It's been almost 2 years since I made this video and I can't believe I never made a disclaimer lmfao. Yes, these _are_ real, however, I couldn't get them to trigger as they're VERY random. I datamined the audio from the game, then edited them into the video where I thought they would fit
Technically not mentioning silver then if they’re not using his name at all. You could say it’s implying silver but it’s not specifically mentioned so you can’t really count it as a direct reference
@@bluefin844 Eggman Nega, Blaze I think since she lives in a separate dimension so she obviously gets to sonic some way, shadow to an extent with the chaos emeralds if we go off of 06 since it’s still technically cannon There’s a few time travellers in the sonic franchise
This is actually so cute. This sort of dialogue characterizes Sonic as someone who’s always thinking about his friends, and wondering how they’re doing/feeling. It’s nice to hear Sonic talk about things without cracking lame jokes all the time.
Yeah that's true it got old honestly for Sonic to keep cracking jokes so much,at first I thought it was okay from Colors and Generations a little bit but as it went on it just kept going on and ON!!!! 😩 HERE glad this game feels balanced! 👍
I was thinking that the sheer number of these references made them feel forced (Ian Flynn is a continuity buff, and sometimes he goes overboard), but when you put it like that, it _is_ kind of heartwarming. Bonus points because Sonic generally seems more comfortable showing his friends affection in this game, from openly calling Tails his "little bro" (sure, we all knew he saw him that way, but he's never said it out loud in a game before) to actually returning one of Amy's hugs at the end (and not even seeming embarrassed about it--shippers, take notice).
@@Evilriku13 Maybe he is talking about how she and sonic used both chaos and sol emeralds to transform together into super, like when he did it with Shadow (And Silver in 06)
Would of been neat if the crapped plot point of Sonic losing his memories of his friends panned out. He would be reminiscing one moment and then blank on the person's name.
I mean, I like the funny side of Sonic (i.e, Sonic Colors or idk, AOSTH? There has to be a funny version of Sonic out there that doesn't make you cringe) but Ian Flynn writing the stories is fair enough on my half as well because doing that will give us good games. Plus, I enjoyed the hell out of the IDW comics!
And have Shadow mischaracterized by him while he blames SEGA? Or have the Deadly Six keep showing up even when most of the fanbase doesn't like them? He's written for this franchise since 2006. He's heading for a burnout sooner or later.
It was nice hearing a reference to Jet, it’s a shame that Sonic Free Riders seems to have killed Sega’s interest in having the Babylon Rogues appear again.
The IDW comics did have them play a significant role in the Zombots arc. Plus, they are in Sonic Forces Speed Battle, so there is a possibility of them returning still.
It goes to show Sonic's character: a light hearted being who cares about his friends (ignore Zavok since he isn't a friend) even when they aren't together. Sonic earned a lot of friends throughout the franchise and of course he will miss them. I like his personality a lot, that's one of the reasons why Sonic is my favorite fictional character.
I love how Sonic mentions both Shadow and Blaze saying that he would love to get some help from them ❤ Blaze is often forgotten but she's one of the most powerful allies Sonic has 🔥 I hope we'll see her in the next games
@@MegamanZXOmega absolutely, i want either a massive remake of shadow the hedgehog (entirely different game but with mostly same story) or another game with him as the main character
Bro, he just canonized Tangle. And when he mentioned Jet I just about did a backflip because Sonic Riders hasn't been mentioned in the last 10 years of Sonic games! The lore! The lore is alive and well! It is beautiful!!! These mentions are also really smart because most Sonic games either ignore older games and Sonic's friends or they include said friends but don't implement them in the story so it ends up being a bloated mess. But this is perfect! They acknowledge Sonic's friends and the wider world but those friends are not needed for the story so they don't physically show up! It's the perfect middle ground and it's what's best for this story and the wider Sonic lore!!!
I've been saying this for a long time: the problem with Sonic's friends is _not_ that there's too many of them, it's that they aren't properly utilized outside of racing spin-offs and such. Anyway, what's cool about this game is that having Team Sonic (temporarily) split up creates a good opportunity for each of them to team up with some of the other characters in the future (we know Amy will be traveling with Cream and Sticks, so perhaps Sonic could work with Silver and Blaze next time, or Knuckles could work with Team Chaotix, for example). And yeah, it was definitely good to hear Jet's name mentioned--I was getting tired of people claiming the Riders games weren't canonical or that they must take place in the future. Also, if Tangle is canonical, I presume Whisper is as well, since they're kind of a package deal.
Just because they make small little references to older games doesn’t mean they’ll be giving us those older games again, and if they did make them they would suck ass just like colors ultimate did.
@電話 He's not that edgy anymore and he's really only been a focusing character for 4 games, 3 of which he was a neutral/antagonistic character, I'd say 06 was the only time he wasn't a complete edge lord. But you can thank the Sega mandates for making him an asshole again.
I love how Sonic referencing his other adventures like wondering what’s up Jet’s up to or saying how Tangle would love to run around the ruins. Really shows that Sonic Cares about this friends,even the ones who were his enemies first!
A reminder, Jet is not really Sonic's friend, he's obviously a friendly rival. Still, I'm glad Sonic talk about his friends, his rivals _and_ his enemies.
I mean, that's how Knux and Shadow started with him. The bond he has with his rivals truly changes their viewpoint towards him whether it's out of sheer respect or care for him. Even Eggman respects him in some aspects.
I love the Cream comments,especially this part 1:17.I hope she returns from a background character that she is getting recently. It’s unfortunate that Sonic doesn’t mention Silver in this game but the other character(especially Shadow,Cream,Rogue,Zavok,Blaze and Omega) comments are incredible but one that confused me was Tangle. Is she and Sticks canon now.
Ever since Sonic Channel, and any mention or cameo they make, including comics, Sticks and Tangle are canon to the main series. And yes, that even includes the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series, where Sticks made her debut in Rio 2016. Sticks is multiversal with both the main Sonic Universe and the Boom Universe.
Ian wrote the dialogue, so you already knew he was gonna squeeze in a reference or two to the comics. With Tangle actually being mentioned in a mainline game, it likely means Whisper and villains such as Starline and Surge are officially canon. Hoping they eventually become playable in the next game or DLC.
I mean this game could have more villains. Like in Mario games you not only had Bowser, but Bowser Jr. or sometimes other evil creatures who want destroy, conquer or do something different. I wish that Starline would be alive.
These are rather forced, not gonna lie. Also, y'all are squealing with excitement over Tangle simply being MENTIONED in this game. What exactly has she accomplished in the IDW comics and how has she developed as a character?
I love that they mentioned Blaze, she's one of my favorites Sonic characters. I really hope she returns in future games and plays a big role in the plot
@@FazFaz Given her more serious, business-oriented personality, it'd be fun to have another game with both her and Sonic interacting. Last we got was Rush Adventure for the DS.
I like Sonic thinking about some of his friends. Makes me think of him as a more fleshed out character who thinks about his friends all the time. (Edit: Holy cripes 818 likes? Wow.)
Yep thats sonic. I mean saving his friends is his number one priority in this game. He considers everyone who isn't evil his friend. If your like eggman or starline or the deadly six which I like them who wants chaos and destruction to the world then sonic will be your enemy
@@Zero_de_Nova no? Thats straight up wrong. Unlike previous Sonic games, the english script is the original one, the japanese is a translation. Ian Flynn wrote the story
@@kayaplaaya9875 Well, there were previous Sonic games where the English script was written first (Lost World, for instance), and Flynn and Morio Kishimoto actually came up with the story together, but essentially, what you say is true.
Well, I imagine she would be upset but just wouldn’t lash out or blame anyone and understands Sonic did what he could. In the IDW comics, when Cream lost her mother, we can see she was seething deep inside but didn’t blame anyone for it. She’s surprisingly mature for 6 year old.
@@ghostspider2056 (i dont read the comics) does she even have friends her age? Besides she gone through danger herself as well and have friends whos older who either heroes, have dangerous jobs or people with heavy pasts.
