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| “ | Now... GO! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom's catchphrase. |
| “ | We are the Black Arms. We are here to take rule of this planet. Any attempts to resist are futile and will result in death. You humans are SO pathetic. As of today, this planet is MINE!... Now we will begin to exterminate all of the world's leaders who resist. | „ |
| ~ Black Doom's speech. |
| “ | Splendid, Shadow! Truly splendid! You are truly my finest instrument! A testament to my bloodline! See yourself as what you really are! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom to Shadow after transforming into Neo Devil Doom. |
Black Doom, also known as Devil Doom and Neo Devil Doom in his final forms, is a major antagonist in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, specifically serving as one of the three overarching antagonists (alongside Gerald Robotnik and Maria’s killer) of the 2001 platform game Sonic Adventure 2 and the main antagonist of both the 2005 platform game Shadow the Hedgehog and its 2024 sequel Shadow Generations.
He is the sinister leader of the Black Arms and the eldest of his species, who wishes to enslave humanity (and likely everyone else on the planet) and use them as food for him and his army. He is also one of the two creators (alongside Gerald Robotnik) of Shadow the Hedgehog, being Shadow's biological father and eventual arch-nemesis.
In Japanese, he is voiced by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, who also voiced Crocodile in One Piece, Aaroniero Arruruerie in Bleach, Hell's Chef in Gregory Horror Show and Dabura in Dragon Ball Z. In English, he was voiced in Shadow the Hedgehog by Sean Schemmel, who also voiced Goku Black in Dragon Ball Super, and Makuta Teridax in the BIONICLE video game, and in Shadow Generations by Ben Diskin, who also voiced Eric Sparrow in the Tony Hawk video game series, Harm and Ma'alefa'ak in Young Justice, Eddie Brock and Venom in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Death Gun in Sword Art Online, Morbius in Ultimate Spider-Man, The Leader in Marvel Future Avengers, Rhino in Marvel Heroes, Diaz Arnesto in The Prodigies, Skeptic in My Hero Academia, Abirama Redder and Szayel Aporro Granz in Bleach, Young Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts, Morley in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and and Skeletor from the Netflix version of He-Man Masters of The Universe.
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Biography[]
Past[]
At some point in the distant past, Black Doom created the Black Arms species. How Black Doom himself came to be remains unknown. 2,000 years prior to the events of Shadow the Hedgehog, he visited the Earth to transport the Black Arms temples there.
Fifty years prior to Shadow the Hedgehog, Black Doom came into contact and formed an alliance with Gerald. He and Gerald created the Ultimate Life form, Shadow, in order to expand Gerald's research and help Black Doom retrieve the Chaos Emeralds. Shadow was created from Black Doom's blood. However, Gerald realized the threat that his new alliance presented to Earth and secretly planned to use Shadow and the newly built Eclipse Cannon to destroy the Black Comet when it made its next regular fifty-year visit. However, soon after the events detailed in Sonic Adventure 2 occurred and Gerald's initial plan was forgotten as he sunk into grief and madness.
Sonic Adventure 2[]
Black Doom does not physically appear in this game; however, his role in Shadow's birth was instrumental in its narrative. Following the failure of the first iteration of Project Shadow, Professor Gerald Robotnik, desperate to ensure his project's success, requested aid from Black Doom. Doom obliged, offering a sample of his blood for use in the project. When G.U.N. learned of Gerald's decision to use alien blood for his experiment, they ordered for Project Shadow to be terminated, and anyone aboard the ARK captured, dead or alive; this included Gerald, his grand-daughter Maria, and Shadow himself.
Shadow the Hedgehog[]
Black Doom appears at the beginning of the game as a hologram projected by his autonomous Doom's Eye to inform Shadow that "the day of reckoning" will soon be here. Black Doom uses Shadow throughout the game in order to retrieve the seven Chaos Emeralds for him. He ordered his army to attack six major cities around the world in search of the emeralds and in order to weaken Earth's defenses. He continuously pressures Shadow to denounce the home he has made on Earth and swear allegiance to the Black Arms and their goals.
