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* Most of the characters' first big appearances in the show:
** Tails completely shuts down a secret military base, leaving scientists and soldiers alike literally powerless, clueless, and frantic, then blows a hole in the complex with a biplane, rescues Sonic and Cream, and flies them all to freedom like it was nothing, [[BigDamnHeroes making his first appearance in style]] - and then clinches the deal by being so darn modest about it when Cream praises him for it. Even better, he was apparently planning on doing it all himself, but was pleasantly surprised to see Sonic was already on the job.
** Sonic, facing down Missile Wrist in the first big fight of the series. In what is an extremely EstablishingCharacterMoment, he doesn't even give Eggman the pleasure of seeing him intense, and instead goofs off and dances on the robot while it's powerless to stop him, then makes it destroy ''itself.''
** Eggman, for that matter, in what is not only his first scheme but is one of his most villainous moments, lays waste to Station Square just to make an impact on the world (no pun intended). It isn't even his casual destruction of the city's best defenses, or his callous crushing of building and person alike, it's the way he taunts the world as he does it, completely assured of his victory. At one point, when it becomes clear he can't just demand the Mayor give over the city, he very casually tells his robot to just destroy the city completely so they can leave and find some other way to take over the world. Luckily, that's when the Tornado shows up.
** Knuckles doing his BigDamnHeroes moment by saving Amy and Tails from crashing into a rock, by punching it with one fist. He doesn't get his for a few episodes after his first appearance, but "Sonic vs Knuckles" is one big establishment for him, both of his gullibility and his badassery. At one point he ''demolishes a forest'' to take down Sonic, and when he finds out Eggman is lying, he climbs up his robot of the week fistfirst, leaps into the air, ''punches Eggman in the face'' (leaving him a TwinkleInTheSky) and comes down fistfirst, completely obliterating the robot. All in about five seconds.
** Speaking of big debuts, Rouge makes quite the first appearance. Starting from the beginning of the episode where she effortlessly sneaks in to obtain the world's largest diamond, then showing [[GuileHeroine how crafty she really is]] by misdirecting Sonic and the others into going on a wild goose chase with a false sign. Even though the tip she received on the Chaos Emerald was a fake, she gets even more awesome during the (first) G.U.N. raid on Eggman's base, using her knowledge of the base to complete her unit's map, then [[ChekhovsGun using the bomb attached to her wrist]] to blow up a robot that was giving her and Topaz trouble, before using her trademark [[KickChick Screw]] [[ThisIsADrill Kick]] to finish it off, and then finally taking Topaz and escaping the ensuing explosion.
* Shadow's HeelFaceTurn and subsequent HeroicSacrifice[[note]]which ends up being a DisneyDeath, apparently.[[/note]] In the original Japanese version, where after he remembers Maria's wish once again, [[AutobotsRockOut Live and Learn]] plays at full force, and he breaks his inhibitor rings and yells "I am Shadow! Shadow the Hedgehog! Can you hear me?!", and then sacrifices himself.
--> '''Shadow''': I AM SHADOW! SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG!!
* Tails furiously flying up in the Tornado to have an epic air battle with Eggman's Egg Fort ''in his pajamas,'' because Eggman had the gall to wake him up while he was trying to sleep. [[CurbStompBattle The moment kind of fades quick, though.]]
* Credit must be given to the Navy and Air Force in the two-part Attack on Eggman's Base episode. They're sent in on a SuicideMission as the ''distraction'' force so that Rouge can infiltrate Eggman's tower with a demolitions team. Despite being told that their technology and ammunition are vastly inferior to Eggman's future-tech, they still go in all guns blazing - between the battleship and cruiser fleet and the fighter wing, they manage to surpass Eggman as the last word in the MacrossMissileMassacre. [[TheWorfBarrage And bonus points to Eggman - it does absolutely nothing while the robot attendants thrash the Armed Forces.]] Even allowing for that, a good number of the humans manage to survive, and can be seen regularly bailing out before being shot down.
* After Sonic gets eaten by the Final Mova, Sonic is left to run in a strange realm as Dark Oak starts trying to demoralize him. As Sonic runs, Dark Oak gives him a BreakingSpeech on how it is futile to think he is truly free, as there will always violence and destruction wherever he goes. Sonic then proceeds to lightly rebut him [[ShutUpHannibal and continue running faster, not minding a word he says after]], allowing him to escape. For a few people who have watched this show, Sonic has always been seen as carefree (almost to the point of being a jerk), and something of an open book to many, not having any significant traits other than that. But this shows that this is just the part of him that he embraces and lives by, never questioning his belief to be free despite life's hardships. For a character in a sea of Angsty and KnightOfCerebus characters, he is content the way he is.
