LogFAQs > #942017198

ZenOfThunder posted...

i think Kat actually does have a decent shot but if you go by actual Sonic canon even without an emerald Shadow and Sonic can move close to the speed of sound, most likely Shadow would just get behind her and shoot her in the head. Sonic and Shadow are completely broken even without the chaos emeralds for the same reason the Flash is always broken

iirc Sonic's base top speed is 3000 MPH and Shadow is a little slower than him (just a little bit, Shadow is almost identical but Sonic has hero power and needs to be canonically the fastest so Shadow's top speed is like 2900 MPH or something) but regardless if you couple that with bloodlust and a high-powered handgun Shadow wins this easily, although it has been a while since i played gravity rush and i dont remember if kat has any similarly broken traits

This is a legit question, because I don't know the answer: does Shadow (and Sonic) actually have any instances of going this fast in canon? The games constantly tout the idea that they go incredibly fast but I'm curious to know how that translates to actual canon. I know it's weird gameplay and all so it should be taken with a grain of salt, but Sonic can't even outrun Robotnik at the end of Sonic 2, and Shadow is comparable Sonic's top speed.