As others have pointed out, it's more of a series catchphrase rather than anything specific to Sonic himself. Unless I'm mistaken, Sonic's not even the character who says it the most.
Honestly, falling flat on his face from high altitude seems to be Sonic's catchphrase. More games that's featured him doing that than there are mainline games with Shadow in it.
Really? I mean it was my first introduction to sonic so I guess that's why I find it iconic but hasn't it also been used in a lot of creepypasta's which would probably make it more iconic? Cause while I'm not sure if they count since they aren't official, that phrase is used in a lot of exe games and such so maybe that's made it more iconic than it really is.
As a fan I said "Gotta Go Fast" one time in real life. I was at a store and some one said they liked my Sonic shirt. Being in a hurry at the time the only response I could think of was. "Gotta Go Fast"
Closest thing sonic has to a catchphrase in the games were “I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Long time no see” In the dic cartoons you had “Let’s juice and jam” and “I’m waiting” in satam and “let’s do it to it” in underground
Masato Nishimura (VA for Sonic in Sonic CD) has never said that. HOWEVER, he has said: Yes! Yeah! Alright! I'm outer here! (yes, that IS what it's transcribed as.)
@ChiefMedicPururu in both cases i love both hard, and that's coming from someone who grew up with kai and dragon soul so i didn't hear rock the dragon until forever later
@@ChiefMedicPururu if you talking about sonic x the gotta go fast part is literally called a refrain which is meant to repeat and the rest it has different lyrics
Fun fact. The singer for Sonic Drive, Hironobu Kageyama, was also the vocalist for Dragon Ball Z's opening themes Cha-La Head-Cha-La and We Gotta Power. I wonder what the series tagline would be if we kept Sonic Drive over here in the states. I don't think any of the lyrics or the name "Sonic Drive" would work as well as "Gotta Go Fast" though.
Sonic Prime "Officially" takes place in the video game continuity, but also contradicts the video game continuity and doesn't cleanly fit anywhere in the timeline. Until these problems get cleaned up, the show is more safe to consider something more along the lines of "canon-adjacent" rather than actually being a full fledged part of the games continuity. That is to say, until they manage to make it fit properly the games are (somehow) canon to the show but the show isn't canon to the games.
We think it's his catchphrase because of the Sonic X tv show which used it in the cartoon's opening theme. "Gotta go fast! Gotta go fast! Gotta go faster faster, faster faster faster!" That theme has been ingrained in my head for years despite never having seen the show itself. Ps. The UK did not get the European theme, we got the US version because of Fox Kids 😅
Meanwhile Sonic CD: "I'm outta here!" (Jumps off stage) Sonic Adventure 2: "Talk about low budget flights, no food or movies... I'm outta here!" (Jumps off helicopter)
@@TheGreatSayaMan0212 aksuhaully that's just the sounds waves of his foot tapping at Sanic speed so the vibrations hitting your drums/brain translate it too that 🤓 🤣
yeah I know right? The opening is way better than the jp op. the voices sound perfect with their characters. The only problem with english sonic x is the censorship, from them changing text, to changing very important lines.
@@magnanereseres5048 Outside of the metarex saga I feel like the censorship was exaggerated (I really don't care about blank signs), but that's alright. Personally I don't really want to bother rewatching X anyways- don't generally rewatch many shows
My immediate response would be to say it came from the english opening of Sonic X. BUT it is possible that the opening music was ALSO just repeating the phrase, and the phrase actually started with something that came before it.
Oh my god you unlocked a memory for me. After watching the whole of sonic x online definitely very legally, I totally forgot that on tv here the theme song was just "Sonic X" on repeat XD
Funny thing about removing the text in Sonic X; that was done by TMS, the company behind the creation of the anime. They blanked out the text so other regions can insert their languages on it.
I just realized if this is true it makes Sanic more canon than Gotta Go Fast and honestly I’m glad in a way. That’s not a meme or a failure, that’s paying respect to a fallen hero.
Every Sonic show has been bad. You like one of them? That's nice, doesn't change that they're all bad. The problem is that they always stray away too far from the source material every time, making meaningless changes and whatnot.
