History Awesome / SonicForces

* The second trailer has [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Chaos]], [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Shadow]], [[VideoGame/SonicCD Metal]] [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes Sonic]], and [[VideoGame/SonicLostWorld Zavok]] standing together, a new villain named Infinite, and a customizable PlayerCharacter to even the odds for our heroes.

-->'''Sonic:''' We've got this! Keep it up, partner! [[ThePowerOfFriendship Nothing can contain the two of us at max power!]] [[BeyondTheImpossible Not even null space!]]

* After years of Sonic as the only playable character, [[EnsembleDarkhorse/SonicTheHedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog]] gets his own DLC episode, short as it may be.

-->'''Sonic:''' We've got this! Keep it up, [[FireForgedFriends partner]]! [[ThePowerOfFriendship Nothing can contain the two of us at max power!]] [[BeyondTheImpossible Not even null space!]]

* [[TookALevelInBadass After several games as a]] ButtMonkey, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Knuckles is the leader of the Resistance]]!

* The finishing move against the Death Egg Robot is pretty awesome to watch. The Avatar, Classic Sonic, and Modern Sonic all defeat the FinalBoss with the Triple Boost. The end result is them flying ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice straight through]]'' it with enough power to reduce the original Phantom Ruby into shattered fragments, destroying the accursed gem once and for all, [[spoiler:or so they thought if ''Sonic Mania Plus'' shows what happened following the events in ''Forces'' with the Phantom Ruby escaping back to Classic Sonic's dimension to wreak more havoc]].

*** Something that shouldn't be understated is that Silver was first introduced [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 taking Mephiles' words at face value]] and playing into his hands… but he makes it clear [[ShutUpHannibal he isn't gonna take any of that shit]] from Infinite this time:
---->'''Infinite:''' This wasn't part of my agenda, but I'm always happy to crush a hero. It keeps the rabble in line. Shows them that there is no hope.\\
'''Silver:''' Does anyone but ''you'' believe your lies?

* Sonic finally catches up to Shadow, who promptly charges at him. Suddenly, the real Shadow appears and roundhouse kicks the fake one away [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 the exact same way he did to Silver before]], while [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog All Hail Shadow]] plays in the background.

--> '''E-123 Omega:''' "Target reconfirmed. Extermination mode initiated. Payback INEVITABLE."

--> '''Eggman''': [[ThisCannotBe Impossible! I thought all the prototypes were destroyed!]]
--> '''Tails''': A costly oversight, Doctor. This is why I always check and double check, as any ''good'' scientist would.

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[[folder:Meta, Fan Made Content, and Mods]]
* The fact that it only took one year to make Hedgehog Engine 2 definitely counts. Shows just how efficient the developers are.
** The engine itself is also pretty well-made. Massive improvements over the original engine (such as real-time shadows and reflections, PBR materials) all while running at a near-unbroken 60fps while having really slick visuals.
* The Nintendo Switch version of the game deserves special mention. Sonic Team [[SugarWiki/GeniusProgramming managed to get the port done in about a year (likely due to Switch development kits being sent to developers in late 2016), and even made it run smoothly for the weaker hardware while keeping everything intact!]] That's true dedication.
* Two modders named Duck Dealer and Showin [[https://twitter.com/ShowinGrowin/status/1320432824806244358 managed to make a completely custom Chaos boss fight in the game.]]
* Another modder, GPF is [[https://twitter.com/GPF_SCT/status/1305516493497606151?s=20 going the extra length to]] ''[[DoingItForTheArt reanimate every single cutscene]]'' for his Unleashed Sonic model mod, due to the model having a different skeleton.
* Yet another modder named [=RobowilOFFICIAL=] is known for making stages from VideoGame/SonicUnleashed and VideoGame/SonicGenerations [[https://twitter.com/RobowilOFFICIAL/status/1292169002329022465 look absolutely]] ''[[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome stunning]]'' in the game. He really knows his graphics stuff.
** What's even more impressive is that he was one of the ''very'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M1oKDycsSk few people to get gravity from]] ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' working in the game! That's right, ''gravity from Sonic Forces' predecessor.''

--> '''Infinite''': You may call me Infinite... [[YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive in the brief moments that remain to you.]]

** And finally, the fourth issue gives us Eggman discovering the Phantom Ruby and unlocking its potential.It also gives us a look into who Infinite really is; the leader of a squad of jackal mercenaries who handily crushes Eggman's defenses up until the Ruby starts creating more than they can keep up with. Even still, Infinite nearly manages to ''kill'' Eggman if it wasn't for the Phantom Ruby distracting him long enough for Eggman to knock him prone.

* Sonic finally catches up to Shadow who promptly charges at him. Suddenly, the real Shadow appears and roundhouse kicks the fake one away [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 the exact same way he did to Silver before]], while [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog All Hail Shadow]] plays in the background.