@@haikal9186 I recommend reading the Sonic IDW comics, they’re really good. There was a special issue where she and other kids her age go to a hero camp, but it was a ruse by Orbot and Cubot to extract info.
I hope TH-cam doesn't label this video for kids. I really love people's comments on Frontiers, especially on Sonic mentioning some of the other characters.
Ohhhh boo hoo, I hope TH-cam doesn't block all these stupid comments commenting how much they "Member" all these empty easter eggs. Gimme a break already....
Given Tangle and even Sticks are canon to the mainline games now, makes me wonder how many other characters outside the games (aside from Archie) could make it in at some point. Fingers crossed they could bring in Cosmo from Sonic X or Agent Stone from the live-action films at some point in the future.
The game really went all out in small detail with mentions other characters of both old & new + ally & enemy; like when they mentioned In-Story Dialogue with Dark Gaia, Infinite, and they even mentioned Sticks at the end!!!
It's just as Somecallmejohnny said. This game is validation for all us longtime fans. All of those games, all of those adventures, all of those spin-offs, those COMICS *happened.* They weren't forgotten, they were treated with equal reverence as everyone's basic backstory. It might come off as random fanservice, but for newer fans, it'll get them to ask "who are all these people he's talking about?" and discover AN ENTIRE WORLD of older stories.
I like to think Ian Flynn was so excited to write a whole sonic game that he couldn’t help but just throw in a ton of references, shoehorned or not. And that’s pretty cool. I’m fine with that.
Shadow not being DLC would be a massive L. He already has energy attacks and did platforming combat before Sonic. He doesn't even need to have a story. EZ money.
@@a-buttonace but what would be the point of him being there, I would expect for some story reason for him being there other than just being there. It's not like the cosmetics like the shop shoes as this would be an actual character and would need a reason to be there. I want Shadow to be in Frontiers too but I just want to know why he would be there
I don't think Sonic has ever even mentioned Omega in an actual game. Now we need to see Sonic actually interact with them in a future game! It's also great to hear Tangle get a mention! Now let's go the whole hog and bring her into the games! Thank you, Ian Flynn!
Well. It's a bit confusing, but they only exist in the Classic Sonic dimension. So, we can't count on Honey, Mighty, Ray or Team Hooligan (Fang/Nack, Bark and Bean) to be canon.
Wow Sonic mentioned Blaze. Imo she's one of the most neglected and wasted characters in this series. Would love for her to get a bigger role someday, flesh out her character a bit more.
The Blaze from Rush could be usefull being as strong as Sonic and with Super Form..., just certain Black Hedgeogh that for some reason is side character when he could be of great help...
Though she hasn't had a major role in the games since Rush Adventure, she's been pretty significant in the IDW comics narratively. Highly recommend giving those a read because it's the first in a long time her character has been done justice.
I'm extremely happy to see Tangle (and presumably Whisper) being brought into the main continuity, so that way they can continue to appear even when the IDW series ends.
Cream has been in official Sonic Channel art this whole time. And funny that you think Ian "cares" about Cream, considering the hell he put her through during the Zombot Arc just for the sake of having a "serious story."
@Mario & Sonic Fan The fact that Blaze wasn't in Sonic Forces is still hilarious to me considering the main McGuffin of that game is literally ripping apart spacetime. If Silver and Classic are there It was the perfect opportunity to have Blaze. But in all honesty I'm kind of glad she wasn't there because I know she wouldn't have amounted to anything. Just another glorified cheerleader to have two seconds of lightly tapping some NPCs to death in the "climax"
It is confirmed why Cream isn't in the games anymore. SHE IS TOO POWERFUL! I'm also happy that spin-off characters are canon now! Yay Sticks! Yay Tangel! Edit: Where are you people coming from! And don't fight in the replies!
Well I do love tails I love amy cream rouge shadow omega vector espio charmy jet wave storm blaze yacker tangle and whisper and especially sticks I love her to😊.
It's awesome to see Sonic cares about his friends and he Wonders how they are especially I'm happy he mentions Blaze since she's one of my favorite Sonic female characters and happy he also mentioned Jet since I miss him and his Babylon teammates!
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen the Babylon Rogues! I think it would have been real nice to come full circle with them in TSR (I could see them belittling the other characters nonstop).
@@Grim-Owl No, he appeared in Team Sonic Racing (somehow) which is Canon. Reinforced by Eggman mentioning Planet Donpa in the memos. He also appears in IDW.
With this trend of abit extended character mentioning. I honestly wish that Chip was mentioned by Sonic like around the ruin like areas at 0:30. I could imagine it being like " Chip . . . , Another Adventure Without You Buddy. " or a " Chip . . . , What I wouldn't do for some Chocolate right about now"
@@TheGamingRift11 More like the Halo Infinite of Sonic. A worthless apology letter filled with memberberries for desperate fanboys. If you think a bunch of "MEMBER OLD GAMES" lines are amazing, you're REALLY scraping the barrel's end. Also, Mania was a lazy ROM hack 😂
"I wonder if it's too late to call Rouge and ask her to steal the emeralds for me....At this point I wouldn't mind Shadow lending me a hand." I'm so glad Ian Flynn remembered that Sonic had SASS which doesn't equal with being MEAN. That was a great line.
While im not a long-time fan (liked it for years but didnt fully get into it until about 3 years ago), these references are just so perfect. When he mentioned Tangle during my playthrough, i lost it. I LOVE the IDW comics, so SO happy theyre canon now!! Genuinely adore the writing in this game. Ian Flynn you legend.
0:24 Oh, boy! he mentions Yacker the wisp! I love it! from Sonic Colors/Sonic Colors Ultimate! (Chaos Emerald Super/Chaos Emerald Super: Ultimate) it's mention about Cyan Lazer, Ivory Lightning, Crimson Eagle, Black Bomb, Magenta Rhythm, Indigo Asteroid, Yellow Drill, Gray Earthquake, Jade Ghost wisp, Pink Spikes, Orange Rocket, Red Burst, Violet Void, Blue Cube, Green Hover and Purple Frenzy! he mentions Wisps!
@@bakedbeans5494 That was perfect and that's more like it now for Sonic, Yacker the wisp was will be have it away with surely for Yacker the wisp and I've got to do and I have really useful to him he was just a pet.
These comments were pretty cool! I especially love the ones Sonic made about Cream; they’re so heartwarming, and also it’s been a while since Cream’s been even mentioned in a mainline game. What kinda confuses me is the comment mentioning Tangle though, are the IDW characters canon to the games now?
Surprised by how much Sonic seems to care about Cream's feelings of all characters. I like the idea that they have a familial relationship in some way.
Sonic : Release Amy right now ! Sage : Or what ? Mr Red Arm is going to stop me ? Sonic : Whatever you're planning to do is nothing compared to what Cream will do to me if Amy is not released !
It hits me in the nostalgia in a way. Like the way you had that special group of friends when you were a kid or teenager. Then a long time goes by which feels like not much had changed. You are still being you. Now you are a grown up going through life on your own. Then occasionally you get reminded of your old friends and wonder what they are up to. That is the exact feeling I got with this part of the game. I used to LOVE Sonic games as a kid. My favorite part were the cool friends he had. Then I stopped playing Sonic games for a while, but decided to pick this one up. Him reminiscing about his old friends didn’t feel like small references the Sonic Team put together for fun. They felt like l memories being brought back.
OHMGEHRD !!!111! Bringing in an overrated hack with a mixed track record in comics who can only write "Member this character who hasn't appeared in years ? I member !" is the best thing ever. Seriously, you Sonic fans have no standards lmfao
@@yrooxrksvi7142 I don't know much about Ian Flynn but like... Frontiers was good, like actually really good, especially as far as the story goes. It's not just past references, but also the interactions between Sonic and his friends, Dr. Eggman and Sage, and the overarching plot. Plus there's tons of new ideas being thrown into the mix: the islands, others before Sonic who used the chaos emeralds, the coco, etc. If you're gonna hate someone, at least hate them for something they actually did
Other characters that are not included but are brought up in the story are Tikal and Infinite. Chaos and G.U.N are both mentioned in the Egg Memos. Silver is not mentioned at all which is strange considering that Blaze is mentioned. there's also a reference to Sally Acorn as well as the Elder Koco says "Do it to it."
