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shamanicshayminOkie dokies, I dunwanna be on the computer too long--I've lingered far more than I should and should hurt myself for it. @.@ But I might as well type some things up quickly, before my mood gets totally fried and my fangirling sounds dull and lame. Okay, make that not quickly... more like Puri typing a bit about "Shadow" endings, coming back, and typing the rest of it before she becomes an insomniac. So much for that.
That's right, kids! More on Shadow DEE Hedgehog! He's got his own game, and I'm happy I carried my Shadow plushie to school yesterday for a good luck charm--'cause it certainly worked. ;D (I carried him in my sweaters and such so the teachers wouldn't take him during class. XDD;; And hey, someone actually recognized him after a few guesses in History! That's about it, though.)
It's Shadow*Time~ :D Shadow Shadow Shadow~~~ <3
IGN gives "Shadow the Hedgehog"... *drumroll*: 4.5
To that, I say they're a batch of IGNorant fucks. :D (Haha, 4KIDS pun) Then again, we always knew that. Shall we proceed?
Puri's been jumping back and forth between excitement and paranoia over the Shadow game. And now that she has it for herself, well... let's say she couldn't hold back the utter joy and uppitiness she had when she got her copy in her arms. (And Puri was wearing a pink sweater, so you can't make any horrible puns on Black Arms--wait, too late. @.@ *SHOT*) She sat home with her game and played in a heartbeat.
Finally, after ALL these months, Puri is not disappointed. She's FANGIRLING. (Well... moreso than usual, anyway. XDD;;)
"So, how's gameplay, Puri?" Well, playing a "Sonic" game on PS2 took some getting used to (Puri had to adjust to the camera and figure out how it worked--then again, that probably applied to Gamecube too. XDD), but Puri's over it and going along pretty fine. A few times she pressed the wrong buttons, but that's Puri being careless and stupid. You just immediately pick up the weapons. *_____* (And yes, Puri used them, including the guns, whenever she had the chance. Shut up. XDDDD;;;) And hell, it's a LOT easier grinding, which makes Puri happy 'cause she always had trouble with that. And yes, you got to do many things, like be good ol' Shadow and Homeattack on things, to going Trigger-Happy and whacking stuff with signs, swords, and flame torches. XDDD Eee~ Versitality~~~!
Best of all? It's FUN. So much FUCKING FUN.
I dunno about you, but I LOVE starting a new game at Westopolis. It feels so fitting somehow and it flows. *____*
The PS2 loading times suck. But it's worth it. Soooooooooo worth it... *_____________*
In other words, don't listen to the people being all bitter and emo about the game: there's nothing to fear. Chances are, they've never even played it. XDDD;;;
Now for the more interesting bits, 'cause everyone wants to know about the characters, the plot, the moments, and of course... the endings. :o
'Cause quite obviously, the first thing Puri's going to do is have Shadow work with Sonic. (And Puri's playing the Japanese version, so while she's reveling in the voices, she has no idea of the little things people are saying, like what the GUN soldiers cry out. Stuff like "They've got Bob! T______T" sounds friggin' priceless though, I'll have to watch my brother play the game in English when I'm done. *nodnod*) After taking forever finding the aliens (Hint: when you get As, you get Shadow's little victory exclaimation from SA2. ;D Wish I knew what he said though, since if I try to spell it, I know I've got it wrong. XDDD;;;) Cue obligatory GUN scene I'll 'prolly see ten billion times.
Shadow: *holding Emeralds*
Sonic: Shadow, that was SWEET!
Shadow: I'm not doing this for you, you know.
Sonic: *brushes it off* Still the same as always, eh? *gives him thumb's up* How about a little friendly competition?
Shadow: *turning away crossing his arms* You waste my time.
Not exact words, I know. XDD But damn, this is exactly how I imagined Sonic & Shadow to interact in normal conversation! XDDD;;;I must be doing something right in my fanfiction after all! *SHOT!* Gosh, they're so cute. And later, the same thing happens in the jungle...
Sonic: *arrives in airship* *in English* Yo, Shadow~! :D
Shadow: Not you again...
