Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they’ve faced before. With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance. The creators of the previous films have mentioned playing both Sonikku adobenchâ 2 (2001) and the video game Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) for inspiration. The film is also inspired by narrative elements from the Saturday morning animated television series Sonic the Hedgehog (1993). Commander Walters: [about Shadow] Shadow’s story began much like yours, Sonic. But where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss. Follows Sonic: Super Jez (2020)