The Sonic OC That Became Official
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Sonic Forces gifted us with the custom character creator which spawned many legendary Sonic OCs.
But there's one OC that would go on to put its mark on the official Sonic canon. This is the story of Ian Jr., the Sonic OC that became official.
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0:00 Intro
2:01 The lore of Ian Jr
16:04 Conclusion
18:54 End Screen
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Mk
My oc is yellow
And is a wolf
I like his cameo 😁
My OC is actually based on Lupin the 3rd and my girlfriend actually drew my pvp for me. I would love if a Lupin The 3rd themed comic to have me at least cameo in it
Thanks again, Ian Jr., for helping me defeat Infinite!
Yoo, it’s really Sonic!
THE REAL SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
sonic real
ian jr channel
We all thank Ian Jr. for his services.
I've never heard of this character before. He is unironically amusing.
@Golden Z 25 Same
Honestly same, he’s great
same
i honestly think ian jr represents what the average person would make in the the sonic forces creator more than the mascot rookie that they used in alot of promotion for the game
Nah. I try to make an actually legit looking OC and not a derpy joke
@@littenfire3563 you're in the minority
Nice profile pic
Ikr lol
@@littenfire3563 same
Hope Ian jr is playable in frontiers
YES
Big the cat is better
@@carp8716 I think Big the Cat is actually in it
@@ChairChairChairChairChairChair let's gooooo
Ian jr, Big and the Chao garden would be the perfect formula to a good Sonic game now
Ian Jr. has more appearances in official sonic properties than Mecha Knuckles, Shade The Echidna, and Cosmo. This is because he is superior in every way.
we have edgy cosmo now tho
and marine
Jokes aside I believe Shade stopped appearing because of Ken Penders law suit. Mecha Knuckles I'm sure they could bring back. Cosmo I'm not 100% sure though.
@@FierceDietyLink100 nah, marine has a lot of spotlight in archie
@@memescoffee3173 *NARRRRRRR YOU DID NOT DO THAT TO HER-*
I remember seeing him in the symphony and being like "oh that's weird they used someone other than Gadget", little did I know the dude had a whole tale surrounding him
Ditto
Same honestly.
I didn't even noticed because of how much I was enjoying the symphony
Who is Gadget? Do the Sega avatars have names?!!
@@cafequente8252 Gadget was the name fans gave to the red wolf OC that appears in forces' marketing
7:37
I love how goofy, innocent and always lost Ian Junior looks. Somebody pick him up he doesn't know what's going on.
Somebody needs to let Ian Jr borrow their phone so he can call his mom…
@@stevethebarbarian9876 His dad is a single father!!!!
@@hsmacaraiglet the mom t-pose smh
Ian Junior has a better backstory than Infinite. Can't wait to see him revealed as the main villain of Frontiers!
No, the main character. He is God. He made everything. If Ian Jr didn't exist, nothing would exist.
“Frontier”
Ah yes, the sequel to frontiers: Sonic Frontier
Yes
Ian Jr. should’ve been Sage’s replacement😔
Ian Jr. and Infinite's love story is the only case of fan character X official character that I will allow no one to call it "cringe"
It’s a “I can fix him” ship.
Better than Twilight
I need a fan fiction or comic strip revolving around Ian Jr trying to find the phantom ruby to get his jackal partner back. Can someone PLEASE make this?
@@onyxtheowl24 WE NEED THIS
It’s cringe
Ian Jr. is like Graggle Simpson. As much as we believe he's a hoax, he gets hidden so much in the official media to the point where it's just "OK, he's real and official"
I agree
Is gaggle in actual official media?
@@awlomthesheepermen gaggle
@@bloxxotheidiot sorry *garvel
@@awlomthesheepermen garvel
The fact that it’s semi canon that there’s a ship between Ian Jr and Infinite is what makes this even better
i ship ian jr and plurmp
i'm sorry
@@Spongyboi897who’s Plurmp?
@@PGbutalsofourteenplusno idea
@@PGbutalsofourteenplus When the Game Grumps played Forces, that was the name of their green cat.
The fact that Ian Jr., this weird OC has snuck his way into official Sonic products without any higher ups knowing is so funny.
