History Fridge / SonicTheHedgehog

* ''Fridge/SonicStorybookSeries''

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* Fridge/SonicHeroes
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* Fridge/SonicStorybookSeries
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* Fridge/SonicUnleashed
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* Fridge/SonicColors
* Fridge/SonicGenerations
* Fridge/SonicBoom
* Fridge/SonicForces

* Fridge/SonicX

* Fridge/SonicTheHedgehog2020

* Fridge/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog
* Fridge/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM
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** [[MST3KMantra Or it could be because it's a video game and the enemies are designed to damage Sonic]]. The rings are GameplayAndStorySegregration: they're just there to keep the player from dying after one hit.

** [[MST3KMantra Or it could be because it's a video game and the enemies are designed to damage Sonic]]. The rings are GameplayAndStoryIntegration: they're just there to keep the player from dying after one hit.

** [[MST3KMantra Or it could be because it's a video game and the enemies are designed to damage Sonic]]. The rings are GameplayAndStoryIntergration: they're just there to keep the player from dying after one hit.

** [[MST3KMantra Or it could be because it's a video game and the enemies are designed to damage Sonic]].

* In racing games where he features or cameos in (excluding 'Sonic R'), Sonic is always in a car, same as the others, so that he can be more equal to their speed. Because, seeing as how Sonic is naturally the fastest thing alive, if he wasn't in a car, then no one else would get a chance to win.

* Infinite’s theme song has MeaningfulLyrics in more ways than one. Namely, the “This is an illusion” lyric, which foreshadows the [[MindRape Phantom]] [[YourMindMakesItReal Ruby’s]] [[MasterOfIllusion true MasterOfIllusion power]].

* In his official render from Team Sonic Racing, Metal Sonic is imitating of one of Modern Sonic's most common poses, [[https://twitter.com/BlueParax/status/1085230597986021378 as pointed out here]]. Not only does this go with the fact that he's a robotic duplicate of Sonic, but it also fits his personality, considering he sees himself as "the real Sonic". This trait of his also harkens back to his very debut game, Sonic CD, in which he's shown imitating Sonic's finger wag pose before his race with the real deal.

* Orbot's attitude towards Eggman changes from game to game for unexplained reasons. While this can be explained as something as simple as reprogramming, one can recall that: in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', Eggman did screw up and Orbot had reasons to mock him, in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', he managed to chain several planets together which '''is''' impressive, so Orbot starts to respect his creator. In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', he stopped respecting Eggman since not only he [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations screwed up again, but left him and Cubot stranded in space]]. In ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', Eggman finally manages to take over the world and Orbot is impressed again. And if we assume ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'' takes place after ''Forces'', Orbot's back to his old sassy self for quite clear reasons.

** Consider the following: let's say the AI of all robots that Eggman's created over the years... is based off of some coding he either reverse-engineered from some programmer or acquired from a colleague before his descent into evil. Now picture that for all his 300 IQ points, Eggman (as noted in one of the sub-pages) simply cannot figure out how to "improve" the sophisticated AI programming to make it less sapient, less sentient, more ruthless, and completely subservient to him (as he would likely enjoy); so, as the hardware tech whiz he is, he either [[WeHaveReserves mass-produces cheap models, like Badniks and Egg-Pawns, hoping the sheer numbers he can generate will defeat the meddlesome Sonic and all of his pesky friends]] or [[MoreDakka simply builds a better robot, like the E-Series and Metal Sonics, to put the "defective" brain in.]] This may not sway your opinion, depending on whether or not you believe [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman artificial sapience is less valuable than natural sapience...]]
** There could be a slightly brighter side to this: considering the fact that Dr. Eggman tends to use life-forms to power his robots, such as animals or plants, the sapience of each robot may instead be powered by, or ''is'' the sapience of the life-forms he uses, so he's literally unable to take that away. Only subdue it. This still doesn't change the fact that Sonic might still be committing genocide, though, as not all robots were seen to leave life-forms...
** If Omega's sentience comes from a bird, just like Gamma (and the rest of his E-Series comrades)... is a flicky still suffering inside of Omega, while Sonic and the rest of his friends turn a blind eye to their suffering simply because Omega is a valuable ally? Does Shadow and Rogue value Omega more than the bird inside of him? Depending on how long it takes Omega to either get killed (unlikely considering the firepower he contains) or for him to complete his mission, the flicky might [[AndIMustScream remain inside for years or even deacdes]]. In fact, exactly this happens in Sonic 06!

*** [[http://info.sonicretro.org/Jawz Jawz]] have animals inside them that die when the badnik explodes as a missile.

* In ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', imagine how Rouge felt when Shadow (seemingly) joined the enemy.

