
Įven with all the resources at his disposal, the professor was unable to make any significant progress. However, Gerald himself thought that the name sounded "villain-like". There are two reasons why the name "Shadow" in particular was coined: one came from the irony that a shadow could not be created, referencing the belief that immortality was not possible and working as a metaphor of "unreal things" while the other one came from Maria herself, who said that it sounded "cute" and that shadows could "teach people the way to the light". Going against his worries of stepping into territory man had no business playing with, the professor immediately began work, hoping that he could apply any newly-gained knowledge to find a cure to NIDS. Suffering from the incurable disease Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (NIDS), Maria only had a short time left to live, and Gerald was willing to do whatever it took to save her life. While Gerald had initial misgivings to the purpose of the research he was assigned to, he realized that his results might be able to save his granddaughter, Maria. Led by Professor Gerald Robotnik, it was a government-sanctioned initiative to create "The Ultimate Lifeform," an immortal being that could be used for the benefit of the nation, likely in a militaristic fashion. 2.7 Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhoodįifty years before the Space Colony ARK incident, a top-secret project known as " Project Shadow" had begun on the Space Colony ARK.2.6.3 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.2.4.6 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.2.4.5 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.2.4.4 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.


2.4.3 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.2.4.2 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.2.4.1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.Chaos Inferno (requires Rouge and Omega).Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS version).Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii version).Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS version) (cameo).Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
