The Inhibitors Come OFF?! | BumbleKast for October 4th, 2023 - Ian Flynn Q&A Podcast

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  • @J.R.Unbound
    @J.R.Unbound 10 місяців тому +40

    October 4th, 2023 Question Timestamps:
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    *Note: If you want to post a comment about the new Frontiers update, please mark it as a spoiler to make sure nobody has it ruined for them.*
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    1:19 - In Sonic Forces they mentioned that Sonic was tortured for months…WHAT TORTURE?! My guy literally came out perfectly fine! (How is he not traumatized?) Did Infinite force him to watch Sonadow music videos or what? (i’m joking please don’t kill me)
    2:04 - In Archie Sonic, how exactly do Light Mobius, Silver's future, and the Prime Zone relate to one another? In the Sonic Universe Light Mobius arc, Silver changes the course of his future by defeating Tikhaos, implying the timeline goes from Prime Zone to Light Mobius to PXE. But Sally and her children being in Light Mobius (and depicted in PXE) doesn't seem to mesh with the "Mecha Sally dooms the world" angle.
    3:44 - Starline's isakai adventures continue! This time, he's dropped right into the musical The Music Man. The setting is the small town of River City, Iowa in the 1910s. Just as Starline's getting his bearings, he notices the entire town dancing and singing along with a traveling salesman who promises to form a band for the kids despite having no musical experience. Does Starline see through the charade, or does he get just as captivated by Professor Harold Hill and start breaking out into song?
    5:09 - How would you pitch a 12 issue Rouge the bat and The Tick team up comic book?
    8:07 - Long time ago for Worlds unite you Suggested X to join in Super Sonic and Super Armor Mega Man's Super Forms with a "Super Ultimate Armor" form which looks like a golden version of the Ultimate Armor from Mega Man X4 and Sega said no what would the Super forms of Zero and Axl look like?
    10:48 - If Sega made a new Sonic game based on Sonic Unleashed, what improvements do you think they should make with Sonic being a Werewolf/Werehog with game design and gameplay? Do you think the comics would benefit from its dark side creepiness?
    14:27 - How did you feel watching the Classic Cast grind in Superstars after the Tails Special (In an admittedly cute way) referenced Sonic using Soap Shoes in SA2.
    15:44 - I've heard tell that Ian used to sometimes hang around the LP boards on SomethingAwful and field Sonic related questions. Could it be true that Mr. Flynn was once a Goon? Might Kyle have also once roamed the boards, discussing retro racing titles and the soundtracks therein?
    19:22 - I'm throwing a curveball, and giving you a Geoffrey question. Would you say he wasn't just wanting to complete his mission to restore Naugus to the throne, but blinded so much by his own grief for the loss of his wife that he couldn't think rationally? I believe grief is a main motivation factor for him. Thoughts?
    20:23 - While I know the 900th Adventure special couldn't fit in everyone, like how Silver and the Chaotix couldn't make it in, how come the characters that did appear were only the game cast? For a celebration of Sonic's 900th English printed comic and a story that's also acknowledging the importance of Sonic's cast in all his adventures, it seems odd to not include any comic characters like Tangle and Whisper. The most we get is Starline getting mentioned but not seen since it's his warp topaz that's driving the plot.
    21:11 - A scenario with Dr. Julian Ivo Robotnik (SatAM/Archie) and The High Evolutionary (MCU), how would it play out? Do they trade notes, do they team up to take down the FF & GOTG?
    22:39 - In #63, Duo called Master Overlord as Metal Overlord, despite both being different. So, are they the same now, with Master being a nickname?
    23:38 - In your opinion who do you think would win a shoot-style (i.e. the result is not predetermined) pro wrestling match amongst the members of the Sonic cast, IDW included? Just to make it more fair and not a boring answer let's say that Big is busy fishing off in the arctic circle. In my opinion Vector and Amy probably have the best chance. And just for fun could you come up with some ring names for our intrepid grapplers?
    28:44 - In the song "All Hail Shadow", the third line of the first verse reads "Obliterating everything that’s not your friend." However we know Shadow doesn’t like having friends. Does this mean Shadow is gonna destroy the world?
    29:43 - Ignoring the multitude of reasons it’ll never happen, what’s the absolute dumbest stuff that would happen in a friend trio consisting of Sonic, Tangle, and Surge if they all get bored and decide they wanna have stupid-fun together, and do Tails, Whisper, and Kit even attempt damage control, or do they just kick back, get popcorn, have the first aid kits ready, and just watch?
    31:42 - Ian, why don't the members of the Chaotix just take art commissions to help pay for things?
