History Fridge / SonicTheHedgehog2006

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* Shadow has a complicated past with clones/androids, and was willing to do everything to find out if he is the original one. Eventually, he let go of his past and finally moved on. Imagine how shocked Shadow was when he met Mephiles for the first time in Kingdom Valley, seeing a clone of himself yet again.
* The Guards and civilians don't care for their princess' well-being if they are trolling the only one who could save her instead of downright ''helping'' them.
** You know what makes this worse? When Elise gets kidnapped for the last time, both Sonic and Silver, in the middle of their quest to save Elise, must partake in a lengthy test to prove themselves worthy to save her. These tests, however, are pretty pointless and even redundant considering how many times they saved Elise. Well, by the time they finally get to Elise... the ship crashes and kills Elise, releasing Iblis. So not only are the guards and civilians apathetic for the Princess, they outright ''caused the end of the world'' because they'd rather have the heroes jump through arbitrary hoops than save Elise. They're pretty much Sonic's version of [[TheScrappy Jar]] [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Jar Binks]].
** What makes this [[TruthInTelevision realistic]] is that in real life, there are civilians that don't care for their monarchies either. Usually because either said royalties don't do anything or they're exceedingly big assholes. However, considering that they [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething do stuff]], perhaps they just have a bad reputation.
* Shadow is shown in a CrucifiedHeroShot by Mephiles. While the game's events reset, this future likely doesn't, meaning Shadow may very well end up betrayed by humanity in the future. And even worse, Shadow fully acknowledges that if the world turns against him, he [[BewareTheSuperman is not afraid to kill them.]] And considering his attitude has been drifting back to his [[BigBad original incarnation]] recently, Shadow could very well end up becoming a villain by the time of a newer ''Sonic'' game.
** Or at the very least, he could be ''easily'' be framed by an imposter, as ends up happening in ''VideoGame/SonicForces''.
* Notice how when [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Mephiles spears Sonic through the back]], no blood is spilled. This is obviously because the target demographic is meant to include children, but it could be guessed that the dark energy vanished through Sonic's skin and only impaled his heart... causing him to ''[[CruelAndUnusualDeath die from internal bleeding]]''.
* [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon End of the World]] plays music that reflects the mental state of each of the characters. While all are major [[TearJerker/SonicTheHedgehog2006 tear jerkers]] in at least some way, some have... pretty unnerving implications all-round in the pace and instrumentation. They in particular are, [[OurHeroIsDead fittingly]], very reminiscent of the FiveStagesOfGrief, especially for those closest to Sonic:
** Tails' version[[note]]Denial[[/note]] is [[https://youtu.be/Q2DaIZBRP5w extremely bleak and empty,]] lacking anything in the background other than [[HellIsThatNoise a low, harsh buzzing hum.]] This, what he says (and ''how'' he does so) when starting the level[[note]]''"Sonic... we have to find the Chaos Emeralds soon!"''[[/note]] and obtaining the Emerald[[note]]''"Sonic, I'm coming!"''[[/note]], and the fact that his stage is '''Crisis City''' shows that [[HeroicBSOD Sonic dying has unhinged his long-time best friend massively.]] Even while trying to save him, it's [[BreakTheCutie left Tails feeling hopeless, frightened, and just completely ]] ''[[BreakTheCutie lost]]'' without [[HeterosexualLifePartners Sonic's usual kindness, support and encouragement]] even at the lowest of times.
** Although not as creepy as Tails', Silver's theme[[note]]Anger[[/note]] [[https://youtu.be/kCAeRQbefS8 just feels... dead inside.]] Considering Solaris just, in one fell swoop, [[DiabolusExMachina took away his ultimate victory over Iblis]], killed his new friend who helped him successfully do it -- and whom Solaris' previous form also [[CheatedDeathDiedAnyway nearly succeeded at tricking Silver into murdering]] -- and [[AllForNothing rendered Blaze's sacrifice ultimately for nothing,]] it can be assumed that Silver's [[TranquilFury pretty furious to say the least]] about all this. The emptiness of his theme implies [[DespairEventHorizon it may have gone even further.]]
** Knuckles' theme[[note]]Bargaining[[/note]] [[https://youtu.be/kb9TKKhUKwg has the least amount of revisions,]] though [[OminousPipeOrgan an eerie, funereal organ]] plays constantly alongside many, many drums. Knuckles has more at-stake here than everyone else. Not only are the Chaos Emeralds he's been charged with protecting in danger of being lost ''permanently to time itself'', but [[VitriolicBestBuds one of the people Knuckles values most]] has [[ItsPersonal been murdered.]] This is his last chance to right the wrongs that have been done. If he can't, then reality itself will end; and it will end because he couldn't live up to his duty as Guardian of the Emeralds. He's angry, sad and confused; the three worst traits to be approaching a problem with. But it's all he's got. And he'll dig to the depths of the Earth itself to save all of existence.... [[LastStand or die fighting back.]]
** Amy's theme[[note]]Depression[[/note]] is [[https://youtu.be/01Abi1xZN7Q especially strained and downbeat]], mostly consisting of slow, hollow techno and [[OneWomanWail heartbroken female singing in the background.]] Seeing her long-time crush's dead body and [[MyGreatestFailure living with the knowledge that she couldn't protect him when she most needed to]] clearly hasn't helped her at all; especially not going by her searching for the '''blue''' Chaos Emerald in [[SnowMeansDeath the cold, lonely wastes of White Acropolis.]]
** Also more sad than outright scary, Shadow's Theme[[note]]Acceptance, but still with ''highly'' evident undertones of Anger[[/note]] is [[https://youtu.be/c0zvUwhzH8U a chaotic mis-match of continuous, yet repetitive choir-backed beats]] that overlap. Shadow has spent the entire game fighting off Mephiles' machinations, while managing to survive the identity issues and angst that the creature's been tormenting him with. Now the world's greatest hero -- someone whom [[WorthyOpponent Shadow still respects deep down despite their bitter rivalry]] -- is dead, and time itself has reached the fringe of total collapse. The black hedgehog is running on a mixture of desperation and rage, especially since Sonic's death is [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 not the first time Shadow has tried and failed to protect someone he cares about]]. His Chaos Emerald being the often anger-associated '''red''' doesn't help.

