History WebAnimation / SonicShorts

--->'''Metal Sonic''': I can't believe it... I'M the faker! My whole life is pointless! (curls up and cries)

Currently, eight "volumes", two [[TheMusical Musicals]], three [[SpinOff spin-offs]], two parody volumes (known as ''Sonic Shits'') and two sub-series (called ''Sonic Seconds'' and ''SPTV News'') have been released. The eighth volume was shown in Summer of Sonic 2013, seemingly acting as a GrandFinale to the series. However, the team is currently working on a new Shorts collab that goes beyond the Sonic franchise and instead pulls from all of Creator/{{SEGA}}'s history. Many members of the team have since contributed to the [[TheAbridgedSeries Abridged Series]] ''WebVideo/SonicF'', also released under the Sonic Paradox banner. After [[DevelopmentHell many years and complications]] and several other videos to tide fans over, they [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell finally released]] the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQn7d7UEFE Sega Shorts]] video on December 24, 2018.

Currently, eight "volumes", two [[TheMusical Musicals]], three [[SpinOff spin-offs]], two parody volumes (known as ''Sonic Shits'') and a sub-series (called ''Sonic Seconds'') have been released. The eighth volume was shown in Summer of Sonic 2013, seemingly acting as a GrandFinale to the series. However, the team is currently working on a new Shorts collab that goes beyond the Sonic franchise and instead pulls from all of Creator/{{SEGA}}'s history. Many members of the team have since contributed to the [[TheAbridgedSeries Abridged Series]] ''WebVideo/SonicF'', also released under the Sonic Paradox banner. After [[DevelopmentHell many years and complications]] and several other videos to tide fans over, they [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell finally released]] the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQn7d7UEFE Sega Shorts]] video on December 24, 2018.

* TomatoInTheMirror: Parodied with Metal Sonic, who is unaware that he's a robot. When he realizes this, he suffers an existential crisis.

* TomatoInTheMirror: Parodied with Metal Sonic, who is unaware that he's a robot. When he realizes this, he has a existential crisis.

* TomatoInTheMirror: Parodied with Metal Sonic, who is unaware that he's a robot.

-->-- '''Sonic to Knuckles after the latter decides to make his own shorts'''

!!This collaboration contains examples of:
* ActorAllusion:

* AuthorAppeal: Boozerman's shorts are almost exclusively about [=SonAmy=]. He also has a thing for making out, pre-sex scenes, and somebody [[ThePeepingTom watching others during the intercourse]]. The last one is mostly PlayedForLaughs, though.

** One short has Robotnik mournfully flying through his dystopia belting out "Let the Heartaches Begin" by Music/LongJohnBaldry, his voice actor from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''.

* DrivenToSuicide: Big the Cat hangs himself in Episode 3 after Froggy [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him out as a loser]] and abandons him.

* ExactWords: In a re-enactment of the cutscene before the first Sonic vs. Shadow battle in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', Sonic makes good on his promise that he will make Shadow eat his words. By [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall taking the subtitles and shoving them down Shadow's mouth]].

* FanDisservice: Eggman's latest ultimate weapon? A shot of him posing in a thong set to Right Said Fred's ''Wonderman''. Sonic is horrified.

-->'''Sonic''': "What?! All I had to do was press ''up and down''?! '''''Up...and...down...? WHAT THE FU--'''''" *lose a life*

'''[=4Kids=] Executive &''' '''''Sonic '06''''' '''Developer:''' [[ChristmasRushed Nuisance in the workplace]]\\

--->'''Knuckles:''' You really shouldn't be giving him ideas.

** ''Sonic Shits'' takes it UpToEleven with mocking everything and ''everyone'' related to Sonic Paradox. It parodies certain shorts, obvious AuthorAppeal, people who want others to animate and voice their uninspired scenarios, and the humor of late 2000s internet in general.

---> '''Fan:''' Oh my god! They've got a new Sonic character! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I must! DRAW!!]] '''''[[RuleThirtyFour PORN OF IT!!!]]'''''

** The final video of volume 2 has ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]]''[='s=] Robotnik, fed up with ''Anime/SonicX'' Eggman's AntiVillain nature, decides to blow up Creator/FourKidsEntertainment as a result. The [[StrawCharacter 4Kids producer is presented as an inmature]] ManChild who thinks Chris Thorndyke is the most popular character of the series, worth a spin-off, and the OnlySaneMan of the commitee says "nobody likes Sonic X". The video ends with Robotnik changing the channel to watch ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground''... and Snively immediately starts setting up the coordinates.

* YourHeadAsplode: Tails after he powers up a bit too much. Knuckles [[YouCanPanicNow quickly panics wondering what he should do in rebuttal,]] Sonic ScreamsLikeALittleGirl ([[JustifiedTrope for good reason]]), and Shadow [[NervesOfSteel only comments on how unnerving the whole ordeal is]].

