Game Theory: Shadow The Hedgehog Is ACTUALLY A Genie?! (Sonic The Hedgehog)
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Sonic The Hedgehog is one of the most iconic franchises in ALL of gaming! Everyone knows Sonic for his love of Chilli Dogs, collecting those rings, and of course his killer speed... but there's something I bet you would have never guessed about our anthropomorphic hedgehog friends. Your favorite anti-hero Shadow The Hedgehog is a GENIE... yeah like a REAL genie. Don't believe me? Just watch!
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Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how Tom's theories have somehow become even MORE deranged than Matpat's were?
At least Matt had some real theories, this is just some far oversimplification of a good story.
Sans is Ness part 2
Yeah I don’t know this theory really doesn’t stick
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he will never top the absurdity of wall-e being satan
This is easily the most nonsensical title I've ever seen from Theory.
Idk how they'll back this up but I'm weirdly excited.
I agree lol
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Matpat also used to make unhinged titles
@@mrcreeper7394It is good to see them back
Sans is Ness: am I a joke to you?
Deadpool is *insert name here* : am I a joke to you?
15:52 The reason he keeps them on is actually simpler than that, his unrestrained power takes a toll on his physical body, so the rings are more so here to stabilise shadow.
Plus, he can take them off at will if needed.
Source?
@@deadersurvival4716 Literally Sonic 06
It while he's fight mephlise
@@pandora5051 Pardon me, I don't remember an almost two decade old game that I never played or had access to verbatim. Do you mind being a _bit_ more specific?
I can definitely see the argument that they were thematic parallels between Shadow’s story and genies lore, but I don’t think that makes him an actual genie.
The series has aliens that are mistaken for genies, like you mentioned, but then there are also actual genies in Sonic & The Secret Rings. It’s been over a decade and a half since genies were introduced into the series so I feel like if they wanted to address any literal connections between shadow and genies it would’ve been brought up at this point.
However, if we’re looking up as purely from a thematic level rather than a literal one, I can get behind the theory that his story parallels of genie mythology
Agree. The theory seems to make sense with the resemblances, yet it still don’t make Shadow a literal genie, as it’s never canonically implied to be.
I’m pretty sure sonic and the secret rings is a story book that sonic falls into magically just like sonic and the black knight. I’m not sure if the genies in that game exist in the real world where sonic and shadow lives. That still leaves the possibility that the aliens that were confused to be genies could still be related to if not literally the black arms
I agree.
Especially since Sonic is meant to be a fairytale creature/protagonist.
Like Pinocchio, Mario, Peter Pan.
@@LycanDreams9159in generations sonic says he's fought genies so it's real. Plus it's the genie magic that brought him into it in the first place, can't exactly enter a book without magic
Your finally having your "Sans is Ness" moment.
I still believe that to a degree. So you can't say that is 100 percent crazy
this needs to be pinned
Honestly I hope they pin this one
Sans is Shadow 😱
At least he’s not like that other Genie whose Jordans are completely fake, has absolutely no maidens, and hasn’t even thought about buying Spotify Premium.
reference
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Hey Kazam is awesome.
I love that meme
6:34
Also My boi Hoopa mentioned AAAaaaAAAAa!!!
^v^
1:05 'For his neutral special, he wields a gun'
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I didn't know that Shadow was American
@@alphaa2010 shut up
@@TheMastermind7259 Nah he IS america
@@ssokkjh if the developers of Sonic knew what they're doing...
I miss my wife Tom.
Ill be back
The way I screamed w happiness
I’ve come to make sn announcement
I miss her alot
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When you think Sans is Ness was the most ridiculous thing Game Theory has ever proclaimed
Oh for sure! This one definitely takes the cake for weird and seemingly dim.
Fr
Nah, remeber gregory is a robot?
@@tyukogames he was right though
@@tyukogames well mat was right though lol
“You can make three wishes”
*I want to bring Maria back*
“You can make three wishes except for that”
Shadow really has some of the most unique character growth
Love to see it.
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As long as you ignore the 2010s
"Technically it was the genie of the ring"
You do know that both Sonic and Shadow pick up rings, right? You didn't draw that parallel?
Sonic also has a ring on his finger in sonic and the secret rings who is a master to a genie.