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    33:54 - ... Shadow and Amy Rose bodyswap, what would happen? Please, I want chaos (Not The Character) (I'm Feeling Evil)
    36:09 - Ian Flynn wakes up in a cold sweat, a suffocating aura emanating from his cell phone. Trembling, he inputs his passcode, and opens his email. Flynn quickly learns his dread was warranted as he scans a message from whoever-his-boss-is -- SEGA, despite all previous indication they would never do this, is bringing back pre-reboot Archie Sonic. But it's not for a comic. They're making an MMO... and they want Ian to basically write the entire thing! With a mere 2 hours of sleep under his belt, Flynn begins to snooze as a question coasts through his mind, influencing his dreams... What kind of playable classes would an Archie Sonic MMO have?
    40:41 - i love that nearly all the Mobians in this universe are like, 3'6" on average. i just want to pick them up and hug them. so how would the cast react to being picked up and called adorable by a random human in our world? especially Team Sonic, the Chaotix, and Silver & Blaze.
    44:22 - Tangle and Blaze go on a date! Well, it doesn't have to be a "date," but it is a "mutual outing" like Sonic and Blaze had in IDW#63. How does it go, how giddy is Tangle, and how long before Blaze has to take a break because Tangle is just too much?
    45:52 - Ian, did you recently say you’re not currently writing for IDW Sonic? I can’t remember. If so, do you plan to return to the comic at some point?
    48:06 - We now know Scourge loves slasher flicks, so what would he dress up for Halloween? and what would he do to the neighborhood?
    49:31 - With the Sonic/Mega man crossover, we got introduced to the concept of Roboticized masters, which showcased what the Sonic cast would look like as Robot Masters, but also what Mega Man would look like as a badnik when he became M'egga man. But.. what if we took this crossing over of robot elements further? What if Eggman made Metal counterparts to the Mega Man cast? Metal Mega Man? Metal Proto Man? Metal Roll?!?
    52:59 - Hey guys, so last month I saw a lot of people on Twitter and in the reviews for issue 63 showing a lot of support for more Blaze and Sol Dimension content in the series, as well as a fair bit of people, presumably Sonic Rush fans, hoping for Blaze to have more stories without the involvement of Silver, hoping that she can get the spotlight to herself for a bit. So, I was wondering if you think it's possible that we could get a bigger story, or even a miniseries, involving Blaze and the Sol Dimension anytime in the near-ish future? I've also seen a lot of the people hoping for Blaze to have less Silver involvement in her appearances showing a bit of disappointment with the end of issue 64, so I was wondering if you guys had any thoughts on that as well?
    56:46 - I don't have $5,555 dollars for a collab between Crush 40 and Ron A. Wasserman (of Go Go Power Rangers) but I do have $5 for the next best thing. Could you two vocalize a conceptual collaborative buttrock track between these artists? Kyle you vocally improvise the instruments (include a solo). Ian, you improvise the lyrics with iconic rasp. Please include very vague allusions to Sonic and Power Rangers, the lyric "Raw Power, Crushing Speed" and the word "Go!" fifteen times. Thank you very much.
    59:29 - Let's say you were told you had to bring Fiona Fox into the IDW books, but she was not allowed to be a villain, how would you incorporate her into the comic?
    1:02:06 - Does Maginaryworld account for Dreams in all of time? In other words, does the realm contain past Dreams, present Dreams & future Dreams?
    1:02:58 - How is Sonic Prime canon despite contradicting the lore of the games in so many ways? I can't help but wonder why bother creating a lore team if the next major project contradicts the lore so heavily. Also, what does "my hands are tied" mean regarding the badniks/flickies?
    1:04:19 - Are possibilities in Sonic’s worldview "ways things could have been" and/or "way things can be?" Like in TailsTube #4 where Tails talked about them and named examples (like the different Sonics), those are ways things could’ve been right? The Sonic in a band is a funny thought.
    1:05:15 - Does Tangle not know about Whisper's battle with Surge? Sonic's mannerisms in #57 when he mentioned it implied it was a secret between him and Whisper.
    1:05:51 - How would you write a crossover between sonic the hedgehog and looney tunes, but with specifically the sonic boom and looney tunes show (the early 2010s sitcom reboot) incarnations of the characters?
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    1:07:37 - Thanks to those who support the show
    1:11:07 - Outtake 1
    1:11:17 - Outtake 2
    1:12:37 - Outtake 3

  • @DmanDmythDlegend
    @DmanDmythDlegend 10 місяців тому +26

    Honestly, hearing that Ian is working on so many “secret projects” makes me so happy. I grew up reading the sonic comics this guy helped write and the Worlds Collide crossover is what introduced me to Mega Man, so I’m very happy to see him getting his deserved success.