** Also worth mentioning is that while this is going on, as Sonic lay helpless in the aquatic planet, most of the heroes' crew believe there isn't much (if anything) they can do for him at that moment before formulating a plan. Amy, however, is determined to do whatever it takes to save him; not for any selfish reasons related to her feelings for him, but because it's the right thing to do. This eventually leads to her charging at the Final Mova head-on in her ship, ejecting when it gets entangled by the creature's vines and falling in the planet where she's caught by Sonic, the both of them saved by the Planet Egg. Amy's efforts to save him are rewarded with some subtle shots, spending the majority of her time with Sonic at the end of Episode 76 and the beginning of Episode 77 [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther holding hands and onto each other, both hedgehogs finding comfort in one another's presence]]. A badass show of determination on Amy's part; also counts as [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Heartwarming]] for [=SonAmy=] shippers.
* Eggman and his henchmen get one of these in the Sonic X episode "Teasing Time" ("Black Trap" in the Japanese version) when they beat their way into a Metarex base in order to rescue Sonic. [[WhatTheHellHero He then proceeds to reprimand Sonic for his angry Dark-Chaos-Fueled behaviour]] (which sounds ''awesome'' even in the Creator/FourKidsEntertainment dub). Sonic calms down, and even [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone looks guilty afterward for letting himself slip to such a point]].
-->'''Eggman''': Settle down, Sonic! I don't think I've ever seen you ''this'' worked-up, before.
-->'''Decoe''': [[DumbassHasAPoint You're not the only one having a bad day, you know!]]
-->'''Bocoe''': Our trip was [[ShoutOut a real]] [[Film/TwoThousandAndOneASpaceOdyssey space odyssey!]]
-->'''Eggman''': We had some... mechanical difficulties. For some reason, the Egg Drive got scrambled up! Space travel's tricky, I've warped past so many planets, I'm starting to see stars.
-->(''Eggman suddenly turns serious'')
-->'''Eggman''': Listen, Sonic. [[DisappointedInYou I'm really disappointed in you.]] From now on, be careful not to let your ''temper'' get out of control. Or one of these days, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope you might find you're]] ''[[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope always]]'' [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope angry!]] Just like ''another'' hedgehog we know. You should get out of here. Don't worry about your crewmates... Shadow '' already'' rescued them.
-->(''Sonic comes to his senses upon realising'')
** Even Eggman's usually useless henchmen get to show off their talents by restraining Black Narcissus before he can attack their creator. Admittedly, it's possible that Black Narcissus was just going along with it.
** While all of this is happening, Shadow is busy rescuing the very people Sonic came to save in the first place. Sonic -- and the audience -- doesn't even know about this until Eggman casually mentions that Shadow has already rescued his friends and there's no need for him to stick around any longer. Shadow gets a Moment of Awesome when he ''isn't even on the screen''.
** Eggman then turns right around and reveals that this was all a big display -- he's not siding with the good guys and he only came to Sonic's rescue to prove just how dangerous he and his team can be (granted that was a shock for pretty much everyone), and to offer the Metarex a deal -- he can either be their greatest ally, or their worst enemy, depending on how much they offer him. All of a sudden Eggman's past incompetence as a villain doesn't seem quite so bad.
** Sonic himself, in the fan-favorite form of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Sonic]], had a particularly awesome moment in that episode. After witnessing his [[ItsPersonal friends attacked, injured and imprisoned, under threat of execution if Sonic doesn't do what Black Narcissus wants him to do]] -- not to mention being exposed to the negative Energy of [[GreenRocks fake Chaos Emeralds]] -- Sonic changes into the aforementioned form and quite literally [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown takes out both of the Metarex "testing" robots in no more than a couple of seconds]]. They probably didn't even have time to obtain the data they wanted from him he was so damn quick. That said it was a [[NightmareFuel surprisingly disturbing and violent scene]].
*** The dub itself gets some pretty good lines from Sonic himself. Just listening to Sonic shows how truly pissed off he is before tearing the bots a new one. Goes to show that Creator/JasonGriffith [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct really can act]].
