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Clash of Code: Sonic the Hedgehog vs Shadow the Hedgehog!

by Mechanist Gamma

Mechanist Gamma The two most popular characters in Sega's flagship line-up of gaming icons battle each other once more to TRULY prove who is better! Blue blur versus black bullet! Fastest thing alive versus the ultimate lifeform! (THIS FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY!) Don't blink, folks! 'Cause we're already running.

In Clash of Code, two fighters from across the gaming universe will be pitted against each other in a no-holds-barred death battle. All moves, skills, attributes and powers will be taken from their respective game franchises. (And from fighting game spinoffs, if they exist.) Partners in Coding: @SismicFlareCharmander, @Mewtwofan259, @Lord Of Pain, @Il Fantasma
So I guess this is a two-fold special! This is both the fifth episode of Clash of Code (which I should be getting more work done for) and the celebration of getting 1000 likes! ...okay, I’m 70 likes late, but still! So because of this, I’m doing something special for the fans of Clash of Code. For the week after this comes out, you can enter a small contest of mine where a random winner will be chosen. Whoever wins will get the ability to submit a match-up for Clash of Code Episode 9! If you want to enter, just tell me in the description below. Contest winner will be announced on August 18th, 2017!

Fanta: Speed. In the right hands, a powerful weapon. This gift is given to many across the planet Mobius.
Sismic: Such as these two speedsters, both hailing from the same planet.
Mewtwo: Sonic the Hedgehog, the fastest thing alive and hero of Mobius.
Pain: Shadow the Hedgehog, living legacy of Dr. Gerald Robotnik and the ultimate lifeform.
Sismic: I'm @SismicFlareCharmander, and these folks are @Eeveechu151, @Lord Of Pain, @Il Fantasma, and @Mewtwofan259.
Eeveechu: Today, we'll be pitting these two against each other in a fight to the finish. An end-all battle. A Clash of Code.

Mewtwo: Wait, hold up before we start. Sonic and Shadow have fought in the past, right?
Sismic: Yeah, of course.
Mewtwo: Then why are we doing this? Hasn’t it already been done?
Eeveechu: Sonic and Shadow have fought in the past, but their battles have never reached a definitive conclusion on who wins. The main battles they have, in Sonic Adventure 2 and in Sonic Heroes, have the winner determined by player influence. And there are always circumstantial variables in their face-offs in things like Sonic X. We have yet to see a straight-up brawl between the two, going full-power against each other.
Mewtwo: Ah, that makes sense. Onto the analysis paragraphs!

