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| 11 | * {{Facepalm}}: |
| 12 | ** The Games: |
| 13 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' (Wii version), Sonic does a facepalm in the cutscene where Tails is attempting to figure out what the Wisps are saying. ("He says his name is Talks-a-lot and he's from a far off soda...") Yacker (the Wisp Tails was trying to translate for) also facepalms. At the exact same time as Sonic does. |
| 14 | *** Sonic facepalms up to twice more throughout ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. First time is if Chemical Plant Act 2 is the second act of that level to be completed--after Amy speaks her line, Modern Sonic facepalms. He facepalms once more during the Reveal. |
| 15 | %% ** In ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Universe]]'', Rouge [[LamePunReaction does this]] after Shadow ([[TheComicallySerious yes, that Shadow]]) cracks a pun. |
| 16 | * FailureIsTheOnlyOption: |
| 17 | ** The Games: |
| 18 | *** Doctor Eggman ''never'' succeeds at any of his plans in the long run, either due to Sonic getting in the way, or because whatever force he's using spirals out of his control, and whatever [[TeamRocketWins little victories he does earn now and then]] are short term at best. In ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'', Eggman Nega, depicted as his future descendant, reveals that Eggman will ''never'' succeed, and his failures completely ruin the Robotnik family name. |
| 19 | *** Terminal Velocity Act 2 from ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' has Sonic trying to '''outrun a black hole''' [[spoiler: created by the FinalBoss]]. He does manage to last an impressive 30 seconds, though. |
| 20 | ** Invoked from the villain's side in ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. Mammoth Mogul can't defeat Sonic the Hedgehog? Fine. He'll just quit trying--he's immortal, after all, so he's easily going to outlast that annoying blue blur. And in the meantime he'll amuse himself making life difficult for Sonic in any way available short of outright attack. |
| 21 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' revolved around Sonic, Sonia, and Manic attempting to reunite with their mother at the proper time to defeat Robotnik, but the show never had a proper ending so it didn't happen. |
| 22 | * FamilyFriendlyFirearms: |
| 23 | ** The Games: |
| 24 | *** The franchise has this - when it feels like it. Games like ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'' will have enemies fight you with bright orange laser guns, whereas ''Videogame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' has you and many of your enemies using regular old bullet-firing murder-devices. |
| 25 | *** Forgotten character Fang the Sniper/[[DubNameChange Nack the Weasel]] was originally meant to have a {{revolver|sAreJustBetter}} for a weapon, as seen in [[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/File:Stt_TTBeta.jpg early screenshots]] of ''VideoGame/SonicTripleTrouble''. For his playable appearance in ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'', he was given a cork-shooting popgun. |
| 26 | *** On the whole, though, many of the games have realistic firearms instead of using lasers, even though it would completely make sense (for example, many of Eggman's robots have been equipped with machineguns). |
| 27 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' returns to this trope when the heroic Resistance are mainly armed with laser-shooting Wispon weaponry that just so happens to never hit anything on-screen. Amusingly, not only does the Avatar not actually get to use this weapon and instead have a much more strange arsenal of weapons, but Eggman's robots also fire energy shots that.. make stock bullet ping sounds when they hit objects. |
| 28 | ** While guns weren't all that prominent in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', when they ''did'' show up, they would inevitably be lasers—even in episodes involving time travel or references to the wild west. The only realistic firearms in the show appeared in a particular after-show [[AndKnowingisHalftheBattle Sonic Says]] segment, which warns about the dangers of real guns. |
| 29 | ** Several cuts were made in the English dub of ''Anime/SonicX''. For instance, several military troopers holding Sonic and his friends at gunpoint shot real bullets in the Japanese original, but were changed to lasers in the dub, while the weapons themselves still looked explicitly like real firearms. Particularly unfortunate is that some of the scenes which were censored were directly based on the games, such as the policemen shooting Chaos (ineffectively) and Maria being shot by a soldier. And even ''more'' unfortunate is that they were inconsistent - Gerald is still executed in the dub, and you still hear the gunshot... but not the command to shoot. |
| 30 | * FantasticRacism: |
| 31 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 32 | *** The Echidnas, who became the first to be civilized, looked down on everyone. Still did until Eggman wiped most of their population out and Thrash tossed the rest into another Zone. |
| 33 | *** Overlanders, four-fingered humans, were shown to be incredibly war-like and bloodthirsty. It's obvious both Robotniks did nothing to improve that image. |
| 34 | *** Machines in particular. Naugus, on two separate instances, gleeflly ramped up the hate of them in Mobians, leading to a brief Civil War between Mobians and Robians (roboticized Mobians) and the AI NICOLE being temporarily exiled. |
| 35 | *** Not based on race, but the same basic idea is the reason why the Dark Legion broke off from the rest of Echidna society. Their love of technology led to them being persecuted and oppressed by the government. |
| 36 | *** The members of the Battle Bird Armada are a mild example of this. They feel that since they can fly naturally, only they have the right to be in the sky, and everyone else should stay on the ground. One member, Speedy, seems to particularly hate Tails, due to his ability to fly naturally despite not being a bird. |
| 37 | ----> '''Speedy''': That's right, freak. Crawl. Crawl on the ground where you belong. |
| 38 | *** We learn through a flashback in "The Trial Of [[spoiler: Gefforey St. John]]" that [[spoiler: Ixis Naugus was able to convince Gefforey into becoming his student by playing off of Gefforey's resentment of Overlanders (Gefforey's father was a soldier in [[GreatOffscreenWar the Great War]] and was killed by Overlanders during a mission).]] It would seem that Mobian/Overlander hatred may not be entirely gone yet. |
| 39 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Dr. Robotnik has a massive disdain for any organic life compared to technology, as it does what it's told and is much more efficient. Played with in that he himself is a human with these beliefs as opposed to a robot or an AI. |
| 40 | * FantasyCounterpartCulture: |
| 41 | ** The Games: |
| 42 | *** Several games take place in a nation called "United Federation", which is America in all but name, complete with their president living in a White House-like building. |
| 43 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' doesn't even try to hide it. With the exception of [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Egg]][[EternalEngine man]][[CircusOfFear la]][[LethalLavaLand nd]], all of the levels are based off of various real-world locales: |
| 44 | *** Apotos = Mykonos, Greece |
| 45 | *** Mazuri = Mali (in Africa) |
| 46 | *** Spagonia = Western Europe (mainly Italy) |
| 47 | *** Holoska = The Arctic |
| 48 | *** Chun-Nan = China |
| 49 | *** Shamar = The Middle East (mainly the United Arab Emirates) |
| 50 | *** Empire City = New York City (mostly taken from Brooklyn and Manhattan) |
| 51 | *** Adabat = Southeast Asia (mainly Thailand and the Philippines) |
| 52 | *** And even Eggmanland could be considered as the [[MrAltDisney bizarro world version]] of [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland/Disney World]]. |
| 53 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'''s planet Mobius has long had stand-in cultures for Asia and Australia... but this was finally justified by the revelation that Mobius is actually Earth of the far, far future. |
| 54 | * FantasyLandmarkEquivalent: There are two Golden Gate Bridge counterparts in the series, one in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and another, called Red Gate Bridge, in ''VideoGame/SonicForces''. |
| 55 | * FastestThingAlive: |
| 56 | ** [[AllThereInTheManual Most instruction booklets and official bios]] for the games, refer to Sonic as some variantion of "world's fastest hedgehog." Jet also mentions Sonic's reputation for being "the fastest thing alive" in ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'', and Sonic says so himself in the 3DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. Shadow and Metal Sonic are his only real rivals in terms of speed, both of whom rely on technology rather than natural running speed (hover shoes in the former's case and being entirely mechanical in the latter's). |
| 57 | ** The [[TropeNamer trope name]] comes from the BraggingThemeTune for ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. |
| 58 | --->"Soonnnicc! He can really move. Sonnniccc! He's got an attitude. Soonnicc! '''He's the fastest thing alive!''" |
| 59 | * FatalFlaw: |
| 60 | ** The Games: |
| 61 | *** Sonic himself is presented as overly cocky and prone to acts of recklessness, a lot of which are exploited by foes or end up with him making a detrimental mistake. Eggman took advantage of an opening left by Sonic's arrogance in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', while in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' his over eagerness to swat away Eggman's new toy left another antagonist, the Deadly Six, free to bring havoc, an act which almost led to Earth being drained of it's life and Tails being transformed into a robot). |
| 62 | *** Since his first appearance, Knuckles is infamous for being gullible, something that is constantly exploited by Eggman as a RunningGag, usually to trick him into fighting or distracting Sonic. |
| 63 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Tom Wachowski’s is Impulsiveness. Tom has a "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality, and he gets himself into deeper and deeper trouble because of his tendency to act before he thinks. |
| 64 | *** Shooting Sonic with a tranquilizer dart made Sonic drop his Power Rings, necessitating the road trip from Green Hills, Montana to San Francisco, California. |
| 65 | *** Punching Robotnik in the face [[ItsPersonal made it personal with him]], getting Tom on the bad side of the mad scientists and the US government. |
| 66 | *** Averted at the end after some CharacterDevelopment on Tom's part. [[spoiler:Though he gets into the SFPD at last, he chooses to reject their offer and go back to Green Hills with Maddie, letting Sonic live in their attic]]. |
| 67 | * FauxAffablyEvil: |
| 68 | ** Despite being relatively calm and collected, Dr. Eggman Nega, Eggman's alternate-dimension counterpart[[note]]or his descendant from 200 years in the future, pick your backstory[[/note]] from ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' and [[VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure its sequel]], is much more vicious than the AffablyEvil doctor we all know and love. |
| 69 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' version of Dr. Robotnik counts. [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Though his villainy is normally ineffective and taken quite lightly]], [[ForTheEvulz some of his actions and schemes]] can seem pretty extreme when you think about it. If he were competent enough, he could possibly be rather hellish. |
| 70 | %% ** There's also the ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' version, being a toned down version of the depiction from WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM. |
| 71 | %% ** The ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' rendition of Robotnik can also swerve somewhere between this and pure evil territory, DependingOnTheWriter. |
| 72 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 73 | *** [[MadScientist Dr. Finitevus]] from is one of the most urbane characters you'll ever meet - it also happens that his main goal is to "[[OmnicidalManiac purify the world in flames.]]" |
| 74 | *** Dr. Eggman himself has nearly all the same whimsy and charm as his video game counterpart, but is far more murderous and irredeemable, having personally taken over and destroyed the alternate Mobius he hails from. |
| 75 | ** While he's [[AdaptationalJerkass far more of an asshole than most other versions]], Dr. Robotnik from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' can act civil when he wants to. Key word being "act". For example, he introduces himself in a friendly and cordial manner when he goes to see Tom at his home, then casually forces his way in and aims one of his machine gun-armed drones at his head for information about Sonic when he finds the dropped quill. |
| 76 | * FearOfThunder: |
| 77 | ** Tails from the games is afraid of lightning. Though the games seem to have removed this character trait, as his [[ElementalPowers element power]] in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' is Thunder Shoot. It reappears in ''VideoGame/SonicMania [[UpdatedRerelease Plus]]'' when transitioning from Metallic Madness to Titanic Monarch, as the lightning that surrounds the big robot causes Tails to jump if he's present. |
| 78 | ** In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', Tails is shown freaking out, clinging to Sonic when lightning strikes nearby. |
| 79 | ** Tails in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' displays a comical fear of lightning storms, often jumping into Sonic's arms and shaking when one occurs. |
| 80 | * TheFederation: |
| 81 | ** The Games: |
| 82 | *** The United Federation, a human federation styled after the United States, with a president and all. Its armed forces is named G.U.N. and it primary mission is to fight back the Eggman Empire and other enemies to the federation, such as [[EldritchAbomination Chaos]] and the [[AlienInvaders Black Arms]]. Once in conflict with Team Sonic, they're now (mostly) allies to the main characters. |
| 83 | *** Originally, in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' the United Federation seemed to be a OneWorldOrder (whether it's benevolent or not is never explained; the president at least seems to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure). Since ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' it seems more likely that the U.F. is just one of many nations, the FantasyCounterpartCulture for the UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, which probably makes it more akin to TheRepublic. |
| 84 | %% ** The United Federation also appears in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', now as an ally to the Republic of Acorn and an active player in the Second Robotnik War. They were also the ones who nuked Eggman Empire's former capital city the Old Robotropolis. |
| 85 | * FictionalVideoGame: |
| 86 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiFgaatXuRc This trailer]] for ''VideoGame/SonicMania Plus'' features a game called ''[[FingerGun Finger]] [[XtremeKoolLetterz GunZ]]'', which a salesman tries to sell to a customer, in a homage to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK0OFsWWzu4 this commercial]] for ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1''. The trailer [[TakeThat ruthlessly mocks]] triple A [=FPSes=], with the salesman advertising lootboxes as a selling point. The ''Finger [=GunZ=]'' game was actually [[https://twitter.com/RubyEclipse/status/1018912905415163904 a real prototype made specifically for the trailer]]. |
| 87 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' has the ''Tomatopotamus'' game series, which serve as a TakeThat to the franchise's decline in quality. |
| 88 | --->'''Sonic:''' Look what I found at the flea market!\ |
| 89 | '''Knuckles:''' Dude, is that ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Tomatopotamus 2]]''?\ |
| 90 | '''Tails:''' That's the best one in the entire series! Tomatopotamus never worked in 3D.\ |
| 91 | '''Knuckles:''' Game companies always ruin their beloved franchises.\ |
| 92 | '''Sonic:''' And they never should have changed the color of Tomatopotamus' legs. |
| 93 | * FillingTheSilence: |
| 94 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'': The English script adds [[TotallyRadical way cool dialogue]] in the place of grunts and silence. |
| 95 | --->'''Sonic: I was on a snooze cruise, I guess!''' |
| 96 | ** Several dubs to ''Anime/SonicX'' have a very controversial example of voicing over mute scenes. In episode 52, one scene has Amy crying over how she was scared that Sonic wouldn't ever come back and sobbing how she would wait for him forever. Sonic's reply is deliberately mute in the original and even Amy's crying is silent afterwards. The English dub changes it so Sonic says "Don't you worry Amy. I never will [abandon you]" and has Amy's crying as audible. The French dub scene takes this up a level and has Sonic outright saying "Of course I love you Amy--since always." |
| 97 | * FinalSpeech: |
| 98 | ** Professor Gerald Robotnik gives one to Gun (Which is later shown on the airwaves to all of humanity in a cutscene in the "Last Story") prior to being execution in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' which outlines the ColonyDrop and pointing out his DisproportionateRetribution (If Maria's death has any indication). |
| 99 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 100 | *** In issue #168, Antoine's father dies, but gets to tell ''mon fils''[[note]]Translation: "my son"[[/note]] how proud he is of him, and also urges him to stay together with Bunnie. |
| 101 | %% *** In issue #18, this happens to Sally's mentor, Julayla. |
| 102 | * FireForgedFriends: |
| 103 | ** The Games: |
| 104 | *** [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic and Knuckles]] start off as enemies due to [[BigBad Dr. Eggman's]] manipulations, but after Knuckles saw through Eggman's lies, the two became close friends, [[VitriolicBestBuds yet they still]] clash on occasions. |
| 105 | *** At the beginning of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', Sonic and Shadow were bitter rivals, no thanks to the former taking the blame for the latter's crimes. By the end, however, Shadow pulls a HeelFaceTurn, after which they grow to respect each other and become allies. Much like Knuckles, though, the two still go at it from time to time. |
| 106 | *** Shadow does this with Rouge to a degree. They were on the same side in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', but Shadow then found out that Rouge wanted to find the Chaos Emeralds for herself and to get more jewels from G.U.N. after she finishes her research on Project Shadow. They don't really interact after that because of [[spoiler:Shadow's supposed death]], but Rouge [[spoiler:holds onto [[TragicKeepsake one of Shadow's limiter rings]]]], until she finds him again in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''. Since then however, Rouge and Shadow have become very close to TrueCompanions, with a little [[ShipTease Ship Teasing]] involved. |
| 107 | *** Shadow plays this with Omega in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''. Even though both became teammates after Rouge encouraged them to team up with her to find Eggman, the two didn't get along well since their brief fight and only really were held together by their shared desire to get to Eggman. As time goes on, the two have become reliable allies. |
| 108 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicRush'', Blaze was so determined to find the Sol Emeralds alone that she didn't want Sonic or his friends' help, to the point she engaged the hedgehog in a duel to prevent him from interfering with her objective. By the end however, [[spoiler:Blaze realised that friendship is what it took to make the Sol Emeralds work, and she and Sonic defeat Eggman and Eggman Nega together. This friendship isn't without some little [[ShipTease ship teasing]] either.]] |
| 109 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'': |
| 110 | *** Sonic and Silver. Silver wanted to kill Sonic because he believed him to be the Iblis Trigger, but after seeing through Mephiles' lies, the two begin to work together to save Princess Elise from Dr. Eggman. Then this trope is played again due to [[{{Retcon}} the events of Sonic '06 being erased]] and Silver clashed with Sonic again in the ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' series. It wasn't until ''[[VideoGame/SonicColors Sonic Colors DS]]'' that the two got along again. |
| 111 | *** Shadow and Silver. Shadow rescues Sonic when Silver is about to kill him, and fights Silver in Sonic's place. When the two accidentally create a time portal to the past with Chaos Control, they are forced to team up to lock Mephiles and Iblis away in their original seals, and thus start to get along. Like with Sonic however, Shadow clashes with Silver again in ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' due to the {{Retcon}}, and it takes longer for them to get along. |
| 112 | *** Silver and Espio in ''[[VideoGame/SonicRivals Sonic Rivals 2]]''. Initially, their first meeting was iffy, then they teamed up, and at the end of their story, they become respectful towards each other. |
| 113 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Tom becomes this over time with Sonic. After the myriad of adventures they have trying to get to San Francisco, Tom grows genuinely attached to Sonic. [[spoiler:He even lets Sonic live in his attic once Robotnik is gone]]. |
| 114 | * FiveSecondForeshadowing: |
| 115 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicRidersZeroGravity'', after Eggman is beaten once again and the power-unit meteorites are recovered, Tails looks back on wondering why the Babylonians sealed them away in the first place. After questioning the "lightless black" that destroyed them and how a robot containing one of the meteorites suddenly exploded from the inside, Tails immediately realizes that the meteorites have the power to create a black hole. |
| 116 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'': |
| 117 | *** During the chase through San Francisco, Sonic skids under a truck with an ad for a travel agency on the side, reading "Visit Paris!" over a shot of the Eiffel Tower. A few seconds later, Sonic's next thrown ring portal sends them to the Eiffel Tower, since they send you to whatever location you were thinking of. |
| 118 | *** Listen closely to the "Speed Me Up" song during the credits. [[spoiler:One of the lyrics reads "best friend named Tails". A few moments later, during TheStinger of the movie, Tails shows up, looking for Sonic]]. |
| 119 | * FlashyProtagonistsBlandExtras: |
| 120 | ** The games star a bunch of {{Funny Animal}}s while the random [=NPC=] characters are all humans. Humans can be both important and unimportant characters, however if an anthropomorphic animal pops up they're always an important character. It wasn't until ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' that {{Funny Animal}}s outside of the main characters (excluding the background echidnas in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'') became a thing. |
| 121 | ** CanonForeigner characters in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' are usually more humanoid than the FunnyAnimal [=SegaSonic=] characters. Even those that aren't still don't ''quite'' look on par with the Sonic Team-designed characters (for example, {{Furry Female Mane}}s are common with Archie's original but extremely rare in game canon).. this was fixed when the 2013 ContinuityReboot allowed for redesigns of all non-game characters. |
| 122 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' doesn't even try to blend in its cartoony [=SegaSonic=] characters with the CanonForeigner cast. Though the Freedom Fighters such as Tekno and Shortfuse blend in well enough alongside Sonic and Amy, others are much taller and more humanoid than the Sega-created characters. |
| 123 | * FlawExploitation: |
| 124 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', during the "Robotnik Reigns Supreme" arc, Sonic, after being BroughtDownToNormal and pitted against an evil Knuckles by the [[RealityWarper now-godlike]] Robotnik, exploits the good doctor's ego, goading him into restoring Sonic's speed and Knuckles' memories of the original history by pointing out that Robotnik would have ''never'' tried to use Knuckles to fight the weakened Sonic unless he was still scared of losing. As a result, Sonic and Knuckles use the Grey Emerald to strip Robotnik of his powers and revert all of his changes. |
| 125 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', after learning that Robotnik's BerserkButton is being punched in the face, Tom exploits it by [[spoiler:repeatedly punching Robotnik, making Robotnik lose focus on Sonic at a critical moment]]. |
| 126 | * FlawedPrototype: |
| 127 | ** The Games: |
| 128 | *** Bio-Sonic and Silver Sonic from the Platform/GameGear and Platform/SegaGenesis versions of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' are this for Metal Sonic – Bio-Sonic only had a mechanical arm and curled up into an iron ball. Silver Sonic got the Sonic Spin down right, but could only race around in small areas. |
| 129 | *** E-101 Beta from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' is, [[MeaningfulName as the name indicates]], a beta test of Eggman's E-series robots. [[CurbStompBattle He's beaten easily]], causing Eggman to rebuild him into a SuperPrototype. Also from that game is the Tornado 2, mostly because Tails forgot to install landing gear on the secondary mode. |
| 130 | *** The Biolizard from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' is a prototype of the ultimate life form. Shadow is the perfected ultimate life form. The former is a giant lizard covered with gills that has to hyperventilate through its (equally huge) life support system frequently in order to survive. The latter is an anthropomorphic hedgehog who doesn't seem to have any form of machine hooked up to him, save for the rocket skates and {{Power Limiter}}s on his wrists, and he can lose those without any shown ill effect. Oh, and Shadow takes on his prototype and wins. |
| 131 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', the first Metal Sonic, Pseudo Sonic, wasn't as fast as his later counterparts and was actually prone to being disabled by static electricity. |
| 132 | * {{Flight}}: |
| 133 | ** The Games: |
| 134 | *** Miles "Tails" Prower flies, [[SuperSpeed very fast]], too. Courtesy of his appropriately named dual-tails which he twirls like a helicopter (Some suspension of belief is required for the detail that he can constantly spin his tail in one direction constantly without having to unspin it to unwind it first). |
| 135 | *** Knuckles the Echidna [[NotQuiteFlight can glide]] though the air thanks to his dreads/quills absorbing air currents, though Knuckles will forced to float down if there’s no wind/fan. |
| 136 | *** Cream the Rabbit is also capable of flight to a limited extent, using her giant floppy ears (as is her [[{{Mon}} Chao]] partner Cheese, whose species possess fairy-like wings). |
| 137 | *** Rouge the Bat more conventionally uses her wings, though whether this is flight or just gliding varies between games. |
| 138 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', the Orange Wisp allows Sonic to fly straight up into the air, destroying enemies and obstacles along the way. |
| 139 | *** Charmy Bee. The bee who's flying almost every second he's on screen. |
| 140 | *** [[SuperMode Super Sonic]] can also fly when his super mode is an EleventhHourSuperpower. (Most of the time, anyway.) |
| 141 | *** Shadow the Hedgehog can fly using his air shoes, Chaos Control, or if he's [[SuperMode Super Shadow]]. |
| 142 | *** Blaze the Cat is capable of flying through unknown means or if she's [[SuperMode Burning Blaze]]. |
| 143 | *** Silver the Hedgehog can fly by turning his [[PsychicPowers telekinesis]] on himself, or if he's [[SuperMode Super Silver]]. |
| 144 | ** In TheStinger of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', just like his game counterpart, [[spoiler:Tails can rapidly spin his twin tails to fly]]. |
| 145 | * FloatingContinent: |
| 146 | ** The games have several such examples of this trope throughout the years: |
| 147 | %% *** Angel Island, first appearing in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' is the home of Knuckles the Echidna and the [[MineralMacGuffin Master Emerald]]. |
| 148 | *** The second half of Windy Hill from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' takes place on bridges and landmasses floating high in the sky. |
| 149 | %% *** The Night Palace, from ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'', is the home base of the Erazor Djinn and the final zone in the game. |
| 150 | %% *** The Babylon Garden, appearing in the ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' games, is the ancient home/converted spaceship of the Babylon Rogues' ancestors. |
| 151 | %% *** Sky Babylon, appearing in ''VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure'' is essentially the Sol Dimension's equivalent to Angel Island. |
| 152 | %% *** After Eggman shatters the world in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', the landmasses orbiting the planet's core become floating continents until the Chaos Emeralds set them back into place. |
| 153 | %% *** ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' has the eponymous LostWorld, the Lost Hex. |
| 154 | %% *** All of the racetracks in ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' appear as Floating Continents on the game's menu. [[VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall Temple Trouble,]] [[VideoGame/SkiesofArcadia Rogue's Landing,]] and [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations Sanctuary Falls]] are the only racetracks that actually are floating continents. |