Sonic: *brushes it off* Nice to see you too! We're going to the ARK, m'kay? The aliens have set base there!
And later, they're randomly walking together to find Black Arms. XDDD Aw, did Shadow finally accept his company for the time being? XDDD;;; *shutting up*
The entire flashback level with Maria was so sweet. T______T And of course, there was NO way I was leaving this one for neutral. She was too sweet and innocent walking along with Shadow. T-T (And she actually helped sometimes. XDD;; "Oh my gosh, there's an Artifical Chaos! Shadow, please! T_____T") Then after that, Shadow watched her die before being blasted in space... and he basically remembered her promise. (Yet again! XDDDD;;; *SHOT*)
So Shadow was all "I made a promise to Maria--this is what I'm here for, to defend the planet! Black Doom and your alien army? You are PWNED." Meanwhile, Puri was "AWWWW"ing and thinking, "See!? I TOLD you guys so!", and cue the credits with cheesy (yet cute) with "YAY SHADOW YOU'RE AWESOME, WE LOOOOOVE YOOOOOU~" tune. XDDD;;; And Puri being rather uppity and fuzzy and ready for the next ending.
Now, most of you already know this, but I do NOT see Shadow as a villain. Anti-hero, yes. Villain, no. But because Puri's a fangirl, and that the drive to beating a game completely is powerful, and that Puri would probably have to get all the endings in case there were any *cough* special ones, (And yep: Final Story. *nodnod*) Puri's gonna suck it up and get the Dark Endings too. Hey, might as well get it over with, right? Even if Puri doesn't want to step in foot of Dark Matter*Tentacle Aliens. XDDD
Instead of Sonic & Shadow, we get this:
Shadow: Step aside and get out of my way.
GUN Soldiers: Put your hands up! And don't move.
Shadow: Huh. Humans are so silly.
Gun Soldiers: *POW!* *SHADOWN'D!*
I thought that was hilareous. XDDD
I spent an entire level inside a computer. :o Whoo, pretty...(And this'll have to go for Secret*Fic notes. *nodnod*)
I find it interesting how Amy fights with you to beat Eggman anyway, even when you didn't find Cream and you're pretty much gonna do sucky things later. XDD (I can imagine her face... "Okay, Shadow did WHAT!? *PIKO PIKO RAMPAAAAAAAGE*") I found a Chao garden while lighting Eggman's torches too... and because I was a curious jerk, I tried shooting the Chao to see what happens. Nothing. They just keep walking, same when I try to jump on them. XDDD;;;
That, and Black Doom telling Shadow that "Now you see how bad the humans REALLY are! :o" when you're the ones blowing up the cities in the first place. XDDD;;; And gosh, the ARK level... graphicswise, it was a MAJOR difference between SA2B and Shadow. It's like comparing FFVII to FFX graphics, and that the grinds and platforms were much more shiney and colorful and laserlike and real. *_____* Holy frickin' hell though, I hated going through that level with all my being. I was constantly getting shot and falling down, it was all-time FRUSTRATION ARUGH.
The whole sequence with Central City being blown to ashes, with the President, the Commander, and GUN? That had to be one of the darkest things I've seen in "Sonic" games for a while. Okay, so maybe the city peoples got evacuated. But damn though. I didn't think I'd feel bad for the President. oO;;;
Shadow gets creepy Gerald*Voice in head. "Yes Professor, I know..." *DADADADA*
I seriously wanted to find the Chaos Emerald with Rouge, it was definitely looking grim. :( Oh well, that'll be for next time. Pile on, Puri~
Sonic: I can't let you do this, Shadow. (I'm suprised how calm he is...)
Shadow: Oh really...? *grin*
Commander: Damn you, Shadow! You know something? You were the one that slaughtered all the GUN soldiers and Maria aboard the ARK! I'll make you pay for this!