---> '''Black Narcissus:''' I'm eager to see if they're powerful enough to defeat you!\\
'''Dark Sonic:''' (''[[LaughingMad chuckles crazily]]'') [[PreAssKickingOneLiner All right, then...]] '''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner let's test 'em out!]]'''\\
(''Dark Super Sonic rips both Metarex combatants apart in only a few seconds'')\\
'''Dark Sonic:''' [[BondOneLiner Looks like you'll have to go back to the drawing board!]]
** Even the recently RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Christopher Thorndyke was also doing damn well at being awesome in this episode after breaking Tails' security codes, following Cosmo into the Metarex base, attempting to negotiate with the villain, realising that wasn't going to work and starting an escape plan, then very nearly succeeding and escaping with Cosmo, until the bad guy caught up with him anyway.
* Eggman gets another awesome moment when he [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech gives Chris a well-deserved call out]] in episode 49. He lies on purpose about his involvement in the time freezing issue just to see Chris' reaction to his admittance [[SecretTestOfCharacter in order to gauge his selfishness]]. Then when Chris starts complaining about being lied to when Eggman admits that he was lying just to see said reaction, [[TakeThatScrappy Eggman starts delivering the home truths about how the boy is so willing to scapegoat someone else just so he could have a reason to keep Sonic from leaving him]]. Ultimately, Chris is sent running off in tears despite the doctor [[TranquilFury barely even raising his voice]].
-->'''Chris:''' I don't believe you... ''liar!'' You're trying to trick me!
-->'''Eggman:''' You're the one who's lying... to ''yourself''. You don't want to accept the truth. Deep down, you know once Sonic is gone, your life will have to go back to the way it was before. Your days of adventure are at an end, boy, just like your friendship with that hyper-annoying hedgehog. All your dreams have been shattered, haven't they? (''chuckles mirthlessly'') Life is like that, kiddo. Take it from somebody who knows! Whenever you reach too high, life smacks you down! But on the ''bright'' side, at least you and I won't have to see each other ever again.
** Even more effective in the Japanese version, where Eggman calls out Chris for being dramatic and in denial about the situation, hiding behind everyone else, and [[ItsAllAboutMe only caring about getting what]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]'' [[ItsAllAboutMe wants, consequences for the rest (including Sonic) be damned]]. Eggman then coldly dismisses Chris from his lair without bothering with force or even to look at him, which really goes to show just [[DisappointedInYou how disappointed the doctor is in him]].
-->'''Chris:''' You liar!
-->'''Eggman:''' When will you see that you're acting like a stupid fool?! You would often interfere with my plans, along with Sonic. I thought you had a lot of backbone! It looks like I was wrong. You leave everything up to others, and then blame them for every mistake that's made. You're ''very'' wrong if you think you can always live like that! So you'll be satisfied ruining things for others, just so you can stay with Sonic forever? But if you can't get your way... [[{{Wangst}} you're just going to let yourself sink into self-pity, aren't you?]] Don't you understand that's wrong?! (''long pause as it sinks in for Chris, and he starts to cry'') [[GetOut Just go home. Don't ever come back to my place again]].
** Eggman also gets in a particularly satisfying dig at Chris beforehand in both dubs when he riles up Chris enough for him to try physically attacking him, [[LetMeAtHim forcing Decoe and Bocoe to hold him back]].
-->'''Eggman (JP):''' No matter, there's nothing he can do anyway. Whenever something happens, he'll just blame it on everyone else!
-->'''Eggman (ENG):''' Or else you'll throw a temper tantrum? Face it, kid... without Sonic here to back you up, your threats are as hollow as your head!
* Chris gets another of these in the episode ''Shadow Has Returned'' (dubbed as ''Trick Sand'') Seeing Sonic falling to his death, Chris pilots the X Tornado right into an onslaught of lasers. When Sonic tells him to go back, Chris ignores him and flies right into it in a blatantly suicidal move (it's one of those rare occasions where the dub makes it sound better with Chris's "I DON'T CARE!") This scene says a lot about how much the kid has grown up, asides for the fact that they both end up needing to be rescued by Shadow anyway, making this a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for him, too. Chris's moments tend to end up subverted in this way.
** He gets one which isn't subverted in the episode (dubbed title) ''Countdown to Chaos''. The shock and anger of seeing Sonic kicked about like a football gives him the strength to break free from a set of ''solid metal restraints'' and then tear the Chaos Emeralds out of the still active robot with his bare hands (which for the record, really really ''hurts''). Please note: this is a ''twelve year old child'' breaking out of ''solid restraints''.
