After months of anxiety, the trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has arrived, unveiling Keanu Reeves’ Shadow for the first time – and it teases a major death fans have been longing to see.
Sonic 3 is bringing in one of the franchise’s heaviest hitters, who briefly appeared in Sonic 2’s cheer-worthy post-credits scene: Shadow, the blue blur’s gun-toting, black-and-red frenemy.Possible spoilers to follow…
In the first trailer for the threequel, one thing is clear:Shadowis (at least for the first part of the film) the antagonist. After somehow escaping the government’s secret “Project Shadow” facility, we get glimpses of him putting a beating on Knuckles, before riding his motorcycle and clashing with Sonic in the sky.
It ends with an eye-opening reveal: Gerald Robotnik (Eggman’s grandfather) will appear, and he’ll also be played by Jim Carrey… but that’s not the main takeaway. If you know the lore, you’ll be asking the same question:will Maria die?
Without getting into spoilers, Maria is a major character in Shadow’s story. Not only is she Gerald’s granddaughter, she’s Robotnik’s cousin, and her backstory with G.U.N. and her hedgehog pal is…important.
Shadow doesn’t say her name in the trailer, and she’s only seen briefly,played by Sting star Alyla Browne. All we’ll say is… get your tissues ready.
“This already hurts. Shadow’s smile even sells that he wasn’t always like this and Maria… changed him,” one userwroteafter watching the trailer. “Okay I love the idea of Shadow going on a rampage to find Maria,” anothercommented.
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“Shadow! Maria! Gerald! London! The motorbike! Holy hell this is gonna be an awesome Christmas treat,” a thirdwrote.
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