It’s stuff like that that makes this series special.
It'd be crazy if the IDW comics just slowly included more cameos, culminating in a two-part story told across two annuals. No dialogue, just Ian jr doing something and it not being very clear what he's looking for, until the last couple panels of part two where he uncovers a single, intact, Phantom Ruby.
… Woah, now that would be a slow burn of the century, M8. It’s Brilliant! >):^D
The only "OC" I can think of that's been in about as much as Ian Jr. is Sanic... but I'm not quite sure if that even counts because it's basically just a redrawn Sonic.
Coldsteel?
Sonichu was referenced in a few social media posts by the offical Sonic twitter
Omelette. Eggman's fan niece people thought they saw in Mania (which was really just Eggman upside down in his spider robot).
Oh wait no you mean in official things. Yeah it's mostly Sanic then.
@@shupasopni Yeah lol.
Infinite, a powerful scary being who has slaughtered many people, falling in love with Ian JR solely because Ian JR was just not paying attention to him is beautiful and I want a spin-off comic of Ian JR's journey to find Infinite and set him on the path to redemption.
Ian Jr. Actually makes another appearance in “The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog”, where he has his own photo on the left side of the wall in the library room.
If you still have trouble finding it, he’s right next to the “hang in there” chao poster in a tilted picture frame.
Ian Junior...
He exists. That's his whole thing.
And we love him for it.
Frfr
I like the idea that Infinite loves him honestly. I find it pretty funny. We need Infinite back and make him finally confess to Ian Jr!
A Lupin account?
IN THE WILD!?
WHAT THE FUCK!?
@IssacInfer + I Hate Suris 👈, Dumbsville and Nux.T nah he took ken penders out.
@IssacInfer + I Hate Suris 👈, Dumbsville and Nux.T nah he took ken penders out.
The Ianfinite love story was the last thing I expected but my life is now richer because of it, thank you Ian Sr for this grand gift.
You could say it’s *infinitely* better
@@Clarkamadorian stop
@@Clarkamadorian don't stop
@@Clarkamadorian keep going
You could say your life has reached new *frontiers*
The story of Forces had to be hindered because Ian Jr. had so much lore to exposit
how’s the capture card search
@@cay7809 it’s going fine
@@Nic_2751 cool
Lmao imagine a cutscene of Infinite talking how he wants ian jr attetion
I like the idea of Ian Jr. being the very definition of “normal civilian”
Man, his backstory is SO much better than Infinite's lol. Now I just want this character appears in Sonic Frontiers.
This didn't aged well
@@TheRebelTitan55 I know, but maybe one day, I guess... Really wanted SEGA could recognize this fan character.
Seeing Ian himself laugh and just generally be so happy to share info about his son is honestly the sweetest damn thing.
I hope Sonic Frontiers has a memory slideshow and inside that slideshow Ian Jr is just there. If not I hope he gets subtly referenced as wall art or as a vague mention.
I hope they have a dlc for the game where they just have Ian jr as an NPC, pretending he was there the whole time.
I want Ian Jr to have his stand alone game
This didn't aged well
@@TheRebelTitan55 at least Tangle gets to be mentioned which is good enough for me.
I never made a Sonic OC (despite being a big Sonic fan and artist), but God you're all giving me FOMO!
*GIVE INTO THE FOMO, DO IT*
What's FOMO?
@@hayond656 fear of missing out
Just get Sonic Forces and make a Sonic OC there. The OC creator offers many options.
@@sonicmaiden2871 I've already played it, and I agree it does have a lot of options, but not as many options as my imagination offers! I'll draw my own Sonic OC someday!
the whole thing with infinite is honestly both cute and also very funny
Honestly, I just love it
The ship is just “oh no I need attention” x “I can fix him”
It’s great
Before this video, I didn't know who Ian Jr. was. Now I adore him as everyone should. I honestly would not mind Ian Jr. playing a similar role to Big in SA2. He's not important whatsoever but he makes little cameos here and there.