Sismic: Metal Sonic might know everything he's going to do, but that won't help him since Sonic knows everything HE'S going to do! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?!
Fanta: We used that joke last time! You can’t just re-use it!
Sismic: Why not?
Fanta: BECAUSE IT’S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE, AND IT’S JUST UNCREATIVE!
Eeveechu: I agree with Fanta on this one, Sismic.
Sismic: You would.
Eeveechu: Anyways, let’s get to the paragraph. Sonic the Hedgehog is the fastest thing alive, enemy to mad scientists, chaotic robots and evil deities alike! He’s destroyed some of Doctor Eggman’s most powerful robots, including the Egg Emperor, the Egg Dragoon, the Eggrobo Mech (from Sonic Lost World) and, of course, Metal Sonic. He’s tanked blows from Dark Gaia, the literal manifestation of darkness, and has a seemingly unbreakable will. Remember the heavy loss he suffered in Archie’s STH #175? Even after that, he still got up and kept fighting.
Pain: Sonic has also survived in space for several minutes with no negative effects, and can run faster than the speed of light. Yeah, there’s a reason he’s called the Fastest Thing Alive.
Eeveechu: *listening to the Sonic SatAM OST* He’s the fastest thing alive…
Mewtwo: *sigh* Sonic can also harness Chaos Energy, an impressive feat. Now what is Chaos Energy, you may ask? Well, it’s hard to describe. But it allows you to do things like teleport, create objects out of thin air… and, well, F**KING EXPLODE.
Shadow: Chaos… BLAST! *entire building explodes*
Eeveechu: However, he does need at least one Chaos Emerald to perform these techniques. And while Sonic has only ever used the Chaos Emeralds to teleport, they DO have a positive effect on his body. A power boost, a speed boost, greater agility… Having the Emeralds helps, even if he doesn’t have Shadow-level control.
Fanta: But that’s not the most impressive thing Sonic can do with the Chaos Emeralds. When he collects all seven, he can transform into his Super Form - SUPER SAI-
Sismic: Super Sonic. You mean Super Sonic.
Fanta: ...right. Well, when in his Super state Sonic becomes invulnerable, can fly, and has his speed and power boosted a thousandfold. However, Super Sonic only has one weakness. This form is temporary. And while in the past the Super Form has seemed to be based on the number of rings collected, Sonic has maintained this form in the past without a single ring for entire minutes. And while he doesn’t actually take damage, he has been shown to feel extremely powerful attacks. Such as when Sonic got blasted by Dark Gaia’s super eye-beam, and felt it. But Super Sonic can take almost any hit.
Mewtwo: But that’s not the only trick Sonic has up his sleeve! ...gloves, he doesn’t wear sleeves… Specifically, he has a few items in his arsenal. The least important of these are the Sonic Crackers, land mines that Sonic can throw down wherever. And he sometimes uses a variant of the Piko Piko Hammer, Amy’s special weapon (which we talked about three episodes ago HINT HINT). While he can’t use it like she can, it’s still a powerful weapon.
Pain: But Sonic’s most powerful tools are on another level entirely. Such as Shahra’s Ring, a device that permits Sonic to harness the magic of Shahra, the genie of the ring. Unlike a Lamp-Genie, Shahra can grant as many wishes as needed, but her abilities are far weaker than those of her lamped fellows. That still doesn’t stop her from giving Sonic access to one of two powerful abilities - Speed Break, which instantly boosts Sonic to incredible speeds and makes him invincible for a short time, and Time Break, which slows time to a crawl and allows Sonic to move with precision and accuracy as well as interact with invisible or intangible objects that he otherwise couldn’t. Both of these attacks do require at least fifty Soul, which Sonic builds through combat and through collecting small orbs called Fire Orbs, and slowly burns through this Soul as the attack goes on. Thus, Sonic can’t use either of these techniques for long, and his Soul Gauge will eventually cap. He can only hold so much at a time.
Eeveechu: His other powerful weapon is the legendary Sacred Sword of Camelot, Caliburn. This powerful blade can slice through solid stone, and possesses the ability to float. Oh, and he can talk.
Caliburn: Have you forgotten who I am? I am the sacred sword Caliburn. I am the one who decides who is worthy of the crown.
Sismic: AAH! TALKING SWORD!
Eeveechu: Caliburn is also capable of dispelling powerful magic, when combined with his fellow Sacred Swords (Arondight, Galatine and Laevatein), such as the immortality curse of Excalibur’s Scabbard. And speaking of Excalibur, Caliburn is actually a fourth of the legendary sword himself! When combined with the other Sacred Swords, he becomes the golden blade of Arthurian legend. Excalibur is Caliburn’s true power, and seems to be activated through intense willpower. This blade can cut through anything, repel magic and form an all-piercing energy meteor with Excalibur Sonic. Oh right, Excalibur Sonic!
Fanta: Caliburn isn’t the only one who undergoes a transformation when Excalibur awakens! Sonic the Hedgehog, the Knight of the Wind, gains the golden armor and red cape of Camelot’s king. As Excalibur Sonic, the ultimate Knight’s strength and speed are increased. He possesses flight, like Super Sonic, energy projection and incredible swordsmanship. However, unlike Super Sonic, Excalibur Sonic is not invincible. This form also doesn’t seem to run on a time limit, but merely on Sonic’s own physical capabilities. Oh, and he can end it if he wants to.
Sismic: Sonic is also quite arrogant and cocky, constantly throwing himself into danger and living life on the edge just for a thrill. However, Sonic is incredibly selfless, and values nature and life above all else. He would never let any of his friends come to harm, and will risk everything to defend those he loves.
Eeveechu: Sonic’s the Knight of the Wind, the hero of Mobius, the fastest thing alive… Sonic’s just a cool dude. Keep on running, m’man!
Shadow: So there's more to you than just looking like me. Just what are you anyway?
Sonic: What you see is what you get. I'm just a guy who loves adventure. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!

