The Appeal of Sonic.exe

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  • Sonic.exe was a bad creepypasta that evolved into one of the best creative mediums. Let's figure out how that happened.
    Check out my Twitter, lots of important updates! / instafiz
    Fiz stills by: / deliriouscorgi
    Outro made by: www.steffegan.com/
    Music used in order:
    MarStarBro - Triple Trouble
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant Zone
    Saruky - Fun is Infinite
    MarStarBro - Too Slow
    Biddle3 - Vessel
    Vania - Cycles
    MarStarBro - Faker
    MarStarBro - Black Sun
    DanlyDaMusicant - Formatting
    METR0GARD3N - Sink
    REOL - No Title
    Now let's talk about some EXEs I like that weren't mentioned in the video!
    SoniX - Out of all the Sonic.exe concepts I've seen, SoniX really leans into the theme of toying with Sonic's ideals. He messes with Sonic's friends, giving them false hope, and then ends things in a bloody mess. Check out his creator @gigagoku30 on Twitter!
    Needlem0use - Needlem0use is amazing. She serves as a complete overhaul of the original Sonic.exe creepypasta and makes the concept actually scary. It takes the form of an analog horror series, and it is some AMAZING stuff! Check it out on the TH-cam channel of the creator, ShutUpJoseph! / @shutupjojo_
    Fatal Error - It was VERY tempting to make a section of the video about Fatal Error, but I ultimately refrained because the video was long enough, and some of the things I could've talked about would've been redundant. Fatal Error is awesome. His design is among the sickest I've ever seen. He's more cool than scary, which I'm completely okay with. He really puts the "exe" in Sonic.exe, playing off, well, fatal errors, which is very fitting for the SEGA Genesis.
    Extra tags: Lord X, Xenophanes, Sonic.eyx, faker

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  • @gryphaak181
    @gryphaak181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    i also really love how this creepypasta managed to ruin a file name
    like everytime i see ".exe" somewhere my mind directly thinks about some entitity being there and killing all the caracters
    which makes it even funnier given that emulation exists

    • @ballsucker89
      @ballsucker89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      yeah i thought that too, mainly cause i didnt know .exe was an actual file extension

    • @ayonimator3433
      @ayonimator3433 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, and I believe that there are bad creepypastas that ended with ".exe" yet the creepypastas themselves didn't involve file extensions at all.

    • @manilovefnaf_ch3rr1
      @manilovefnaf_ch3rr1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thats EXACTLY how i feel-

    • @GamerMage2k-kl4iq
      @GamerMage2k-kl4iq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know that feeling

    • @silverman1205
      @silverman1205 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just think it means that you will be holding the right arrow key until a cheap jumpscare happens...

  • @maniax-X
    @maniax-X ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Fun fact: Hog and Scorched now have an official complete story all in one document! But, Scorched isn't what is said in the video. Scorched is canonically the og Sonic, that has been morphed into a beast after his universe colliding with a rip-off of his world.

    • @GamerMage2k-kl4iq
      @GamerMage2k-kl4iq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Say it louder for the ones in the back!!!!

  • @00T398
    @00T398 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    Friendly reminder that if you want to make one of these “evil sonics” and you are worried about angry people yelling at you because “Exe’S ArE CrinGE”, just remember that Metal Sonic and Fleetway Super Sonic did it years ago and they get all the praise, so don’t worry about the haters, because if the the two characters I just mentioned made the “evil sonic” thing work YEARS ago, then who says your little blue devil can’t do it too?

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  ปีที่แล้ว +75

      That’s the true sigma mindset. You go, king

    • @00T398
      @00T398 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@InstaFiz THX *ear deafening noise intensifies

    • @daviddimitrov3696
      @daviddimitrov3696 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      EXEs aren't cringe. At least not anymore if they ever were. Hell I find them more interesting then normal Sonic

    • @Chillipeffer
      @Chillipeffer ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I needed this, thanks blud

    • @00T398
      @00T398 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Chillipeffer No problem bud 😉

  • @FinninYT
    @FinninYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    I remember this horrific blue boy used to scare the hell out of me when I was a kid. Good times. I had no idea there was a whole community that made their own iterations of him, though. I like the analysis, though. Good on ya, dude. Really broke down what makes each iteration horrifying

  • @kingbash6466
    @kingbash6466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I think EYX might be my favorite out of the whole group. The game itself has already had an insane amount of polish and craft, but the design of EYX himself is perfectly twisted what with his lanky, almost skeletal body and his gaping, bloody eye with one of the most horrific pupil dilations I’ve ever seen.