** Another example is in the [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Shadow Arc]], where he's the one to convince Shadow to save everyone Okay, with all due respect, this ''was'' Amy's role originally and it's sad to not see her be the one to convince Shadow's HeelFaceTurn, despite that the scene where she redeems Shadow is rather [[{{Narm}} forced, unemotive, and poorly executed, and she somehow convinces Shadow to save the planet way too easily]], Chris does manage to pull it off well enough in his own way; generally feeling like TheLoad the entire arc, he finally decides to prove what little he's worth at that point in the series and tries to do the one thing he can do in this situation, which happens to be getting Shadow to switch sides. What makes this awesome is that, even when Shadow uses [[WouldHurtAChild physical force]] to try and keep Chris from getting to him, ''twice'', Chris [[{{Determinator}} gets right back up both times]] and eventually manages to get through to him before passing out. It's also a moment for Tanaka due to him reluctantly accepting that Chris wants to (and feels like he has to) do this on his own.
* The revolutionary Molly's SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome came when she piloted her ship directly into the Metarex fleet, taking out a ship and [[HeroicSacrifice killing herself in the process]]. Alas this was edited in the dub.
* Rouge punching out Knuckles during the episode ''Memories of the Wind''.
* Another SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Sonic came in the episode ''Fast Friends'' Sonic and Sam Speed race against each other to finally decide who's the fastest in Station Square, with Sam racing along with a government designed NASA jet engine attached to his car. The race appears to end in a photo-finish, until playback reveals that Sonic reached the finish line way ahead of Sam, hoped over the tape, leapt up to grin for the camera before returning to the race for the photo finish.
* Cosmo's death is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, a TearJerker and [[CherryBlossoms exceptionally pretty to boot]].
* Amy Rose, in ''Memories of the Wind'' takes on Eggman's ship with about a million Piko Piko hammers (this is also the first sign we get that she can create as many of them as she needs and it's not just a single mallet stored in [[HammerSpace mallet space]]).
* Cream during the second half of ''Sonic Battle, Face Off!'' takes on and defeats a beserk Emerl with Cheese's help, comforts her Chao, Cheese afterwards, and then promptly bursts into tears when the aftermath of Emerl's destruction sends a shower of rain high into the air, creating a rainbow overhead. It's still awesome, not to mention a TearJerker.
* And speaking of Cream, the 36th issue of the Archie Comic adaptation (it's the one where Chris signs Sonic up for a pet show to; A, get the Chaos Emerald that would be used as the prize so it doesn't fall into the hands of Eggman, who signs Bokkun up in [[PaperThinDisguise the piss-poor disguise of a cat]], and B, to stand up to Milan, a SpoiledBrat rival of his) has her pretty much saving the day with Sonic in her own way. When she first appeared in this issue, she expresses her sadness over her seeing animals in cages and on leashes: as far as she's concerned, all living things should be free to choose their own fates; and yes, that does include Eggman. When Sonic and Eggman [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally free all the animals,]] Sonic is pretty much on it to calm the wild animals down. Cream, however, notices a pack of wild dogs cornering a judge and her pet kitten, and immediately rushes to save her. When asking them to leave her alone doesn't work, she, with an utterance of [[LetsGetDangerous "Don't say I didn't warn you!"]], pulls out her plan B: [[SuperScream a powerful sonic scream that blasts all of the dogs away from her and the judge.]] Not only that, but when everyone else gets disqualified for what happened, only one winner stands: Cream and Cheese, who didn't even enter. The judge they saved commends them for their bravery, and what does Cream do with the Chaos Emerald? Simple, they donate it to an animal protection foundation for all of the animals in Station Square without a home. Chris, Tails and Sonic couldn't be prouder, commending her for her bravery too, with Chris saying she deserved that win. And Cream even tells off Milan with one sentence; "If you ask me, it takes a real winner to be kind and generous, Milan." It's very awesome, not to mention a bit of a BigLippedAlligatorMoment, since Cream [[PutOnABus hasn't used her sonic scream for quite some time.]] Nevertheless, Cream's mother would likely be very proud.
* Tails defeating Eggman (nearly) after Sonic's (supposed) death on Board Space Colony Ark. That's what'cha get for offing Tails' best friend, Eggman.
