Shadow the Hedgehog is "not Vegeta in any way," and is "not friends with Sonic," his creator says
Aug. 27, 2024“Shadow is not like that. I never want him to be like that”
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Shadow the Hedgehog’s creator, Takashi Iizuka, has shut down the comparisons of his dark hero and Dragon Ball’s Vegeta, noting that he’s “not that kind of character,” and he doesn’t want him to be.
“So yes, there are some ways that people interpret Shadow that are not how the team is intending,” Iizuka begins (via translator). “I think the biggest one, if you look online, everyone’s like, ‘Oh, this isDragon Ball Vegeta.'”
As far as Iizuka is concerned, Shadow is “not Vegeta in any way.” He explains: “Vegeta really starts out as an enemy and then later becomes a friend and an ally and kind of, like, fights for justice and trying to save the world and whatnot. Shadow is not like that. I never want him to be like that. Shadow is doing his own thing, he’s not friends with Sonic, and he’s gonna go off and, you know, do whatever he feels is correct or right, or what he needs to do. And it’s not like, ‘Well, okay, we used to be enemies, but we’re friends now. Let’s save the world.’ He’s not that kind of character, and [I don’t] want him to be that kind of character.
“So when people are always online saying, ‘Oh, it’s Vegeta, it’s Vegeta,’ it’s like, it’s not Vegeta,” he laughs.
Perhaps Sonic X Shadow Generations and the upcomingthird Sonic the Hedgehog moviemight be able to set this record straight for good, but for the time being, just know that the Sonic teamdefinitelydoesn’t see Shadow as a Vegeta counterpart.
Be sure to check out our ranking of thebest Sonic games.
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