"this modern classic of a collaboration" i'm not really sure if this is a joke about how both modern and classic sonic are in forces but if so, holy shit.
It happened because Hooters in Japan is viewed differently than in the US. In the US Hooters (and sexuality in general) is stigmatized. In Japan there are lots of establishments that could be compared to Hooters, like maid cafes, where primarily female servers tend to the customers. Hooters is just the "american themed" version of this in japan. So it makes sense, because Sonic likes chili dogs.
I don’t think the US in general has that issue (except maybe in parts of the south). In my opinion, it’s more because of the greater attention to women’s rights in the US.
The “nice cold Sonic blue citrus flavored drink” is a pre-existing drink; the Blue Hooterade. I know this because they force us to push that damn drink every friggin day. Source: I’m a Hooters Girl.
@@lycananimates7960 "sar·casm [ˈsärˌkazəm] the use of irony to mock or convey contempt." just putting that there because using r/woosh outside of reddit is cringy
I'm very jealous about the guy who won the Soap Shoes Sonic Plush. Then again, it's not really new compared to the other events you've talked about before. Since the Soap Shoes Sonic Plush keeps coming back, I think Sega will surprize us by Re-releasing it around the globe, or a specific location that it would be shipped too. Either way, I'm sure Sega will do something about the demand in the further future.
This was a sweet upload! After visiting 3 different Hooters bars around Tokyo during this promotion to get the coasters I can say the set ups they had in the bars was awesome, many and I mean many soap shoes everywhere! The food was good too and the girls would dance to fist bump on request. It is funny though because most of the girls had no clue what Sonic even is! It was a fun experience, my only gripe with the whole thing is me being a collector and these being very rare and expensive items is that smoking is still legal in bars in Japan, so all these soap shoes plushies where the subject of smokers ash covering them everyday for 2 months! Great video mate, thanks for the credits for using my footage!
Did you know this thumbnail reference to Rin from Love Live with Sonic (btw it was official art go and google it) and other one is hanamaru from love live sunshine with sonic
Imagine it, sonic adventure 1 and 2 get remade and chaos in forces, the soap plushes and shoes in forces, and all the chao mercherndise were all hints for sa1 and 2 remakes that would be awesome
[POLYBLUES] If I had to guess, Chaos in Forces was less a hint toward an N-Sane Trilogy style HD remaster of the Adventure games (although that would be heckin' swell), but it was more likely an attempt to reintroduce Chaos to newer fans before the Sonic movie in 2019, which I am nearly positive will be a film adaptation of SA1.
On the one hand, part of me wants to grumble that we in America and Europe never had promotions like these... yet, on the other hand, I doubt that Hooters restaurants in America would be willing to do something like that and Sega of America would probably hesitant to do it when you consider how Sonic is marketed over here.
Probably not Hooters, but I could see something like this at a more family-friendly restaurant (well aside from the obvious fast food kids meal). Idk how common non-fast food restaurant promotion events are in the US tbh. I don't go out to eat much and I don't see that many ads for such.
I’d like to make a note about the Sonic Forces pop-up café that I think is cool. The “Tails Noodles” dish mentioned is actually a Japanese dish called kitsune udon, an udon soup in dashi broth with fried tofu. In addition to being the name of the dish, kitsune are multi-tailed foxes from Japanese folklore. Having Tails’ dish be that is supremely clever.
Thank you for doing this video. When I learned about the Hooters Sonic Collaboration, I badly wanted to know the who, what, when, where, why, and how about this strange partnership.
This video was a very good birthday present for me. I just remember watching the Sonic Forces livestream at TGS and suddenly THAT promotion. I just will say that i would kill for that Soap Shoes Sonic Plush.
The thumbnail reminds me of the Sega x Love Live promotion where, as a log-in bonus for a period of time, you could receive special versions of Rin and Hanayo holding Sonic. I have both and they are very cute additions to my team.
I really like your videos! The algorithm showed me your sonic ice cream video and I’ve been enjoying your other stuff c: ngl that hooter’s chili dog looks amazing
It was drawn by my friend @wereshoes, and yeah when I commissioned it I sent the artwork used for that promotion as reference. It came out great! I linked her Twitter in the description if you're interested in seeing more of her work.
