A Flimsy Machine

[daortir]

The OP said that the Shadow from TDD was pathetic, and I have to disagree with that. I apologize if this is slightly off-topic, but you brought it there. The Shadow from TDD was terribly effective. It pushed Daniel forward for the whole game, forcing him to go deeper into Brennenburg to take the Orb from Alexander. It did not want to kill Daniel I believe, otherwise it'd have killed him like it killed everyone that stood in its path. That also explains why the shadow takes so much time to kill Daniel in his cell if you choose the early ending.

The Shadow is far from pathetic, it pushes you forward and destroys everything you leave behind, tearing down Brennenburg once you defeated Alexander.

Sorry for the off-topic post, but the Shadow doesn't want Daniel's death in my opinion. It only kills you if you are foolish or slow enough to ignore/fail on the path it wanted you to choose.

This is just a plot theory, and I might be wrong of course.