Hello. I’m Tomoko Hayane!
October is here, and there are more and more days when you feel like throwing on an extra layer. As the shadows gradually grow longer, you can really sense the seasons beginning to change.

Featured in this month’s wallpaper is the black hedgehog, Shadow!

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A Quiet Moment

Those red-framed glasses look incredibly cool against his jet-black body!
Their sleek, horizontally elongated shape also suits his downcast expression perfectly♪ They keep his sharp look intact while bringing out a more intelligent and composed side of him.

Maybe they’re a pair he uses for reading or when he wants to sit and think. Together with the coffee in his hand, which is black, of course, they give off a quiet, off-duty atmosphere that feels very different from his usual time spent in battle.

And then there’s that intriguing photo frame beside him. Could it contain a precious memory from the ARK? Or, surprisingly, maybe it’s a picture with his lively group of friends.

And who exactly took the photo in the first place…? The possibilities are endless!

The Ultimate in Cool!

When it comes to Shadow, everything about him can be summed up in one word: cool. With speed and power worthy of the name “Ultimate Life Form,” and a perfectionist, solitary attitude he never compromises on, it’s hard not to be drawn to him. The way he fought using his Doom Powers in Sonic × Shadow Generations was especially striking too!

That overwhelming power, combined with a presence that feels somehow dangerous. Precisely because he has fought his way through so many intense battles, moments like this, quietly tilting a coffee cup to his lips, feel all the more meaningful♪

One group Shadow sometimes shares adventures with is “Team Dark.”

After the three of them have accomplished their objective and happen to look up at the night sky, Rouge might say, “I’ve got a camera for recording things, you know?” and point the lens at them, while Omega adds, “PHOTOGRAPHY IS RECOMMENDED.” Snap.

Shadow might respond with a curt “…Hmph,” but later hang that photo up and quietly look back on the night it captured. It’s the kind of thing that really gets the imagination going.