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Nobody at Warhammer High* suspected that those two quiet punk/grunge kids would try to commandeer a weapon of mass destruction four years later.

Shadow and Rouge's "Classic" selves, as it were; I had a stable '99 design (in StS Time) for five out of eight Neo Freedom Fighters, and until this pic, Shadow wasn't one of them. Eventually settled on a hoodie and track pants, plus normal shoes (all black); he wouldn't acquire his jet skates or Inhibitor Rings until later. Back then, he tried to cover himself up as much as possible; GUN wasn't actively looking for him as Shadow was believed to have not survived the ARK raid, but he still didn't want to risk someone from the old management recognizing him.

Rouge wasn't wearing makeup yet (at least not on a frequent basis), and her wardrobe rarely strayed from the "shirt + jacket + jeans" combo. Her shoes are based on one of the equippable pairs from Sonic Chronicles (what Rouge currently has in-game, actually).

Shadow and Rouge would be 14 and 13 here, respectively. 13 might be too young for high school, but it's possible that Rouge's bastard parents got her off to an early start (which isn't good for your kid's development, from what I hear).


* "Warhammer High" was the school that the NFF (sans Chris?) attended in early Old StS documents, and the school might've retained that name for the rest of Old StS. It might be more accurate to call it "Station High", but..."Warhammer" just FEELS like the walls, floors, and desks are partially composed of cigarette burns. If that makes any sense.
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BroManClash's avatar
Both look casual yet cool. :)