So wait, you make a theory about genies, and NOT mention sonic and the secret rings?
its probably because in the sonic cannon secret rings took place when sonic was transported into the world of a storybook
hence the name 'the storybook series'
Well he’s finally lost it. Didn’t manage to outlast matpat
Like how MatPat thinks Gregory is a robot, Tom thinks shadow is a genie💀
You missed the point of the inhibitor rings. The rings were made not to weaken shadow but to keep his power at the limit his body can handle. When the inhibitor rings are off, Shadow’s overwhelming power is too much for his body and so Gerald created the inhibitor rings to ensure that shadow wouldn’t accidentally explode. Also, fun fact, despite being compared to Vegeta every 3 minutes, it was recently revealed that the biggest inspiration for Shadow’s character was the anti-hero Spawn
That still technically weakening him
@@stargazer-elite my point was that they weren't built to restrain him. They were built to protect him from his power
@@XDLottaMoths fair enough
It's only been 6 months, and Tom has already lost it 😂
I didn’t think he’d last this long
He been working for Matt for a while. He probably just had his ideas locked away. Once he was the new host. His mind escaped and now is going nuts.
6 months?!
16:13 No Tom, he's not
don't think you remember but he wears the inhibitor rings to LIMIT his powers. He does this cause he wants to.
Also the Babalonians are SO much different than the Black Arms.
Babalonians can grant wishes and The Black Arms can't
Then you might ask "how is Shadow Able to possess the Doom Powers?" Because He's part alien Duh.
He has Black Arms blood in his veins and these egg like things are only activating his Black Arms abilities cause he hasn't done so yet.
With Shadow being Black Arms, he should be able to use these abilities due to his blood.
He's using them as his own in order to destroy Doom.
Tom, Buddy, you need to actually do your research before theorizing.
1. Absolutely agree with you
2. This is the same thing that happened with UT/DT and MatPat where there was zero research done
3. Shadow actually wears the Chaos Inhibitors so he doesn't die from overexertion. The more ya know
The reason he has the rings on is because well yeah it limits him but if he took them it could be really dangerous for him that's why still has them
3:05 His what
Oh you sweet summer child
He's not wrong.
@@BradStarnes I feel like there's context I'm missing here
What does that mean?
@Jintenzo it's p*rn. He's making a joke about p*rn.
Tom is losing his sanity much faster than mat did.
Was kinda hoping for a sonic and the secret rings mention, because that game is ABOUT GENIES
Same.
Shadow still hates 8 year olds tails
0:19 SINCE WHEN IS DANTE AN ANTI-HERO, DID I MISS SOME CRUCIAL LORE?
I don't think GT knows their DMC
Okay, tell me why did I open this video thinking "If you told me Shadow is Jesus I would instantly agree, but genie?? I need an explanation right now."
ngl I think that shadow is probably the best in Sonic prime. Mean, but also has character development. Hopefully the movie lives up to the trailer.
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Shadows definitely the best in archie
I think so far he peaked in 06
@@JudaBoisonic universe did wonders for his character
"I just love latinas, Sonic"
Amy Rose has gold bracelets and yet she's able to summon a giant mallet at will. Is she also a "genie"? She's always wanting to be with Sonic, like she wants to grant him a big wish. Right?
7:41 This line is miss translated. In the original Japanese version he says "I shall grant you your wish." and it was mistranslated in the American version. Because of this it is more unlikely that you can relate the genie theory to this one line.
Of course the Ultimate lifeform is a genie
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@@alphaa2010beg harder
1:35 Bro's turning into Matpat
🍩
I knew that from the start
Ah yes, Ethnically Diverse Sonic
😂
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I mean, we have Knuckles so Shadow ain't even the first XD
Y'all taking it too far
these just keep getting weirder. next thing you know, fredddy fazbear is a god
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You mean he isn't?
No, Bonnie is a god, we know because, according to Scott, he defy’s all rules of our universe
You can thank Matt for setting him up to go nuts.
@Youngertaker
Bonnie uses Chaos Control to warp around Freddy's Pizzeria and Foxy is Tails Doll's long-lost cousin
I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING ABOUT SHADOW AS A GENIE YESTERDAY
Edit: 7:32 this is the line that made me think of it.
He just manifested itself in Game Theory after you were thinking about him
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@@alphaa2010bro give me the 100 different comments like that in all of the other videos game theory made
@@alphaa2010 Bro nobody cares. If you want subscribers, then start making good quality content. Or just make a UA-cam kids account, that could make you a lot of subs lol
Looks like your wish was granted!
