#Movie Sonic

[steel-nemesis]

HOLY SHIT GUYS, MY BABY! MY FUCKING BABY! HE'S ACTUALLY IN THE MOVIE! LOOK AT HIM!

HE'S GONNA BE IN THE 4TH ONE, LET'S FUCKING GO!

[doodlesketchgirl]

THE WACHOWSKIIIISSSSSSS (ft. Jeff Fowler)

[heyitsoak]

MOVIE SHADOW X READER HEADCANONS

Gender neutral reader

Just finished watching Sonic 3 and it was awesome!! Haven’t seen anyone written for movie Shadow yet sooo.. 👀

Warnings?: No spoilers for the movie in this! But maybe him being out of character, I haven’t wrote anything in years lol

- I feel like his love languages would be quality time and physical touch, he wouldn’t be used to touch at first but would gradually warm up to it. Definitely wouldn’t be the type to be over the top with public affection. Maybe handholding or a hand on your waist in public, but that’s probably it

- Might would be one to get jealous, needs reassurance that you’re not leaving and that you love him, truly. He’s been through a lot and needs to know that you’re not leaving him too

- Likes looking at the stars with you!! Reminds me of that one meme

“Do u like stars?”

“Ya, they’re cool”

- Likes to watch moves with you too! Just please don’t have him watch movies that have ‘aliens’ that are considered bad guys in it :( Just watch cat videos on YouTube with him, he’d be content with that

- Try and show him video games! He’d be really confused on how the controls work, a lot has changed in fifty years

- I feel like he’d like the game Stray, cause cats!! I feel like he absolutely loves cats. Would also probably like Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing. Anything that’s a calm game where you can just do whatever

- Speaking of cats.. he’d love going to a cat cafe with his s/o, would probably want to take them all home afterwards though

- Would end up having a black cat come up to him, rubbing against him and purring. He’d just pick up the cat and ask

“..can we take him home?”

- You can’t say no to Shadow, especially when he’s holding a cat in his hands.. so needless to say, you guys have a new pet now

- But besides cafe dates, just staying at home and cuddling would be perfectly fine with him as a date, anywhere with you, he’s happy

- I feel like he’d genuinely be a really good boyfriend, just takes him time to warm up a bit and get more comfortable with romantic stuff

- And motorcycle rides!! They’d be so fun, but if you get scared if he ever goes too fast, just ask for him to slow down or go a normal speed, he’d probably listen (cause it’s you)

- Gets all blushy and flustered when it comes to physical affection and kisses, he’s not used to it but he loves it

- He’d also like music, specifically older songs. Likes to put vinyls on a record player and dance with you to the song :’)) even if you don’t know how to dance, he’ll try and guide you

Not really sure what else to add here! Hopefully this was good, sorry if it was out of character :’)

I absolutely love Shadow so much, he’s such a cool character and looked so amazing in the movie

[tooshnado]

hugs

[mashounen2003]

I'm a bit surprised that Sonic acting differently on different media is still a topic of discussion. Like... This detail @mama-qwerty pointed out:

"The movie-verse is a separate universe from other media (I take all Sonic media as their own unique universes) and these versions aren't going to be exactly like the others."

This is already SEGA's official stance regarding the status of the Sonic series' multiverse and all the non-videogame branches of the franchise. It's been since their official Twitter account posted "Everything is canon" at least, even though everyone laughed at that tweet and thought it was just another pathetic attempt at modern humour from them.

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I suppose some fans' negative reaction to Sonic being "cringe" and actually quoting and referencing pop culture in the live-action movies is partly due to how Sonic was written in the videogames back in the 2010s, during the Pontac & Graff era. That was a time when SEGA saw a vocal minority of Sonic fans mocking their own "favourite" franchise on the Internet, spreading cheap memes and referring to the Sonic series as "cringe", and apparently decided they had to cater to them; this resulted in several Sonic videogames filled with low-effort comedy, easier to turn into memes, along with SEGA themselves using the Sonic series's brand Twitter account to basically mock their own flagship IP before the Internet even had the chance to do that first. A large portion of the fandom still doesn't remember those years fondly, and I'd not be surprised if they saw Sonic in the movies acting like that and it reminded them of wonderful gems such as "Baldy McNosehair" and "Green Hill is looking more like Sand Hill these days", even if expressing himself like this was actually in-character for Sonic.

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Anyway... Everything explained and pointed out by everyone else throughout this post could also apply to how I treat the old North-American canon from the Sonic SatAM cartoon and the Archie comic.