I usually forget that this was a thing that happened, and every time I'm reminded I just get slapped in the face with bewilderment. Like, bro... This is definitely one of the weirder decisions SEGA has made for this series.
Ahh yeah I remember that. I currently work there and remember the Sonic Forces promotion. Honestly the only thing we really had were the Sonic decorated fountain drink cups, and you would pull back a piece of paper and see what kind of prize you'd won. The grand prize was a Sonic Forces bundle (i believe it was XBox, PS4) but one of the lower tiered prizes was a free copy of SA2 on steam. Got one for myself, and that's all that really happened. No one at my store won the grand prize. I never heard anything from other stores either
cuz you get american parents/adults that visit hooters will complain to the company of why they promoting a "children's video game series" to a adult restaurant and all kinds of annoying shit they'll whine and moan about and thus making Sega of America lose all the money spent on merch and stuff for the place unfortunately.
I actually used my Sonic plush as a Christmas tree decoration last year! 😂 He was initially hung on a branch, but later replaced our plastic angel as the tree topper!
I still find it hilarious how they not only chose the most inappropriate restaurant for a family-friendly franchise, but they didn't choose the place that not only shares the name with the title character, but also sells CHILI-DOGS! IT WAS RIGHT THERE!
I find it funny how the video about the sonic and hooters collaboration is just overall a examination about the use of soap shoes sonic plushes instead. Something tells me, just maybe, this guy places some value in them.
Since you've covered the Sonic Café here, will you ever cover the Kirby Café at some point? It looked absolutely wonderful and let us not forget the cool merchandise that came with it. I know I'd find it relaxing to listen to. :)
I really miss the adventure era. Everything was so in your face and brand new with Sonic's design. It's funny because his redesign made it seem like he was with us since the Golden Age of cartoons, but in reality it only took them 7 years to give Sonic a fresh design. It's funny that artifacts like the Sonic statue exist because it symbolizes that era and how hype console gaming was becoming at the time. '98-'02 were probably the most hype years for video game releases. I miss these days, I remember I used to be subscribed to GamePro and Playstation Magazine. Truly a different time to be living in now where all this media is streamlined. The late 2000's and early 2010's are what killed this type of scene.
I always enjoy your vids. Keep it up! Also I can hear the triggerness in your tone of voice when talking about the Soap Shoes Sonic XD. I'd love to have one but I personally want the Joyride Sonic.
I actually got to go there couple days before it ended. I got a sonic coaster, and the drink was pretty good. I also went to the Sweets Paradise collaboration they had
Great video PatMac. I always enjoy your videos, they are so interesting to listen to, they bring up really cool information about things I didn't even know was included or existed. Thanks for this video, it hyped me up for some reason XD. Btw do you know where to find footage of the time trial? I wanna see how the guy did mortar canyon in 47 seconds.
I am super late to this! But please do make vid about the m-flo shadow the hedgehog collab! As soon as I heard that song, it instantly became one of my favorites!
I think the reason why the wolf was teal and not red like in the trailer was because they wanted to represent more of the customization feature in the game
Thanks bro at first i was debating playing this game but after see this rare promotion i finally decided i will buy it and i’ll play it til the end and since i already spoiled myself the entire game I know what I have on the way
You kidding? How could I ever forget Shadow's Slick Dance moves in that MV?
Always loved weird promotions like this, and your videos cover them so well!
Well, well, well, if it isn't just2good the Legod
(Lego + God = Legod)
just2good Hey just2good!!
just2good remember me?
just2good Lego + sonic = Lego sonic ?
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The Tails Noodles are actually kitsune udon, kitsune in japanese meaning fox, that is freaking genius.
A common late 90s/early 2000s Sonic fandom headcanon was that Tails was a kitsune that grew his second tail early.
don't forget that kitsune is also a mythological yokai of a fox with multiple tails! X)
@@AmyNumberSevenAnd now with Sonic Origins cutscenes and Sonic Prime it was more than confirmed that such was the case
Are they actually made of fox meat?
No shit.
