Suddenly, a huge explosion broke open the glass cylinder he was residing in. Green liquid flowed out onto the floor. He walked over to the window and looked outside. He saw a two gold and silver blurs flying around some giant monstrosity that seemed to be sticking out of the colony. Wait. He just realized—who was he? What was he doing here? Why had he been in that glass tube? He wanted answers. Frustrated, he punched the wall. It was completely obliterated. He was amazed at his own strength. He looked at his arm. It was made of metal. He looked down the rest of his body. It was also entirely robotic. He felt a strange energy flowing through his arm. He outstretched his arm, closed his eyes, and concentrated. His forearm retracted, and was replaced with a laser cannon. An incredible blast of energy was released, obliterating the room he was in. He expected to be sucked out into space, but his feet retracted, and a strange pair of boots replaced them. They held him fast to the floor—he couldn't even pick up his foot. He also realized that he could breathe without oxygen. He learned that he also had incredible vision—he saw a red glowing jewel inside the ARK near the battle. He blasted out the window—apparently he could fly also—and grabbed the jewel, unnoticed. He saw a strange cavity in his chest. It looked like the Emerald would fit perfectly. He put it in, and felt an even stronger power. He looked over on a table next to his containment tube, and saw a book there. 'Records of Professor Gerald Robotnik' the cover read. He read the entire book at an incredible speed—his abilities seemed to include an incredible knowledge. He learned that his jewel was a Chaos Emerald. He learned of their power, and of the Master Emerald. As he read on, he learned that he was one of the models for the Ultimate Life Form—he was simply called 'Shadow 3' by Gerald. Gerald was planning on activating him soon, when he suddenly left the space colony. Shadow 3 decided to rename himself Ultima. Ultima learned that he was probably more powerful than Shadow. He knew that he would be completely undefeatable if he gained the rest of the Chaos Emeralds. So he transported to Earth via space transporter in search of the ultimate power...