Mewtwo: He is the Ultimate Lifeform. He knows only fragments of his past, and still searches for his place in the world today. He… is Shadow the Hedgehog.
Eeveechu: Shadow is the greatest creation of Professor Gerald Robotnik, the grandfather of Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik and Maria Robotnik. He has fought Sonic to a standstill, defeated the Black Arms and many of Doctor Eggman’s great (and not-so-great - Egg Dealer, I’m looking at you) machines, and saved the world multiple times.
Pain: But before he became the Edgehog that we all know today, Shadow… well, he was just a concept. Project Shadow was created under the pretense of "mankind's ultimate eternal dream: researching for immortality." Because THAT doesn’t sound like an evil premise that the masses will buy into!
Fanta: In actuality, the goal of Project Shadow was to create an Immortality Formula. The president originally requested that Gerald Robotnik, the most brilliant mind of his time, lead the project. Gerald refused at first, but changed his mind when he learned that his granddaughter, Maria Robotnik, had developed NIDS.
Mewtwo: Wait, don’t you mean AIDS?
Fanta: No, NIDS is the term. It means Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Anyways, Gerald decided to join the project for the sake of being able to cure Maria of her problem.
Sismic: ...and that gave us a Hedgehog HOW…?
Eeveechu: We’re getting to that, Sismic. Gerald wasn’t able to make much headway on his own, but “luck” struck in the form of a miraculous 50-year event - the arrival of the Black Comet. This Black Comet was the ship of an alien known as Black Doom. Gerald and Black Doom made a deal - in return for Gerald delivering the Chaos Emeralds to Black Doom in 50 years, Black Doom would help with the creation of the Ultimate Lifeform - even going so far as to use his own blood cells. This project resulted in the creation of the Ultimate Prototype, the unruly beast called the Biolizard, and the Ultimate Lifeform… Shadow the Hedgehog.
Pain: But the government was scared of the threat that the Biolizard and Shadow could pose, so they sent an armed task force to board the ARK, the research space station that Project Shadow was based at, and shut down the project by force. ...and they shot some people too, including Maria. She didn’t die in vain, though, as Shadow was safely sent to Earth as she died.
Eeveechu: He got shot into the planet’s gravity at high velocity in a tiny, uncomfortable pod JUST big enough to fit a full-grown adult male. I wouldn’t call that safely…
Pain: Meh, close enough. Fifty years later, Shadow was awakened by Doctor Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik, and tried to destroy the world because of a program Gerald implemented just before he died. However, Shadow remembered Maria’s last words just in time to join the heroes and stop the ARK from destroying Mobius. He seemingly died from the aftermath (reentry to Mobius’ atmosphere) but has been seen multiple times afterwards. So I guess he didn’t die.
Eeveechu: I mean, his second reentry wasn’t that different from his first. Only difference was Shadow wasn’t in a capsule. The difference can’t matter that much… right?
Mewtwo: Shadow is definitely a force to be reckoned with. He is somehow able to use a wide variety of weapons such as a long-ranged Gatling Gun with 40 rounds, a semi-automatic rifle with medium range and 30 rounds, an eight-shot long-ranged RPG with 24 rounds, a short-ranged bazooka with 6 rounds, a vacuum pod that can suck up items and shoot them back, a Dark Hammer, a Black Sword and a Samurai Blade that creates shockwaves upon hit. Then there’s Shadow’s most powerful weapons. The Shadow Rifle, a gun that can one-shot most enemies, is fully automatic and can hold 20 rounds in a clip. And the Satellite Gun, which can lock onto a target and get satellites to fire down laser beams in just two seconds.
Sismic: However, this is far from Shadow’s most powerful weapons. He possesses three unique abilities that derive from Chaos Energy, the most powerful source of energy in the Sonic universe, that he is able to harness through the Chaos Emeralds and his Black Arms blood. Shadow can use Chaos Control to teleport long distances and stop time for everyone but himself, Chaos Blast to create a powerful burst of energy that decimates everything within a twenty-meter radius and throw Chaos Spear in quick succession that explode upon impact.
Eeveechu: Shadow can also boost his Chaos Powers through two methods. He can take off his Inhibitor Rings to unleash all of his Chaos Energy, making him extremely powerful but tiring him out extremely quickly, and he can transform into Super Shadow, Shadow’s Super form. Super Shadow can move at the speed of light, freely use all of his Chaos Techniques and is completely invulnerable. Well, not completely, as his invulnerability can be overcome by super-powerful attacks such as the abilities of Solaris.
Fanta: There’s a reason Shadow the Hedgehog is the Ultimate Lifeform.
Shadow: I'm Shadow the Hedgehog, and I made a promise I intend to keep. With the power of these Emeralds, Black Doom and his army are finished. This is WHO I AM!

Fanta: Alright, the contenders are set!
Mewtwo: From Mobius and… Mobius!
Sismic: It's time to settle this... with a Clash of Code!