I love nods to past characters, specially obscure ones. But what i would really love is a main-line Sonic game that lets you play as said characters, the cast is so wide that it feels kinda like a waste to not take advantage of it.
"I wonder how Gamma is doing? Amy has always been concerned about him ever since the Egg Carrier incident." "I wonder if any of these temples are related to Light Gaia ... no ... not even the world's biggest sundae would bring back Chip." "Silver always seems sad whenever he's around Blaze, maybe I should ask why." "I wonder what went through Gerald's mind in his final moments before his execution, he probably couldn't stop questioning whether he would be reunited with Maria." "Knuckles never seemed to recover from the incident with the Marauders, I hope Shade can one day help him move on." "Maybe I'll go on Twitter for a second and ... god damn it Ken Panders."
A few remarks: -Gamma was destroyed at the end of Sonic Adventure (and thus he's "dead") -Silver and Maria are already mentioned in the game -Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is not canon -Delete the last one, that guy should be left forgotten
@@dededesgustingtkemylife4825 well nothing is preventing Sega from creating more Echidna characters. Besides, I think it's possible to have a society of echidnas worship a wind god that resembles a mutated Hero Chao.
Tangle is the most interesting name to bring up since she only exists in the comics so far but I think of all the IDW original characters, Tangle fits into the overall world the best!
Actually... the IDW comics are indeed canon to the games. Meaning it's not just Tangle, but EVERY. SINGLE. CHARACTER. in the IDW comics. Whisper, Surge, Kit, Starline, ALL OF THEM.
@ghostgauntlet2746 whenever shadow is at the chaos island we see the volcano go off which means someone just finished beating the pinball game and since we see eggman tech around we have to assume sonic did in fact beat the pinball and is on the island well at least the one from frontiers is on the island while gens sonic is like going around city escape or something
@@Andrews_Studio whenever shadow visits a level in the game, he doesn’t go to the exact level with everyone else on it. The levels in both Sonic generations and shadow generations are a recreation from the characters’ memories. Hence why they’re in a white space
@@ghostgauntlet2746No? White Space is a void that holds the places that erased time. It’s why Sonic’s speed is able to, quoted from Tails, “Restore time”.
"I could really go for some of Storm's muscle right about now." "Espio could get past these guys, no problem." "Tails... Would you be jealous if I got Wave to help me rescue you?" "Charmy sure would love all these flowers." "Wonder if Vector could find out anything about those titans." "Too bad I don't have Shahra's magic right about now." "I hope this doesn't spell the end of the world. Merlina would be disappointed." "Bet Marine would love to explore these islands. I wonder what she's up to..." "If I still had Emerl, maybe he'd give me a chance against those titans without the emeralds." "'A knight never flees his foe'... I haven't forgotten that, Caliburn." "It's pretty peaceful around here. Almost compares to Soleanna. I bet the princess would enjoy it... Elise, was it?" "Sticks, even though you have some crazy ideas... I gotta admit, you are a great teammate." "Longclaw... If only you could see me now. I promise you'd be proud."
@@Speeddemon105 Given how Tangle and Whisper appeared in Sonic Dash and Sonic Forces Speed Battle, it is likely they will appear in a mainline Sonic game If they have speaking roles, I think Laura Stahl and Kayli Mills would be perfect for them
@@Speeddemon105she and the others still always have been canon since in the IDW comics of the Modern Sonic era that she, Whisper, and the others are from started to began a month later after the events of Forces. And since there’s no mention of the events of Frontiers would still say that it’s pretty much clear of where it happens, and with it being after the events of Forces (while some during the events of Forces in flashbacks) and before the events of Frontiers.
Considering Ian Flynn is one of the main writers and Tangle's popularity to even make it into a mobile spin off with a 3D, her making it into the main continuity was about to happen. But Sega fully owns Tangle and Whisper, so it was bound to happen. But my wish is for the Freedom Fighters from SatAM/Archie Comics to become apart of the mainstream games still.
I really to hope the Freedom Fighters do not appear. They were not so great additions to the Sonic series. We did not need Sally Acorn, nor did we need Rotor Walrus, or Antoine, or Bunnie Raboot even. They are wastes of spaces, not to mention that now that the Sonic series has more characters they can use, we don’t even need any of them. The Sonic series has done just fine without the Freedom Fighters. Not to mention, the pissy reaction from ungrateful fanbrats when Ian announced that the Freedom Fighters won’t appear in IDW made me lose a lot of enthusiasm for those characters. Wasn’t it clear that SEGA wasn’t going to make Sally Acorn or any of the other Freedom Fighters canon to the mainline games? I just want them to stay far away from the Sonic games. If you want them to appear in the games though, then be my guess.
"At this point, I wouldn't mind Shadow lending me a hand." Sorry, Sonic, but Shadow's currently busy on Chaos Island during this time. Or fighting Black Doom, or going through other stages.
Strange that Tangle and Sticks are in the Main games continuity now considering that Boom and IDW are seperate universes from the games. Well, if it saves Sticks from purgatory and allows Tangle to break out of her origin continuity, I'm game! On a side note, love the mention of the other characters in the series. The switch and bait with Zavok is nice 😂!
So now Tangle and Sticks are considered part of the official canon? Makes me wonder if they'll do the same thing for some other characters introduced in Sonic cartoons and books, like the Freedom Fighters from SatAM and the Archie comic.
They should definitely bring cream back in a mainline sonic game and i like how sonic mentions a idw sonic character. I want them continue the sonic story book series
it was nice hearing about blaze and shadow. I hope they'll be added to new sonic games, this is gonna be fire! also, aren't we going to enjoy that little evil laughter from sonic while talking about zavok?
“Sure wouldn’t mind help from Shadow/Blaze right about now..” YO, THEY BETTER BE PLAYABLE NEXT GAME. They are the coolest/strongest characters, next to Sonic! They can’t go to waste!!
@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 Yes but everyone other character has a purpose to be in the island. It’s not always Shadow and if he end up appearing in the game without the other characters. That will be very irritating.
The fact that Tangle the lemur, and by extension whisper the wolf are now CANON to the mainline sonic series because of one piece of dialogue is amazing
@@brandoncain yeah but none have appeared in any games besides tangle and whisper on the mobile games This single mention is the most we’ve gotten of an IDW character in the mainseries games
at least a version of them i assume. personally i highly doubt the IDW comics has a whole will ever be canon to the games, but the characters? perhaps. depending on which ones i could see them appearing in future games
It's been almost 2 years since I made this video and I can't believe I never made a disclaimer lmfao.
Yes, these _are_ real, however, I couldn't get them to trigger as they're VERY random.
I datamined the audio from the game, then edited them into the video where I thought they would fit
I understand now.
Yeah I triggered the shadow line in a different place on the same island you did
Yes it takes a minute to trigger some of these dialogues. I also heard the Japanese version of the game some of these dialogues don't even exist
Tangle reference dropped. My day is made.
... that cute little fuzzy ditz.
Ah, I thought Green Hill reminding Sonic of Babylon Garden of all things seemed weird.
For those worrying about Silver not being mentioned, he does when Sonic talks to Hermit Koco as he says he knows a time traveler
I was wondering about that, thanks.
Technically not mentioning silver then if they’re not using his name at all. You could say it’s implying silver but it’s not specifically mentioned so you can’t really count it as a direct reference
@@Anonhaha122 Who else can time travel then?
