I am really sick of everyone praising Sonic 3 for its portrayal of Shadow's backstory when they basically did the same thing they did for Knuckles in 2 with extra steps, but somehow worse. (Spoilers for Sonic 2 and 3).

For those who don't follow Sonic lore, Shadow grew up with Maria Robotnik, one of Eggman's relatives, who became close with him to the point of them considering each other family. However, Maria gets killed by G.U.N. and Shadow vows revenge against the whole world because of it. In the games, she's shot by a G.U.N. agent. In the movie, she's killed in an explosion as she, Shadow, and Gerald Robotnik, Eggman's grandfather, try to get away from G.U.N. So yeah, Shadow assists Robotnik in his wicked scheme in order to avenge someone close to him. If that at all sounds familiar, it's because that's what they did with Knuckles in Sonic 2. Knuckles worked with Eggman against Sonic because his family was taken from him in a war with the tribe Sonic's adoptive mother came from. In both scenarios, Knuckles and Shadow are blinded by rage and do whatever both Eggmen say. There's even a scene in the climax in both films where Sonic becomes allies with them in the matter of a couple seconds. It blows my mind how no one has called the filmmakers out on this crap. The only real difference is that Shadow's backstory got more flashbacks. I gave the quick resolution scene in Sonic 2 a little slack because at least it showed Sonic's growth as he was willing to listen to him and talk things through like adults. In Sonic 3, he literally went berserk on his ass a few seconds earlier and now suddenly, he just wants to talk. The jarring shift in the dynamic between them not only ruined the scene, but the movie in general. And yeah, I know what happened to Shadow in the movie was mirroring Shadow's backstory in the game, but you could've at least presented it differently. This is blatantly doing the exact same shit in both sequels. I legit felt insulted watching this copy pasted malarkey. These films just keep getting worse and worse and I shudder to think what Sonic 4 is gonna be like.