The Sonic from that continuity also lived a very different life compared to his counterparts in the videogames and the live-action movies: Robotnik had another modus operandi and started ruining everyone else's lives much earlier, which led to Sonic having to spend his childhood and early teenage years as a guerrilla fighter; Sonic also met Tails and a bunch of other friends when he was still 4 or 5 years old, which led to him already having some sort of family and having different priorities in mind. Besides, I tend to see the Sonic from the SatAM cartoon as a little bit younger than the Sonic from the videogames (only one year younger, though).

With all this, it's to be expected for this character's personality to change and evolve differently compared to its videogame version or any other version, and it'd not be surprising that this Sonic still has things to learn before becoming a character more similar to the more experienced, wiser, more emotionally intelligent Sonic we got in, say, the games of the Storybook Saga.

Something similar could be applied to Sonic in the British comic too. His life also goes down a separate path; the Robotnik of his universe was initially a good person and someone close to Sonic, which turns the entire rivalry between them into something deeply personal, which hurts even more; to top it off, Chaos energy in the British comic's universe works in a very different way that forces Sonic to avoid using it at all but also leads to him being this grumpy jerk who hates his life and keeps fighting for what's right but probably does it out of spite more than anything else.

I think one of the reasons Movie Sonic seems really cringe-y sometimes is not because he's doing or saying stuff that's unusual for Sonic's character in general, but that he's doing his normal shtick while referencing real world pop culture.

It's like when your friends from summer camp meet your school mates and suddenly all these very separate and distinct inside jokes start to intermingle. Sonic has always had his own world with its own culture that we've partaken in separate from our own world and its culture. So, yeah, it feels awkward for Movie Sonic to reference movies and television that we perceive as separate from his world.

"You're my Dad! You're not supposed to know what dabbing is!!"

I agree that it's a bit heavy handed and forced sometimes. (I still don't like the Winter Soldier line in 2; personal preference) But, Movie Sonic is not really behaving that different from other variations of Sonic. He's just referencing things I think many of us feel he shouldn't know about it XD

[catbeeper]

just had a life changing experience

[actionlulu]

Late Night Movie Sonamy Doodle ✨:D

💙🩹🩷 My Cuties💞 and my only reason for moving on >:3

[writingtraumaforever]

SONIC 3 MOVIE REVIEW (SPOILER FREE ABOVE LINE, SPOILERS BELOW IT):

I am so mixed feeling’d about this movie right now. On one hand, I loved it. It had such a good telling of Sonic and Shadow’s dynamics and stories and how they view one another, and I loved that and will be elaborating more on this in the spoiler section. The changes they made from the video game were 50/50 to me. Some I get, others I just was really disappointed in. The action scenes are AMAZING. Battles are SICK, and I have admittedly been on the fence about Keanu voicing Shadow, but he won me over completely after watching the film.

Team Sonic’s dynamic is top tier in this movie. Knuckles, Sonic and Tails are the lights of my life, I love these brothers so much.

But if you are going into this film expecting a SHADOW movie???? You’re gonna be disappointed. This is, do not be mistaken, absolutely a Jim Carrey movie. This is a Robotnik movie 110%. Idk if they just couldn’t afford too many lines from Keanu or what, but Jim stole most the screen time. Which was hilarious and all, but it definitely stole from the deeper/darker story that was suppose to be at play. They went the insane/funny mad scientist route with Gerald rather than the vengeful and broken man he was, and this kinda falls flat and makes the whole thing feel less dangerous and life-threatening than it actually is.

I will say that what little we ARE given of Shadow is amazing. Thankfully us die-hard Shadow fans are use to picking up whatever scraps SEGA throws at us with this hedgehog and absolutely running with them. And in terms of that, we were given a MEAL. But Shadow’s story was definitely rushed rather than fleshed out. It’s like they gave us about 4 minutes of background for him and were like “Alright. That’s it. That’s him”. And then we just roll with it from then on. My hopes on the reason they did this is because we’ll perhaps get a Shadow the Hedgehog show or movie in the future where they elaborate on all this even more. But as for this movie??? Just be ready for a LOT of Robotnik.

I still think Gerald should’ve just been dead so Shadow could have more screen time instead of them cashing in on Jim Carrey. The movie as a whole was so unserious because of him.

That’s really my biggest letdown.

The whole plot felt VERY rushed. Like they were too worried about getting to the next action scene to really flesh out the story properly. Sadly this happens a lot when writers just ASSUME we know the story already so not all of it needs to be told when we just REALLY want all of it to be told. It’s also obvious they cut back on some plot points so it could stay kid friendly.

But don’t let this discourage you too much! Like I said, it really was a good movie. And it’s probably still up there as my fav simply because Shadow IS in it and Team Sonic’s moments save it for me. Not to mention Sonic and Shadow’s interactions, though few, are absolute perfection and capture them both so dang well like—

I will cherish those scenes forever. Sonadow fans have a FEAST with the scenes they were given, okay???