Shadow was standing on a cliff, like he does. He had been sent to get a Chaos Emerald, by any means necessary. Suddenly, he sensed one. A Chaos Emerald, flying past him. He located the source, and threw a Chaos Spear.
Sonic was running alongside the Tornado, as Tails had wanted to test its speed. Suddenly, a Chaos Spear hit the engine.
“What the?! Tails, bail!”
“No! I’ve got to get the Emerald-” Tails said as the Tornado crashed.
“TAILS!” Sonic said, running over to the crash site. Arriving, he saw Shadow teleport in and take the Chaos Emerald.
“Three down. Four to go.”
“Hey, Faker!” Sonic said, walking over. “You just crashed my friend’s plane, didn’t you? If Tails is hurt, you’re gonna regret it!”
“And what are you going to do if he isn’t?” Shadow asked, sensing that Sonic had four Chaos Emeralds on him. Looks like I’m going to have to take him down.
“I’ll make you pay, that’s what!” Sonic said, dashing towards Shadow. The hedgehog teleported out of the way, coming face to face. They entered battle stances.
Pain: Time to find the REAL Faker!
Eeveechu: Battle begin!
The two hedgehogs immediately began running, blitzing around the battlefield. They matched each other perfectly. Boost for Boost, Spin Dash for Spin Dash, Homing Attack for Homing Attack. As the two flew away from each other, Shadow took out his RPG, firing 8 Rounds at Sonic, he dodged them all. “Feisty little one…” Shadow added. He did a flip, landing behind Sonic and landing one shot in his back.
Sonic turned around and Spin Dashed, knocking Shadow Down. “Will you back down now?” Sonic asked.
“Not on your life!” Shadow screamed he quickly got up and shot another round with his RPG. Sonic dodged, noting, “Guess not.” Sonic got a few Sonic Crackers, throwing them around the ground, they exploded, but Shadow jumped out of the way of them. Shadow pulled out his Dark Hammer, and spun towards Sonic, jumping into the air, smashing the hammer down towards him. Sonic pulled out his own Piko Piko hammer, the two Hammers Clashing in midair, creating a big Shock Wave, knocking the two back.
Shadow quickly jumped back up, spinning towards Sonic, but Sonic used his hammer to smash into Shadow. Shadow was knocked into the air, but he quickly sped back to the ground and pulled out a gatling gun.
“Bye-bye, Sonic…” Shadow shot his Gatling Gun, shooting all 40 Rounds at Sonic, who dodged them Matrix-Style. Shadow got angry and switched to his Semi Automatic Rifle, landing a Few Shots in Sonic’s Chest. Sonic sped around Shadow, running in circles around him.
“You’re too slow!” Sonic laughed, he jumped in the air with a Spring, landing on top of Shadow’s head, before he bounced off again and laughed. Shadow shot the rest of the rounds of his Semi-Automatic and his RPG, none of them hitting his Blue Enemy.
“Maybe be a little more careful.” Sonic laughed. “Now, let’s try something.” Sonic pulled out a chaos emerald from his pocket. “Where did you get that… Shadow, said, annoyed, confused, and mad all at the same time… like when you try and solve a Rubix Cube.
Sonic laughed using the Chaos Emerald to teleport behind Shadow, throwing a punch, hitting Shadow straight in the back, throwing him hundreds of feet.
Shadow sped back in a few seconds, Sonic jumped behind him, stopping Shadow in his tracks. Shadow got a bazooka, firing a rocket, which Sonic jumped over, much to the Anger of Shadow.
“I’m quite jumpy today!” Sonic laughed. Shadow shot more rounds, which Sonic all dodged, before Shadow got out a controller, hitting a button. Satellites locked onto Sonic, laser beams firing down on Sonic, creating a huge Blast.
Shadow turned around walking away, saying, “Let this be a lesson.” But, Sonic Spin Dashed out out of the smoke, slamming into Shadow and knocking him down to his knees. He turned around, Angry, while Sonic laughed. Shadow got his Shadow Rifle, pointing it at Sonic and firing 19 Times, all of them missed. Sonic knocked the gun out of Shadows hand, before charging another Spin Dash.
Shadow got out of the way, getting the rifle and shooting his last round. It hit Sonic straight in the arm, knocking him down. Shadow got a Black Sword and a Samurai Blade, raising them into the air.
“Your ride ends here, Sonic!” Shadow shouts, about to bring the Swords down. Suddenly, Sonic pulled out a ring from nowhere.
Sonic laughed, rubbing it and saying into the ring, “Shahra, bury Shadow under a mountain of Handkerchiefs! Oh, and get me Caliburn, please.”
“Why, certainly.” A voice said back. A bunch of handkerchiefs rained down from the sky, burying Shadow in it. A sword appeared in Sonic’s hand. Shadow screamed, jumping out of the pile with his swords, striking them down onto Sonic.

