Maria Robotnik

"Shadow I beg of you, please do it for me... for a better future! For all of the people who live on that planet... give them a chance to be happy... let them live for there dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it that's the reason you were brought into this world. Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog."

- Maria Robotnik, Sonic Adventure 2

Maria Robotnik was the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik, the cousin of Dr. Eggman, and was Shadow the Hedgehog's closest companion aboard the Space Colony ARK until her death. Maria was gunned down by a G.U.N. soldier while she was helping Shadow escape capture. Her final wish was for Shadow to protect humanity.

History
Maria was a terminally-ill patient on the Space Colony ARK who had contracted the disease NIDS (Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) which seems to be related to the disease AIDS.

Her grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik created Shadow as a means to study immortality and to use the fruits of the project to attempt to cure Maria.

After Shadow's creation, he became close friends with Maria. Sadly, Maria was killed by delusional soldiers after releasing Shadow from a cryogenic tube in the Japanese version. However, in the English dub, they say she was taken away.

She was dead for 50 years and she sometime reappears in Shadow's mind.

Personality
Maria was a very kind individual who always thought about others before herself.

This is proven by the fact that after she was shot and was dying, she didn't hold any ill will towards the people living on Earth and in her dying breath, she told Shadow to give them a chance for their future so they will live very blessed lives and that was the reason that he was created.

Family

 * Gerald Robotnik - Grandfather
 * Dr. Eggman - Cousin
 * Eggman Nega

Friends/Allies

 * Shadow the Hedgehog- Best Friend
 * The Commander

Enemies

 * Black Arms
 * Black Doom
 * G.U.N. - Killers

Trivia

 * Christopher Thorndyke and Molly both remind Shadow of Maria, because of their similar selfless natures and the kind, loving look in their eyes.
 * Amy Rose also reminds Shadow of Maria, because Shadow has to help people.
 * Speculated date of death is 02/07/1953. Reason for said speculation is the countdown timer in the Space Colony Ark on the Sonic X episode "Robotnik's Revenge" which takes place 50 years after Maria's death.
 * She was the first and only weakness of Shadow the Hedgehog whatever everyone mention her name or Shadow having a flashback of her.
 * She was Shadow's first friend before she dies.