Shadow's not in brawl. And Sonic is. Sonic beat Shadow many times. And that means Link has to face the stronger of the two Sonic characters. It dependa on who's using him. If Link puts on the Fierce Deity's Mask, its all over for Shadow. Link is an excellent archer too. He'll use the
hookshot/clawshot to grab Shadow and pierce his sword through Shadow's head. Sonic's better then Shadow. And since Link goes head to head with Sonic, then he can definitly take out Shadow. Or he'll freeze him with the ice arrows and hit him with the megaton hammer to shatter him. Sure Shadow's fast but Link's reflexes and skill are superb. It takes Shadow time to build up speed and momentum. If Shadow gets close, link will protect himself with Nayru's Love, and attack with Din's Fire. Din's fire causes a blast about as big as Chaos Blast. It also costs Shadow some speed to turn. Shadow dies after he gets hit without any rings, I'm not sure, but I think their was a pot either in Minish Cap, or Links awkening, that he uses the pot to suck up things. All the rings will be sucked into the pot. No it was in Minish Cap. He'll suck Shadow's rings away and hit him by teleporting using Faros wind (spelled wrong. Sorry) and deliver the final blow. Or he'll pull Shadow in with the Gale Boomerang and strike. He could also hit Shadow with the Fierce Deity's Mask beams from the double helix sword. Remember, it takes Shadow time to build up speed. If he gets the Chaos Emeralds then Link will teleport away and wait for him to run out of rings. He could also suck his rings and the emeralds away using that pot thing from the Minish Cap Game. Chaos Control slows time down, if Links in the Nayru's wind bubble, then it won't affect him because its a protective/reflective shield.