| 155 | ** In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', seemingly all of society lives on floating islands. Heavy cloud cover combined with the overshadowing effect of these islands makes the otherwise perfectly habitable regular ground more or less abandoned (and earns it the name "The Land of Darkness" to boot). The only ones who dwell there are Robotnik, who implicitly doesn't care that it's so gloomy so long as he has the place to himself, and his robots, who obviously don't care that it's so dark. Also, there's no threat of these continents falling to the ground -- instead, [[InvertedTrope the threat is that they'll be flung out into space]], as the continents all join at massive glaciers that functionally anchor them to the planet's surface. If it were to be destroyed, the combination of the planet's rotation and their own anti-gravity would cause them to hurtle out of orbit, being torn apart in the process. |
| 156 | * FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: |
| 157 | ** An early storyline in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' featured Tails eating a fruit that made him into a supergenius. It also made him a stuck up jerk, and he tried to take on Robotnik by himself with his super intelligence. Unfortunately, by the time he reached Robotnik, the fruit's effects wore off and Tails was back to his normal intelligence...meaning the others had to come save him. |
| 158 | ** Grounder is exposed to this in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', after accidentally installing a chip that made him super intelligent during his repairs in "Grounder the Genius". His normal SimpletonVoice takes on a much more intellectual tone, and becomes a much more threatening villain than Robotnik could ever have hoped to be. |
| 159 | * FlyingBrick: |
| 160 | %% ** Any game character in SuperMode has this as part of their power set. |
| 161 | ** In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', [[TheDragon Metal Sonic]] can fly, is extremely strong, fast and tough, and is just generally the most powerful character by a long shot, besting [[TheHero Sonic]] during their two fights. |
| 162 | * FoeRomanceSubtext: |
| 163 | ** The games have [[HotBlooded Knuckles]] and [[ClassyCatBurglar Rouge]], particularly in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. The two spend the better part of the game at each other's throats, mainly because they both want to restore the Master Emerald after it as broken earlier, albeit for different reasons, noble and selfish respectively. However, in their final confrontation when Rouge was in trouble, Knuckles saved her and the two [[HeldGaze gazed in each other's eyes while holding hands]] for a good few seconds before Rouge pulled away in disgust. Knuckles calls her out on her ungrateful attitude, but then Rouge teases that he just wanted to hold her hand. Rouge decides to just give up her pieces and leaves it at that, Knuckles apologizes if he hurt her in their previous fight and Rouge gives a small smile in his direction before departing. |
| 164 | ** In one episode of ''Anime/SonicX'', during a fighting tournament, Rouge fights Tails and beats him... by ''kissing him''. A few episodes earlier, she essentially flirts with Knuckles. The latter relationship is ''canon''. |
| 165 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: |
| 166 | ** The Games: |
| 167 | *** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'': The [[spoiler:[[TrueFinalBoss secret final boss battle]]]] is foreshadowed by an ancient prophetic mural in Hidden Palace Zone, which depicts (in a highly stylized manner) [[spoiler: a showdown between [[SuperMode Super Sonic]] and [[BigBad Dr. Eggman]] in space for the Master Emerald.]] The Japanese storyline also makes a brief mention of another ancient mural depicting a legendary dragon that would bring disaster to the island. Cue ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', which shows [[https://info.sonicretro.org/images/2/2d/SA1_PerfChaosMural.PNG a similar mural]] and has [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/sonic/images/5/51/Pub_boss_perfectchaos_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180625144519 a certain ancient water dragon]] as the final boss. |
| 168 | *** Three years before ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'' came out and revealed that [[spoiler:Gerald Robotnik had studied Angel Island lore and was fascinated by it]], ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' had foreshadowed said reveal, with all the Angel Island imagery present in the Ark[[note]]Namely the Artificial Chaos enemies, the replica of the Emerald shrine, and possibly Shadow's design, whose likeness to Sonic was brought up at various points in the game (Angel Island has ancient murals and even statues depicting Sonic, to illustrate old prophecies predicting his arrival to the island and showdown with [[BigBad Dr. Eggman]])[[/note]] |
| 169 | %% *** ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'': Emerl's quote ''"Show [[spoiler:me your]] power. Or I sh[[spoiler: ]]all [[spoiler:not]] ob[[spoiler: ]]ey.[[spoiler: I represent all things, and]] sha[[spoiler: ]]ll [[spoiler:become Gizoid, the ]]conqu[[spoiler:ere]]r [[spoiler:of ]]all..."'' |
| 170 | *** The Hang Castle stage of ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' involves gravity-flipping as its main mechanic. At one point, a prominent feature in the background is giant statue of Dr. Eggman. Flipped upside down, the statue becomes [[spoiler:Metal Sonic, who has captured and is impersonating Eggman for most of the story]]. |
| 171 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'': |
| 172 | *** Tom wanting to leave Green Hills for a police job at San Francisco, [[spoiler:the latter city of which is where the climax begins]]. |
| 173 | *** Before Tom catches Sonic, he makes mention of a "mushroom planet." [[spoiler:At the end of the movie, that's where Robotnik ends up]]. |
| 174 | *** After Dr. Robotnik's sunglasses are broken during his initial confrontation with Tom, he asks Agent Stone to find some new lenses. [[spoiler:When he shows up at San Francisco during the climax, he sports his trademark goggles as replacements]]. |
| 175 | *** The entire BulletTime sequence during the BarBrawl foreshadows Sonic's eventual use of it during action scenes. |
| 176 | *** Sonic's "bucket list" gets crossed off almost entirely at the bar and motel, includes entries such as "run along GREAT WALL" and "making a friend". [[spoiler:During the chase sequence with Robotnik, Sonic does get to run along the Great Wall of China. Furthermore, at the climatic battle at Green Hills, Tom admits Sonic was his friend, which ends up [[DisneyDeath rejuvenating Sonic before he dies]]]]. |
| 177 | *** Wade, after being intimidated by Robotnik and government agents at his office, asks if they're going to mindwipe him before shouting he will tell people. [[spoiler:At the climax battle at Green Hills, he shows up with the townsfolk armed and ready to shoot the Eggman's death robot]]. |
| 178 | *** Several times throughout the movie it pans slowly across Sonic's [[BetaOutfit old, ugly, mismatched, duct taped shoes]], making his eventual upgrade to his trademark red boots all the more anticipated. |
| 179 | *** When Dr. Robotnik first shows up at the Wachowski residence, Tom has Sonic hide in the attic. [[spoiler:The same attic that will become his new home in the end]]. |
| 180 | * ForgotAboutHisPowers: |
| 181 | ** The Games: |
| 182 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' Shadow doesn't assist Super Sonic in the final battle despite having a [[SuperMode super form]] himself as the previous installment, ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', demonstrated. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he had [[AmnesiacHero amnesia]] at the time but it doesn't explain why everyone else doesn't remind him of it. |
| 183 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' establishes that the [[PlayingWithFire Pyrokinetic]] Blaze the Cat has the ability to turn into [[SuperMode Burning Blaze]]. But in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', when Sonic the Hedgehog is having trouble fighting the [[EldritchAbomination Time Eater]], she [[LazyBackup cheers Sonic on]] rather than assist him and fight the Time Eater herself for no justified reason presumably beyond the writers [[SpotlightStealingSquad not wanting her to draw attention away from Sonic]].[[note]]It's especially jarring when her [[http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/character/blaze.html Japanese profile on Sonic Channel]], it is mentioned that the [[InterdimensionalTravelDevice Sol Emeralds]] allows her to [[DimensionalTraveler travel between dimensions]] and also grants her [[SuperMode super form]], which she does use in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and [[VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]. It is never explained why does she not use these abilities beyond the beginning of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.[[/note]] |
| 184 | *** Knuckles, Silver, and Shadow can be accused of this as well as they all have {{Super Mode}}s that can be reached with the Chaos Emeralds and could very well have shared the Chaos Emeralds' power with Sonic just like he was able to do with Shadow and Silver in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. Tails also has a super form but his case can be {{justified|Trope}} as he needs the Super Emeralds to become Super Tails which in turn require the Master Emerald which wasn't present at the time... Or, at least he [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes used]] [[VideoGame/SonicMania to]] need the Super Emeralds. This could apply to just about any time that these characters are present but sit out the final battle while Sonic goes Super - Super forms are just as powerful no matter how many characters transform at once, so there's really ''no'' logical reason they shouldn't. |
| 185 | ** ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 186 | *** The chronic and widespread amnesia over the Iron Queen's {{Magitek}} is one of the main causes of The Iron Dominion Saga; the Freedom Fighters are constantly clueless to the fact that their enemy can control machines with her mind, and wind up being shocked each time one of their cyborg or mechanical allies gets turned against them by her. They also keep forgetting that they have a counteragent to her spell ''right in their own backyard''. And in case you're wondering, there's actually a time in the saga where the Iron Queen ''herself'' forgets that she has this power, and has to be ''reminded'' that the Freedom Fighters are holed up in a GreyGoo city that she can manipulate... ''after she successfully infiltrated and messed it up with her powers''. |
| 187 | *** Tails had an uncle who was skilled enough in magic to, among other things, teleport and activate his SuperMode. Unless there's an unexplained limitation on that second spell, Dr. Eggman ''really'' shouldn't have been a threat for so long. |
| 188 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', we're shown (repeatedly) that Sonic can move so quickly when he's in danger that time almost stands still around him. Yet when Tom shoots at him with a tranquilizer gun he makes no attempt to run or move out of the way. Even though he's able to move out of the way of incoming ''missiles'', apparently a tranquilizer gun is the only thing that'll take him down. This is never addressed or explained, so the only reason why Sonic doesn't move out of the way seems to be because the plot says so. |
| 189 | * ForTheEvulz: |
| 190 | ** Lampshaded by Shadow in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' for Mephiles, who really doesn't seem to have any reason for attempting to destroy the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt entire universe]], other than raging sadism. |
| 191 | %% ** In ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics, this is [[spoiler: Fiona Fox]]'s reasoning for [[spoiler: turning traitor and joining Scourge, Sonic's anti-universe counterpart.]] |
| 192 | * FourFingeredHands: |
| 193 | ** The Games: |
| 194 | *** While ''most'' characters in the games have five fingers per hand, the character Fang the Sniper (A.K.A. Nack the Weasel) has only four fingers per hand. Seemingly a reference to the fact that jerboas have four toes, as he's a wolf/jerboa hybrid (despite what his Western name claims). |
| 195 | *** The animal characters in the games have no toes at all. The rare time they're seen without their shoes, [[http://sonicresearch.org/art/albums/Tails/Sonic_Adventure/t_d5.png they just have oval-ish lumps with no features on them whatsoever]]. However, if ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' is anything to go by, driving through electricity or being hit with an electric All-Star move shows that the Sonic characters have ''toe bones''. |
| 196 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' series have both the four-fingered and five-fingered hands. The SEGA-based heroes and the normal humans have five fingers while those from the Saturday morning ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' series or OriginalGeneration characters have four fingers. The humans with four fingers were given the name "Overlanders", while five-fingered humans are still referred to as "humans". This was lampshaded in the original miniseries where a fish robot attacks a drawing of Sonic on a rock, then mumbles about how he should have realized it was fake because it had four fingers. |
| 197 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', Sonic and his siblings are drawn with five fingers, but Robotnik has only four. This is a result of the show using the game design for Sonic (unlike previous cartoons, which used more simplified designs), and basing Manic and Sonia on it. Robotnik, instead, uses his [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] design, which had four fingers like all characters in that show. |
| 198 | * FourTemperamentEnsemble: |
| 199 | ** The Games: |
| 200 | *** The main four heroes: |
| 201 | *** Sonic ('''Sanguine'''): The leader of the gang. Driven by his own strong sense of justice, he can be very impulsive and most likely to take action should a problem present itself. He's quick-witted, easy-going and loyal to his friends. To his rivals and enemies, he can be an extremely condescending smart aleck. He has his moments of being arrogant and narcissistic, but is nonetheless a cool individual who’s always there to save the day. |
| 202 | *** Tails ('''Phlegmatic'''): The technician of the gang, his intelligence rivals that of Dr. Eggman's. He's very friendly, upbeat and humble, but can be very touchy and prone to self-doubt at times. He can also be naive and [[Main/TechnoBabble a blabber-mouth, which can greatly irritate his friends]]. Nonetheless, he's driven to chart the course and guide his friends. |
| 203 | *** Knuckles ('''Melancholic'''): The muscle of the gang and Sonic's former rival. He's stubborn, very short-tempered, and terribly single-minded. He's a driven individual who takes his duties as protector of Angel Island, along with the Master Emerald, very seriously. Only problem is that he can be very gullible, naive and easily misled to the point that cunning individuals (like Dr. Eggman and Rouge) can easily get one over on him. |
| 204 | *** Amy ('''Choleric'''): The leader of her own group (Team Rose) but sometimes resorts to going along with Sonic and his crew. She’s a cheerful and optimistic individual who can be very compassionate and overly concerned with other people's problems. However, she can be very aggressive, stubborn and temperamental. Because of those traits, she can come across as very overbearing and a nuisance sometimes (especially to Sonic). |
| 205 | *** The three member [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]] has this dynamic whenever Eggman is included: |
| 206 | *** Eggman ('''Choleric'''): The former leader of Team Dark in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. Despite possessing a high IQ, he's terrible at scheming, and is pretty immature. He's intolerant and very temperamental when things don't work out for him. On the flip side, he can be very clever and able to create almost anything in order to achieve his goals. He's extremely cunning and with a sufficient amount of planning, could be very successful at conquering the world... or at least, he could've been successful if it weren't for that blue hedgehog. |
| 207 | *** Shadow ('''Phlegmatic'''): Cold, ruthless and sarcastic (even to his own allies). He's very tough-minded and arrogant, it would seem as if it's impossible for him to cooperate with anybody. He does have a soft side to him though (which he rarely shows) and can be a very loyal and reliable individual when he needs to be. |
| 208 | *** Rouge ('''Sanguine'''): Plays the role of the charismatic leader of Team Dark in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' onwards. She's flirty, mischievous, and sometimes can be very narcissistic. She relies on her skills and wits to get her way, although she can get very infuriated when things don't go the way she expects them to. |
| 209 | *** Omega ('''Melancholic'''): As the last E-series robot Dr. Eggman created, is very aggressive and while he's focused on a particular goal, he lacks tact and relies on sheer brute force to get his way. He's snarky, very prideful of his abilities, and views himself as superior to all of Dr. Eggman's creations. His own arrogance rivals that of Shadow's to the point where they can easily get into fights with each other sometimes but nonetheless remain loyal allies. He harbors a grudge against Dr. Eggman for disabling him and vows to destroy him. |
| 210 | %% ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': Sonic (phlegmatic), Tails (sanguine), Knuckles (choleric), Amy (eclectic), Sticks (melancholic). |
| 211 | ** The four leads of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' fill these roles: |
| 212 | *** Sonic ('''Sanguine'''): the carefree daredevil who loves living life to its fullest and longs for true friendship. |
| 213 | *** Tom ('''Melancholic'''): the competent officer who is great at what he does but wants to prove himself more. |
| 214 | *** Maddie ('''Phlegmatic'''): the caring veterinarian who is willing to sacrifice her conveniences to help others. |
| 215 | *** Robotnik ('''Choleric'''): the brash, arrogant, and eccentric super-genius who cares only for his machines and inventions. |
| 216 | * FreakyFridayFlip: |
| 217 | ** In ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Super Sonic Special #12]]'', Sonic and Knuckles switch bodies thanks to a scheming Dimitri and [[spoiler:fake]] Robotnik, in order to blackmail them into getting the Master Chaos Emerald. |
| 218 | ** Happened once in Issue #37 of the ''ComicBook/SonicX'' comic, in which Sonic and Dr Eggman switched bodies. Truth be told though, neither took real advantage of it, despite the cover suggesting more heinous actions by Eggman (in Sonic's body). Eggman in Sonic's body is unable to control Sonic's speed, while Sonic in Eggman's body has a hard time driving the Eggmobile. The story is resolved when the two use the ray Eggman used to swap their bodies to swap back. Eggman's comedy relief henchmen, Decoe and Bocoe tie up Eggman in the end, believing he is still Sonic, and interrogate him. |
| 219 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "The Meteor", Sonic and Dr. Eggman both call dibs on the titular meteor and touch it at the same time, resulting in their bodies being swapped. Their voices don't switch, which makes it harder for their friends to tell them apart, however, their personalities still stand out. |
| 220 | * FreeRangeChildren: |
| 221 | ** Most of the game characters are minors (Tails is 8, Amy is 12, Sonic is 15, etc.), and very few of them have legal guardians. Cream (6) lives with her mother Vanilla, Charmy and Espio have Vector, and Blaze is a princess and is stated to have a living family, though they are unseen. In some cases, an explanation is given; Tails is an orphan and was the only inhabitant of a very small island before meeting Sonic, and Knuckles is the last of his species. The rest are unexplained. |
| 222 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', Cream the Rabbit is allowed by her mother to accompany her friends on quests to save the universe, despite being only 6. She has Cheese with her, but still... Sonic and the others aren't much better, being all under 17 and Tails being as young as 8, but it's unknown where their parents even are. |
| 223 | * FreezeFrameBonus: |
| 224 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', a Dreamcast with controller is briefly seen just prior to Dr. Eggman firing the WaveMotionGun to fracture the planet and awaken [[BigBad Dark Gaia]]. It's in the frames where you get an overhead shot as Eggman has his finger in the air. He also has the Dreamcast in his Egg Mobile right before [[EldritchAbomination Dark Gaia]] emerges and swats him away. |
| 225 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'': |
| 226 | *** A brief glimpse of red dreadlocks reveals that the masked tribe hunting Longclaw and Sonic for the latter's powers are echidnas (Knuckles' species). |
| 227 | *** First time viewers probably aren't gonna notice that the echidna who [[spoiler:shoots down Longclaw]] is Pachacamac, the tyrannical tribe leader from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''[[note]]He can be identified by his purple eyes, and the shape of his mask resembles his large eyebrows and facial fur[[/note]]. The detail was so easy to miss that Creator/TysonHesse had to [[https://twitter.com/tyson_hesse/status/1246227402704863232/photo/1 publicly reveal the cameo on his Twitter]]. |
| 228 | *** The switches in Robotnik's mobile lab above the emergency generator's switches are labelled "BADNIKS" and "EVIL LAIR". |
| 229 | *** While he's browsing for "Tunes of Anarchy" in his computer lab, we can see one of Robotnik's playlists is named "Music/Crush40". |
| 230 | *** Sonic's map of safe worlds includes [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3 Sonic 3's Bonus Stage]] and a Chaos Emerald. |
| 231 | * FreezeRay: |
| 232 | %% * A staple of Dr. Eggman's winter-themed weapons in the games. |
| 233 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode "Baby-Sitter Jitters" features Robotnik's "Reversible Melt-O/Freeze-O Ray", pairing this trope with its inverse. However, the two modes aren't used in tandem to any significant effect: early on, Robotnik is hit by the "Freeze-O" mode and [[InstantIceJustAddCold trapped in a block of ice]], while in the climax the "Melt-O" mode makes a hole in a thick metal door that's trapping Sonic and Tails. |
| 234 | * FriendlyEnemy: |
| 235 | %% ** Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman are like this [[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]] in the games. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d during a ''Twitter Takeover'' when SEGA asked them if they hang out a lot or are actually frenemies. [[BerserkButton This angers Eggman]], who furiously storms out of the room declaring that he and Sonic are mortal enemies... [[HypocriticalHumor then asking Sonic if he wants a leftover chilli dog from the fridge.]] |
| 236 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': While in the games, Sonic and Knuckles have been [[FriendlyRival friendly rivals]] ever since ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'', these comics typically presented Knuckles as "Sonic's friendly nemesis" instead due to their relationship being more antagonistic than in the games. Eventually, Knuckles got enough character development for the "Enemy" part to be dropped. |
| 237 | ** The ''ComicBook/SonicX'' comic book portrays Sonic's and Eggman's relationship as exactly this. When Eggman's not launching an EvilPlan, the two are practically ''friends.'' They have civilized conversations, face off in (mostly) friendly competitions...Sonic even helps Dr. Eggman get his secret lair back in control so he can get back to launching his evil plans again. When Eggman shows up for a party, no one bats an eye, either. Eggman's just the friendly neighborhood supervillain. |
| 238 | * TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: |
| 239 | ** The Games: |
| 240 | *** Tails and Cream barely ever communicate with each other. It's rather odd considering Sonic and Knuckles interact with their female counterparts quite often. |
| 241 | *** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{SatelliteCharacter}}s. Typically, they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]].[[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheStoic Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]].[[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]].[[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze the Cat]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly egregious with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.\ |
| 242 | \ |
| 243 | In fact, even within the teams themselves this happens. Knuckles and Tails rarely interact nowadays unless it's plot mandated they do, Cream has more or less never spoken a word to Silver despite how close she is to Blaze, All of Team Rose rarely has anything to do with Big unless they need a third wheel, etc. Really, they're all basically just there to talk to Sonic and no one else. |
| 244 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' has a case affecting the SpotlightStealingSquad in that Sonic rarely interacted with Bunnie, while Sally replaced Rotor as his confidant and foil, making them more this. As such the two ended up DemotedToExtra in Season Two. |
| 245 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: |
| 246 | ** The Games: |
| 247 | *** Sonic's initial reason for fighting [[MadScientist Eggman]] was to save his animal friends who had been captured and [[UnwillingRoboticisation used to power Eggman's robots]]. In the end of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] they are seen frolicking through the GreenHillZone with him. Most of his friends have shown signs of this at least once too. Justified somewhat as they're animals themselves. |
| 248 | *** [[EnemyToAllLivingThings Subverted]] by [[VillainProtagonist Metal Sonic]] in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4: [[VillainEpisode Episode Metal]]''. He goes through the same levels as Sonic all while freeing animals by destroying the robots they're trapped in (robots made by his own creator), much like Sonic would; but he's only going through them to track down Sonic and because they attack him first. Once he's found Sonic, the animals he's unintentionally freed jump happily around him, but he gets annoyed by this and scares them off. |
| 249 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', his first scene as a teenager has Sonic saving a tortoise from being run over by a truck and treating it to a high-speed run with him. |
| 250 | * TheFullNameAdventures: |
| 251 | ** The Games: |
| 252 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' |
| 253 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'' |
| 254 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' |
| 255 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicAdventures'' |
| 256 | * FungusHumongous: |
| 257 | ** Frequently present in the games: |
| 258 | *** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' has Mushroom Hill Zone, which contains mushrooms that can be bounced on and used as gliders. |
| 259 | *** Similar levels appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SonicHeroes Heroes]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure Rush Adventure]]''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''Heroes'' when Team Sonic encounters [[ExaggeratedTrope a mushroom the size of a mountain]]: |
| 260 | --->'''Knuckles''': We have jungle mushrooms on my island too, but not ''this'' huge! |
| 261 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' had large mushrooms in the jungle. |
| 262 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic's next destination, in case Earth becomes unsafe for him, was a planet filled with giant mushrooms. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Robotnik ends up stranded on that planet, thanks to Sonic and Tom sending him there]]. |
| 263 | * FunnyAnimalAnatomy: |
| 264 | ** The games have some very prominent examples. While characters like Tails and Rouge the Bat can at least be identified as to which species they are, most other characters look nothing like their species. You probably wouldn't guess Sonic was a hedgehog unless you'd been told so. |
| 265 | ** The Mobian aquatic creatures, particularly the fish, in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' have legs and humanoid bodies, to make them more anthropomorphic. |
| 266 | * FurryConfusion: |
| 267 | ** The Games: |
| 268 | *** In the original games, the main characters are anthropomorphic animals ([[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife albeit oddly colored]]) who save smaller, less anthropomorphic animals from the clutches of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. This is especially weird in the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games, where the playable characters can actually ''collect'' the non-anthropomorphs and give them to the Virtual Pet-like Chao. In this game, the animal friends are treated as {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s instead of {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s like in previous titles. |
| 269 | *** Some of the animals that can be rescued in ''Sonic Adventure'' include ordinary, non-anthropomorphic bats, rabbits, and swallows. Rouge, Cream, and Wave are respectively, an anthropomorphic bat, rabbit, and swallow. And while those characters hadn't been introduced until later games, the remake of ''Sonic Adventure'' has Cream make a few small cameos, with the animal list unchanged. |
| 270 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' takes the cake, as it has three different kinds of bats: the anthropomorphic Rouge (who is in fact [[HumanoidFemaleAnimal more anthropomorphic than other characters]]), the cartoonish bats that are freed by killing Robotnik's robots, and actual real-life bats flying around in the level "Death Chamber". |
| 271 | *** In the Lost Jungle level of ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', you can encounter a giant non-anthropomorphic crocodile. If you play as Team Chaotix, one of your characters is Vector, an anthropomorphic crocodile. If you play Lost Jungle as Team Chaotix, you take an alternate route where you do not run into the giant crocodile. |
