Every propagation need a hero … and an antihero .

After year of pretending Shadow The Hedgehog ( 2005 ) did n’t live , imagine the shock last workweek ’s Sonic x Shadow Generations poke gave . Not only are we get Black Doom as the remastered game ’s main villain , but we ’re also fancy the return of the Black Arms and related to transformations for Shadow .

Shadow the Hedgehog embraces his Black Arms DNA in Sonic Generations remastered

SEGA showed off a fresh drone for Sonic x Shadow Generations during Summer Game Fest . It showed off a ton of things we already knew about the game , such as completely remastered graphics and a separate Shadow campaign . But buff were n’t prepared for the ultimate lifeform to grow alien wings .

These wing are a form of mutation from the Black Arms DNA Gerald Robotnik gathered from Black Doom , the leader of an alien species who once tried to capture Earth in Shadow The Hedgehog ( 2005 ) . That used to be the last and only time SEGA touched that part of Shadow ’s history until generation remastered .

“ I ’ll overwhelm every obstacle with this power ! ”

Shadow the Hedgehog sprouting wings in Sonic x Shadow Generations

And while Shadow did n’t really encompass his foreign desoxyribonucleic acid back in his secret plan , it looks like he does now .

Black Doom was also implied as his campaign ’s villain — a great nod to the fact that characters in Sonic Generations were seen to present huge opponent and enemy they ’ve overcome in the past tense . It ’s actually a admiration why Black Doom was n’t present in the original game .

transonic x Shadow Generations will also feature more than a new campaign . base on the trailer , it face like we ’re getting an Open Zone hub world and the return of the Chao as well .

Sonic x Shadow Generations preorder bonuses

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Sonic x Shadow Generationswill be released on October 25 . Those who pre - place the game will receive the following :

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