"this modern classic of a collaboration"
i'm not really sure if this is a joke about how both modern and classic sonic are in forces but if so, holy shit.
hello diddy
@@wimberlen tiddy
It happened because Hooters in Japan is viewed differently than in the US. In the US Hooters (and sexuality in general) is stigmatized. In Japan there are lots of establishments that could be compared to Hooters, like maid cafes, where primarily female servers tend to the customers. Hooters is just the "american themed" version of this in japan. So it makes sense, because Sonic likes chili dogs.
peacegiant that explains the scene in digimon adventure tri....
I don’t think the US in general has that issue (except maybe in parts of the south). In my opinion, it’s more because of the greater attention to women’s rights in the US.
Sexuality stigmatized more in the us than japan... Not sure about that one 😂
@@Merkantoine @SaveTheFuture This comment is from 5 years ago will you people leave me alone
@@treefroggy bruh delete it if you can't handle it
Soap Shoes Sonic should just be the official mascot of Japan at this point.
Hell yeah brother
The “nice cold Sonic blue citrus flavored drink” is a pre-existing drink; the Blue Hooterade. I know this because they force us to push that damn drink every friggin day.
Source: I’m a Hooters Girl.
B E G O N E T H O T
"Hooterade"?! That sounds...
...not... great.
"FORCE us"
Hehehehe
Linneus I can’t vouch for it myself since I can’t legally drink, but it basically has blue raspberry vodka, lemonade, and Mountain Dew.
I got unironically called a thot TWICE for saying I’m a Hooters Girl good job team.
Sonic apparently needs more human girlfriends
holy fuck dude
Haha
You’d think he’d learn by now
Elise could be Sonic’s first hooter.
Did sega really think this through because that failed back in 2006
Sonic, a supposedly kid friendly franchise, crossed over with a restaurant that has boobs in the logo
What a time to be alive
SomeCrazyRandomChick
Rouge + Hooters
You know this it's true when you realize what i'm talking about (and i'm saying that because of the kids)
wasn't rouge already the hooter's bartender of sonic?
No. @@aidenthegod
@@lycananimates7960
"sar·casm
[ˈsärˌkazəm]
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt."
just putting that there because using r/woosh outside of reddit is cringy
Isn't its the eyes?
I'm very jealous about the guy who won the Soap Shoes Sonic Plush. Then again, it's not really new compared to the other events you've talked about before. Since the Soap Shoes Sonic Plush keeps coming back, I think Sega will surprize us by Re-releasing it around the globe, or a specific location that it would be shipped too. Either way, I'm sure Sega will do something about the demand in the further future.
ClassicS.1995 I'm jealous that plush got a boobie hug...
Bloody Stream But It's Same except I'm not jealous of the plush, I'm jealous of the woman who gave it the boobie hug
This was a sweet upload! After visiting 3 different Hooters bars around Tokyo during this promotion to get the coasters I can say the set ups they had in the bars was awesome, many and I mean many soap shoes everywhere! The food was good too and the girls would dance to fist bump on request. It is funny though because most of the girls had no clue what Sonic even is! It was a fun experience, my only gripe with the whole thing is me being a collector and these being very rare and expensive items is that smoking is still legal in bars in Japan, so all these soap shoes plushies where the subject of smokers ash covering them everyday for 2 months! Great video mate, thanks for the credits for using my footage!
Were you visiting Japan during the promotion or do you live there?
I was lucky to be visiting during the promotion.
@@SonicTheComic hey its sonic the comic love your videos also Nice classic Knuckles review plush love that video
Wonder how many people stole a soap shoes sonic
Alex Sal979 i would if I was there
Alex Sal979 I know I would😂
I would XD
So I could sell it and make millions
i would
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9:33 "Ready to serve up your tears because you don't own one"
Oh so you
Wubba Lubba Dub Dub sad
This commet age bad
That sonic plush in the thumbnail looks like it’s enjoying it bit too much
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Did you know this thumbnail reference to Rin from Love Live with Sonic (btw it was official art go and google it) and other one is hanamaru from love live sunshine with sonic
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I forgot to mention that the waitress is wearing Sonic ears.
you know what they say Sega does what Nintendon't
nintendo is what genesisnt.
Zambo 564 dude it's a joke
Ivan Mendoza my sheer existence is a joke.
Zambo 564 unfortunately my mom hid my razor blades.