* Capital City is pretty much an escalating war of awesome between the Avatar and Infinite. What starts off as a siege on Eggman's base literally gets flipped on its head when Infinite activates the Phantom Ruby and screws with the perception of the ENTIRE opposing battalion by creating kaiju-sized versions of himself to assault them and invoking GravityScrew on a scale that hasn't been seen since [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Space Gadget.]] While everyone else is freaking out, the Avatar manages to [[{{Determinator}} take it all in stride]] and chase Infinite down to fight him head-on.

** And if you pay close attention to the battle that unfolds, you'll notice ALL of Sonic's friends being able to go toe to to with the likes of Zavok, Chaos, and Shadow. Remember that while they may be Phantom Ruby illusions, they're still every bit as powerful as the originals. After all these years of sitting on the sidelines while Sonic does the heavy lifting, [[BadassCrew we finally get to see them fighting in top form again.]]

** Even beyond that moment itself, what's Eggman's backup plan for if the sun-induced incineration goes sideways? Continue using Infinite? Haha, ''no''. No, Infinite had his chance and now he's done. No, turns out Infinite was never the final option, just the testing ground; Eggman never actually needed him... because his last reserve is to just take the Phantom Ruby back and wield it ''himself''. Surprise-surprise, he's actually [[IAmNotLeftHanded incredibly good at using it]].

* A modder named Duck Dealer [[https://twitter.com/DuckDealer1/status/1305367966264033281?s=20 is making a custom Chaos boss fight.]]

* Yet another modder named [=RobowilOFFICIAL=] is known for making stages from VideoGame/SonicUnleashed and VideoGame/SonicGenerations [[https://twitter.com/RobowilOFFICIAL/status/1292169002329022465 look absolutely]] [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome ''stunning'']] in the game. He really knows his graphics stuff.

* Yet another modder named RobowilOFFICIAL is known for making stages from VideoGame/SonicUnleashed and VideoGame/SonicGenerations [[https://twitter.com/RobowilOFFICIAL/status/1292169002329022465 look absolutely]] [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome ''stunning'']] in the game. He really knows his graphics stuff.

* A modder named Duck Dealer [https://twitter.com/DuckDealer1/status/1305367966264033281?s=20 is making a custom Chaos boss fight.]
* Another modder, GPF is [https://twitter.com/GPF_SCT/status/1305516493497606151?s=20 going the extra length to]] ''[[DoingItForTheArt reanimate every single cutscene]]'' for his Unleashed Sonic model mod, due to the model having a different skeleton.

* The finishing move against the Death Egg Robot is pretty awesome to watch. The Avatar, Classic Sonic, and Modern Sonic all defeat the FinalBoss with the Triple Boost. The end result is them flying ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice straight through]]'' it with enough power to reduce the original Phantom Ruby into shattered fragments, destroying the accursed gem once and for all.

* Silver gets one by not only being able to put up something resembling a fight against Infinite (something no one else had managed to do up until that point), he knocks the Phantom Ruby Prototype off Infinite, which [[SpannerInTheWorks ultimately completely derails Eggman's big plan]]. Without even knowing it, Silver managed to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong change the past like he came back in time to do]].

* The first trailer took the entire franchise up a notch with a little aspect that fans have been waiting for for years. [[HolyShitQuotient Eggman has won.]]

* Capital City is pretty much an [[HolyShitQuotient escalating war of awesome]] between the Avatar and Infinite. What starts off as a siege on Eggman's base literally gets flipped on its head when Infinite activates the Phantom Ruby and screws with the perception of the ENTIRE opposing battalion by creating kaiju-sized versions of himself to assault them and invoking GravityScrew on a scale that hasn't been seen since [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Space Gadget.]] While everyone else is freaking out, the Avatar manages to [[{{Determinator}} take it all in stride]] and chase Infinite down to fight him head-on.

** And finally, the fourth issue gives us Eggman discovering the Phantom Ruby and unlocking its potential. [[spoiler:It also gives us a look into who Infinite really is; the leader of a squad of jackal mercenaries who handily crushes Eggman's defenses up until the Ruby starts creating more than they can keep up with. Even still, Infinite nearly manages to ''kill'' Eggman if it wasn't for the Phantom Ruby distracting him long enough for Eggman to knock him prone.]]

* Though we don't really know what was being done to him, the fact that Sonic is still calmly snarking at Zavok after [[spoiler:being captured and tortured for months, and then pulls a FlashStep and kicks Zavok's ass ''immediately'' after being freed]].
** Sonic's demeanor in general. [[IShallTauntYou He's fully willing to insult Infinite just as much as his other enemies]] despite learning the hard way what he's capable of, and barely reacts to [[spoiler:getting sucked into Null Space]]. Despite fully admitting to being afraid, Sonic shows not an ounce of fear through the whole game.