The two swords clashed with a third, now firmly in Sonic’s grasp.
“Sir Sonic. Have you been well?” Caliburn asked.
“Doing just fine, now that you’re here!” Sonic replied, kicking Shadow in the chest to send him flying back.
“WHY CAN THAT SWORD TALK?!” Shadow shouted, extremely confused.
“It’s maaaagic!” Sonic said, smiling. He dashed towards Shadow, and the two hedgehogs clashed blades. Sonic and Shadow dashed around the field, striking to land a blow. Eventually, Sonic got a hit on Shadow, slashing his Black Sword in half. Shadow jumped back, using his Samurai blade to send a series of shockwaves at Sonic. The hedgehog spin-dashed under the waves, jumping up and hitting Shadow. Shadow slashed at Sonic three times, Sonic blocking each strike. The Samurai Blade shattered, and Shadow teleported away.
“That’s it, Sonic. You’re finished!” Shadow shouted, charging up Chaos Energy.
“Oh, we’re just getting started!” Sonic said, rubbing his ring. “Shahra! I need you to get me into contact with Lady Merlina!”
“Done!” the genie said.
“Merlina! I need the Three Sacred Swords, right away!” Sonic said, blocking Shadow’s strikes with Caliburn. Suddenly, three blades appeared around Sonic in a rune circle. Arondight, Galatine and Laevatein circles around Sonic.
“No more games, Sonic!” Shadow shouted, taking off his inhibitor rings. “I’m ending this here!” The Ultimate Lifeform shot towards Sonic as astounding speeds.
The four swords all combined into the glowing blade of Excalibur. Golden armor formed up around Sonic, who dodged Shadow’s blow. Skidding to a halt, he smiled under his mask. “Ah, it’s been awhile since I’ve been in this armor. Feels good!”
“A golden suit of armor? What are you, King Arthur?” Shadow said, smiling.
Oh, you have no idea, do you?” Sonic replied. He slashed, sending a powerful shockwave outwards. Shadow teleported out of the way, launching a stream of Chaos Spears at Sonic. Excalibur Sonic flew out of the way of them, charging up and firing an energy meteor. Shadow saw it coming and gripped his two Chaos Emeralds.
“CHAOS CONTROL!”
All of a sudden, time froze. Shadow dropped down to the ground, ran over to Sonic, and created about 47 Chaos Spears in all directions, facing Sonic. Time unfroze, and Sonic shouted in agony. “Don’t get too cocky, hedgehog!” Shadow said, kicking him aside. Sonic regained his balance, floating up in the air with Excalibur still in his hand. “Heh! Try me, Shadow!”
“FINE, THEN!” Shadow shouted. “CHAOS BLAST!”
“OH, CRUD!” Sonic said, flying away as the massive energy blast struck the area. He just barely got away in time, landing on the ground.
Sonic flew back, seeing Shadow on the ground exhausted. “We’re done here, Shadow.” Sonic said.
“Don’t get cocky.” Shadow replied, teleporting over to the wreckage of Tails’ plane and taking the Chaos Emerald from it. He then teleported behind Sonic, using Chaos Spear to stab through Sonic’s hand and make him drop Excalibur. Sonic’s armor vanished, and Shadow roundhouse-kicked the hedgehog. Sonic hit the ground hard, his four Chaos Emeralds flying everywhere across the field.
“YES!” Shadow shouted, leaping towards the Emeralds.