| 272 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'', there are non-anthropomorphic animals that are common enemies. They include wasps, armadillos, boars, hawks, and millipedes. Note that three[[note]]well, depending on how close you consider wasps and bees to be, though it's still weird regardless[[/note]] of these species are also the species of members of the cast. |
| 273 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'', some of the items you can identify include bat's fangs and rabbit's tails. |
| 274 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', non-anthro seagulls and pigeons can be seen. Non-anthro seagulls have also been seen in ''Sonic Adventure'', ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure Sonic Rush Adventure]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SonicFrontiers Frontiers]]. |
| 275 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 276 | *** The series has Sonic's pet dog Muttski, one of the very few non-anthropomorphic animals seen in the comic (which also contains FunnyAnimal dogs). Following the reboot, [[spoiler:Muttski is now a full-fledged Mobian, and his full name is now Ben Muttski. Sonic and Tails were shocked to discover that, to say the least]]. |
| 277 | *** Tasmanian Devils are explicitly described in one issue as "One of the few Mobian races that never fully evolved". Which is later thrown out the window in a later story arc in which we DO have an anthropomorphic Tasmanian Devil fighting alongside Sonic and co. A Knuckles story arc prior to the reboot involving said Tasmanian Devil – Thrash, who claimed that the reason other devils never fully evolved was actually due to the Echidna race's genetic tampering, and, as revenge, stuck all of them but Knuckles into the negative zone (once again making Knuckles the only surviving member of his species). |
| 278 | ** A 1995 ''Look and Find'' book for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' mixes normal looking animals, {{Civilized Animal}}s, and {{Funny Animal}}s on the same page. So you'll have an anthropomorphic cat woman just to the right of running cats, normal porcupines on the same page as Sonic, and Sally amongst chipmunks and squirrels. |
| 279 | ** In an episode of ''Anime/SonicX'' , Sonic runs into a normal hedgehog. Then again, Sonic comes from another dimension and looks absolutely nothing like a hedgehog... |
| 280 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': |
| 281 | *** One episode has Sticks getting a pet robot dog. Sonic calls her out on animal cruelty earlier in the episode, which makes you curious if the characters consider themselves animals as well. There are non-anthropomorphic cats and octopi in the series. |
| 282 | *** FunnyAnimal biology is referenced to, such as when Sticks offends a walrus by telling her she has enough blubber for the winter. |
| 283 | *** In the episode "Muckfoot", Tails suspects the titular creature may be "the missing link between animal and ''anthropomorphic animal''." |
| 284 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', according to Sonic, Longclaw eats mice, implying that regular mice somehow exist on Sonic's planet of anthropomorphic animals. |
| 285 | * FurryFemaleMane: |
| 286 | ** The Games: |
| 287 | *** Most of the females avert this. For example, Amy (a hedgehog) styles her quills into a bob while Rouge (a bat) doesn't even have fluff on her head. |
| 288 | *** Blaze the Cat has purple hair in a ponytail. |
| 289 | *** Cream's mother Vanilla is distinguished from her by having a bit of hair. |
| 290 | *** Honey the Cat of ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' is just Honey from ''VideoGame/FightingVipers'' but as a FunnyAnimal cat. She stands out against the canon ''Sonic'' characters by having yellow fur against a black mop of hair. |
| 291 | ** Played straight and averted in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', Sally and Lupe have a mane of hair, while Bunnie only has a tuft of fur on her forehead. Most male characters have just fur, though Antoine has a blond cut and some elderly characters such as Uncle Chuck and King Acorn have mustaches. |
| 292 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' plays this straight with many of its CanonForeigner female characters (and often males too). In comparison, [=SegaSonic=] canon characters tend to avert this. Bunnie is one example where she originally averted this trope and had a TuftOfHeadFur but was later given long hair. |
| 293 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' averts this with much of the cast, but it also plays this trope straight: |
| 294 | *** Morain is a fox kit like Tails but has longer bangs and a ponytail. |
| 295 | *** Tekno combines this with NonMammalianHair. She is a canary with short hair. |
| 296 | * FurryReminder: |
| 297 | ** The Games: |
| 298 | *** Sonic can only [[WalkDontSwim walk across the bottom of any body of water]] in most of the games because hedgehogs are supposedly not good swimmers. (Though in reality, they don't seem to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCR55STRFyw worse off]] than most other land mammals.) Also, Sonic, along with some of his friends, curls up into a ball, which is what hedgehogs do in real life for defense (although they do not [[RollingAttack roll in balls]] or jump onto their enemies while curled up). |
| 299 | *** Knuckles the Echidna can dig, which is what echidnas can do. However, the hedgehogs, foxes, and rabbits, which are also burrowing animals, cannot dig. |
| 300 | *** The first time Rouge the Bat meets Shadow and Eggman in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', she is seen hanging upside down from the ceiling, not unlike an actual bat. |
| 301 | *** The characters sometimes move their ears like actual animals. For example, at the start of ''Adventure 2'' (but ''not'' the Gamecube port) Sonic's ear twitches when he hears Shadow. |
| 302 | *** In ''VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames'', while most of the ''Sonic'' characters have human-like swimming styles (even Tails' doggy paddle is a ContinuityNod to the Genesis games), Vector the Crocodile has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHFUmcxrPA&t=2m21s a unique swimming style]], which is functionally identical to the way real crocodiles swim. |
| 303 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 304 | *** Big the Cat chased a ball of yarn. |
| 305 | *** It's been shown that echidnas hatch from eggs. |
| 306 | ** In one episode of ''Anime/SonicX'', it is mentioned that bats like Rouge have sonar that can sense things in the dark. |
| 307 | ** When Rouge video-chats in ''WebAnimation/TeamSonicRacingOverdrive'', her bat fangs are prominent. They're gone in the next shot. Rouge has bat fangs in the games as well, but they've been toned down since ''Sonic Adventure 2''. |
| 308 | ** Sticks offends a walrus in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' by telling her she has enough blubber for the winter. |
| 309 | ** What are hedgehogs known for? In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic occasionally curls up into a spiky, non-rolling ball, for example, to hide by blending in with other sports balls. |
| 310 | * FusionDance: |
| 311 | ** This is how each of the power-ups work in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' — Sonic merges with the Wisp to gain its powers. They reappeared in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', filling the same purpose as they did in ''Colors''. However, in ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', they are instead being fused with a gadget called a Wispon. |
| 312 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 313 | *** One issue had all versions of Tails from across the multiverse of team up and fuse to become Titan Tails, which was a gigantic, beefed-up Tails, to battle Master Mogul. |
| 314 | *** In ''Sonic Universe's'' "30 Years Later" storyline, we find that Tikal and Chaos have fused into one Composite, Tikhaos. It seems to have some semblance of Tikal's personality, but Chaos' hunger for chaos energy. |
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| 317 | [[folder:G]] |
| 318 | * GadgeteerGenius: |
| 319 | %% ** Miles "Tails" Prower and Dr. Robotnik from the games. |
| 320 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has Sir Charles Hedgehog, better known as Sonic's Uncle Chuck. He was the mechanical genius who invented the Roboticizer as a medical device. Too bad a certain rotund Overlander decided to sabotage it to TakeOverTheWorld... |
| 321 | %% ** ''Anime/SonicX'': |
| 322 | %% *** Tails as usual. |
| 323 | %% *** Chris Thorndyke's aged up and smarted up version pretty much fills this role. |
| 324 | * GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: |
| 325 | ** Shadow the Hedgehog from the games, the UltimateLifeForm. Envisioned as a great defender of the world, and this is indeed what he ultimately becomes in spite of [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 a]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge set]][[DisproportionateRetribution back]] after his creator went mad with grief over Maria's death, then [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes amnesia]], [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog and then discovering]] that one of the genetic templates for his creation was an EldritchAbomination. Shadow has gone on to destroy or take part in destroying a number of Eldritch Abominations and armies of MechaMooks. %% His prototype, the Biolizard, also counts. |
| 326 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 327 | *** Knuckles the Echidna's origin has a combination of this and radiation; his father, Locke, performed "biological enhancements" on himself, noting that Knuckles' was made up of more than just the genetic material of his parents. Then Locke irradiated his son's egg with Chaos Energy from the Master Emerald. |
| 328 | *** It ends up the entire planet of {{Funny Animal}}s is the result of the alien species called the Xorda dropping a "gene bomb" on the planet, mutating it severely. Yes, the origin story for the heroes homeworld is that Earth was bombarded by genetic engineering weapons that caused fault lines to shift, seas to drain, and left the planet uninhabitable in many places for many years. Which is what you'd expect to happen if a planet got hit by several thousand multi-megaton nuclear weapons. |
| 329 | * GeniusBruiser: |
| 330 | ** The Games: |
| 331 | *** Vector the Crocodile is classified as a power character, and is shown to be a brilliant detective. He unfortunately sometimes doubles as a total idiot - but then most of Team Chaotix does that. Nowhere is this shown better than at the end of ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' where he [[spoiler:lays out to Eggman that he knew EXACTLY who he was all along, and was playing along with his game because he knew that whomever locked Eggman up would be the worse of two evils]] after effortlessly tearing a thick metal door off the wall with his bare fists. |
| 332 | *** Dr. Eggman, though he rarely ever uses his raw strength. He is orders of magnitude above everyone else in knowledge of robotics and machinery, but when push comes to shove, he can not only run as quickly as Sonic can (albeit for short periods of time), but the ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' games show he can punch aside metal doors, cars, stone statues, and other large heavy objects like they're nothing and with no assistance. He just prefers to let his machines do the destruction. |
| 333 | *** [[DependingOnTheWriter When he's not being written as]] [[DumbMuscle rock stupid]] Knuckles has, at various points, demonstrated a [[WarriorPoet philosophical streak]], a fair bit of historical knowledge, [[CunningLinguist an ability to read ancient runes]], and some tactical ability. All in addition to his [[SuperStrength prodigious strength]]. |
| 334 | %% ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 335 | %% *** The first variation of Dr. Robotnik proved to be no slouch either, fighting Sonic himself one on one in their FinalBattle. Robo-Robotnik did the same in their first encounter after Robotnik's death, but once he because Dr. Eggman, that was it. |
| 336 | %% *** This is now Rotor's schtick in the post- ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide'', as he's shown charging through and tossing around Badniks like crazy, yet still has plenty of time to help build the top secret "Sky Patrol" project. |
| 337 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'': |
| 338 | %% *** Robotnik will when the chips are down and the robots destroyed, he'll fight Sonic with his bare hands. |
| 339 | %% *** Commander Brutus who has a copy of Robotnik's brainwaves as well as Grimer's. |
| 340 | %% *** Knuckles while not as smart as Porker or Tekno, he is able to understand and use advance echidna technology. |
| 341 | *** Vector who is balanced in both brawn and brains, His physical strength is significant and he tends to fight using his tail and teeth. He also possesses keen computation and detective skills. |
| 342 | %% *** Nack who created his own shrinking technology. |
| 343 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', despite relying mostly on his robots and pooh-pooing things like physical confrontation, Robotnik is no slouch in a fight, being able to throw a very large biker out of a (freshly replaced) glass window when threatened. |
| 344 | * GeniusSerum: |
| 345 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': In "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E23GrounderTheGenius Grounder the Genius]]", Dr. Robotnik's computer program designed to make him a thousand times smarter is stolen by Hacker, an adolescent mole, and downloaded onto a microchip. When Scratch and Grounder are sent to capture Hacker, Grounder accidentally installs the Genius Chip and becomes a genius, making Robotnik his prisoner and Scratch his slave. In the same episode, Hacker is also revealed to have invented a Stupid Chip, which makes whoever uses it only half as smart as they are. |
| 346 | ** A very early issue of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' had [[TagalongKid Tails]] eat a fruit from Rotor's Tree of Knowledge, instantly gaining a mega-genius intellect. It lasted long enough for him to get a swollen ego and try to take on Robotnik himself. According to Creator/IanFlynn, however, while the boost in knowledge was temporary, the fruit did permanently unlock Tails's own enhanced intelligence, explaining his at the time rather childish depiction suddenly falling into line with the technical genius he was depicted in in the games. |
| 347 | * GentleGiant: |
| 348 | ** The Games: |
| 349 | *** Bark the Polar Bear is the largest character in ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'', and one of the strongest. His official bio describes him as "blunt and quiet, but gentle, shy and with a kind heart". |
| 350 | *** Big the Cat is one of the biggest and strongest characters in the Sonic franchise, and yet he is one of the most easy-going, preferring to spend most of his time fishing with Froggy, his pet frog. He is also good friends with Amy and Cream in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', serving as the Power member of Team Rose. |
| 351 | %% ** Big the Cat in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. Laid back, wants to just fish and be with his best pal in the whole world Froggy and is more than happy to spend time with his friends. However, try to hurt his friends and he'll get angry. |
| 352 | ** Knuckles in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''. He's big, tall, and muscular, possesses incredible strength, loves punching things...but is also probably one of the friendliest characters on the show. Despite his tough appearance, he has a soft spot for nature, and is incredibly loyal to his friends. |
| 353 | %%* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Due to persistent misuse, this example was removed. Please check the trope page to see if your example meets the criteria of the current definition. |
| 354 | * GeodesicCast: {{Enforced}}. Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', the games have tried to sort the cast into {{Power Trio}}s that are categorically similar to Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. While this Speed-Fly-Power archetype worked for the cast of ''Heroes'', the franchise at large has a wide variety of characters that don't clearly fit into the paradigm--Blaze the Cat, for example, was classified as Power-type for ''VideoGame/SonicRunners'' but Speed-type for ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'' (which doesn't even have the original paradigm, instead replacing the Fly-type with the more generalized Technique-type). |
| 355 | * GilliganCut: |
| 356 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' has this (part of a plan to steal Robotnik's materials): |
| 357 | --->'''Sonic:''' A hedgehog never gives up.\ |
| 358 | ''(cuts to middle of Robotropolis)''\ |
| 359 | '''Sonic:''' [[ISurrenderSuckers I give up!]] |
| 360 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': |
| 361 | *** In episode 4: |
| 362 | ---->'''Amy:''' You should get a pet. It would help you learn to love animals. Don't you think, Sonic?\ |
| 363 | '''Sonic:''' Yes, absolutely.\ |
| 364 | '''Amy:''' Then you can take Sticks pet-shopping right now.\ |
| 365 | '''Sonic:''' No, absolutely not.\ |
| 366 | ''(cut to Sonic taking Sticks pet-shopping)'' |
| 367 | %% *** Later referred to by name in Season 2 episode 3, where Sticks has come to expect Amy using the "Gilligan Flip". The Mayor finds these painful to do. |
| 368 | * GirlsHaveCooties: |
| 369 | %% ** As seen in the other sections, Tails thinks this in a few continuities. While it comes up less often in the games, it is still there. It actually manages to be a PlotPoint. |
| 370 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Tails' belief that girls have cooties is very pronounced. |
| 371 | ** ''Anime/SonicX'' is notable for zig-zagging this trope. Tails gets defeated in a match when Rouge kisses him on the cheek, grossing him out and playing this trope straight. This is subverted when he gets a love interest in a plant girl named Cosmo in the third season. |
| 372 | * GirlsWithMoustaches: |
| 373 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Dr. Robotnik's mother has a moustache similar to Robotnik's own. |
| 374 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Eggheads", when Sonic's friends eat the personality-changing cookies with Dr. Eggman's DNA, they all gain Eggman's trademark mustache. This includes the female characters, Amy and Sticks. |
| 375 | * GirlyBruiser: |
| 376 | ** Amy Rose from the games is an adorable pink hedgehog in a cute red dress who carries a hammer that makes cute little tapping noises when it hits, creating bubbles of [[PowerOfLove heart-shaped magic]] in some incarnations. Said hammer, when wielded by Amy, has also reduced gigantic, deadly battle robots to scrap metal. |
| 377 | %% ** In the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Amy EASILY blocked the mace of a giant, hyper-muscled warlord who's blows normally created earthquakes, Amy flattening him in every encounter. |
| 378 | * GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: |
| 379 | ** While Amy Rose from the games is an ActionGirl and a {{Tsundere}} with a HairTriggerTemper, she also has hobbies involving shopping, cooking, and cute things. |
| 380 | %% ** Amy Rose in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', as in the episode, "[[Recap/SonicBoomS1E6FortressOfSqualitude Fortress of Squalitude]]," Dr. Eggman hires her to redecorate his lair to get himself on the cover of a magazine. |
| 381 | * GlassCannon: |
| 382 | ** The Games: |
| 383 | *** Sonic. He wrecks robots like nobody's business and defeats Eggman's most powerful machines with almost as much ease. But if he loses his rings [[OneHitPointWonder one hit can kill him]]. |
| 384 | *** Shadow. He's got incredible offensive power, but goes down just as easily as Sonic (and in games with actual health bars, even more easily). Even with CutscenePowerToTheMax, he ''still'' can't take a hit. |
| 385 | *** As far as bosses go, Zor is the fifth member of the Deadly Six to challenge Sonic in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' and can only take half as many hits as the next-most-fragile member. Naturally, as Sonic encounters him so late into the game, Zor is capable of mounting offenses that make hitting him even once a challenge and is smart enough to only pick battlefields where he has the terrain advantage. |
| 386 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic is insanely fast but his small size means he has trouble dealing harm to even regular humans by conventional means (his rapid-fire punches do nothing to a big guy in a BarBrawl) and it doesn't take much to knock him down. It isn't until he develops his [[SignatureMove spinball move]] coupled with lightning powers that he learns to fight bigger opponents. |
| 387 | * TheGlomp: |
| 388 | ** In the games, Sonic gets glomped by Amy. Or at least he would be if Amy wasn't color blind. She can't seem to tell the difference between blue Sonic, black-and-red Shadow, and white-colored Silver. She successfully glomps him in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed''... while he's in Werehog form. The one time she actually gets him, she thinks she has the wrong guy almost immediately afterward. |
| 389 | ** In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', Tails' default reaction to [[FearOfThunder lightning]] involves glomping onto Sonic in his panic. |
| 390 | %% ** Amy does this to Sonic all the time in ''Anime/SonicX''. |
| 391 | %% * GlowingMechanicalEyes: |
| 392 | %% ** One of the most notable features of Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. Many a nightmare has been had by children seeing him. |
| 393 | %% ** Not Dr. Robotnik, but his inventions in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' tend to have one akin to [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]]. |
| 394 | * GodzillaThreshold: |
| 395 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 396 | *** When Sonic is roboticized into Mecha Sonic, the Freedom Fighters are forced to do the same to Knuckles, though they take precautions to make sure he keeps his free will. |
| 397 | *** The "Enerjak Rising" storyline was just one big conga line of thresholds being reached. When Knuckles couldn't be found, the first thing they did was stop Dr. Eggman and called a truce in order to capture Enerjak. Sally was barely able to contact G.U.N. and they ended up sending ''their'' threshold, Shadow the Hedgehog. When Enerjak proved to be too much, Shadow reached his own and removed his limiters in an attempt to stop him. Locke grabs Sonic and Julie-Su and gives them a new version of the Chaos Siphon in an attempt to stop Enerjak, knowing it'll kill him (and knowing it's Knuckles in reality), but Sonic smashes it. Then, Sonic throws himself on the cursed Master Emerald in an attempt to become Super Sonic (which works). All of this leads to the last threshold: [[spoiler:Locke sacrificing himself to end the curse and rescue Knuckles]]. |
| 398 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', everyone in the war room agrees that calling in Dr. Robotnik is something no one but him will enjoy but when dealing with a potential terrorist threat that can black out the entire northwest United States, there isn't anyone better. |
| 399 | * GoKartingWithBowser: |
| 400 | ** The Games: |
| 401 | *** You can go karting with Eggman in ''VideoGame/SonicDrift'', and karting (more so airboarding) with Shadow in ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' |
| 402 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicDrift2'', you can not only kart with Eggman, but you can also choose Knuckles, Metal Sonic, and even Fang/Nack! |
| 403 | *** And in ''VideoGame/SonicR'' it's not just Robotnik but four of his creations: Metal Sonic, Metal Knuckles, Tails Doll, and Egg Robo. The manual makes an attempt to say its a secret plot to destroy Sonic, but ingame all play fairly, and you can't destroy other racers. |
| 404 | *** This has happened with Shadow in the games a few times too - though Shadow is more of TheRival than a villain, he and Sonic tend to be enemies most of the time (or at least, he really doesn't like Sonic). However, he teams up with Sonic or Tails in various levels in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', races with the others in the various spin-off racing games, and appears at Sonic's birthday party in the ending to ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. He also shows up before the FinalBoss to give both Sonics some words of motivation, and gives them advice during the actual battle along with the other characters. |
| 405 | *** In the two-player mode of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', Sonic can have a friendly race with Shadow and Metal Sonic. He can also actually go go-karting with Shadow (but not with Metal Sonic, since he's not selectable in that mode). Even more, Amy can also race against Metal Sonic, despite the fact she should have every reason to hate him given that he's the one who kidnapped her back in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD''. |
| 406 | *** In ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing]]'', of course, Sonic is seeing karting with Eggman and Shadow. Shadow's profile actually reminds you of his CharacterDevelopment from revenge-driven maniac to TheLancer. |
| 407 | *** Creator/{{Sega}} themselves [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this during the second annual Sonic Website/{{Twitter}} takeover (itself an example of this trope, with Sonic and Eggman answering fan-tweeted questions together). Creator/{{Sega}} asked them "Do you guys hang out a lot or are you actually {{fr|iendlyEnemy}}enemies?" Eggman's response is to [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial loudly and emphatically declare "We're ''enemies''! MORTAL enemies!"]], then [[IResembleThatRemark offer to get Sonic a leftover]] [[TrademarkFavoriteFood chili dog]] [[IResembleThatRemark from the fridge.]] |
| 408 | *** The third Sonic Website/{{Twitter}} had [[TheRival Shadow]] answering questions along with Sonic and Eggman. |
| 409 | *** It was discussed in [[Blog/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Sonic Twitter Takeover 4]]. |
| 410 | ---->'''Shadow''': [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} @egoraptor]] asks: "Sonic, have you and Tails just straight up forgotten how evil Robotnik is? I find it very disturbing to see y'all pal around with this joker!" |
| 411 | ---->'''Sonic''': Y'know, it's a fair point that Eggman is pretty evil sometimes. |
| 412 | ---->'''Tails''': And he has tried to ruin our lives on multiple occasions. |
| 413 | ---->'''Shadow''': AND risked the lives of the entire planet. |
| 414 | ---->'''Sonic''': But he's more like... a lovable kind of bad guy, y'know? There's just something about him. Well that, and he just shows up univited all the time. |
| 415 | ---->'''Eggman''': Dear Arin Hanson, interesting question! I see you've chosen poorly when it comes to selecting your allies. I'll be in touch. VERY soon... |
| 416 | ---->'''Sonic, Shadow, and Tails''': Dun DUN DUUUUUUUN! |
| 417 | ** In an early issue of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', [[TheStarscream Snively]] and some [[{{Mooks}} Swatbots]] interrupt a hockey game the Mobians are playing simply because they wanted to play themselves. Robotnik finds out and ups the stakes on the game, but Snively really wanted to play for fun. |
| 418 | ** ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'': Sonic's [[InterspeciesRomance girlfriend]] Sara plays video games with [[AffablyEvil Dr. Eggman]], her kidnapper. |
| 419 | ** ''Anime/SonicX'': |
| 420 | *** Doctor Eggman actually gives Sonic shelter after finding him knocked out from a recent battle (while he was jogging down the beach no less) He does, however, use the opportunity to plant a listening device on Sonic. |
| 421 | *** In one episode there's a scene where Sonic finds Eggman sitting on a cliff overlooking Station Square, and the two have a remarkably civil conversation before going their separate ways. |
| 422 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode "Fuzzy Puppy Buddies", Amy and Eggman discover a shared love of a cutesy board game called Fuzzy Puppies, and secretly meet up to play the game when Sonic and his friends aren't thwarting Eggman's evil schemes. |
| 423 | * GoldenSuperMode: |
| 424 | ** The Games: |
| 425 | %% *** Super Sonic is the original from the series and is admittedly and likely based on Super Saiyan Goku from ''Dragon Ball'', going by the fact that Yuji Naka is an [[WordOfGod admitted Dragon Ball fan]]. He is obtainable by using all seven [[MineralMacGuffin Chaos Emeralds]], whereupon Sonic becomes invincible and gains enhanced speed, high jumps and the ability to levitate. Several other Super Forms in the series take on a golden hue. This is also his Final Smash in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' and ''3DS/Wii U''. |
| 426 | %% *** Shadow and Silver gain this too upon using the Chaos Emeralds, along with other characters. |
| 427 | %% *** Mecha Sonic in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' gains one upon using the energy of the Master Emerald, though he frequently either uses up power and reverts to normal from the drain, or uses ''too much'' power and returns to normal from the overload. |
| 428 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'', Sonic gains the form of Excalibur Sonic, which uniquely [[BlingOfWar gives him a suit of golden armor]] [[spoiler:while [[EquippableAlly Caliburn]] turns into a giant glowing Excalibur]]. |
| 429 | %% ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', Super Sonic was his SuperpoweredEvilSide, and, later, EnemyWithout. |
| 430 | %% ** [[spoiler:Neo Metal Sonic]] from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'' uses the Master Emerald to [[spoiler: become Super Metal Neo]]. |
| 431 | * GoodColorsEvilColors: |
| 432 | ** The Games: |
| 433 | *** Sonic (the hero) is blue, Knuckles (the tough guy) is a cherry red, Amy Rose and Rouge the Bat (the chicks) have extensive pink colouring, Shadow the Hedgehog (AntiHero) is red and black, and Eggman is covered in red, yellow, and black - good old evil commie colours. |
| 434 | *** Team Chaotix include a lot of the transition colours, alluding to their use as more neutral characters. |
