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How Sonic 3 Changes Shadow’s Origin Story (& What’s the Same)
ComicBook.comStory by Matthew Murphy
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Sonic 3 shakes up Shadow's backstory, with the film depicting a darker origin for the hedgehog antihero that deviates from the iconic video game lore.
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- In the film, Shadow crash-lands on Earth in a meteor, rather than being created by Robotnik on the Space Colony ARK as in the games - a significant change to the character's origins.
- The movie explores the tragic death of Shadow's friend Maria, which drives his desire for revenge, but skips the moral struggles seen in the games, keeping the tone more family-friendly.
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Keanu Reeves, Alyla Browne, Jim Carrey, United Federation, Guardian Units of Nations (GUN), Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Adventures 2