I give it a solid 7.5/10. Maybe 8 if they add more deleted scenes later or announce a Shadow show. :)))))

10/10 if you’re only there for Jim Carrey (whom I personally don’t care for).

Now for Spoilers:

Pros:

LIVE AND LEARN WAS USED AND WAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

The moon is successfully pissed on.

They very much did their best to make it apparent that Sonic and Shadow are the same but were simply given different fates and it’s SO GOOD BUT SO SAD. Like. Two sides to the same coin very much came across.

Them punching each other across continents was SICK.

Shadow pinning Sonic by his head was GAY.

Sonic pinning Shadow by his chest fur was GAY.

Sonic and Shadow’s talk on the moon is easily my favorite thing in the movie. Followed closely by their Super battle against each other and then their Super battle in space. I’ve recently written in my stories about how being super together creates this special bond between them, and these scenes 100% confirm/reinforce that!

Maria and Shadow scenes are PRECIOUS! Her playing guitar for him, him dragging her around the compound with her in skates, them watching the stars together- it was all beautiful!

I’m really glad they allowed a brief moment of clarity that Gerald did in fact love Shadow and care about him at one point because he’s literally the biggest butt the rest of the movie and just uses him.

StoneXRobotnik shippers will be both elated and heartbroken.

So many perfect Sonic and Tails and Knuckles bro moments omggggg their dynamic in this movie was so dang good I died. From Tails saving Sonic’s butt multiple times to Knuckles putting his angry and fiery disposition aside for his brother and handing over the master emerald— it was perfect. Knuckles is big lovable idiot energy, absolutely, but it’s not overdone. He’s serious when he needs to be and is SUCH an oldest brother. I loved his conflict with Sonic AND how he was the one who saved both Tails and Sonic at the end.

WADE IS THE GUARDIAN OF THE MASTER EMERALD.

Shadow being a feminist with his latinas.

“Vengeful guac.”

Shadow and Sonic fighting together in space and constantly checking in on the other! Shadow asking Sonic where he is and using chaos spear to absolutely annihilate every robot after Sonic ahsjdkglg boyfriends protecting each other vibes.

Tbh, the entire scene where Shadow and Sonic are fighting side by side gives such huge soulmate vibes like oh my god they were VERY MUCH CONNECTED.

Their banter is EVERYTHING.

Shadow quoting Maria “even when the star is gone, its light remains” and then looking at Sonic?! GAAY.

Tom and Maria both poking Sonic and Shadow in the chest and telling them who they are in their hearts and who they choose to be is what counts. THIS being what brings them together?? PERFECTION.

Despite my annoyance at the amount of Robotnik in the movie, Eggman’s sacrifice and message to Stone was very touching.

Tails and Stone are the dream team.

Knuckles is forever scared of ghosts.

Shadow going after Tom ONLY because he thought it was the General and then immediately regretting it and feeling guilty when he sees it’s not and then having to watch Sonic cry over his body while Shadow sees himself crying over Maria is PEAK. BROKE MY HEART.

Sonic revisiting his cave. Shadow HAS to find and live in that at some point.

THE DID THE POSE THEY DID THE POSE

“HOT TOPIC”.

AMY ROSE AMY ROSE AMY ROSE AND SHES SO PRETTY AND STRONG OMG SHES SO SICK I LOVE HER SO MUCH ALREADY it looks like they’re trying to make her appear older than she is in the games, so I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be putting her with Sonic at some point. Which is fine by me cus I ship Sonamy too and to me, movie Sonic would be the one of all the versions of Sonic to want to settle down with some girl one day. I mean. His whole story is LITERALLY based around him finally getting to settle somewhere and have a family instead of continuing to run. Makes sense.

METAL SONIC METAL SONIC METAL SONIC

SHADOW PICKING UP HIS INHIBITOR RING AT THE END

Cons:

Um. The words “Faker” and “Ultimate Lifeform” are not ONCE uttered in this movie, and to me?? That’s absolute slander. That alone brought this movie down a whole point in my 1-10 scale, okay??? Negative 5,000 aura. Disgusting. Maybe the Commander possibly mentioned him being the Ultimate Lifeform, but Shadow never did and that’s just WRONG. This is a whole plot point in the game and in their characters from then on in the franchise, and it’s just glossed over!

Maria isn’t sick. The ARK isn’t in space. She isn’t shot. It’s all kinda dull in comparison to the game, tbh. They’re definitely still after her and shooting to kill because the soldier says “we have our orders” when Walters tries to stop him, but he still don’t shoot her so like— again. Dimmed down.