  • @PG2994
    @PG2994 10 місяців тому +13

    As Starline's isekai adventures continue, he finally loops back around to his universe - returning during the story of Sonic Frontiers. How does Starline feel about Sage? Would he try to upgrade his tech with Ancient tech? Is he secretly singing along to the music as Sonic fights the Titans? And most importantly, what sends him back on his isekai journey this time?

  • @destroyerkitty9434
    @destroyerkitty9434 10 місяців тому +19

    Since it’s my favorite game, the idea of Sonic Unleashed without the werehog but with Knuckles instead is a vision I’m not mad at but god it is unnatural to think about.

  • @mrpingasman3079
    @mrpingasman3079 10 місяців тому +8

    So glad my dumb all hail shadow thing was dignified with an answer, got a good laugh out of it.

  • @andtails
    @andtails 10 місяців тому +4

    Ian finally gets a small reprieve in between secret projects? Nice! Love to see it.
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  • @irkendragon
    @irkendragon 10 місяців тому +6

    The Metal Virus arc was divisive? But I loved that! I like the lighter breaks between things but I like dire stakes.

  • @geoffreyrichards6079
    @geoffreyrichards6079 10 місяців тому +2

    That Tick crossover idea is brilliant.

  • @bojanmarkovicc8796
    @bojanmarkovicc8796 10 місяців тому +7

    Will Shadow the Hedgehog be in future sonic games? Also is Shadow still Sonic's equal or Sonic has vastly surpassed him in terms of power?

    • @ep6713
      @ep6713 3 місяці тому

      Honestly, I believe that no matter how much one of them increases its power, in the end SEGA will always place the two as equivalent. They don't delve into these issues (Although I would like to).

  • @ThatSoni
    @ThatSoni 10 місяців тому +2

    For wanting the Masked Rabbit to do the Vanilla Extractor on me, we ride on the Algorithm Quest!
    Vector would wish he was me

  • @mr.incredivenom
    @mr.incredivenom 10 місяців тому +5

    Shadow does have friends, Ian. You know it.

  • @BlackFlash09
    @BlackFlash09 10 місяців тому +10

    I would play a game where Silver and Blaze are the protagonists. I'd even settle for a comic mini-series.

  • @okcheesestick
    @okcheesestick 10 місяців тому +2

    thanks for answering my question about the hypothetical mmo! personally, I would like to play as a Guardian (knuckles/finitevus style chaos magic) or maybe an ixis mage...

  • @satisfied3627
    @satisfied3627 10 місяців тому +3

    I have a question. So in IDW issue #9, when Tails asks if the Master Emerald can affect the Sol Emeralds like it does the Chaos Emeralds, Knuckles says "It can't. Don't ask me how I know - call it a hunch."
    So my question is, does Knuckles often know things related to the Master Emerald's abilities based on a "hunch"? Does he have a user manual in his head telling him how the thing works?

  • @JomaXZ
    @JomaXZ 10 місяців тому +5

    You can dissolve your hat in acid, turn it into water with a base and just drink your hat if it comes to that.

  • @proob9853
    @proob9853 10 місяців тому +2

    13:45 if we get ever a sonic game where sonic has an actual arc I need to eat something that's normally not edible
    SORRY BUT I'M DYING OVER TH8IS

    • @chrisclack4258
      @chrisclack4258 4 місяці тому

      we did sonic 2 and sonic 3 and knuckles

  • @daniflorin3459
    @daniflorin3459 10 місяців тому +2

    I've never seen anything tackle this question before, but how do flicky colors work? Most of the time they're blue, but there have been instances of flickies of other colors showing up in the series, though in very small numbers. Are they color mutations, or do they pass down?

  • @onyxodon
    @onyxodon 10 місяців тому +5

    While you both have many many characters for the comics, do you guys have a personal character of your own? Also, I think it would be funny if Ian was the Stan Lee of the Sonic Universe, making random and hunorous cameos at random points. Would you ever do that for fun?

