#72327: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:28:54 PM

How consistently good has the Sonic series been? Has it gotten better? Worse? Stayed the same?

Never was. No. Yes. No.

In that order.

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electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#72328: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:31:29 PM

[up]Gotten worse even with the addition of Sonic Mania and Frontiers, huh? Interesting.

LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
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#72329: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:32:03 PM

[up][up]At least in your opinion.

[up]The Sonic fanbase isn't a monolith tho.

Edited by LoneCourier0 on Mar 26th 2023 at 11:33:15 AM

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#72330: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:33:17 PM

Didn't we get Forces right after Mania?

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LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
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#72331: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:35:21 PM

Yes, but that's beside the point.

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
ElementX Since: Jan, 2001
#72332: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:35:41 PM

grabs popcorn

Haha the only thing I can say that I don't think is too divisive (but who knows) is that the series has been reliably inconsistent since the Sega Genesis days.

Edited by ElementX on Mar 26th 2023 at 5:37:41 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#72333: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:38:54 PM

Consistently inconsistent.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#72334: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:40:07 PM

Is Shadow immortal? Cause I noticed some sad fan-art where he outlives everyone with the last survivor being Omega who also eventually passes.

Can he live forever?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Tony-Sharx Megalodons are the best kind of furry. from ACME Nation Since: Mar, 2020
Megalodons are the best kind of furry.
#72335: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:41:58 PM
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#72336: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:42:06 PM

Well, given that he was nearly frozen in cryogenic sleep of sorts...

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#72337: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:49:24 PM

Shadow has alien blood. Who knows if he's immortal or not. Black Doom may be. Shadow was created in a lab, not born, so he couldn't possibly have a normal organic lifespan either way. That doesn't mean he inherently would have a higher lifespan either, just that it's not comparable to naturally born creatures.

He never ages in his appearances, unlike the other organic characters in some way(Eggman tends to not have a consistent design, though). But we don't see him much in the future beyond him being sealed away by Omega in 06's story(and it's just an explanation from Omega, not a literal scene of it. Though to be fair, he probably has a literal photographic memory, but who knows how accurate it is when it comes to footage quality).

So could go either way.

Shadow?
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#72338: Mar 26th 2023 at 2:53:30 PM

Shadow is indeed immortal, but only in the sense that he can't age naturally and is immune to biological diseases.

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diddyknux Straw Hat Robin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#72339: Mar 26th 2023 at 3:14:37 PM

That's what the whole point of creating an "ultimate life form" was, wasn't it?

Negacube Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#72340: Mar 26th 2023 at 3:18:03 PM

He doesn't have a Healing Factor as far we know. That puts a damper on any Super-Soldier applications.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#72341: Mar 26th 2023 at 3:19:41 PM

[up][up] Indeed.

Shadow was specifically created as a means of curing a terminal illness, his agelessness being a side effect.

But he can still die through conventional means like say, a bullet in the head.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Mar 26th 2023 at 6:20:07 AM

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Tony-Sharx Megalodons are the best kind of furry. from ACME Nation Since: Mar, 2020
Megalodons are the best kind of furry.
#72342: Mar 26th 2023 at 3:21:05 PM

Did he ever need healing abilities? I don't recall Shadow ever experiencing/sustaining life threatening injury besides crashing down from the Ark..

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#72343: Mar 26th 2023 at 3:21:31 PM

All Sonic characters are Made of Iron anyway.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#72344: Mar 26th 2023 at 3:50:10 PM

Is Shadow immortal? Cause I noticed some sad fan-art where he outlives everyone with the last survivor being Omega who also eventually passes.

Can he live forever?

You mean this one? Man, I love it even with its unfortunate implications. I actually want to see someone animate it to the tune of Franz Ferdinand's "This Fffire".

neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
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#72345: Mar 26th 2023 at 4:03:27 PM

For all Shadow is fifty years old he has spent so long in status that he has only been awake probably a few years making him a kid in mental age.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#72346: Mar 26th 2023 at 4:04:30 PM

[up][up] Oh yeah thats the one

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#72347: Mar 26th 2023 at 4:08:23 PM

Shadow was alive in the future timeline in 06, but A: I'm not sure how far into the future that actually was and B: I'm pretty sure he had been placed in suspended animation.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#72349: Mar 26th 2023 at 4:09:49 PM

Silver's future is 200 years from the present.

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neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Mr
#72350: Mar 26th 2023 at 4:15:30 PM

Black Doom was over two thousand years old at his time of death, so Shadow and any other Black Arms could live that long in theory.

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