  • @MichMaslo
    @MichMaslo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    The only key thing missing from Hog is the atmosphere EXE/Faker built. Imo it was so remarkable that I had to write about it. I'm kinda tired at the time of writing it, so sorry for possible spelling/narration mistakes.
    When I first played Faker's level, I felt really weird aura from him. He looked the most normal out of every other "Sonic" in the mod. A bit odd, but as you said - little design changes are common for him. I even kinda believed at first that this is real Sonic, that have just gone insane by living in the hell that his world have become. I thought that it was the reason why he sang with BF - because he didn't care anymore. But then - EXE (transformation) happend. And man, what a transition to the next song it was. Just a quick reminder that in Sonic.EXE 2.0 only one song was linked to one sound test code. So it was quite a surprise to see another song after Faker. And you knew it was the real deal now. Everything was in way worse condition than before. Environment was even more lifeless and dreadful. "Sonic" unleashed his true self and didn't masked his intentions anymore. He felt this time untouchable to move. You couldn't just play careless anymore. Every your mistake was deadly in consequences, because of health draining mechanic that made recovering after missing an arrow - impossible. The atmosphere around my first time playing was so tense. I noticed halfway through the song that my health bar couldn't regenarate + I finished it with barely enough of it left. It was amazing

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      It pained me immensely to not put him in the video, but I had to show respect to what was going on in the real world.
      Well said, man. EXE truly was a pioneer.

    • @MichMaslo
      @MichMaslo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I understand

    • @mrboerger1620
      @mrboerger1620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I'll add on
      Faker is defined by his slowness compared to other sonic.exes his whole first song feels off because of how slow it is.

    • @beamster73
      @beamster73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      When me and my friend went to faker, we legit thought it was sonic
      I only later realized it was not

    • @namename1723
      @namename1723 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dont want to start drama but revie is innocent
      th-cam.com/video/wSf2-8lbquo/w-d-xo.html

  • @Chillipeffer
    @Chillipeffer ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    1:46 The Blue Blur
    4:53 Bloody Beginnings
    12:14 Xenophanes
    15:45 Lord X
    22:17 -EXE- Hog
    26:47 EYX
    32:24 ???
    35:52 Conclusion

    • @joaoguilhermeassim
      @joaoguilhermeassim ปีที่แล้ว

      What happened to EXE? I know that there was polemic but i still wanted to see what you had to say abou the faker

    • @some_fandom_lover
      @some_fandom_lover ปีที่แล้ว

      Why don't people separate the art from the artists

    • @samuel-the-italian
      @samuel-the-italian ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@some_fandom_lover you know revie was proven innocent?

  • @dashieldmasta177
    @dashieldmasta177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I really don’t understand how you came to the conclusion that Lord X is more “feral,” when Lord X’s main characterization is a mischievous, semi-sadistic trickster that doesn’t particularly understand morality to begin with, and is obsessed with emulating Sonic, with some stories presenting him as a sentient parasite in Sonic’s corpse, and others as a callous intruder in the game’s coding that bends this little world to his warped whims. “Feral” doesn’t really fit. Although this did make me realize how interesting an EXE based on the Werehog could be.

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I did mention all that other stuff tho, no?
      The feral theme was moreso in reference to his design.

    • @peveral4246
      @peveral4246 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Given his mischievous trickster nature, I'd argue Lord X is "feral" in the sense that he draws a primal, animalistic sense of enjoyment from the thrill of hunting and toying with his victims. Think of him as something akin to Shere Kahn in the Jungle Book; although he carries himself with dignity and grace as the king of the jungle, his hatred of the human race is rooted so deeply into his soul that he has no qualms with sadistically menacing Mowgli -- a child -- before attempting to kill him.

  • @InstaFiz
    @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    The lineup for the next video has been decided! Be sure to select “Read more”
    Exetior
    Needlem0use
    Fatal Error
    No More Innocence
    Starved
    MX
    OIL.RIG
    + honorable mentions including EXEs created by you guys, as well as a few more words about Xendio! So don’t fret if you don’t see your favorite exe on this list!

    • @oranjaglad8648
      @oranjaglad8648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm pretty excited for the next video! Glad to see that you've got an idea for it, and I can't wait to see it!

    • @KannaDHD
      @KannaDHD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh man, i am so happy exetior is getting recognition, he is so underrated in my opinion

    • @ShadeLghs
      @ShadeLghs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see exeitor I click

    • @Alexrun902
      @Alexrun902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I probably should warn you about Exetior because the dude... *ahem*, bad history to him, and no I don't just mean his back story. So be careful going into his section of the video as it's best if you avoid controversy related to him or at least give it a passing mention and not sound like you're taking sides. That aside, best of luck dude! I look forward to seeing the sequel video! 😁👍

    • @GaryGibuson
      @GaryGibuson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dang, ya still forgot Sanic.exe and sunky

  • @neoselket562
    @neoselket562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    The cut at 32:05 was perfect
    It's crazy how people will take one small idea and flesh it out into it's own self contained, interconnected universe with deep lore and everything. This reminds me of the backrooms and Undertale AUs.

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Undertale AUs were fun, but they kinda had the opposite effect of Sonic.exe where they instead made the characters worse. A lot of fans love to treat Sans as edgy or Chara as evil.
      “But Chara *is* evil.” They aren’t. It was *your* influence that fucked them up.

    • @son1c_gamer
      @son1c_gamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@InstaFiz sometimes the fandom do be like that 😔

    • @oranjaglad8648
      @oranjaglad8648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@InstaFiz Or even worse, giving only Sans the attention and/or making him a Gary Stu. I hate it when Undertale AUs do that and don't give the other characters any love.

