History NightmareFuel / SonicTheHedgehog2006

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream He has no mouth...]] and ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou you]]'' [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou will scream]].]]

** His [[WesternAnimation/Pinocchio Coachman]] like [[LaughingMad insane laughter]] makes after killing Sonic, without his mouth moving and with his head rolling back, is also incredibly unnerving... especially considering Mephiles, by [[BarrierMaiden making Elise cry to destroy its seal]], now has the means to [[FromBadToWorse fuse with Solaris and consume all of time itself.]]

** The [[LaughingMad insane laughter]] he makes after killing Sonic, without his mouth moving and with his head rolling back, is also incredibly unnerving... especially considering Mephiles, by [[BarrierMaiden making Elise cry to destroy its seal]], now has the means to [[FromBadToWorse fuse with Solaris and consume all of time itself.]]

Despite the reputation this game has garnered, it's still [[CerebusSyndrome one of the darkest games in the Sonic franchise]] as the below entries will show you.

!!From the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 game proper]]

* This game is the first, and thankfully only, to feature a realistic-looking Eggman so far. Unfortunately for Eggman, he was never meant to look realistic in the first place, and therefore [[FollowTheLeader attempting to cash in "serious, realistic-looking next-gen games"]] only resulted in Eggman falling deep in the UncannyValley.

** Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ8PFy-v4vI this music]] during the fight, which can best be described as a sinister, chaotic blend of rock guitar and techno, backed by high-pitched mechanical shrieking and horror movie-esque piano notes.

-->'''Eggman''': Sonic... [[RaceAgainstTheClock shouldn't you save the train before going after me?]]

** Just Mephiles in general. Iblis is the more powerful and immediate threat, but Mephiles is just unsettling and filled to the brim with ParanoiaFuel. He prefers to get into people's heads, attempting to manipulate anyone he comes into contact with, successfully tricking Silver into almost killing Sonic and attempting BreakThemByTalking on Shadow and Omega at different points in the story. That's not to say he's ''completely'' defenseless in battle; he can make multiple copies of himself, fire dark energy, darken the floor beneath him to hide in, and create his own dark minions to do battle with. And the worst part is that most of what he says is MetaphoricallyTrue; considering that Sonic ''is'' an Iblis Trigger, albeit not in the same way he implied to Silver, it's not a stretch to assume that he's presenting the truth in a less than accurate way to trick people into making the wrong decisions. Which then begs the question...[[FridgeHorror how many details of Shadow's future cruxification did he purposely leave out?]]

%%** Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlf09gtll7U&index=9&list=PL6akIKaXBeU27i6S3x_CRY4KfoF1NcJtG this plays]] during the fight. Enjoy.

** The way he turns towards the camera and the creepy stare as he delivers, [[NoMouth despite not having a mouth]], ''[[SlasherSmile he's smiling]]''; an implication supported by the fact that the reprise of his {{Leitmotif}} playing at the time is called ''"Mephiles' Smile"'' on the soundtrack. How effective a monster do you have to be when you can grin so frighteningly without even needing a mouth?