@@bluefin844 Eggman Nega
@@bluefin844 Eggman Nega, Blaze I think since she lives in a separate dimension so she obviously gets to sonic some way, shadow to an extent with the chaos emeralds if we go off of 06 since it’s still technically cannon
There’s a few time travellers in the sonic franchise
This is actually so cute. This sort of dialogue characterizes Sonic as someone who’s always thinking about his friends, and wondering how they’re doing/feeling. It’s nice to hear Sonic talk about things without cracking lame jokes all the time.
Yeah that's true it got old honestly for Sonic to keep cracking jokes so much,at first I thought it was okay from Colors and Generations a little bit but as it went on it just kept going on and ON!!!! 😩 HERE glad this game feels balanced! 👍
I was thinking that the sheer number of these references made them feel forced (Ian Flynn is a continuity buff, and sometimes he goes overboard), but when you put it like that, it _is_ kind of heartwarming. Bonus points because Sonic generally seems more comfortable showing his friends affection in this game, from openly calling Tails his "little bro" (sure, we all knew he saw him that way, but he's never said it out loud in a game before) to actually returning one of Amy's hugs at the end (and not even seeming embarrassed about it--shippers, take notice).
@@pedrogabrielduarte4544 you got a chuckle out of me from that
Thank God for ian Flynn will avoid the lame jokes are not gonna do it for dialogue anymore, it went random comeback and emotional for his friends. 😊
Indeed, those references brought me a huge smile
SONIC'S LITTLE "HEHEHE" WHEN TALKING ABOUT ZAVOK IS KILLING ME
same bruh
I mean, it’s valid, Zavok almost turned the whole world into Zombie robots!
And nearly drained the earth of it energy.
Even Sonic dunks on Zavok's overhyped existence.
Cream: Older brother figure
Tangle: considerate friend
Rouge: gossip buddies
Omega: training partner
Yacker: long distance relationship
Jet: rivals grown apart
Shadow: rivals with reluctant respect
Blaze: blood pact
Zavok: talks shit behind his back
Sonic and Omega training partners so true
Blood pact? In what way?
**Smaaaaaackkkkk* !!!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol 😆
Could you even blame him for talking shit about Zavok??
@@Evilriku13 Maybe he is talking about how she and sonic used both chaos and sol emeralds to transform together into super, like when he did it with Shadow (And Silver in 06)
I can feel Sega winking at us every time Sonic mentions another character
It feels kinda forced ngl
Lol
@@boxinthejack2166 kinda buuuuut I absolutely still love it all the same
@Box in the Jack its better than sega ignoring them, right?
Yeah, he said their names is bold italics. I don't mind much tho.
Especially how the VA puts emphasis on the names like they’re nudging you.
“Remember THIS GUY??? Yeah, we know ya do.”
It really sounds like Sonic just misses his friends which is so wholesome and in character for this more empathetic and heartfelt version
Zavok: (Confused screaming)
Ma non ha menzionato chip,marine,Tikal,shade,Wave,storm, bean,bark,Honey,fang,mighty,ray,Vector,espio,Charmy,wispher mighty e ray ecc
@@francescosalzano4553 Tikal actually gets mentioned.
Would of been neat if the crapped plot point of Sonic losing his memories of his friends panned out. He would be reminiscing one moment and then blank on the person's name.
@@loriayegallen555
He is in lost hex
Ian Flynn really loves continuity. I hope he writes for every other sonic game next
U remember this game mentions Sticks right? I’m not caught up on the comics but I’m pretty sure…
@@ragercarnage8609 well sticks is also in Mario and sonic at the Rio 2016 olympics
I mean, I like the funny side of Sonic (i.e, Sonic Colors or idk, AOSTH? There has to be a funny version of Sonic out there that doesn't make you cringe) but Ian Flynn writing the stories is fair enough on my half as well because doing that will give us good games. Plus, I enjoyed the hell out of the IDW comics!
@@ragercarnage8609 Sonic boom is in an alternate universe. Thus meaning that their could be a sticks in the main universe.
And have Shadow mischaracterized by him while he blames SEGA?
Or have the Deadly Six keep showing up even when most of the fanbase doesn't like them?
He's written for this franchise since 2006. He's heading for a burnout sooner or later.
It was nice hearing a reference to Jet, it’s a shame that Sonic Free Riders seems to have killed Sega’s interest in having the Babylon Rogues appear again.
They have the mobile games I guess
Yep
It never killed their interest they just haven't thought about bringing them in another game sides Sonic at the Olympics
To me tho, Free Riders is easily the most overhated game.
The IDW comics did have them play a significant role in the Zombots arc. Plus, they are in Sonic Forces Speed Battle, so there is a possibility of them returning still.
This makes sense. Being truly alone is when you start to reflect on and appreciate the people in your life. This is a nice touch.
It goes to show Sonic's character: a light hearted being who cares about his friends (ignore Zavok since he isn't a friend) even when they aren't together.
Sonic earned a lot of friends throughout the franchise and of course he will miss them. I like his personality a lot, that's one of the reasons why Sonic is my favorite fictional character.
“At this point I wouldn’t mind Shadow lending me a hand”
Shadow, somewhere: “ONLY IF YOU ADMIT IM BETTER THAN YOU”
[sibling energy intensifies]
Sonic: Am I the only one remembering you did just that?
@@LordTyphShadow realizing he got roasted: damn…. Not here.
Shadow doesn't disrespect Sonic, lol.
Shadow does respect Sonic and he sees him as a strong rival. Shadow wouldn't say something like that.
stupid gays that i love
I love how Sonic mentions both Shadow and Blaze saying that he would love to get some help from them ❤ Blaze is often forgotten but she's one of the most powerful allies Sonic has 🔥 I hope we'll see her in the next games
It pisses me a lot, with Shadow to, nobody would stand a Chance, it has been years since we seen Super Shadow in a game...
It would be cool for Shadow to have a standalone game again as the main character. I honestly feel he needs to have the spotlight again at some point.
@@MegamanZXOmega absolutely, i want either a massive remake of shadow the hedgehog (entirely different game but with mostly same story) or another game with him as the main character
@@ralphthejedimaster They should get the exact same team as Frontier for the next Shadow game.
@@slavishentity6705so sonic team the team that makes all sonic games
Bro, he just canonized Tangle. And when he mentioned Jet I just about did a backflip because Sonic Riders hasn't been mentioned in the last 10 years of Sonic games! The lore! The lore is alive and well! It is beautiful!!!
These mentions are also really smart because most Sonic games either ignore older games and Sonic's friends or they include said friends but don't implement them in the story so it ends up being a bloated mess. But this is perfect! They acknowledge Sonic's friends and the wider world but those friends are not needed for the story so they don't physically show up! It's the perfect middle ground and it's what's best for this story and the wider Sonic lore!!!
I like to imagine you just chilling stone-faced, then suddenly getting up, backflipping and settling back down.
@@alejjtheninja5803 its even better when you imagine Obi Wan Kenobi doing it
I've been saying this for a long time: the problem with Sonic's friends is _not_ that there's too many of them, it's that they aren't properly utilized outside of racing spin-offs and such. Anyway, what's cool about this game is that having Team Sonic (temporarily) split up creates a good opportunity for each of them to team up with some of the other characters in the future (we know Amy will be traveling with Cream and Sticks, so perhaps Sonic could work with Silver and Blaze next time, or Knuckles could work with Team Chaotix, for example). And yeah, it was definitely good to hear Jet's name mentioned--I was getting tired of people claiming the Riders games weren't canonical or that they must take place in the future. Also, if Tangle is canonical, I presume Whisper is as well, since they're kind of a package deal.
They even mentioned sticks in the ending!
Just because they make small little references to older games doesn’t mean they’ll be giving us those older games again, and if they did make them they would suck ass just like colors ultimate did.
"At this point, I wouldn't mind Shadow lending me a hand" ME EITHER Sonic. ME EITHER.
A small jab that Shadow isn't in the game.
@電話 he stopped being an edge lord his character got flanderized
@電話 He's not that edgy anymore and he's really only been a focusing character for 4 games, 3 of which he was a neutral/antagonistic character, I'd say 06 was the only time he wasn't a complete edge lord.