I was talking to my brother about Sonic Underground the other day. We both loved it but at the same time we didn’t know there was any other sonic shows back then 🤣
I thought of "You're too slow!" first as a serious catchphrase he never says in the main games. Then it fell into a study into what actually WOULD be Sonic's catchphrase.
"long time no see" is actually sonic's catchphrase but yall aint ready for that conversation.
No it’s obviously everybody’s catchphrase
that's more like the series' catchphrase
It’s more like the catchphrase of everyone in the series. I didn’t know it was the prominent until I started watching cutscenes from the games
As others have pointed out, it's more of a series catchphrase rather than anything specific to Sonic himself. Unless I'm mistaken, Sonic's not even the character who says it the most.
Honestly, falling flat on his face from high altitude seems to be Sonic's catchphrase. More games that's featured him doing that than there are mainline games with Shadow in it.
Second most iconic catchphrase sonic has uttered was "you're too slow" and that phrase was only used in brawl
Really? I mean it was my first introduction to sonic so I guess that's why I find it iconic but hasn't it also been used in a lot of creepypasta's which would probably make it more iconic? Cause while I'm not sure if they count since they aren't official, that phrase is used in a lot of exe games and such so maybe that's made it more iconic than it really is.
Isn’t it also in smash ultimate?
@@flareon9415No they removed it
@@thenoseguy turn on japanese voices and it's still there.
@@PierrotFragments I love spreading misinformation
“Sayanora, simp!”
-Archie Sonic.
That was Anti-Sonic before he became Scourge, but yeah. lol
@catarokujo4 "Sonic! I don't care what Shadow says, you can't say that!"
Same
“It seems that you’re a *friend.* I don’t really like my *friends* that much. Whis! Get the *friend* maker!”
- Lego Beerus
@@supersonicernie9827you quoted it wrong☝️🤓
I thought it was "You’re too slow"
I thought it was “Long time no see” or “I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog
"That was tight" is a strong contender
Same lol
He only said that in Smash Bros
@@sonicfanboy3375 really?, i thought he said it somewhere else
As a fan I said "Gotta Go Fast" one time in real life.
I was at a store and some one said they liked my Sonic shirt.
Being in a hurry at the time the only response I could think of was.
"Gotta Go Fast"
That's actually amazing...
Praying this was when you were a kid, ppl boutta think you got the tism bro. 😭🙏
@@RafzCampz ..? Why would anyone assume that?
@@RafzCampzAnd why is that a bad thing
@@RafzCampz most sensible ableist:
I always thought it was “I’m Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog”
I thought it was either that or “long time no see”
thought it was "Oh yeah! This is happening!"
That's an introduction I think
Tbh, it should be "I'm Sonic, Sonic The Hedgehog"
"You're too slow!"
"It's no use!" Wait, sorry wrong hedgehog
Racist
TAKE THIS!
?????@@a-buttonace
@@Hamburger_1526 Implying all hedgehogs look the same. It's a joke.
@@a-buttonace oh
Sorry it just sounded so weird without context
Closest thing sonic has to a catchphrase in the games were “I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Long time no see”
In the dic cartoons you had “Let’s juice and jam” and “I’m waiting” in satam and “let’s do it to it” in underground
"Gotta speed, keed!" Or something like that.
What abt "you're too slow! "
@@ItisdaspookymonthHe said that in Brawl only
I still reference “I’m waiting” bc I loved that show
sonic underground...?
TRIPLETS BORN
Closest catchphrase I can think of would be "woah".
rail canyon moment
crash bandicoot
Gotta go fast?
@@gantzgraf"my head's spinning!"
@@dram3711that's tails bru
I feel like Sonic’s catch phrase was going to be “what you see is what you get, just a guy that loves adventure”
While an iconic line, I don't think something he says once can be considered a catchphrase.
thats not a catch phrase bro.. just a line
“Kept you waiting, huh?”
that's snake
NO! That is not Solid Snake!
Gee Major this sure was a Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Its-a me! Sonic!
"Sonic's the name, speed's my game!" ... or at least i thought it was
i thought it was way past cool which is now my favorite quote
Isn't Sonic's catchphrase "Too easy, piece of cake!"?