*DADADADA*
The last bit didn't surprise Puri NEARLY as much it should--Indilee predicted it before in her fic Experimention, with a slight difference being that he snapped AFTER Maria died. *nod* Now, I may not see Shadow as a villain, but I CAN see him completely lose it and go on a Homicidal*Rampage aboard the ARK. This would be after he watches Maria die, of course--she's about everything he's got left, and with everything held dear thrashed apart and GUN pressing his last button--he wouldn't take it anymore. And the ARK would be an exploding bloodbath--or rather, Shadow wouldn't leave a trace of ash left. Like... I can see him being like this. At his worst. *nod* This driven anger and sadism, it adds up 'till it blows. You wouldn't want to be 100 feet within Shadow when he's goes batshit insane. *nod* :/
Fighting Sonic and Diablon was HARD, I'll tell you that. And exhausting. And in the end, we've got Shadow, gleeful with the Emeralds and Sonic almost dead.
Sonic: Wh-What are you going to do with the Emeralds...?
Shadow: I was created for tranquility and peace--now I'm going to use these Emeralds for the Ecclipse Cannon and destroy this damn planet!
Yep. Complete with "damn". Usually, Puri loves the cursing in this game because it makes her giggle, (Especially with Shadow and Sonic and Knux and GUN Soldiers who were all likely to curse anyway. xDDD;;) but the "damn!"s and "dammit!"s also added serious punch to the more dramatic parts of the game--if this were E-rated, and no one would be allowed to curse, a few of the lines in this game, like right here, it wouldn't have been NEARLY as powerful an impact. Or so chilling.
'Cause right after that, Shadow started laughing. As in, Classic*Villain Maniacal*Laughter.
As I said, I was playing the Japanese version. So I don't know whether Jason Griffith sounded stupid or not. But Kouji Yusa... Shadow had the most chilling evil laugh ever. He was THAT good. And Puri? She was actually scared of Shadow.
Cue credits. Dude, Powerman 5000! :DD Puri gets slightly fangirly and more cheerful again. (And someone remind Puri to ask someone to put "When Worlds Collide" on YouSendIt, 'cause Puri LOVED that song) Credits end.
Me: Okay, that ending totally didn't happen. :DD Let's get another one~
In other words, in ONE ending, "Shadow the Hedgehog" makes everything Archie choked out look like "Dora the Explorer". I mean, seriously.
It's basically the same as the other Dark*Ending above, with the exception of a completely different path. (Black Doom: See what the humans did to Maria? REVEEEEENGE!") I really wanted to help Maria again, but I had to take the Neutral path to get where I wanted. :( Noooooooes.
Diablon busted. Sonic about dead. Shadow's Psychotic*Laughter. The difference being Sonic asking him, "Why are you working for these aliens?" and Shadow says, "'Cause we're gonna take over the planet!". Cue credits and Powerman 5000 again. Puri says, "Okay, that was dull. I saw that already."
Shadow: *walking along with Emeralds*
Black Doom: You've disappointed me, Shadow!
Shadow: What can I say? I'm getting the Chaos Emeralds for myself.
Hee hee~ That's so Shadow. :)
*later*
Eggman: Check these out, Shadow! :D
Shadow: I'm... an Android!? oO;;
And sure enough, Eggman tells him the same. Then:
Shadow: *gets memories* I get it... the original Shadow died. I was the first clone of Eggman's androids.
Me: ...Okay, now this is DEFINITELY SH*Shadow. oO;;;
And now, time for Puri to admit a dirty secret: some of you know Puri likes Gamma/Amy, right? Well, she played "Sonic Heroes", and couldn't help but get Omega/Shadow vibes. @.@ And in "Shadow", well... it aaaaaaaaall came back to Puri,and she thought they were going to get married, with Omega as Shadow's queen. *ERADICATE'D!* Now tell me: what is Puri's obsession with pairing hedgehogs with robots? I don't understand at all. @.@;; Hey, it's Crack*Ships for ya! *TANK'D!*
Fighting Eggman immediately made me think of Mr. Oogie Boogie from NBXMAS--Casino slots, anyone? XDD It was a fun boss fight, especially after a lot of them drove me outta my misery. XDDD;;;
But the actual ending? Holy FUCK.