But you can thank the Sega mandates for making him an asshole again.
@@newdawnhorizon9879
He will always be out little edge lord no matter what
Y'know, I wonder there's a Chao Garden somewhere they could hang out...
I love how Sonic referencing his other adventures like wondering what’s up Jet’s up to or saying how Tangle would love to run around the ruins. Really shows that Sonic Cares about this friends,even the ones who were his enemies first!
A reminder, Jet is not really Sonic's friend, he's obviously a friendly rival. Still, I'm glad Sonic talk about his friends, his rivals _and_ his enemies.
Yep
and then to Zavock sonic basically says "I hope your day is shit ngl"
I mean, that's how Knux and Shadow started with him. The bond he has with his rivals truly changes their viewpoint towards him whether it's out of sheer respect or care for him. Even Eggman respects him in some aspects.
Tangle?🤨
I love the Cream comments,especially this part 1:17.I hope she returns from a background character that she is getting recently. It’s unfortunate that Sonic doesn’t mention Silver in this game but the other character(especially Shadow,Cream,Rogue,Zavok,Blaze and Omega) comments are incredible but one that confused me was Tangle. Is she and Sticks canon now.
Rule of thumb if character is mentioned or makes a cameo in one way or another they are canon. So yes they are canon…yes this includes tie in comics.
Ever since Sonic Channel, and any mention or cameo they make, including comics, Sticks and Tangle are canon to the main series.
And yes, that even includes the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series, where Sticks made her debut in Rio 2016.
Sticks is multiversal with both the main Sonic Universe and the Boom Universe.
Honestly not surprised if Ian Flynn really did just make the comics canon to the game storyline.
@@Darksaviour Well he did do the tie in comics for forces right?
@@codysonic1
Yup and I enjoyed those comics more than anything Ken Pantuk did for the sonic games.
Ian wrote the dialogue, so you already knew he was gonna squeeze in a reference or two to the comics. With Tangle actually being mentioned in a mainline game, it likely means Whisper and villains such as Starline and Surge are officially canon. Hoping they eventually become playable in the next game or DLC.
If we get a game featuring Surge and Kit, I’m gonna lose my mind.
I mean this game could have more villains. Like in Mario games you not only had Bowser, but Bowser Jr. or sometimes other evil creatures who want destroy, conquer or do something different. I wish that Starline would be alive.
Doubt. Only the lesbians deserve it LOL
@@XSlimSxadyX Okay, SJW.
These are rather forced, not gonna lie.
Also, y'all are squealing with excitement over Tangle simply being MENTIONED in this game. What exactly has she accomplished in the IDW comics and how has she developed as a character?
sonics little laugh after "terrible, i hope" was just adorable right next to mentioning all his actual friends and rivals its great :)
I love that they mentioned Blaze, she's one of my favorites Sonic characters. I really hope she returns in future games and plays a big role in the plot
Sonic Rush is my first and my favorite Sonic game. I loved Blaze in there, hope we'll see her return
@@FazFaz Same
She would literally be perfect for frontiers style of gameplay!
I so badly wanted her in Frontiers, but maybe DLC? 🙏
@@FazFaz Given her more serious, business-oriented personality, it'd be fun to have another game with both her and Sonic interacting. Last we got was Rush Adventure for the DS.
I like Sonic thinking about some of his friends. Makes me think of him as a more fleshed out character who thinks about his friends all the time.
(Edit: Holy cripes 818 likes? Wow.)
Yep thats sonic. I mean saving his friends is his number one priority in this game. He considers everyone who isn't evil his friend. If your like eggman or starline or the deadly six which I like them who wants chaos and destruction to the world then sonic will be your enemy
@@manosdaskalakis4452 Speaking of starline.. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a game, given we've already gotten a reference to Tangle.
👏 THIS 👏 IS 👏 WHY👏HE 👏 IS 👏 BEST 👏 BOI 👏 HE 👏 CARES 👏 ABOUT 👏 HIS 👏FRIENDS 👏 SO 👏 MUCH 👏👏
@@pedrogabrielduarte4544 I know right ,this is why I like sonic more he is the best friend we need in our lives
@@chuckles2364 how about being referenced by eggman in a cutscene huh
We need more writers like Ian Flynn who care about continuity and gives the fans what they want. Something really lacking in Hollywood.
Exactly
Ian Flynn fixed the mess that Pontac and Graff left behind
He did translate nothing more.
@@Zero_de_Nova no? Thats straight up wrong. Unlike previous Sonic games, the english script is the original one, the japanese is a translation. Ian Flynn wrote the story
@@kayaplaaya9875 Well, there were previous Sonic games where the English script was written first (Lost World, for instance), and Flynn and Morio Kishimoto actually came up with the story together, but essentially, what you say is true.
1:18 I don’t think Cream would blame Sonic. She’s not the type to hold grudges, and she’s very compassionate and understanding.
Well, I imagine she would be upset but just wouldn’t lash out or blame anyone and understands Sonic did what he could. In the IDW comics, when Cream lost her mother, we can see she was seething deep inside but didn’t blame anyone for it. She’s surprisingly mature for 6 year old.
@@ghostspider2056 (i dont read the comics) does she even have friends her age?
Besides she gone through danger herself as well and have friends whos older who either heroes, have dangerous jobs or people with heavy pasts.
@@haikal9186 closest is Charmy (6 y/o) and Tails (8 y/o)
@@haikal9186 I recommend reading the Sonic IDW comics, they’re really good. There was a special issue where she and other kids her age go to a hero camp, but it was a ruse by Orbot and Cubot to extract info.
@@ghostspider2056 Thanks!
It's so refreshing seeing sonic actually act like himself again, him mentioning past/side characters is the cherry on top!
I hope TH-cam doesn't label this video for kids. I really love people's comments on Frontiers, especially on Sonic mentioning some of the other characters.
And annoying people complaining about missing characters, they're obviously not going to mention literally every god-damn character in the saga
Ohhhh boo hoo, I hope TH-cam doesn't block all these stupid comments commenting how much they "Member" all these empty easter eggs. Gimme a break already....
@@yrooxrksvi7142 man, what was your problem a year ago?
I love the dialogue, That last one was soo cute!
But the Zavok one 😂
Given Tangle and even Sticks are canon to the mainline games now, makes me wonder how many other characters outside the games (aside from Archie) could make it in at some point.
Fingers crossed they could bring in Cosmo from Sonic X or Agent Stone from the live-action films at some point in the future.
If they’re canon to the games, then they should’ve met in a different way from the IDW comics and Boom games.
Maybe there will be a continuity where Sticks and the idw characters would be canon.
Sally, bunny and rotor are canon too(spinball wad confirmed to be canon, and those 3 appear there)
Time out, Sticks is still canon? Elaborate.
@@KidRunnerH rightttttt
Sonic acknowledging the adventures he had and the characters he met during those events makes it even better it makes it feel like they are connected
"That is some heavy firepower, Omega would be jealous." I'm sure he is.
1:12 “wonder how he’s doing…”
*”terrible I hope.”*
_insert cute sonic laugh here_
The fact that the characters are so self aware in this game make moments like these feel like they should be cherished. 💙
The game really went all out in small detail with mentions other characters of both old & new + ally & enemy; like when they mentioned In-Story Dialogue with Dark Gaia, Infinite, and they even mentioned Sticks at the end!!!
YES tangle is canon! Let’s hope whisper too
Well Tangle and Whisper are popular characters from the IDW comics.
This confirms the idw comics are canon
Welp, looks like I'd better get back into the comics now lol
Never should've dropped them in the first place TBH; they were really good
If Tangle is canon, it's no doubt the same for Whisper.
If she is canon, whisper absolutely is as well
It's just as Somecallmejohnny said.
This game is validation for all us longtime fans. All of those games, all of those adventures, all of those spin-offs, those COMICS *happened.*
They weren't forgotten, they were treated with equal reverence as everyone's basic backstory. It might come off as random fanservice, but for newer fans, it'll get them to ask "who are all these people he's talking about?" and discover AN ENTIRE WORLD of older stories.