  • @Experiment282
    @Experiment282 10 місяців тому +1

    Ian playing Mass Effect; oh gosh, Sonic and Garrus in my mind would work so well together.

  • @stevena488
    @stevena488 10 місяців тому +2

    A music man question AND a Tick question?!... What an odd turn of events.

  • @metalskulkbanepl161
    @metalskulkbanepl161 10 місяців тому +2

    28:44 - Clearly that means Shadow considers almost everyone on the planet his friend, he just wont' admit it.

  • @cold_soup_
    @cold_soup_ 10 місяців тому +2

    as someone who's favorite half of unleashed is the werehog stages and as someone who thinks the werehog tonally fits the series just fine, unleashed absolutely should have been a sonic and knuckles 2

  • @cramlink6455
    @cramlink6455 10 місяців тому +8

    Spoiler warning for a Frontiers question!
    Now that we played the final horizon, we have two possible endings for the game🤔 In the two endings Sage manages to live in some way, is the normal game ending one of the possibilities Sage calculated so it’s not canon? Which one of them is cannon? We saw Sage in “The murder of Sonic the Hedgeogh” in her red form instead of the blue form she took in this new ending… So maybe the normal ending is the cannon one?! AAAA so confused jajaja. Anyway congrats for the writing of the dlc Ian, it was so epic😌

    • @mrsurge4789
      @mrsurge4789 10 місяців тому +3

      I feel like story-wise, the original ending being the canon one makes the most sense and feels right

    • @Alejandro333777
      @Alejandro333777 10 місяців тому +2

      I just assumed the original ending was a simulation one way they could win but the new ending sage survives naturally so I Would assume it would make more sense with her survival as well

    • @HedgeThatDamn
      @HedgeThatDamn 10 місяців тому +3

      Both endings lead to the same route, the End is destroyed and Eggman and Sage go off together. Except in one Sage saccs her self, in the other it's Sonic. In both endings Sage lives so ultimately it doesn't matter which one is "canon" as any future instalment that reference Frontiers isn't going to be like HEY SONIC REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU PUT YOURSELF INTO A GUN AND ALMOST DIED FROM CYBER CORRUPTION or HEY SONIC REMEMBER THAT TIME EGGMAN'S AI KID SAGE SACRIFICED HERSELF TO STOP THE END? It'll just be a general "Hey remember Starfall Islands?"

    • @cramlink6455
      @cramlink6455 10 місяців тому +1

      @@HedgeThatDamn you may be right jajaja, would be cool to have some clarification, but if not it doesn’t really affect the ending as you mentioned

    • @chrisclack4258
      @chrisclack4258 3 місяці тому

      @@cramlink6455 Dr eggman was able two restore sage since she did come from the disk he attached to the stage gate sage is A computer program

  • @BumbleKastHighlightsUnofficial
    @BumbleKastHighlightsUnofficial 10 місяців тому +4

    This episode was such a treat to hear live. So excited it's finally out and I can spread my "Silver is touch-starved" propaganda to the masses. :)

  • @JoleneBlake
    @JoleneBlake 10 місяців тому +2

    Clearly MMO Antoine would be a dodge-tank. He draws aggro by bragging and then runs away.

  • @NazoDubs
    @NazoDubs 10 місяців тому +7

    A chance to finally see a duet between Silver and Blaze? What would you be cooking Mr. Flynn? 🧐

  • @JohnnyDoorknob
    @JohnnyDoorknob 10 місяців тому +7

    Final Horizon spoiler
    Ian, if you’ve played the dlc yet, how hard did you find it overall? Did you have to switch to easy mode? Also I like the implication that Big is the only character Sonic keeps in his memories. Thus is the effect of a god

  • @benraven9087
    @benraven9087 10 місяців тому +3

    Ian, in an earlier episode, you said if Surge were to ever become self-aware, she would do everything in her power to break free of the comic-book and hunt you down. Well, guess what? She has and she is. What will you do to save yourself, short-term and long-term?
    P.S. Kyle, you skipped over one of my questions on my latest BK mini by mistake. Could you please have it answered before the mini is released?

    • @benraven9087
      @benraven9087 10 місяців тому +1

      Replying in case this was forgotten.

