Black Doom Hedgehog « Thread Started on Oct 29, 2009, 7:00pm »
Archie Comic info: Black Doom is the evil leader of the Black Arms alien race, a species of parasites that travel from star system to star system in search of conquest. Fifty years prior to the current war on Mobius against Dr. Eggman, Black Doom made contact with Professor Gerald, helping him to create Shadow the Hedgehog. Black Doom then revealed that he would return to Mobius fifty years later to claim it as his own, for which purpose Shadow was modified to stand against him and the Black Arms. Doom's return was delayed, however, by his species' conflict with the Xorda. When Professor was trying to complete his Ultimate Lifeform project to cure his granddaughter Maria's Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, he found barriers to his research he could not overcome without outside help. Making a deal with Black Doom, he extracted some of Doom's blood to help him finish the process. The result was Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Lifeform with the abilities granted by Gerald's process and also with a measure of Doom's own power, granting Shadow his Chaos Control abilities. Black Doom afterwards departed, vowing that he would make his return fifty years later, prompting Gerald to modify Shadow so that when the time came Mobius would have him for a protector. At some point during the fifty-year interlude, Black Doom entered his people into a war with the Xorda, which has devastated the Bem homeworld of Argentium and likely many other planets and star systems.
Other info: Black Doom has a very menacing appearance. Black-Doom, unlike like the rest of his species, has three glowing red eyes, and twin horns sticking out of either side of head, he is decorated with a worn robe, chains with spiked ornaments, and jewels around the top of his robe. He has a very deep voice that presents an echoing effect and appears very aged, claiming to be immortal. He stated that he ruled the Universe at one point, but this is probably saying that he was the strongest known being in the universe at that point. His appearance alone has a certain presence of black aura. Black Doom is the sinister leader of the Black Arms and the oldest member of his alien species. The Black Arms are Black Doom's own spawn and appear to operate with an insect-like hive intelligence, seemingly preventing any attempts to challenge Black Doom for rulership. He claims that the Black Arms have visited Earth for at least as far back as 2000 years. It is currently unknown just how much of an effect he has had on Earth's history, although the bird-shaped ruins in Glyphic Canyon and Sky Troops are revealed to be flying temples transported to Earth by Black Doom over two thousand years ago to be used as weapons. He presents an almost religious front and shows little respect for humanity due to its sins against each other and the planet Earth. In fact, his philosophy is little more than egotistical justification for his own dark deeds. He wants to enslave the humans (and likely everyone else on the planet) and use them as food for him and his army.
Black Doom appeared at the beginning of the game as a hologram projected by Doom's Eye (his third eye) to inform Shadow that "the day of reckoning" has arrived. Black Doom uses Shadow throughout the game in order to retrieve the seven Chaos Emeralds for him. He commanded his army to attack six major cities around the world in search of the emeralds and in order to weaken Earth's defenses. He continuously pressures Shadow to denounce the home he has made on Earth and swear allegiance to the Black Arms and their goals. He often tries to accomplish this by trying to manipulate Shadow into believing that no good can come from the continued existence of humanity, offering to tell him about his past, and even goes so far as to put Shadow into a recreation of what happened to him on the Space Colony ARK to better justify the evil humans are capable of. Black-Doom's plans included the taking of the ARK for his nefarious desires. Once the ARK was seized control of, Black-Doom took control of the Eclipse cannon and used it to destroy Central City. He did this so that it may be used as the site for the Black-Comet to root in with the planet. His other plans included strengthening his armies by reawaking the temples, which were actually flying fortresses, destroying the human's data base, wiping out all the world leaders, destroying the humans military bases, and planting the Black-Arms plants around the world to slowly transform the planet into a blood ridden one.
As the player proceeds through the game, they learn more about Black Doom's motive and his connection to Shadow. 50 years prior to the game, Black Doom formed a sort of alliance with Gerald Robotnik. He and Gerald created the Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow, in order to expand Gerald's research and help Black Doom retrieve the Chaos Emeralds. Shadow was created from Black Doom's blood. However, Gerald realized the threat his new alliance presented to Earth and secretly planned to use Shadow and the newly built Eclipse Cannon to destroy the Black Comet when it made its next regular 50 year visit. However, soon after the events detailed in Sonic Adventure 2 occurred and Gerald's initial plan was forgotten as he sunk into grief and madness.
When Shadow gains all of the Chaos Emeralds, Black Doom steals them, and reveals that he needed them all to amplify his Chaos Control to full power so that he can warp the Black Comet to Earth. The comet's own velocity was not fast enough and so he needed the Emeralds to perform a mass Chaos Control so that he could root the comet to Earth and use it to unleash a paralyzing nerve gas on the planet's population to make them food for his Black Arms spawn. Shadow's inherited genetics from Doom make him the only other creature on the planet capable of resisting the effects of the gas. Retreating to his inner sanctum at the very center of the comet, Black Doom defends himself from his advancing offspring with a perimeter of his most elite Black Arms soldiers. When Shadow reaches him, Black Doom finally reveals the truth of Shadow's parentage but is soon after interrupted by a 50 year old transmission of Gerald from the Space Colony ARK, accidentally activated by the Chaotix Detective Agency. The transmission reveals to the world Gerald's secret plan to destroy the Black Comet and gives Shadow the resolve to defeat the tyrant. Before he can attack, Black Doom teleports outside and transforms into his most powerful form - Devil Doom. Shadow uses the left behind Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Shadow and give chase. The two engage in a final battle in the sky over the rooted Black Comet. Shadow is ultimately able to defeat Devil Doom, sending him tumbling down to the city below.
Hedgehog info: Black Doom had decided to take on a more blending look when he came to stay at Earth because of his daughter, Black Mura. He did this after about 16 years of when Damien, Ashley, and CT were born. He still lives with his fellow Black Arms on the Black Comet in space. He comes to visit his family after that many years to meet everyone that he's related to. He hasn't quite been accepted by Mura and Shadow yet.
Family: Black Mura, Shadow, Mura, Shag (and anyone else that's related to them), and Black Arms. Skills: Chaos Control, Swift Strike, Flame Cresent, Meteor Toss, Hologram Projection, and Devil Transformation Likes: The Black Arms (including himself), death Dislikes: Anyone who can rival him, Shadow the Hedgehog, those who get in his way Form: Devil Doom
Devil Doom info: Devil Doom is a much more powerful form of Black Doom. He is the final boss of the game Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow eventually defeats him and saves the world after Sonic, Amy, and the other Sonic characters cheer him on.