| 435 | *** It's still going on - Princess Blaze consists of much purple (for royalty). Silver is almost entirely white, with some hints of gold and blue as a MessianicArchetype. |
| 436 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic obviously has his trademark blue quills/fur and also glows brightly when charging up. Robotnik favours primarily black or red for his clothes and vehicles. |
| 437 | * TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: |
| 438 | ** In the games, Sonic and friends have ''always'' triumphed over Eggman and whatever villain rears their ugly head in the end, no exceptions. At worst, they'll just temporarily incapacitate him. [[spoiler:Even ''killing'' him, which Mephiles the Dark succeeded in doing in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'', was a short-term setback for Sonic thanks to the Chaos Emeralds.]] |
| 439 | ** {{Enforced|Trope}} on ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' due to mandates by Sega that [[NobodyCanDie none of the game cast are allowed to die]] and Sonic is never allowed to suffer a long term defeat -- even if Eggman [[TeamRocketWins gets the upper hand over him on occasion]], Sonic always has to overcome him in the following issue. |
| 440 | * GottaCatchThemAll: |
| 441 | %% ** In the games, find all the Chaos Emeralds... |
| 442 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' features a four-episode story arc concerning the quest for the Chaos Emeralds. In each episode, Dr. Robotnik uses his new time machine to travel back in history in order to acquire one of the four emeralds, invariably pursued by Sonic and Tails. |
| 443 | * GovernmentConspiracy: |
| 444 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', the space colony ARK was ostensibly shut down due to an accident. In truth, the government shut it down in a raid to stop Professor Gerald Robotnik's research, which included the development of a WaveMotionGun [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog and dealings with alien invaders]]]]. |
| 445 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', the United States federal government is seeking to capture whatever caused that blackout, and it turns out Robotnik is on their payroll (having dealt with certain hush-hush missions beforehand). |
| 446 | * GRatedSex: |
| 447 | ** Chao in the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games indicate their fertility by sitting in a circle of flowers. They do a HappyDance to some music, then a Chao egg pops into existence between them. |
| 448 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' episode "Hooked on Sonics", [[OfficialCouple Sonic and Sally]] share their [[TheBigDamnKiss first onscreen mouth-to-mouth kiss]]. During the scene, it's quite clear that Sonic is using his tongue, and he holds Sally directly against his chest as they both start [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything moving together in rhythm for a few seconds]]. [[https://youtu.be/JubzKEniPBE?t=24 Here is the scene in question]]. |
| 449 | * GratuitousGreek: |
| 450 | ** The E-series robots from the games (well, numbers 100 to 123 anyway), the most famous being [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure E-102 Gamma]] and [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes E-123 Omega]]. E-100 Alpha is called ZERO in the games, but is known as Alpha by WordOfGod. [[VideoGame/SonicBattle E-121]] is named Phi, even though 121 should be Chi and 120 should be Phi. |
| 451 | %% ** Joked about in ''Anime/SonicX'' '''Eggman:''' ''"As far as their names go, it's all Greek to me!"'' |
| 452 | * GratuitousJapanese: |
| 453 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'': |
| 454 | *** Eggman shouts "[[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns Onore!]]" when using his boxing glove attack and says "Yossha!" (more or less, "I did it!") after racking up a decent combo, clearing a level, or, oddly, petting a Chao. |
| 455 | *** Knuckles enthusiastically shouts "[[{{Kiai}} Oraoraora!]]" when digging with the Shovel Claws. |
| 456 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', when Dr. Robotnik examines a strand of Sonic's quills up-close, he utters "omoshiroi" ("interesting"). |
| 457 | * GreenAesop: |
| 458 | ** The Games: |
| 459 | *** This is what the series used to revolve around, with Sonic functioning as a nomadic NatureHero of sorts. The basic plot of the original games involves Sonic rescuing other animals from Robotnik's machines, levels such as Chemical Plant Zone, Scrap Brain Zone, and Oil Ocean Zone are over-industrialized hellholes. Unlike most examples of the latter trope, he is quick to utilize technology to fulfil any tasks he needs to do, but he still seems to carry disdain for Eggman's wanton environmental destruction. |
| 460 | *** This is taken to its apex in ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Sonic CD]]'', where Sonic has the ability to prevent Robotnik from turning the future into a post-apocalyptic, mechanized hell by defeating certain robots in the past.\ |
| 461 | It also showed that, if utilized properly, technology could benefit the environment via [[SolarPunk the Good Futures]], where as technology became more advanced, rather than competing with nature, the two forces combined in order to make life more on the planet more peaceful. Since there's no visible pollution, it's safe to say that the combination of technology and nature has worked to fix any destruction done to the planet's ecosystems in the past by pollution, and is now working to prevent that damage from ever happening again.\ |
| 462 | %% *** Every continent you visit in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' is [[SceneryPorn beautiful]]... then you get to [[ThatOneLevel Egg]][[NightmareFuel man]][[{{Cyberpunk}} Land]]. |
| 463 | %% *** The general aesthetics of the games, especially the earliest ones (and levels of later games [[NostalgiaLevel that draw inspiration from them]]) plays with this trope, as the "nature" Sonic is protecting appears to already be pretty artificial already (such as being made up of geometric shapes or the ground having that checkerboard pattern on them). |
| 464 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' had a few of these in its "[[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle Sonic Sez]]" segments. The one in "Momma Robotnik's Birthday" involves Sonic explain why trees are good for the environment and advise the viewers to plant some if they live in the city. The ones in "Sonic Gets Thrashed" and "[[ShrinkRay Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog]]" involve Sonic explain to the viewers how trash can add up based on their actions, and encourage them to recycle. |
| 465 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' pointed out that Robotnik was evil because he ''misused'' technology (some of which he stole and perverted -- the Roboticizer was originally designed to allow elderly and terminally ill people to live longer) -- not because technology is inherently bad. |
| 466 | %% ** ''Anime/SonicX'' (the 4Kids dub at least) has the final episode have one of these.\ |
| 467 | \ |
| 468 | %% Well, considering that Cosmo is a {{Plant Alien|s}}, [[spoiler:and so are the Metarex,]] that actually makes more sense than you'd think. Though, admittedly, they could probably have found a better episode to squeeze the Green Aesop into than [[spoiler:the one where Cosmo ''dies''.]]\ |
| 469 | \ |
| 470 | %% In a way, it's actually almost an ''inversion'' of a Green Aesop, because [[spoiler: the evil plan of the Metarex involves covering every inch of every planet in the galaxy with trees.]] Granted, this wouldn't be good for some environments either. |
| 471 | * GreenGators: Vector the Crocodile the leader of the Chaotix detective agency is a bright vibrant green color. |
| 472 | * GroinAttack: |
| 473 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 474 | *** In Issue #123 when Nack the Weasel and his gang have kidnapped Sally Acorn and have her held hostage in their hideout, at one point she mouths off to Nack and he threatens to shoot her with his gun, she responds by slamming her knee into his groin causing him to crumple over in pain. |
| 475 | *** In one of Sonic and Shadow's early battles, Sonic taunts Shadow by telling him that he should get a girlfriend to release his pent-up aggression. Shadow slams his elbow back and causes extreme pain, close enough to Sonic's groin that this is the implication for any readers over 14. |
| 476 | *** When Scourge and Sonic fight Metal Scourge and Metal Sonic, Scourge kicks Metal Sonic visibly in the crotch, to show that he's instinctively a dirty fighter. It's a robot and has no effect, and Scourge hurts his foot. |
| 477 | *** In ''Sonic Universe'' #22, when Team Rose and Team Shadow fight over the Sol Emeralds, Shadow catches a Sol Emerald. Amy attacks him from behind, the contact-stars very close to his crotch, leaving him eyes wide and in pain -- not usual for the Ultimate Lifeform. |
| 478 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', when Emerl goes berserk in the ''Sonic Battle'' arc, Sonic tries to fight him off, as Emerl issues one of these onto Sonic. We then see everybody's horrified reactions. Made even funnier when Sonic tries to take it like a man (err, hedgehog) despite being in immense pain and his voice getting higher. He faints anyway. Surprisingly, [[SurprisinglyLenientCensor 4Kids left it in]], but unsurprisingly, [[PlayedForDrama they found another way to work around it]]. |
| 479 | * GrowingWithTheAudience: |
| 480 | ** Attempted. The games' stories started out in a typical cartoony video game setting with the protagonist fighting Eggman and his army of robots. Then came ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', a DarkerAndEdgier installment with pointedly more mature themes than any previous game in the series. ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' took this even further, dealing with themes such as a corrupt military murdering innocent scientists and weapons of mass destruction. However, when ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' took this to ludicrous extents and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' was slammed for its overly convoluted plot among other things, a growing backlash towards this trend forced Sega to go back and aim for a younger audience again, especially with ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and beyond. Eventually, Creator/SonicTeam went for a second attempt at this with ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', though again to mixed reaction. |
| 481 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' started out as a gag comic with elements taken from both cartoons (''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'') running when it premiered. It eventually started moving more into a serialized dramedy before fully making the leap to action the older its readers got. While there is still a bit of levity here and there, the arcs up to its cancellation were nowhere near as silly as when it started. |
| 482 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'' was made with those older readers in mind, so the reader who grew up with the Archie comics would expect to read something action-packed and dramatic from the get-go. True to form, the story immediately picks up from a war arc, and only gets darker from there. |
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| 485 | [[folder:H]] |
| 486 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: |
| 487 | %% ** Charmy Bee dons an orange vest. |
| 488 | ** Evolved over the course of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. Early on, most characters wore partial clothing ranging from nearly fully dressed (Antoine only lacks pants) to nothing but shoes (Sonic, of course). Over time, more characters were added and often featured with more complete outfits. Following the 2013 continuity reboot, many characters are starting to shift towards the current Sega look with females donning full sets of clothing and males with gloves and shoes with a few extra pieces to set them apart. |
| 489 | ** Despite being wise, Longclaw the owl from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' is half-naked and the only thing she wears is golden chest armor. |
| 490 | * {{Hammerspace}}: |
| 491 | ** The Games: |
| 492 | %% *** Amy's hammer. |
| 493 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', ExpositionFairy Chip is able to produce endless amounts of chocolate, each bar bigger than he is, out of thin air. Furthermore, he offers one to everyone he meets. |
| 494 | *** {{Lampshaded}} in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' when Classic Tails asks where Classic Sonic puts all the rings, to which Modern Tails cannot answer, having not asked himself. |
| 495 | *** Which is odd, since Tails is a huge user of this trope himself, even more than Sonic. At times, he'll pull a toolbox from nowhere (large enough for him to use as a chair), a remote-controlled robot the size of his head, and, most frequently, a never-ending supply of bombs (whether [[CartoonBomb cartoony]] or shaped like rings). |
| 496 | ** Amy Rose in ''Anime/SonicX'' has hammerspace for her Pico Pico hammer. She procures it visibly after [[spoiler:Sonic fails to return to their world with her]]. After launching a Hammer into the side of Eggman's airship's hull (he woke her up with a loudspeaker), he points out that she is unarmed. Close-up shot to the hand beside her thigh, and another Hammer appears in a puff of smoke. This happens six or seven more times, as each Hammer is launched into the airship's hull. |
| 497 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom,'' Amy is able to pull out her trademark hammer whenever she wants, despite the fact that it's almost as big as she is. |
| 498 | * HappilyAdopted: |
| 499 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic meets Tails when the fox is just a baby, orphaned and looking for a family. Sonic then adopts Tails as a brother and becomes his caretaker. One episode, "Tails' New Home," focuses on Sonic trying to give Tails a stable life and a new family in concern for his safety. Tails, however, is perfectly happy living with the blue blur. |
| 500 | --->'''Sonic:''' Sorry for all of the trouble, squirt. I was just trying to find you a real family.\ |
| 501 | '''Tails:''' I got a real family. I got the best!\ |
| 502 | '''Sonic:''' Yeah? Where?\ |
| 503 | '''Tails:''' A family is just people who care about each other more than anyone else, right?\ |
| 504 | '''Sonic:''' Right.\ |
| 505 | '''Tails:''' You're it! You're my mom, you're my dad, and you're my picket fence! |
| 506 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic was raised by an owl called Longclaw [[spoiler:and is essentially adopted by Tom and Maddie at the end]]. |
| 507 | * HashtagForLaughs: Since 2015 and under the influence of a new PR team, the social accounts started posting more silly and self-aware posts, as well as being more involved with their fans. On their Website/{{Tumblr}} account, the posts are usually followed by funny tags telling how their office life is, asking the followers to send drawings of their coworker "Angry Sandra", or teasing the development of ''[[CreatorsPet Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]''. |
| 508 | * HateSink: |
| 509 | ** The Games: |
| 510 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' has the [[BigBad Erazor Djinn]], a power hungry, unempathetic and purely self-serving genie who has nothing remotely sympathetic or likable going for him, and he acts extremely arrogant and haughty towards everyone around him. He treats Shahra like dirt and after her sacrifice, he has the gall to mock her as being weak. And to say nothing of how he puts Sonic's life on the line to further his own ends, and talks down to him and insults him as being a rat. [[spoiler:This makes it so satisfying when Sonic forces him to grant three wishes, with the last one [[PayEvilUntoEvil being to remain within his lamp forever just before Sonic tosses it into the fire]]]]. |
| 511 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' has Dr. Eggman's [[TheDragon new lieutenant]], Infinite. He is a [[PsychopathicManchild deranged and immature]] {{Sadist}} who seems cool, but proves himself to be nothing more than a [[TheBully bully]] who enjoys murdering people just to show off his strength [[spoiler:after Shadow the Hedgehog [[EvilIsPetty bruised his ego by easily overpowering him and calling him weak]]]]. [[spoiler:Once his biggest advantage is taken away, he isn't even competent enough to keep the fight up, revealing himself to be nothing more than a smug coward]]. |
| 512 | %% ** Drago Wolf from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''is despised by even the writers, who always ensure that every time he shows up, he will get at least a punch in the face. |
| 513 | ** Despite being LaughablyEvil, Dr. Robotnik from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' has no redeeming qualities that would make the audience feel anything but disdain for him. The government establishes early on that working with him is a relationship of reluctant necessity, and he treats the sycophantic agent who accompanies him like complete trash, despite doing everything he is told. This while Robotnik espouses the advantages of [=AIs=] over organic beings because of their undying obedience. He is extremely rude to everyone he comes across for no reason, and will wantonly kill anyone who stands in the way of what he wants, which is just a poor blue hedgehog who doesn't want to be chased. [[spoiler:Robotnik is so hated so much that no one bats an eye when he's banished to the Mushroom Planet. Not even the U.S. Government, who is all too happy to render him an {{Unperson}} the moment he's gone]]. |
| 514 | * HeinousnessRetcon: In his introduction in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', it's implied [[PredecessorVillain Professor Gerald Robotnik]] built the Eclipse Cannon as a WeaponOfMassDestruction either due to the loss of his granddaughter Maria driving him to insanity (or else he was mad even before her death); with the twist being he planned to destroy the Planet via crashing his space colony into it. Come ''Videogame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' it's revealed the Cannon was in fact created for a good reason: to destroy the Black Comet -- as Black Doom offered his blood for the creation of Shadow the hedgehog, in exchange for the Chaos Emeralds to conquer the planet. |
| 515 | * HellishPupils: |
| 516 | %% * Mephiles' eyes after taking on the shape of Shadow the Hedgehog in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. Despite this combined with [[NoMouth him not having a mouth]] and his evil-sounding voice, Silver doesn't seem suspicious in the slightest during their first meeting. The trope becomes even more apparent in Mephiles' crystalline form. |
| 517 | %% ** From ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' we have [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr.]] [[OmnicidalManiac Finitevus]], [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity pretty]] [[MadScientist nice guy]]... |
| 518 | ** [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Super Sonic]], the resident OmnicidalManiac in ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' had red spirals instead of pupils. In some stories they seemed to reflect his demeanour; when he was at the peak of his evil powers the spirals were large enough to fill his eyes, but when he was good they shrank noticably. |
| 519 | * HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet: |
| 520 | ** Played with in the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode, "Pseudo Sonic". The titular robot helps an Old Lady cross the street deliberately at the wrong time so that she will get run over by a bus. This later comes to bite the real Sonic on the butt as the Old Lady thinks he had her run over and tries to alert the Police to arrest him. |
| 521 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Chain Letter", an attempt to get the Old Monkey to be his third friend on [=FriendSpace=], Eggman helps him cross the street. When Eggman asks the Old Monkey to send him a friend request on [=FriendSpace=], the Old Monkey gets confused and Eggman leaves him in the middle of the road, where he gets run over by Dave's car. |
| 522 | * HeroAntagonist: |
| 523 | ** The Games: |
| 524 | *** Knuckles in certain games, in particular those where he is tricked by Dr Eggman into stopping Sonic. He eventually realises he has been duped, and usually reverts to a side protagonist for the remainder of the story. |
| 525 | *** Downplayed with G.U.N. in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. Despite wanting to protect global stability, GUN is part of a GovernmentConspiracy, committed some serious crimes, and is willing to endanger citizens just to catch Sonic. |
| 526 | %% *** Sonic is an antagonist in some routes in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''. |
| 527 | %% *** Silver in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. He similarly reverts to a protagonist later on. |
| 528 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', the US government and its military forces aren't portrayed as bad people; they're just trying to find out what caused an anomaly in their country. It's Robotnik who's the really bad one. [[spoiler:At the end of the movie, the commander even shows himself to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who lets the Wachowskis go, offers them a token of appreciation for getting rid of Robotnik (even if it is a ComicallySmallBribe), and wants to have a personal, informal chat with Sonic]]. |
| 529 | * HeroicSacrifice: |
| 530 | ** The Games: |
| 531 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'': |
| 532 | *** [[TheStoic Shadow the Hedgehog]]. He goes beyond his limit of power to prevent the [[ColonyDrop Space Colony ARK]] from crashing into the Earth. Out of respect for his dearly-departed friend Maria, he does what she would have wanted him to do and protects the innocent people below, leaving no trace but one of his power-supressing cuff links. The characters take a few moments to mourn his loss in the ending cutscene of the game. Eventually, Shadow comes BackFromTheDead in his own appropriately-named sequel, ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''. |
| 533 | *** Maria also applies this for she sacrificed herself by staying behind as letting Shadow initiated his escape pod, as she begged him to protect all the people on Earth. |
| 534 | *** [[spoiler: Shahra]] does this at the end of ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'', protecting [[spoiler:Sonic]] from a fatal blow by using [[spoiler:herself]] as a shield. |
| 535 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 536 | *** Tommy Turtle, having been [[GrandTheftMe body jacked]] by [[AIIsACrapshoot A.D.A.M.]], allows himself to be destroyed by the Egg Fleet. |
| 537 | *** Sir Connery sacrificed his life force to destroy the corrupted Crown and Sword of Acorns. |
| 538 | *** Knuckles' father Locke killed himself in order to break the spell that had {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} Knuckles into becoming Enerjak. |
| 539 | *** [[spoiler:Sally Acorn caused herself to be roboticized to prevent Eggman from doing it to the whole planet]]. |
| 540 | *** [[spoiler:Antoine D'Coolette grappled with a Metal Sonic and pulled it away from the transport holding Elias and his family, letting Dr. Eggman detonate it and kill him instead (he survives, though he is rendered comatose)]]. |
| 541 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', [[spoiler:while she could've gone with Sonic to Earth, Longclaw decides to stay behind and delay the Echidna Tribe long enough until the Power Ring closes despite knowing they would likely kill her. We never find out her fate]]. |
| 542 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: |
| 543 | %% ** The Games: |
| 544 | %% *** Shadow the Hedgehog. Not that he seems to care much. |
| 545 | %% *** Sonic in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', when he is mistaken for Shadow. |
| 546 | ** In ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', following her [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing]] by the Iron Queen, NICOLE becomes a subject of fear to much of New Mobotropolis, particularly IdolSinger Mina Mongoose, who begins a series of musical protests against her. And things are made even worse when [[EvilSorcerer Ixis Naugus]] starts using Mina's music as a conduit for his magic, amplifying the public's distrust of NICOLE into [[HatePlague paranoia and hate]], in a bid to make himself a VillainWithGoodPublicity by promising to dispose of NICOLE for them. [[spoiler: And it ''works'', leading to a HeroicBSOD on NICOLE's part and a MyGodWhatHaveIDone on Mina's part.]] |
| 547 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', shortly after arriving on Earth, Sonic and his friends get in trouble with local police and spend the early part of Season 1 hiding out at Chris' house when not foiling Eggman's latest EvilPlan. A few heroic exploits soon turn things around, and they become ''very'' popular. |
| 548 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Tom Wachowski becomes a fugitive from the Government and the news calling him a suspected domestic terrorist; after punching Robotnik and helping Sonic escape. Even Sonic didn't like at him first, which is justified since Tom made him lose his rings ''AND'' [[JerkassBall refused]] to help Sonic retrieve them! |
| 549 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: |
| 550 | ** The Games: |
| 551 | *** A few of the bosses in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' can't be damaged by Sonic and have to be defeated by turning their own weapons against them. A particularly glaring example is the machine Robotnik uses at the end of Lava Reef zone, as you don't even have to ''try'' to damage it; [[TacticalSuicideBoss it just repeatedly launches bombs that it seems to willfully redirect back into itself until it eventually explodes.]] |
| 552 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', in his rival battle, [[MindOverMatter Silver the Hedgehog]] tries to squish Sonic with a giant ball of compressed debris when he's down to his last hit. When Sonic hits him, he's knocked into the ground and promptly ran over by said ball. |
| 553 | *** Happens so frequently to Eggman that's it's become something of a RunningGag. He's been bitch slapped across the sky by the very creature [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure he tried to control]] He needed the Chaotix to rescue him from a room that Metal Sonic [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes locked him in. ]] He is bitch slapped ''again'' by yet another creature that he [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed tried to control.]] And after finally managing to successfully capture the Time Eater, Sonic uses it to trap him in an [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations empty timeless void.]] |
| 554 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 555 | %% *** The original Robotnik fell to this, as well, being the only one destroyed by the Ultimate Annihilator's destruction. Granted, Snively pulled [[TheStarscream a Starscream]] on him, but it WAS his weapon. |
| 556 | *** In ''Sonic Universe'', the demigod Enerjak is invincible, and makes a note to rub this in the face of Silver, who he's dueling. Upon mentioning that Silver is not strong enough, skilled enough, or wise enough to best him, Silver realizes Enerjak is correct. He proceeds to redirect Enerjak's attacks at him, actually cracking his armor and inflicting pain on the demigod for the first time in decades. Enerjak is promptly drained of his powers moments later. |
| 557 | *** Interestingly, this is the ultimate fate of Sonic’s World post-''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide'' - because Eggman was so hasty in trying to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, his attack on Sonic has reversed ''everything'' he has done - Princess Sally is no longer roboticized, Knothole and Mobotroplis stand once more, the Freedom Fighters are whole again and he's still no closer in getting rid of Sonic. |
| 558 | %% *** The reboot is also this for many characters in the old continuity, namely those who could've stopped Robotnik/Eggman in the past, but chose not to for whatever reason. Namely Ixis Naugus [[note]]It was revealed he allowed the first Robotnik War in a bid to gain power in the aftermath. Also, he even had a chance to stop Robotnik shortly after the takeover but botched it.[[/note]], and the Brotherhood of Guardians (and the echidna race by extension) for feeling that the world conquering villain that makes flying armored battle stations and apocalyptic super weapons like the Ultimate Annihilator was not a threat to them. |
| 559 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode "Hero of the Year", Dr. Robotnik conducts a whole elaborate plan to have [[HonestJohnsDealership Wes Weasley]] lead Sonic, Tails and the various other Freedom Fighters to a yacht to have an award ceremony for Sonic. Robotnik crashes the party and forces Sonic to allow himself to be stranded in a bathysphere at the bottom of the sea in exchange for the others' safety, then admits that [[ILied he lied]] and was planning on sinking the yacht with everyone aboard, and smugly goes back to his fortress to [[ItsAllAboutMe have his own award ceremony]]. Weasley's reward was that he'd get his own shopping channel, but Robotnik lied about that too; [[KickTheDog Weasley wasn't given the freedom to actually broadcast, and their contract was written in disappearing ink]]. Upset that he's been had, Weasley rescues Sonic to take revenge on Robotnik. |
| 560 | * HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: |
| 561 | ** In the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', there was the problem of [[KryptoniteIsEverywhere Chaos Emeralds Are Everywhere]], where Robotnik or Sonic had the means to grab a bunch of them to use in a superweapon/go [[SuperMode Super Sonic]]. When Creator/IanFlynn took over writing duties, he fixed that problem by bringing about the seven normal Chaos Emeralds. |
