Shadow Androids (シャドウ・アンドロイド) are robots created by Doctor Eggman that resemble Shadow the Hedgehog. They first appear in Sonic Heroes and are seen in tubes and again in Shadow the Hedgehog as enemies. They rival Shadow's abilities almost completely and travel in packs. They shoot with missiles from their hands as to hone all of Sonic and Shadow's physical combat skills, but are incomplete, and are very buggy in close combat, but can still make up for it in high speed battles. Eggman has apparently discontinued the production of these robots, but the reason is unknown.