    • @kingofcrap4414
      @kingofcrap4414 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @InstaFiz Saying that Undertale AUs are just "Undertale but worse" is like saying that Sonic.EXE is just "Sonic with red eyes." There's so much more to them that you're not giving them credit for. Each AU has its own unique theming and aesthetic, such as UnderSwap switching around the roles of the characters, or OuterTale moving the characters into a space setting. I especially love how you can combine AUs together to create hybrid AU combos such as OuterSwap or SwapFell! Like Sonic.EXE, they may have started out boring or derivative, but they have the potential for some extremely interesting and creative concepts! Especially the combo AUs.

  • @spyke7311
    @spyke7311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Fun fact: in Sonic 3, there's a pallet glitch in the last boss fight that makes Sonic have pitch black eyes with red dots, this might be the inspiration for the original Sonic.exe

  • @lexcentrique2554
    @lexcentrique2554 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Fun fact: Scorched is actually Sonic's remaining data from the bootleg. Basically Hog is a reverse imposter, for a lack of better words: You're seeing an imposter but it hides secretely to have the real Sonic.

    • @heitorsant1759
      @heitorsant1759 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ohhh that explains the "I will not be replaced"

  • @norathemediocre
    @norathemediocre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    A bit late to the party here, but I wanted to share my two cents on my personal favorite EXE:
    Needlem0use is far and away my favorite take on the Sonic.EXE formula, not only because of how well ShutUpJoseph used the analog horror medium to convey horror (seriously, turning the "I AM GOD" line into something genuinely unnerving is impressive in and of itself), but because of how compelling Sarah is as a character compared to the other EXEs. My main problem with a lot of EXEs is that their actual writing tends to be pretty one-note, rarely going beyond "I'm evil because I am!", but Sarah is a genuinely compelling character, to the point where I kinda find myself rooting for her at times. Her dynamic with Luther is really good too, and the latest episodes hinting at something deeper behind everything has me hooked more than any other EXE story ever has.
    Of course, nowadays, it's hard to talk about anything EXE-related without bringing up its Friday Night Funkin mod, and Round-A-Bout is one of my favorite songs in the mod. The harmonizing parts are _amazing_, and the vibe fits the character perfectly. The art direction is also great - BF and GF in the Needlem0use style look incredible, and the depictions of Sarah as a puppeteer fits her so well. While it's hard to judge the cancelled Luther song, the bit that was released was amazing, and anyone who knows Adam's music knows that he never misses.

    • @ballsucker89
      @ballsucker89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the one thing i dont like about needlem0use is that it kinda sways less into a horror series and into an action series

    • @walkerphillips2818
      @walkerphillips2818 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently Needlemouse isn’t a EXE.
      People just keep calling her that.

  • @The_Artist_Official
    @The_Artist_Official ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I haven’t found them, but I heard from the sequel vid that people were sharing their EXE concepts around here, so I think I’ll give it a shot. Behold…
    *XÙLNUR*
    LORE- Xùlnur was once an ancient god of corruption, who based his influence in cold, northern places like Greenland. At some point during his rule, Xùlnur was challenged by a kitsune spirit from the east, named Xanchi. The two engaged in a battle of fire and ice, in which Xùlnur was defeated and cast into a space between realms, which only fueled Xùlnur’s hatred more. Centuries later, Xùlnur escaped into the world again, and decided to amass a following once again, this time, through a certain character’s *buddy…*
    APPEARANCE- Xùlnur usually inherits Tails’ body because it reminds him of a wolf. When mimicking Tails, he looks quite normal, aside from the longer muzzle, white markings at the tips of his ears and one tail. In his “halfway” form, Xùlnur is much larger and bulkier, his fur is almost completely white and the fur tufts around his muzzle/ears/tail are replaced with small icicles. He sports a toothy grin and noticeable eyebrows, and his gloves/socks are more fuzzy and brown in appearance. His true form is very muscular and large, roughly 20ft tall. He dons a full Viking outfit, including a cape and skulls on his shoulders. Red icicles protrude from his fingers/toes, as well as his muzzle tufts, ear tips, and chin. His eyes glow a pale blue, and the back of his mouth has human teeth behind the canines. Xùlnur also has a human form which sports goat horns and more icicles on his body.
    PERSONALITY- Xùlnur’s personality changes based on whoever he’s possessing (doesn’t apply to mimicking), like a corrupt version of his vessel’s original personality. His own personality is very manic and egotistical, and is meant to portray that his mind is gone. He can be cold and calculating at times, but his madness usually gets the best of him. His voice is like that of Thor from God of War, but deeper and more corrupt.

  • @NishiokaOcto
    @NishiokaOcto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    7:31 This actually happens on normal copy of the game and only in labyrinth act 1 and 2 [illegal instruction screen shows up when game crashes] , and it has nothing to do with it being illegal copy. but overall, good video :DD I really liked it

  • @InstaFiz
    @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Reply with EXEs you wanna see me talk about in a future video! Even your own! It doesn’t even have to be Sonic! Hit me with it!