* Classic Sonic once again earns his keep. [[spoiler:From the very first moment he emerges from the dimensional rift he'd been flung into at the end of ''Mania'', he recognizes Tails in danger, promptly pummels Chaos 0, and immediately thereon asserts himself as the Resistance's WildCard. The situation is darker than anything he's yet to have ever encountered in his young life, but he doesn't miss a beat of his usual ways, plowing through the Eggman Empire while remaining as bright and cheery as ever, not letting himself be the slightest bit affected by the legitimate ''war'' going on around him.]]
* Sonic finally catches up to Shadow who promptly charges at him. [[spoiler:Suddenly, the real Shadow appears and roundhouse kicks the fake one away [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 the exact same way he did to Silver before]], while [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog All Hail Shadow]] plays in the background.]]
* Infinite's entrance is even better than it was in "Enter Infinite". Metal, Shadow, Zavok, and Chaos all manage to land a hit on Sonic in an epic CurbStompBattle. [[spoiler:They may be illusions, but they're damn good illusions.]]
* Capital City is pretty much an [[HolyShitQuotient escalating war of awesome]] between the Avatar and Infinite. What starts off as a siege on Eggman's base literally gets flipped on its head [[spoiler:when Infinite activates the Phantom Ruby and screws with the perception of the ENTIRE opposing battalion by creating kaiju-sized versions of himself to assault them and invoking GravityScrew on a scale that hasn't been seen since [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Space Gadget.]]]] While everyone else is freaking out, the Avatar manages to [[{{Determinator}} take it all in stride]] and chase Infinite down to fight him head-on.
* After being sent into [[spoiler:Null Space, Sonic and the Avatar break out with their powers combined, which leads to a level where the duo grind through Metropolis while the second half of Fist Bump acts as the level music.]]
* The war that the game had built up to. [[spoiler:Knuckles' rebellion stand against Infinite's clone army, and after giving the go-ahead, they all charge at each other. After years of Sonic alone, seeing the likes of Knuckles, Vector, Amy, Rouge, and even Charmy getting in on the action is very refreshing.]]
** And if you pay close attention to the battle that unfolds, you'll notice ALL of Sonic's friends being able to go toe to to with the likes of Zavok, Chaos, and Shadow. [[spoiler:Remember that while they may be Phantom Ruby illusions, they're still every bit as powerful as the originals.]] After all these years of sitting on the sidelines while Sonic does the heavy lifting, [[BadassCrew we finally get to see them fighting in top form again.]]
** After their only appearance in the game being [[spoiler:unconscious and seemingly beyond repair, Omega arrives during the battle and is enough to distract Infinite himself. Twofold for Infinite originally taking him out in one hit during the promotional comics, Omega finally gets revenge.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''E-123 Omega:''' "Target reconfirmed. Extermination mode initiated. Payback INEVITABLE."]]

* [[spoiler:Eggman instantly disposes of Infinite [[YouHaveFailedMe after his defeat]] and Infinite couldn't do anything to stop it. After seeing Eggman get usurped by other powerful villains he's tried to send after Sonic in the past (including Metal Sonic, his previous greatest creation), it's a rather epic moment when he effortlessly shuts down what's most likely his most dangerous minion to date.]]
** Even beyond that moment itself, what's Eggman's backup plan [[spoiler:for if the sun-induced incineration goes sideways? Continue using Infinite? Haha, ''no''. No, Infinite had his chance and now he's done. No, turns out Infinite was never the final option, just the testing ground; Eggman never actually needed him... because his last reserve is to just take the Phantom Ruby back and wield it ''himself''. Surprise-surprise, he's actually [[IAmNotLeftHanded incredibly good at using it]].]]
** Eggman being smart in general. [[spoiler:He creates backups for all his power sources, the last of which is hidden until the final boss, has Infinite destroy all the prototypes so they can't be used to counter Infinite's (which only failed due to Infinite's screw-up misplacing one while fighting Silver), knows to instantly send Sonic to Null Space as soon as possible, and is all around more competent this time. He even gets to stay as the BigBad throughout.]] The very setup for the story is one big SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Eggman after years of being a joke.
* The finishing move against the [[spoiler:Death Egg Robot]] is pretty awesome to watch. [[spoiler:The Avatar, Classic Sonic, and Modern Sonic all defeat the FinalBoss with the Triple Boost. The end result is them flying ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice straight through]]'' it with enough power to reduce the original Phantom Ruby into shattered fragments, destroying the accursed gem once and for all.]]

* [[spoiler: Mixed with NightmareFuel, [[WhosLaughingNow Infinite's revenge]]. Despite managing to MindScrew Shadow a good deal, the latter still manages to resist, getting WorthyOpponent props from Infinite.]]
* Seeing [[spoiler:the birth of Infinite onscreen, considering it's not in the main story]].

* Two words: [[spoiler:TRIPLE BOOST. For context, the Avatar, Classic Sonic, and Modern Sonic, all defeat the FinalBoss in one boost. The end result is them flying ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice straight through]]'' it with enough power to reduce the original Phantom Ruby into shattered fragments, destroying the accursed gem once and for all.]]

* [[Mixed with NightmareFuel, Infinite's revenge. Despite managing to MindScrew Shadow a good deal, the latter still manages to resist, getting WorthyOpponent props from Infinite.]]