Black Comet

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For the game stage, see Black Comet (Shadow the Hedgehog stage)

The Black Comet should not be confused with the Black Asteroid or the White Comet

The Black Comet is a comet that passes by the Earth every 50 years. It is the home and/or a mode of transport for the Black Arms, and appears in the game Shadow the Hedgehog. The levels Final Haunt and Black Comet are both set on the surface of the Black Comet.

[edit] Characteristics

The comet itself appears to be alive or techno-organic in nature, most notably when it was teleported to Earth and seemed to take on a life of its own and dig into the surface. When inside, it is almost like being in the body of a living organism. There are pulsating growths and what appear to be tentacles, organs and throat-like halls and many organic sounds such as in the Japanese version of the game, when the tentacles are destroyed, a roaring (vey similar to the Biolizard's) can be heard. There is a vicious substance in the comet that only death leeches and worms can exist in. Even Black Doom continuously warns Shadow that "that toxic substance is fatal". The tentacle-like projections also appear to exist in the substance.

[edit] History

The last time the comet passed by Earth, Black Doom made a pact with Gerald Robotnik in order to create the Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow would help Gerald in his research and would help Black Doom in his quest to collect the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Gerald, however, designs the Eclipse Cannon to destroy the Black Comet when it returns. 50 years later, as the Black Comet approaches Earth during the start of Shadow the Hedgehog, the aliens begin the final phase of their mission to collect the 7 Chaos Emeralds and enslave the humans. The Black Comet does not have enough speed to make it to Earth's surface on its own, so Black Doom uses the power of the Chaos Emeralds to teleport the comet to Earth. However, Black Doom's plans are foiled when Shadow teleports it back out into space and uses the Eclipse Cannon to destroy the Black Comet and all of the Black Arms inside of it.

[edit] Trivia

In the Pure Hero level Final Haunt, the Black Comet is (predictably) full of Black Arms. However, on the Semi-Dark final level Black Comet, it's full of G.U.N. Robots, and there are few (if any) Black Arms present.