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 Shadow's only close companion, the cousin of Dr. Eggman and the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik until she died by humans (which it was the GUN who shot her) which it made Shadow hate humans and anybody after 50 years ago until he remembered that she wanted him to protect them.

Her Story
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.

Trivia

 * Christopher Thorndyke and Molly both remind Shadow of Maria, because of their similar selfless natures and the kind, loving look in their eyes.


 * 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.

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