Unfortunately, their friendship would prove to be short lived, the G.U.N. Along with a far greater intelligence, the black hedgehog took on his own identity, being far closer related to the humans living on the colony than the bestial creature that hid in its lower decks.Īlmost immediately, Shadow the Hedgehog befriended Maria, the two becoming constant companions on the ship.

Dubbed ' Shadow,' the hedgehog-shaped artificial lifeform did not need a life-support system as the lizard prototype did, instead able to do both simple and complex tasks on his own. Proceeding with the data he learned from the prototype's successes and failures, the man of science silently created a more advanced 'Ultimate Lifeform,' its very genetic structure tied to the powers of the Chaos Emerald. conspirators began to plan their next move, Professor Gerald's next phase in 'Project Shadow' was already underway. Codenamed 'ARK's Sealing & Destruction,' the intention was to fake a biohazard accident aboard the space colony, evacuating the majority of the residents, in the process using the ruse to seal off 'Project Shadow,' have Gerald's entire team become 'victims' and place all of the blame on the elderly professor.Īs the G.U.N. soon began brainstorming their own secret plan. With private information being leaked to the top officials about 'Project Shadow,' the top brass of G.U.N. Fearful of the implications of the prototype, the leader of the faction of the military organization known as the Guardian Units of Nations - G.U.N. However, this success soon proved to be a burden, as the animalistic side of the creature began to grow wild and uncontrollable. Being the first man-made artificial lifeform, the group watched as the creature rapidly grew, becoming stronger and able to not only heal itself from damage, but regenerate lost limbs and other body parts. Later named the Biolizard, the Chaos Drives helped bring it to life on the 27th of January, the entire team celebrating at their success. With the experimental drives ready for use, 'Project Shadow' was finally ready to begin its next phase - the creation of the 'Ultimate Lifeform.' Initially starting out with a prototype design, the creature the research team hoped to bring to life started out as a lizard-esque being. The result of this research were the Chaos Drives, specially designed to have artificial energy be applied to a variety of objects, from military-approved robots to living tissue. The first order of business that Gerald tackled was to study the mysterious gems known as the Chaos Emeralds, wanting to see how their infinite energy could be applied to living things. Once on-board, Professor Gerald began work on ' Project Shadow,' code-named as such because of the many people who felt that what Gerald was working on was just as intangible as a shadow. The grandfather and daughter pair were soon shuttled into space to live aboard the Space Colony ARK, a Bernal-sphere space station designed to hold numerous research facilities and double as a living area not just for the researchers and military personal who worked aboard, but for their families as well. Distraught over the idea of losing his granddaughter, Professor Gerald reversed his decision, telling the President that he would indeed assist in the quest for immortality, hoping to use the research to find a cure for Maria. Referred to as 'N.I.D.S.' for short, the rare disease was known to be fatal, with no cure as of yet discovered by medical science.

Because of his renowned status, the leader of the United Federation contacted the brilliant mind to assist on a research project that could change the very fate of the world: 'Mankind's ultimate eternal dream, researching for immortality.' Though at first he refused for fear that it crossed the limits that man should dare tamper with nature, he eventually relented when he discovered that Maria had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder known as Neuro Immunodeficiency Syndrome. It was because of her that he found joy in an otherwise harsh world. Though well known in his fields of study, he dedicated his life to his granddaughter, Maria Robotnik. Fifty years ago, there was a brilliant, gifted scientist known to the world as Professor Gerald Robotnik.

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