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Sonic X - Project Shadow v.8

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This DVD is a must for all Sonic fans. It all starts after Chaos is defeated. Sonic's helping to clean up. Eggman, however, finds his grandfather's journal and learns about an ultimate life form named Shadow. Eggman goes to free Shadow, but is shocked when he thinks it's Sonic! Shadow agrees to help Eggman. Sonic is blamed for Shadow's crimes and is arrested and sent to Prison Island. While there, Rouge and Shadow come to get the Chaos Emeralds. After Sonic gets out, he confronts Shadow - and learns that the island's going to blow up! Plus, to make matters worse, Chris is missing and Rouge is trapped! Sonic and the others are forced to leave. Thankfully, Shadow saves Rouge and Chris, taking them to Space Colony ARK. Sonic has to hide from G.U.N., and Knuckles finds Eggman's secret base! Then, Eggman uses the Eclipse cannon on ARK to blow up half the moon! Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy, and Mr. Tanaka journey to ARK, and they find Chris and Shadow. Chris is ok, but Eggman takes the final chaos emerald - and activates a crash course that'll destroy Earth! Chris talks Shadow into helping Sonic stop ARK. While Sonic and Knuckles deactivate the emeralds, Shadow fights the Biolizard. Then, the Biolizard fuses to ARK and makes it continue on its crash course! Sonic and Shadow go super to defeat the Biolizard and send ARK back into orbit. Though Shadow's fate is unknown, he doesn't make it back...
This DVD was a real tearjerker and really pulled on some heartstrings. I absolutely loved it, from start to finish. Sonic's last line was especially memorable: "Syanora, Shadow the Hedgehog."

Sonic X is the newest animated series of our favorite blue anthropomorphic hedgehog, and the first one from Japan (If you don't count the movie) That's right! An anime! If anyone cares, it's dubbed by 4Kids, but they actually did a pretty good job, unlike what happened to One Piece.

Sonic X's story is a bit different; In the first episode Sonic and the gang are on their world (Unnamed, but I call it Mobius like in the comics), and trying to rescue Cream the Rabbit from Eggman, who has also stolen a Chaos Emerald. When Sonic tricks Eggman's robots into firing at the power control at Eggman's base, the Emerald causes Chaos Control which sends the crew to a parallel universe: Earth! Sonic meets up with local kid Chris Thorndyke and must lay low while trying to find his friends! However, after saving the day from Eggman multiple times, it becomes quite obvious to the people of Station Square that these human-like animals are around, and they welcome the heroes with open arms.

Volume 8, Project: Shadow, is Sonic X's adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2 (And the Gamecube remake: Sonic Adventure 2 Battle). It contains Episodes 33 to 38, the entire Shadow Arc.

After the defeat of Perfect Chaos, Eggman hacks into GUN's computers, and finds the diary of his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. (Revelaing that Eggman is from Earth and not Sonic's World) Afterwards, he breaks into the base at Prison Island and releases his grandfather's greatest weapon, Project: Shadow! However, it turns out that Shadow is not a weapon, but an artificial hedgehog with the ability to use Chaos Control! After teaming up, Shadow steals the green Chaos Emerald from Capital City, and the media believe it was Sonic. (How they could msitake the two in broad aylight, I don't know. If it was night, I'd forgive them, but it wasn't) GUN captures our favorite hero, but he breaks out and escapes through Capital City, where he meets Shadow. Interrupted by GUN and once again arrsted, Sonic is taken to Prison Island. At this point in time, Eggman attempts to steal the Master Emerald once again, but Knuckles shatters it, preventing him from doing so. It's thwe Chaos Arc all over again as Knuckles hunts the pieces down!

Later, Shadow has led Eggman to the Space Colony ARK, and begins to explain the weapon pwoered by Chaos Emeralds: The Eclipse Cannon. With all the Emeralds, it could wipe out a whole planet! Rouge the Bat overhears and teams up with the two to get the two Emeralds on Prison Island. Unfortunately, Amy and Tails are also on the island, brekaing SOnic out. Afterwards, Shadow fights SOnic but leaves as a bomb he set goes off, and the heroes barely escape! Chasing down Eggman to his base, the group launch into space and the ARK, where the final showdown is held!

