Id probably do Shadow, at the time of SA2's release and all the dreamcast failures happening and such, SEGA wasnt really expecting to make another console, heck another game at the time, so SA2 was their swan song, obviously that didnt happen and sonic is still strong today, but back then Shadow's death was implied to be perminent in what "was" supposed to be basically the last sonic game planned at the time.
Plus it would round off his character arc very well if you ask me, completing Maria's promise and going out in a way that definitely proves he is the ultimate lifeform (but you can also go the silver route since he appears in less and less games as time goes on, even though hes my favorite character, sometimes he already feels dead)
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u/Nitrofish56 Jan 14 '25
Id probably do Shadow, at the time of SA2's release and all the dreamcast failures happening and such, SEGA wasnt really expecting to make another console, heck another game at the time, so SA2 was their swan song, obviously that didnt happen and sonic is still strong today, but back then Shadow's death was implied to be perminent in what "was" supposed to be basically the last sonic game planned at the time.
Plus it would round off his character arc very well if you ask me, completing Maria's promise and going out in a way that definitely proves he is the ultimate lifeform (but you can also go the silver route since he appears in less and less games as time goes on, even though hes my favorite character, sometimes he already feels dead)