According to Death Battle, Sonic’s true top speed is shown when outracing the black hole in Sonic Colors, and is calculated to be over 200,000,000 mph without an additional equipment. That’s faster than anyone needs to run. Faster than nearly anything in the DC Universe, the Flash has access to the Speed Force which makes him reach top speeds that are essentially unimaginable. Ending Note/Conclusion: Well since I don't really know that much about Shadow's speed, I'm gonna have to say that Sonic is probably the faster one since we've that Sonic can run beyond the speed of sound and also slightly further than speed of light (And even way beyond the speed of light as Super Sonic in Sonic Generations, watch from 6:50 to 7:09 from this video from The Ghetto-Hog!. While both classic and modern Sonic are technically the same character, they are not him at two separate ages, or even him just drawn differently across games. How many Super Smash Bros Ultimate Characters can defeat Sonic the Hedgehog in a racing match? Shadow is supposedly faster, stronger, and "better" than Sonic. Depending on the speed of sound on where Sonic is currently located, he is capable of creating a sonic boom. If anything, it’d be an inconvenience — who knows how many indigenous species to the Green Hill Zone Sonic has splattered on his morning run? Light moves at a speed of 670,616,628 mph. (Note: this is intentionally discounting contradictory non-canon like Archie comics or the Mario Bros. movie) Believe it or not, yes. The SegaSonic machine may have been faster than sonic then, but even the games show that hes gotten much faster. He’s certainly faster than the speed of sound, because I think that’s the ‘Sonic Boom’ of it all. Mario is faster than Sonic. At first, when Jet was better than Sonic in Extreme Gear riding, Jet used to make fun of Sonic. In Sonic Forces, the two are from two different dimensions. Sonic is the fastest hedgehog alive but what about silver and shadow aren't they just as fast as him if not faster? For you kids, thinking Sonic is faster, well, you're outdone. Super Sonic can apparently move at light speed. “He’s pretty fast. silver is fast(as most all the characters can preform a little speed), but i'm not sure he's even as fast as shadow! sonic is still the fastest thing alive. https://www.cbr.com/sonic-hedgehog-comic-book-speedsters-faster-slower they aren't faster than him. Im not even sure if that game is canon. Jet and Sonic the Hedgehog have been rivals ever since they met. No clue on Sonic Forces though. shadow is almost as fast as sonic, but not quite. During his debut, there weren't many who could even compete with him. Maybe the avatar has speed up gadgets? Here’s the short explanation as to why. This one is a new idea presented by Sonic Forces, and it is going to make some fans' heads spin faster than Sonic does. Idk. However, we have yet to actually witness Shadow move faster than Sonic. Sonic CD ending, sonic is slowing down so he doesnt fall off the track.