@@rrss2583 but Sega has a good movie
I’ve been seeing a lot of images of Rouge as a worker at Hooters. It seems fitting.
oh no
*your best nightmare starts playing*
@@Pizza_kid_DizzyOH GOD OH FUCK OH GOD OH FUCK
Where and why have you seen these...
@@HellhumperE7ZJ yes. for... research purposes
My first PatMac video and certainly not the last. Subscribed! :D
Where Do You Go After Talking About Sonic Ice Cream
Talk about Hooters X Sonic Forces
SFC mr Raccoon yes
Iizuka looking extremely uncomfortable standing next to a guy in a Sonic suit and two Hooters employees got me howling
I remember seeing this and questioning my life for the next 5 hours
Me too.
I think of it and immediately an image pops into my mind of sonic making a pitiful attempt at convincing Amy into wearing a Hooters outfit.
SuperSanicfan27 me too
megafan good god no
Sonic 06 everyone?
I actually forgot about that Progressive commercial. I was actually surprised to see Sonic in it first time seeing it.
Imagine it, sonic adventure 1 and 2 get remade and chaos in forces, the soap plushes and shoes in forces, and all the chao mercherndise were all hints for sa1 and 2 remakes that would be awesome
I bet Chaos would be happy after such a bumming appearance in Forces.
[POLYBLUES] If I had to guess, Chaos in Forces was less a hint toward an N-Sane Trilogy style HD remaster of the Adventure games (although that would be heckin' swell), but it was more likely an attempt to reintroduce Chaos to newer fans before the Sonic movie in 2019, which I am nearly positive will be a film adaptation of SA1.
That would be sweet, it is quite the assumption and I can see them doing so.
And man, one year away from that movie, gosh...
@@retrobrickreviews687Were you disappointed that the Sonic movie didn't follow SA storyline too?
I just wish they didn't tease the plushies. Like that was a crappy move, why not just sell them and give the fans what they've wanted for years? o.e
because they have to show us our nostalgia because we're all stuck in the past, if only there was a different way though... *0U0*
like adventure 3?
On the one hand, part of me wants to grumble that we in America and Europe never had promotions like these... yet, on the other hand, I doubt that Hooters restaurants in America would be willing to do something like that and Sega of America would probably hesitant to do it when you consider how Sonic is marketed over here.
Imagine if they did that again with frontiers that would have been shocking
Probably not Hooters, but I could see something like this at a more family-friendly restaurant (well aside from the obvious fast food kids meal).
Idk how common non-fast food restaurant promotion events are in the US tbh. I don't go out to eat much and I don't see that many ads for such.
God I wish that were me in the thumbnail
(I’m referring to the girl of course, I really want that soap shoes plush)
Nitro Spider, I was about to say you would have a nice rack until I saw your other comment lol.
Oh, I would be the Sonic Plush..
Man I wanna hug sonic too
Nitro Spider who doesn't wanna hug Sonic?!
"That's a surprising level of detail one wouldn't expect in a sonic the hedegehog x hooters coaster"
So many confusing things in that sentence...
Do a video about that shadow partnership!!!! Also I was really hoping someone would make a video on this so thank you!!!
The Sonic statue.... NANI!?!?!!?
Derp Zaloot *Earrape intensifys*
I’d like to make a note about the Sonic Forces pop-up café that I think is cool. The “Tails Noodles” dish mentioned is actually a Japanese dish called kitsune udon, an udon soup in dashi broth with fried tofu. In addition to being the name of the dish, kitsune are multi-tailed foxes from Japanese folklore. Having Tails’ dish be that is supremely clever.
I can’t believe soap shoe sonic is now officially part of Hooters
The collab might actually be better than the game itself
yeah well is is
Oh yeah totally
I forgot this was a thing. Though I'm still semi-disturbed by the idea of Sonic and Hooters.
Vox4l she is 17
Thank you for doing this video. When I learned about the Hooters Sonic Collaboration, I badly wanted to know the who, what, when, where, why, and how about this strange partnership.
This video was a very good birthday present for me. I just remember watching the Sonic Forces livestream at TGS and suddenly THAT promotion. I just will say that i would kill for that Soap Shoes Sonic Plush.
I remember the next day everyone was exploding over the announcement, it was great. Also, happy birthday!
