Shadow tries to, be the tough guy, but everyone knows it's just an act, which this page shows.

I agree! ^.^ inside I think he might be the most fragile of them all

His first true friend was killed right in frount of him as he was being sealed away (poor Maria...), that is the kind of experience that I think makes people act like Shadow does, also the actual tough guy role was already taken by Knuckles, so, yeah, that only leaves the 'hiding my sadness behind a tough attitude' personality for Shadow, the most suprising of all, though, is the fact that he is also an Android with alien blood in his veins, yet he has such a personality.

I know, there have been so many jokes made about Maria, but while I think they're funny, it's also really sad> <:C And I always wondered about that. I think it's kind of cool how I keep forgetting that he's technically an "alien",and not a real hedgehog. A lot of people like him because he's so "tough and cool", and while i like that side of him, I also like him because of the side we HAVEN'T seen yet. And this comic has a chance of bringing that out (:

The most cruel part is the fact that in Shadow the Hedgehog, they had her still alive in one of the fake story paths, Sega can be evil at times anyways that is all I have to say except for this, Shadow's true purpose was *static* (don't reveal it here, if anyone wants to find it, find all of Shadow's false purposes in Shadow the Hedgehog, then play and beat the final two level which are then unlocked)

I heard about that! D: I wanted to play that game SO BAD, but my parents didn't approve of it when i was 9 haha xD but now i'm almost twice that age so now i'm like, WHY?! And yeah, poor shadow has been through tough times <:( Sonic hasn't gone through HECK. (just kidding, he has too is some ways)