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You just find "Shadriafags" frustrating because we're right. Your entire post is a massive cope because you can't handle that Shadow's core character is built on a bond with Maria that transcends your simplistic western labels.
You scream about character development being taken back. What development? The garbage from Shadow the Hedgehog where he throws a photo away? You want him to "move on" because you don't actually like Shadow, you like an empty shell that western writers like Ian Flynn can project their boring rival fantasies onto.

You simply cannot fathom a love so pure it defines someone's entire being. The original Japanese text makes it clear. The Sonic Channel says they were "like siblings," using language of comparison because they aren't related. Maria tells him "aishiteru," a phrase you don't just throw around platonically in Japanese. Maekawa, the original writer, based their dynamic on a couple from a romance manga. This isn't a crackship, it's the foundation of the character that you're too ignorant to understand.

You bring up Sonic X like a moron. Sonic X isn't canon to the games. It's as relevant as a fanfiction you'd find on DeviantArt.
Stop getting your opinions from twitter and play the actual games. The reason you're so angry is because you know the story is not on your side. You're the one trying to force a shallow interpretation because you can't stand a character having depth beyond being a "cool rival" for Sonic the Hedgehog. Your head is poisoned.