| 562 | ** ''Anime/SonicX'': At the beginning of the second series, the [[PowerCrystal Chaos Emeralds]] get scattered across the galaxy, preventing Sonic from using them to transform into [[SuperMode Super Sonic]] and stomp the Metarex's forces when they invade his home planet. Then the heroes spend the rest of the saga gathering them in order to defeat the Metarex and restore their planet. |
| 563 | * HonoraryTrueCompanion: |
| 564 | ** The Games: |
| 565 | *** [[TheRival Shadow the Hedgehog]] becomes one of these to Sonic after his HeelFaceTurn. Although he doesn't hang out with Sonic's group like Tails, Amy, and Knuckles and [[ReformedButNotTamed keeps more than a bit of his rivalry with Sonic intact]]; he can usually be counted on to be "[[IWasJustPassingThrough Just Passing Through]]" whenever Sonic really needs him. |
| 566 | %% *** Knuckles also qualifies for this, as he spends most of his time doting over the Master Emerald instead of tangling with Eggman. |
| 567 | ** While his exact location and involvement with the larger conflict has varied throughout the series' run, this was how Knuckles the Echidna started out in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. While helping them out when they were in his area, joining up with them when they really needed him and even going on an extended quest to find a legendary sword connected to the royal family, Knuckles could never permanently join the Freedom Fighters because he had to take care of the Floating Island. |
| 568 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: |
| 569 | ** Knuckles the Echidna from the games is so gullible that it's become a joke in the series itself. He's such a bad judge of character that, even though he's been fully aware for ''years'' that Dr. Eggman doesn't say anything that won't get him closer to the Chaos Emeralds and world domination, he still takes everything the corpulent madman says at face value, and follows up on things Eggman says better than things that people he ''trusts with his own life'' tell him. The other characters have been riding him about it for years; if he does something even subjectively stupid, the knee-jerk assumption is that he's been talking to Eggman again. ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' was the only time Knuckles completely believed him since it was their first meeting. In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' Eggman only makes Knuckles confused and suspicious about Sonic's actions (and considering the Master Emerald was destroyed, Knuckles probably wasn't in the best frame of mind at the time). In ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]'', Knuckles ends up being tricked somehow by Eggman into fighting Sonic with the Egg Saucer, which, after Sonic destroys it, Knuckles chased him covered in soot. The cutscene afterwards reveals that he was tricked by Eggman once again, with Knuckles being upset at this revelation, and Sonic deciding to leave him to sulk until Knuckles decides to get his act together. |
| 570 | ** This is pretty much King Max's defining trait in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. He trusted the original Dr. Robotnik to the end and never suspected his true colors until it was too late. Issue 233 reveals him to have a history of this; Harvey Who explicitly warned him ''not'' to trust Warlord Kodos, ''not'' to let Ixis Naugus remain in the kingdom, ''not'' to exile Nate Morgan, and finally ''not'' to take the original Robotnik in, but Max ignored him ''every single time''. There's a reason he's been given the title of Maximilian the Cursed. |
| 571 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', despite being sworn enemies with Eggman, Knuckles is always fully prepared to believe his latest lie about [[FalselyReformedVillain wanting to change his ways]] and help him out, and no matter how many times he realizes that Eggman lied to him, he'll ''always'' fall for it again. It's even lampshaded in the Season 2 episode "An Enemy in Need," where the others flat-out call him out on falling for Eggman's latest claim that he'll reform if they give him the Chaos Emerald; even then, Knuckles adamantly refuses to even consider the possibility that Eggman is lying until Decoe and Bocoe show up and Eggman himself lets it slip that Knuckles fell for it. |
| 572 | * HostileShowTakeover: |
| 573 | ** Meta example: Dr. Eggman once [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/665236533390118912 took over]] the ''Blog/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|Twitter}}'' Website/{{Twitter}} account. He then proceeded to jab at [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/665249185931747328 Kel Mitchell]] and [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/665261937513529344 Archie Comics]]. Tails eventually got the account back by [[http://sonicthehedgehog.tumblr.com/post/133160549073/youve-been-lonelybotd-egghead-were-getting hacking into Eggman's system]], and the account is now back to normal. [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/670315814516486144 Well, as normal as it usually is.]]\ |
| 574 | \ |
| 575 | He tried it again during the franchise' 25th anniversary, only for Sonic himself to burst in and ''join him'', turning it into a Q&A session.\ |
| 576 | \ |
| 577 | This has apparently become a yearly tradition, as they do it again in 2017 to promote the release of [[VideoGame/SonicForces Sonic Forces]], this time with Shadow joining them.\ |
| 578 | \ |
| 579 | They skipped out on doing it in 2018, but returned in 2019 to promote [[VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing Team Sonic Racing]], this time throwing Tails into the mix. |
| 580 | ** In a horrible case of MoodWhiplash in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Antoine D'Coolette planned to take over as the main hero while Sonic was jailed. Why was he jailed? The events of "Mecha Madness", where he was [[UnwillingRoboticization turned into Mecha Sonic]] and unleashed on Knothole, everyone believing he actually went against Sally's edict that he wasn't supposed to do that. |
| 581 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', Eggman repeatedly expresses his desire to become the protagonist of the show throughout the first two seasons. In fact, due to story events and the ending theme changing, it looked like he almost succeeded at one point. |
| 582 | * HowDoIShotWeb: |
| 583 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Mina Mongoose first using Super Speed usually lead to her slamming into things, ultimately leading to her confronting Sonic and begging him to help practice it. She also used it to get closer to him, as she had a crush on him. |
| 584 | ** In Issue #37 of ''ComicBook/SonicX'', Sonic and Eggman get their brains switched. They both run into this problem: Eggman can't control Sonic's speed and constantly crashes into things, and Sonic can't figure out Eggman's technology and can barely pilot the Eggmobile. |
| 585 | * HowWeGotHere: |
| 586 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicBoom: Rise of Lyric'' starts with Sonic being blasted by Lyric's forces, falling down a pit and being covered by rocks as his friends watch. The game then flashes back some time before then to show how that situation came about. |
| 587 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' begins with Sonic being chased by Robotnik throughout San Francisco. There is a pause as a voice-over from Sonic relates how he got to this point. The film quickly rewinds to his childhood in the GreenHillZone of his home planet and moves from there. Then during the climax, it catches up to the freezeframe where the movie started. |
| 588 | --->'''Sonic:''' So, here we are again. We've been through so much together! Now you understand why there's a psychotic robot doctor chasing a supersonic blue hedgehog! Wanna know how it ends? Yeah, me too! |
| 589 | * HumanCannonBall: |
| 590 | ** The Games: |
| 591 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', one of the more fun ways of getting around Oil Ocean Zone is to shoot yourself out of the various cannons dotted throughout the level. |
| 592 | *** In the Carnival Night Zone in ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]'', circus cannons appear throughout both acts, and allow the player to launch themselves into the air, and one is used to enter the next zone after the boss battle. |
| 593 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'': |
| 594 | *** The game features cannons where how it fires will depend on who the team leader is when you enter it. |
| 595 | *** During the Bullet Station Zone the player team will occasionally use a really big cannon, which is the size of an entire building. |
| 596 | ** In the opening credits of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Coconuts attempts to shoot Grounder out of a cannon at Sonic. He tugs so hard on the detonator, that [[EpicFail it thrusts Grounder into the direction]] [[OhCrap of him and Scratch]] and explodes. |
| 597 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': |
| 598 | %% *** In the episode, "[[CircusEpisode Circus of Plunders]]", Knuckles becomes one of these when he, along with Sonic, Amy, and Sticks get jobs at T.W. Barker's Circus of Wonders. |
| 599 | *** In the episode, "[[Recap/SonicBoomS1E13UnluckyKnuckles Unlucky Knuckles]]" from the same series, in an attempt to shift the luck balance of the universe (the idea given to him by [[ConspiracyTheorist Sticks]]), Knuckles fires himself out of a cannon at the bottom of a deep pit. |
| 600 | *** In "Role Models", Knuckles launches Tails out of a cannon and Tails lands in a trash can. Before Knuckles can do the same with Amy, he is stopped by [[MoralGuardians D.B. Platypus]]. When Sonic protests against D.B. calling him and his friends bad role models, he hits the cannon, launching Amy into a tree. |
| 601 | * HumanityEnsues: |
| 602 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 603 | *** After the original Dr. Robotnik was KilledOffForReal in the 50th issue, the 75th issue reintroduced his AlternateSelf from issue 22, a Robotnik from an AlternateTimeline who [[EmergencyTransformation roboticisied himself]] to defeat Sonic. He [[BrainUploading transfers to a new body]] resembling Doctor Eggman from the main post-Aventures Sonic games, but it wasn't until issue 118 that his humanity was completely restored, bringing him 100% in-line with his video game depiction. |
| 604 | *** A variant happens, when Princess Sally's AI sidekick constructs herself a holographic mobian body after experiencing it first hand during a FreakyFridayFlip. |
| 605 | ** An issue of ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' has an issue where Sonic is a human. As the issue goes, Sonic wakes up one day in a strange bedroom as a human. As he wanders around the house he meets a woman who says she's his mother and makes him believe that Mobius and Sonic the Hedgehog were AllJustADream. As it turns out, though, it's just a trap by Robotnik. The comic also features Tails as a human. |
| 606 | * HumanlikeAnimalAging: |
| 607 | ** Sonic and his friends. Most of them, including Sonic himself, are stated to be teenagers between 14-16, while the younger ones such as Tails are between 6-8. Amy Rose is in the middle at 12. Their ages are a case of AllThereInTheManual, but they typically do behave the same as humans that age. |
| 608 | ** Sonic's origin as given in the American ''Script/SonicTheHedgehogBible'' averts this. Sonic doesn't age like an actual hedgehog, but he doesn't age like a human either. It took only a year for him to turn into the equivalent of a teenager. |
| 609 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: |
| 610 | ** Handled...interestingly in ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. The Mobius equivalent of humans, Overlanders, were portrayed as violent thugs, [[GreenAesop more interested in conquering and destroying nature than living with it like the Mobians]]. They also waged a global war against the Mobians...which they lost. [[spoiler:Inverted in that it was a ''Mobian'' conspiracy that started the Great War. Most of the race was destroyed right after Robotnik, ([[EvenEvilHasStandards who even the Overlanders viewed as a monster]]), took over]]. Later, we learn that Mobius was created [[spoiler:when humans captured, killed and dissected alien emissaries. The aliens reacted poorly to this and proceeded to use a weapon to wipe out/mutate all life on Earth]]. |
| 611 | ** {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''. In stark contrast to Sonic, an alien hedgehog who is ultimately revealed to be [[NiceGuy very friendly]], Robotnik is cruel, sociopathic, rude, abrasive, and power-hungry. Tom even lampshades it during the climax, remarking that Sonic knows more about being human than Robotnik ''ever'' will. |
| 612 | * HumongousMecha: |
| 613 | %% ** Dr. Eggman from the games really loves these, and will usually be riding one during the non-Super final boss portion of each game. |
| 614 | ** ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' has Metal Robotnik, a giant robot piloted by Doctor Robotnik. |
| 615 | * HurricaneOfPuns: |
| 616 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 617 | *** In one comic (emphasis in original): |
| 618 | --->'''Sonic:''' I don't want to go out on a '''limb''', but I '''wood''' like to get to the '''root''' of Sally's problem! I'd be a '''sap''' if I wanted to '''leaf'''! As '''forest''' that's concerned, I'll try to '''cedar''' through this thing '''fir''' sure! If '''knot''', I'll be '''pine'''-ing and '''weeping'''! I'd much rather take a '''bough'''! '''Oak'''-k? |
| 619 | *** Sonic is actually [[PlayingWithATrope playing with this trope]]: sensing that the story was going to turn into a Hurricane of Tree Puns anyway, [[PungeonMaster Sonic]] decided to [[BreakingTheFourthWall stop the comic]] for a couple of panels just to get them all out of the way, so the reader wouldn't have to sit through any more of them. |
| 620 | %%% *** Really, the early Archie issues were full of them. |
| 621 | %% ** ''Anime/SonicX'': The [[AnimeThemeSong Japanese opening theme]], "Sonic Drive", is literally this. As such, it's ''nearly untranslatable''. |
| 622 | * HyperspaceMallet: |
| 623 | ** In the games, Amy Rose's signature weapon is the Piko Piko Hammer, a mallet that shows up out of nowhere. There's not a single video game (besides VideoGame/SonicCD) she shows up in either in which she doesn't have the hammer at all (since VideoGame/SonicAdventure) or in which she keeps the hammer in a logical place. |
| 624 | ** Amy Rose in ''Anime/SonicX'' has the ability to pull her Piko Piko Hammer out of nowhere. She has this ability in most depictions; however, this is the depiction which most frequently shows her using her hammer for comedic purposes instead of just using it in fights against her actual enemies. She can even use multiple hammers if one gets destroyed, and use them while in her ''spaceship'' in the third season. You can even watch the hammers materialize out of thin air on some occasions. It gets {{lampshaded}}. |
| 625 | -->''[Amy throws hammer at Eggman's airship]''\ |
| 626 | '''Eggman:''' We got your hammer up here, so you can't touch us!\ |
| 627 | ''[Amy pulls out another hammer out of nowhere]''\ |
| 628 | '''Decoe/Bocoe:''' Ah!! Another one!\ |
| 629 | '''Bokun:''' She's got more hammers than a hardware store! |
| 630 | * {{Hypocrite}}: |
| 631 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 632 | *** This applies to Sally, Knuckles, Antoine, and Geoffrey in terms of calling Sonic immature, obnoxious, and needing to grow up. |
| 633 | *** Sally has been a princess for an incredible amount of time and never just ascends to title of Queen. Contrary to all the obligations that goes with it nothing says she can't be a queen but lead the Freedom Fighters -- her father was king and led an army into battle. She also never steps up and challenges her father but instead chooses to whine that his choices are unfair instead of calling him out and talking to him like an adult but as his little girl. |
| 634 | *** Knuckles often calls Sonic obnoxious and having a big ego but knuckles himself is no easier to deal with. His entire training as guardian basically made an anti-social hot head who sees everyone even children as enemies and always resorts to his fist than to reason. That being said he's miles better than the rest of his family as he actually tries to help everyone. |
| 635 | *** Antoine calls Sonic ego centric and does not play well with others which is sometimes true but Antoine isn't any better. He himself had an ego for a time and in all honesty Sonic has earn the right to brag about himself. Considering he runs head first into battle against tyrants that put him as number 1 on their shit list and never backs down or is intimidated. Antoine can only dream to get that far. |
| 636 | *** Geoffrey is the worst among them. He lost both his parents which made him easy to manipulate by Naugus, but here's the kicker...''SO HAS EVERYONE ELSE''. He's not the only person to lose loved ones. Sonic has had the displeasure of fighting his and other peoples' loved ones and having to break terrible news to people but he learns to move on as there are more important things to worry about. That's impressive considering that in one of his jaunts into alternate dimensions he had to kill that world's version of his own father. Another comes in as Geoffrey is honestly very insecure and has issues with envy. He never fully gets over his jealousy of Sonic's love-life with Sally and successes. This started when Sonic was teenager and he was a grown man and to this day despite being married and having a life he still has some hate towards Sonic.\ |
| 637 | \ |
| 638 | Possibly the best example is in Endgame: Despite personally knowing about Robotnik's Auto Automatons, robots that can perfectly imitate people, he still believes that Sonic killed Sally until Dulcy confirms that Sonic's been framed, stating that dragons can sense truth. Throw in his jealousy, and Geoffrey just inexplicably seems to hate Sonic so much that all he needs is an excuse. |
| 639 | *** The earliest Guardian was Edmund, whose brother turned evil after an accident caused him to absorb a massive amount of Chaos Energy, named himself Enerjak after an ancient evil, and conquered his people before he was buried alive in his own fortress. Edmund wanted his people to refrain from excess technology to prevent a repeat of this, something that not all echidnas agreed with. However Edmund [[http://thankskenpenders.tumblr.com/post/107139581207/were-getting-the-story-of-how-a-fire-ant considered]] adopting a persona of his own to control his people. Further, despite Edmund's desires regarding excess technology, his [[http://thankskenpenders.tumblr.com/post/107145062811/in-this-flashback-we-get-to-see-where-lockes-been descendants]] managed to get the best technology the echidnas had for their use. |
| 640 | *** Fiona Fox tells Tails that he can't count on or trust anyone when she betrays the Freedom Fighters in issue 172. Later when she returns with the Suppression Squad who later betray Scourge, she stays loyal to him, something which Sonic calls her out on after she goes off and state how she won't trust or count on anyone. Sonic's words cause her to break into tears and deny the whole thing, which he obviously does not buy. Even after Scourge goes to jail, she gets the Destructix and breaks him out, almost saying that she loves him. It's made pretty clear that Fiona can't follow her own advice. |
| 641 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Dr. Robotnik is this ''in spades''. |
| 642 | *** When he was punched in the face by a bully as a child, he retaliated with extreme vengeance. But now that he's an adult, he acts like a bully himself, treating everyone else he interacts with contempt and disdain, and hunting down an innocent blue hedgehog just to steal his powers for his own self-benefit. |
| 643 | *** He has a [[MisanthropeSupreme knee-jerk hatred for humanity]] due to their inefficiency [[BoomerangBigot while being human himself]]. |
| 644 | *** He constantly harps on how machines are better than people because machines are efficient and obey him without fail, yet he gets mad at Agent Stone for prioritizing his safety over taking the initiative and chasing after Tom and Sonic when they get away. |
| 645 | *** When chasing Sonic, Robotnik gives a shaming remark about Sonic not being allowed to run on the Pyramids ''after he blew the Sphinx's head off!'' And ''then'' he shoots at Sonic, damaging the pyramid ''anyway!'' |
| 646 | *** And in spite of all his statements of how worthless every other human being who isn't him is and how he prefers the company of machines, [[spoiler: he ends up [[GoMadFromTheIsolation going mad due to isolation from other humans]] at the end of the film because without other humans to demean and lord his superior intellect over, his ego has no way of receiving any sort of gratification]]. |
| 647 | *** Related to the previous point, Robotnik berated Agent Stone about how he won't miss him if he's gone at one point, [[spoiler:yet [[CompanionCube he made his likeness with a literal stone]] to carry around & chat with when he stranded in Mushroom Planet]]. |
| 648 | * HypocriticalHumor: |
| 649 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', Chaotix Crew member Vector constantly yells at Charmy. When Charmy mentioned this, Vector says that was "Ridiculous! I NEVER YELL AT YOU!" |
| 650 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': |
| 651 | *** In the episode, "[[Recap/SonicBoomS1E47FuzzyPuppyBuddies Fuzzy Puppy Buddies]]", this exchange occurs between Dr. Eggman and Lady Walrus when he tries to trade for Stratford's Fancy Poodle piece: |
| 652 | ---->'''Dr. Eggman:''' How about this? I'll throw in my Obliterator Bot; kids love enormous, destructive robots!\ |
| 653 | '''Lady Walrus:''' ''[walks up to Eggman]'' My son can't have a giant, destructive killing machine! You know nothing about children's safety!\ |
| 654 | (''almost as if on cue, she notices Chumley swinging on a sign dangerously above the ground'')\ |
| 655 | '''Lady Walrus:''' My baby! ''[runs off]'' |
| 656 | *** In "Role Models", after Chumley tosses his bottle, [[BabySeeBabyDo imitating Sonic and his friends]] [[WastebasketBall tossing their trash into a trash can like basketballs]], Lady Walrus chastises them for being bad role models. She then takes Chumley and says, "Come on, sweetie, let's go find a precarious ledge for you to play on." |
| 657 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Tom tries to tell Sonic that the junk food Sonic asked for him to buy isn't very healthy. Says the man who eats a dozen donuts a day. |
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| 659 | |
| 660 | [[folder:I]] |
| 661 | * IAmNotWeasel: |
| 662 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'', the Djinn Erazor repeatedly calls Sonic a "blue rat", even when he was [[AndIMustScream sucked back inside of his lamp for the rest of eternity.]] And each time he did, Sonic repeatedly reminded him that he was a hedgehog, and not a rat. Sonic got the last word in that argument. |
| 663 | ** Dr. Qwark, of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', is constantly being mistaken for a duck, despite being human. "I'm not a duck!" |
| 664 | ** In ''Literature/SonicTheHedgehogInTheFourthDimension'', an imaginary creature (long story) refers to Sonic and Tails to Sonic as "you and your ''ilk''". Tails replies indignantly, "I'm a ''fox'', not an ''ilk''." The fault is Tails', though, as "ilk" is an infrequently used term used similar to "kind" used to describe similar cohorts. The creature was merely referring to Sonic and Tails as both being real animals. |
| 665 | ** Mechanical example at the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "[[CircusEpisode Circus of Plunders]]". When Sonic and his friends battle Dr. Eggman's Octopus Bot, they constantly confuse it for different eight-legged creatures, much to his annoyance. It even gets to the point where ''he'' starts doing it! |
| 666 | --->'''Eggman:''' "Next time, study your cephalopods before we do battle!" |
| 667 | * IconicOutfit: |
| 668 | ** The Games: |
| 669 | *** Sonic's boots and gloves. |
| 670 | *** Amy's post-''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' red dress, headband and boots is her most iconic outfit. %% Her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' clothes have quickly become popular as well though. |
| 671 | ** ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 672 | *** Antoine's blue soldier uniform with gold trim, red cuffs and two buttons paired with red boots. The only arc he doesn't wear it is on his honeymoon. The reboot ditches the uniform so he fits in better with the SEGA cast, but it's so well known that most fan artists continue to draw it. |
| 673 | *** Knuckle’s hat from [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]] was carried over to the AlternateTimeline story ''Mobius: 25 Years Later'', where it's finally complemented with a form-fitting gray sleeveless jumpsuit (with his trademark white chest swoosh on the front), Film/CrocodileDundee-esque leather vest, cowboy belt, and brown leather boots. It's become an Iconic Outfit of its own. It appeared briefly in the regular timeline too, as a piece of clothing once worn by an ancestor of his. According to one letters page, the reason he never wears it is so it won't get damaged. |
| 674 | ** Amy in ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' has an UnlimitedWardrobe however fanart most commonly has her wearing a sweatshirt with a heart on it and a green skirt. Amy actually owns ''many'' sweatshirts with different designs on them in canon. |
| 675 | ** Knuckles' wonderful, wonderful hat from ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''. |
| 676 | * IdenticalGrandson: |
| 677 | ** Dr. Eggman from the games looks almost exactly like his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. Eggman Nega, who claims to be Eggman's descendant from the future in ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' also looks exactly like Eggman, except his mustache is gray and he wears newer clothes. |
| 678 | ** In an early, pre CerebusSyndrome issue of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Sonic is sent back in time to prehistoric Mobius, where he meets prehistoric versions of himself and the Freedom Fighters. |
| 679 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic and Robotnik's ancestors look and act very similar to their modern day counterparts. |
| 680 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', the hedgehogs find the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian ancestor of theirs who looks (and acts) just like Sonic. |
| 681 | * IdentityAmnesia: |
| 682 | ** An episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' had Scratch losing his memory and thinking he was TV superhero Edgar Eagle. |
| 683 | ** This is a major plot point in the first arc of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'', as [[spoiler:[[BigBad Doctor Eggman]] has been suffering total amnesia ever since his defeat in ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', reducing him to a kind-hearted engineer called Mr. Tinker. This lasts until being reunited with Metal Sonic in Issue #12 triggers his memories and restores him]]. |
| 684 | * IdiosyncraticCoverArt: |
| 685 | ** The Japanese [[Platform/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] versions of the games all feature mostly white backgrounds with artwork of the main character(s), surrounded by various geometric shapes of basic colors (white, black, red, green, blue, and yellow). They also sometimes have English text (usually an inspirational quote and/or "[[InSeriesNickname The Most Famous Hedgehog In The World]]"). The JP boxarts for [[Platform/SegaCD Mega CD]]'s ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Sonic CD]]'' (as well as its PC release) and Platform/SegaSaturn's CompilationRerelease game ''VideoGame/SonicJam'', as well as a few of the Sega Platform/GameGear Sonic games, also use boxarts of this design nature. Somewhat subverted however with ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic and Knuckles]]'' as that game's boxart goes for a more basic approach--it only features the "Sonic and Knuckles" insignia rather than character artwork, and makes use of only two colors (white and blue). |
| 686 | ** Some older ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' comics featured 3-part mini-arc comics fairly often; each mini-arc's cover could be placed side-by-side, forming a large piece of artwork relevant to the story within. This also applied to every single issue of its ''Knuckles The Echidna'' spin-off. |
| 687 | * IdiotBall: |
| 688 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'': |
| 689 | *** When Tails brought the fake Chaos emerald AND the real one to the Space Colony ARK, when he could have left it back on Earth and Eggman would probably had never known. |
| 690 | *** In consequence, when Sonic is handing over the fake emerald in exchange for Amy, Eggman captures him into a capsule to send him out in space, exclaiming that he couldn't be fooled by that fake emerald. To which Tails asks. "How did you know it wasn't the real one?" On to which Eggman responds "Because YouJustToldMe, Foxboy!" |
| 691 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', episode "Sonic Breakout", Robotnik captures Sonic's favorite comic book artist, and Sonic decides that the best way to break him out is to get captured himself. Now, this in and of itself isn't idiotic. But assuming that Robotnik ''wasn't'' smart enough to build a cell specifically designed to hold his archenemy, who could escape a normal cell with ease? His henchmen may make that mistake, but ''he's'' not that stupid.\ |
| 692 | On the other hand, Robotnik ''did'' leave said henchmen in the room to guard the cell, which was what let Sonic escape.\ |
| 693 | %% ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', Antoine would occasionally be used for this. |
| 694 | ** One in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' that was caused by Sonic's redesign. Sonic gets a sticky bomb stuck to his hand and tries to do everything he can to get it off... except take off his glove. This because before his redesign, he ''didn't'' have gloves on. |
| 695 | * IgnorantMinion:\ |
| 696 | %% ** Knuckles in ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic 3]]'', [[IdiotBall as well as other times Robotnik/Eggman manages to trick him]]. |