Coldsteel is magnificent no joke
honestly he’s pretty great LOL
Oh just wait untill you see hex the hedgehog
@I am not using this channel anymore Coldsteel was feature in an Friday Night Funkin mod and it’s kinda funny. I have a vid relating to that on my channel (I don’t mean to self-promote)
I've definitely become much more interested in OC's. What was once me laughing at bad recolours with super edgy, unnecessarily lengthy backstories has turned into a general admiration for anyone who puts time, thought and effort into making a character that could exist in Sonic's universe.
Especially ones that use species that haven’t been utilized in Sonic media.
He needs to cameo in Frontiers. Like as an NPC or even just a picture on a wall.
A picture would be WAY funnier.
Or just, in a location, randomly, just there, and sonic is like "Oh Hay Ian jr" and Ian just goes Hay, and it's never elaborate on, and you never see him again,
@@daggerfly0087 That would be hilarious
@@daggerfly0087 This.
@@daggerfly0087 Or it should be like on a “Wanted” poster
When it dawns on you that there’s more information about Ian Jr than The Sonic Robot from Sonic Adventure
Ian Jr kinda reminds me of Derpy from MLP in a way. A once fan creation turned cannon by the influence of the community. It's awlays really inspiring to see these kinds of fanmade charcaters become official in the property that inspired them!
(Also yes, before you pull an "Um, actually" on me, I know that Derpy was technically a character since the 1st episode of the show. But her personality, character traits, and even her crossed eyes were all results of the fandom. (The crossed eyes seen in the pilot were actually originally an animation error) So I'd still consider her a "fan charcater" since she bacically had her entire personality built by the community over time)
And Forces is so far looking like the ONLY Sonic game to allow character creation.
ian jr. needs to be confined to existing in only one game or else he would become too powerful
I ended up making my Sonic OC in... 2009-ish, although she wasn't initially made to be a sonic OC, just a friend drew her in Sonic Style, and I loved it so much that I started to write and draw various sonic-esque stuff for Shinzu the Tengu, and she's become one of my most beloved babies.
Having Sonic Forces to play through as her got me into making her for SRB2Kart and commissioning someone to do a low-poly model of her for Sonic Adventure 2, and I just... mmmh, I adore her so much.
She is now an adult!
Parent moment
Do you have a link for the mod?
Skyrim has the Dragonborn, Mass Effect has Shepherd, Sonic Forces has Ian Jr. We all change them to look differently in games, but they will always be themselves.
11:58
His power is that, due to his cryptid nature, he is able to make himself unworthy of being noticed at will. No, not invisible. No, not camouflaged. I mean _his target views him as if he were just a part of the wind, something that you would give more than a single glance at._
Sonic The Hedgehog has always been a series that inspires creativity. And Ian Jr is representation of that.
Since 2010, I’ve had an oc called Speedy who’s gone from a child’s recolour to a whole unique character with his own lore, storyline, villains, allies and locations all within Sonic’s world.
Since Speedy, I’ve slowly made more and more OC’s ranging from assassins, egomaniacal crazy people to whole dang alien races.
Because of this, I believe it’s helped me evolve my creativity by taking something I’ve made, and making something new from it. Which is what a wide range of cute, colourful and whacky OC’s to even reimagining of characters.
Ian Jr is a prime example of what the Sonic Fandom is capable of; Fun, Creative aspects beyond the Sonic Canon that let the fandom flow free.
Nice
epic 👍👍👍👍
WAIT I WANNA HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR OCS
@@Victini7472 Really? ^-^
WHERE CAN I FIND THEM 👀
I had never heard of Ian Jr. until this video, so thank you for enlightening me to the existence of the best Sonic character.
I am starting to actually see a future where Ian Jr. is the next Big the Cat; appearing everywhere in the most inexplicable places and just getting into all kinds of ridiculous trouble. But he is never in any true danger because, obviously, he is Ian Jr.
Ian Jr. is a wonderful symbol for the fun and creativity communities can have.
I would love to see him cameo consistently throughout the IDW comics in a similar way to Lanolin.
Ian Jr is now canon to Sonic Forces. Screw it, he's just canon in general.
a full length Ian Junior video wow let’s go needed this today
Hear me out, Ian Jr in Sonic adventure 3 as a playable character. Every sonic adventure game has had a new playable character, sa1 had gamma and big. Sa2 had rouge and shadow. I know Sega wants to do it.
