The Extra Life Story ▸ Sonic's Evil 1-Up Clone
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2022
- This is the tenth in a series of Sonic character profiles. Let me know in the comments who you want me to talk about next!
"The Extra Life Story ▸ Sonic's Evil 1-Up Clone"
In this video we'll be taking a look at an obscure, one-off Fleetway villain who has enjoyed a sudden surge of popularity online: Extra Life, an evil Sonic clone who was freed from one of the 1-Up monitors. In this video I discuss the Extra Life storyline, Extra Life's sudden popularity online AND also introduce you to a couple of other "Sonic clones" who appeared in the Fleetway comics too.
Want to add an Extra Life mod to one of your favourite games? Here's some mod links for you:
- Friday Night Funkin' "VS Extra Life Sonic" mod by charg ~ gamebanana.com/mods/351391
- Sonic 3 A.I.R. Extra Life mod by Sotaknuck ~ gamebanana.com/mods/321144
- Sonic Robo Blast 2 Extra Life mod by RubyTheMii ~ mb.srb2.org/addons/extra-life...
Music used in this video :-
- "Marble Garden Zone Act 1" from Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- "Marble Garden Zone Act 2" from Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- "Gettin' Freaky (Main Menu)" from Friday Night Funkin'
- "Mushroom Hill Zone Act 1" from Sonic & Knuckles
- "Sky Sanctuary Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- "Meteor Herd" from Sonic Adventure 2 (Instrumental version by @NightRing007)
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Extra Life was actually added to Sonic 3 A.I.R. prior to FNF. Credit where credit is due. Thank you Sotaknuck! Check out their mod here -> gamebanana.com/mods/321144
And srb2 as well
Can't really play Sonic AIR anymore because Sonic 3 isn't on Steam.
Thanks Michael Jackson estate. :
@@psyxypher3881 What? I just checked and it's still on steam (well, S3&K, not Sonic 3 solo).
@@inendlesspain4724 Oh. Huh. Wasn't last I checked. Guess that's good.
Johnny you should make a video about this intersecting sonic cancelled game called “Sonic X-treme” it has a cool story and was tended to be the first Sonic the Hedgehog game to make into 3D I understand if you don’t make a video about.Anyway nice video and thanks for the sonic 1990 video😎.
Archie: let's make obscure character relevant
IDW: let's make character out of glitches
Fleedway: let's make everything evil
Well, they are birtish
@@jaydondoesstuff birtish
barish
brorish
Brutish
I really love how they focus in something simple and then they turn it into bigger/chaotic thing by just a unique comic
@rissini shut
@rissini begone bot!!!
Protoman!
The implications of 1-up as a character is actually really frigon morbid.
I don't know, Kintobor sounds like he was a mad scientist from the start.
Yeah, he was mad scientis, but he wasn´t evil. That is until that accident...
Lmao morbid
The story starts with Tails kicking something and causing trouble then ends with Sonic kicking something more competently and ending the trouble.
What a classy way to dunk on Tails.
@rissini cease existence bot
I mean, he did cuck tails and got cucked by scourge afterwards.
Most of early STC was all about dunking on Tails. Sonic usually makes sure Tails knows his place.
@@shroomzed2947 That is extremely disheartening... Sonic is supposed to be more of a cool big brother to Tails who protects him, especially in the early days. Canon Sonic has never once even been mean to Tails throughout the games, cartoons, or American comics.
@@pixelfoxshouse wrong comic.
The fact that we were able to renew interest in Sonic the Comic and its characters is something I am so immensely thankful for. Super Sonic has been one of my favourite obscure Sonic characters for a long time now, and being known for the talents behind his voice & song is an honour, honestly. I’d love to see interest renewed in other characters such as Shortfuse the Cybernik or the Brotherhood of Metallix without more FNF mods necessarily having to be made, lol.
I'd love to see Shortfuse enjoy a surge of popularity. He definitely deserves it as one of Fleetway's greatest creations.
