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After 20 years of Sonic ‘06, it took me to realize that Princess Elise’s unconscious tumble hints at the events that occur in the game. Check this out:

Do you guys remember that in-game cutscene where Sonic witnessed the Egg Carrier explosion? This is where the Egg Carrier was heading, as shown here at that distance–this cutscene sets the stage for the game, Kingdom Valley:

Compared to the last CGI cutscene of Sonic’s Story, which is set in a different background:

Without Sonic’s assistance in rescuing her via time travel, could this be an unseen depiction of Elise’s death, as shown above? Think about it. Remember that pre-rendered cutscene where the Solaris Project had gone wrong. After this, we saw the shot of the Duke of Soleanna’s body, Elise’s father, in the fog:

(That one was from another in-game cutscene, where he sealed Iblis into Elise, giving her to Silver in a safe place, and passing out, after giving her a motivational speech:)

Also, that shot of that random hazmat scientist’s body:

We saw this shot of younger Elise’s body:

Which recalls this shot of Elise’s body in a slightly similar lying position:

Between the shots of bodies from the laboratory (Aquatic Base) and Elise in the plains from the Egg Carrier incident, could those be good examples of visual depictions of deceased background, which could presumably apply to Soleanna itself? Speaking of Kingdom Valley, this is where the laboratory was, referring to that shot of younger Elise sleeping against the tree:

Which recalls this shot of her sleeping, facing forward:

If you look at this shot, her unconscious pose could represent Solaris (Phase 2) himself, compared to the way her arms spread, along with the pose itself, as Solaris’s wings:

Even though we know that the emblem of him, which is the symbol of Soleanna, was featured on her dress below:

Could Elise be the true symbol of Soleanna and the first true victim of this city, since the Duke of Soleanna from the lab incident, despite being a princess? That’s not all! Moreover, do you remember that in-game cutscene where Mephiles kills Sonic? His body presumably echoes her body as well:

However, take a closer look at these shots. As Sonic and Elise roll over from prone to supine, their right arms land in a similar position:

As a result, since Elise is the first female human character to lie unconscious in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since Maria Robotnik, these unexpected parallels to these characters in the later games so far, including Maria herself, are notable:

Princess Elise the Third - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006):

Shahra the Genie - Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007):

Maria Robotnik - Sonic X Shadow Generations (2024):

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Ok so roads are important infrastructure. A lot of stuff that's important happens on roads. Now, let's imagine that quadrillionaire Matt Stench has decided that the next big tech innovation is the Wide Car. It's a car that takes up six lanes despite seating only one passenger.

The Wide Car is supposed to be the future, and everyone's going to be driving Wide Cars, even though nobody who makes Wide Cars is turning a profit. Employers are offering Wide Cars as an employee benefit, and getting "nah." Some employers are going as far as demanding their employees drive Wide Cars, and the result is that people take time out of their workdays to get in the mandatory gas usage for their Wide Car before driving home in a regular car.

In spite of the fact that the Wide Car is clearly set to fail, there's an enormous push to expand to twelve-lane roads to accommodate a bunch of Wide Cars that simply will not materialize. This is not an organic response to demand, but a speculative investment that amplifies the existing issues with road development for no good reason.