Only if you can prove Shadow had his memories back during the what if sencario and even then, the Maria card and making up a sob story. It worked for the General of G.U.N. on Shadow.
Also, evidence Shadow didn't remember his past is during the General scene, before facing Eggman and his Gerald Card
What? Wouldn't he have his memories back make it easier for him to not be tricked? Plus you are using an example of when he didn't have his memories yet using it as a point when he has them? Comander Tower isn't Eggman, Shadow didn't knew him plus he wasn't lying
SA2 applies to Shadow dealing with random Robots and imperfect Chaos copies Shadow deals with on the side as he heads off towards his goal
No? Shadow has 4 stages, in the Radical Highway he already had his goal (the emerald), in White Jungle ditto, he already had set the explosives, in Sky Rail his goal was just to follow the tornado, and in Final Chase it was to get to Sonic, your point is only valid to the latter
Technically, with how we set up with Eggman's profile having all his equipment as standard equipment, he is always in post-prep phase. Actually, Eggman having mulpite self-made mechs, is post Prep.
He has his equipment, but that doesn't mean he has prep time, simply that he just has them
Wait, Knuckles had nothing to do with this. Scale Sonic
Mentioned Knuckles because of the prior thread, even then Sonic fell because two things Shadow doesn't have as much, one he followed Eggman flying, something he wouldn't do, he would teleport, and 2 because of his compassion, by telling him he wouldn't be bad,
something that current Shadow doesn't give a shit about something that wouldn't make him drop his guard, since he is a more pessimistic dude
And Eggman pulled it off with Sonic, his arch-enemy. Dr. Eggman should still have the data Gerald made in his arsenal, while Shadow was in his egg containment, which is how he began attempting to create Shadow Androids
That only makes it easier for Eggman to pull it off, with someone he knows inside out versus a black hedgehog that tricked him in his first appearence
This is all good for cross vs debating with other franchise, but inverse matches and with both oppentents knowing each other beforehand, we would need to anaylaze their relation in canon.
Except we aren't here to writte fanfiction