    • @BumbleKingVideos
      @BumbleKingVideos  10 місяців тому +2

      Oops, let me look into that. Also I'll be getting this one into an episode on the 30th! -Kyle

  • @luzartz
    @luzartz 10 місяців тому +2

    Question: How would a team up mission with sally and julie-su and tangle and whisper and mina would go?

  • @kaxcommentssomethingREAL
    @kaxcommentssomethingREAL 10 місяців тому +2

    DLC SPOILERS
    Ian..... that ring portal at the start of the DLC... you know where this is goin'.
    was it real? or was it just something cool inspired by the Sonic Movies that has no lore importance other than having a cool entrance to the new story? how does this fit into the canon?! XD

  • @AstroTom
    @AstroTom 10 місяців тому +1

    He's got a point about Unleashed. I was six when it came out. I'm 21 now

  • @slateoffate9812
    @slateoffate9812 2 місяці тому

    What's the deal with the singular Egg Robos in 3&K, R, and SuperStars?

  • @PhilipAJones
    @PhilipAJones 10 місяців тому +1

    Oh wow! You guys nailed "Sonic Ranger"! (Can someone transpose the lyrics?)

  • @Eldoofus
    @Eldoofus 10 місяців тому +1

    Lengthy question, Spoilers too, but I *really* have to ask this... In the Last Horizon DLC for Sonic Frontiers, two important bits of story were skipped, those being *most* of The End's dialogue, and Sage's sacrifice... it's also a big shame that they were cut off, since now the ending feels a little empty without them... and I like better the idea of having the original Ikaruga Final Boss taking place after Supreme, all being normal up to Sage's sacrifice, but as Super Sonic is sent back to Earth by the shockwave, it's revealed that the Supreme Titan survived the explosion... and when it descends and the sky turns purple-ish, it's revealed that The End used Supreme to keep going even after its own explosion, getting rid of Sage in the process, and so the DLC Final Boss takes place with "Super Sonic 2" and everything, with the exception of no Sage to create the barrier (though Sonic's friends could still defend)... though, that's just a headcanon to make an example.
    Given that context, do you think it would be possible to have both endings for Sonic Frontiers as one merged canon ending, at least narratively speaking?

    • @chrisclack4258
      @chrisclack4258 3 місяці тому

      sage is A computer program that Dr eggman can restore sage did come from the disk he attached to the gate to the stages

  • @monad765
    @monad765 10 місяців тому +1

    Does Sonic's imaginary world have infinite higher dimensions? With every dream being a dream of the same?

  • @gabeheartz13saravia97
    @gabeheartz13saravia97 10 місяців тому +1

    What if… Genies? The zany chaotic/lawful good "Genie of the Lamp" (Disney’s Aladdin 1992) meeting the chaotic neutral (Fat) "Majin Buu" (Dragon Ball Z) and the Neutral Good Prismo the Wishmaster (Adventure Time) how would it play out?

  • @doktorobvious353
    @doktorobvious353 10 місяців тому +1

    Man I wanna ask questions too. But my money currently must go to more important things.
    A Sonic conversion mod for Team Fortress 2.

  • @allisonstarr6074
    @allisonstarr6074 6 місяців тому

    I’m from the future and I’m guessing some of those projects were Dream Team and Sonadow Generations) sorry Ian.
    Maybe Fiona would have one of those “dating Catwoman” things with Surge?

  • @Cepper-peepor
    @Cepper-peepor 10 місяців тому +1

    Question- Is mania plus or mania adventures the follow up to mania as both depict sonic returning from forces and meeting mighty and ray? Also if you were to give classic sonic a voice would you choose Martin Burke or Jaleel White? Personally I think Martin would fit better but I would also love to see Jaleel return. Maybe Classic Sonic and American Sonic could meet?
    Another Question- Will you guys and Sega ever acknowledge the fact that if you count up all the Chaos emeralds in the games, there have been 11 unique ones? Sonic Adventure was the first to start saying “the 7 chaos emeralds” and that’s been normal since. Will the other emeralds ever return?