Shadow stood there laughing, in his new Super form. “Yes, Yes!” Super Shadow laughed. “See, Sonic?! You can never defeat the ultimate lifeform!” Sonic laughed, Spin-Dashing over to Shadow, glowing Golden.
“What’s this about being cocky, again?” Super Sonic said, smiling.
Super Shadow screamed, rushing towards Super Sonic. He grabbed him and threw him straight into a nearby building. “Chaos… BLAST!” The entire building came down in an explosion. Super Sonic flew back down, kicking Super Shadow straight into the stomach, he flew backwards, but Super Sonic grabbed him and started flying at the speed of Sound, they made it all the way to Japan, before Super Shadow was able to break free of Super Sonic’s grasp and fall to the ground.
“I’ve had enough of this!” Super Shadow shouted, “Chaos… CONTROL!” Time stopped again. Super Shadow teleported above Super Sonic. 7 Chaos Spears appeared. 5 poked into each of the sides of Super Sonic, while the other 2 Pierced his head. Super Shadow flew off to who knows where while the Chaos Spears explode.
The Time Stop ended, Super Sonic teleported to where Super Shadow was, which just so happened to be Chun-nan. Super Sonic flew as fast as he could downwards, smashing into Super Shadow and sending them both flying threw the Earth. They popped up in Spagonia, the two flying into the air. Super Sonic once again pulled out his ring and rubbed it. “Could you get me Time Break? Thanks.” Super Sonic said into the ring.
“Time… BREAK!” Time Slowed to a halt. Super Sonic grabbed a Mountain with his powers and picked it up. He slammed it down on top of Super Shadow, before time returned to normal and he fluttered to the ground peacefully. “See, I can do it too!” Super Sonic laughed. Super Shadow flew out with super speed, screaming. He slammed into Super Sonic, dragging him with him as he flew up, and up… Until they left the Earth’s atmosphere.
Super Shadow and Super Sonic slam into the Moon, landing on its surface. Super Sonic hovered over to Super Shadow, laughing.
“You’re crazy…” Super Shadow said.
“Sure I am.” Super Sonic laughed, charging up a Spin Dash and slamming into Super Shadow, knocking them off the moon. Super Shadow quickly sped back and grabbed Super Sonic. They continued flying, but close to the surface, skidding Super Sonic across the surface of the moon as he flew. Super Sonic put his feet on the Surface, bouncing up, flying up with Super Shadow, before flying back down and Slamming into the moon.
Super Shadow was panting, and he noticed that he was low on time for the Super Form. Super Shadow waved, teleporting back down to Earth.
“GET BACK HERE!” Super Sonic shouted, Spin Dashing towards Earth. He continued to get faster and faster as he spun towards Earth. Super Shadow was safe on the ground. Super Sonic entered Earth’s atmosphere, still Spinning. He slammed into Super Shadow, creating an explosion which decimated an entire city.
Both of the hedgehogs fell to the ground, in their normal forms. Shadow stood up, walked over to Sonic, growling. Sonic stood up, too, laughing.
“You know, this has been fun.” Sonic said. He tossed over a Chaos Emerald to Shadow.
“Go on. I’ll give you a chance.” Shadow laughed, taking the Chaos Emerald, and Charging Up.
“Chaos… BLAST!” A huge explosion occurred. When it was over, Shadow was on his knees, panting, all his energy gone.
Sonic walked over, Caliburn in his hand. He was smiling.
“Well? End this, already.” Shadow said, looking at the ground.
Sonic stuck Caliburn into the ground, right in front of Shadow. He took out a Chaos Emerald, putting it in front of Shadow.
“Use that Chaos Emerald to leave.” Sonic said.
“...but why?” Shadow said, taking the Emerald.
“Killing isn’t really my style.” Sonic replied. “And you fought well, so you deserve some reward. See ya later, Shadow the Hedgehog!” With that, Sonic ran off to check on Tails.
K.O!
“...hmph.” Shadow said, teleporting away.
“Hey, Tails! You alright?” Sonic said, seeing Tails sitting outside the Tornado.
“Yeah, I’m fine, Sonic. Great job!” Tails replied, smiling.

