Black Doom

Black Doom

Black Doom

Black Doom is a character from Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by Sean Schemmel. He is the leader of the Black Arms. Depending on which path the player choose (Hero or Dark), Black Doom will either be an ally or a foe of Shadow the Hedgehog; he is still the main villain in general, however.

History

Template:Spoiler Black Doom is the leader and probably the oldest of the Black Arms. He is easily the most powerful, the most ruthless, and the most evil villain to have ever existed in the Sonic series, including the TV series and comics. This is probably because the game he was featured in, Shadow the Hedgehog, was aimed at a more mature audience. He sees humans as parasites on a path to self destruction. The Black Arms are Black Doom's own spawn and appear to operate with an insect-like hive intelligence, seemingly preventing any attempts to challenge Black Doom for rulership. He claims that the Black Arms have visited Earth for at least as far back as 2000 years. It is currently unknown just how much of an effect he has had on how Earth's history has played out or how strong his connection to the Chaos Emeralds is, if any. He presents an almost religious front and shows little respect for humanity due to their sins against one another and their planet. In fact, his philosophy is little more than egotistical justification for his own dark deeds.

Black Doom appeared at the beginning of the game as a hologram projected by Doom's Eye (his third eye) to inform Shadow that "the day of reckoning" has arrived. Black Doom uses Shadow throughout the game in order to retrieve the seven Chaos Emeralds for him. He continuously pressures Shadow to denounce the home he has made on Earth and swear allegiance to the Black Arms and their goals.

50 years prior to the game, Black Doom formed a sort of alliance with Gerald Robotnik. He and Gerald created the Ultimate Lifeform Shadow in order to expand Gerald's research and help Black Doom retrieve the Chaos Emeralds. Shadow was created from Black Doom's blood, making him Shadow's biological "father".

At the end of the game, Black Doom reveals more about himself and his plans: his motive for collecting the seven Chaos Emeralds throughout the game was to teleport their home, the Black Comet, down to Earth using Chaos Control. (The Black Comet's velocity wasn't fast enough to pass through the Earth's atmosphere by itself). According to Black Doom, he isn't trying to the kill humans; he is trying to bring salvation to them. His true intention for humans is to enslave them and have them serve as an energy source for the Black Arms, something they could not obtain while the Black Comet was in space.

As Sonic the Hedgehog and friends try to stop Black Doom from taking over the world and Shadow from giving him the Chaos Emeralds, they are paralyzed by a special gas inside the Black Comet. Black Doom then reveals his true intentions about using humans as an "energy source"; they would become food for the Black Arms' larvae. Shadow and the others are horrified by Black Doom's goals. As everyone stands paralyzed about to be devoured by Death Leeches, Shadow starts remembering about his past and about things that have been going on throughout the game. He overcomes the effects of the gas and then stands up, crushing a Death Leech under his foot, before proclaiming he will destroy Black Doom once and for all. Shadow is forced to fight his way through hordes of the most elite Black Arms soldiers to face Black Doom himself at the very center of the Black Comet. Black Doom expresses regret at the choices of his 'son' and reveals that if Shadow will not willingly serve him he will control the hedgehog's mind via the link they share. Shadow falls to his knees as he curses the revelation of his birth.

Meanwhile, the members of the Chaotix Detective Agency are in the Space Colony ARK, trying to reactivate an old program left behind by Gerald. Eventually, they are successful in beaming it down to Shadow (after Charmy Bee rams the machine with his stinger). The video reveals that Gerald created Shadow to defeat the Black Arms by destroying the Black Comet with the Eclipse Cannon. This gives Shadow the motivation to stand up and defeat Black Doom. Before Shadow can do anything however, Black Doom uses Chaos Control and transforms into his ultimate form, Devil Doom. Shadow uses the Chaos Emeralds that Black Doom left behind and transforms into Super Shadow, quickly giving chase to face the alien overlord for the final time.

Devil Doom is defeated by Super Shadow, who uses Chaos Control to send the Black Comet and all the Black Arms inside to space, where the Black Comet is finally destroyed by the Eclipse Cannon. As for Black Doom, he is last seen plummeting down towards Earth below, and is assumed dead.

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Abilities

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Doom's Eye

Whilst few would challenge Black Doom, he has several abilities which make him a fearsome challenge for those who would dare. For important long range communication, Black Doom can separate his third eye, known as Doom's Eye, from his forehead and send it forth to do his bidding. He also posesses various special attacks, including:

• He can fire miniature meteors and fire blades from strange clouds at enemies.
• "Swift strike," an energy boomerang which spins around at floor level
• An energy shield to protect himself from harm, but the shield is ineffective while standing still.
• Creation of ghost-like copies of himself that appear like after-images, but stay behind at a certain point.
• Chaos Control teleportation, which is strengthened when in the presence of a Chaos Emerald.
• Creation of illusions, as seen in the level "Final Haunt".

Devil Doom

Devil Doom is a much more powerful form of Black Doom. Mutated beyond belief, the only traces of Black Doom in this creature is Doom's Eye (which also happens to be the weak point) and his horizontal horns. His appearance is somewhat simmilar to Black Bull. He has two heads in the image of a gargoyle, and roots at the bottom of him. This gives him the slight resemblance of an uprooted plant. Devil Doom has no eyes, but Doom's Eye will exchange between heads to give them sight. Devil Doom's skin is red and black (the typical skin colors of the Black Arms). He can breathe fire, and manipulate objects or chunks of rock to use as weapons. It is interesting to note that Devil Doom's scream is identical to that of Biolizard (and Biolizard's super form, Finalhazard), who was the prototype for Shadow the Hedgehog. Devil Doom/Biolizard/Finalhazard's cry can be vaguely heard in the BGM for the level Lost Impact.

Theme Song

• In Shadow the Hedgehog, Black Doom had one character-specific theme song: an instrumental piece that played during boss battles with him in the standard story (not including the Devil Doom fight). This song was simply called "Black Doom".

See also

• Shadow the Hedgehog (Video Game)
• Black Arms