Eggman: Why? I created you... you'd turn on your own creation?
Shadow: I'll send you straight to hell where you belong, for ever creating me...
Omega: Eggman shall be taken care of!
Eggman: What!?
Shadow: I am Shadow Android... a new rule will come to order, and the entire planet will be run by androids...
Eggman: Sh-Shadow, what are you doing!?
*screen blacks out, and Eggman screams like his eyes were gouged out*
Me: oO;;;
Cue credits... and Puri should've known Julian-k (EEEE!) was likely to do a song for SH*Shadow again. XDDD;;; It sounds a little like Mr. Roboto, in a way. Only... destructive. Obviously. XDD;;
But yes. This isn't an ending to finish at 1:15 AM and step outside to realize everything is dark and your brother's asleep in your bed while waiting for you to get out of his room. @.@ It was definitely a creepy ending. T-T *wince*
Puri got to help out the Chaotix--which made for ONE happy Puri, 'cause she desperately needed to see their faces and humor. T-T (Aw, Vector patted Espio on the shouldeeeer~! /lame) And Espio was pretty nice, he was all, "STFU, don't listen to what Eggman says. He's tricking you." (Meanwhile, Puri was going, "See!? :DDD Yay Espio~~~!") And another computer level. Whoo, shiney~
Shadow: *looking up at ARK* Who am I? Why don't I remember? :(
Sonic: Yo Shadow~! *hangs out and is as uppity and completely unangsty as possible*
Shadow needs people like Sonic around. :) Hee~
Got to speak to the Commander to hear the more specific side of "OMG YOU KILLED EVERYONE ON THE ARK" story. Turns out he also spent a little time with Maria--and he saw Professor Gerald and Black Doom collaborate making Shadow. @.@
Shadow: *standing behind him after avoiding a bullet shot* If what you said is true, kill me then.
Commander: You... you don't remember after all...
Shadow: But right now, I've got to know the truth. If I really did kill everyone... *leaves*
Commander: *kneels* ...
And you wonder why Puri respects Shadow? It only adds up from here... ("AWWWW! T______T" Strike 1!)
Puri was SO relieved to see Vector it wasn't funny. T-T *sniff* I refused to get near Doom's Eye.
So basically, Black Doom tells Shadow he created him. So Shadow responds that he'll avenge the deaths of everyone on the ARK by destroying him. ("AWWWWWWWW! T__________T" Strike 2!)
Shadow calls himself an Experiment Gone Wrong, and feels REALLY horrible for what he did on the ARK--and completely hates himself. Even Vector couldn't cheer him up--we have no idea what's going to happen with Shadow walking away like that. Suicide? *DADADADA* Maybe, even if Puri sees Shadow as a stubborn one. Well, it seemed like it. I definitely know for sure though, he was so sad and remorseful. T_T ("AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWSHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW POOR SHADOOOOOOOOOOOW~ WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH~! T________________T *BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWL*" Strike 3, and Puri's whacked outta the baseball field, complete with Emo*Tears!)
The most OMG EMO*WRISTHACKING song plays in the credits. And yet, in spite "Chosen One"'s cheesy Teen-O-Drama lyrics, it's still kinda pretty and really sad. T-T
Guess what Puri gets after that? An OmoChao Gun. WTF!? XDDDD;;;
But yes, sad ending. T________T SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW POOR SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW He needs to stand in a circle so Amy & Sonic and whoever can pile up on him a Group*Glomp 'cause he needs it. SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW~~~! T_______________________________________________________T POOR SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW *BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWL* *WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL*
Shadow the Hedgehog: he's like Lil' Brudder; he can make it on his own.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW~~~~! T_______________________________________T WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--*Puri is cut off*
In other words, I feel horrible for him. :D
So there you have it... five "Shadow" endings. And Puri's got five to go, right before Final Story. Oish, this seems like a game Puri should take in small doses or something... XDDD;;; But again, Puri's a fangirl. XDDD;; I should probably take care of all the Dark Endings first, so I can be free to do what I want after that to get the Hero ones... gosh, I'm worried I'll end up like Cori Falls or something. XDDDD;;;(What can I say? Puri wants a happy ending for Shadow, dammit. XDD;;; *SHOT*)
Now to start getting ready for bed so I'm not a 1:15 AM psycho again. *nodnod*
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd Dr. Reanimator is all I have on Dad's laptop. XDDDD;;;; What, I wasn't going to miss downloading this song while my computer was dead. :P
That's right, kids! More on Shadow DEE Hedgehog! He's got his own game, and I'm happy I carried my Shadow plushie to school yesterday for a good luck charm--'cause it certainly worked. ;D (I carried him in my sweaters and such so the teachers wouldn't take him during class. XDD;; And hey, someone actually recognized him after a few guesses in History! That's about it, though.)