    • @shadithakis
      @shadithakis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Uh not sure if this really counts as EXEs but PokePasta in general would be an interesting video

    • @phodox7612
      @phodox7612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kinda wanted to see you review curse, or fatal error

    • @LYCANITYRULEZ
      @LYCANITYRULEZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i want faker/exe (despite the controversy)

    • @ahlamkastiro3154
      @ahlamkastiro3154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You should check out Mario ‘85, it’s cool.

    • @Skelabird
      @Skelabird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lord x true form

  • @desk_fan_chan
    @desk_fan_chan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i personally have been in the sonic.exe community since the start , and i gotta say , i find it amazing to see a bad creepypasta to grow into games that are actually scary at times

  • @sezunemizuhana3870
    @sezunemizuhana3870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My favorite Exe is Sonath from Limited edition: The lost cartridge. I really like how the red-eyed design takes a proper advantage of Sonic's (slightly creepy) character design. Instead of going for the cliché black and red eyes from the original creepypasta.

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Interesting… I’ll have to check that out

    • @thomasthecoolkid7228
      @thomasthecoolkid7228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny thing is, the eye design of my own EXE take, Genesis, comes from me misremembering how exactly Sonath's eyes look.

  • @earthboundfan9446
    @earthboundfan9446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Honestly amazing video liked the explanations for each of the exes mentioned especially hog and scorched one thing I gotta say is I think another thing that adds on to the appeal of sonic exe is actually pulling it like pulling off the concept of making sonic scary and seeing it actually paying off

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly! Such a silly concept worked out because of how perfect Sonic is for it ^^

  • @dqnkdoggo_
    @dqnkdoggo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lord X's left pose in FNF is just:BALLS

  • @primetimeseven
    @primetimeseven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this video because it really encapsulates why people like myself find Sonic.exe appealing. Its a bad story that had a fantastic concept. Plus its nice to see you actually know who owns what and what the interpretations are instead of bastardizing them.
    Also I'm sure you've heard this a lot but Xenophanes is actually pronounced Zen-Off-An-Knees :')

    • @IBE0n3
      @IBE0n3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zen off an knees

  • @TheKaizoMario
    @TheKaizoMario 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yes, Ferality is a word.

  • @DandyKaiju
    @DandyKaiju 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don’t think you described very well what would make this character appealing to an adult audience. Most of what you described I could only see a child being afraid of

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s moreso the fact that people have made these improvements to the formula in the first place that’s so appealing.
      I appreciate the constructive criticism, at the very least. Twitter’s kinda being a dick right now.

    • @00T398
      @00T398 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok, I could understand that.

  • @flowerprower
    @flowerprower ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who only grew up with the original creepypasta and fan game I've had a lot of questions about all the new Exe lore and Exes that I've heard about, this is the first video I've seen cover them thoroughly, thank you!

  • @floydwabag
    @floydwabag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would love to see you tackle why mario exes are effective not because of design aspects like sonic, but because of the relationship they share with the player, or the tarnishment of mario and luigi's brotherhood

  • @4m4z0nb0x-f7x
    @4m4z0nb0x-f7x หลายเดือนก่อน

    Diablo is a good exe mod. He actually had a good representation of how he would actually react if someone randomly appeared.

  • @voidpers0n
    @voidpers0n 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Someone gave the og sonic.exe the name the bloody blue [insert fitting insult]

    • @voidpers0n
      @voidpers0n 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bloody blue bum that was one

  • @PRISMA-NTM
    @PRISMA-NTM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve been trying to make my own EXE’s! This video was a really helpful deep dive of what makes a good EXE! I’ll be sure to apply all of this for mine! ^^

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s how I made Xendio. I wish you luck in your endeavors!

    • @PRISMA-NTM
      @PRISMA-NTM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InstaFiz Good luck to you too! I’m pretty interested to hear more about Xendio!

  • @SamaroLiato
    @SamaroLiato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i personally have been with the sonic.exe community but had forgotten about it for a couple years and if i hadn't remembered i wouldn't have been able to get gud at drawing so i have a lot to thank to the sonic exe community

  • @L0tss
    @L0tss 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One of my favorite recent interpretations of X is Diablo from the Sonic.exe rerun fnf mod. He's much less of a "scary" character, but he still retains his cockiness and design, and even has his own distinct trademark in the form of a skull mask. Very cool interpretation.
    However, no one will ever top Lord X. By far my favorite Sonic.exe interpretations. Much better story, and much more fitting character, and he even shares a lot of similarities to Sonic that make him even more disturbing when you think about it.

  • @Kirill-Ivanov2002
    @Kirill-Ivanov2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Aww, I wanted to hear about EXE.

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Really sorry about that. EXE was supposed to be where Hog was. I had it all edited, even with a disclaimer at the beginning of the video. But I thought about all the people Revie hurt, and how EXE is always associated with her.
      I don’t think Revie is entirely guilty, but she isn’t without faults. But including EXE in the video would’ve been disrespectful to the people she hurt.

