So, according to Ian Flynn on the Bumblekast, SEGA put Shadow under lock and key during the Sonic Boom era, which means that he literally has no (known) backstory and, as Ian suggested, he might as well be some random guy who has Chaos powers and a habit of antagonizing Sonic for no reason, and he definitely has some history with Sonic going by their interactions.
Point is, I'm intrigued and I definitely want to do an analysis on Boom!Shadow with the little information I've got... which now I realize is gonna be less of an analysis and more me speculating and creating my own headcanons, but hey, that's all you can do in this situation.
I would love to hear other people's opinions on Boom!Shadow before I share my own ideas, tho.
boom sonadow where sonic gets hit with some type of love gas and is just absolutely in love with shadow the whole time. Rouge is in hysterics, Sonic’s friends are at their wit’s ends, and Shadow is having a crisis.
hc that they were childhood friends but smthn drove them apart to the point that sonic hardly (actively) doesn’t even think abt him anymore while shadow obsessively hates him like WHY ARE THEY SO PETTY WHAT HAPPENED
Everything. Their dynamic, their personalities, and how they interact with each other. Even when they’re fighting, they still manage to do stuff like Sonic bantering Shadow and him responding a sarcastic tone/insult. Or when they have to fight together against Eggman and have to safe each other. Who could not love this ship? It’s the best. People even make fun fanfics with different genres, like if Shadow and Sonic were royalty and they fell in love, or if they’re pirates. The list goes on