* E-102 Gamma and E-123 Omega easily and voluntarily made a HeelFaceTurn. In ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', Egg Pawns can become attracted to Rouge and voluntarily stop attacking when they do. Conclusion: Robots are sentient beings that have emotions and personalities. Sonic doesn't destroy inanimate objects, he [[YouBastard gleefully]] [[WhatMeasureIsAMook commits genocide]].

* In ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', imagine how Rouge felt when Shadow (seemingly) joined the enemy.
* Sonic is known for [[TrademarkFavoriteFood loving chili dogs]] and rescuing animals. Seems normal until you remember that one of the animals he rescues is a pig…

* Orbot's attitude towards Eggman changes from game to game for unexplained reasons. Whilemthis can be explained as something as simple as reprogramming, one can recall that: in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', Eggman did screw up and Orbot had reasons to mock him, in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', he managed to chain several planets together which '''is''' impressive,so Orbot starts to respect his creator. In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', he stopped respecting Eggman since not only he [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations screwed up again, but left him and Cubot stranded in space]]. In ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', Eggman finally manages to take over the world and Orbot is impressed again. And if we assume ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'' takes place after ''Forces'', Orbot's back to his old sassy self for quite clear reasons.

*** Actually, the canon ending is the middle ending where Sonic only gets the regular Chaos Emeralds, but not the Super Emeralds, as that shows an Eggrobo reawakening, which then leads into Knuckles's story in ''Sonic and Knuckles''. There is no reason to suggest that the "best" ending is the canon one just because it is the one where you go for 100%. You could suggest that Knuckles looking up at the Tornado is canon as it is an added scene, but the Super Emeralds are certainly not part of the ending used to continue the story.
*** Not really, there's nothing saying that Knuckles' story ''has'' to be canon. It could just as well be a what-if scenario ala Tails' story, showing what would have happened if Sonic didn't upgrade the Chaos Emeralds to Super. And even if said story is canon, Knuckles' best ending with the Super Emeralds is the only one that can be canon, as Angel Island fell to the sea in his other endings.
*** Rebuttal: Multiple details in Knuckle's story in Sonic 3 highlight that it takes place ''after'' Sonic's route - Angel Island shows a sky backdrop without any ground-level backdrop (exactly like in Knuckle's little scene in the Good Ending of Sonic's route, where he sees off the Tornado with the Master Emerald at his side), Carnival Night and Launch Base are completely drained (until Knuckles breaks a water main with a spindash and floods the place again) and lacks a Death Egg backdrop, Lava Reef and Hidden Palace have a massive yawning chasm where the Death Egg used to be after its failed initial launch in Sonic's route, and Sky Sanctuary has almost completely disintegrated and only a few platforms are left up in the air (and the Mecha Sonic fight breaks them too). Furthermore, Sonic's Route ending with all Chaos Emeralds has the Eggrobo that torments Knuckles rise from the trash heap full of its brethren, and Mecha Sonic survives the fight with him in Sky Sanctuary (or at least doesn't disintegrate like he does at the end of his fight with Knuckles) to return and torment Knuckles in his route.
*** I think you need to read the previous paragraph again. It said that Knuckles' story works as a what-if scenario showing "what would have happened if Sonic didn't upgrade the Chaos Emeralds to Super". Ergo, as an aftermath of Sonic's Chaos Emerald ending, taking place after this one, not simultaneously with Sonic's story.

*** Not really, there's nothing saying that Knuckles' story ''has'' to be canon. It could just as well be a what-if scenario ala Tails', showing what would have happened if Sonic didn't upgrade the Chaos Emeralds to Super. And even if said story is canon, Knuckles' best ending with the Super Emeralds is the only one that can be canon, as Angel Island fell to the sea in his other endings.

*** Not really, there's nothing saying that Knuckles' story ''has'' to be canon. It could just as likely be be a what-if scenario ala Tails', showing what would have happened if Sonic didn't upgrade the Chaos Emeralds to Super. And even ''if'' said story is canon, Knuckles' best ending with the Super Emeralds is the only one that can be canon, as Angel Island fell to the sea in his other endings.

* In ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', imagine how Rouge felt when Shadow (seemingly) joined the enemy.

* Fridge/SonicSatAM

* Consider that Metal Sonic was apparently "reset" after the events of ''Heroes'' to end his insanity. If Metal's AI is more sophisticated than the Egg Pawns and comparable to the self-learning Gamma's, such a factory reset of his memory could be tantamount to a [[DeathOfPersonality death]] or MercyKill.

* Rouge is in ''VideoGame/SonicForces''. We don't know her role yet, but since she's standing with the resistance, we assume that she's a member too. If she ''is'' in the resistance, imagine how she felt when Shadow sided with the enemy, especially given their status as FireForgedFriends.

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* Fridge/ShadowTheHedgehog
* Fridge/SonicStorybookSeries
* Fridge/SonicChronicles