Didn't even know Extra Life was in a FNF mod. First time I heard about him was from seeing the video trailer for his Sonic 3 AIR mod. His concept is overall really cool and a nice twist on the evil-clone trope, that being a backup created to aid the original but went rogue instead (likely because of his capsule prison and merely being a backup getting to him). Wonder if any fan stories regarding Extra Life might surface?
Dont froget that he is also in SRB2 as a mod.
@@audiocity1979 I know. Just saying that the AIR mod was the FIRST time I saw him is all.
@rissini what the fuck
Same
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The problem with Cosmic is that, it isn’t it’s own character, it’s a disguise…
Did you not watch the video? He said it was a disguise.
@@nessthecat1 I know? That’s why I pointed out
@@Estaguy24I think they read it wrong
Everytime i learn something new about Sonic, i am just amazed. Probably one big reason why i am never planning on leaving the community. Even if Sega drops Sonic Labyrinth 4
@@yytyyy5329 ye, its called virtual home xD
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I appreciated that shaggy joke. Your contents are severely underrated, keep up the good work man.
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@@Lemon_Funkr in what way
@@LambdaMiscellaneous shit that was long ago😭
You know, this would explain why Current Modern Sonic doesn't look, act or sound like the OG Sonic from Sonic X - Sonic Unleashed.
*The real Sonic is trapped in a monitor and replaced by a doppelganger with a deeper voice, shorter quills, and immature attitude.*
That is pretty dark, wouls explain why moder Sonic is so edgy.
EhEh eh eh eh,eh
@@heinrichvonschnitzel8600 edgy? How lolol he was more edgy back then. Sonic is barely even mean these days
Wouldn't really call sonic from x the OG
@fighting media lounge
Well that was the last time he was portrayed as a mature guy. All future adaptations made him the Flash from the DCAU, except more annoying and less clever.
Having grown up in the US, I'm far more familiar with the Archie comics, so the Fleetway comics are new territory for me. Really interesting to learn all this new stuff!
What is it about Sonic and evil clones/doppelgängers? First there was Metal Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog in sonic Adventure 2 and then Fleetway had super sonic and Extra Life. It seems to be a trope writers working with Sonic like playing around with a lot for some reason…
I guess it's cuz Sonic's design is very appealing so when writers play around with it it draws attention
Don't forget Scourge the Hedgehog!
@@MutedMamba and also the most recent Surge the tenrec but also kinda the most original
@@MutedMamba Nah, let's completely forget lol
Fleetway just made anything in the game a thing (usually evil) and I’m here for it
Man that just goes to show no matter how mysterious, obscure, strange, or unknown things are in anything or everything, there will always be things and people that know its presence or have it in their possession with admiration, curiosity, and fondness. 😄
and don't forget: there's always an FNF mod of whatever thing that is
I really like the idea of using a game commom element (A Life Monitor) and adding a little of creavity to stand out. I would like to see Extra Life and Turbo appear in official games because there are so much story ideas to make of this characters. I imagine Turbo being a Galaxy Cop that protects planets and his peoples (including Earth) from evil organizations.
9:38 Metamorphia is actually...terrifying looking.
Creepy Pasta potential!!
She kind of reminds me of Mangle
Hey, I'm the gal who made the funny FNF Extra Life song: Revival
This a really interesting video. All credit to the Sonic 3 A.I.R. mod for introducing me to the character, and the EXE mod of course, because without those two combined forces I don't think I would've thought of the poor guy. Now I need to start reading the Fleetway comics, lmao
Really liked the video!!
Never knew about Extra-Life or Turbo!
I would love to hear more about characters like Grimmer, Shortfuse and Tekno ^^
You forget one more Sonic copy in fleetway, Old Man Sonic or the Sonic Clone featured in issues 86-88. Also we always thought it was neat that fleetway try to make more Sonic copy that wasn't always a robot or a hedgehog that looks nothing like him.
Compared to the Archie comics for Sonic the Hedgehog, Fleetway's Sonic The Comic kept the concept of Sonic having a doppelganger of some kind to a minimum.