* When you play through the Kingdom Valley level as Shadow, at one point you have to navigate around towers that are inexplicably toppling over. It was pointed out by an astute commenter on Retsupurae's playthrough that when you go through that same area as Silver, you're knocking over those towers yourself to get past them.

* The advice Sonic gives to Elise ("Nothing starts until you take action") is basically the same thing that Blaze tells Silver when he's feeling downtrodden too ("If we don't take this chance, the future will remain exactly as it is").

* When Sonic dies, everyone is mourning him, including [[AntagonistInMourning Eggman]] and [[TheRival Shadow]]. We see Shadow shutting his eyes and looking away in guilt. Why? Because he realised that by leaving the captured Mephiles in the past, he had inadvertently killed his arch-rival. Sure, they are nearly always in a conflict about something, but Shadow would never want to go that far.
* The three main Hedgehogs could be said to embody the past, present, and future respectively.

* Silver and Blaze's relationship is a reflection of Mephiles and Iblis. Both duos include a hedgehog that can warp reality and a pyrokinetic. The hedgehog relies on his fiery ally to complete himself, to achieve stability. Mephiles attacks Silver's mind via manipulation, while Iblis attacks Blaze's body when she seals it away. They are all bent on changing the world (for better or for worse). Mephiles cheats the system to reunite with Iblis and become Solaris, while Silver learns to stand on his own and defeats Solaris without Blaze.

* Silver and Blaze's relationship is a reflection of Mephiles and Iblis. Both duos include a hedgehog that can warp reality and a pyrokinetic. The hedgehog seeks out his fiery ally in order to complete himself, to achieve stability. Mephiles attacks Silver's mind via manipulation, while Iblis attacks Blaze's body when she seals it away. They are all bent on changing the world (for better or for worse). Mephiles cheats the system to reunite with Iblis and become Solaris, while Silver learns to stand on his own and defeats Solaris without Blaze at his side.

* Silver and Blaze's relationship is a reflection of Mephiles and Iblis. Both duos include a hedgehog that can warp reality and a pyrokinetic. They are all bent on changing the world (for better or for worse). The hedgehog seeks out his fiery ally in order to complete himself, to achieve stability. Mephiles attacks Silver's mind via manipulation, while Iblis attacks Blaze's body when she seals it away. Mephiles cheats the system to reunite with Iblis and become Solaris, while Silver learns to stand on his own and defeats Solaris without Blaze at his side.