YOOOOOOOOO HE APPEARED IN THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TWICE LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO
I just hope that Sega remembers that the point of the Avatar is that *_your_* character saved the world, so they don't explicitly say one specific character was the Rookie.
In the case it needs to be mentioned it's very likely they're either going to leave the OC part anonymous or make it the promotional "Gadget" character.
I feel Ian Jr could honestly work though. His normalcy doesn't really distract from the canon meaning there totally could've been more than one Avatar if cleverly written around and besides, I feel he represents the personal nature of the character creator.
I actually hope SEGA considers bringing back character customization in another game, it's basically why I have a soft spot for Forces.
I recently had an idea for a Sonic OC name: Rith, based on the fact my first written exposure to the word labyrinth was Sonic 4 and I thought it was pronounced Lady Rith. I knew the spoken word labyrinth, but I thought that was just the name of a movie with an Escher area in the climax.
No idea what animal she'd be.
a mouse since its a clique that lab rats run through mazes :)
@@edeneffect94 Rith the Mouse... I need to design her one day.
I only heard about Ian Jr. through this video and now I definitely want him to be canon (and for Infinite and him to live happily ever after)! 🥰
Me too
Yeah
Ian Jr. has two easter eggs in murder of sonic
i know the one by the hang in there chao in the library car i dont know the other one. where is it?
@@thelnr2 in a photo you can print out from the printer. Sonic and Ian Jr. are singing
@@EvSquid oh i did that i guess i just didn't see it lol
When do we get official Ian Jr merch
SOON I HOPE
That moment when you realise that two of the games I play that are from 2017 where you make your own character and they interact in the main story. (Sonic Forces and Lego DC Super Villains)
Hi fellow Lego Villains enjoyer!
@@masterboa6321 I thought I was the only one!
@@PLAYER42_ready I just finished a full playthrough of the main story the other day!
@@masterboa6321 I’m almost finished!
IAN JR IS IN THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Yeah, at this point, he deserves a wiki page. I’d love to see him cameo in Sonic Prime and/or the Paramount movie canon. Maybe something like how the Chaotix appeared in the movie 2 prequill comic
i still really love that forces had a character creator and the player’s character was important to the story. like, that’s the dream of so many kids, even if it wasn’t received well by some fans, i think the sheer fun and wish fulfillment is enough to make it a worthwhile addition.
Add Ian Jr to Sonic Frontiers, it would give the game a 10/10 just for him being present.
Hey! Just wanted to give a huge thank you for including Iris at the 00:40 timestamp, it means the world to me! (This is MeowthCringe, user mentioned in the video.)
Fantastic video by the way, it made me laugh at some parts. Interesting lore overall regarding Ian Jr!
I never heard of this Ian junior thing before but I've seen him before on the Sonic Symphony Stream and I think He is a amazing Sonic Character and I like the backstory about how He was Made and also I really love your Sonic Content
If Ian jr. Isn't in Frontiers I'm gonna riot in the streets
I'll join you
Let's start the #ianjrforsonicforcesspeedbattle
He deserves it
#ianjrforsonicforcesspeedbattle
#ianjrforsonicforcesspeedbattle
He's like the derpy version of the sonic fandom
Fun fact: Ian Jr. Also made it to a online game called Manyland. You can spot him in the world called Sonex skins lol
Ian Jr. is the gay representation we needed in the Sonic fandom. ❤
? Shadow
@@lorenzo689sonic x eggman.
@@lorenzo689 SHADOWS GAY?
@@ChocciMilkk bi.
@@gustavomartins364 ohh fr?? thats pretty epic
Well How did we get here...
He returns once again, as a cameo in a portrait in the April Fools' game "The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog". The ride never ends!
I just found that portrait myself
He also appears in the printer option saying "print sonic singing a song", playing a guitar alongside sonic
It's not a sonic team game, but it is official and I'm pretty sure it is cannon as nothing really conflicts, but in The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog there are cameos.