| 697 | ** Da Bears from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' were this in their first appearance when Scratch and Grounder tricked them into thinking that they were Sonic and Tails and that Sonic and Tails were Scratch and Grounder. |
| 698 | * TheIgor: |
| 699 | ** ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' had Snively in this role during his early appearances. He's still a toady nowadays, but after 16 years he's grown to hate his job a bit. Sniv has come to rely on being a DeadpanSnarker as his chief coping mechanism. It seems to work decently enough. |
| 700 | ** Grimer from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' is an exemplary Mad Doctor's Assistant to BigBad Dr. Robotnik. Despite presenting various usual Igor traits (hideous goblin-like appearance, intense loyalty, referring to his boss as "Master", etc.), he subverts the archetype by being a frail but [[HypercompetentSidekick highly-intelligent scientist]] and the primary designer of many of Robotnik's most dangerous war machines, personally coming to Robotnik's rescue on several occasions. His finest moment came when he was jailed after Robotnik was apparently destroyed by the Chaos Emeralds, where he proved he was a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] ChessMaster and managed to manipulate the heroes easily from his prison and save his master. |
| 701 | ** In ''Literature/SonicTheHedgehogInRobotniksLaboratory'', Robotnik has built himself a special lab-assistant called Eggor. |
| 702 | * IHaveManyNames: |
| 703 | ** The main antagonist of the games is either "Dr. Eggman" or "Dr. Robotnik". Outside of Japan, it's ''both'' as of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games. Said game established that Ivo Robotnik is his true name, while Eggman is an alias. ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' also hinted (but didn't outright confirm) that this is true in Japan as well, by giving his grandfather the name Gerald Robotnik. |
| 704 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Robotnik is known as nearly every name he's been known by in all other media except for "Ovi"; There's Warlord Julian Kintobor of the House of Ivo, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, plus his replacement being known as Robot-Robotnik, Robotnik Mach Two and Dr. Eggman... lampshaded in several post-200 issues (after his [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown]]) when he introduces himself as "Warlord-Doctor Julian Ivo Eggman-Robo-Kintobor Mach Two" and later muses on how he gained each of his names, which [[spoiler:causes him to "remember" who he is and regain his memory]]. |
| 705 | ** Anime/SonicX: In the Japanese version, Chris' uncle Sam Speed liked to give himself a different nickname based on speed on a daily basis. |
| 706 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: |
| 707 | ** The games gives us Miles "Tails" Prower, who wishes he could be as much of a hero as his best friend, [[TheHero Sonic]]. Some [[CharacterDevelopment character development]] throughout the Adventure titles shows that he's starting to step out of Sonic's shadow to become a hero on his own right, but he still has a lot to catch up with the others. His {{Leitmotif}}, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjKXqDDhxs ''Believe in Myself'']] is also an accurate example of this trope. |
| 708 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', part of the reason why Tom Wachowski wants to move to the big city is that he doesn't feel he's doing anything truly life-changing in a small town like Green Hills. It's also likely what gets him to help Sonic despite the trouble it would cause him. |
| 709 | * IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: |
| 710 | ** The Games: |
| 711 | *** Happens in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' when Eggman finally has Sonic and Tails where he wants them, and just needs the real Chaos Emerald to complete his scheme. Sonic sees through it. Tails... not so much. |
| 712 | --->'''Eggman:''' Did you really think you could trick me with that fake Emerald?\ |
| 713 | '''Tails:''' So... how did you know it wasn't the real one?\ |
| 714 | '''Sonic:''' Tails!\ |
| 715 | '''Eggman:''' Because YouJustToldMe, Fox Boy! |
| 716 | *** Deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', where Eggman states, very loudly, "They'll never find me in Gimme Shelter!" However, Eggman was actually trying to ''trick'' Knuckles and Emerl to "follow" him to Gimme Shelter. |
| 717 | %% *** Also happens in ''VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure''; apparently, Captain Whisker is ''that'' dumb. |
| 718 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Robotnik captured Tails and used him as a bargaining chip to convince Sonic to deliberately lose a race, which will have every member of a sheep race put into slavery. It works until Sonic demands Grounder (his opponent) to reveal where Tails is. Grounder responds, "You'll never find him under the arena." |
| 719 | * IMeantToDoThat: |
| 720 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', in a bid for publicity, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Ixis Naugus]] heals Bunnie of a wound she received in battle. Not only does he do so, [[spoiler:he turns her back into a fully organic Mobian]]. He clearly is surprised by this, but (at the urging of Geoffrey St. John) quickly claims he meant to do it. |
| 721 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', after Sonic manages to outwit him and escape a carefully planned trap, a stunned [[InsufferableGenius Dr. Robotnik]] admits — probably for the first time in his life — that he genuinely DidntSeeThatComing... then he promptly adds that [[BlatantLies he was expecting to not expect something so it doesn't count]]. |
| 722 | * ImmediateSelfContradiction: |
| 723 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 724 | *** In the episode, "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E39TailsPrevails Tails Prevails]]", Professor Von Schlemmer invents a machine that could potentially defeat Dr. Robotnik and needs Tails' help to finish it, so Robotnik plans to manipulate Tails into sabotaging the machine and declares that he'll make Tails cooperate of his own free will, even if he has to force him. |
| 725 | *** In "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E40Zoobotnik Zoobotnik]]", another episode from the same series, Robotnik teams up with Katella the Intergalactic Huntress to capture Sonic. Katella falls in love with Robotnik, but she absolutely refuses to keep her hands off him. Robotnik doesn't love her, but he's too scared to say anything, and is visibly relieved when his mother, Momma Robotnik shows up and interrupts their ShotgunWedding, whereby Katella calls off the whole thing because she refuses to have Momma as an in-law. Momma gets mad at Robotnik when he tells her the truth about Katella forcing him to marry her, saying she raised him to be a liar. When she spanks him with her umbrella for telling the truth, he promises her that he'll never tell the truth again, then says "[[CharacterCatchphrase I hate that hedgehog!]]". |
| 726 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', Amy is going crazy over a new pop star named [[Music/JustinBieber Justin Beaver]]. While trying to convince her friends to listen to a song, she says "I don't want to overhype it... but he's the greatest entertainer who ever lived!" |
| 727 | * ImprobableAge: |
| 728 | ** Barring Eggman, an old man, and Shadow, who was in stasis for a few decades, the characters in the games are almost all in their mid-to-late teens, and a few are even younger. In fact, assume they're around 15 if you don't see them here: Charmy and Cream (6), Marine (7), Tails (8), Amy (12), Sonic (15), Knuckles (16), Rouge and Big (18), Vector (20), and Vanilla (unknown, mother of Cream). And almost every last one of these guys has contributed to saving the world at least twice, with the exception of Marine, who only showed up in ''VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure'', and Vanilla, who doesn't really do much. Especially Tails, who has been absent from a grand total of two games since his first appearance. It's to the point that the official character profiles were scrubbed of this detail, leaving them with {{vague age}}s instead. |
| 729 | ** It's something of a stretch for the audience to believe that the now [[PlotRelevantAgeUp eighteen years old]] Christopher Thorndyke in ''Anime/SonicX'' constructed a fully functioning portal that allowed him to transfer between worlds, gained his pilot's licence and became a black belt in Karate in six years between the end of one series and the beginning of the next. They're all ''possible'', but accomplishing ''all of them'' in the same time span (when he was previously little more than an annoying twelve year old) is somewhat more incredible. |
| 730 | * ImprobablyHighIQ: |
| 731 | ** The Games: |
| 732 | *** Dr. Eggman has been noted in multiple sources to have an IQ of 300. |
| 733 | *** Tails is also not that far behind, able to hack Eggman's machines and even created vehicles similar to the quality of Eggman's mechs--though Tails doesn't have nearly the same amount of resources as the 'Eggman Empire'. |
| 734 | ---->'''Tails:''' I've built a TV out of paperclips, and reprogrammed a supercomputer with dishwashing detergent and a toothpick. |
| 735 | ** Creator/JimCarrey says that ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''’s Dr. Robotnik’s IQ is 300 points, much like his game counterpart. |
| 736 | * ImStandingRightHere: |
| 737 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', [[spoiler:after Tails gets kidnapped by the Deadly Six]]. There's this little exchange between Sonic and [[DeadpanSnarker Orbot]]: |
| 738 | --->'''Orbot:''' [[spoiler:If we don't find your friend]], can I be your sidekick?\ |
| 739 | '''Sonic:''' What? Shut up! What kind of question is that!?\ |
| 740 | '''Orbot:''' I didn't mean anything by it. I just thought it might be better to work for you than Eggman.\ |
| 741 | '''Dr. Eggman:''' Hello? I'm sitting right here, you know!\ |
| 742 | '''Sonic:''' Orbot, no matter what happens, [[spoiler:I won't fail again. I will save Tails]].\ |
| 743 | '''Orbot:''' It's stuff like that that makes me want to be your sidekick. Tails is lucky.\ |
| 744 | '''Dr. Eggman:''' Seriously! I'm right here. I can still hear you! |
| 745 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'': |
| 746 | *** Tom and Maddie discuss commandeering Rachel's car among other things while Rachel is tied to a chair and listening to their entire conversation. |
| 747 | *** Wade also complains about how mean Robotnik and his [[Film/MenInBlack MIB-like]] crew are, marching into his office and asking questions. Tom called him in the first place to tell him not to reveal who he is to the mad doctor, but then we see they have been standing and listening to the one-sided conversation since the call started. |
| 748 | * IncomingHam: |
| 749 | %% ** The Games: |
| 750 | %% *** Any time in a game when Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik introduces himself. Sonic and Shadow do this too, to a lesser extent. |
| 751 | %% *** Eggman's entrance line in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' gets extra ham points. "You know NOTHING, fool! It's '''CHAOS''', the '''GOD''' of '''DESTRUCTION'''!!" |
| 752 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', the way Robotnik’s trailer and entourage arrive in their first scene lets you know that the generals weren’t kidding about this guy. |
| 753 | * InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: Conveyor belts are common environmental objects in the series. Most are placed in unnatural locations, often starting and ending nowhere. |
| 754 | * InconsistentColoring: |
| 755 | ** The Games: |
| 756 | *** Originally Sonic had flesh-colored eyelids, then they were changed to blue to match his appearance in ''Anime/SonicX'', which has stuck ever since. This can be somewhat surreal in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', where Classic Sonic retains the flesh-colored eyelids but Modern Sonic has the current blue ones. |
| 757 | *** The exact shade of Classic Sonic's fur is inconsistent. It's sometimes a dark blue and other times a lighter blue. Since ''Generations'', Sega has been making him lighter furred than Modern Sonic. |
| 758 | *** Tails' fur is various shades of orange, yellowish orange, and red. Some early non-Japanese media even portrayed him as burnt orange and red. Tails' fur was described as "fox brown" in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' but has since become "yellow-orange". |
| 759 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 760 | *** Characters in the comic originally had BlackBeadEyes that would sometimes appear colored, however the colors weren't consistent. Eventually the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' era created an excuse to give Sonic green eyes, while everyone else was just assumed to have always looked that way. Their colors stayed stationary since then. |
| 761 | *** Amy had violet eyes at the beginning of the ''Sonic Adventure'' arc instead of her normal green. |
| 762 | *** Sonic initially had blue eyelids but was later changed to flesh-colored to match his game counterparts redesign in ''Sonic Adventure'', then eventually went back to blue when the games also gave Sonic blue eyelids. |
| 763 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'': |
| 764 | *** The comic had problems with eye colors in the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' arc. Porker Lewis' eyes changed from brown to blue and back. Everyone with BlackBeadEyes before [[SuddenEyeColour switched to colored eyes]] in the ''Sonic Adventure'' arc. |
| 765 | *** Sonic started out with flesh-colored eyelids, but then shifted to blue. Then the ''Sonic Adventure'' arc shifted them back to flesh-coloured. |
| 766 | * InconsistentDub: |
| 767 | ** The Games: |
| 768 | *** Fang the Sniper was called Nack the Weasel in English manual of Sonic Triple Trouble, but is referred to by his Japanese name in all other games. |
| 769 | *** Doctor Eggman/Robotnik's name switched between his Japanese and English names in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. The translators tried to HandWave it as Eggman being his nickname and Robotnik his real name. Later games refer to him as Eggman almost exclusively. |
| 770 | *** Mecha Sonic from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' was given [[IHaveManyNames many different and inconsistent dub names]]: Robotic Sonic, Evil Sonic, Q Zone, and even Metal Sonic (the name of a completely different robot Sonic who first appeared in ''Sonic CD''). Finally, when he was featured as part of DLC in ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'', it was reverted to his Japanese name. |
| 771 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 772 | *** The Arabic dub originally mistook Tails for a squirrel and gave him a squirrel DubNameChange. This was fixed later on. |
| 773 | *** In the Italian dub, Tails' real name Miles was translated as "Trottolino" in the flashback of his first meeting with Sonic in "Tails' New Home", but when it's mentioned again in "The Little Hedgehog" the original name is left. |
| 774 | * IndyEscape: |
| 775 | ** The Games: |
| 776 | *** In [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the original game's]] Marble Zone, the player had to outrun some lava. In later games RiseToTheChallenge was more common. |
| 777 | *** The original ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' has not one, not two, but ''three'' of these; first in Sonic's version of Emerald Coast, where you have to run from an Orca smashing through the water bridge you're on; second is in Ice Cap, where Sonic and Tails have to stay ahead of an avalanche; finally, in Sonic's version of Lost World, you get a Sonic remake of the infamous boulder run. |
| 778 | *** The introduction level to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' featured a sequence where Sonic had to flee from a crazed Big Rig in this manner. It's later revisited in one of the last levels, where Sonic has to OutrunTheFireball of the Eclipse Cannon's explosion. |
| 779 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'': |
| 780 | *** The game has one too in Ocean Palace, with first one, then two, and then finally ''three'' rolling demonic-looking boulders [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom of doom]] that ''chase you at the same time''. You can just run towards the camera in Speed formation as fast as you can for several seconds and outrun it, though. But if you're not in Speed formation when you hit the spring that takes you there, and you don't hit the switch formation button before you even land... |
| 781 | *** Lost Jungle has a giant alligator that chases you to the end (you have to jump from swinging vines instead of run). And right before that, there's some of the black frogs that summon rain that kills plants. Said rain is killing the lily pads you're on. Thankfully, if you choose to play as Team Rose the level ends long before this. |
| 782 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' has a variant involving escaping from a rampaging Triceratops herd. |
| 783 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' has some levels (specifically Leaf Storm and Night Carnival) where you run down a steep slope while a big rolling ball with Eggman's insignia on it chases you down those steep slopes. |
| 784 | *** Yet another one is done in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' DS this time with a ferris wheel chasing you at the very start of Tropical Resort Act 2, though it only last a few seconds and theres a floor you can use your pounding move on to skip it if you're fast enough to break the floor and the ferris wheel will pass over you. |
| 785 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' has a few in both Classic and Modern Sonic's stages. One standout example is City Escape featuring said truck from ''Sonic Adventure 2'' only this time it has [[ChainsawGood SAWBLADES]], ''and can drive through buildings like they were made of foam.'' But don't worry, as long as you're wall running you should be sa- ''HOLY CRAP IT'S DRIVING UP THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING!!'' |
| 786 | %% ** There's an issue of the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' comic book that includes this, as well as homages to Indy in general. Heck, Sonic even dresses in a fedora. |
| 787 | * InformedFlaw: |
| 788 | ** The Games: |
| 789 | *** Various sources state that Sonic can be a jerk at times. This contrasts with his actual in-game portrayal. He is always portrayed as a caring, friendly, if somewhat snarky guy. |
| 790 | *** While more a case of CharacterizationMarchesOn, bios sometimes refer to Tails being childlike and hyperactive, despite his personality being [[WiseBeyondTheirYears even more mature and rational than Sonic's]] for the large part. |
| 791 | *** Eggman is no doubt fat, but it's often said to be from overeating, and we have only seen him actually eat once. Then again, he took down a twelve inch sandwich in two bites during that one instance, so this has some merit. He probably eats offscreen. |
| 792 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', Chris Thorndyke often complains about being rich meaning he doesn't have any real friends, and his parents never being home. While at first this seems almost true, over time, he is shown to have more human friends, more guardians, and his parents repeatedly manage to physically show up for special occasions. Being obscenely wealthy is certainly never played as a disadvantage. |
| 793 | * InMediasRes: |
| 794 | ** The Games: |
| 795 | %% *** While the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' dark side story is told in chronological order, the hero side story begins In Medias Res. This is probably because if it didn't, [[TheLancer Knuckles]] would have had the first stage over [[TheHero Sonic]]. |
| 796 | *** Unlike most previous games with a story, ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' doesn't have a proper opening cutscene; the game throws you into the first two acts of the game, and a cutscene afterwards tells you how Sonic and Tails got to Eggman's amusement park. Heck, this even extends to the gameplay as well, since you don't get to give your file a name and profile until after you complete the first two levels. |
| 797 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' ''Rise of Lyric'' starts off with Sonic being encircled by Lyric's robots and seemingly dying as they open fire - before cutting to yesterday. It then does this a second time by immediately throwing Sonic and friends into a chase for Eggman as the first gameplay segment. [[spoiler:Notably, when the scene from the opening occurs proper, Sonic's perfectly fine afterwards and thus renders the drama from the start of the game as a pointless attention bait.]] |
| 798 | %%** ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' |
| 799 | ** At the beginning of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic leads Robotnik on a chase throughout San Francisco. Then it rewinds back to HowWeGotHere. |
| 800 | * InnocentAliens: |
| 801 | ** The Wisps from ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' also fit this trope as well, helping Sonic by allowing him to use their unique powers to free other Wisps from Eggman's grasp and [[spoiler:they rescue Sonic from an inescapable black hole]]. |
| 802 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic is, at his core, a nice and good-hearted fellow who wants nothing but making friends. Even though his bucket list includes stuff as "starting a bar brawl", he sees it as an innocent form of living life to his fullest before he leaves Earth. |
| 803 | * InSeriesNickname: |
| 804 | ** The Games: |
| 805 | *** Dr. Ivo Robotnik is usually known by his nickname (and, in Japan, original name) Dr. Eggman nowadays. |
| 806 | *** Rouge calls Sonic "Big Blue" in ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'' and ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''. |
| 807 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' Tails in called "pixel-brain" by [[JerkAss Sonic]]. |
| 808 | * InspectorJavert: |
| 809 | ** The Games: |
| 810 | %%%*** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'': Knuckles in his original appearance. |
| 811 | *** ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'': The G.U.N Commander, who wanted Shadow captured, dead or alive. |
| 812 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'': Played straight with Silver, thinking Sonic was the Iblis Trigger. [[spoiler: He's actually right, [[OurHeroIsDead but not in the way he predicted]]]]. |
| 813 | ** Silver from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has tendencies of this, being a time traveller. While trying to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong by finding and stopping a traitor in the Freedom Fighters, he accuses and tries to attack Sonic, Rotor, and Antoine in that order, every time with very little to go on. He actually began to accuse Bunnie Rabbot of being the traitor based on the knowledge that she left without telling anyone, but Sonic, who was already on the verge of strangling him for accusing Antoine, snapped and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech effectively dissuaded him from that one]], telling him to pack up and go home, because he's [[TheMillstone really not helping]]. |
| 814 | * InstantSedation: |
| 815 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', Eggman ambushes Sonic and Tails after they get the gray Chaos Emerald in Casinopolis. Before they can get it back, Eggman hits them with a purple gas that puts them out until the next day, Eggman long gone. |
| 816 | ** {{Downplayed|Trope}} in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', as Sonic passes out a few seconds after taking tranq dart to the leg. {{Justified|Trope}} in that the tranq dart was meant for bears. |
| 817 | * InsufferableGenius: |
| 818 | ** Wave the Swallow from the ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' series is as snarky as she is intelligent. She makes it her personal business to insult the younger and more humble genius Tails every opportunity she gets. |
| 819 | %% ** An early plot turned Tails from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' into one temporarily. Sadly, he shows occasional traces of it now in his regular [[TookALevelInJerkass "good"]] persona. |
| 820 | * InsultBackfire: |
| 821 | ** The Games: |
| 822 | *** In Western versions of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', Sonic calls Dr. Robotnik an "Eggman" thanks to his obvious love of egg-shaped GiantMecha. Robotnik spites Sonic and takes it as a term of endearment, asking everyone to call him "Dr. Eggman" from now on. |
| 823 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', just after Eggman says "nothing" will stop him, Sonic shows up and says he's never been called ''that'' before. Orbot [[DontExplainTheJoke has to explain to dimwitted Cubot what Sonic is talking about]]. |
| 824 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': |
| 825 | %% *** The episode "Super Sonic"; specifically, when Bunnie was trying to free Sally, then being shot, with a paralyzing ray, by a robot, at Robotnik's orders. |
| 826 | *** In "Blast to the Past", when Robotnik was referred to as Julian: |
| 827 | ---->'''Sir Charles:''' You are pure scum, Julian.\ |
| 828 | '''Julian:''' Why, thank you. |
| 829 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' had a subversion where an insult backfire was quickly followed by an insult that hit the mark. |
| 830 | --->'''Shadow:''' You have all the reflexes of a panther.\ |
| 831 | '''Sonic:''' Is that an insult? I thought panthers were fast.\ |
| 832 | '''Shadow:''' Maybe compared to ''you!'' |
| 833 | * IntelligentGerbil: |
| 834 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', an alien race, simply known as dinosaurs in spacesuits, are anthropomorphic dinosaurs. |
| 835 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic the Hedgehog is an alien from another planet who is clearly a sentient version of a hedgehog. Other members of the planet, such as Longclaw the Owl, the Echidna Tribe, and [[spoiler:Miles "Tails" Prower the fox]], are also sapient versions of Earth animals. |
| 836 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: |
| 837 | ** The Games: |
| 838 | *** Downplayed with Amy and Cream, as they are both children, but still present as Amy is twice Cream's age (Amy is twelve, and Cream is only six). |
| 839 | *** Sonic and Knuckles are also this for Tails. Him being 8 and Sonic and Knuckles being 15 and 16 respectively. |
| 840 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicRush'', the 14-year-old Blaze eventually befriends Cream as well. [[VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure The sequel]] also introduces Marine, who's seven. |
| 841 | *** Team Chaotix consists of the 20-year-old Vector the Crocodile, the 16-year-old Espio the Chameleon, and the 6-year-old Charmy Bee. |
| 842 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' it's most of the Freedom Fighters and Sir Charles "Uncle Chuck" Hedgehog. Of course, it's most because his nephew is the show's star. The same could also be said with Tails and the rest of the Freedom Fighters. |
| 843 | * InterspeciesFriendship: |
| 844 | ** The Games: |
| 845 | *** Pretty much all of Sonic's friendships fall into this. For example, there's his long-timed friendship between him, a blue hedgehog that can run at mach speeds, and Miles "Tails" Prower, a twin-tailed fox... who can fly. |
| 846 | *** Amy's closest friend seems to be Cream. They're a hedgehog and a rabbit respectively. |
| 847 | *** Shadow the hedgehog was created on ARK to help a sick human girl named Maria Robotnik. The two became friends and Maria's death plays a huge role in Shadow's character. |
| 848 | ** A major theme in ''Anime/SonicX'' is the human kid Chris' relationship with the FunnyAnimal hedgehog Sonic. |
| 849 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic the Hedgehog develops one with Tom Wachowski throughout the movie, and one of the items in his to do list is "make a real friend". The sheriff is probably the first friend he's had in his entire life. |
| 850 | * IronButtMonkey: |
| 851 | ** Tails in the 2D games. When you play the Sonic/Tails co-op, whether AI controlled or by a 2nd player, Tails is completely [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR2JzK-y5_g immortal and cannot die]] (well he can die, he just comes back right away). This of course leads to a huge [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_-iZMkeuOs potential for abuse...]] |
| 852 | ** Exploited in ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic''. The Sky pirates black cat Simpson is an iron buttmonkey, so when they need to get past some booby trapped stairs, Captain Plunder just kicks Simpson straight down the stairs to set them all off. |
| 853 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' subjects the ''entire'' cast to some form of physical abuse, but the most frequent victims are Eggman and Knuckles. To be fair, though, both of them tend to invite suffering upon themselves, such as when Knuckles went through a minefield of exploding baby ducks and ''picked up almost every single one''... |
| 854 | * {{Irony}}: |
| 855 | ** The Games: |
| 856 | *** WordOfGod stated that Dr. Eggman was based on Teddy Roosevelt (and was going to be the hero originally). Want to know how it's ironic? Dr. Eggman essentially is a threat to Environmentalism, and Roosevelt was actually one of the people who pioneered environmentalism (he was one of the reason why America even has Nature Reserves, for one thing). |
| 857 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', you find a device that lets Knuckles breathe underwater. Where is it? So far underwater that Knuckles almost drowns getting to it. |
| 858 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'': |
| 859 | *** [[spoiler:At the beginning of the film, Sonic is terribly lonely. At the end, however, he is HappilyAdopted by the Wachowskis while his nemesis, Robotnik, ends up stranded and alone on the mushroom planet.]] |
| 860 | *** [[spoiler:In the beginning, Robotnik threatens Tom's life and makes a point that if he ''does'' go through with shooting him, then no one will miss him. Later, at the end of the movie, the military tries to [[{{Unperson}} erase]] all evidence of Robotnik's existence. In a sense, [[IronicEcho no one will remember]] ''[[IronicEcho him]]''.]] |