** Another one, in ep. 45 when he beats Hawk in the fighting tournament. He's even able to put up an impressive fight against Rouge in the second round, after she initially believed he would be easy pickings. Makes you smile for the kid.
* It's weird, but the Sonic Driver which [[AbnormalAmmo fires Sonic as ammunition]] is undoubtedly one ''awesome'' machine. Particularly when they use it while in Supermode and with Shadow and Sonic at the same time (which was so powerful that it destroyed the Cannon itself).
* Knuckles gets one when he defeats Yellow Zelkova in the Galaxtic Corridor - he actually hits him so the spikes in his own gloves break off. Not to mention he then [[TakeMyHand offered Zelkova a hand out of there]], which he declined, choosing death over Knuckles' aid.
* Sonic gets another one in the episode ''Countdown to Chaos'', after being half beaten to a pulp by Eggman's superpowered Chaos-driven Robot (which is holding Sonic's friend as a prisoner on board). Despite the fact that Sonic has been so freaking well beaten up that he's barely walking by that point, he still stands up, ''grinning'', and approaches the machine telling Eggman that he's coming to get Chris back - and woe betide anyone who tries to stop him.
* In the Archie Comics adaptation of the anime, Dr. Eggman gets two of these while masquerading as the luchador El Gran Gordo. Initially a ploy to earn money, Eggman soon becomes addicted to the fame and praise of being a hero, despite using some mechanically-engineered cheating at first. Eventually, Sonic challenges him to a fight, which Eggman does lose, but still gets in a few good hits, all without the use of weapons or trickery. As the comic later confirms, the man himself lasted longer against Sonic than any of his machines did. More pertinent, however, is El Gran Gordo's return to the ring, where he faces off with Andes the Ginormous, a monstrous man roughly twice his size. The two go at it for awhile, but eventually, the Doc ends up exhausted and on the verge of tapping out, before he catches a glimpse of Chris in the audience sullenly saying "I believe in you", which instantly gives Eggman a confidence boost, complete with a triumphant shout of "EL GRAN GORDO NEVER SURRENDERS!", followed by him pummeling the ever loving heck out of Andes, finally knocking him out with the "Flying Gordita Smasher." He takes the championship belt, and wearily walks away, having proven himself to his public.
* Let's all face it: Shadow's one powerful guy, right? The episode "The Cosmo Conspiracy", where Shadow tries to kill Cosmo because she's an unintentional spy for the Metarex. While trying to get Tails and Cosmo, Knuckles gets in front of them and not only manages to ''hold Shadow back'', he pushes Shadow's spin attack back and ''shoves him through a wall''. Granted he gets knocked out about five seconds afterwards, but in the Japanese original, he managed to weaken Shadow, to the point of giving him a hard time to get up. Badass moment right there!
** After taking out Knuckles, Shadow walks over to make sure his opponent is knocked out, and we can see him collapse from exhaustion, revealing Knuckles had actually forced him to take his energy rings off. An impressed Rouge even points this out. For whatever reason, the English dub cuts this to make it look like a full-on NoSell.
** Tails ''taking on Shadow'' to protect Cosmo when all else failed. Sure, he was beat pretty bad, but give the kid credit for [[ThePowerOfLove love induced]] [[{{Determinator}} tenacity]]. He also managed to just ''evade'' Shadow using clever tricks with the computers for a good portion of the episode.
** It's also a crowning moment of awesome for Shadow, as he singlehandedly takes out Sonic's entire group.[[note]]Granted, Sonic wouldn't have gone down so easily if he hadn't taken a blast for Chris, but still.[[/note]]
* Even though he decided to go to Sonic's world in the first place, staying there forever clearly wasn't on his agenda, so when Chris discovers that using the Master Emerald to help Sonic fight Dark Oak will probably [[TrappedInAnotherWorld prevent him from ever being able to return home;]] it's quite a big step for him when he tells them to do it anyway. And he tries to brush it off as no big deal, smiling even though he's clearly distressed. This is the kid who thirty episodes ago clung, and [[TheScrappy was generally considered a royal pain by the fans]] through the whole series. Then he grew up and doesn't really depend on Sonic anymore to do outstanding things. Yay for CharacterDevelopment.