Fanservice of all forms should be illegal.
@@bakedbeans5494 FaNsErViCe Of AlL fOrMs ShOuLd Be IlLeGaL
Go play Lost World again since that's apparently the shit you want
@@DisasterEnby Forces, too. They did Tails dirty in that game.
I like to think Ian Flynn was so excited to write a whole sonic game that he couldn’t help but just throw in a ton of references, shoehorned or not. And that’s pretty cool. I’m fine with that.
@@curlybrace4984 Proof that Ian Flynn brings out the hypocrisy of Sonic fans.
Damn, imagine a Sonic and Shadow team up in this game and fighting the Titans
So cool!
Sonic Adventure 2 vibes intensifies
Shadow not being DLC would be a massive L. He already has energy attacks and did platforming combat before Sonic. He doesn't even need to have a story. EZ money.
@@a-buttonace but what would be the point of him being there, I would expect for some story reason for him being there other than just being there. It's not like the cosmetics like the shop shoes as this would be an actual character and would need a reason to be there. I want Shadow to be in Frontiers too but I just want to know why he would be there
@@christopherford39 to please the fans who wanted him to be included. That and he would be a great inclusion due to this game’s darker tone
I don't think Sonic has ever even mentioned Omega in an actual game. Now we need to see Sonic actually interact with them in a future game!
It's also great to hear Tangle get a mention! Now let's go the whole hog and bring her into the games! Thank you, Ian Flynn!
There was Sonic Chronicles, but nobody talks about that.
@@sonicstar917 Because it's non-canon
@@TheRebelTitan55 Canon or not, folks never gave a damn about Sonic Chronicles until the Penders lawsuit.
@@sonicstar917 I did. And I still care for my Argus plotline if somehow this game gets a new title or being reanimated somehow.
You mean.. whole werehog?
I'll leave I'm sorry
Just hearing Roger!Sonic talk about such long-forgotten (or not-so-forgotten) names and places is surreal. I love it.
More like lazy memberberries and lazy writing. And RCS still sucks as Sonic. Get over it.
I really want Mighty and Ray appearing in a modern Sonic game.
Well. It's a bit confusing, but they only exist in the Classic Sonic dimension. So, we can't count on Honey, Mighty, Ray or Team Hooligan (Fang/Nack, Bark and Bean) to be canon.
@@Recklesssmasher all of them were about to be playable in Heroes funny enough
@@Recklesssmasher Classic dimension thing was retconned by Ian Flynn smh
@@hover8642 Darn. I've been off the grid for 2 years.
@@Recklesssmasher 😂
Wow Sonic mentioned Blaze. Imo she's one of the most neglected and wasted characters in this series. Would love for her to get a bigger role someday, flesh out her character a bit more.
The Blaze from Rush could be usefull being as strong as Sonic and with Super Form..., just certain Black Hedgeogh that for some reason is side character when he could be of great help...
Many characters as of now are wasted potential
Man's acting like silver don't exist
I just want her back. :(
Though she hasn't had a major role in the games since Rush Adventure, she's been pretty significant in the IDW comics narratively. Highly recommend giving those a read because it's the first in a long time her character has been done justice.
Love that Sonic admits that he needs Blaze and Shadow's help.
I'm extremely happy to see Tangle (and presumably Whisper) being brought into the main continuity, so that way they can continue to appear even when the IDW series ends.
For now, only Tangle
@@TheRebelTitan55 I would say Whisper is like 99% at this point she has had the same amount of exposure as tangle beforehand like in speed battle
Yess
No one cares about dollar store Bunnie Rabbot and her cringe Deviantart OC girlfriend. IDW is garbage, and has no business with the games.
@@nightwish1453 Imagine pretending some mobile game is a source for garbage comics OCs existing in mainline games lmfao
Sonic - "I Wonder how Chris and Sonichu are right now, I hope Barb is ok."
My brain is dead by this
Nah bro, They were wiped from Existence, just like Mephiles himself
ian flynn in frontiers "insert random unrelated refrence here"
Oh, so tangle's CANON canon. That's nice, I hope she gets into the next game!
I doubt it
@@TheRebelTitan55 Gotta agree with you on this one, it would be way too soon to see any of the IDW cast in the next game.
@@The_Hollow Thanks for agreeing with me, not many people does
Finally, Cream is mentioned. SEGA does care about her
At least Ian Flynn cares.
Ian Flynn seemingly cares but not Sega
Cream has been in official Sonic Channel art this whole time.
And funny that you think Ian "cares" about Cream, considering the hell he put her through during the Zombot Arc just for the sake of having a "serious story."
@Mario & Sonic Fan The fact that Blaze wasn't in Sonic Forces is still hilarious to me considering the main McGuffin of that game is literally ripping apart spacetime. If Silver and Classic are there It was the perfect opportunity to have Blaze. But in all honesty I'm kind of glad she wasn't there because I know she wouldn't have amounted to anything. Just another glorified cheerleader to have two seconds of lightly tapping some NPCs to death in the "climax"
SEGA Doesn't
Ian Flynn Does
Sonic - "I hope Scourge is ok, living with Ken Penders, he must get sick of all the Echidnas."
Yeah nice joke
It is confirmed why Cream isn't in the games anymore. SHE IS TOO POWERFUL!
I'm also happy that spin-off characters are canon now! Yay Sticks! Yay Tangel!
Edit: Where are you people coming from! And don't fight in the replies!
Because the fandom hates her
@IAmToyChica~🧁 Since her introduction in Sonic Advance 2
Really?
@@playerback7722 Honestly I can believe considering people hated Tails in Sonic 2
Well I do love tails I love amy cream rouge shadow omega vector espio charmy jet wave storm blaze yacker tangle and whisper and especially sticks I love her to😊.
0:09 love hearing Tangle is canon
That's my girl.😍
Hoping she makes her Debut soon.
0:18 i actually did hear this sound in Ares island, but not in that Guardian, its on like some Gun looking thing thats stuck on the ground.
It's awesome to see Sonic cares about his friends and he Wonders how they are especially I'm happy he mentions Blaze since she's one of my favorite Sonic female characters and happy he also mentioned Jet since I miss him and his Babylon teammates!
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen the Babylon Rogues! I think it would have been real nice to come full circle with them in TSR (I could see them belittling the other characters nonstop).
Zavok's one got me🤣🤣🤣
Right? Maybe I’m remembering wrong but ain’t that dude dead?
@Grim Weed well damn, you learn something new everyday. Thanks fellow Grim
@@Grim-Owl No, he appeared in Team Sonic Racing (somehow) which is Canon. Reinforced by Eggman mentioning Planet Donpa in the memos. He also appears in IDW.
*he he he*
I be real that the most BM thing Sonic has ever said and I love it
With this trend of abit extended character mentioning. I honestly wish that Chip was mentioned by Sonic like around the ruin like areas at 0:30. I could imagine it being like
" Chip . . . , Another Adventure Without You Buddy. " or a
" Chip . . . , What I wouldn't do for some Chocolate right about now"
Frontier seems to be the mania of the 3D era
Seriously the callbacks are amazing
Except mania sucks big dicks
Frontiers has meat to it
@@sonicdudeatdawn2 I think a lot of classic fans would disagree with you there 😂
Eh Mania really shouldn't have done that and had all original new zones. There was no reason otherwise.
@@TheGamingRift11 More like the Halo Infinite of Sonic. A worthless apology letter filled with memberberries for desperate fanboys. If you think a bunch of "MEMBER OLD GAMES" lines are amazing, you're REALLY scraping the barrel's end.
Also, Mania was a lazy ROM hack 😂
@@yrooxrksvi7142 bait or mental retardation
"I wonder if it's too late to call Rouge and ask her to steal the emeralds for me....At this point I wouldn't mind Shadow lending me a hand."