    • @TheCraftSpud
      @TheCraftSpud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@InstaFiz people hate her I got death threats for just saying that's she's not completely guilty

    • @hwelse
      @hwelse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@InstaFiz Who exactly did she hurt, though?

    • @B0bby_V
      @B0bby_V 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was slightly shocked when it said its not revie

    • @switchie1987
      @switchie1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hwelse she, uh.
      she did a lotta bad things, but...
      most i know of, she *was* a groomer.
      i've taken on my own design for EXE/faker himself, and i *hope* that one day i can maybe obtain ownership of the character...?
      idk, it's just kinda something that's been on my mind.
      and, uh.
      revie just kinda vanished after that stuff went down, anyways.

  • @averageblader4883
    @averageblader4883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tbh no other "faker-like" sonic gives the same vibe that the og EXE gave

  • @the120cxx
    @the120cxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Still don't see the appeal

  • @Annoy.
    @Annoy. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly had no idea X was a nickname for Xenophanes/EXE, first time i hear someone call him that.
    The more you know i guess.

  • @chris08crimson08
    @chris08crimson08 ปีที่แล้ว

    Off topic BUT the smw P switch theme has the same amount of pressure to keep running it's kind of scary

  • @Reginald_Ritmo
    @Reginald_Ritmo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recommend that anyone who hasn't read the official Round 2 creepypasta do so. It's a serious glow up.

  • @XaidynPinckney
    @XaidynPinckney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It feels like a extended version of the sonic community

  • @elumbreonespacial4361
    @elumbreonespacial4361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly, I think large dilated pupils would be scarier than pure white eyes. Extra points if they have a lot of depth.

  • @Usoony
    @Usoony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And now i have material to work on my own interconnected exe's ideia, thanks.

  • @Cow80y
    @Cow80y ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First Markiplier video I ever saw, I feel like he only had 4,000 subs

  • @jamesplays..
    @jamesplays.. ปีที่แล้ว

    1:01 I just wanna say it makes me happy that the song goes along with the video

  • @anhthai7005
    @anhthai7005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The difference between Lord X and Scorch is that Lord X has air of menace and authority, just like his name sake. Scorch on the other hand feels very very feral
    Lord X’s brand of fear feels more like a lovecraftian god, something incomprehensible and so much more powerful than you, something that you can’t escape, something you don’t understand.
    Scorch to me feels more like a feral rampaging bear mixed with a skin walker
    I personally prefer Lord X purely because of his brand of terror alone

  • @boombirdking2118
    @boombirdking2118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think Exe/faker pulls off the imposter look better then Hog. The cute look with the lack facial features makes it feel too obviously it’s a facade. Faker’s design is off, but the environment and music could lead to just thinking he’s just a insane Sonic that killed his friend or survived the end of the world.

    • @RandomDrawer_tm
      @RandomDrawer_tm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're both good, stop arguing about it.

    • @thelord4102
      @thelord4102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RandomDrawer_tm *fuels the arguement* sToP aRGuiNg aBouT iT.
      Now to not fuel the argument.

    • @RandomDrawer_tm
      @RandomDrawer_tm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thelord4102 I'm not fueling the argument. I'm trying to stop people from being petty over spoopy sonic characters.

  • @thecreeperman1176
    @thecreeperman1176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    By tje way the info you gave about scorched and hog is kinda outdated since in the new story has it that scorched was replaced by hog in the bootleg sonic game and sought revenge blaming hog for his replacement even though hog wasn't
    to blame evetually scorched realized this but not before the cartrige crashed causing scorched's world and hog's world to merge which is how hog ended as scorched vessel
    Hog

  • @youngqueazy4815
    @youngqueazy4815 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly the one eye thing actually kinda makes him look good everytime i draw him (cause im board in math class) i have to draw one eye or it just looks weird

  • @troyuchiha5090
    @troyuchiha5090 ปีที่แล้ว

    The one frame of Eyx in the dark is, unnerving. And when I took a screenshot, knowing its staring at me... At 11pm. In the dark. Yeah, nightmares

  • @that_objectguy
    @that_objectguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you watch the OG Sonic EXE you'll know that EXE is an alien the has Sonic's rotting dead body.

  • @maximus4765
    @maximus4765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's with this strange integration with FNF this fan base seems to have gone through? Isn't that a little silly, to have a murderous creature reduced to a beatboxer?

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funkin is more than a rhythm game. It’s a creative medium! It models after Newgrounds’ ideology, that being “everything by everyone”. It only makes sense that it combines with an equally creative fandom.

  • @kauffythesilly
    @kauffythesilly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how hog is literally just faker but redrawn and new story

  • @Taceria
    @Taceria 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Something caught me into thinking. What if Hog and Scorched were inspired by Mr L? If any of you played too late.exe you know what I'm talking about. Luigi rat at first hide his intense but then grows big. Mr L belike: Somal yellow gloves and red Buttons didn't fool you? F*ck it I'll become a lanky ass bastard. Are you happy now?

