Shadow was created as the ' Ultimate Life Form' ( 究極生命体, Kyūkyoku Seimeitai ?) by Gerald Robotnik, using the DNA of Black Doom, and is the end result of Project Shadow. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog/ Black Arms hybrid and the arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog. Shadow the Hedgehog ( シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu ?) is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. I will crush anyone who stands in my way! I am the ultimate life form, Shadow the Hedgehog. Chaos Inferno (requires Rouge and Omega).Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.