"I will grant you one wish"
-Does something that technically fulfills the wish but no one is happy with, especially the wisher
Yeah he's definitely a genie.
Uh oh, we’re already mistaking narrative subtext for actual lore.
To be honest while I do think the same, I think that he's not inherently wrong, like Shadow isn't literally a genie, but all the analysis makes sense in a regard
I was skeptical until the second half
The proposed lore isn't actually much more than just that subtext
Love the video, but I do want to correct one fact. There is a reason Gerald put those inhibitor rings on him. It was to limit his powers, but it was also for his own sake. Like you said, Gerald needed Black Doom's DNA to do this, but with that came an immense amount of power. Shadow cannot control all of that doom and chaos energy inside him, that's why he has the inhibitor rings. If he takes them of, it's very exhausting to use chaos energy. In Sonic X we see that he tires out extremely fast when fighting without chaos energy. They're not there to limit him, but protect him.
17:58 , I would love to see sonic unleashed get a remake
Doesnt need one, just needs a port
Bro shadow in the sonic 3 movie is gonna SLAP
Seems like if Shadow was a genie it would have come up in Secret Rings
Shadow was genetically crafted in a lab, sure he gained DNA from a genielike creature, but he simply is a life form.
I think the reason why shadow returned was bc the idea of saving humanity never really comes to fruition and so thats why he returns as the wish maria made comes back to pull him out of whatever hes in to fulfill his duty
Man, I hate it when my genie leaks my sensitive information online, urinates on my significant other, and just be a general nuisance about it
0:48 EDGE1!!1!11!!1!11!1!!1!
OH MY GOD!!!!!!
THEY FINALLY DID A SHADOW THEORY!!!!
0:42 me anytime someone randomly puts the big light on
Shadow finally gets his own game
Shadow The Hedgehog 05 exists
I don’t know if there’s realistically enough material to cover this, but I think a really cool Game Theory idea would be trying to figure out what mysterious illness Maria has.
Maybe after Shadow Generations & Movie 3 have come out, there might be more info, but.. they’ll probably want to keep it mysterious intentionally.
0:25 ultimate life form? No no no that’s my boy Kars
True
I’d place my bets on Fecto Elfilis.
the fact that Sonic and the Secret Rings was not mentioned once, only off hand referenced with the genie in the ring comment, in a theory about genies is a crime
For some reason I thought he was talking about some random Sonic exe game from the thumbnail and title
The little editor note told me to say, "Tom is a lil' crazy guy!" and I can not disobey that sassy little cartoon in the corner of these videos.
I can’t believe he just badmouthed Sonic Unleashed. That game was amazing!
Loved it as a girl and heck, even the animations/shorts for SU were nice.
Frrr, the Werehog is the goat
Shadow is my favorite character
Me too
0:29 I did see that coming! I read the title.
The inhibitor rings are so shadow doesnt overexert himself and he can remove them whenever he wants, theyre just so he doesnt get tired after using like 3 attacks, in sonic x he had to take off the rings to fight knuckles and was tired out from a apindash and other fights before he got the rings back
I'm surprised they didn't even mention Sonic X in this video
i eat tables.
Surprised sonic and the secret rings didn’t come up
We're getting back to old game theory with this one!
fr
While I wouldn’t straight up say “Shadow is a Genie” I can certainly say that I see the connections and I see the big picture.
What I do wanna point out is that Shadow was in fact lying when he said he owed Eggman a wish, seeing as directly after, Shadow demanded that Eggman gather the chaos emeralds and meet him on the ARK, so even if he was owed a wish it came with a cost, and not a metaphorical one like most stories.
As for the inhibitor rings, I see why you’d think that Shadow wears them as shackles after SA2, but the truth is that if he didn’t wear them, he would wear himself out extremely fast because his power would be completely unbound, so he wears them because he knows he needs to.
All in all, I wouldn’t say that Shadow is a genie, moreso that he had genie inspiration in his character arc in SA2 (and SxSG for that matter)
Aladdin but shadow is the genie for the whole movie
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''Tell me you miserable human... What do you want for your first pathetic wish that I, Shadow the hedgehog, the ultimate life form, will grant you?''