PatMac Thanks!!
The thumbnail reminds me of the Sega x Love Live promotion where, as a log-in bonus for a period of time, you could receive special versions of Rin and Hanayo holding Sonic. I have both and they are very cute additions to my team.
what kind of company has plushes of game characters for display but not for sale?
sega, apparently.
imagine going to hooters without knowing of this promotion. you walk inside AND THERES A BUNCH OF SONICS EVERYWHERE!!!1!!!
I thought it was a meme I didn't think this was real, I was wrong. I am going to die happy now .
Tomoya Ohtani was the DJ and I'm so amazed he decided to use that airhorn sample
I just went to a Hooters for the first time yesterday and this video comes up?
I really like your videos! The algorithm showed me your sonic ice cream video and I’ve been enjoying your other stuff c: ngl that hooter’s chili dog looks amazing
Speaking of Forces
Where’s my sonic forces figure pack review
Hooters x Sonic?
I'm starting to choke on my wild wings
Imagine a kid passing next to one of those restaurants, and asking their parents to go in because they have a cool Sonic poster
The pain in your voice over soap shoe Sonic... I sincerely hope you get one at some point in the future.
That artwork in the thumbnail though. It seems to be a retrace, at least Sonic and not the girl, of an official Love Live artwork.
It was a parody of that image made by a Tumblr user named wereshoes-
wereshoes.tumblr.com/
It was drawn by my friend @wereshoes, and yeah when I commissioned it I sent the artwork used for that promotion as reference. It came out great! I linked her Twitter in the description if you're interested in seeing more of her work.
Zero Sponge i remember they promote Rin from Love Live and Hanamaru from Love Love Sunshine with Sonic tho xD
PatMac and who’s the girl? Ya girlfriend?
I usually forget that this was a thing that happened, and every time I'm reminded I just get slapped in the face with bewilderment.
Like, bro...
This is definitely one of the weirder decisions SEGA has made for this series.
Shadow: this drink... *IS THE ULTIMATE*
This is what Sonic Forces brought us?
Perhaps I treated the game too harshly
“Let’s go to Hooter’s and kill ourselves.”
- Sonic/Peter/Pepsi Man
Can u talk about the chuck e cheese × forces promo ?
Cec mass
Wait what?
.
Why haven't I heard about this
The only reason I know about that is because they kept playing the ad on cartoons.
Ahh yeah I remember that. I currently work there and remember the Sonic Forces promotion. Honestly the only thing we really had were the Sonic decorated fountain drink cups, and you would pull back a piece of paper and see what kind of prize you'd won. The grand prize was a Sonic Forces bundle (i believe it was XBox, PS4) but one of the lower tiered prizes was a free copy of SA2 on steam. Got one for myself, and that's all that really happened. No one at my store won the grand prize. I never heard anything from other stores either
Nani?!?
I'm still very upset that they never hold promotions like this in the States...
cuz you get american parents/adults that visit hooters will complain to the company of why they promoting a "children's video game series" to a adult restaurant and all kinds of annoying shit they'll whine and moan about and thus making Sega of America lose all the money spent on merch and stuff for the place unfortunately.
I actually used my Sonic plush as a Christmas tree decoration last year! 😂
He was initially hung on a branch, but later replaced our plastic angel as the tree topper!
Lucky
The Rare yet common Soap Shoes Sonic Plush.
The best Sonic collaboration of all time. Nothing will top this masterpiece.
Sonic x sonic
Sonic x Me
Makes me wonder how people didn’t just steal ‘em
I swear to god Every damn time I see a Shop fulled with Soap Shoes Sonics A Little Bit of my Sole Leaves me
Now I can't unsee the mental image of Sonic going to Hooters.
What a great video, I've learned so much. Those coasters are cool
Sega, please give this man one of your Soap Sonic plushes
I need a Soap shoe sonic plush ;-;
Wtf man. If the US had that Sonic X Hooters collab it would be making bank! Girls, sonic, and chili dogs!
blame boomer adults that hates fun and thinks every little thing should stay for only children
You only need the chilli dogs
I still find it hilarious how they not only chose the most inappropriate restaurant for a family-friendly franchise, but they didn't choose the place that not only shares the name with the title character, but also sells CHILI-DOGS! IT WAS RIGHT THERE!