It's Shadow*Time~ :D Shadow Shadow Shadow~~~ <3
IGN gives "Shadow the Hedgehog"... *drumroll*: 4.5
To that, I say they're a batch of IGNorant fucks. :D (Haha, 4KIDS pun) Then again, we always knew that. Shall we proceed?
Puri's been jumping back and forth between excitement and paranoia over the Shadow game. And now that she has it for herself, well... let's say she couldn't hold back the utter joy and uppitiness she had when she got her copy in her arms. (And Puri was wearing a pink sweater, so you can't make any horrible puns on Black Arms--wait, too late. @.@ *SHOT*) She sat home with her game and played in a heartbeat.
Finally, after ALL these months, Puri is not disappointed. She's FANGIRLING. (Well... moreso than usual, anyway. XDD;;)
"So, how's gameplay, Puri?" Well, playing a "Sonic" game on PS2 took some getting used to (Puri had to adjust to the camera and figure out how it worked--then again, that probably applied to Gamecube too. XDD), but Puri's over it and going along pretty fine. A few times she pressed the wrong buttons, but that's Puri being careless and stupid. You just immediately pick up the weapons. *_____* (And yes, Puri used them, including the guns, whenever she had the chance. Shut up. XDDDD;;;) And hell, it's a LOT easier grinding, which makes Puri happy 'cause she always had trouble with that. And yes, you got to do many things, like be good ol' Shadow and Homeattack on things, to going Trigger-Happy and whacking stuff with signs, swords, and flame torches. XDDD Eee~ Versitality~~~!
Best of all? It's FUN. So much FUCKING FUN.
I dunno about you, but I LOVE starting a new game at Westopolis. It feels so fitting somehow and it flows. *____*
The PS2 loading times suck. But it's worth it. Soooooooooo worth it... *_____________*
In other words, don't listen to the people being all bitter and emo about the game: there's nothing to fear. Chances are, they've never even played it. XDDD;;;
Now for the more interesting bits, 'cause everyone wants to know about the characters, the plot, the moments, and of course... the endings. :o
'Cause quite obviously, the first thing Puri's going to do is have Shadow work with Sonic. (And Puri's playing the Japanese version, so while she's reveling in the voices, she has no idea of the little things people are saying, like what the GUN soldiers cry out. Stuff like "They've got Bob! T______T" sounds friggin' priceless though, I'll have to watch my brother play the game in English when I'm done. *nodnod*) After taking forever finding the aliens (Hint: when you get As, you get Shadow's little victory exclaimation from SA2. ;D Wish I knew what he said though, since if I try to spell it, I know I've got it wrong. XDDD;;;) Cue obligatory GUN scene I'll 'prolly see ten billion times.
Shadow: *holding Emeralds*
Sonic: Shadow, that was SWEET!
Shadow: I'm not doing this for you, you know.
Sonic: *brushes it off* Still the same as always, eh? *gives him thumb's up* How about a little friendly competition?
Shadow: *turning away crossing his arms* You waste my time.
Not exact words, I know. XDD But damn, this is exactly how I imagined Sonic & Shadow to interact in normal conversation! XDDD;;;
Sonic: *arrives in airship* *in English* Yo, Shadow~! :D
Shadow: Not you again...