  • @WolfofKaos
    @WolfofKaos 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm sorry, but I cannot agree with the whole "Replace Werehog with Knuckles", nor having Shadow in the Werehog's place for Unleashed (or in this case, a hypothetical sequel), and I'm very disappointed to hear that the franchise's most prominent writer agrees with that argument. Not only does this ignore how the Werehog played into the game's theme of "day and night/light and dark", but also how it affected Sonic's character.
    The Werehog showcased Sonic's creativity and adaptability, being able to adjust to a completely new form that slows him down and coming up with all sorts of combat moves from the Werehog's properties. And what about those two scenes with Amy? You couldn't have a moment of Sonic being bummed out from not being recognized by a friend due to his altered appearance, and then later fleeing from said friend in shame of altered appearance, if the Werehog was replaced with Knuckles or Shadow.
    Sure, the Werehog didn't have the most impact on Unleashed's story, but the story was meant to be light to begin with; just Sonic going on an adventure across the world with a new friend (who turns out to be the planet's "guardian"). Having Knuckles or Shadow in the Werehog's place wouldn't really add much, hell it would take away from the most compelling parts of the story. Of course, the Werehog's presence in the story could still be improved, which I *thought* was going to be the answer you would give, Ian. But I guess who cares about that? :\ Just have Knuckles or Shadow in Unleashed purely for the gameplay, regardless of how well they actually play into the story, the themes, Sonic's character, and so on.

  • @GrimDrago
    @GrimDrago 10 місяців тому

    They "Sonic MMO" was mentioned I was thinking something more similar to FreeRealms but like with the avatars from Forces and badniks and platforming challenges in Frontiers, but you can explore cities and islands from past Sonic games

  • @shibumi-tanuki
    @shibumi-tanuki 9 місяців тому

    13:36 IAN NO YOU'RE MAKING ALL THE KIDS WHO REALIZED THEY WERE FURRIES BECAUSE OF WEREHOG CRY (me) 😭😭😭💀

  • @milesprowerdavis7658
    @milesprowerdavis7658 10 місяців тому

    The lore Council for Sonic can I guess there's 7 right? 💎

  • @PhilipAJones
    @PhilipAJones 10 місяців тому

    The Tick started as a comic.

  • @gengarboi8745
    @gengarboi8745 10 місяців тому +1

    Ngl you guys who keep complaining about Blaze being paired with Silver too much when you don't complain about any other pair. It's been 17 years. Grow up, get over it and stop pestering the writers about it.

  • @metalskulkbanepl161
    @metalskulkbanepl161 10 місяців тому

    36:09 - For MMO, you focused too much on playable Sonic characters, when it would be more of OC game. There doesn't have to be Sally class, because no one plays as Sally. She's just the commander.
    The setting is simple: freshly recruited Freedom Fighter (or Legioner, if we want to keep factions like WoW) and the game will go through Enerjak, Moebius, Iron Dominion and all the other expansions/storylines. The map is already made.
    So classes will be (with teachers)
    - chaos wizards (Ixis or Neo Walkers)
    - gadget experts (Tails, Rotor or Snively)
    - brawlers (Knuckles or Fiona)
    - special agent (Geoffrey or Nack)
    - weapon master (Amy, Antoine, or Iron King)
    - shinobi (Espio or Conquering Storm)
    You might ask "What about Speedster?" And to be blunt, in the game like this either everyone is speedster or nobody is. Otherwise, there will be too much of an imbalance.
    And races to keep it simple : Mobian, Robian, Echidna, Overlander

  • @chrisclack4258
    @chrisclack4258 3 місяці тому

    sage is A computer program that Dr eggman can restore sage did come from the disk that Dr eggman did attach two the stage gate