Pain: ...wait, what? Why isn’t Shadow dead?!
Eeveechu: As Sonic said, that’s not his style. Although that’s not what we’re here to talk about. We’re here to talk about why Sonic won.
Mewtwo: Let’s start with some force calculations. In Sonic Heroes, Sonic is able to spin-dash through the Egg Fleet battleship’s size are unknown, the Sawfish battleship is comparable to regular battleships. Standard Battleships are 624 feet (190 m) long, and are 326 tons, or 652,000 pounds.
Tom (Fritz’s Trusty Calculator): It takes about 200 pounds of force to break 100 pounds of steel. 652,000 divided by 100 equals 6,520, which times 200 is 1,304,000 pounds of force.
Sismic: After some digging, Fritz found a material known only as Titanium-3 Gold, a new Gold Titanium Alloy. This thing is about 3-4 times harder than most steels, so I stuck with 3.5. A basic steel armor at Sonic's size would weigh 275.925 pounds. 275.925 equals 965.7375 pounds. In order to break an armor of this size, you would need over 4828.6875 pounds of force.
Fanta: We have nothing to figure out how much force Shadow can deliver, but we do know that Sonic has better strength, more experience, and has defeated stronger enemies.
Pain: But wait. What about Shadow’s fall from the ARK? Surely, he can take enough force to withstand any of Sonic’s attacks!
Eeveechu: I would normally say yes, but Shadow’s fallen from the ARK two times canonically… and CAN fall a third.
Sismic: Explain.
Eeveechu: At the end of Shadow’s story in Sonic Adventure 2, he has to pursue Sonic through a stage called Final Chase. This takes place on the ARK, and Shadow can die in this stage by falling off it. But what’s important here is HOW Shadow dies when he falls off. He dies by falling to Earth. We don’t see the impact, but that’s what kills him. Here, Shadow has no potential aiding factors, but he does in the other two canonical instances.
Mewtwo: The first time, Shadow was sent down in a capsule meant for humans to use. Thus, it must have had ways of decreasing g-force and slowing the fall. However, without the specifics of the capsule we can't figure out anything about it. We can simply make the most likely assumptions - such as the capsule possessing methods of slowing the descent. It is meant to keep the humans alive, after all.
Fanta: The second time, we never saw Shadow exit his super form. It's possible he lost his Super at an altitude where survival was a possibility. Nor did we see Shadow land, so we don't know the circumstances surrounding that. Thus, the evidence that supposedly supports Shadow being able to survive space-falls is evidence that can’t work because of lacked specifications and extra factors.
Pain: Alright, so Shadow couldn’t take Sonic’s attacks. But why was Sonic able to avoid Shadow’s attacks?
Sismic: He’s faster than the speed of light. That’s faster than a bullet.
Pain: True. Shadow has also admitted in the past that Sonic is the faster of the two. But why did really nothing come out of the Super Form battle?
Eeveechu: A lot came from it, Pain. A lot of lost life.
Sismic: ONE LIKE CAN SAVE ONE LIFE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASH OF CODE BATTLES!
Mewtwo: Well, it’s mainly because the Super Forms are invincible. Completely, 100% invulnerable. With them activating at the same time, they were going to run out at the same time as well. The two hedgehogs were on par for most of the battle. In the end, it came down to a battle of stamina.
Fanta: But Shadow, being the guy that he is, decided to take off his Inhibitor Rings to try to crush Sonic with one final attack. Which failed, leaving Shadow too weak to battle. There’s a reason Shadow leaves his Inhibitor Rings on whenever he can. Without them, it’s only a matter of time until he’s too weak to move.
Sismic: Huh, look at that. Shadow was WAY TOO SLOW!
Eeveechu: The winner is Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic: I’ll play with you some other time!

NEXT TIME!
Dark Magic. An evil force, that can control and corrupt even the most innocent. That's not the case with these 2. Dark Magic corrupted the powerful into monsters, with a Undead Evil Sword at the base of it. But... who would come out on top of these deadly swordsmen? The Asure Knight meets the Ruler of the ShadowScythe!​

Special thanks: @Lord Of Pain, @Mewtwofan259, @Il Fantasma and @SismicFlareCharmander for helping with this episode, Fritz again for helping me write the battle, and Ben Singer and Chad James for inspiring the series with your awesome Death Battle show!

Make sure to stay tuned for Clash of Code’s sister series, Mewtwofan259’s Death Battle!: http://pokecharms.com/series/death-battle.47/