Sonic: *brushes it off* Nice to see you too! We're going to the ARK, m'kay? The aliens have set base there!
And later, they're randomly walking together to find Black Arms. XDDD Aw, did Shadow finally accept his company for the time being? XDDD;;; *shutting up*
The entire flashback level with Maria was so sweet. T______T And of course, there was NO way I was leaving this one for neutral. She was too sweet and innocent walking along with Shadow. T-T (And she actually helped sometimes. XDD;; "Oh my gosh, there's an Artifical Chaos! Shadow, please! T_____T") Then after that, Shadow watched her die before being blasted in space... and he basically remembered her promise. (Yet again! XDDDD;;; *SHOT*)
So Shadow was all "I made a promise to Maria--this is what I'm here for, to defend the planet! Black Doom and your alien army? You are PWNED." Meanwhile, Puri was "AWWWW"ing and thinking, "See!? I TOLD you guys so!", and cue the credits with cheesy (yet cute) with "YAY SHADOW YOU'RE AWESOME, WE LOOOOOVE YOOOOOU~" tune. XDDD;;; And Puri being rather uppity and fuzzy and ready for the next ending.
Now, most of you already know this, but I do NOT see Shadow as a villain. Anti-hero, yes. Villain, no. But because Puri's a fangirl, and that the drive to beating a game completely is powerful, and that Puri would probably have to get all the endings in case there were any *cough* special ones, (And yep: Final Story. *nodnod*) Puri's gonna suck it up and get the Dark Endings too. Hey, might as well get it over with, right? Even if Puri doesn't want to step in foot of Dark Matter*Tentacle Aliens. XDDD
Instead of Sonic & Shadow, we get this:
Shadow: Step aside and get out of my way.
GUN Soldiers: Put your hands up! And don't move.
Shadow: Huh. Humans are so silly.
Gun Soldiers: *POW!* *SHADOWN'D!*
I thought that was hilareous. XDDD
I spent an entire level inside a computer. :o Whoo, pretty...
I find it interesting how Amy fights with you to beat Eggman anyway, even when you didn't find Cream and you're pretty much gonna do sucky things later. XDD (I can imagine her face... "Okay, Shadow did WHAT!? *PIKO PIKO RAMPAAAAAAAGE*") I found a Chao garden while lighting Eggman's torches too... and because I was a curious jerk, I tried shooting the Chao to see what happens. Nothing. They just keep walking, same when I try to jump on them. XDDD;;;
That, and Black Doom telling Shadow that "Now you see how bad the humans REALLY are! :o" when you're the ones blowing up the cities in the first place. XDDD;;; And gosh, the ARK level... graphicswise, it was a MAJOR difference between SA2B and Shadow. It's like comparing FFVII to FFX graphics, and that the grinds and platforms were much more shiney and colorful and laserlike and real. *_____* Holy frickin' hell though, I hated going through that level with all my being. I was constantly getting shot and falling down, it was all-time FRUSTRATION ARUGH.
The whole sequence with Central City being blown to ashes, with the President, the Commander, and GUN? That had to be one of the darkest things I've seen in "Sonic" games for a while. Okay, so maybe the city peoples got evacuated. But damn though. I didn't think I'd feel bad for the President. oO;;;
Shadow gets creepy Gerald*Voice in head. "Yes Professor, I know..." *DADADADA*
I seriously wanted to find the Chaos Emerald with Rouge, it was definitely looking grim. :( Oh well, that'll be for next time. Pile on, Puri~
Sonic: I can't let you do this, Shadow. (I'm suprised how calm he is...)
Shadow: Oh really...? *grin*
Commander: Damn you, Shadow! You know something? You were the one that slaughtered all the GUN soldiers and Maria aboard the ARK! I'll make you pay for this!
