In conclusion, yes, Sonic does die in Shadow the Hedgehog, but only in one of the multiple endings. The game's story and characters are highly replayable, with player choices affecting the outcome of the game. In a couple of the dark and pure dark endings, Sonic asks shadow why he is doing what he's doing as he's dying.
But this is out of eleven endings, only one of which is the true ending, so although he's killed sonic, it kind of doesn't really count. Sonic 3 ending explained: who dies, what happens to Shadow, and your biggest questions answered Features By Jack Shepherd published December 20, 2024 We dive deep into the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ending. After the first post-credits scene in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 introduces both Amy Rose and Metal Sonic, the second post-credits scene places the attention back on Shadow.
After seemingly dying in the explosion at the end of Sonic 3, Shadow's shoes can be seen in the post-credits scene as he steps through an unknown field. In the scene, Shadow picks up the Inhibitor Ring that he lost earlier in. Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Characterized by his sharp attitude and strong sense of purpose, Shadow is a recurrent arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog, whom he resembles and with whom he shares many abilities. His trademark power is Chaos Control, which allows him to warp time. It's Sonic against Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and it ends with a plot to blow up the Earth.
I theorize that part of the opening is a representation of the multiple different story paths you can take, as when you actually fight Sonic in any of the paths, Shadow doesn't kill Sonic, although he does state his intentions to destroy the whole planet, possibly taking Sonic along with it, so maybe it's an interpretation of what would happen in that instance, or it's a mix of that and a mix. Does Shadow Kill Sonic in Shadow the Hedgehog? The game Shadow the Hedgehog, developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega, is an action-adventure platformer that was released in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The game follows the story of Shadow the Hedgehog, a mysterious and powerful hedgehog who is on a mission to prevent a catastrophic event from occurring.
In the. Well seeing as in Unleashed, Eggman threw Sonic into outer space and he crash landed on earth, and was perfectly fine after, I think it's safe to assume the same applies for Shadow. He did survive the fall.
I thought he burnt up in the atmosphere but whatever. Eggman saved him, as comfirmed in Shadow the Hedgehog 05. Shadow's probably on the level of "can never die from old age, but can certainly be killed by force".
Narratively if he was completely unkillable, that'd kill a lot of the tension from any story he's a part of. Still, he's definitely a lot more durable than your average character, which is probably by design.