| 861 | * ISurrenderSuckers: |
| 862 | ** The Games: |
| 863 | *** Eggman does this quite a few times, pleading that he'll reform provided Sonic doesn't beat him to a bloody pulp, just before activating a new machine.\ |
| 864 | \ |
| 865 | Most notable is that in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' he does this at the end of the ColdOpening, right at the beginning of the game. Sonic doesn't really buy it but he's willing to stand around joking about it because he's currently high on GodMode as Super Sonic and theoretically nothing can hurt him. Sadly, [[BatmanGambit that was an important requirement of the trap]]. |
| 866 | *** Sonic, himself, tries to pull this in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', when Eggman takes Amy hostage and demands Sonic relinquishes his Chaos Emerald. Since Sonic had a fake Emerald created to sabotage the [[WaveMotionGun Eclipse Cannon]], he acquiesces to Eggman's demands. Unfortunately, this turns out to be a trap: Eggman knew beforehand that the Emerald was a phony. |
| 867 | ** In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', Sonic pretends to give up so he'll be taken to Robotnik and the roboticizer. When Robotnik demands to know why he's there, Sonic [[LargeHam hams it up]], saying he can't take the stress anymore and his nerves are shot. Robotnik is unconvinced, and after a little banter, orders the [=SWATBots=] that brought Sonic in to put him in the roboticizer anyway. They grab Sonic, but he quickly trashes them and takes Robotnik for a spin in his own command chair as a diversion before getting to the true purpose of his mission: stealing parts from the roboticizer to fix the ''de''roboticizer the Freedom Fighters have been working on. |
| 868 | * ItsPersonal: |
| 869 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Mammoth Mogul told Sonic that he now understands he can never defeat Sonic. He is content to outlive Sonic and make sure that Sonic never knows peace until the day he dies. |
| 870 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', seeing his friends attacked, injured and imprisoned by the Metarex in the episode ''Testing Time'' gives us [[https://youtu.be/PFQNjwIubDo?t=2m49s Dark Sonic]]. And also show's us a side of Sonic that we've really never seen in full swing before - namely the part of him that you do not, under any circumstances, piss off. |
| 871 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', after Tom sucker-punches him, Robotnik explains the last time he was punched was by a bully in school. He then got his revenge, and swore that nobody would ever punch him again. Tom just did, so making Tom suffer is now one of Robotnik's goals in addition to catching Sonic. |
| 872 | * ItsProbablyNothing: |
| 873 | %%** Used, bizarrely, between two [=SWATbots=] -- who you would think would have no business having separate thoughts -- in an episode of the ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' cartoon. |
| 874 | ** Played with in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''. Sonic is relaxing on the beach and Tails goes out to the ocean to try his new machine, it goes out of control and he begins screaming for Sonic to help him. Sonic, who just wants to relax, dismisses it as "probably nothing". Tails continues screaming for Sonic, and he finally yells at him to shut up. |
| 875 | [[/folder]] |
| 876 | |
| 877 | [[folder:J]] |
| 878 | * {{Jerkass}}: |
| 879 | ** The Games: |
| 880 | *** Dr. Eggman, while still [[LaughablyEvil provided more than enough comedy]], is still a selfish, egotistical maniac. |
| 881 | *** Shadow the Hedgehog as well, who's an arrogant, violent, egotistical arch-rival to Sonic, though he does double as JerkWithAHeartOfGold at times [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on his portrayal in whatever game he appears in]]. |
| 882 | *** The Babylon Rogues from ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' are probably the biggest ones of them all. Jet is an arrogant CompetitionFreak, Wave is an InsufferableGenius, and Storm, though more sympathetic than the former two, is still quite rude. In addition, unlike the other characters of the current Antro-cast, Jet and Wave have no redeeming qualities. |
| 883 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 884 | *** King Max Acorn, with everything he's gone through, had devolved into this. A big part of his assholishness is because he was raised to follow royal traditions. That also includes using a mystical golden pool with a strange, undefined connection to make his decisions instead of, say, the guy you hired to be part of your Intelligence Agency. Thus, most of his decisions boil down to "because the pool told me to", including but not limited to disbanding your daughter's well-trained team of heroes over his just-recently formed Secret Service and forcing said daughter to marry someone she really didn't want to. |
| 885 | %% *** Sally Acorn can be one [[DependingOnTheWriter at times]], especially in the early issues, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn before her modern characterization surfaced]]. Granted, her moments of these stems from the fact that she is weighed down by stress of having to be responsible of her duty as a princess AND a leader of the Freedom Fighters. So she is a very mild example of this. |
| 886 | ** Sonic in ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' is one, he picks on Tails for no reason,(constantly calling him an idiot),is a dick towards his friends, and once made [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mq48da5-jeE/TGxJVMkVTOI/AAAAAAAAA8g/PELXYDMcoeY/s1600/richardelson-01.jpg Porker Lewis cry]]. |
| 887 | %% ** Dr. Eggman in ''Anime/SonicX''. Lampshaded in the final episode of series 1, where he's yelling for Sonic over a microphone (keeping everyone in the forest up at an unreasonable hour) he says 'This world will have to face the music!' before disco lights come on in his ship and he starts doing a dance that his robots call 'The Jerk'. |
| 888 | ** Dr. Robotnik from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''. He's a rude, obnoxious, and condescending asshole who can hardly finish a sentence without insulting someone. And he's trying to kill [[TheHero Sonic]] for his own greedy purposes. [[spoiler:He's such a jerk that when he's banished to Mushroom Planet, the government pretends he never existed and tries to forget about him]]. |
| 889 | * JerkAssToOne: |
| 890 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Sonic is an arrogant, [[LeeroyJenkins reckless loudmouth]] in general, but is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold all around who is always there for his friends... the exception being [[StrawLoser Antoine]]. In Season 1, he dislikes him enough that in "[[Recap/SonicTheHedgehogSatAMS01E08HookedOnSonics Hooked on Sonics]]," he flat-out [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked refuses to rescue him from Robotnik]], and by Season 2, it seems that he can't even ''look'' at Antoine without snidely insulting him. |
| 891 | ** Sonic from the ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' series is portrayed as a very immature and callous {{Jerkass}} to others, including his own friends, but he treats [[KidSidekick Tails]] more awfully than he does with others, as he would always insult him, belittle him, and make cruel jokes at his expense. |
| 892 | ** Dr. Eggman in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' is a CardCarryingVillain with some occasions of being AffablyEvil to the heroes, but to his robot assistants, Orbot and Cubot, he belittles, demeans, and insults them frequently. |
| 893 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: |
| 894 | ** The Games: |
| 895 | *** Knuckles the Echidna is one of the most prolific examples. He is shown to be quite rude, hot-tempered, and anti-social, but he's also been said to have "a trusting heart, and wants to believe there's goodness in everyone" and can prove to be a helpful hand for Sonic and the gang. This element of his character really comes into play in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', when he saves Rouge from falling into the lava and then actually apologized for hurting her. In ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'', he was noticeably upset when [[spoiler:Sonic was temporarily dead]]. Knuckles is also generally a nice person when he's in a good mood. |
| 896 | *** Some of the game manuals claim that Sonic is one of these (short-tempered, but very heroic at heart), [[InformedAttribute but it's almost never canon in-game at all]]. Then again, the "heart of gold" is more emphasized than the "jerk" part as he's always nice to his friends and cocky and snarky towards his enemies. |
| 897 | *** [[TheRival Shadow the Hedgehog]] is more than willing to fight the other heroes should they get in his way and pretty apathetic to things that don't relate to his goals, and can be quite of a rude and egotistical {{Jerkass}} at times, but he's always at the frontlines whenever a new threat arises and is capable of working with the heroes too when they're on the same page. He also cares very much for his two teammates, and his late surrogate sister Maria, not to mention that he cares for the well being of everyone else (even Sonic), even if he doesn't always express it. |
| 898 | *** [[ClassyCatBurglar Rouge the Bat]] is a selfish, vain seductress who feels all of her gems are hers to keep, but she's capable of expressing gratitude when someone helps her and shows genuine concern for her two comrades. |
| 899 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' has Antoine, who although being a cowardly, pompous oaf has proven to be unquestionably loyal to Princess Sally, and on occasion shown traits of CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass when one of the others was in trouble, like when Sonic was about to be ambushed from behind by a Nasty Hyena. |
| 900 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Ash the Mongoose was introduced. From his first appearance, he had a grudge against Sonic, and was outwardly bitter. The 'heart of gold' part of his character came out when he risked his life to save Mina from a bomb in her dressing room. |
| 901 | ** ''Anime/SonicX'': |
| 902 | *** Knuckles is a friendly rival with Sonic, but very anti-social and short-tempered. Despite this, he maintains a complicated relationship with Rouge. |
| 903 | *** Rouge is often selfish and greedy, but she cares about Topaz, her partner, and has a complicated relationship with Knuckles. |
| 904 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', initially Tom Wachowski wants nothing to do with Sonic's quest, but thanks to CharacterDevelopment, he warms up to Sonic [[spoiler:and adopts him in the end]]. |
| 905 | * JokerImmunity: |
| 906 | ** Doctor Robotnik/Eggman from the games hasn't even been in ''prison'' for his crimes (except for the [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 one time]] he broke in deliberately), so he's always back to fight the heroes in the next instalment.\ |
| 907 | \ |
| 908 | Most games have him surviving otherwise inescapable explosions with little more than AmusingInjuries. Most egregiously, his Death Egg burst into flames and crash-landed on Angel island in the climax of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', but ''VideoGame/{{Sonic 3|AndKnuckles}}'' reveals that he started work on his next scheme almost immediately after that.\ |
| 909 | \ |
| 910 | ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' seemingly subverts his immunity; in three possible endings, it's implied that Shadow broke his neck after defeating him. A DoubleSubversion when these endings were subject to CuttingOffTheBranches. |
| 911 | ** Played with slightly in the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. In the "Endgame" arc, Julian Robotnik is indeed killed by his vengeful minion and nephew Snively; twenty or so issues played with the concept of other villains and problems following his defeat, only for a second Robotnik from an alternate timeline to enter and take over from his position. This Robotnik would later take the modern "Eggman" form seen in later games and continues being the BigBad until the comics were cancelled in 2017. |
| 912 | [[/folder]] |
| 913 | |
| 914 | [[folder:K]] |
| 915 | * {{Keet}}: |
| 916 | ** Charmy Bee from the games is often energetic, playful, and very scatterbrained. |
| 917 | ** Sonic from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' is, in his own words, a "little ball of super-energy". And the movie proceeds to show him a highly energetic and hyperactive hedgehog who will do about anything to avoid standing still. |
| 918 | * KiddieKid: |
| 919 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' version of Tails is intended to be ten years old, which would make him older than his game counterpart (who is stated to be eight). However, he acts as if he were junior to his game counterpart. Tails is not allowed to be a Freedom Fighter for his own safety, which closely matches the way adults would realistically treat a ten year old. This still does not explain his immature personality. He also calls Sally "Aunt Sally" despite there only being a slight age gap between them. |
| 920 | ** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Sonic in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', his cave features some toys meant for children slightly younger than him and he tends to be more emotionally vulnerable than most children his age. This may be justified given his years living in isolation may have resulted in some stunted development. |
| 921 | * TheKiddieRide: |
| 922 | ** The ''Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car'' and ''Sonic Cosmo Fighter'' are two early kiddie rides made by Creator/{{Sega}} themselves back in the classic Sonic days. These rides also featured built-in monitors that played out a basic "game" while the ride is in use, blurring the line a bit between them and arcade games. (The ''Segasonic Popcorn Shop'' from the same era worked similarly, though it was a vending machine rather than a ride.). As per usual with many Japanese licensed rides, these rides were not officially exported, although grey-market imports can be found in several parts of the world. Ironically tho, some have reported that they've seen English versions of the ride being placed at high-tourist traffic locations in Japan, suggesting that Sega may have considered exporting them at one point. |
| 923 | ** There's also a modern Sonic ride based on Sonic's car in ''VideoGame/SonicAndSegaAllStarsRacing'', again built by Sega themselves. Unlike the other Sonic attempts, this one is a straight up kiddie ride. And unlike the classic Sonic rides, this model is being exported worldwide. This ride features a pushbutton with lots of classic sounds. |
| 924 | * KidHero: |
| 925 | ** The Games: |
| 926 | *** Sonic himself is 15 years old, with a majority of his allies being below 18 and his oldest allies are barely even in their 20's. Tails is 8 and one of the most competent characters in the entire series. {{Deconstructed|Trope}} with the youngest, Cream and Charmy (both 6) who while pretty competent in a fight, lack the emotional maturity of the others and are often treated as the TagalongKid. |
| 927 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and onward had a very interesting time with this trope. In ''Generations'', Sonic and Tails teamed up with their classic selves, who were 10 and 4 1/2 respectively. This game suggested that Sonic and Tails had been fighting Eggman since their youth. Later, both ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' and ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' {{retcon}}ned this Sonic, along with his friends, to part of another universe altogether, creating a whole new group of Kid Heroes. |
| 928 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' consists of a bunch of teenagers, and some preteens, who are a part of the Freedom Fighters. Their initial goal was to save Mobius from the evil Doctor Robotnik. |
| 929 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'''s main characters are a part of a group called the "Freedom Fighters". The characters are all teenagers, besides Tails who is [[VagueAge somewhere between eight and twelve]]. |
| 930 | ** Sonic from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'' is described as a juvenile delinquent and has a child-like maturity to him. Jeff Fowler confirms [[https://youtu.be/5TfypfbwN5g here]] that Sonic is either 13 or 14 years old in the movie -- which makes him even ''younger'' than his canon age of 15 in the games. |
| 931 | * KilledOffForReal: |
| 932 | ** E-102 Gamma in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. After the battle with E-101 Beta, he self-terminates himself to free the last trapped bird. |
| 933 | ** In ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', the Doctor Robotnik of Sonic's universe was killed off in the 50th issue, and eventually replaced with one from a parallel world. |
| 934 | ** ''Anime/SonicX'': |
| 935 | *** The character Cosmo is killed in the last episode. By a shot fired by Tails, using a cannon for which Sonic and Shadow were the ammo, no less. |
| 936 | *** Emerl is also killed by Cream after she fails to bring him back to normal at the end of the "VideoGame/SonicBattle" arc, since [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Gemerl]] doesn't exist in ''Sonic X'' he ends up as this. |
| 937 | * KillItWithFire: |
| 938 | ** In the very first level of ''VideoGame/{{Sonic 3|AndKnuckles}}'', Dr. Robotnik tries to dispose of a pesky blue Hedgehog--responsible for thwarting his plans for world domination, twice--by [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill napalming Angel Island and setting the entire jungle on fire]]. Needless to say, it doesn't work. |
| 939 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode "Two Good to be True", when [[spoiler:alternate dimension Knuckles arrives in the normal dimension]], Sticks gets startled and we get this: |
| 940 | --->'''Sticks:''' Yaah! Kill it with fire!\ |
| 941 | '''Tails:''' Calm down, it's just Knuckles!\ |
| 942 | '''Sticks:''' Oh... kill Knuckles with fire! |
| 943 | * KillTheCutie: |
| 944 | ** The Games: |
| 945 | *** This is implied to happen in the bad ending for the Platform/GameGear version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2''. If you fail to get all the Chaos Emeralds before making it to the penultimate boss, the credits roll while Sonic runs alone until he eventually stops and sees [[spoiler:[[StarsAreSouls Tails' image in the stars]]. The [[PrettyLittleHeadShots strategically-placed star sprite on Tails' head]] makes it rather unsettling]]. |
| 946 | %% *** [[spoiler:[[TheAtoner E-102 Gamma]] and Tikal]] from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure.'' |
| 947 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'': Maria's death caused much of [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Shadow's]] emotional trauma and had the trademark RoaringRampageOfRevenge reaction. |
| 948 | *** [[spoiler: Emerl]] in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle''. Which really sucks since not only was he one of the [[CharacterDevelopment best-developed]] characters in the series by a long shot, but [[spoiler: you had to do it [[MercyKill yourself]].]] |
| 949 | ** [[spoiler: Both Cosmo and Molly]] in ''Anime/SonicX'' kick the bucket near the end of the third season of the anime (though in the case of [[spoiler: Molly]] [[SparedByTheAdaptation in the English version]], [[{{Bowdlerise}} she survives off-screen]]) and their deaths were both [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifices]]. |
| 950 | * KindlyVet: |
| 951 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', [[BigBad Dr. Robotnik]]'s MirrorUniverse counterpart, Dr. Ivo Kintobor, is a kind-hearted, pacifistic medical doctor who runs a veterinarian clinic to look after the victims of the [[ThePsychoRangers Suppression Squad]]. |
| 952 | ** Maddie Wachowski from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', is a NiceGirl who works as a veterinarian. |
| 953 | * KnightsAndKnaves: |
| 954 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' got really ''stupid'' with this one. The Soleanna police force, intent on giving Sonic the runaround, have informed him that to progress beyond this point of the game he must ascertain which of them is the man authorized to open the door preventing him from doing so. Not only that, at least one of the five is going to lie to him. The answer ends up being [[spoiler:that the whole thing is meaningless. The captain is both the liar, and the guy who told you the terms of their little game in the first place, who just so happens to be ''standing right next to the door you need open''. He literally just has to raise his voice to get you through the door; the game was just for his own sick amusement. ''While the princess is being held prisoner'', no less]]. |
| 955 | %% ** Sally Acorn of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' solved one of these in the "In Your Face" special. |
| 956 | * KudzuPlot: |
| 957 | ** The Games: |
| 958 | *** Shadow has picked up a ton of unresolved subplots over the games in which he's appeared. He got his own game, ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', to try and resolve them, but it did so by just setting the proverbial machete to the kudzu. |
| 959 | *** Similarly, ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' attempted to turn away from the LighterAndSofter bent of previous games, but also ran into this problem because it tried to introduce too many plot threads. Conflicts within the story (such as Tails being upset that Sonic trusts Eggman more than him) are never resolved and the game almost completely forgets to give some screen time to the new antagonists. |
| 960 | ** ''Comicbook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' had a ton of dangling plot threads that wouldn't be resolved for the longest time. Writer Creator/KenPenders is often blamed for all this, but part of the blame also goes to Creator/KarlBollers, who replaced Penders as head writer briefly and started a ton of story arcs that he would never get around to finishing. After Penders and Bollers left Creator/ArchieComics, new writer Creator/IanFlynn spent almost a year just writing comics that tied up all the loose ends. |
| 961 | [[/folder]] |
| 962 | |
| 963 | [[folder:L]] |
| 964 | * LamePunReaction: |
| 965 | ** Before the final boss of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', Sonic comments on Eggman's repeated amusement park puns. |
| 966 | --->'''Eggman:''' Leaving so soon? There are no lines, and I've saved the best rides for last! At least let me STAMP your hand so you can come back in.\ |
| 967 | '''Sonic:''' I know you're trying to be clever with this whole amusement park pun thing, but it's just coming off lame. Say you're going to destroy us and stop embarrassing yourself.\ |
| 968 | '''Eggman:''' Curse you, Sonic! Not only do you foil my plans, but you foil my speeches as well! I work hard on them! |
| 969 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' Sonic is known for his many lame puns. Apart from the obvious Eggman jokes, he has also fought Knuckles when the latter was Enerjak, calling him Ener-Joke. This prompted Knuckles to yell, "Are you quite finished?!" Sonic, smug as ever, then said, "Actually... Jumping-jak. Ener-tube. Flap-jak. Ener-state. Ener-jak-in-the-box. And come to think of it... "Enerjak" sounds like some kind of sports drink. Now I'm finished." Knuckles threw him into a wall afterward. |
| 970 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', when Sonic talks with Tom about how he's going to have to hide on the Mushroom Planet after he gets his Rings back, Tom quips that at least Sonic won't be the only "fun guy" there. Sonic's response is an unamused "NO. Don't EVER do that again." |
| 971 | * LampshadeHanging: |
| 972 | ** The Games: |
| 973 | *** Omega in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' once commented on the size of Eggman's ridiculously huge bases with: |
| 974 | ---->"ERROR! Unable to determine how a base this size has gone undetected. ERROR!" |
| 975 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'': |
| 976 | *** In the ending, [[spoiler:Classic Tails asks Modern Tails where Sonic puts all of his Rings. Modern Tails says he always forgets asking]]. |
| 977 | *** [[spoiler:Classic Tails shouts "Dr. Robotnik!" when Classic Eggman shows up]]. His response? "Nobody calls me that anymore!" [[note]]Averted in the Japanese version, as [[spoiler: instead of Tails shouting "Dr. Robotnik", he shouts, in confusion, "Two Eggmans?". Classic Dr. Eggman's response to that is him stating,]] "You seem surprised."[[/note]] |
| 978 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 979 | *** In the early limited-edition mini-series (that has been collected in ''Sonic Beginnings''), Princess Sally has blonde hair in the first issue, and in the next, she's a brunette. When she says she has something to tell him, Sonic asks, "You mean why you changed from a blonde to a brunette?" This is also referenced in a later story where Sally goes on an angry rant and someone will be punished... because someone published a story that she dyed her hair from blonde to black. |
| 980 | *** A previously unpublished story had an ending where the MonsterOfTheWeek was shrunk down to a microscopic size, which Sonic finds he can't joke about. NICOLE then notes that, by her analysis, "Planet Mobius is about to get very complicated. New faces, complex relationships, entire worlds opening up!" This was referencing the CerebusSyndrome the comic was undergoing at the time. Sonic, however, insists that StatusQuoIsGod. The story was finally published in ''Sonic Archives: Volume 5'' |
| 981 | *** When the comic began drifting away from being farcical to mirroring [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM,]] it still had TheArtifact of Boomer's name, who in the show was named Rotor. The editors pointed this out in the letters column in one issue and stated they would be changing it to match the show. The next several issues have various visual lampshades hung on this, such as the character wearing a "Hello, my name is Rotor" pin, and nailing a crude plank of wood with "Rotor" written on it over the "Boomer" part of his "Boomer's Shop" sign. |
| 982 | *** During the "Endangered Species" arc, the end of one part has Sonic fighting Lien-Da and the Dark Egg Legion in Albion. The beginning of the next has Sonic coming to from being knocked out, realizes ''no one'' is there outside of him, Tails and Amy and comments that an entire population can't disappear like that. [[note]]It was because of the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers legal problems]] between Archie and former writer Creator/KenPenders.[[/note]] |
| 983 | %% * TheLancer: |
| 984 | %% ** The games actually have quite a number by some interpretations: |
| 985 | %% *** From Team Sonic, Tails and Knuckles play this towards Sonic. Tails as the [[HeterosexualLifePartners best-friend]] variant, whereas [[AloofAlly Knuckles]] is a FriendlyRival to Sonic and has a RedOniBlueOni relationship with him (whether he's the Blue Oni or the Red Oni [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the game and era]]). |
| 986 | %% *** Amy serves as a comic foil to Sonic in later games. |
| 987 | %% *** Cream serves as a lancer to Amy in that she acts as a calmer, nicer foil to Amy's {{Tsundere}} ways. She also acts as a Lancer of sorts to Blaze in ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' as she helps her get over her antisocial ways. |
| 988 | %% *** Even though Shadow is the most recognizable of [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]], he functions as a Lancer to Rouge, at least in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''. |
| 989 | %%*** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic as ''Shadow's'' Lancer. |
| 990 | %% ** Ironically, although being the title character, Sonic was actually his team's [[TheLancer Lancer]] in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. However, his deeds may also make him the Hero. |
| 991 | * LargeHam: |
| 992 | ** The Games: |
| 993 | *** Erazor Djinn of ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' is a ham, especially in the ending. |
| 994 | ---->'''Erazor:''' I will not be defeated! If you defeat me, I will simply return, again and again! I AM IMMORTAL! I CANNOT BE VANQUISHED! [[EvilLaugh MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]]\ |
| 995 | '''Erazor:''' THE WORLD IS MINE! I cannot be denied by that filthy rat! WHHHHHHYYYYYYY??!? |
| 996 | %% *** Dr. Eggman is probably the king of this trope in the series, especially in later games. |
| 997 | *** And ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. With DAN GREEN as Mephiles, chewing the scenery as he goes while travelling through time, and Shadow becomes much more so too. LET'S GET MOOOVING! |
| 998 | %% *** [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Where's that DAMN fourth Chaos Emerald?!]] |
| 999 | *** Sonic is usually portrayed as being cool and collected (and is described as such in official profiles), but [[VideoGame/SonicColors latest]] [[VideoGame/SonicForces games]] have basically [[{{Flanderization}} turned him into a parody]] of the MascotWithAttitude trope, [[MotorMouth spewing bad jokes and childish remarks nonstop.]] |
| 1000 | %% ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Long John Baldry did a fantastic portrayal of Dr. Robotnik this way. Here are a few choice lines: |
| 1001 | %% *** "Sonic is trapped in there! And the rest of Mobius is ''out here!'' Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! And ''it's mine!'' IT'S MINE! All mine! '''ALL ''MINE!!!'''''" |
| 1002 | %% ***[[LampshadeHanging "Did I say that already?"]] |
| 1003 | %% *** "'''[[WhoDares HOW]] ''[[WhoDares DARE]]'' ANYONE ON MOBIUS LAUGH AT THE GREAT DR. ROBOTNIK!!!''' No one makes fun of me! '''NO ONE!''' ''(slams magazine to the ground)'' Whoever's responsible for this outrage will be my first prisoner! ''(jumps into the air)'' '''[[WhoWritesThisCrap BRING ME THE VILE CREATURE WHO DREW THIS CARTOON!!!]]'''" |
| 1004 | %% *** "Why is my precious rocket ship drifting off into deep space?! ''Why'' am I reaching you at the coordinates of the abandoned space station?! '''''[[BigWhy WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!?!]]'''''" |