Knuckles gets the Master Emerald fixed as Sonic ifs launched into space to be left drifting alone as he dies a painless death. But all is not lost! Using a fake Emerald that tails made, Sonic Chaos Controls his way to safety and destroys the Cannon! In a final race/fight Sonic and Shadow settle their differences upon realising the ARK is falling to earth! It's a race against time, they have exactly 24 minutes to save humanity! Can they make it to the core and shut off the ARK, or will the mysterious Bio Lizard halt their progress? Find out as they try to stop the...Final Hazard!

episode 1. project shadow. after accidentitly finding proffesergeralds diary eggman breaks into the millatary episode 2 . shadow knows. after shadow steals one chaos emerald sonic is blamed for his crime and finds himself on the run from the law episode 3. sonic's big break. in this episode shadow rouge and eggman into prisin island. episode 4. shadow world. sonic tails knuckles and amy breaks into eggman's base. episode 5, showdown in space when the countdown sonic and his friends team up. episode 5. robotnik's revange. in this episode shadow fights the biolizard and then chris reminds shadow about maria's wish and then sonic and shadow team up and to fight the finalhazard at the end shadow dies. that's the shadow dvd

I can't beleve you people think that on the English version Maria was not killed but arested. That is not true! When that retired policeman was telling Scarlet and Mr. Stuart his story about what happened at the ark fifty years ago, it showed him pointing a gun at Maria and when she pulled the lever, yes they did skip the scean when she was shot but after that, the guy was crying and regreting he ever shot her, he wouldn't be doing that if nothing happened to her, besides he was pointing a gun at her and telling her to get away from the lever and she disobays him what else would you have expected to happen. When he said they took her away, he ment her dead body because they were camanded to take the casualty's bodies back to Earth to have them identified and that is when Professor Garald found her name in the list of those who died when the ark was shut down. If Maria was still alive and was arested as you guys say she was, even 4kids would know that Shadow wouldn't waist his time trying to destroy the earth, he would go strait to the prison that was holding her and break her out.

To start things off, let me just say that Sonic Adventure 2, or SA2, is my absolute very favorite video game. EVER. Better even than Pokemon! (For me, that is definitely saying something)

While there were still some differences between SA2 and the Sonic X adapt, I have to say I loved it. Still the same blue blur that rocked the world with a Sonic Boom 15 years ago. Amazing. 15 years, and he's still making new game-totally awesome. Despite what those so called 'profession' reviewers say, I loved the new Sonic '06 game, Sonic Heroes was immensely fun, (Who couldn't love it? Totally awesome Neo Metal Sonic claiming that he was 'the one true Sonic.') and Shadow the Hedgehog had an awesome story.

But, now for the review. The Project Shadow SA2 adapt is probably one o the deepest Sonic stories ever. Shadow the hedgehog is a Mewtwo-like character, planning to gain revenge for the death of his best and only friend-a girl named Maria.

The military, GUN, mercilessly murdered her, and now, Shadow aims for revenge! Although, in the dub (English translated version is what 'dub' means) Maria is apparently arrested. Well, thats what some people have said anyway. IMO (In My Opinion) the dub implied it well enough that Maria was shot, and not arrested (They never explicitly said she was killed, but they never say she was arrested, just taken away. Of course, that could be a metaphor, and they showed a scene with the GUN soldier with a, duh, shotgun, and Maria...eh, I won't spoil it) So, yes, Maria died.

Its very emotional, (Though not as much as the game) and very, very good. Many scenes are very good, one in particular where Knuckles hijacks a space shuttle becuase the Master Emerald flew out the window. Strange, I know xD.

There is also a very cool battle between Sonic and Shadow as well. Very fun, so don't miss it!

So, a brief and spoiler free summary of the DVD? Sure! Why not? Sonic has been framed by a mysterious black hedgehog, and is on the run form the military. Meanwhile, this same hedgehog teams up with Dr. Omele-I mean, Eggman, and Rouge the Bat. When a dangerous space station known as the ARK prepares to fire a cannon into earth, can Sonic stop it? And what does a professor named Gerald and a girl named Maria have to do with this? Why, watch and you'll see~!