  • @Mikeprower
    @Mikeprower 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This haunted more when I was 5

  • @traptherobot
    @traptherobot ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When they give him red eyes I shit my pants

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  ปีที่แล้ว

      Not the point I was trying to make :p

  • @vivianmakesthings
    @vivianmakesthings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ok but HOG's design looks like a beta/classic mephiles

  • @TheWorldOfRandomn3ss
    @TheWorldOfRandomn3ss ปีที่แล้ว

    OMFG WHY DO I WANT TO HUG SCORCHED UNTIL HE POPS INTO A GIANT POOL OF BLOOD?!??!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!?!??!

  • @ethsinkoh
    @ethsinkoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    oh man you should have talked about needlemouse, nontheless great video :)

  • @raddarat8471
    @raddarat8471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I feel like sonic.exe has many reasons to be liked besides nostalgia and interest in Sonic
    One Is that the original story was really really bad, so much so that It could be called "the room" of horror stories, a plot filled with nonsense, a Monster that wasnt really that scary, a danger that could easily be prevented, and even besides the story a writter so ignorant of how bad their work was that he even wanted his fans to actively protest against its removal from the creepypasta website
    All of this creates a pretty unique, honest and special comedy that i at least love
    The second reason for interest could be Simply the challenge
    As markiplier said when playing Sonic.eyx, the concept of the game could work well without even being an EXE game
    But i feel like that Is part of the fun, trying to create good horror while working with friendly and not scary concepts as Sonic
    Its kinda like programming games on older software as a challenge to see what you can manage to do
    A third reason could be because when It comes to personalities, creepypasta Monsters rarelly have One
    And for a good reason, Monsters are meant to be vague and not too detailed to feel less familiar and as such more scary, sonic.exe on the other hand has a lot of personality
    His playful way of hunting his prey
    His snarky comments
    His ego in him taking the role of Sonic and calling himself "God" even if he Is Stuck to a CD (kinda like the ego of his original creator calling It the best creepypasta)
    It grants sonic.exe the ability to be more than an Urban Legends scare but rather be a full on character with layers which Is also an interesting aspect to me at least
    TL;dr
    Great video man

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Couldn’t have put it better myself! Thanks, dude!

  • @VulpesSpiritus
    @VulpesSpiritus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact: Lord X in FNF mod 2.0 has eyelashes lmao

  • @azizshamsi6044
    @azizshamsi6044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don’t you think that ever since the name Exetior was given to a sonic.exe character, a lot of people started giving their sonic.exe names as well? for example: Exeller, Lord X, .Err, .Eyx, Xenophanes, Xtreion, Cyclops, etc... (i didn’t mention Sark and Pervision because their names were already given by the same person who named a sonic.exe character Exetior) all these names which i mentioned are also names of other sonic.exe entities, in conclusion: Exetior was the first to be named in a sonic.exe character and then other people decided to do the same by giving their own sonic.exe names

  • @memememe7081
    @memememe7081 ปีที่แล้ว

    It honestly feels like this video (which is almost 1 year old now? Holy shit.) feels overlooked for all the wrong reasons tbh.
    So you know how the original Sonic.EXE creepypasta was so notoriously garbage, people thought (and still do to this day) the creepypasta was just some kind of shitpost/bait?
    People tend to forget that the reason why this whole EXE trend started to begin with was to make Sonic.EXE into something BETTER than the original creepypasta.
    Honestly although the fandom was much tamer back then in my experience, the OC's weren't really..... "Unique" per say, at least the mainstream ones (besides Lord X, faker was still pretty niche then). There was several times I got confused between who's who.
    Kinda sucks it was the way it was, considering the Sonic fandom can get REALLY damn creative with Sonic designs.
    Thankfully, the fandom that's also known for creating alternate versions and takes of literally anything came along and managed to spin that motor the Sonic fans needed into actually making recognizable, unique designs that you can tell apart from each other.
    Unfortunately, nowadays the EXE fandom is seen by cringe again, even worse of a rep than it had before.
    It's funny because, the hate I'm seeing for this community is mainly coming from the fandom who not only kickstarted a niche fandom up again, but gassed it up by having most of the community filled by FNF fans, only to call it unoriginal because the FNF fandom is also known for it's unoriginality! Very surprising.
    And the other hate I'm mainly seeing from this community is the Sonic community itself, which is kinda weird since I thought cringe culture for Sonic OC's died out years ago? While also being the same fandom that will gladly make takes/AU's on Sonic's cast and make an OC for every name in existence.
    Though, at the same time I can't really blame them for thinking like this tbh.
    This fandom is utter chaos, and even if 90% of the damage was done by the same community slandering it, it still isn't much of a good look to the outsiders of the Sonic.EXE community, yet alone the Sonic AND FNF community either.
    I guess we'll just have to wait for the hate (or community) to die down and let the fandom fade into obscurity so we could get rid of all the bad members.
    Probably we could hope it dies down and revived with a new light in the future like what happened to Undertale's fandom.

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EXACTLY!!
      I really appreciate this comment. This video has caused a lot of ups and downs, but I'm hoping I can do something fun for its first anniversary. Maybe a livestream!