Ian Jr has more character development than most of the characters in the whole sonic series
Ah, another character for the "ocs created by other people that I love with all my heart" folder
This actually makes me wish that the promo avatars of Sonic forces becomes official. If I remember correctly they're; Gadget the Wolf, Fuchsia the Cat, and Corvin the Bird. I'm not sure if their names are official or given by fans. I'm having fun imagining Gadget and Co. of Sonic Forces' Rookie division.
Awww Ian Jr is so cute, I hope we get some IanJrxInfinite fan art now that ship solos
I like how sega just adopted ian junior and the fandom just went “yep, perfect” lmao
The backstory is the best thing ever!
it would be so funny to see Ian Jr. in sonic's netflix show
Burned hands down the best character in the franchise
Of all the Sonic OC's that have ever been made, I love that we got the most memed, goofy half-assed one to be the official character🤣
Ian Jr. is like if ONE, the creator of One-Punch Man and Mob Psyco, created an OC.
Awesome recreation of the Sonic Channel art. Having it used for such a legendary Sonic character is also pretty epic.
Ian Jr. the Unassuming.
Just when you wonder what he's doing, or you think you said something cringy and assume you're safe; BOOM, he's right there!
Its something with a sonic character wearing a cap with gamer written on it that I find so funny.
Yo I made it in the video
YOU DID!!! I really liked your OC :)
@@chaomix Thank you so much glad you did
@@chaomix which oc belongs this person?
I'm tempted to write a fic with Rookie, Ian Jr., Sonic, and Infinite
His derpy eyes make me think of Big the Cat lol. It's nice to have another derpy character in Forces
Really great editing! 😁
Ian Jr. and Infinite have a Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofenshmirtz type relationship.
i like when in interviews the person being interviewed seems to be enjoying the whole thing
I honestly love Ian Jr. now, especially considering I just made my first sonic oc, cause my friend got me back into sonnic for the first time in a little less than 10 years, I'm 15 now now and the last time I liked sonic, I was 7. Ian Jr. is just that funny goofy ass character
Goofy Ahh Being
Goofy ahh Ian Jr
Shadow and Rouge were the first Sonic OCs to become officially canon. They were fan submissions to a contest.
Ian is proud of Ian Jr
I like the way Ian made this as a joke and can't stop laughing at it and can't stay serious 🤣
I wish Ian Jr could just be like Big in SA2, where he's just often hidden and referenced
Can't believe it took me so longt o find this video, I love Ian's little comics and doodles and watching Ian Jr's journey on twitter was just fantastic
I can't wait to possibly see him in frontiers but I do miss gadget the red wolf from the sonic forces trailers he's so cool and I really want to see him future Sega and Sonic Team projects along with the green bird and pink cat from one of the promotional art for forces.
I always liked him for being a non-super powered hero that uses gadgets to keep up with the others and being a heroic wolf instead of a villainous one. Plus he’s got a good enough design to be made canon.
@@rayvenkman2087 Yeah he should be shown more in sonic media.
Congratulations
You've made me want to play through the game as Ian Jr
Awesome video, my dude! ⭐️
Really loved this video for introducing Ian Jr and how oc's could take a important place in the fanbase, thanks once again Chaomix !
How did I not know about Ian Jr.! He's come so far, I'm so proud of him
I'm going to the Sonic Symphony concert this summer, and I've already decided I'm gonna show up in a purple bowtie and a yellow baseball cap that says "GAMER" on it, and I fully cannot wait to see how many people recognize me as Ian Jr. It's months away but I already can't wait. 💕
Such an amazing character arc
This is amazing that your friends with the Creator of the OC, That is really cool!
I hope Ian Jr. will appear in future Sonic games and videos. Why? Because he is very skrunkly! (A slang term for cute if you didn't know)
Maybe in the future he will be playable in Fighters Megamix if Sega makes a remake.
9:23 lol ian jr. reminds me alot of big the cat bc they both are just caught up in the mess and as ian said just go with the flow
Ian Jr. is such a great character with a great personality and a great story. This video has been the start of such a great day, and I am proud to be part of a fanbase that is so creative and open to sharing that creativity
I really hope to see Ian Jr. in more media, and ill definitely read the short comics that include him