I'm so glad Ian Flynn remembered that Sonic had SASS which doesn't equal with being MEAN. That was a great line.
Okay but, the fact that he even gives Zavok consideration was surprising. 😮
Sonic - "I wonder what Scratch and Grounder are doing, probably snooping as usual."
SnooPINGASusualisee.
I'm glad they didn't forget about Cream
Thanks to Ian Flynn
While im not a long-time fan (liked it for years but didnt fully get into it until about 3 years ago), these references are just so perfect.
When he mentioned Tangle during my playthrough, i lost it. I LOVE the IDW comics, so SO happy theyre canon now!!
Genuinely adore the writing in this game. Ian Flynn you legend.
0:24 Oh, boy! he mentions Yacker the wisp! I love it! from Sonic Colors/Sonic Colors Ultimate! (Chaos Emerald Super/Chaos Emerald Super: Ultimate) it's mention about Cyan Lazer, Ivory Lightning, Crimson Eagle, Black Bomb, Magenta Rhythm, Indigo Asteroid, Yellow Drill, Gray Earthquake, Jade Ghost wisp, Pink Spikes, Orange Rocket, Red Burst, Violet Void, Blue Cube, Green Hover and Purple Frenzy! he mentions Wisps!
Meta writing.
@@bakedbeans5494 0:24 I love Yacker the wisp!! He mentions Yacker!! it's from Sonic Colors Ultimate! I love Yacker! I love Yacker the wisp!
@@soapmactavish912 Cringe.
@@bakedbeans5494 That was perfect and that's more like it now for Sonic, Yacker the wisp was will be have it away with surely for Yacker the wisp and I've got to do and I have really useful to him he was just a pet.
These comments were pretty cool! I especially love the ones Sonic made about Cream; they’re so heartwarming, and also it’s been a while since Cream’s been even mentioned in a mainline game.
What kinda confuses me is the comment mentioning Tangle though, are the IDW characters canon to the games now?
For now, only Tangle
0:44 now that he referenced jet, i wanna know aswell. Damn Sonic.
Wow! That's actually a nice touch that Sega added.
I love how he mentions tangle can she appear in the games now
Maybe but I doubt it
I think Tangle appeared in a mobile game
@@diogocaetano1REAL Yes: Sonic Forces Speed Battle and Sonic Dash
@@TheRebelTitan55 imagine a idw sonic game and we could see infinite or mephalis return
@@fredbearchannel976 Infinite won't appear in any IDW comics or games, Ian Flynn confirmed it a long time ago
Surprised by how much Sonic seems to care about Cream's feelings of all characters. I like the idea that they have a familial relationship in some way.
Sonic : Release Amy right now !
Sage : Or what ? Mr Red Arm is going to stop me ?
Sonic : Whatever you're planning to do is nothing compared to what Cream will do to me if Amy is not released !
Sage: And, who is this "Cream"?
Sonic: Oh, you wouldn't like seeing what her Chao can do.
Cheese GET EM!
Less what Cream would do more what Cheese would do
@@JlBUNROCK or Shadow.
It hits me in the nostalgia in a way. Like the way you had that special group of friends when you were a kid or teenager. Then a long time goes by which feels like not much had changed. You are still being you. Now you are a grown up going through life on your own. Then occasionally you get reminded of your old friends and wonder what they are up to. That is the exact feeling I got with this part of the game. I used to LOVE Sonic games as a kid. My favorite part were the cool friends he had. Then I stopped playing Sonic games for a while, but decided to pick this one up. Him reminiscing about his old friends didn’t feel like small references the Sonic Team put together for fun. They felt like l memories being brought back.
This really hit me harder after losing some of them and its going to happen again at some point
Bringing on Ian Flynn to write for Frontiers is easily one the best decisions Sega has made recently
OHMGEHRD !!!111! Bringing in an overrated hack with a mixed track record in comics who can only write "Member this character who hasn't appeared in years ? I member !" is the best thing ever.
Seriously, you Sonic fans have no standards lmfao
@@yrooxrksvi7142Back in my day, bait used to be believable
@@Shiobana753 And you just keep proving how refractary to any criticism the cult of Flynn is. Pat yourself on the back now, bub.
@@yrooxrksvi7142 That's not criticism
@@yrooxrksvi7142 I don't know much about Ian Flynn but like... Frontiers was good, like actually really good, especially as far as the story goes. It's not just past references, but also the interactions between Sonic and his friends, Dr. Eggman and Sage, and the overarching plot. Plus there's tons of new ideas being thrown into the mix: the islands, others before Sonic who used the chaos emeralds, the coco, etc.
If you're gonna hate someone, at least hate them for something they actually did
Other characters that are not included but are brought up in the story are Tikal and Infinite. Chaos and G.U.N are both mentioned in the Egg Memos. Silver is not mentioned at all which is strange considering that Blaze is mentioned. there's also a reference to Sally Acorn as well as the Elder Koco says "Do it to it."
Tikal appeared in a flashback in Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence right?
@@kowabonga3552 Dumbass
silver is mentioned when you talk to the hermit koco at level 99
@@TheRebelTitan55 yes
@@sebastianbenavidesmorales2274 he isn't mentioned by name
I love nods to past characters, specially obscure ones. But what i would really love is a main-line Sonic game that lets you play as said characters, the cast is so wide that it feels kinda like a waste to not take advantage of it.
*Fortnite Battle paaaass*
I like the detail of sonic thinking about his friends. Espicially ones that Overlord Sega hasnt graced us with in a while, like Cream.
"I wonder how Gamma is doing? Amy has always been concerned about him ever since the Egg Carrier incident."
"I wonder if any of these temples are related to Light Gaia ... no ... not even the world's biggest sundae would bring back Chip."
"Silver always seems sad whenever he's around Blaze, maybe I should ask why."
"I wonder what went through Gerald's mind in his final moments before his execution, he probably couldn't stop questioning whether he would be reunited with Maria."
"Knuckles never seemed to recover from the incident with the Marauders, I hope Shade can one day help him move on."
"Maybe I'll go on Twitter for a second and ... god damn it Ken Panders."
A few remarks:
-Gamma was destroyed at the end of Sonic Adventure (and thus he's "dead")
-Silver and Maria are already mentioned in the game
-Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is not canon
-Delete the last one, that guy should be left forgotten
@@TheRebelTitan55 forget the man, remember his sins, one day we'll get that chronicles sequel...
@@dededesgustingtkemylife4825 We won't
@@dededesgustingtkemylife4825 well nothing is preventing Sega from creating more Echidna characters. Besides, I think it's possible to have a society of echidnas worship a wind god that resembles a mutated Hero Chao.
“I wonder how Zavok’s doing. Terrible, I hope. Heh-heh-heh” Lol. 😁
That was a good one.
Tangle is the most interesting name to bring up since she only exists in the comics so far but I think of all the IDW original characters, Tangle fits into the overall world the best!
Actually... the IDW comics are indeed canon to the games. Meaning it's not just Tangle, but EVERY. SINGLE. CHARACTER. in the IDW comics. Whisper, Surge, Kit, Starline, ALL OF THEM.
@@brandoncain Go away.
Where? I didn't hear the name drop of tangle.
@super222 0:08 ?
No one cares about a trashy dollar store Bunnie Rabbot clone. She doesn't fit the games and neither do those god-awful comics.
0:12 Tangle confirmed.
0:59 he did
he didn’t, shadow generations (which i’m assuming you’re talking about) takes place before frontiers
@ghostgauntlet2746 whenever shadow is at the chaos island we see the volcano go off which means someone just finished beating the pinball game and since we see eggman tech around we have to assume sonic did in fact beat the pinball and is on the island well at least the one from frontiers is on the island while gens sonic is like going around city escape or something
@@Andrews_Studio whenever shadow visits a level in the game, he doesn’t go to the exact level with everyone else on it. The levels in both Sonic generations and shadow generations are a recreation from the characters’ memories. Hence why they’re in a white space
@@ghostgauntlet2746No? White Space is a void that holds the places that erased time. It’s why Sonic’s speed is able to, quoted from Tails, “Restore time”.