  • @chrisclack4258
    @chrisclack4258 4 місяці тому

    i am still scared by some stuff and my birth year is 1987

  • @windy3935
    @windy3935 10 місяців тому +1

    "Replace Werehog with Knuckles". So Ian takes the side of fans who've reiterated that over the many years. Not trying to be rude, but I still think this is a pretty shallow counterpoint. Because all it does is looks solely at the more combat (and coincidentally exploration) focus of the stages and suggest putting Knuckles there because he's a combative/brawler type character. Flynn did proceed to partly alleviate that but alternatively suggesting Shadow instead. Now with Shadow I see that as the somewhat least shallow answer, or maybe equal to Knuckles but for different reasons. Having Shadow replace Werehog would dangerously paint a narrow view of Shadow's character, leaning more in the "purely dark" or sorts type of character. Contrasting theming in general is usually simple and streamlined: light vs dark, good vs evil, etc. Having Shadow on night levels would on numerous layers have harmful effects on the characterization with not just Shadow but Sonic as well. Sonic and Werehog form have this unique harmony that cannot be replicated with literally any character in the cast. Except Sonic himself; only some dark variant form of Sonic of some kind could ever work, be it non-evil (yet still menacing looking) Werehog or an inherently evil/dark version of Sonic (like we've seen in Sonic X). You've have to completely rework the story (not just the Gaia power bestowed upon Sonic either) to replace Werehog with some other character. So whenever the anti-Werehog arguments are brought up, I think its required to also mention having to reimagine the story as well, not just the gameplay to work around Knuckles/Shadow. Mediocre write up; I know someone could do far better at explaining my point.
    I was just going to comment on that, but I guess I can touch on other topics.
    "Grinding on rails since Heroes/Advance". I think y'all missed the point, in it being about the classic characters/iteration grinding when it's their modern counterparts known for doing it exclusively. Sonic Advance is a 2D game, but it's obviously not a traditional classic one. It's a modern Sonic 2D game/series. Same of course goes for Rush. I can imagine someone bringing up Classic Sonic Generations, but if we do that proper comparison we have to acknowledge grinding in their was handled so extremely carefully that not only was it rare (exclusive to levels they're most iconic from like Rooftop Run? and City Escape), not only was it in short-burst, but CS also didn't actually use his feet to grind on them. ST knew Classic Sonic shouldn't be grinding to the extent MS should, so they found an impressive and perfect balance to include it without it really being a problem. Not having it would have created somewhat of a setting/legacy dissonance problem (because again levels like City Escape are the most iconic for rail grinding; the first level in the entire series to introduce it), so ST embraced it but in a way that felt appropriate, from animation to length to limited placements. Meanwhile, Superstars does the complete opposite and goes Advance series and modern Sonic on us, grinding with the shoes and extended segments of grinding. They added the pole swinging too, which should have been included with the question.
    Amy's bracelets are inhibitor rings??

    • @tomasmoreira1592
      @tomasmoreira1592 10 місяців тому

      No they aren't its a joke lmao

    • @windy3935
      @windy3935 10 місяців тому

      @@tomasmoreira1592 I don't know what you're referring to (cause you didn't say), but if it's the first thing, you can tell by their tone they were serious.

    • @tomasmoreira1592
      @tomasmoreira1592 10 місяців тому

      @@windy3935 Sorry, the inhibitor rings

    • @fort2558
      @fort2558 10 місяців тому

      @@tomasmoreira1592 In battle they were explained to be weights

    • @windy3935
      @windy3935 10 місяців тому

      @@fort2558 AMY wearing weights? That makes no sense. Assuming her hammer is heavy it would be a good explanation for that, but it's still not a known or established characteristic with her.
      That must have been mentioned in her story, because I actually recently revisited Battle for Sonic and Shadow's story.
      edit: This seems to be a Battle exclusive detail. She started some training called Boxercise after Emerl was kidnapped. She had both arm _and_ leg weights, and Cream (who has bonded with Amy quite a bit at this point in the timeline) was very surprised to know Amy was wearing them, which could further indicate that she was wearing weights we just couldn't see.
      Has literally any game or comics (IDW specifically) referenced or doubled down on this idea of her arm jewelry being weights?

  • @slateoffate9812
    @slateoffate9812 10 місяців тому

    My theory is that Sonic Prime is a prequel to the game universe, taking place before Sonic Origins, and the Chaos Emerald Shadow lost to the Void/Abyss will become the Master Emerald.

    • @benraven9087
      @benraven9087 10 місяців тому

      Think about what you just said.

    • @slateoffate9812
      @slateoffate9812 10 місяців тому +1

      @@benraven9087 The Season 3 trailer, along with the continuity errors, are what inspired my theory.

    • @slateoffate9812
      @slateoffate9812 10 місяців тому +1

      @@benraven9087 I don't like that implied tone.

    • @mrme.484
      @mrme.484 10 місяців тому

      Yeah, and sonic should’ve never met any of his friends then.

    • @slateoffate9812
      @slateoffate9812 10 місяців тому

      @@mrme.484 I'm not saying Prime Sonic is Game Sonic! I'm saying that something in Season 3, likely the loss of Ghost Hill, the abyss, and Nine's plans, are going to CREATE the Game Universe

  • @gracekim25
    @gracekim25 10 місяців тому

    Mmmm so firstly I’ve not finished the final horizon DLC😅 but secondly do you think it’ll ever be possible to remake Sonic forces to be the game that fulfils the potential we all know it has