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As someone who is physically disabled, it made me notice quite a few signs of Shadow being disabled. I will provide as much evidence that I have found whilst trying to keep this brief.

Disability has *always* been a central point of Shadow's story through Maria and her own illness. When looking deeper I noticed that all the chaos energy in Shadow's body as well as the strain it puts on him tends to mirror Maria's NIDS and the stress, pain, and fatigue she goes through.

Shadow's body is in a constant battle with itself. The amount of chaos energy within him is too much for his body. Shadow has to wear his inhibitor rings to contain the chaos energy in his body as without them his power becomes too overwhelming, putting great strain on his body; leading to exhaustion, fatigue, and even loss of consciousness. These Inhibitor Rings were created to aid Shadow and prevent him from experiencing such fatigue and burnout.

Speaking of things created to aid Shadow, let's talk about his air shoes. In Sonic x Shadow Generations we get to take a peek into Professor Gerald Robotnik's Journal, and from that we learn Shadow's air shoes were in fact designed by Maria to aid his mobility due to the tremendous strain his body is under. His air shoes are LITERALLY a mobility aid, and it is quite telling that Maria was the one to design them as she would know first hand what its like to be disabled.

More evidence that shows his air shoes to be mobility aid comes from the Sonic IDW comics which are canon to the games. During the Metal Virus arc Shadow became infected and turned into a ‘Zombot’ while infected, Zom-Shadow was unable to use his air shoes and was noted by Sonic not to be able to move as well nor as fast as he is normally able to.

Whether intended or not I feel that Shadow is great representation due to how easily people can see themselves in Shadow. I love Shadow because of how much I can relate to him and that sentiment rings true for so many others. This post ended up being a bit long so if you took the time to read this, thank you so much and I hope you enjoyed it!

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Getting to know more about Maria's illness tugged at my heartstrings. I truly wonder how they will adapt it in the movie, but for now. Have my take on a bad lapse and how Shadow always sticks close to care for Maria.

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As someone who is physically disabled, it made me notice quite a few signs of Shadow being disabled. I will provide as much evidence that I have found whilst trying to keep this brief.

Disability has *always* been a huge central point of Shadow's story through Maria and her own illness. When looking deeper I noticed that all the chaos energy in Shadow's body as well as the strain it puts on him tends to mirror Maria's NIDS and the stress, pain, and fatigue she goes through.

Shadow's body is in a constant battle with itself. The amount of chaos energy within him is too much for his body. Shadow has to wear his inhibitor rings to contain the chaos energy in his body as without them his power becomes too overwhelming, putting great strain on his body; leading to exhaustion, fatigue, and even loss of consciousness. These Inhibitor Rings were created to aid Shadow and prevent him from experiencing such fatigue and burnout.

Speaking of things created to aid Shadow, let's talk about his air shoes. In Sonic x Shadow Generations we get to take a peek into Professor Gerald Robotnik's Journal, and from that we learn that Shadow's air shoes were in fact designed by Maria to aid his mobility due to the tremendous strain his body is under. His air shoes are LITERALLY a mobility aid, and it is quite telling that Maria was the one to design them as she would know first hand what its like to be disabled.

More evidence that shows that his air shoes are a mobility aid comes from the Sonic IDW comics which are canon to the games. During the Metal Virus arc Shadow became infected and turned into a ‘Zombot’ while infected Zom-Shadow was unable to use his air shoes and was noted by Sonic not to be able to move as well nor as fast as he is normally able to.

Whether intended or not Shadow is great representation due to how easily people can see themselves in Shadow. I love Shadow because of how much I can relate to him and that sentiment rings true for so many others. This post ended up being a bit long so if you took the time to read this, thank you so much and I hope you enjoyed it!

They’re violating his rights because they need to maintain capitalism.

As someone who has endured a co dependent relationship with a narcissist, I am stunned at how accurately it was portrayed in Renfield. They did their research, for sure. Down to the reflective conversation between Renfield and Rebecca. Renfield confesses that he wasn’t fully the victim of Dracula, but that he chose to join him and get involved due to his own greed. Dracula looked into his eyes and brought to light both his desires and weaknesses, and used them as tools of manipulation.

That realization and acceptance is absolutely a necessary part in the healing process once one chooses to leave an abuser. It’s hard pill to swallow. Because you’ve gone so long being the one taking the blame from an abuser and when you finally open your eyes to the truth, you realize it wasn’t your fault and they’re actually the one to blame. It’s a very free-ing experience. Only to then go full circle when you’re finally on your own to realize that actually, you still technically made certain choices, too.

The key is to no longer shift blame on who is the bigger bad guy in the situation. The key is taking responsibility of your own choices from then on. And part of that responsibility is realizing that you are worth more than how your abuser treats you. That (healthy) guilt is meant to help you learn and grow and not meant to be held over your head for all eternity, or to tear you down, or to convince you that you “deserve this.” That’s not normal/healthy guilt anymore. That’s manipulation.

Anyway, the movie was satisfying to say the least (especially the ending— SO satisfying) and also very comforting. It portrays a very unhealthy relationship in a fantastically exaggerated way, but the core topic is something that I and many others can identify with. It feels good to be seen.