*DADADADA*
The last bit didn't surprise Puri NEARLY as much it should--Indilee predicted it before in her fic Experimention, with a slight difference being that he snapped AFTER Maria died. *nod* Now, I may not see Shadow as a villain, but I CAN see him completely lose it and go on a Homicidal*Rampage aboard the ARK. This would be after he watches Maria die, of course--she's about everything he's got left, and with everything held dear thrashed apart and GUN pressing his last button--he wouldn't take it anymore. And the ARK would be an exploding bloodbath--or rather, Shadow wouldn't leave a trace of ash left. Like... I can see him being like this. At his worst. *nod* This driven anger and sadism, it adds up 'till it blows. You wouldn't want to be 100 feet within Shadow when he's goes batshit insane. *nod* :/
Fighting Sonic and Diablon was HARD, I'll tell you that. And exhausting. And in the end, we've got Shadow, gleeful with the Emeralds and Sonic almost dead.
Sonic: Wh-What are you going to do with the Emeralds...?
Shadow: I was created for tranquility and peace--now I'm going to use these Emeralds for the Ecclipse Cannon and destroy this damn planet!
Yep. Complete with "damn". Usually, Puri loves the cursing in this game because it makes her giggle, (Especially with Shadow and Sonic and Knux and GUN Soldiers who were all likely to curse anyway. xDDD;;) but the "damn!"s and "dammit!"s also added serious punch to the more dramatic parts of the game--if this were E-rated, and no one would be allowed to curse, a few of the lines in this game, like right here, it wouldn't have been NEARLY as powerful an impact. Or so chilling.
'Cause right after that, Shadow started laughing. As in, Classic*Villain Maniacal*Laughter.
As I said, I was playing the Japanese version. So I don't know whether Jason Griffith sounded stupid or not. But Kouji Yusa... Shadow had the most chilling evil laugh ever. He was THAT good. And Puri? She was actually scared of Shadow.
Cue credits. Dude, Powerman 5000! :DD Puri gets slightly fangirly and more cheerful again. (And someone remind Puri to ask someone to put "When Worlds Collide" on YouSendIt, 'cause Puri LOVED that song) Credits end.
Me: Okay, that ending totally didn't happen. :DD Let's get another one~
In other words, in ONE ending, "Shadow the Hedgehog" makes everything Archie choked out look like "Dora the Explorer". I mean, seriously.
It's basically the same as the other Dark*Ending above, with the exception of a completely different path. (Black Doom: See what the humans did to Maria? REVEEEEENGE!") I really wanted to help Maria again, but I had to take the Neutral path to get where I wanted. :( Noooooooes.
Diablon busted. Sonic about dead. Shadow's Psychotic*Laughter. The difference being Sonic asking him, "Why are you working for these aliens?" and Shadow says, "'Cause we're gonna take over the planet!". Cue credits and Powerman 5000 again. Puri says, "Okay, that was dull. I saw that already."
Shadow: *walking along with Emeralds*
Black Doom: You've disappointed me, Shadow!
Shadow: What can I say? I'm getting the Chaos Emeralds for myself.
Hee hee~ That's so Shadow. :)
*later*
Eggman: Check these out, Shadow! :D
Shadow: I'm... an Android!? oO;;
And sure enough, Eggman tells him the same. Then:
Shadow: *gets memories* I get it... the original Shadow died. I was the first clone of Eggman's androids.
Me: ...Okay, now this is DEFINITELY SH*Shadow. oO;;;
And now, time for Puri to admit a dirty secret: some of you know Puri likes Gamma/Amy, right? Well, she played "Sonic Heroes", and couldn't help but get Omega/Shadow vibes. @.@ And in "Shadow", well... it aaaaaaaaall came back to Puri,
Fighting Eggman immediately made me think of Mr. Oogie Boogie from NBXMAS--Casino slots, anyone? XDD It was a fun boss fight, especially after a lot of them drove me outta my misery. XDDD;;;
But the actual ending? Holy FUCK.
Eggman: Why? I created you... you'd turn on your own creation?
Shadow: I'll send you straight to hell where you belong, for ever creating me...
Omega: Eggman shall be taken care of!
Eggman: What!?
Shadow: I am Shadow Android... a new rule will come to order, and the entire planet will be run by androids...
Eggman: Sh-Shadow, what are you doing!?