Despite the editing that the dubbers did to it, its still very, very good, but the game itsdelf is the very best. If you want the absolute ultimate SA2 experience, then just go buy the game itself.

All in all, this is a very deep story and any respectable Sonic fan should watch this DVD. And as a side note, fans of SATAM never fear, for a SATAM DVD has been released! To anyone who's missed the 'way past cool' Sonic the Hedgehog Freedom Fighter, buy that DVD as well as this one.

Oh yeah, the moon gets blown up.

Until next time! Sayonara, readers!

Well, sonic x vol 8 has all the shadow episodes.
In the first episode, sonic is trying to patch up the city.
Meanwhile, eggman is searching for the so-called "Ultimate life form". He comes across a case, he then open the case.
Inside, is a hedgehog that looks like sonic enough to be his twin.
Eggman, not knowing that this is shodow get's all angry and questions how sonic knew he was there. Shadow then makes an point that he is not "sonic" and tells him that if he brings him chaos emaralds, he will grant wishes for Eggman.
In episode two shadow meets this "sonic" eggman was saying he was earlier. They race. In the end of the race, the police arive, but shadow chaos control's out of there. Sonic is then framed for somthing the mysteries hedgehog that just raced him did. Sonic is ready but Chris tells him not to resist. By the way Chris is really sad. "How could Sonic do this?" What he doesn't realise, is that it's not Sonic.....
In episode three, Just like in the video game, everybody goes to prison island where the the good are trying to rescue sonic, and the bad guys are trying to blow up the island and get the choas emaralds there. Amy goes inside in her love attempt to free her lovelife sonic. But the bomb is about to go of so Amy frees sonic and together they escape. Amy uses her hammer to knock all the doors down and when they get out they all leave. That's
Sonic's side, here's shadow's.
In a desprite attempt to get the chaos emaralds eggman thinks that blowing up the island afterwards is the better idea. Shadow is suposed to plant the bomb. After he does he runs into Sonic they have a duel then Eggman tells shadow to get out of there and Sonic hears. But Shadow notices that Rouge, Who was suposed to get the emaralds isn't back yet, so just in time shadow quickly chaos controls himself inside the prison, get's Rouge and the emaralds, then chaos controls himself, the emaralds, and Rouge out of the island.
In episode 4 everybody breaks inside Eggman's base. But eggman sends a monster after him. He then tells knuckels to find the key. But knuckels doesn't have to because the monster breaks down the door. They all get on the rocket going to the secret moon base. They all split up and, as usual, Amy get kidnaped. Sonic goes to the room where Amy and tails are. Eggman askes Sonic for the emarald and sonic walkes forward to give him the fake emarald tails made and gave to him to trick eggman. But eggman traps sonic! He then testes Sonic incase his emarald is fake and says:
"Did you really think you could trick me with that fake?" Tails falls for it and askes eggman how he knew. eggman then answers that Tails had just told him! He then sends sonic out to space.
(Continuation) In episode 5 sonic uses the fake emarald to surprisingly chaos control back to earth and despritly tries to get back up to space colony ark. When there they fing that all of them need to work together to get to the core of the base. when there shadow holds the prototype of the ultimate life form of while knuckels uses the master emarald to stop the chaos emaralds. The chaos emaralds stop but the volocity of space colony ark doesn't. Sonic and shadow both become there super selfes and battle the ULF once more. they both win but only sonic returnes. In his hand is shadow arm ring.
Sianora, Shadow, the hedgehog.......

I love Sonic X, and this dvd seems to be the best one to date. I liked all the episdoes it was touching. I cried when Shadow died at the end. I give this dvd 5 stars.

In both the game and the show those where the last thing Sonic ever said to shadow then. Sayonara, Shadow The Hedgehog, the sadiest part of any sonic fan's heart.

it was the best sonic x move in my lief and i have all the sonic x moves so one thing i am so mad that shadow had to pass away but i am so happey that he comes back in so loing sonic and sonic the compleat 5th season

The best part about this, is that it's just like the game! Some character roles are reversed, like chris talking to shadow instead of amy, awesome dvd! If there were a movie adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2, this is it!