  • @monty5405
    @monty5405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I should try to bring to the attention that Xenophanes is meant to be pronounced as "Zeh-nauh-fuh-neez", I made the same mistake as the creator of the video here for a long time before being corrected lol

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn greek philosophers… thanks for letting me know!

  • @Randomperc
    @Randomperc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    29:51
    I don’t even have the phobia but that background is *fucking* terrifying.

  • @geraldine0818
    @geraldine0818 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It got famous because of some one that made the creepypasta extremely good

  • @thegamingjelly1719
    @thegamingjelly1719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why do Xenophanes and Lord X remind me of Waluigi and Wario lol

  • @Pouchster3300
    @Pouchster3300 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool that xenophane is canon

  • @KekSprite
    @KekSprite 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:29 nice ring counter

  • @DrHeals-ft1qf
    @DrHeals-ft1qf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    26:50 IT'S SANTIAGO! THE REAL FAKER!

  • @spongeleader1787
    @spongeleader1787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the exe model. Now if it's turned into a mod make sure it goes into the right hands instead of scumbags and actual pedophiles

  • @lauraikoko
    @lauraikoko ปีที่แล้ว

    and quick note,classic sonic always had gold buckles they just weren't in the sprites for some reason

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn’t know that! Very interesting ^^

  • @kiwirocket64
    @kiwirocket64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    but looking back at it its honestly not scary at all but i was really young and i didn't know any better now adays i just laugh at it

  • @DemonVampireDude
    @DemonVampireDude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hog is kinda cute tbh

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HE REALLY IS AND IT’S SO CRUEL

  • @mechamadness
    @mechamadness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonder if EYX first saw Mecha Sonic from S3K and was like "oh, so that but organic" and then became the one-eyed long-armed demon we know today.

  • @Nicky11YT
    @Nicky11YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:41 pretty bad more like awful

  • @Stitches200X
    @Stitches200X 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I mean, furality technically is a word, but that's referring to digital furry convention so, not entirely related. Also I love this video tbh

  • @popsicles4259
    @popsicles4259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Something that I’ve always thought was scary was mandibles lots of them

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So *that’s* what you call the droopy mouth. Neato!

  • @Nicky11YT
    @Nicky11YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why every time everyone mentions Ravi everyone just gets death threats or IPS is getting leaked

  • @skullofglory10
    @skullofglory10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hog is fucking adorable.

  • @powerlevelvlog1089
    @powerlevelvlog1089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lord x knows your search history!

  • @pieofchart
    @pieofchart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    EYX and No More Innocence are by far the best EXEs I've ever seen, and the only ones to actually be even slightly creepy to me

  • @Rabix_LOL
    @Rabix_LOL ปีที่แล้ว

    the thing about hog that i like the most, is that scorched is actually sonic, instead of a faker, like EXE.

  • @EditDeath
    @EditDeath ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny enough, Exes kind of remind me of something from the old brony community. In the early days of the fandom, there was a fanfic called Cupcakes, in which the most innocent-seeming pony turned out to be using more, shall we say, savory ingredients for her baking, the kind that result in declining population count. The story was shit, but others ran with it, creating better stories, art, music, and more based around this concept. Meantime, the same happened with other horror-themed works. The simple fact is that characters designed to denote purity are remarkably effective devices for stories denoting corruption. On top of that, it's just human nature to see what others are doing and want to do it better

  • @V_MC
    @V_MC ปีที่แล้ว

    14:40
    Let's review:
    Gloves? they got blood on them.
    Quills? Crystalized
    Limbs? lanky
    Blue? darker
    Eyes? bloody
    Muscle? droopy
    Hotel? Trivago
    (This was funnier in my head)

  • @JeremiahAndJordan
    @JeremiahAndJordan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Fatal error is British"

  • @jackloud6614
    @jackloud6614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hog is also in the vs. sonic.exe mod as well

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was really happy to see that! iirc he’s being moved to another mod since the exe update got canned

    • @jackloud6614
      @jackloud6614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InstaFiz maybe he's being moved to the rerun mod.

  • @SoLemerald
    @SoLemerald 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    17:35 goofy ahh sonic

  • @crocc6749
    @crocc6749 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the one thing i love and hate about the sonic.exe mod and exes in general is the faker/black sun exe, it was my favorite from the first time i saw it. You knew it wasnt sonic but you didnt know what it was and the named only enforced that ideal more, the song was slow and eerie like he was still trying to play you off like he was the original. After the faker song the transformation into black sun is really cool, it happens out of nowhere and the song ends just like that, the song after just kinda leaves you staring at the big monster that looked like sonic not even a minute ago and i feel like they did it very well. i absolutely love faker and black sun, while the concept of "haha im your friend oh wait jk im a big scary monster" might not be the most original thing i still feel they pulled it off effortlessly. What Revie did was terrible and she deserves the worst to come to her and i hate to seperate art from the artist but i just cant in this instance i like faker too much. Im glad you gave hog a section in this video because he is essentially supposed to be a more fleshed out faker and black sun which they did very well.
    TL;DR Revie very bad, faker and black sun are super cool, hog and scorched are better made

  • @MajorLeagueGamingTrap
    @MajorLeagueGamingTrap 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    JC did tried to make Sonic.exe look less like the original Sonic for his 2017 remake of the original Sonic.exe story

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any specific text descriptions or visuals?