| 1005 | %% *** "Sonic fell for it! Tails is ours! I'll have to give myself a '''[[TrrrillingRrrs Prrrr]]omotion!'''" |
| 1006 | %% *** "SnooPING AS usual, I seeeeee..." |
| 1007 | %% *** "'''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis IIII! HAAATE! THAAAT! HEEEEEDGEHOOOOG!!!]]''' ''(jumps up and down)'' '''I HATE HIM!''' '''I''' '''''HATE HIM!!!''''' How am I supposed to turn Mobians into slaves if he keeps ''ruining'' all of my plans?!" |
| 1008 | %% *** "I ''hate'' seafood! AND... '''HEDGEHOGS!!!'''" |
| 1009 | %% *** The monologue at the beginning of "Blackbot the Pirate" is a veritable banquet of ham: |
| 1010 | %% ----> "At last! My very own time machine! Now I can proceed with my cleverest plan of all time: Gathering the four most important items in the history of Mobius! The all-powerful Chaos Emeralds! With them, I will possess: ''Invisibility,'' ''invincibility,'' ''immortality,'' and finally, ''the power of life itself.'' With the Chaos Emeralds, no one can stop me from becoming the supreme high Robotnik! Today: ''Mobius.'' Tomorrow: '''''THE UNIVERRRRSSSE!!!'''''" |
| 1011 | %% *** It's not one of his most known quotes, but easily the quote of Robotnik's that best describes him is "[[NoIndoorVoice 300 pounds of ham!]]" |
| 1012 | ** Dr. Robotnik from ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''. Being a mad scientist played by notorious ham Creator/JimCarrey, this is a given. When angry or flustered, he's prone to MilkingTheGiantCow and shouting at the top of his lungs. |
| 1013 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: |
| 1014 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', Sonic suffers a bonk on the head and loses all memory of who he is. Dr. Robotnik takes advantage of it and turns him against the Freedom Fighters. |
| 1015 | ** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', when Super Sonic was split off from Sonic, he completely lost all memory of what he was. He forgot that he was an embodiment of pure malevolent evil. He even lost his super-super-speed and world-destroying powers because he forgot he had them and became just a regular kid for a while. Of course, Super Sonic being normal is exactly as interesting as it sounds, especially since he was portrayed as a borderline loser, and it didn't last. |
| 1016 | * LaserGuidedKarma: |
| 1017 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Dr. Robotnik's plan that came the closest to succeeding was in "Hero of the Year", when he has [[HonestJohnsDealership Wes Weasely]] convince Sonic to host an award ceremony and invite his allies, then Robotnik crashes the event and demands that Sonic allow himself to be put into a bathysphere and left at the bottom of the ocean in exchange for everyone else's safety. Of course, it turns out Robotnik [[ILied lied]] [[MortonsFork and was planning to sink the yacht with everyone on it anyway]]. For helping him with the caper, Robotnik gives Wes his own shopping network, but his crucial mistake was attempting to outcon a ConMan; [[KickTheDog he didn't give Wes the freedom to broadcast and wrote their contract in disappearing ink]], so Wes rescues Sonic to take revenge on Robotnik for stiffing him by humiliating Robotnik at [[ItsAllAboutMe his own award ceremony]]. |
| 1018 | ** By the end of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', [[spoiler:Robotnik finds himself isolated on the mushroom planet after Sonic destroys his hovercraft and sends him flying through a portal ring, while Sonic himself is finally able to settle down on Earth and end his own isolation]]. |
| 1019 | * LastOfHisKind: |
| 1020 | ** The Games: |
| 1021 | *** Knuckles is the last echidna, the species previously having powerful tribes long ago. |
| 1022 | *** [[KillerRobot E-123 Omega]] is the last of Dr. Eggman's E-Series robots (which included Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Zeta from ''Sonic Adventure''). He doesn't really care about that so much as the fact that Eggman apparently thought he was only good as a deactivated husk. |
| 1023 | ** Thrash the Devil in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' is the last of the Mobian-type Tasmanian Devils as all others had been genetically modified into Mobini (more animal-like)-type Devil Dogs. Because this was done by echidnas centuries ago, he decides to return the favor [[spoiler:by banishing every last echidna into another Zone save for one: Knuckles]]. |
| 1024 | %% ** Knuckles was eventually revealed to be this in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''. In fact, it was the subject of a whole episode. Of course, [[DenserAndWackier this being Sonic Boom]], the subject was treated (slightly) less seriously than in other continuities. That being said, it ends with [[TrueCompanions Team Sonic essentially being a family in their own right]]. |
| 1025 | * LaughablyEvil: |
| 1026 | ** The games have Dr Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, though this depends '''''VERY''''' heavily on [[DependingOnTheWriter who's writing him.]] Over the years, his schemes have ranged from legitimate acts of terrorism ([[VideoGame/SonicAdventure attempting to nuke a whole city,]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 breaking into a government facility, rigging a military-controlled island with explosives]]) to outlandish MadScientist TakeOverTheWorld plots ([[VideoGame/SonicColors building a giant mind-control ray disguised as an amusement park,]] [[VideoGame/SonicRiders trying to summon an all-powerful genie by holding a racing tournament]]), and his demeanor usually changes to match. Just compare how Creator/MikePollock voices him in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' and ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' with how he voices him in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and ''VideoGame/SonicFreeRiders''! |
| 1027 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 1028 | *** Dr. Robotnik is depicted as bumbling and hilarious, aided by the stellar {{Large Ham}}ming of the late Long John Baldry. |
| 1029 | %% *** While we're at it, Scratch and Grounder. |
| 1030 | ** While he's absolutely devoid of redeeming qualities, Robotnik is still one of the funniest characters in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''. Being played by Creator/JimCarrey, this is to be expected. |
| 1031 | * LavaPit: |
| 1032 | ** In the games, Marble, Hill Top, Lava Reef, and the Underground Zone all feature lots of lava (or magma) pits. Eggman is very creative about incorporating them into his [[DeathCourse gauntlets of traps]]. |
| 1033 | %% ** A climactic moment in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''. |
| 1034 | * LawyerFriendlyCameo: |
| 1035 | ** The games feature the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Egg]] as Eggman's ultimate weapon to destroy Sonic. |
| 1036 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' had tons of theses, especially in its early days. This even continued on when Knuckles got his own short-lived series. This was actually done by turning them into the various races that live on Mobius or one of Robotnik's robots. Amongst more recognizable ones were a recurring set of Mobians that resembled Mihoshi, Ayeka and Sasami of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', the infamous [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sally Moon, Chibi Rose]] [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7400000/Sailor-acorn-and-Chibi-Rose-sonic-the-hedgehog-7462581-535-463.jpg and]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf6d4e8cZp1qd0l18o1_500.jpg Tuxedo Knux]], [[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Sonicaman]], Comicbook/{{Spawn}}[[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/12/28/sonic-the-hedgehog-superhero-parody-comic/ mower]], a group of robots resembling [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo, Cambot]] and JustForFun/RobbyTheRobot ([[http://tohaveacurse.blogspot.com/2011/07/sonic-hedgehog-52-review.html fourth image from the top here]]), [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Link]][[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/77049336628/sonic-the-hedgehog-257-cameo-list-please-open ara]], and a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Goomba]] in [[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131008131633/sonic/images/4/4a/Gooma_cameo_mm27.png a panel]] of the crossover ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide''. |
| 1037 | ** ''Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAndTheSiliconWarriors'' features a plot where Tails is sucked into a computer world and Dr. Robotnik is using video game characters to conquer the world so there are lots of these. The pair are attacked by [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} large falling blocks (that come in L, S and I shapes) that fuse together]], [[VideoGame/PacMan a large yellow sphere with a split in the middle, like a mouth, that makes electronic gulping sounds]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter a blond fighter in a red karate suit and a black haired blue costumed female called "Chin Lie"]]. Sonic recognizes the latter as being from "Road Warrior Two". |
| 1038 | * LaymansTerms: |
| 1039 | ** In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Scratch reports to Dr. Robotnik that Tails has built Sonic a "functional flying machine". Grounder, apparently ignorant of what "functional" means, adds "Yeah! It even worked, too!" |
| 1040 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', after Dr. Robotnik gives his long-winded opinion of what he thinks about Major Bennington's importance, he asks his assistant Agent Stone to summarize for him. |
| 1041 | --->'''Agent Stone:''' The doctor thinks you're basic. |
| 1042 | * TheLeader: |
| 1043 | ** The Games: |
| 1044 | *** Sonic tends to be a Level-headed, Headstrong, and Charismatic type all at once. That not only makes him the de facto leader among his own small team between him and his partners, Tails and Knuckles, but among the entire recurring cast as well. If there's a crisis, almost everyone defers to Sonic by default. He has NervesOfSteel despite the constant danger he faces, combined with a bullheaded attitude to rush at a problem head on regardless of the consequences, and his upbeat and confident personality helps inspire others. The only thing he lacks is the Mastermind part, which he generally leaves to the more intellectual members of the cast. |
| 1045 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' Knuckles is the commander of the Resistance against the Eggman Empire. Due to the nature of his position, Knuckles is forced to use parts of all 4 styles of leadership; known for his daring plans and inspiring speeches, yet much prefers to be out in field. |
| 1046 | %% ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', Sally was a mastermind for the Freedom Fighters. |
| 1047 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: |
| 1048 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' is very fond of this. Sometimes it'll even go from leaning on the fourth wall to [[BreakingTheFourthWall putting its fist straight through it]]. |
| 1049 | --->'''Amy''': You know, Sticks, dirt-slinging isn't really my cup of tea. Luckily, I know something that ''is'' my cup of tea...\ |
| 1050 | [''cut to Amy and Sticks sitting inside, drinking tea'']\ |
| 1051 | '''Amy''': A cup of tea!\ |
| 1052 | '''Sticks''': Why did you just say that?\ |
| 1053 | '''Amy''': Well, you remember earlier I said, "I know something that is my cup of tea?" I was just finishing that thought.\ |
| 1054 | '''Sticks''': But you said that, like, an hour ago.\ |
| 1055 | '''Amy''': I know, but imagine if you were an outside observer who's only seeing pieces of a conversation.\ |
| 1056 | '''Sticks''': YOU SEE THEM TOO?! (''glares straight at the camera in shock, complete with dramatic sting'') |
| 1057 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', [[spoiler:Tails]] says that he hopes he's not too late... having arrived during TheStinger, after the events of the movie. |
| 1058 | * LeftHanging: |
| 1059 | ** [[EpisodicGame Episode 2]] of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' ended with [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Little Planet]] not being restored. [[http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/no-more-sonic-4-episodes-planned-after-episode-2/ No Episode 3 for you!]] |
| 1060 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': The final episode of Season 2, "The Doomsday Project", ends with Robotnik's sinister plot to launch doomsday pods all over Mobius ruined, and the city of Robotropolis can return to Mobotropolis as Dr. Robotnik is left to an unknown fate. Sonic and Sally realize their emotions for each other and kiss. But that's not it--Snively tells Sonic not to be so happy as it's now ''his'' turn, and a mysterious red-eyed figure, revealed in a later interview to be Ixis Naugus, laughs threateningly behind him. Sadly, the show was canceled after Creator/{{Disney}} took over ABC. |
| 1061 | ** Due to a lawsuit with former writer Ken Penders, the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' comic was forced to pull a CosmicRetcon so that any characters of his were written out to avoid paying him royalties. As such, many storylines that were still in development such as Naugas taking over Geffory's body and still in rule over New Mobotropolis, Bunnie coping with her regained flesh, Antonie still in a coma, Scourge breaking free from the No Zone, whatever Finitivs was planning and Sally still being a robot were dropped indefinitely and will no longer have an official resolution. With the comic book's cancellation as of 2017, this is pretty much the fate of any ongoing plotline, as [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW the IDW series]] is a ContinuityReboot. |
| 1062 | ** The mini-series, ''ComicBook/SonicMegaDrive'', was made to celebrate Sonic's 25th anniversary with a original story made in the vein of a original Sega Genesis game. They got through two issues and a third was meant to close out the series, but Archie and SEGA got into financial disagreements in 2017 which caused the book to be put into hiatus. Then ultimately cancelled when SEGA broke ties with Archie, leaving the story on a cliffhanger of Eggman having all the macguffins in his possession and Sonic and his friends setting out to find the Chaos Emeralds in order to have a chance at stopping him. |
| 1063 | * LetsGetDangerous: |
| 1064 | ** The Games: |
| 1065 | *** In ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', Sonic himself pulls this as well as a IAmNotLeftHanded, when he has to fight [[spoiler:[[UnwittingPawn Em]][[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity erl]]]]. Surprisingly, this is one of the few (if not the only) instances of Sonic not playing around with his opponent or in general. He goes from an adrenaline-pumped and cocky KidHero to (disturbingly) a deathly serious and utterly PragmaticHero. Then again, when you have ''30 seconds on the clock'' (the previous 30 seconds spent trying to negate the Chaos Emeralds with the Master Emerald and ''failing'') before the FinalBoss (who happens to be a PhysicalGod) blows your home planet to nothing with ''a fucking star system buster'' and the only way to stop them is to ''kill'' them [[spoiler:([[KillTheOnesYouLove and it's someone you really care about]])]], why would he play around? |
| 1066 | *** From ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' comes Chip. On the last level of the game, he uses the Chaos Emeralds [[spoiler:and his own powers]] to create a giant mecha created from temple ruins to punch out a literal apocalyptic darkness god-creature. |
| 1067 | ** In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', [[spoiler:when Robotnik is about to kill both Tom and Sonic, Wade stops him by firing near his head]]. |
| 1068 | * LetsYouAndHimFight: |
| 1069 | ** The games are a big fan of this trope: |
| 1070 | *** In Knuckles' very first appearance, in ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', he fights Sonic because he thought that Sonic meant to steal the Master Emerald. Then after he has been established as a character, Robotnik tricks him into fighting Sonic again in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and ''[[RuleOfThree again]]'' in ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Advance|Trilogy}} 2''. |
| 1071 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' has tons of fights between the 4 teams (Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose, and Team Chaotix). Despite being on the same side, they constantly fight each other for petty reasons and misunderstandings throughout the game. Noticeably, it is Team Dark who kept attacking people because their opponents might have saved the day before they could for their own reasons. |
| 1072 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' subverted this a bit; [[spoiler:Sonic and Blaze fight each other over who would fight Eggman (or Nega), even though they both know near the end that both are good guys (in fact, Blaze knows that Sonic is a good guy from the near start, but she felt that it was her responsibility to stop the Eggmans and refused to let anyone else intervene)]]. |
| 1073 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' has Silver, who arrived from the future and is told by Mephiles that Sonic is the Iblis Trigger (basically the cause of Silver's BadFuture). [[spoiler:Mephiles is manipulating Silver to destroy Sonic - in order to make Elise cry, and ergo release Iblis and cause the bad future that Mephiles wants. Silver only wisens up when Shadow shows him the past, after spending most of the game pursuing Sonic.]] |
| 1074 | *** The ''VideoGame/SonicRivals'' series is full of this. In the first game, 4 of the main characters - Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, and Silver - fight each other because they want to be the first to confront Eggman [[spoiler:who turns out to be Eggman Nega later on]]. In the second game, the same 4 characters fight each other again, this time with a companion on their side (Tails, Rouge, Metal Sonic, and Espio respectively). Even [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]] teammates Shadow and Rouge fought each other. |
| 1075 | *** At a meta level, this is the modus operandi of ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SonicBattle''. The former has a nonsensical plot that doesn't remotely make sense, the latter has the characters grab the IdiotBall and fight each other to train up a MacGuffin robot. |
| 1076 | *** Subverted in ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. Eggman attempts to start a fight between Sonic and [[spoiler:a brainwashed Tails, but his mind-control beam runs out of power before Tails could attack]]. |
| 1077 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 1078 | *** One issue of the comic, "Rogue Rouge", dedicates itself to setting up a surprisingly brutal fight between Bunnie Rabbot and Rouge the Bat. It is a CatFight with a generous amount of {{Fanservice}} and {{lampshade|Hanging}}d at the end with a page of sheepish "boy, that was silly" dialogue. |
| 1079 | *** ''Super Sonic Special: Battle Royal'' was all about this trope. Basically, Mammoth Mogul attempted to turn the Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix against each other by using his powers to disguise his private enforcers, the Fearsome Four, into the other members of the two teams. Unfortunately for him, both sides are able to spot [[ImposterForgotOneDetail key flaws in the ruse]], secretly compare notes, and fake a mutual destruction in order to draw Mogul out. |
| 1080 | *** In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide'', the first act of the crossover is dedicated to setting up an epic brawl between Sonic and Mega Man. It gets lampshaded in ''ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics'' #24's "Short Circuits" segment, where both title characters are eager to work together before being informed by Orbot that they have to follow the "crossover by-laws" and fight each other first. |
| 1081 | %% ** ''Anime/SonicX'', "Cracking Knuckles", carrying on a tradition from the video games. Knuckles manages to believe the villain way too often for his own good. |
| 1082 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': |
| 1083 | *** Issue #6 sees a fight between Sonic and Shadow break out due to their disagreement over how to handle [[spoiler: the [[AmnesiacDissonance amnesiac]] Eggman]]. It turns out that Rouge [[ManipulativeBastard engineered]] the events leading to this fight, figuring a brawl with Sonic would clear Shadow's head enough that he wouldn't [[spoiler: outright murder the Doc]]. |
| 1084 | *** In Issue #18, Gemerl is defending Cream and Vanilla's hometown from [[ZombieApocalypse the Zombots]], and in the process identifies Sonic as a threat due to [[ZombieInfectee him being infected by the Metal Virus]], attacking him and forcing him to leave. Cream [[WhatTheHellHero calls out Gemerl for this]], convincing him to let Sonic help and even making him apologize. |
| 1085 | * LighterAndSofter: |
| 1086 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' were all lighter than their predecessors. |
| 1087 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': The comic became this when Creator/IanFlynn took over on issue 160. Though there were still some darker arcs, the tone was generally lighter and more comical than the last 100 or so issues, which were mostly dark melodrama filled with tragic moments and little to no comic relief. |
| 1088 | %% *** The reboot, by virtue of moving it closer to the games, lightened things further, though darkness still remains. |
| 1089 | * LimitedWardrobe: |
| 1090 | ** In the games, with the exception of spinoffs such as the ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' games, the characters generally stick to their usual attire. |
| 1091 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', episode "The Odd Couple", it is discovered that Antoine's wardrobe contains multiple copies of the same outfit. |
| 1092 | ** ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' had taken this to a weird point when the Old Man Owl is attacked by Metal Sonic. Rather than kill him, Metal dresses him in Sonic's clothing, a pink and yellow shirt with blue jean shorts and a baseball cap. Tails shortly remarks those are Sonic's favorite clothes, [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal yet not once has Sonic or the majority of any ''Sonic'' characters on a majority basis ever been seen wearing or owning anything more than shoes or gloves, especially pants and a shirt in any given media Sonic has appeared in.]] There is official artwork with them in clothing, but in-series they don't wear clothing. |
| 1093 | ** Characters in ''Anime/SonicX'' always wear the same clothes. Despite being a LonelyRichKid, Chris seems to only have one set of clothes. It's unusual that Maria, a PosthumousCharacter, is depicted in two different outfits (her main blue dress and a pink dress). |
| 1094 | * LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: The series is set in this kind of world. Anthropomorphic animals tend to live in islands, while humans populate large cities. When interacting with each other, anthros are treated as people. |
| 1095 | * LittleMissBadass: |
| 1096 | ** The games have Amy, Cream and Blaze, who are respectively 12, 6 and 14 years old (Even though Blaze is YoungerThanSheLooks). Despite their young age, all of them are more than capable of kicking plenty of ass [[BadassAdorable and get an "awww" out of players in the process]]. |
| 1097 | ** Amy Rose from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. Went from being a BrattyHalfPint to HUMILIATING the Iron King, a MadeOfIron bruiser of a warlord who had previously proved impervious to Sonic's high speed attacks, in each of their encounters and flattening a massive war machine in one hit. |
| 1098 | * LockedIntoStrangeness: |
| 1099 | ** Sega of America's origin for Sonic involved this. It was adapted into ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogPromoComic''. Sonic was a prickly brown hedgehog who befriended Dr. Kintobor. An accident turned Sonic blue and turned the friendly doctor into Dr. Robotnik. This origin story is [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]] to the games as of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. |
| 1100 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'': |
| 1101 | *** Sonic's fur was brown and spiked differently until an accident turned him blue. This accident gave him super-speed. |
| 1102 | *** According to one story, Amy was originally brown furred but an incident caused her fur to turn pink. |
| 1103 | * LogoJoke: |
| 1104 | ** The Games: |
| 1105 | *** The Platform/GameGear version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' depicts Sonic jumping back and forth, forming the logo, as a reference to Japanese Sega ads that would end with a clay model of Sonic doing the same thing. |
| 1106 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' actually had Sonic run to the right of the screen to make half of the logo appear, and then run back to the left to complete the logo. Trailers for ''Sonic 4: Episode 1'' have a black background, with Sonic (in the form of a blue streaking blur) coming towards the viewer three times, the third time in the middle of the screen and leaving the Sega logo in his wake. |
| 1107 | *** ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3 Sonic 3]]'' and ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' displayed the Sega logo, then the background turns black and Sonic jumps out from behind the logo, knocking it away, then the screen flashes white for a second before cutting to the Sonic 3 title screen. |
| 1108 | *** ''Sonic & Knuckles'' on its own starts out just like the ''Sonic 3'' version, but the background behind the logo fades into Sonic and the Death Egg falling through the sky, with the Death Egg landing in the volcano and causing the Sega logo to shake itself out of existence. |
| 1109 | ** ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'': |
| 1110 | *** The Paramount logo replaces the stars with Sonic's gold rings, in both the movie and trailers. In the former, the ring's sound effects are added when they begin to circle the mountain. |
| 1111 | *** The film uses a custom Sega logo made out of video game screens playing Sega video games, with the first screen seen showing Sonic games. |
| 1112 | * LookBehindYou: |
| 1113 | ** In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Sonic distracts one of Robotnik's more dim-witted robots simply by running up to it and telling it, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CitM__yqJY I'm over there!]]" |
| 1114 | ** In the B-plot of the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "You and I Bee-Come One", Dr. Eggman goes on vacation to the Villain's retreat. At one point, he participates in a limbo contest, then distracts T.W. Barker, Willy Walrus, and the Weasel Bandit Leader by telling them to look at a solar eclipse, so he can cheat without them looking. Barker looks up at the sun and says, "Wait a sec! You're not supposed to look directly into a solar eclipse!", then sees Eggman cheating by crawling under the limbo stick, which Charlie sees and scolds him for. |
| 1115 | * LoonyFan: |
| 1116 | ** The Games: |
| 1117 | %% *** Amy Rose started out as a somewhat subdued variant of this towards Sonic. |
| 1118 | *** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' brings us SONICMAN! He's so convinced he's the real Sonic, he ''challenges the real Sonic to a foot race!'' |
| 1119 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' has Sonette, who, along with changing her name, has snuck into Sonic's room while he was sleeping and stolen merchandise from him. She also is frequently seen with a piece of Sonic's chewed gum in her mouth. [[note]]Sonic had earlier claimed that he doesn't chew gum, which leads to speculation on whose gum that really is.[[/note]] |
| 1120 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': Mark from "The Biggest Fan" is more than a little obsessed with Sonic and friends, to the point he writes "spicy" [[PortmanteauCoupleName SonAmy]] fan fiction and ''tries to hold an injured Sonic captive'' a la ''Literature/{{Misery}}''. |
| 1121 | * TheLostWoods: |
| 1122 | %% ** The Games: |
| 1123 | %% *** Mushroom Hill Zone in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. |
| 1124 | %% *** Green Forest and White Jungle in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. |
| 1125 | %% *** In ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' there was a level called Wood Zone that was removed late in development, some fan mods of the game include it. |
| 1126 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' had the Great Forest, wherein in Knothole itself was located. Though not magical, the foliage was so thick Robotnik could not move his machines through it to find the Freedom Fighters. The show's somewhat green message meant that the plot of a few episodes had him trying to remove this prole through various nasty methods. |
| 1127 | * LukeIAmYourFather: |
| 1128 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': |
| 1129 | *** Knuckles' girlfriend Julie-Su discovers that she's the half-sister of Dark Legion leaders Kragok and Lien-Da, which also makes her a descendant of Knuckles' ancestor Dimitri (making her and Knuckles ''very'' distant cousins). And sometime later, it's revealed that Remington is Kragok's son. |
| 1130 | *** In a dark alternate universe, 30 years in the future, Lara-Su was raised to believe her father Knuckles had been killed by Constable Remington. However, after she goes back in time (and travels to the wrong dimension too), her mother Julie-Su finally tells her that, in fact, Knuckles wasn't killed by Remington, but went insane with Chaos Powers and became the dreaded leader of the Dark Legion and by extension tyrant of the entire planet, Enerjak. |
| 1131 | ** In ''Anime/SonicX'', it is strongly suggested (said outright in the dub) that Dark Oak is Cosmo's father. However, while the characters ''do'' learn that the two are of the same species, Cosmo never directly learns of her heritage. |
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| 1134 | ->Reader got through Act 3. |
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