Everyday I wake up mad that Shadow and Knuckles are given the same personally half the time
For me its always been Knuckles is the one easily angered, jumping to conclusions, openly emotional, stubbornly confident but also huge heart and tries to hide it behind acting tough
On the other hand, Shadow is completely emotionally closed off, he can get focused and serious but rarely actually expresses anger or rage in an outburst (he just glares more), unlike Knuckles, he rarely trusts anyone and if he does it's taken time to earn that trust
The pair have multiple aspects of their character arc and backstory, but they've handled it in different ways. They've turned out very differently from eachother despite these similarities which is what makes them both so interesting both individually and more so when they interact. For Sonic, Knuckles is a friendly rival who would always help out when asked, Shadow is a rare ally who often takes a different path and his help is not guaranteed
This is what I mean!! These are two different types of anger jfkhgkdf