Black Doom often tries to accomplish this by trying to manipulate and corrupt Shadow into believing that no good can come from the continued existence of humanity, offering to tell him about his past, and even goes so far as to showing Shadow images of the past of what happened to him on the Space Colony ARK to better justify the evil that humans are capable of. Black Doom's plans included the taking over the ARK for his nefarious desires. Once the ARK was taken over by the Black Arms, Black Doom took control of the Eclipse Cannon and used it to destroy Central City for the site to be used as the area for the Black Comet to root in with the planet.
His other plans included strengthening his forces by reawakening ancient temples (which were really flying fortresses transported to Earth by Black Doom long ago), destroying the humans' information database, world leaders, and military bases, and planting Black Fruit around the world to slowly transform the planet into a Black Arms domain.
When Shadow gains all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, Black Doom steals them and reveals that he needed them all for his endgame to perform Chaos Control and warp the Black Comet to Earth's surface. The comet's own velocity was not fast enough, and so he needed the Emeralds to perform a massive Chaos Control so that he could root the comet to Earth and use it to unleash a paralyzing nerve gas on the planet's population to make them food for his Black Arms spawn.
Shadow's inherited genetics from Doom make him the only other creature on the planet capable of resisting the effects of the gas. Retreating to his inner sanctum at the very center of the comet, Black Doom defends himself from his advancing offspring with a perimeter of his most elite Black Arms soldiers, but they were all defeated. When Shadow reaches him, Black Doom finally reveals the truth of Shadow's parentage but is soon after interrupted by a fifty-year-old transmission of Gerald from the Space Colony ARK, accidentally activated by the Chaotix Detective Agency.
The transmission reveals to the world Gerald's secret plan to destroy the Black Comet and gives Shadow the resolve to defeat Black Doom. Before he can attack, Black Doom teleports outside and transforms into his ultimate form - Devil Doom. Shadow uses the left behind Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Shadow and give chase. The two engage in a final battle in the red sky over the rooted Black Comet. Super Shadow is ultimately able to defeat Devil Doom, sending him tumbling down to the city below. After Devil Doom's defeat, Super Shadow used Chaos Control to teleport the Black Comet back into Earth's atmosphere and lets the ARK's Eclipse cannon destroy it putting an end to Black Doom and the Black Arms plan for good.
Shadow Generations[]
At some point after the events of Shadow the Hedgehog, Black Doom is revealed to have survived his last encounter and regenerates his body due to a Death Leech on the ARK. Using the anomaly created by the Time Eater, he intends on rebuilding his army of Black Arms so he can claim the world once more. He also manipulates Shadow, granting him Doom powers with the intentions to turn him into a perfect warrior. Once Shadow becomes strong enough, he confronts Black Doom, who reveals that he will possess him so he will become perfect. Shadow refuses to serve him, prompting Black Doom to turn into Devil Doom, and later a stronger Neo Devil Doom. Shadow ultimately smashes through the alien warlord, killing him once and for all.
Personality[]
Black Doom is depicted as a highly ruthless, sadistic, manipulative, and power-hungry tyrant. He has a misanthropic view towards humans, believing them to be the cause of the destruction of their own planet. Black Doom never shows any affection nor sympathy towards anybody or anything, including his own army and his creation, Shadow. He gladly took the life of his own army to destroy Central City, said city he had chosen as the site for the Black Comet when it teleported down (via Chaos Control). Black Doom carries the Dark Lord persona and committed horrible atrocities throughout the story, such as attacking six cities and killing millions, torturing the humans and having his army feed off of them.
Doom's plans for Earth extend much further than simply controlling it. His main goal is to take control of the planet and have him and his army feed off the humans, which he states is a great energy source for him. According to Black Doom, once he takes control of the planet, the humans will never see the sun again and the planet will cease to be blue. It seems as though Doom wants to conquer Earth to bring himself a step closer to conquering the entire universe.
While claiming to have Shadow's best interests at heart, Black Doom cares nothing about him and is only interested in his power. He manipulates the black hedgehog into serving him, but Black Doom's evil nature had caused Shadow to see him as the ultimate enemy in the last story. Doom sees Shadow as a gateway to the Chaos Emeralds and believes that his power would make a fine addition to his ranks. Doom often orders Shadow to perform missions that would benefit his cause to overtake the world, such as destroying human data servers so information can't be transferred over among the humans, awakening magic temples to be used as weapons, and even trying to assassinate the President.
