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Yeah the arg was if base Shadow is above Metal Overlord, which is still up in the air.

Shadow does say he’ll never reach Sonic’s level but never specified if it’s base or super.
He doesn't actually say that at all. Shadow only says that he'll either fight on equal terms or not at all in response to him preparing to fire a sneak attack using a new power at Sonic. It's a showing of Shadow's honor, not Shadow admitting any inferiority.
 
It is a Super level amp, hence why he can fight Devil Doom, with Base Doom still being comparable to base Shadow
Eh, I hardly see it as a Super-level amp. Honestly, it prolly just makes him stronger, but not Super level. Besides, it isn't uncommon for us to have seen Adventure-level final bosses being taken down by base level/around base level characters.
 
He doesn't actually say that at all. Shadow only says that he'll either fight on equal terms or not at all in response to him preparing to fire a sneak attack using a new power at Sonic. It's a showing of Shadow's honor, not Shadow admitting any inferiority.
In the JP script, Shadow says Metal Overlord will never reach Sonic's level after defeating him
 
Doom Shadow is a vague amp over base, even partial Doom Shadow, so he might actually be slightly above.

Base Shadow, eh.
Shadow in the Metal Overlord fight wasn't really particularly amped. All he had was the equivalent of a boat for terrain advantage. I still think Shadow VS Metal Overlord is a Base Shadow feat. Only ones that seem to amp Shadow are Doom Wing and Doom Blast (vaguely).
 
In the JP script, Shadow says Metal Overlord will never reach Sonic's level after defeating him
I don't think everything in the JP script should be taken as absolute gospel considering we have multiple instances of Sonic Team outright stating that they are equals. So it's just conflicting with what we already know and have been told.
 
I don't think everything ins the JP script should be taken as absolute gospel considering we have multiple instances of Sonic Team outright stating that they are equals. So it's just conflicting with what we already know and have been told.
What's the issue here? Shadow thinks pretty low of Metal Overlord. That's incredibly simple
 
What's the issue here? Shadow thinks pretty low of Metal Overlord. That's incredibly simple
There wasn't any issue, I was just stating that I don't think Shadow was amped during the Metal Overlord fight in Shadow Gens. He's really just riding a surfboard, so I attribute it to a Base Shadow feat. (I say this because people refer to Shadow with any form of Doom Powers as being amped).
 
The Doom powers are a general strength amp, seeing as Doom Wing in particular just makes Shadow invincible and can bulldoze through enemies.
Yes with Doom Wing specifically along with stuff like Doom Blast and I suppose Doom Spear (situationally). However, the Doom Surf only provides aquatic terrain advantages and a attack reflection move, but doesn't really amp him at all. Only Doom Surf and Doom Spear were used, but Shadow didn't even use Doom Spear directly against Metal Overlord. I just don't think it really counts and don't think ALL Doom Powers amp Shadow.
 
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Eh, I hardly see it as a Super-level amp. Honestly, it prolly just makes him stronger, but not Super level. Besides, it isn't uncommon for us to have seen Adventure-level final bosses being taken down by base level/around base level characters.
Black Doom is as strong as Shadow as their linked Blood make him grow alongside him, therefore this is a Modern Era Super boss, and thus Doom Shadow is also a Super Level amp
 
Black Doom is as strong as Shadow as their linked Blood make him grow alongside him, therefore this is a Modern Era Super boss, and thus Doom Shadow is also a Super Level amp
I don't think that makes it a Super-level form at all. It just makes Doom Wing Shadow a strong ability he can utilize. Black Doom is as strong as Shadow sure, but that doesn't make Devil Doom Super-level, especially these days. Devil Doom was a Super-level boss in the Adventure Era, but previous Super-level bosses in Gens seem to be reduced to around base-level threats. It's hard to really calculate. I'd say it could POSSIBLY be in the Super ballpark, but I wouldn't say it's close to the Super Form.

I don't think there's enough to suggest him being Super-level, even if he does have invincibility (not the only thing that Shadow has that gives invincibility nor the only thing in the franchise that does, either.). I just attribute it to a raw statistics increase rather than an actual Super-level transformation.
 
IMO, SEGA should stop adding new powers for characters only to remove them. I'm sure a lot fans would much prefer to have Shadow still using the Doom Powers than putting Drop Dash everywhere, even when it isn't needed. I would much prefer to have a continuing increasing gameplay system, instead of just resetting to the bare minimum and figuring out new gimmicks every time, creating new stuff, and continue building over it. They did that with the Wisp, and could do that with stuff for the characters.
 
IMO, SEGA should stop adding new powers for characters only to remove them. I'm sure a lot fans would much prefer to have Shadow still using the Doom Powers than putting Drop Dash everywhere, even when it isn't needed. I would much prefer to have a continuing increasing gameplay system, instead of just resetting to the bare minimum and figuring out new gimmicks every time, creating new stuff, and continue building over it. They did that with the Wisp, and could do that with stuff for the characters.
I agree. At least for powers that make sense to not be one-offs (like the Werehog). However, I guess it makes sense that Shadow didn't have them because he definitely would have used them in future games.

Now I do think that some of the Doom Powers could realistically just be cut since Shadow's overall abilities could easily emulate them. Like, get rid of Doom Surf, Doom Spear, and Doom Blast. Those could just be melted down and made into abilities Shadow already has. Doom Wing and Doom Morph are fine since they're actually rather different. Would be cool if Doom Morph was less restricted and able to be used kinda like Spider-Man or Venom or something like that (reaching far distances, enhanced platforming, etc etc).

