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Shadow is the most beautiful man to ever exist. He was made to rear my children. Hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution have led to the creation of women who can sniff out men with good, strong genes with great accuracy. Shadow is strong, so the woman knows he can protect her. He's self-reliant, and doesn't need anybody to succeed, showing the woman that he's capable of providing for himself as well as her, and perhaps their future children. His colors are healthy, deep and striking. But beneath the impressive show of masculinity Shadow exhibits is a pinch of femininity in both appearances and hobbies. A woman appreciates a man who shows a bit of feminine qualities without going overboard like a sissy or a tranny, it shows to her that he's no alien to her and is capable of understanding some of what she's interested in. The neotenous features he has, such as being 3 feet tall and having a large forehead, trigger within her a protective, almost motherly instinct. Strong, self-reliant, independent, deep healthy colors, masculine, slightly feminine if you squint, and cute. All of these traits combined describe Shadow. You'll notice the other boys (Silver, Tails, and Knuckles) lack one or more of these important qualities. Silver lacks self-reliance, masculinity, deep colors. Knuckles lacks the pinch of femininity in both appearance and personality, being far more rugged. Tails lacks most of the qualities I described which is why women treat him more as a pet dog or a baby than an actual potential suitor, no real woman wants Tails over Shadow. All of these qualities combined with a sexy voice and A. Popular ships that appeal to fujoshi and B. a canonical interest in human women (Maria, Molly, etc.) makes Shadow the perfect man to have marriage, sex and a family with. Shadow was basically made to be a woman's dream man, both canonically and from a meta perspective.