No Prison Island scenes other than the beginning when Shadow breaks out. Which was. Super disappointing.

It’s all just so unserious. Especially the Robotniks.

Chaos are just Japanese mascots. Which is big sad for Cream and Cheese fans.

No creation of Shadow = no Biolizard

No “Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog”. They tried to reference this with a joke from Jim Carrey, but it fell flat imo.

Indifferent/Open to:

Shadow came from a meteor. He wasn’t created. While I hate Gerald didn’t inherently create him, I am also glad this leaves room for the Black Arms to become a thing. It’s also very possible GUN and Gerald were both just lying about this. Because it very meticulously did NOT show Shadow actually coming from the meteor in any scenes. It just showed the meteor crash site and how it had Shadow/Balck Arms coloring. So maybe Gerald still did experiment on a hedgehog and stuff and it’s just lied about because that’s like— not okay??? But also, I noticed it never showed any like. Major accident that would’ve caused GUN to suddenly invade like that?? They just suddenly decided Shadow was too powerful and they needed to kill everyone while in the games, there were multiple incidents where people were hurt or compromised by the artificial chaos experiments before GUN invaded. PLUS Towers had seen and reported Gerald making a deal with the devil (Black Doom). So like— why would GUN just suddenly decide to annihilate everyone in Project Shadow like that??? It would be one thing if they just decided to shut them down, but they were actively going in there to KILL! So like— I feel like we’re missing pieces and being mislead.

Rouge isn’t there. Which I GET because how/why would she be?? By the end of the movie, there’s definitely ways for more mobians to start appearing (Amy is a prime example). So it makes sense that Rouge isn’t there yet because it’s EARTH so how WOULD she be??? And Shadow using chaos control at the end could open ways to other worlds (like in Sonic X when Sonic went super the first time and more Mobians started arriving on earth). But there were SO MANY MOMENTS SHE WOULDVE BEEN PERFECT. So it’s a shame, but understandable. Plus, how could they have made room for Rouge when they barely had room for Shadow with all the JIM CARREY.

I’ll probably continue to add to this as I process this movie over the next few days.

[spruzu]

CHATTTTT

IM FREAKING OUUUUTTTTTTT

[juipterjim]

…exCUSE ME?!?!

I think it would be nice if tiny movie Sonic crafted himself a doll of some sorts to remember Longclaw.

[nonniebo]

Just finished watching the Sonic 3 movie and I’ll tell you what…At the end, I cried of happiness.

The movie is fantastic and there was many references that I got, much to my surprise. I love what they did to Shadow and how they portray Maria and Shadow’s friendship.

Jim Carrey’s performance as Gerald and Dr. Eggmen is really good. I have nothing to really say about Keanu Reeves but I do wish that I heard more of Shadow but Shadow doesn’t talk much.

Speaking of Shadow, I absolutely love the movie Shadow. I think it’s really…nice to see Shadow’s journey from…seeing things like ‘oh, they took her away her and must pay’ to ‘Even though she is gone, the love that we had will always be there’. That’s really beautiful. The grieving, the acceptance, it’s all beautiful.

I’m also happy that I got to see Tails to do more in this film and just be brave and be a genius like he is. Overall this film was amazing and just…so 👌

!!Spoilers!!

Another thing that I took note of is the parallel. Sonic losing Longclaw and being able to empathize with Shadow. The fight scene with them in their Super Form was epic and exciting. I also found it somewhat cute that Shadow and Sonic were fighting side by side.

[cstuff-art]

i drew this RIGHT after i saw the movie (doodle)

[oz-qwin]

JUST WATCHED THE 3RD SONIC MOVIE

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I'm totally not happy because the movie is kidnapping me from an old hyper-fixation I used to have back in 2020...

But its been a while since I've drawn these sillys, so im sorry if they look off at all <:)

(also its 3 am, dont u dare blame me for how they look)

[mooztoonz]

“Building A Snow Egg Man.”

Happy Winter Season!

[kexyyxx]

I wonder if people are interested in grotesk/unusual Sonic AUs🤔

This animation was a part of an animation meme I did about idk, 4 months ago I guess? I didn't finish it because the second part's movement was too cringe, and I ran out of patience with perfecting this one (AND IT DOES'T EVEN LOOK THAT GOOD LMAO) XDD

Anyway, I might post about this AU more, because the designs I made up for the characters are cool c: A little spoiler for the story hehe:

[yuki-chan98]

movie amy cause i am going feral I DON'T WANNA BE SPOILED CAUSE I WONT BE ABLE TO SEE IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK AJDKFSHFSDFKSDKH