** ...And, amusingly, this also helps explain why some of Elise's lines & emoting are so awkward, and why she has a breakdown in the Last Episode: She has the emotional maturity of a small child. She's forced herself to suppress her emotions for so long, that she never learned how to actually ''deal'' with them. She doesn't know how to act when she's hurt, or when she's scared, or when anything happens to her.

* Silver and Amy's are both searching for Sonic (although neither is aware of that fact) but it actually goes much deeper than that: Amy is searching for an "old flame" in Sonic, who she wants to get together with, while Silver is searching for the Iblis Trigger who will release an "old flame" - the fire god Iblis.

*** Except he's an anthropomorphic character (not unlike an alien character from a sci-fi game) who's completely different from, say, [[https://media.mnn.com/assets/images/2016/11/Hedgehog-Flowers-Meadow-Field.jpg.653x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg this]]. [=SMH=] that so many people can't seem to tell such a clear difference (ActuallyPrettyFunny meme by [[LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} Chuggaaconroy]], notwithstanding).

** This troper thinks that this theory just solved Sonic Forces. It explains a lot of thing... Mostly Infinite.

** What makes this [[TruthInTelevision realistic]] is that in real life, there are civilians that don't care for their monarchies either. Usually because either said royalties don't do anything or they're exceedingly big assholes.

** What makes this [[TruthInTelevision realistic]] is that there are civilians in real life that don't care for their monarchies either. Usually because either said royalties don't do anything or they're exceedingly big assholes.

** What makes this [[TruthInTelevision realistic]] is that there are civilians in real life that don't care for their monarchies either. Usually because either they don't do anything or they're exceedingly big assholes.

* Notice how when [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Mephiles spears Sonic through the back]], no blood is spilled. This is obviously because it's a game meant for kids as well as everyone else, but it could be guessed that the dark energy vanished through Sonic's skin and only impaled his heart... causing him to ''[[CruelAndUnusualDeath die from internal bleeding]]''.

* Why does Iblis jump towards the purple glowing orbs during the Iblis Phase 2 battle? Not because he gets distracted by anything shiny like a magpie. Because they give off the same kind of energy as Mephiles (the purple mist is the same, and the orbs are found in dark areas, except the fight, where it's slightly lit in there; the purple mist resembles Mephiles' ooze form). He's drawn to anything that resembles Mephiles.

** Or he could be framed by an imposter, as ends up happening in VideoGame/SonicForces.
* Notice how when Mephiles spears Sonic through the back, no blood is spilled. This is obviously because it's a game meant for kids as well as teenagers, but it could be guessed that the dark energy vanished through Sonic's skin and only impaled his heart, causing ''internal bleeding!''

* Similarly, the ability to use two Emeralds to open time portals isn't that farfetched when you remember that Chaos Control was previously shown to be able to freeze time. The Emeralds have had the ability to manipulate since Sonic Adventure 2 at the very least.
* Okay, so Mephiles has just lost at the end of Shadow's story, but he breaks free from the Scepter of Darkness, and with the power of two Chaos Emeralds, he summons a [[MesACrowd whole army of himself]] and says, quote: "Surely you must realize now that you cannot hope to stop me with your...[[ExactWords limited power.]]" How does Shadow respond to this? By ''[[IAmNotLeftHanded removing]] his PowerLimiter!''

* Similarly, the ability to use two Emeralds to open time portals isn't that farfetched when you remember that Chaos Control was previously shown to be able to freeze time. The Emeralds have had the ability to manipulate since Sonic Adventure 2 at the very least.

* The Chaos Emeralds having the ability to resurrect Sonic seems like an asspull on the writers' part at first, but then if you look at the Japanese Sonic 1 storyline, they were stated to give energy to all living things. The GoldenEnding in that game also shows them causing flowers to grow in a flash in Green Hill. It was probably this property of theirs, coupled with the fact that Sonic's spirit was still lingering around (going by Elise's words) that was used to give restore Sonic's life.
* Similarly, their ability to create time portals isn't that farfetched when you remember that Chaos Control was previously shown to be able to freeze time.

** And, you know, [[spoiler:all of reality as she knew if was being torn apart at the time]].