#metal shadow

Shadow dies during the escape attempt instead of Maria. G.U.N quickly went into coverup mode arresting Gerald and shutting down the lab. They faked Marias death and sent her to an orphanage with a fake identity until they could determine if she was a threat. Maria played the part of innocent little girl while fueling her resentment toward G.U.N for killing Shadow. (I like to think all Movie verse Robotniks have great capacity for villainy given sufficient tragedy) She studied everything she could to plan her revenge eventually aging out of the orphanage and dropping off the grid to start gathering resources to create her machines. She created Shade to help her get her revenge and send a message to G.U.N. (He name is Shade because he is a part of a shadow.)

Dr Ivo Robotnik is only a year into his contract with G.U.N when he is tasked with creating defenses against a roboticist only known in G.U.N databases as Maria. Little did either party know this would be the start of a long standing feud between two archenemies.

(Maria is still sick, she has to falsify records to get treatment while staying off G.U.N's radar. I like to headcannon that every Robotnik has a field of study that they just cant master no matter how hard they try, especially a field that would significantly help them. Ivo's field is psychology and Marias is neurology)

G.U.N Commander Report - Project [REDACTED] - Status: CANCELED