Line #16 Fridge/SonicTheHedgehog4


1	!!FridgeBrilliance
2	* Why does Sonic have the homing attack here? [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations He learned it]] [[StableTimeLoop from himself]]!
3	** An alternate theory from [[WMG/Sonic3AndKnuckles here]]: The Homing Attack is a side effect of turning Hyper Sonic in the last game. In fact, look at the Chaos Emeralds; they're way bigger than in games further down the timeline, like ''Sonic Heroes'' or ''Shadow''. They're still powering down from the power boost they got before. Which explains why Sonic's super form conks out in combo moves: they're not stabilized yet.
4	* Metal Sonic obtains ''incredibly'' great power during this game, which he flaunts during his boss fight, but why doesn't he use it in his playable segments? Aside from GameplayAndStorySegregation, he's ''[[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou saving this power for when he fights Sonic again]]''.
5	** Badniks aren't exactly great challenges on their own, and even in groups they'll give moderate trouble at best. Metal Sonic has proven himself to be rather arrogant, and since his mission is to terminate Sonic, it's likely that he is the only one Metal could possibly consider his rival. Therefore, he wouldn't waste his time and energy using his powers on the slow, clunky Badniks, but rather save them for when he has the world's fastest hedgehog to contend with.
6	* It was said that Episode 2 would bridge a gap between Metal Sonic's appearance in ''CD'' and explain how he showed up in ''Heroes''. At first, you see no allusions to ''Heroes'', but then you realize that this isn't meant to be a direct link; this is meant to set up Metal Sonic's slip into madness. The best technology at their disposal, the strongest mystical energy they can find without resorting to Chaos energy, all weaved into his chassis, and he still can't win a fight with Sonic. Add in the fact that someone ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 even stronger than him]]'' showed up and allowed for a closer bout than the Doctor had gotten with Metal, and the mix of power corrupting his system, burning hatred, and a possible inferiority complex would eventually cause him to turn on his creator.
7	** There may be a closer link than you realize. Metal Sonic teams up with Eggman on the Death Egg and fails. Then he demands a race with Sonic at the end of that level. We don't know if Eggman sent him, or he [[{{Determinator}} shrugged off the damage and tried to take care of the Blue Blur on his own terms]].
8	* Why did Eggman just use recreated versions of his old creations? He was not only saving his resources for the Death Egg Mk. 2, but ''distracting Sonic from his grand plans.'' If Sonic had known what Eggman was doing, he probably would have stopped that. He also [[CrazyPrepared planned ahead for bringing Metal Sonic back from Little Planet once it returned, as well as using the planet as a battery for the Second Death Egg.]] In other words, Eggman was really far-thinking in terms of this plot.
9	** This is even supported by the official website of Episode I, which stated that Eggman didn't give spikes to all Bubbles[[note]]The regualr blue ones, at least. Red Bubbles make their debut in Episode I and later appear in Episode II[[/note]] in order to cut costs.
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11	!!FridgeHorror
12	* Assuming the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Stardust Speedway]] seen in the intro of ''[[VillainEpisode Episode Metal]]'' is canon to ''Sonic CD'' as well, it appears Sonic failed in saving the future of Stardust Speedway. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption That, or Eggman took it over using the Little Planet's bizarre chronology once again]].
13	** What if he claimed Metal Sonic and they left the Little Planet before time re-organised itself?
14	*** If Sonic had saved Stardust Speedway, Metal Sonic would have been defeated in the Good Future, with the Bad Future being untouched by Sonic as it never happened. That said, if time needed to reorganize itself, it would have been instantaneous in that case, Bad Future Metal Sonic would have been just fine... Alternately, Little Planet getting a BadFuture might have been a side effect of [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations Time Eater]]'s meddling, and since Sonic defeated Metal Sonic there too, your possibility opens up.
15	*** Remember that the final BadFuture was a catastrophe for Robotnik himself -- all his machines out of control, Eggmanland logos destroyed, and so on. Perhaps Sonic ''did'' fail to prevent BadFuture on the Little Planet (and [[GuideDangIt who can blame him]]?), but Robotnik was dissatisfied with its results and simply left the planet corrupted after being defeated by Sonic.
16	*** [[Videogame/SonicLostWorld Sonic Lost World]] reveals that [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans Eggman doesn't care what state the planet is in as long as he's in charge,]] so I don't think he would toss that away as a loss. Regardless, Sonic can still obtain the good ending after the Metal Sonic race by acquiring the last 1 or 2 Time Stones in Metallic Madness. (''which, while incredibly difficult, is possible.'') Stardust Speedway appearing in its Bad Future state may simply be explained by the fact that [[CuttingOffTheBranches the race canonically took place there,]] so that's where Metal was left to rot until Eggman found and retrieved him a year later. Besides, various materials have always said that [[TimeyWimeyBall Little Planet ignores the flow of time]], so who's to say that [[FridgeHorror Eggman's influence on the planet wasn't entirely erased]]? After all, [[Videogame/SonicMania Sonic Mania]] reveals that the Eggman Statue in Stardust Speedway, as well as Metallic Madness - Eggman's main base of operations - still exist on Little Planet.
17	* So, in Ep. 2, Sonic and Tails [[spoiler:got onto the Death Egg in a single pod]], right? But when they [[spoiler:left, they took two. [[BigBad Who]] did that second pod belong to, I wonder]]?
18	** Relax. [[NoOneShouldSurviveThat He'll be fine a game later]].
19	* So, Sonic and Tails left [[spoiler:after destroying the Heart, without which the Death Egg supposedly deactivated. And that's all. It's still around the Little Planet, and Robotnik can probably reactivate it sooner or later, one way or another. Perhaps that's it - perhaps the poor planet will become the Doctor's main base to launch a new offensive on Sonic's world in the future?]]

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