Ok wtf how did i not know this till now?
This is the crossover we never wanted nore expected
Yeah weirdest promo
A weird desicion was made that day...
6:34 Sonic soap shoes plush right there!!! I need it
Local UA-camr "PatMac" steals extremely rare "Soap Shoes Sonic Plush" at local Hooters
I find it funny how the video about the sonic and hooters collaboration is just overall a examination about the use of soap shoes sonic plushes instead. Something tells me, just maybe, this guy places some value in them.
Since you've covered the Sonic Café here, will you ever cover the Kirby Café at some point? It looked absolutely wonderful and let us not forget the cool merchandise that came with it. I know I'd find it relaxing to listen to. :)
Imagine a man walking to hooters after a long day of work and seeing sonic forces stuff everywhere
"Soap Shoes Sonic at the blue moon bar, ready to serve up your tears because YOU DONT HAVE ONE."
Hold up let me go die inside
I bet they put Sonic and Hooters together because alot of guys play Sonic and they also go to Hooters so that's like a match made in heaven!
I really miss the adventure era. Everything was so in your face and brand new with Sonic's design. It's funny because his redesign made it seem like he was with us since the Golden Age of cartoons, but in reality it only took them 7 years to give Sonic a fresh design. It's funny that artifacts like the Sonic statue exist because it symbolizes that era and how hype console gaming was becoming at the time. '98-'02 were probably the most hype years for video game releases. I miss these days, I remember I used to be subscribed to GamePro and Playstation Magazine. Truly a different time to be living in now where all this media is streamlined. The late 2000's and early 2010's are what killed this type of scene.
SOAP Sonic: Yeah am a promotional item not for sale!
SA2 Shadow: when am I gonna get promoted ;-;
The best part about the collaboration has to be the, erm *artwork*
You know what we need now? A video on the history of that "E" meme on Twitter. Seriously, what's going on?
Love your content dude!
“Universally Praised”
LOL
Tyranitoons Yeah I praised myself alright
Tyranitoons WAIT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE COSTUME SHIT!
I always enjoy your vids. Keep it up! Also I can hear the triggerness in your tone of voice when talking about the Soap Shoes Sonic XD. I'd love to have one but I personally want the Joyride Sonic.
Man I really wish those two promotions were in us cause that chili dog looks delicious and those drinks from the sonic café look so good!
*ive never clicked on a video by patmac so fast in my life*
『Shin』 You were attracted by that nice pair?
2D Reviews Maybe ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
And that it was a patmac video
I wish I lived in japan because of this.
I actually got to go there couple days before it ended.
I got a sonic coaster, and the drink was pretty good.
I also went to the Sweets Paradise collaboration they had
Every time I see that soap shoe sonic plush I want it and cry even more
Great video PatMac. I always enjoy your videos, they are so interesting to listen to, they bring up really cool information about things I didn't even know was included or existed. Thanks for this video, it hyped me up for some reason XD. Btw do you know where to find footage of the time trial? I wanna see how the guy did mortar canyon in 47 seconds.
Can't wait a Flo from Progressive in Sonic the Hedgehog ROM hack
We have Sonic drive-in but Hooters is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
When I first saw this I thought it was a joke
Then I had to rethink my life for 5 minutes
Wait the food served at the cafe looks DELICIOUS. Especially the noodles!
Oh look! Sonic and Hooters...Wait WHAT?!?
I am super late to this! But please do make vid about the m-flo shadow the hedgehog collab! As soon as I heard that song, it instantly became one of my favorites!
I think the reason why the wolf was teal and not red like in the trailer was because they wanted to represent more of the customization feature in the game
12:07
Forget the soap shoe sonic plush
I WANT THAT SONIC WITH THE WATER MELON
That statue looks amazing
Thanks bro at first i was debating playing this game but after see this rare promotion i finally decided i will buy it and i’ll play it til the end and since i already spoiled myself the entire game I know what I have on the way
This is why I love sonic.
Its so 'Wtf' 24/7
I loved the Progressive Sonic ad and I’ve seen it several times
I need a sonic special even though I wouldn’t eat it but I need those hooters
Im so glad you mentioned m-flo loves shadow this is wild though