Unlike many other villains from Sonic the Hedgehog series, Black Doom completely lacks humorous traits. He was also arrogant and had stated several times that he not only rules the universe but is the strongest being in the universe as well (as well as claiming to be immortal). His arrogance proved to be his downfall since he left the Chaos Emeralds with Shadow after warping away to transform into Devil Doom. During the battle with Super Shadow, he admits that he has underestimated the Emeralds' power.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Black Arms (offspring, minions)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (briefly)
- Gerald Robotnik † (formerly)
Neutral[]
Enemies[]
- Shadow the Hedgehog (biological son, arch-nemesis)
- Amy Rose
- Eggman Empire
- Gerald Robotnik †
- Guardian Units of Nations
- Team Sonic
- Maria Robotnik †
- President
- Rouge the Bat
- Team Chaotix
Battle[]
Base form[]
Black Doom is fought as the final boss if Shadow completes the hero mission of Final Haunt, Cosmic Fall, or GUN Fortress (however, Black Doom's battle in Final Haunt is presumed to be the canon final battle before Devil Doom). Black Doom attacks with Swift Strike, an energy blade that strikes near the ground and bounces off a surface it hits. This cannot hit Shadow if he is standing on a platform. He can also shoot two fireballs, or five meteors, which can be avoided either by moving or by hiding behind a platform. To damage him, Shadow must either jump onto a platform once Black Doom is done attacking and use a Homing Attack on his head or else grab a gun from a crate and shoot Black Doom in the head with it.
After three Homing Attacks or quite a few gunshots, Black Doom will teleport. This holds true even if Shadow uses Chaos Control to slow time. Black Doom will eventually teleport after several seconds even if Shadow does not attack him, or only gets one or two hits on him. The more damage Black Doom takes, the more he will attack in succession, attacking as often as three times when half of his health is depleted, and four times when he is near defeat.
Devil Doom[]
Devil Doom was Black Doom's final and true form as well as the final boss of Shadow the Hedgehog. He was a powerful being that could use almost all of Shadow the Hedgehog's powers. He was soon defeated by Super Shadow.
Black Doom took this form after the truth behind Shadow's creation was revealed. As the Black Comet was invading Earth, Shadow used the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Shadow and fought Devil Doom. Once hit with enough Chaos Spears, Devil Doom fell down to the earth, expressing shock at how a supreme being and immortal life form could be defeated.
Battle[]
Devil Doom is the final boss of the game. He attacks by breathing fire, raising rubble and sometimes throwing it at Shadow, and strange rocks which shoot lasers, either revolving around him and shooting vertically, or circled around him and shooting outward.
To defeat him, Super Shadow must use Chaos Spear on his eye. The best way to do this is to charge Chaos Spear until Shadow says "Chaos", then get near Devil Doom's eye and fire. Whenever it is hit, Doom's Eye will move from one of Devil Doom's two heads to the other. Shadow must find which head has the eye on it and attack it. If any rubble or orbs are between Shadow and Devil Doom, Shadow is likely to attack them instead of him.
Sometimes Devil Doom will teleport using Chaos Control, which he always does if Shadow gets close enough to dash into him. When he reappears, he will often raise debris from the ruined city below. Among the rubble are balloons, which contain rings to help Shadow maintain his Super form. Dashing into him to make him teleport and then raise debris with balloons is a good way to obtain more rings if Shadow is running low.
If the fight goes on for long enough, the gas from the Black Comet will enter Earth's atmosphere and paralyze everyone below (though this does not affect the battle, and there does not seem to be a time limit). Just over eight minutes in, Eggman will confess that Shadow is not an android (as he would claim in some paths Shadow can take in the game), but the same Shadow from Sonic Adventure 2, and that he had one of his robots rescue him from the fall. Within ten minutes, Devil Doom will do an evil laugh at Earth being taken over by the Black Comet, although the battle will still go on.