Extra Life's concept, like I said in the comment section for Sonic The Comic Reviews' audio video on Extra Life, I really like the concept of various game mechanics being used as lore for something. be it games, movies/cartoons or comics. The idea of a second chance for the main characters being evil or corrupted is something I don't usually see very often. Kinda makes me wish we could've seen more from Extra Life but I guess he lives on spiritually as King Sonic who acts like a mixture between both Extra Life and Super Sonic.
And speaking of game mechanics, Fleetway Super sort of acts as an explanation to why Sonic remains in his normal form for most of the games.
Fangs in Japanese culture don't always mean evil. They often mean someone who brass and confrentational but also someone who wears his heart on his sleves. Examples include Ryoga Hibiki from Ranma 1/2 and Hatsuo from Shin Sakura Taisen.
Love your positivity, thanks for making the video, very informative and entertaining! I could listen to you all day, haha.
"Go see the stars, ratbag!" Amazing.
We also had an evil alternate universe Sonic who became a king and was defeated by Sonic exploiting a flaw in his opposite's Super form.
We did Scourge _twice._
We also had an evil alternate universe Sonic who became a king and was fat and foul tempered.
As my only knowledge of the Fleetway comics being Fleetway Super Sonic (no NOT because of the mod, I just found him one day), learning more about this world is very interesting!
I really enjoy these old media.
I learned about Fleetway Super Sonic when I was browsing theough SonicRetro back in the days.
One of the Vs sonic exe devs here, thanks for mentioning the mod!
7:33 I guess you could say he got an, extra life.💀
Super neat, I’ve been a sonic fan for almost 15 years and I’m always learning something new
I've been finally getting back into Sonic properly (well, outside the chao garden...) Your videos have really got me getting ready to read Sonic the Comic! I wouldn't have known about it if not for these comprehensive videos I listen to while doing art. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to hear more about them!
This guy is so underrated
He's been growing lately
Yeah, mostly like in Sonic 3 AIR, SRB2, FNF... Who knows whats next gonna be
Something about cosmic, I recall watching an episode of sonic boom with a very similar story, with a green hedgehog coming and saving everyone, they later have a race and the impostor gets revealed as a robot made by robotnik, rather than a shapeshifter, whic seems to be the only difference between the two. The episode is called “Green With Envy” if u wanna watch it.
Thanks, I'll give it a watch!
Oh nice a new fleetway episode! I love when you cover those comics! I remember reading the issue with this guy a while back, I thought he was pretty cool, I hope we get an evil version of sonic in sonic prime since it’s about exploring the multiverse!
Also side noteabout turbo, he does return in sonic the comic online
I thought myself pretty familiar with the broader strokes of fleetway, but never in my life have I heard Turbo! He's cool, I definitely hope he gets some love
I think Extra Life would be such an interesting character to reboot, although I didn’t find him through fnf, rather through fleetway after looking into the many, actual sonic but evil, primarily starting with scourge.
But primarily, extra life feels like the blankest slate to work with all with being essentially a one shot
Thanks for doing my request man!
Never knew sonic had this much lore, pretty cool videos
Thanks!
Dude, could you do more of these STC videos? They're my Canon as I grew up with them as a kid and I've literally never met another human who knows of them. It's awesome to watch nostalgic content on TH-cam.
Haha awesome. Yeah, they were my canon too! And yeah sure, I'll keep doing them interspersed between other videos.
Extra life: gets a Resurgence in popularity
Majin Sonic: first time huh
I find your videos very informative, Johnny, so thank you!
9:15
I love that image of tales on the left. Something about the way he looks is just hilarious to me
As bizarre as this story is this is indeed unique and original
I only realized the existence of the Fleetway comics a few years ago. I think my first introduction to Extra Life was one of those "history of" videos that just has comics with music backing. I had long since heard about the evil Super Sonic, Kintobor to Robotnik, Sonic being a jerk, but Extra Life was new to me. Very interesting to speculate if he was a failed project or if he was evil all along. Maybe he had to be evil to balance out good Kintobor? Would Robotnik's attempt at an Extra Life have been good?
thank you for doing this video i love this character
Yayyy you mentioned Cosmic.