** Knuckles actually agreeing to sacrifice the Master Emerald to save the universe. To put things in perspective, ''the Master Emerald is his life''; guarding it is the one thing he lives for, and what he had been doing his whole life. The scene in which he recites the mantra and asks the Master Emerald to lend them its power as this one slowly cracks, knowing full well that it would cost him the thing he hold the most dear in his world, and that that the process may even kill him, is awesome and shows his character development as well.
-->'''Knuckles''': To the light that controls the power, protect us with your everlasting light! Even if I have to give my life, I beg you listen to my request, Master Emerald! Please lend us your immense power! Give us the power to protect the universe!
* You have to give props to Maria. An idealistic twelve year old ill girl who had a ''gun pointing right at her back'' along with a clear threat to kill her if she so much as moved. But she still pulled the lever releasing Shadow and sending him to earth, thus [[HeroicSacrifice sealing her own fate]].
* Super Sonic is guaranteed to end up in this page. Standing out in particular is the fight against Perfect Chaos, the first time we see the glorious golden hedgehog in action (aside from practically [[OneHitKill one-shotting a robot.)]]
** Another moment that stands out is in episode 64, ''Metarex Melee'', when Sonic and Shadow, when dashing after two Chaos Emeralds, end up activating the rest and transforming.
** Following that, we have Super Sonic vs Super Shadow. While it was brief, it was an awesome sight to see two super-powered hedgehogs fight against each other, considering that this was never done in the games before.
* Episode 25, after Eggman tricks Knuckles and Chris into giving up six of the Chaos Emeralds, he declares that he doesn't care which planet he takes over as long as he fucking takes over! '''Hell yeah, baby!''' Makes you kinda wish season 3 never happened, doesn't it?
** He's like that at the beginning too, all "Well okay, I've been teleported to another world... let's get tyrranising!"
* We also can't forget the scene where Bokkun is flying away in fear from a clearly pissed off Ella, the normally peaceful maid, ''driving the X Tornado, managing to transform it into Attack Mode, and kicking the living hell out of Bokkun''. Needless to say, if you activate her [[BerserkButton Berserk Button]], she can make anything work, even when normally she has no clue how to.
* The absolute best moment in the original Japanese and French dub is during Super Sonic and Super Shadow's battle against Final Hazard and subsequent Chaos Control, all set to Live and Learn from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''.
* The second Sonic vs Knuckles fight in "Eggman for President". One particular part is when the two had attacked each other at the same time a couple of times (specifically, Knuckles punches Sonic while Sonic kicks Knuckles), showing how evenly matched the two are.
* In the tournament arc, Rouge once again takes advantage of Knuckle's gullibility by getting him to agree to setting up a tent so that they "can fight somewhere more private". A tent with no light source, thus ensuing that he's fighting blind while she can see just fine... and it doesn't work. Knuckles pummels her anyway.
** In the French version, the "[[CurbStompBattle fight]]" is even more anticlimatic : Knuckles [[OneHitKill defeated Rouge with only one punch]].
* The [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Egg Carrier]] erupting from the ocean and transforming into battle mode in its debut episode. As well as when it swoops in to attack Perfect Chaos, flying right over Sonic and the X-Cyclone as they're speeding away from Perfect Chaos, with both instances accompanied by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L7KVQaM4Ks awesome Eggman's warships theme]].
* In the final battle of Season 3, Shadow has been ensnared by a couple of Metarex tentacles. To escape, he goes around the hull of Eggman's ship, pulling the tentacles along with him. Visibly straining, he slowly moves forward, almost yanking the tentacles from the creature's body. This is a GIANT PLANT CREATURE, and Shadow, a 3'3" anthropomorphic hedgehog, is giving it a run for its money.
* The chant Knuckles uses to call on the power of the Master Emerald. Even the 4Kids dub gets this right, which is saying something.
* Mr. Stewart is pretty much a walking SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. He's a government agent posing as a teacher, and he's [[BadassNormal not afraid to get into the nitty gritty of things]]. There's his BigDamnHeroes moment in the late first season, helping defend against the Anti-Shadow Organization in the Shadow arc, and then there's him subtly disobeying a direct evacuation order to save the kids still in school from Perfect Chaos' onslaught. Somebody give this guy a medal.
* An issue of the comic series has Sonic having to deal with multiple deformed clones of himself formed by the villain group S.O.N.I.C.X. The final clone happens to be replica of Sonic's box art design on the early US games, leading to a brief but awesome tussle between "Modern" and "Classic" Sonic.
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