Quotes[]
| “ | Shadow, I understand that you're training to be the Ultimate. As to be expected of my bloodline. Now, Go! Head for the Goal ring! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom in Expert mode |
| “ | Shadow... As you can see, the day of reckoning will soon be here. Find the seven Chaos Emeralds and bring them to me as promised. | „ |
| ~ Black Doom conversing with Shadow. |
| “ | Annihilation for this planet is near... it is time to embrace the dawn of your demise and despair! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom |
| “ | Shadow! This isn't over yet! The Black Arms...will rise again! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom |
| “ | I transported this flying brilliant fortress to this planet over 2000 years ago. It's magnificent! The perfect killing machine... ready to impose terror in unimaginable ways. | „ |
| ~ Black Doom in the sky troops cutscene |
| “ | Have it your way, Shadow! So be it. Be prepared to meet your maker! Your past, present, and future ends here... TODAY!!! Prepare to die! Say "Goodbye", Shadow! As you witness my true WRATH...!!! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom becoming Devil Doom |
| “ | Im... Impossible! I am the supreme being that rules this universe! I... am the immortal lifeform! I... AM THE ULTIMATE POWER! GAAAAAAH! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom's last words in Shadow the Hedgehog, mirroring Metal Overlord's defeat. |
| “ | We meet again, Shadow the Hedgehog! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom returning in Sonic X Shadow Generations |
| “ | The promised time will arrive once more. You cannot deny your fate. | „ |
| ~ Black Doom. |
| “ | Shadow. You have made excellent progress. I would expect nothing less from my finest creation. | „ |
| ~ Black Doom meets Shadow again. |
| “ | Gerald may have given him this unassuming form, but the blood of the Black Arms FLOWS in his veins. He is a warrior! A destroyer! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom to Maria Robotnik about Shadow. |
| “ | (laughing) I have learned from our last encounter. There will be no mistakes this time. Struggle all you want. YOU WILL BE MINE! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom to Shadow in Shadow Generations. |
| “ | You cannot deny me, Shadow. You are finally complete. Come. Face me. I shall claim you—mind, body and soul—and become the perfect being. | „ |
| ~ Black Doom reveals his true plan to Shadow. |
| “ | Your future has already been decided! WE will be one! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom, trying to freeze Shadow with Chaos Control. |
| “ | You cannot deny what you are! WE ARE ONE AND THE SAME! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom in a last ditch attempt to kill Shadow. |
| “ | I crafted everything until now... and yet, YOU DENY ME!? | „ |
| ~ Black Doom's villainous breakdown before Shadow deals the final blow. |
| “ | Shadow...! You...! GAAARRRGGGHHH! | „ |
| ~ Black Doom's final words before his second and final death. |
Vocals[]
Trivia[]
- Black Doom is said to be immortal. It's implied the only thing that can destroy him is his own power, which is why Shadow was the one who had to defeat him.
- Shadow Generations and Dark Beginnings reveal that his "immortality" is parasitic in nature. Due to the Black Arms being a Hive Mind, so long as they exist, Black Doom's consciousness persists and is able to transfer itself to one of his kin. This is revealed to be his ultimate goal in the game proper - to "ripen up" Shadow by empowering him using their linked DNA so that he can take over Shadow's body as his own.
- Like the other Black Arms, his blood is green. This could likely mean that Shadow's blood is green as well. His blood was originally going to be violet-red.
- Black Doom makes a cameo in Sonic Rivals as a card.
- Despite his debut game being infamous for gratuitous swearing, Black Doom, somewhat surprisingly, never swears.
- Black Doom seems to be unaware of what lightning is, considering he mistakes it for one of Eggman's weapons when encountering it in the "Sky Troops" stage.
- Some theorized that Black Doom actually died in Shadow the Hedgehog and his return was the result of the Time Eater, like Chaos. The bonus ending of Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings proves this false, as it shows Black Doom waiting for Shadow at the Ark Colony, before the events of Generations.
- Black Doom and Eggman Nega are the only villains so far other than Eggman to be the main villains of more than one game.
- Black Doom does not appear nor is mentioned in the live action Sonic the Hedgehog 3. However, in flashbacks during the film, Shadow is revealed to have been discovered in the core of a giant black rock-like object similar to that of the Black Comet, which may imply that Black Doom and his race may exist in the cinematic universe and may possibly make an appearance in the Sonic cinematic universe.
External Links[]
- Black Doom on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Black Doom on the Sonic Wiki
