Since the Robotnik family now lives in my head rent-free, here’s my another take on possible events.
Gerald doesn’t have the heart to say "no" to his beloved granddaughter. It’s thanks to Maria that he starts to see Shadow as a person, not just an experiment.
I made this months ago lmao...like before shadow's squid form lmao.
baby baby baby!! baby shadow would have a little "U" like knuckles, I think. The original idea was that his ears were more like growths, like Doom's.
His spines would crack apart at some point, which is why the stripes are like a blackarms. His ears would better develop later, meaning his infant life was muffled, leaving him largely silent during the first few months of his creation.
The food thing is real. Thats not a HC, my man likes cheese, pizza and coffee--italian coded frfr.