Check out these other cool series!
Eeveechu151's Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Light: http://pokecharms.com/series/pokemon-mystery-dungeon-explorers-of-light.1117/
Eeveechu151's Pokemon Universe: http://pokecharms.com/works/pokemon-universe-rebirth.25478/
Lord Of Pain's Shara Region!: http://pokecharms.com/series/shara-region.2815/
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  1. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    @DopeLeafeon470 Uh what? No, that wasn't my intention whatsoever. I just thought this would be a cool battle and wanted to clear up the who-would-win issue of the two.
    Oct 9, 2017
  2. DopeLeafeon470
    DopeLeafeon470
    Ha. I get it.
    Sonic Adventure 2 was Sonic Generations before Sonic Generations was Sonic Generations.
    And because you got likes, you made this.
    And Sonic Adventure 2 began the rivalry between Sonic and Shadow.
    Har
    dee
    har
    har.
    Oct 9, 2017
  3. GreninjaTrainer013
    GreninjaTrainer013
    Whoa, I won?! Never expected it! Thank you! :)
    Sep 23, 2017
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  4. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    Sep 23, 2017
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  5. Imperfect World
    Imperfect World
    Sep 22, 2017
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  6. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    @DopeLeafeon470 As said in a previous post, the winner will be announced when the next Clash of Code is released. @Mewtwofan259 and I are almost finished it, so stay tuned!
    Sep 22, 2017
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  7. DopeLeafeon470
    DopeLeafeon470
    When will you announce the winner of the contest?
    Sep 22, 2017
  8. GreninjaTrainer013
    GreninjaTrainer013
    Shadow the Hedgehog tried way too hard to be edgy, but the opening animation... Damn, intense.
    Sep 21, 2017
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  9. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    Sep 21, 2017
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  10. GreninjaTrainer013
    GreninjaTrainer013
    ALSO DID SHADOW JUST THREATEN TO SHOOT SONIC DEAD!?
    Sep 21, 2017
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  11. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    @Yellow.anime Basically, I have a contest going on. You can enter, and if you win through random chance you get to request a battle for Clash of Code Episode 9.
    Sep 21, 2017
  12. GreninjaTrainer013
    GreninjaTrainer013
    Huh. I'd like to enter. Also I should get to reading this.
    Sep 21, 2017
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  13. Imperfect World
    Imperfect World
    Sep 21, 2017
  14. Fraseandchico
    Sep 21, 2017
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  15. PopeyPenguin
    PopeyPenguin
    Sep 20, 2017
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  16. Cloudswift
    Cloudswift
    Noice, can't wait! :D Probably not gonna win the contest with my luck XD but it'll still be cool to read the next one! :)

    TOO. MANY. EMOJIS!!!
    Sep 20, 2017
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  17. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    Sep 20, 2017
  18. Cloudswift
    Cloudswift
    Sep 5, 2017
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  19. Imperfect World
    Imperfect World
    Sep 5, 2017
  20. Cloudswift
    Cloudswift
    Sep 5, 2017
  21. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    Sep 2, 2017
  22. Cloudswift
    Cloudswift
    Yes, I think I would! :)
    Aug 20, 2017
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  23. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    I'm going to be extending the contest one more week, because so far only @DopeLeafeon470 has entered.
    @Cloudswift you made a suggestion previously, would you like to enter the contest?
    Aug 19, 2017
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  24. DopeLeafeon470
    DopeLeafeon470
    RoTOM

    Probably unintentional, but...
    Aug 14, 2017
  25. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    A: I didn't think it necessary here.
    B: Naming them isn't something I have to do. All I have to do is tease them and let people figure it out.
    C: Not needed.
    Aug 13, 2017
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  26. Mewtwofan259
    Mewtwofan259
    @DopeLeafeon Yeah, I guess it did get knocked out of orbit. Eeveechu, you never
    A: Pulled up the chart
    B: Said the names of the next 2 Fighters.
    C: Made fun of my calculator
    Aug 13, 2017
  27. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    Blame @Mewtwofan259 for that one, @DopeLeafeon. Yeah, the Moon's half-destroyed, but when slamming into the moon, they probably did knock it a bit out of orbit.
    Aug 12, 2017
  28. DopeLeafeon470
    DopeLeafeon470
    I can be just a good of a calculator as you "Tom"!
    Wait...

    Wait, Sonic and Shadow were battling on the moon? But they destroyed half of that in Adventure 2!
    Yeah, only half of it, but wouldn't that reduce enough weight to knock the Moon out of orbit if they're slamming each other on it? Not to mention in their Super Forms?

    Also, ME WANTZ ENTER!
    Aug 12, 2017
  29. Mewtwofan259
    Mewtwofan259
    You're welcome, John.
    Aug 11, 2017
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  30. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    General Notification Squad: @Pen-and-Parchment, @Mewtwofan259
    Clash of Code Notification Squad: @AstralDarkrai37
    Want to be alerted every time a new written work comes out? Tell me that you want to be part of the Notification Squad! You can specify a specific series you want to be alerted to, or just join my general Notification Squad to be alerted of all of my written work stuff!
    Aug 11, 2017
  31. Mechanist Gamma
    Mechanist Gamma
    @Mewtwofan259 This is my all-time favorite written work, and I feel so proud of it. Oh, and thanks for your help with it again!
    Aug 11, 2017
  32. Mewtwofan259
    Mewtwofan259
    Word Count: 5,246
    Aug 11, 2017
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