1:14 man I love that Sonic laugh
"I could really go for some of Storm's muscle right about now."
"Espio could get past these guys, no problem."
"Tails... Would you be jealous if I got Wave to help me rescue you?"
"Charmy sure would love all these flowers."
"Wonder if Vector could find out anything about those titans."
"Too bad I don't have Shahra's magic right about now."
"I hope this doesn't spell the end of the world. Merlina would be disappointed."
"Bet Marine would love to explore these islands. I wonder what she's up to..."
"If I still had Emerl, maybe he'd give me a chance against those titans without the emeralds."
"'A knight never flees his foe'... I haven't forgotten that, Caliburn."
"It's pretty peaceful around here. Almost compares to Soleanna. I bet the princess would enjoy it... Elise, was it?"
"Sticks, even though you have some crazy ideas... I gotta admit, you are a great teammate."
"Longclaw... If only you could see me now. I promise you'd be proud."
Awesome
You sir are Outstanding, those references
"Sonic talks about other friends" 1:07 and one non-friend/enemy.
Okay, but I absolutely LOVE how Tangle was mentioned, even though she didn't appear in the games. The extra mile is always appreciated
If she does become canon, I will be very happy.
No one cares about this garbage dollar store Bunnie Rabbot, IDW is trash.
@@Speeddemon105 Given how Tangle and Whisper appeared in Sonic Dash and Sonic Forces Speed Battle, it is likely they will appear in a mainline Sonic game
If they have speaking roles, I think Laura Stahl and Kayli Mills would be perfect for them
@@Speeddemon105she and the others still always have been canon since in the IDW comics of the Modern Sonic era that she, Whisper, and the others are from started to began a month later after the events of Forces. And since there’s no mention of the events of Frontiers would still say that it’s pretty much clear of where it happens, and with it being after the events of Forces (while some during the events of Forces in flashbacks) and before the events of Frontiers.
Considering Ian Flynn is one of the main writers and Tangle's popularity to even make it into a mobile spin off with a 3D, her making it into the main continuity was about to happen. But Sega fully owns Tangle and Whisper, so it was bound to happen.
But my wish is for the Freedom Fighters from SatAM/Archie Comics to become apart of the mainstream games still.
Sega said many times that they WELL NOT bring any character from satam or whatever btw look it up before you go nuts
@@roseee5584 Ian already said never say never.
Thanks to these two people who answered, I was about to use Chaos Blast
@@roseee5584 Sonic Spinball was made canon which Sally, Bunnie, and Rotor were all in so the freedom fighters are canon in game lore already
I really to hope the Freedom Fighters do not appear. They were not so great additions to the Sonic series. We did not need Sally Acorn, nor did we need Rotor Walrus, or Antoine, or Bunnie Raboot even. They are wastes of spaces, not to mention that now that the Sonic series has more characters they can use, we don’t even need any of them. The Sonic series has done just fine without the Freedom Fighters.
Not to mention, the pissy reaction from ungrateful fanbrats when Ian announced that the Freedom Fighters won’t appear in IDW made me lose a lot of enthusiasm for those characters. Wasn’t it clear that SEGA wasn’t going to make Sally Acorn or any of the other Freedom Fighters canon to the mainline games? I just want them to stay far away from the Sonic games. If you want them to appear in the games though, then be my guess.
"Wonder how he's doing...Terrible i hope. Hehehe"
Now that's the Sonic we know and love XD
"At this point, I wouldn't mind Shadow lending me a hand." Sorry, Sonic, but Shadow's currently busy on Chaos Island during this time. Or fighting Black Doom, or going through other stages.
Nah, he’s just working on the new movie, getting voiced by John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves.
😂😂😂 Here’s my version of this: Little did Sonic know at the time of saying this line…… Shadow was there. 😂
I’m thrilled Tangle, Zavok, and Sticks are named drop but Silver and the Chaotix didn’t get mentioned.
Silver does get mentioned
1:18
This part broke my heart 😭♥️ sonic you're precious
Strange that Tangle and Sticks are in the Main games continuity now considering that Boom and IDW are seperate universes from the games.
Well, if it saves Sticks from purgatory and allows Tangle to break out of her origin continuity, I'm game!
On a side note, love the mention of the other characters in the series. The switch and bait with Zavok is nice 😂!
I like to think frontiers happened in the middle of idw
Hopefully they do the same with Lyric to also save him from purgatory lol
So now Tangle and Sticks are considered part of the official canon? Makes me wonder if they'll do the same thing for some other characters introduced in Sonic cartoons and books, like the Freedom Fighters from SatAM and the Archie comic.
Archie was discontinued, and none of it's characters came back in IDW. So I don't think we're ever getting representation from them anytime soon,
Sega said long time ago that no characters from the SatAM/Archie series will come back
Sticks can't be. She from another dimension.
@@hedgehoggamesoriginal pretty sure the sticks we heard about in this game is boom sticks modern counterpart
@@NCMenace_ no proof that. It's the same sticks from Boom. Even stated in her profile and Sonic Channel comic.
I can imagine Sonic and Cream running around these ruins, though wouldn't this being dangerous? Lol
I love that comment about Zavok though lol
The way he emphasizes each name like he knows he's making a reference
Sonic also mentions Silver when you max out all of your stats to either elder Koco or hermit Koco.
They should definitely bring cream back in a mainline sonic game and i like how sonic mentions a idw sonic character. I want them continue the sonic story book series
Sega hates Cream, the Sonic Story Book series is long over
Omg so I’m so mad that I never heard these in-game! This is just so awesome
I do love that Sonic does bring up his friends, even calling out the comics
it was nice hearing about blaze and shadow. I hope they'll be added to new sonic games, this is gonna be fire!
also, aren't we going to enjoy that little evil laughter from sonic while talking about zavok?
0:08 The biggest name drop i think nobody was expecting
1:04 Sonic: what I wouldn’t give to have Blaze’s help right about now
Blaze has not even been in Sonic games for years, so it’s hardly possible
Good to see that Sonic finally learned how to say 'wisp'
“Sure wouldn’t mind help from Shadow/Blaze right about now..”
YO, THEY BETTER BE PLAYABLE NEXT GAME. They are the coolest/strongest characters, next to Sonic! They can’t go to waste!!
I debt they won't
I really like the "everything is cannon" attitude that they've had recently
Stop defending too many references.
Everything is tank
@@bakedbeans5494 personally i'd like more references
man, i wish shadow was in this game, seems perfect for him!
Facts, I think he is resting lmao
*Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric vibes intensifies*
I disagree, I like Shadow but if he was in this game. It would prove to the fanbase that Shadow is just a fan service character like Metal Sonic.
@@gametap2651 nah it would work if gun told shadow in investigate the islands
@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 Yes but everyone other character has a purpose to be in the island. It’s not always Shadow and if he end up appearing in the game without the other characters. That will be very irritating.
The fact that Tangle the lemur, and by extension whisper the wolf are now CANON to the mainline sonic series because of one piece of dialogue is amazing
Actually, ALL the IDW Comics characters are canon. Everyone from Surge, Kit, the late Dr. Starline, Whisper, all of them.
@@brandoncain yeah but none have appeared in any games besides tangle and whisper on the mobile games
This single mention is the most we’ve gotten of an IDW character in the mainseries games
at least a version of them i assume.
personally i highly doubt the IDW comics has a whole will ever be canon to the games, but the characters? perhaps. depending on which ones i could see them appearing in future games
I makes me so happy to see Tangle get referenced here. Hopefully her and Whisper show up in a future game
Sonic Forces Speed Battle and Sonic Dash: Are we a joke to you?
@@TheRebelTitan55 Not counting mobile games obviously
@@DavidGraham221 I doubt it then
@@TheRebelTitan55 why so? Unless they keep flynn from writing again
@@jospehpenn3033 Because Sega establishes what Flynn can use and what he can't