    • @mikhailphillips1757
      @mikhailphillips1757 ปีที่แล้ว

      Basically, X is more beastly, similar to the Werehog. He lacks gloves and shoes, and his limbs fade into a purple colour. His fur is darker, and his arms are blue. His eyes are separated.

  • @Sonic_Legacy91
    @Sonic_Legacy91 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lord X is my favorite too

    • @hybridvenom9
      @hybridvenom9 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same, i am not even a Sonic.EXE fan. Lord X is just awesome!

  • @SammySamSams
    @SammySamSams 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GOD THE JUMPSCARE GOT ME AND I WAS DOING SHIT WHILE HEARING IT

  • @mr.memestuff229
    @mr.memestuff229 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here's some
    Sink
    Cyclops sonic ( although idk of he's really a exe )
    Curse

  • @eggomaniac
    @eggomaniac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Exe maker real person appearance
    Based video. Might do artz of ya exe but yeh

  • @therobloxgamer2456
    @therobloxgamer2456 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    once i saw the part that said "Fatal Error is British" i laughed so bad.

  • @fireball9403
    @fireball9403 ปีที่แล้ว

    welp there goes EXE

  • @Nicky11YT
    @Nicky11YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh no hyper realistic blood and gore ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh /:

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      :)

    • @Nicky11YT
      @Nicky11YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InstaFiz I think I know how to say EsseWadbxkjacsdbjhdascbjhdwcqjuabdcacdwhjhldcwqbn rome thank you

    • @Nicky11YT
      @Nicky11YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InstaFiz why would you reply to a comment in a video that’s two months old not judging just surprise

    • @Nicky11YT
      @Nicky11YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InstaFiz DON’T (: ME I DON’T PLAY GAMES INSTAFIZ

  • @ajflink
    @ajflink ปีที่แล้ว

    Round 2 sounds like a rip-off of Call of Cthulhu, minus the origin of the eldritch entity.

  • @Ghostlostit6712
    @Ghostlostit6712 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had stepped away from my phone to do something and then went back and saw this and it scared me to death 15:42

  • @Ripred25680
    @Ripred25680 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a backstory for Xendio (BTW its long). Basically it's about a child who played Sonic 3 and developed an imaginary friend based off the game. One day the child's mother walked in on him talking to a hole in their wall that hadn't been patched up. The mother asked her child what he was doing and he said "Mommy my imaginary friend speaks through these holes! Please don't patch them up!" The mother looked at her child and felt worried for his safety so she took away Sonic 3 from the child. The next day, she walked into her kid's room only to find them still laying in bed wide awake. She turned on the light and said "C'mon it's time to get up!" But the boy didn't respond and so she said "Ok since you don't wanna get put of bed we'll have to be late!" The boy still didn't respond. When it was time to go to School she walked back into her child's room and shook him saying "Get up we're gonna be late!" The kid then got up and limped towards their closet to get their backpack and them mumbled "Not my game" the Mother didn't know what to say so she just kept driving. After School the Mother picked up her kid and drove home. At dinner time she called her kid to the table to which to limped towards their chair and sat down. After a couple bites he said "Why did you it?" The Mother replied with "What?" The kid bounced back saying "Why did you take it away from me?" The Mother then said still confused "Take what?" The kid then slammed his fist on the table and yelled "STOP PLAYING DUMB YOU KNOW WHAT YOU TOOK! GIVE IT BACK!" The Mother was astonished that her kid bounced back the conversation with such force. She got the astonishment off her face and said "Well with an attitude like that you aren't gonna get it back" the kid put his plate away and stormed off to his room. The next day is where things take a turn for the worst. The mother opens her kid's door and says "Ok son you can have it back just don't ev- oh...my...god..." the mother stepped back in horror as she saw her son slightly hovering off the ground and twitching. Then an ominous voice said "This is all your doing" the mother replied with "Wh-what?!" The voice then shouted back "YOU DID THIS TO THEM! ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS GIVE THE DAMN GAME BACK BUT YOU DIDN'T! THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS!" The mother fell onto the ground as a black hedgehog resembling Sonic with portals that generate the monster's arms appeared.

    • @InstaFiz
      @InstaFiz  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve kinda figured out his story by now, but I enjoy the concept of an imaginary friend exe ^^

    • @Ripred25680
      @Ripred25680 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@InstaFiz Well it was worth a shot

  • @Thatsnicereal
    @Thatsnicereal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a really well written video.

  • @Soulman-Gyattum
    @Soulman-Gyattum 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talk about Sonic.OMT (Sonic.exe One More Time/Round)

  • @funni_guy_werhehehe
    @funni_guy_werhehehe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! This vid is so cool! You should make a part 2!😁

  • @sleepydoggos3616
    @sleepydoggos3616 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    But what if we wasn’t just sonic with creepy eyes…
    *WHAT IF HE HAD AN X ON THIS CHEST..*
    that would be…very different…