I was hoping you’d cover that when you mentioned the Fleetway Publications of STC.
Never heard of those obscure Sonic-resemblers. Great to see! So what species would you call Turbo? He’s an alien so anything would do.
A canon version of tanic the hedgehog a bad 2 episode 2008 youtube series
I believe the reason why extra life gained popularity, unlike the other original comic villains, is because it is more based on the games.
Extra Lives do exist in the games, so this character is almost like a fan theory rather than an original new character.
Similiar to how Bowsette became a superstar, just because people could see the character existing because of the new power up.
Meanwhile Mario Characters from the comics never reached any popularity (eg. King Toadstool).
Love this guy
Love your videos! Would love to see a segment on Scourge the Hedgehog, I think he was one of the best villains honestly
I am loving these videos about the old Sonic comics.
It'd be really funny if they were still running and when the time came to adapt Adventure 2 they just brought back Extra Life Sonic and said his flight through space upon being kicked led him into cosmic rays making him black and red and that was their way of getting Shadow.
Extra Life kinda reminds me of the “Anti-Shepard” from Mass Effect 3’s Citadel DLC, basically being a “back-up” of sorts to assist in keeping the hero alive and becoming a twisted version of themselves as a result of realizing they’re essentially a “fake” created for no reason other than to be sacrificed in the event the hero needs to recover from otherwise fatal injuries. (Tried to keep that as generalized as possible to avoid spoilers by the way)
I remember Turbo. He made at least one other appearance in STC online I believe. Don't think they ever revealed what kind of animal he's meant to be. At a glance he seems like a kind Sonic/Knuckles hybrid.
That was great, Johnny. Think you could make some videos about Metamorphia and Grimer next?
9:01 “I found you, *pretender!”*
I noticed Fleetway is getting more known, a artist on tumblr jorrated is drawing the characters from the comics as they read it, they also drawn fan art of the fan art that was in the comics, also sometimes when I talk about Fleetway Amy, talking about how I miss that Amy as she's the best Amy, and I have had Americas agree with me, saying they have been trying the comics and they loved that Amy
Interesting to think how this video has reached way more people than the original comic probably ever did
That is a weird thought
@@JohnnyVector Yeah man, I was real high
Nice video 👍 knew about extera life but had no idea about turbo
Man it feels weird to instantly recognize so many of those decades old Pages
I forgot all about him it's cool you brought him back into the picture
This was badass
I really hope more people start discovering both the Fleetway and Archie sonic comics because of these characters.
Sure, they are weird comics that are full of goofy moments, but theres some real gold in there.
Didn't know it had a story to tell. But I always did wonder about these extra life tv things.
Oh, that's why someone made an 'Extra Life' mod, for SRB2. FnF can really just get anything out there, huh. Kinda interesting.
I'm a fan of the Archie rendition of STH. The UK Sonic Comic was strange to me at first. But, it grew on me. He's super sarcastic on your side of the pond.
I'd love to do a video discussing his character more. Some of the writers had experience working on kids comics where the characters are sarcastic, assholes and break the 4th wall (stuff like The Beano). Sonic was very much written like one of these kids comic characters.
I had my suspicions, as to the origin of sonic's persona. Makes sense that there is a track record of that kind of archetype. I mean, sonic is supposed to have an attitude. But he was a real dick to his sidekicks/ pals! Also, you should totally do a video discussing this topic and do a comparison between UK & American Sonic.
@@azuresonic69 I'd like that too. I read Sonic the Comic when I was a kid and learned about the American strips from stctp but haven't actually read them.
Brown sonic and good robotnik? I hadn't seen or heard of them since I was little and had no idea it was from England. Learned something new and brought back memories
I love how every chance Sonic has, he will call any "exact" clone of himself handsome.