Instead, expand upon the Doom Powers like making things that Shadow DOESN'T have and are helpful. It's why I mentioned the darkness manipulation thing for Shadow and meld that into Doom Powers for cool effects like making Doom Power-based darkness constructs, infusing attacks doom power to enhance them, folding the laundry, etc. Some cool stuff like that.
 
I don't think that makes it a Super-level form at all. It just makes Doom Wing Shadow a strong ability he can utilize. Black Doom is as strong as Shadow sure, but that doesn't make Devil Doom Super-level, especially these days.
yeah it does when Devil Doom itself is a Super Level amp, as it is what it made Doom be able to fight Super Shadow

Devil Doom was a Super-level boss in the Adventure Era, but previous Super-level bosses in Gens seem to be reduced to around base-level threats. It's hard to really calculate. I'd say it could POSSIBLY be in the Super ballpark, but I wouldn't say it's close to the Super Form.
Devil Doom is a Super Level transformation, therefore, Base Doom being a Modern era base level makes Modern Devil Doom a Modern level form as well

I don't think there's enough to suggest him being Super-level, even if he does have invincibility (not the only thing that Shadow has that gives invincibility nor the only thing in the franchise that does, either.). I just attribute it to a raw statistics increase rather than an actual Super-level transformation.
i never brought up invincibility, dunno why you are talking about it
 
It’s kinda funny cuz BD just straight up skipped his base form and went straight to Devil.
Feels like that’s saying base BD wouldn’t have stood a chance.
 
Base Doom = Base Shadow.....so duh?
Black Doom increasing in strength is under the context of Shadow acquiring more Doom Powers, which would mean base Black Doom should equal Doom Shadow without Doom Wing. On top of that Doom’s Eye can keep up with and take a couple hits from Shadow at four different levels of power, further suggesting the gap between Black Doom and Devil Doom isn’t massive in Gens.

The way I see it is that Devil Doom’s amp is seemingly just adding onto Black Doom’s base power. It’s the same amount of power, but since Black Doom’s base is so much more powerful now the difference isn’t large enough to make him impossible for wingless Doom Shadow to beat.
 
I feel like the doom powers will come back, probably with little explanation, maybe a one off line saying he was surpassing them and trying to get rid of them before, but decided to keep using them.
 
I'm a Castlevania fan being robbed of any games for the past decade, and having to live with a Netflix show that brings in too many tourists.
As a huge Onimusha fan who hasn't had a game for 18 years, I'd rather our Netflix anime be in the abyss of obscurity (like the series in general) than be swarmed by overwhelming tourism.

Also a huge Castlevania fan.
 
yeah it does when Devil Doom itself is a Super Level amp, as it is what it made Doom be able to fight Super Shadow


Devil Doom is a Super Level transformation, therefore, Base Doom being a Modern era base level makes Modern Devil Doom a Modern level form as well


i never brought up invincibility, dunno why you are talking about it
But we don't exactly know if that continues to be the case. Really, all we know is that Shadow fought Doom's eye for a bit and we don't even know if they're equal at that point. We know that they're linked, but we don't know if they're actually equal in power. For all we know, Black Doom really could've just been massively sandbagging. I just don't think Doom Wing Shadow is super-level. This is the same game that had Sonic fight Perfect Chaos in base with Shadow doing something similar but comparable to three super forms instead of one.

All we've really known about Black Doom in Shadow Gens is him warping reality remotely with a significantly-weaker variant of himself while he was holed up in the Black Moon waiting for Shadow who was practically waiting for Shadow to match him with Devil Doom. It really is a jump to say that Doom Shadow scales to Super-level forms automatically given the context.

Also I brought up the invincibility mainly because that's one of the things in the game that make it Super form-like. I'm all for Shadow rep and all, believe me. I am an avid Shadow defender and I'll die defending, but I just don't think the Doom Wing has THAT much sauce. It's saucier than most, but not the best.
 
How do people feel about Tangle and the other IDW orginal characters? Would you ever want them in the games?
I like Tangle a lot, actually! Though, I just wish she wasn't so glued to Whisper at the hip. She hardly has her own thing going on and it leads to her feeling a bit bland oftentimes. Them being a team is all fine and good, but team members still have their own lives and such. I feel like there could be more to do with her, even if it's not very complex. I'd love to see her in the games and hope she's given more to do and say.
 
I like Tangle a lot, actually! Though, I just wish she wasn't so glued to Whisper at the hip. She hardly has her own thing going on and it leads to her feeling a bit bland oftentimes. Them being a team is all fine and good, but team members still have their own lives and such. I feel like there could be more to do with her, even if it's not very complex. I'd love to see her in the games and hope she's given more to do and say.
Largly the same! Whisper I imagine having a shoot them up gameplay style kinda like omega's using all the whispering, well Tangle kinds has potental either bouncing around her tails and launching herself and others with them
 
Largly the same! Whisper I imagine having a shoot them up gameplay style kinda like omega's using all the whispering, well Tangle kinds has potental either bouncing around her tails and launching herself and others with them
I can imagine Tangle having some cool tail-type moves that'd help both in combat and platforming.
 
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For Whisper as a "super form* I imagine it be utilizing all the wisps at once, I'm not completely sure what a super forms for Tangle would be tho, granted tales dosen't have one either
Tails does have a Super Form. It's in S&K3, Superstars, and technically Heroes. Though, planning Super Forms for them is tricky. Could just have the Chaos Emeralds but what makes their Super Forms. Either that or they get empowered forms similar to Doom Wing Shadow where it functions similarly.
 
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