* TheDogBitesBack: The final short of Sonic Shorts Volume 8 had [[spoiler:the entire Sonic cast, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters from all continuities]], tired of the jokes being made at their expense, go after the many Flash artists who make the shorts]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Almost every Sonic continuity gets represented at some point during the series, common ones including the video games, their spinoffs, all three of the 90s cartoons (''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', and ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground''), [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVAs]], ''Anime/SonicX'', and the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie]] and even [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway]] comic books (the last most prominently during ''Vector's Knickers'').

** In another, Creator/BioWare images of [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters newest Sonic character]] [[VideoGame/SonicChronicles Shade the Echidna]] are discovered by a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Sonic fan]]. [[SelfFanservice His initial reaction?]]

** [[WebAnimation/Brackenwood Bitey]] makes an appearance in one skit stealing an emerald from Sonic.

-->'''Sonic & Amy:''' [[FrameUp Criminal defamation & sexual exploitation]]\\

'''Vanilla & Cream:''' [[PaedoHunt Explicit acts in front of a minor]]\\

-->'''Tails''': Now I know!\\
'''Sonic''': AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle!\\

* AuthorAppeal: Boozerman's shorts are almost exclusively about [=SonAmy=]. He also has a thing for making out, pre-sex scenes, and somebody watching others in the intercourse. The last one is mostly PlayedForLaughs, though.
* BerserkButton: Quite a few moments actually.
** If Amy has a crush on you, [[SorryImGay don't say you're gay, even if you are.]] Also, don't look up her skirt, or you'll be [[DropTheHammer having a date with Piko Piko]].

** In Volume 5, a short features Knuckles punching Sonic's lights out as he was about to eat a chili dog, for an "Act Result" tally to appear and Knuckles to perform a victory pose[[labelnote:*]]The card even says "Sonic has been knocked out, Ownage 1"[[/labelnote]]. Later on the same short as Sonic is ranting his line from the OVA at Knuckles, the Echidna knocks him out again and a second result tally appears with him performing a victory pose again[[labelnote:*]]"Sonic has been knocked out, Ownage 2"[[/labelnote]].

*** He also prepares to nuke ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' just for existing (or Creator/DiCEntertainment for creating it).

* TheDogBitesBack: The final short of Sonic Shorts Volume 8 had [[spoiler:the entire Sonic cast, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters from all continuities]], tired of the jokes being made at their expense, go after the many Flash artists who make the shorts.]]

* FanartAtFirstSight: Parodied in an InUniverse short and combined with Rule34 in which one short had Sega debuting Shade from ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'' and where a fan sees it.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Eggman in Sonic Seconds 1:

%% * MundaneUtility: Knuckles using Sonic's quills to shave his beard and throwing the hedgehog in the trash bin afterwards like a discarded razor in ''Knuckles Briefs''.

* ParodySue: The "How to make your own Sonic Fan character" short focuses on the creation of one. When the segment for powers comes up, the narrator says to get rid of balance and sensibility, and then suggests having the character use all every series MacGuffin to turn into Jesus and then fuse with several of the canon characters.
* PaperThinDisguise: [[{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} Chicken Boo]] disguised as "Chris."

* SorryImGay: In one Volume 5 short, Sonic reveals to Amy that he is gay and in a relationship with Tails. Amy [[TurnsRed does not take this well]]. (Episode 8 reveals that he was joking, but Amy is ''still'' not amused.)

--> '''Sonic''': "Why the hell am I in a car?"\\

* [[UnexplainedRecovery I Got Better]]: Said by Knuckles when recapping the events of Volume 5.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Eggman's secret underwater volcano laboratory… [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]

* FanartAtFirstSight: Parodied in an InUniverse short and combined with Rule34 in which one short had Sega making a new character and where a fan sees it.

--> '''FAN''': Oh my god. They got a new Sonic character! [[PuncturededForEmphasis I Must. Draw. PORN OF IT!]]

* ButtMonkey: Everyone, but Knuckles seems to be the butt of a ButtMonkey cast. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Mighty]] can't catch a break either.

->''"You are aware that most of the Sonic Shorts are about me running into things and getting hurt, right?"''

* AllCrimesAreEqual: Every single crime that Vector is tried for in "Vector's Knickers" builds up to the collective crime of [[FelonyMisdemeanor "being an annoying gator in general"]]. Below is the full list of crimes and who charged Vector.

-->'''Amy''': Hey, Sonic! Guess who lost their virginity?
-->'''Sonic''': Uhm, y...
-->'''Amy''': ...[[PreEmptiveDeclaration You did!]] (Holds up a bottle of chloroform)

* {{Curse Cut Short}}: Sonic: *Sees instruction for [[GuideDangIt barrel]]* "Up and Down? ''Up and down?!?'' What the fu-" *cue [[TimedMission Time Over]]*