Friday Night Funkin' is how any character or media can get popular again, even if they were never really well known in the first place. Extra Life is a good example of this, both in the FNF modding community and in the Sonic fangame community beforehand.
I cant believe he talks about Friday night Funkin, but I really love your vids man, keep it up.
Well seeing as how youve covered almost all the sonic doppelgangers how about finishing it off with fleetways king sonic?
I really love the fleetway comic but i did not live in Britain and i was born a few years after the comic ended
It appears that Sonic the Comic had an ongoing idea of Sonic’s various forms having lives of their own- no pun intended.
I grew up reading the Fleetway Sonic comics (Some of the non-Sonic strips were pretty cool too!), and I actually own the physical copies of some issues you referred to here. Namely the 1-Up comic and the one with Metamorphia. I think I missed the whole space race though.
I am very excited for more fleetway villains!
Honestly the idea of an extra life is horrifying like imagine dying and then you just wake up instead of feeling like it was only just a dream know it was real with everything that you did before happened so you know it was real but you just woke up from dying
Fleetway has some really creative ideas tbh
Ty it helped me
i always just thought of 1 ups as medkits filled with sci-fi healing stuff
Is this brought up because of the Sonic themed FNF mods?
EDIT: I just watched the whole video. Yes, FNF is the reason why he's talking about Sonic now.
I am seeing some definite similarities between Cosmic and Swifty the Shrew in the Sonic Boom cartoon. Neat.
That cosmic story is very similar to Swifty the Shrew from the Boom cartoon. Interesting
I like how extra life and fleetway are technically cannon .exe characters
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold the phone! Sally Acorn was in the Fleetway comics? This is the story I wanna know about! Please make a video about this if you haven’t already.
It is possible that had the comic continued, they could've brought extra life back for a SA2 adaptation and have him become Shadow The Hedgehog. It's just an idea but honestly when you think of it, it could've worked similar to how the Drakon empire was foreshadowed early on in STC
Man, it's great to see a spotlight being shone on the Fleetway comics.
0:09 wow dude thanks for teaching me that Sonic is game
Can you do E-102 Gamma next? Thanks!
Now I know about this and the dead mushroom 1up theory.
I don't know if you gotten this request yet but I would love to see a Ixis Naugus video
Interesting suggestion, thanks!
I wonder if when Amy Rose entered STC they had only seen that one drawing of Amy were her hair is blowing or pushed upwards.
Pfft. How ironic I got an (offical) sonic ad right before the video started.
sonic isn't the only one to adress this
bioshock has the vita chambers which are not only an in universe explanation for extra lives and respawning
but it's actually canon to the game
That Turbo comic is exactly like that Flash comic where he runs a galactic footrace against other speedsters who are competing to win the safety of their planets. The Flash makes friends with a rival racer who also looks like a spikier version of Sonic The Hedgehog. Basically the exact same comic.
“Turbo”
Me: the snail?
The clones replace the original person
That's how extra life's work
I've been thinking about making extra life into a proper creepypasta story
Vector you mentioned about Sonic clones in STC without mentioning the actual Sonic Clone Old Sonic.
(Tails opens the 1UP box, and Extra Life emerges)
"....Sonic?"
"Um...Meeeee-ow?"
(it was irresistible)
Interesting that they can make concepts like the super form and extra lives be fleshed out, while the games never tap into this
Sega of Japan is very safe and controlling of the main canon, to the point that they've stopped developers from giving Sonic an origin story dozens of times, even for the Boom series weirdly enough.
@@inendlesspain4724 so was the comics made by Sega of somewhere else?
@@thejonbrownshow8470 Archie Comics in America, Fleetway Editions in the UK, presumably under supervision of the local Sega divisions for each region. Sega of Japan is the one that supervises developers of Sonic games (not just Sonic Team, but even third-party developers like Big Red Button while working for Boom ROL).
@@inendlesspain4724 oh I see, appreciate it lol odd how relatively safe the games are lol
I just realized whats with all of the sonic clones or doppelgängers were had so many through out the series lol