The Potential of Shadow's Limiter Rings

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  @chaomix · 2 years ago · pinned

  How powerful do you think Shadow is after taking off all 4 limiter rings in his Super form?<br><br>Also, huge thank you to Manscaped for making this video possible! Get 20% OFF + Free International Shipping @Manscaped with promo code CHAOMIX at <a href="http://manscaped.com/CHAOMIX">http://manscaped.com/CHAOMIX</a>!

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  @DaRaldDald · 2 years ago (edited)

  I refuse to call them “Limiter rings”. They are inhibitor rings in my heart

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  @Rextri0TranzitLover · 2 years ago

  “If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have”

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  @pencilvoid · 2 years ago

  Maybe Gerald intentionally designed Shadow to overexert himself as a failsafe? He resented the idea of the military using such a powerful weapon, so he only gave them one chance to use it at maximum capacity. He then added the limiter rings after the ARK was raided and he began to lose his mind, as it was too late to change Shadow&apos;s physiology to prevent overexertion.

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  @syweb2 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odo8FNjsmdI&amp;t=449">7:29</a> Apparently, in the Japanese version, Shadow is seen visiting Molly&apos;s grave after this, so he didn&apos;t die.

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  @agentomecha634 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I like to imagine that while on the ARK, Shadow wasn’t able to properly utilize his Chaos abilities properly and would often become drained due to not being able to control the output of his powers. Which would result in Professor Gerald creating the inhibitor/limiter rings to allow Shadow to not only better control his powers, but also allow him to not over exert them either. Shadow only ever removes his limiter rings when the situation calls for him to utilize his full power.

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  @minerpig04 · 2 years ago

  &quot;Shadow&apos;s organs were designed to store chaos energy&quot; so if someone stabbed him would he just explode?

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  @lgill67 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odo8FNjsmdI&amp;t=594">9:54</a> this isn&apos;t an inconsistency, it&apos;s actually just a brief flashback to the ending of SA2&apos;s events in the Archie timeline, as there were parallels between that fall and his fall in the present.

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  @gameboy3800 · 2 years ago

  may i point out that shadow SURVIVED teleporting that blast away at the end of sonic x!!! yes look at the credits of the sub (idk about dub lol), and you&apos;ll see his shadow over molly&apos;s grave as her planets forests are returning. he went back to fulfill her dream of seeing her planet get restored.

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  @YamiCJMErl · 2 years ago

  &quot;they looked different in the original Sonic Adventure 2&quot; yeah because they WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE ACTUAL RINGS. They were just wrist straps for his gloves; they got retconned into being actual Rings in the SA2 arc of Sonic X, and (iirc) one of the writers on Sonic X also wrote for Sonic 2006, which is where they made their first <b>proper</b> appearance in-game. They were always just gold-colored straps before that.

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  @LightningSpark · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odo8FNjsmdI&amp;t=144">2:24</a> that&apos;s the craziest way to transition to sponsors.

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  @thetruej7872 · 2 years ago

  The last cutscene of Shadow&apos;s episode of Sonic 06 with him taking off his inhibitor rings was so awesome

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