#sonic forces spoilers

[playertwotails]

Who wants to get angsty tonight!!!

So I was thinking about that cut scene in Forces again when Sonic and Tails unite finally and then proceed to NOT REALLY HUG EACH OTHER!!!

So here I am with a headcanon/AU little thought for why that is.

What if while Eggman and Infinite had Sonic trapped they used the Phantom Ruby to make copies of Tails that would rescue Sonic. But it was only after Sonic hugged the Tails copy would things immediately be terrible. Infinite would do this by either showing Tails suddenly being killed or just having all of it suddenly vanish so Sonic sees he never even left his cell and is still all alone.

So that's why Sonic doesn't full on hug Tails again because he's scared if he does then he'll only find out he never left his cell, the whole rescue was another lie and possibly having to watch Tails die again.

Idk I wanted a full on big ol' hug in that scene and at best it's a light shoulder grasp. So I'm personally fixing it by making it sad. Let me know what ya'll think.

[komakomacora]

Well. I was silly today. And I finished day 2s prompt 😁👍

Anyway come get your sonic forces whump. There's not enough WVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON DAMNED FRONTIERS BUT NOT ME, NO NOT ME

AHEM.

Enjoy

[katsinspats]

I think my copy of the game is broken they've been doing this for 30 minutes

Crop of the Biolizard edit I did bc it makes me laugh:

[hydrossity-zone]

Stages section of the Sonic x Shadow Generations Digital Artbook (pages 13-28) (click for better quality)

(not screenshots, raw dds files ripped from the game by me!)

[autisticshadowthehedgehog]

Nine and all the rest of them are real!

[thel0llip0p]

a proper thanks ? short comic - alt ending to s3 sonic prime. i just think shadow shouldve been at the picnic.

pls tap/click the images for full view!

bonus:

[000marie198]

Background details my beloved

[slymanner]

Thanks death battle for reminding me how much i fucking love metal sonic

[cowboylikemaybelle]

SEGA FINALLY LET HIM CRY

[tailschannel]

Sonic Forces Mobile roundup: Tech Knight Silver teased, Surge the Tenrec leaked

Several character events have been teased and leaked alongside new patch notes for Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. Here's a quick run-through of them all.

Surge the Tenrec leaked

Take a look at the official SEGA HARDlight render of Surge the Tenrec, spotted within the game's files. Not much is known about her runner specifications and release window as of yet, but more is expected to be revealed later on.

Surge will join Whisper the Wolf and Tangle the Lemur as the one the latest IDW Sonic comic characters to appear in official games media.

Tech Knight Silver officially teased, Mummy Knuckles coming soon

SEGA HARDlight posted two teasers for the upcoming slates of character skins in Speed Battle: the "Tech Knight" skin for Silver the Hedgehog, and the "Mummy" Knuckles the Echidna skin.

All of the aforementioned runners were inadvertently teased by name in a spreadsheet leak from the game's developers in late June. Since then, a spokesperson acknowledged that the slate was "subject to change," but did not rule out the release of the mentioned characters, which all came to fruition as planned.

A spokesperson did not acknowledge the leaked renders of Surge and Tech Knight Silver as of press time, due to a policy that prohibits discussion of datamined content.

New in-game events

Speed Battle players can collect Special cards for Sonic the Werehog and Reaper Metal Sonic during the "Graveyard Smash" event. The mission rewards will alternate between each character in the event, scheduled between 24 to 31 October. The event's bonus box will contain 15 cards for each runner.

There is also a new "Brawl Mode" event to earn guaranteed cards for Sonic the Werehog and Reaper Metal Sonic. Scheduled between 24 October to 7 November, players will be placed into teams between the two runners.

To score points in this Team Vs Event you will need to hold the Brawl token, and carry the Brawl token over the finish line. Deal damage to rivals to steal the Brawl token from them, but if you get hit they'll take it back!

The winners of the event will receive 50 cards for their chosen runner, while the runners-up will receive 25 cards.

The new Halloween-themed events followed the launch event for the Classic Super Sonic runner, timed to coincide with the release of Sonic Superstars. Here's the specifications, in case you missed it:

Patch notes

Here's a brief look at the official update notes for version 4.22.0 of Speed Battle. Expect various bug fixes and Tails' Vault improvements.

Balance changes

Reduced damage on 'Sharp Shelter' for Boscage Maze Sonic,

Reduced radius on 'Brutal Barrier' to one lane for Linebacker Omega,

Removed invincibility from 'Twin Tail Boost' for Movie Tails.

Gameplay changes

Added a ray-beam effect on spawn of 'Cyclone Charge' for Longclaw,

Metal Sonic can no longer steal 'Steal'.

(h/t Sonic Mobile News, article contributed by Spectre, Syn, and Scarlett for the Tails' Channel newsfeed.)

[hishighnesstheprincess]

what the fuck is his problem lmao

[zerothejackal]

WE HAVE TO SETTLE THIS...

[beevean]

The Sonic vs Shadow cutscene is a perfect encapsulation of Flynn’s writing.

They’re not even having a conversation, they’re just repeating their most famous quotes from past games.

Reply: what really sells this is that the Japanese version is a literal translation of these lines.

“The blue hedgehog, of all places…”

“A date? I’m sure it will be to die for.”

But those were not the original Japanese lines, because the English translation of SA2 and Heroes had changed them.

“The hedgehog I saw that time! At a time like this…!”

“Then, it seems you have no choice but to disappear.”

(I apologize if these translations sound clunky, I’m trying to highlight the differences. Take into account that the words themselves are very different)

In Japanese, the forced callback is completely lost, and these two are just saying stuff. Meanwhile, in English it feels like they regularly rehearse those old lines for the lolz. 

Which, if there wasn’t already a precedent of characters quoting SA2 for no reason other than dangling the keys, would almost make them sound like huge dorks doing it on purpose to play around lmao - like, Sonic has no reason to say “I found you!” to Shadow because in Generations Shadow wasn’t even there for his birthday and wasn’t kidnapped by the Time Eater, so it looks like Sonic said it as a deliberate in-joke.

But no, I know the intention is just to say “HEY REMEMBER THESE ICONIC SCENES THIS IS FOR YOU SONIC FAN WHO GREW UP IN THE 2000S AREN’T YOU HAPPY” :^)

(to be more charitable than I should, though, it’s a nice touch that Sonic doesn’t call Shadow “faker” anymore. So many Sonadow shippers headcanon that “faker” is basically their endearing nickname, but no, now they have no reason to call each other that. A good, subtle example of growth and how they have come to respect each other)

[welcome-to-green-hills]

On a page from Director Rockwell's point of view in the Sonic 3 Mad Libs, she says "I don't trust aliens, especially Sonic and his friends, Tails and [CELEBRITY]. They refuse to reveal the location of the Master Emerald. No one can be trusted with a weaponized [NOUN] that [ADVERB] powerful," which sounds suspiciously like Longclaw's viewpoint

Ooh! This is interesting info! Aww, thank you for sharing this with me, hon. I greatly appreciate it!❤️✨

Hmm… looks like we’re right, guys. It seems like the SCU Crew is setting Director Rockwell up to become a potential antagonist in the future. Not malicious, but an individual that wants to have power protected and would do anything to make sure that it’s sealed away from the public.

[autisticshadowthehedgehog]

anyway. now that knuckles is jewish. sonic forces: speed battle. you have released one shit billion christmas costumes. there are eight major and eight minor holidays in judaism. give knuckles some cute outfits. you have until friday to drop the designs on my desk

[ayelenth]

Wondering if homeboy will be in SxShGenerations

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