#colony ark

[pochirika]

scrap in my brain_scrap in my brain_scrap in my brain_scrap in my brain_

scrap in my brain_scrap in my brain_ _scrap_my__in_ _my_heart

[stardella]

Maria and her little alien brother sketchbook dump from the last few weeks

Minor spoilers for Sonic 3 ig

[calista-222]

Bringing some happy memories home ✨

[thatshadowcomic]

He's baby

In the lore, Biolizard would have grown too fast and too powerful, thus failing, but Gerald used Doom's blood as a stabilizer for Shadow. With that in mind, In my HC he grew to near adulthood rabidly, maybe 2 years or something, but not so fast that he would have been overwhelmed by the power. He grew in spurts, each stage gradually slowing down.

There will be more baby Shadow, I promise. Still trying to figure out how I wanna draw maria... this was a while ago, though, so I will try again soon.

Kids do grow up fast though, I once saw a boy grow a foot in like 3 days. Wild stuff, tbh.

[sylveonechidna]

Jeff Fowler shared the first concept art with Maria and Shadow. And he is so fascinatingly beautiful that there are no words.

[mhbali1]

Shadow's Dark Beginnings episodes were really good

[tomicscomics]

01/01/2025

All hail Mary! Lady full of grace, The child that you bear will save the human race!

Through you the great I Am Takes on the flesh of man And He comes to save us from our sin!

(Happy Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and Happy New Year!)

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. The internet has a long and storied history of random, unsolicited Christian Sonic fanart. I’m not sure why this is, but as a random, unsolicited Christian myself, I figured it was time I added to that legacy. This cartoon features Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic’s edgy rival) praying the rosary before a shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He says “Ave Maria” because that’s the first line of the “Hail Mary” (a popular Catholic prayer) in Latin, but is also a reference to Shadow’s best friend from his tragic backstory: Maria. 2. Sonic Adventure was one of the first games I remember playing. My brothers, cousins, and I would spend all our limited gaming time playing it on my uncle’s Sega Dreamcast. When the sequel, Sonic Adventure 2, came out, my grandparents got it for me as an early birthday gift. Even my sisters enjoyed the games because of the adorable Chao Garden (bring it back, Sega, you cowards). Anyway, the series has had its ups and downs since then, but it’ll always hold a special place in my heart. Sonic Adventure 2 also introduced Shadow the Hedgehog and his tragic backstory with Maria, which the new movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, finally adapted for the big screen. I never thought I’d see the day. 3. The description under the cartoon is a parody of “All Hail Shadow”, a theme song from the notorious Shadow the Hedgehog spin-off game from 2005. Instead of the original lyrics, I've turned it into a revamped “Hail Mary” prayer, because all things will submit to God.

[archiesoniconline]

We've got one final gift for the Year of Shadow: a warm season's greeting from Shadow and Maria, along with the rest of us at ASO! Enjoy however you spend today as fearless as the ultimate lifeform! And remember, a shadow can show you where to find the light.

Art by Teirusuki

[strangefard]

This is so stupid lmao

Urghfbehhehwbuaaaaa what if he came out of creation pod as baby and just grew up really fast later on

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Check the au tag for everything

[p3achj3llyf1sh]

Me being mean to them hehe

[lethargy-lottie]

EGGMAN SLAPPING HIS OWN LOGO OVER THE GUN EMBLEM IS HILARIOUS, BUT I NEED YA’LL TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE DRIED BLOODSTAINS ON GERALD’S JOURNAL! IT’S HARD TO SEE SINCE THE OUTER LAYER IS BLACK, BUT IT’S THERE! YOU CAN NEVER TELL ME THAT THIS THING WASN’T PRESENT DURING THE SCENE OF “THE INCIDENT.” I AM NOT CRAZY!

[lamemummy59]

I want this baby publicly executed

rbs very appreciated!!!

[thespianinthebackcorner]

You know, there seems to be this accepted status quo that Shadow was just... abused aboard the ARK or in the research labs. That the scientists treated him as nothing but a tool to be used. That Maria and Gerald were the only ones that loved him, and that they were the only things he loved in return.

And yet I can't find any... evidence to support that, I suppose. So I raise you. The seemingly obvious, yet never brought up.

What if he was loved?

They're scientists and researchers at heart- biologists. People in those fields- especially experts- will name bacteria if they like it enough. To insinuate they never loved him... It doesn't sit right. What if they loved him? What if they didn't mind when Maria stole him away to play? What if, just what if, they took the name she gave him and addressed him with it, they taught him in the same classroom as the other kids, they treated him like a child when they could. Sure, the official records have him referenced without bias. They're reports. Of course they do, they're scientific papers, you have to do that. That says nothing about the love poured into him outside the margins of the paper. It says nothing about the countless people he must have met, must have seen smile, must have learnt from.

Think about it. The space colony Ark is massive, and the underground base from the movies likely wasn't much smaller. How many times did scientists sneak him snacks after experiments, give him his tests back with a smile, give him a hug and carry him back to bed after a long day? How many times did he witness them smile at him, smile at each other, smile to themselves? Those scientists were a tight-knit community. How many friendships and romances and rivalries did he get caught up in between, hear the gossip about during examinations?

What if, just maybe- the way Shadow is wasn't just because of Maria's death. Yes, it was the one he saw. Yes, it was what had the biggest impact. Yes, she was his big sister, and she was more to him than anyone else.

But what if it wasn't just that? What if the true reason for Shadow's descent into rage and near-madness was the guilt? The knowledge that Maria had died, Gerald had died, everyone else would have been arrested or killed or both?

What if they were his family, his life, his everything too?

What if the scientists loved him back?

[hydrossity-zone]

Stages section of the Sonic x Shadow Generations Digital Artbook (pages 13-28) (click for better quality)

(not screenshots, raw dds files ripped from the game by me!)

[ratrrriot]

A song you forgot.

small comic of the Ark siblings and a sequel to that drawing i made of them listening to music.

It says it in the first page but still: song is Sweet happy life,specifically Peggy Lee's version from 1966. It has absolutely nothing to do with SA2 but i feel like its the kind of song that Maria would have liked at the time: https://open.spotify.com/track/4QJ1F5dFjDTnoHgew9cdRr?si=fwqd_aYGQtqoVvGtECtFGw

[allthedrugsforcreativity]