*screen blacks out, and Eggman screams like his eyes were gouged out*
Me: oO;;;
Cue credits... and Puri should've known Julian-k (EEEE!) was likely to do a song for SH*Shadow again. XDDD;;; It sounds a little like Mr. Roboto, in a way. Only... destructive. Obviously. XDD;;
But yes. This isn't an ending to finish at 1:15 AM and step outside to realize everything is dark and your brother's asleep in your bed while waiting for you to get out of his room. @.@ It was definitely a creepy ending. T-T *wince*
Puri got to help out the Chaotix--which made for ONE happy Puri, 'cause she desperately needed to see their faces and humor. T-T (Aw, Vector patted Espio on the shouldeeeer~! /lame) And Espio was pretty nice, he was all, "STFU, don't listen to what Eggman says. He's tricking you." (Meanwhile, Puri was going, "See!? :DDD Yay Espio~~~!") And another computer level. Whoo, shiney~
Shadow: *looking up at ARK* Who am I? Why don't I remember? :(
Sonic: Yo Shadow~! *hangs out and is as uppity and completely unangsty as possible*
Shadow needs people like Sonic around. :) Hee~
Got to speak to the Commander to hear the more specific side of "OMG YOU KILLED EVERYONE ON THE ARK" story. Turns out he also spent a little time with Maria--and he saw Professor Gerald and Black Doom collaborate making Shadow. @.@
Shadow: *standing behind him after avoiding a bullet shot* If what you said is true, kill me then.
Commander: You... you don't remember after all...
Shadow: But right now, I've got to know the truth. If I really did kill everyone... *leaves*
Commander: *kneels* ...
And you wonder why Puri respects Shadow? It only adds up from here... ("AWWWW! T______T" Strike 1!)
Puri was SO relieved to see Vector it wasn't funny. T-T *sniff* I refused to get near Doom's Eye.
So basically, Black Doom tells Shadow he created him. So Shadow responds that he'll avenge the deaths of everyone on the ARK by destroying him. ("AWWWWWWWW! T__________T" Strike 2!)
Shadow calls himself an Experiment Gone Wrong, and feels REALLY horrible for what he did on the ARK--and completely hates himself. Even Vector couldn't cheer him up--we have no idea what's going to happen with Shadow walking away like that. Suicide? *DADADADA* Maybe, even if Puri sees Shadow as a stubborn one. Well, it seemed like it. I definitely know for sure though, he was so sad and remorseful. T_T ("AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWSHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW POOR SHADOOOOOOOOOOOW~ WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH~! T________________T *BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWL*" Strike 3, and Puri's whacked outta the baseball field, complete with Emo*Tears!)
The most OMG EMO*WRISTHACKING song plays in the credits. And yet, in spite "Chosen One"'s cheesy Teen-O-Drama lyrics, it's still kinda pretty and really sad. T-T
Guess what Puri gets after that? An OmoChao Gun. WTF!? XDDDD;;;
But yes, sad ending. T________T SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW POOR SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW He needs to stand in a circle so Amy & Sonic and whoever can pile up on him a Group*Glomp 'cause he needs it. SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW~~~! T_______________________________________________________T POOR SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW *BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWL* *WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL*
Shadow the Hedgehog: he's like Lil' Brudder; he can make it on his own.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SHADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW~~~~! T_______________________________________T WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--*Puri is cut off*
In other words, I feel horrible for him. :D
So there you have it... five "Shadow" endings. And Puri's got five to go, right before Final Story. Oish, this seems like a game Puri should take in small doses or something... XDDD;;; But again, Puri's a fangirl. XDDD;; I should probably take care of all the Dark Endings first, so I can be free to do what I want after that to get the Hero ones... gosh, I'm worried I'll end up like Cori Falls or something. XDDDD;;;
Now to start getting ready for bed so I'm not a 1:15 AM psycho again. *nodnod*
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd Dr. Reanimator is all I have on Dad's laptop. XDDDD;;;; What, I wasn't going to miss downloading this song while my computer was dead. :P