*Yea that's a nice comment 😂*
Somehow i feel like that would be better than a blue will smith
@@Maxi_Gamer_2011”alright dumbo whats your wish”
oh and about the inhibitor rings, he also wears them beacue its hard for him to control his full power, like when after defeating knuckles in Sonic X he fell on the ground beacuse he didnt had them on
0:19 Dante being referred to as an anti hero and broody made me laugh way to hard 😂
It’s mighty quiet here… PERSONA!
1:01 Fun fact: The reason shadow exists is _because_ of guns. Back in the day, a popular rumor was that Sonic could equip a gun in his original game. Obviously this wasn’t true, but the main developer decided it would be fun to make that a reality. And so, we got Shadow the Hedgehog!
Sans is Ness moment.
HOW DO YOU GUYS DO THIS, IM AMAZED YOU STILL PUT THIS MUCH QUALITY IN YOUR VIDEOS !!!!!!!
I could watch your vids for hours!
I'm amazed that Sonic and the Secret Rings wasn't mentioned. Especially since Shahra (a genie) has rings on her wrists like Shadow, and Dark Spine Sonic has rings on his wrists and ankles, just like Shadow.
if that's the case then sonic is a god of wind if you know where that comes from😎
Ah. He’s gone insane already. Next thing you know he’s gonna be saying that Mario is Freddy
UNDER ONE HOUR GANG 👇❤❤
Yooo
Hoi
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Bot
YEAHHH
Shadow being an Alien and Genie does hold some sense that adds up.
Wow I never thought that he would be a genie
13:28 extremely clippable moment
We waited for way too long Tom. Show us your theory British matpat👀🤔
Les go Tom talked about the alien is part of shadow :D!
One would think Sonic and the Secret Rings, the game that has the most clear cut genie in the franchise, would make an appearance in this discussion.
Does sonic and secret rings not really exist? The genie of the ring(s) is in that game.
This reminds me of the old Film Theory revealing the canonical alien origins of Scooby Doo. A truth stranger than a theory.
We got hit with theory that's so good
6:22 The usage of Magi characters is appreciated.
money the hedgehog
17:56 what do you mean, the Werehog was a breath of fresh air, sure it could've been handled better narratively, but it's incredibly fun(depending on the version you're playing).
Unleashed is one of the better games, just for being unique, but not as uniquely fun as Colors(Colours).
21 seconds ago is wild
3:38 HEEEEEEY, Shadow is a super Sayian LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!
I watched this twice and it's still good!
HACKED
They did it, they made a more insane theory than Sans is Ness
Hi tom can you make a theory on the new Minecraft mob
a game theory on my bro shadow is everything i've ever wanted.
..although i wasn't expecting something like this-
😮
hah you’re first
😡
🎉
You’re the first one to comment btw :)
Genies still exist in the sonic universe though. Just look at sonic and the sacred rings. Even if it's only in books.
w video
Bro it came out 30 seconds ago
eh, the inhibitor rings prevent shadow from overexerting himself, not that they're restricting his power (at least not in the way that you're describing it)
Soooo tom wants us to rub Shadow?
I can hard-ly blame him
7:43 "I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. SHADOW THE HEADGEHOG IS A-"
Tom be wilding with Rouge and Shadow
BUT MY BOI HOOPA GOT MENTIONED!!!
AT 6:34 !!!! Yayyyy let's gooooo!!!!!!
The metaphors/analogues of this video are really good, I don't think Shadow was ever meant to literally be a genie, (I'm pretty sure SA2 was made as if it were potentially the last Sonic game) (actually, watching the whole theory, I'm a little more convinced), but the idea of Shadow being bound by his "masters" wishes is actually very symbolic as Gerald altered his memories for the sake of revenge
But also Shadow probably wears his rings so he doesn't like, explode or something
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"Shadows story began a lot like yours Sonic. But where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss" 16:21
I think Tom has finally found his own "Sans is Ness" theory.
Side note: Black Doom and the Babylonians aren't the only, or even last, times Sonic Team has retconned an ancient entity and/or deity into aliens. The same exact thing happened to Chaos, the "god of destruction" from Sonic Adventure 1, when the Ancients were introduced in Frontiers. An Egg Memo [which I'm still convinced were supposed to be found in Eggman's base camps scattered around each island, before being dumped into "Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3" at the last minute] even suggests that the Ancients had eventually evolved into the Chao.