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Okay just in case I shall hide under the Read More. 

But first off, I LOVE this movie! It feels like all my dreams of Sonic on the Big Screen are finally real! And honestly, for all it’s predictability, I think that’s kind of the charm. We know what the plot will be, we know how this will go. It’s a Road Trip movie. So if you’ve seen any of those before you know... you know where this is going. But it works, it’s fun.

Second, the Human characters. And not just Eggman/Robotnik. I... surprisingly liked them. Tom and Maddie. Donut Lord and Pretzel Lady. I-- really unabashedly love them. Like, I genuinely get why they’re here and why they matter and it’s not like you need them sure, but they make sense, fit organically and honestly. I care for them. Also Donut Lord Tom punches Robotnik twice and it works, and there are just some of the best interactions between them and how antagonistic Robotnik is and I just unabashedly love them.

Also, no stealing Sonic’s light.

But Robotnik definitely steals the whole movie. If there’s an origin story for him already, I’m sorry but this movie surpasses it. Robotnik is by and large the most fun thing on the screen and absolutely every scene he’s in is the best hands down. Also, evil villain playlist! And the Badniks label along with another villain staple self destruct. Also, I’m sorry but his first reaction to seeing Sonic is PRICELESS. 

On that note, GIVE US MORE AGENT STONE SEGA! He’s hands down, one of the best people Robotnik’s bounced off in terms of Villainy aside back in SatAM with his nephew, and I want more. Also Stone comes with a side of no backstabbing which is always appreciated.

Then the star, the heart of the movie. Sonic! And yes, this is definitely his best presence in the modern age. Will likely never beat out SatAM Sonic in my heart in terms of the portrayal-- but that’s more a case of First Wins I think. But like-- this Sonic is literally a lonely baby who needs so much protection and there are THREE big scenes I really want to talk about in regards to his skill set, powers and abilities in this movie. So, let’s talk about that huh.

First off, let’s talk about the first time we really see Sonic’s abilities. And no, not as a Baby-baby. I mean the time we first see that electric effect. Yep, we’re here to talk about the Baseball field. First off, that game hits hard seeing Sonic that lonely, and the thrill that drops into sad rumination and then the running. 

Now here’s a little fun fact about that, you notice the way the energy is building and gathering, being drawn. Well here’s something else. ALL the way back in Sonic Adventure we got something fun from the Emeralds and their lore.

"The servers are the Seven Chaos. Chaos is power... Power enriched by the heart. The controller is the one that unifies the Chaos. "

That’s RIGHT! Tikal’s prayer, the Chaos emeralds... and also-- Someone go look up a video of Shadow using his Chaos Blast. Because you’ll notice some... similarities.

Gather Energy 

Static Electricity around and through his fur and spines

Dramatic arch of body with a shout

Energy bursts out around with rippling electric waves and dissipates the further away it goes.

Yep! YEP! I think right there. We saw Sonic use his very own Chaos Blast! One supercharged by his emotions and honestly. That’s exactly how Chaos energy works! 

Secondly, as much as I want to talk about the bar fight scene-- that’s not the next time we see this energy charge. Nope! That’s right, next we’re talking about the Car Chase scene. Also-- I have... more than a few things about Sonic’s upset to say, but those can wait until later. So-- Sonic is working himself up and we get why, but then boom energy encasing him. And it’s emotional.

And then we see him launched and what happens next! SPIN DASH! Which tells me something I’ll be honest. It tells you a bit of how they’re doing that in the games. Also explains energy trails. 

Buuut that leads me kind of into the next things I want to talk about. And hey! It even includes a Robotnik scene. And that music. DAMN, Can I just take a moment to appreciate that for a moment. Because DAMN! GIMME! GIMME! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7EGMBS6nXI

This song! And the scene accompanying it are just! ICONIC! Like come on, Robotnik is so deliciously evil, and let’s lead in straight to what makes this so necessary. He’s studying Sonic’s spine there. SPINE! Spine not quill, and oh man! Robotnik dancing and the flow, perfectly timed. But the thing that sticks out the most...

POWER ANALYSIS: UNLIMITED

Now... why does that sound familiar. Because of something Tails says when you rescue him. “They have Unlimited Power y’know” at the start of Sonic Adventure, and how he’s working to harness that power for his plane. Which also leads into the next scene directly, and the next use of Sonic’s power.

First off, the way Robotnik uses the spine. Very reminiscent of the early games and using the small animals to power his machinery, whiiich btw, I do believe those are chaos creatures considering how they interact with Chao, but that’s neither here nor there, but-- what’s the next big moment with Sonic’s power.

THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP! Which cheesy as hell, but this is a kid’s movie and again-- Let me spin you around to the first point. The biggest and oldest point. “Power Enriched by the heart!” The Chaos Emeralds literally run on power of friendship, if not being used for the negative energy! So you know!

Also-- as a final argument.

Robotnik speaks about detecting a pulse of energy similar to the original blast when tracking into Tom’s house. Now that could be speaking about Sonic himself-- but-- here’s a fun detail. The Warp Rings... are one of the only ways you can access the actual Chaos Dimension in the games, and thus can be imagined to run off it as well. And Sonic, who knows how long prior used one. Sooo if we imagine that’s what Robotnik was tracking there--

Sonic’s energy is the same as the Warp Rings, thus Chaos Energy.