I'm pretty sure every Game Sonic voice actor has said it at least once.
I thought the only time he said that was sonic adventure 2 when you get a b rank?
Masato Nishimura (VA for Sonic in Sonic CD) has never said that. HOWEVER, he has said:
Yes!
Yeah!
Alright!
I'm outer here! (yes, that IS what it's transcribed as.)
@@dogninja0180Jason and Roger have also said it, i think Black Knight and Free Riders specifically
@@bowserredbird I don't think Masato is even included in these conversations, really.
Juni'chi (Japanese Sonic VA) says "Piece of Cake! No sweat." A lot, so by that alone it probably is
I refuse to hate on the dub Sonic x opening its to catchy and nostalgic
It's also crap in comparison to the japanese OP.
That's like favoring Rock The Dragon to CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA for DBZ.
@@ChiefMedicPururuWhat? it's completely fair for someone to prefer rock the dragon, both OPs are great!
@@polocatfan Repeating the same line over and over compared to an actual song is, IMO, bleh.
@ChiefMedicPururu in both cases i love both hard, and that's coming from someone who grew up with kai and dragon soul so i didn't hear rock the dragon until forever later
@@ChiefMedicPururu if you talking about sonic x the gotta go fast part is literally called a refrain which is meant to repeat and the rest it has different lyrics
i thought it was "sonic's the name, speed's my game"
I thought his (or classics) catchphrase was “Way past cool!”
"way past uncool" -'sonic'
I thats more of a classic Sonic thing kinda miss that catchphrase
Fun fact. The singer for Sonic Drive, Hironobu Kageyama, was also the vocalist for Dragon Ball Z's opening themes Cha-La Head-Cha-La and We Gotta Power.
I wonder what the series tagline would be if we kept Sonic Drive over here in the states. I don't think any of the lyrics or the name "Sonic Drive" would work as well as "Gotta Go Fast" though.
Yep, they never had a catchphrase. Except for that word
Which one?
@@SP_1stchillidog
“Haha Haha! One!”
WOAH!
Momentum
"That's nooooooo good"
YES.
My personal favourite Sonic catchphrase, as found in Sonic and the Black Knight, is “huh?” because he says it all the god damn time
Real ones know it’s “Up, over, and gone!”
that was from aosth, yes?
Love that
"Lets do it to it!"
Sonic's catchphrase should be "fuck"
He has said shit before so it wouldn’t be that surprising lol
No that should be Shadow's
(Although "Damn" might be a bit better)
@@bentleyvosthat damn forth chaos emerald
Shit is also viable lol
I understood that reference
It thought it was " sonics the name, speeds my game!"
And i thought "gotta go fast" was his second/ first catchphrase too
8:04 The Sonic Frontiers Sonic impression was spot on, it cracked me up XD
Sonic Prime "Officially" takes place in the video game continuity, but also contradicts the video game continuity and doesn't cleanly fit anywhere in the timeline. Until these problems get cleaned up, the show is more safe to consider something more along the lines of "canon-adjacent" rather than actually being a full fledged part of the games continuity. That is to say, until they manage to make it fit properly the games are (somehow) canon to the show but the show isn't canon to the games.
GOTTA GO FAST (theme song) SLANDER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
we all know sonic's iconic catchphrase is "long time no see"
Peppy
I can imagine in the 2010’s knuckles’ catchphrase being something stupid like “gotta punch punch punchity punch punch punch”!
punch punch you all remember punch punch back again yes forever you have many punches punching at you first is a punch dont punch now
not me picturing boom knuckles unironically saying this
time for a knuckles sandwich
You basically summed up Knuckles' Final Horizon dialogue though.
We think it's his catchphrase because of the Sonic X tv show which used it in the cartoon's opening theme.
"Gotta go fast! Gotta go fast! Gotta go faster faster, faster faster faster!"
That theme has been ingrained in my head for years despite never having seen the show itself.
Ps. The UK did not get the European theme, we got the US version because of Fox Kids 😅
SAME BRO SAMW
I thought of “You’re too Slow” or “Sonics the name speeds my game”
You're too slow was said in one game, Super Smash Bros Brawl
@@-rlmn Ik that
@@-rlmn they both are o.o
Sonic never needed a catchphrase.
thank you
Exactly
No he really doesn't, but it's still pretty fun to discuss the history !
FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS IT
The only time he's said "gotta go fast" is in the Sonic Movie and it's been driving me crazy for years!!
That's similar to how sans never said "kiddo" and yet it's heavly associated with him
WAIT HE HASN’T???
@@bluefoxgalaxy6057 yeah just "kid"
Sonic’s catchphrase is “It’s no use!” …oh wait wrong character
“Long Time No See” is the true catchphrase as far as I’m concerned
Meanwhile
Sonic CD: "I'm outta here!" (Jumps off stage)
Sonic Adventure 2: "Talk about low budget flights, no food or movies... I'm outta here!" (Jumps off helicopter)
8:09 It would've been so much funnier if the orchestral version of "I'm Here" was in full for a second.
“I’ll fight it in court but I don’t think they’ll accept gotta go fast as a medical condition” -Sonic Boom
It was either that or "Im Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog"
I legitimately thought his catchphrase is "I'm waiiitiiing."
“Gotta speed, keed!”
Up over and gone
But Sanics catchphrass is *taps foot impatiently*
It’s also “c’mon step it up”
@@TheGreatSayaMan0212 aksuhaully that's just the sounds waves of his foot tapping at Sanic speed so the vibrations hitting your drums/brain translate it too that 🤓
🤣
What Sonic Likes? Chili Dogs! and that's it
Terminal Montage
The only real Sonic catchphrase.
"Ah hah! CHILLIDOGS!-"
@@ZX_STHthat would make Tails’ catchphrase “you can do it sonic! You can beat the Totinos!”
@@TheGreatSayaMan0212 amazing tee lopes refrence
I always thought of, "im waaaaiting" from The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog as his catchphrase
not a catchphrase but I would consider “I’ll make you eat those words!!” to be his most iconic quote
what about “you’re too slow”
He only ever said that once in sonic x I’m pretty sure
@@dogninja0180 Pretty sure its in super smash bros brawl
That's from brawl
I thought that'd be it.
@@gmoneythestickman ah damn, still that makes it even worse since it’s not even from a sonic ip
0:19 I mean... That's just a phrase. I've said it.
Pretty sure he’s joking!
“YOU MIGHT KNOW EVERYTHING IM GOING TO DO! BUT I KNOW EVERYTHING YOURE GONNA DO, STRANGE ISNT IT?”
Jalleel White Has Great 90's Sonic Lines.
sonic's catchphrase is "I'm waaaaaaiting!" how is this even a question
I think about this often. “Gotta go fast” is on official merch, and he’s literally never said it.
Hearing “Gotta go fast” unlocked the entirety of Sonic X’s theme song in my brain for the rest of the day today. Thank you for that 😂
ngl when I think of a catchphrase I always go to "Sonic's the name, Speed's my game!"
He's too cool for a catchphrase, I guess >:D
Sonic’s catchphrase is “long time no see” i thought everyone knew this.
WAIT WHAT?! people actually hated the English opening of Sonic X
I really don't know.
People hate the English dub in general. Personally I don't mind it
@@apersoniguess_ I like the opening, and I love the voices, I just don't like the censorship so I got used to watch it in japanese.
yeah I know right? The opening is way better than the jp op. the voices sound perfect with their characters. The only problem with english sonic x is the censorship, from them changing text, to changing very important lines.
@@magnanereseres5048 Outside of the metarex saga I feel like the censorship was exaggerated (I really don't care about blank signs), but that's alright.
Personally I don't really want to bother rewatching X anyways- don't generally rewatch many shows
As soon as I saw this I knew you were gonna say GOTTA GO FAST
That sigma part, why did bro just say a random, Roman number?😂
Sonic has a new catchphrase every release, and I wouldn't have it any other way
My immediate response would be to say it came from the english opening of Sonic X.
BUT it is possible that the opening music was ALSO just repeating the phrase, and the phrase actually started with something that came before it.
my favourite? "Kids, dont use formula 1 racecars to chase hedgehogs"
Oh my god you unlocked a memory for me. After watching the whole of sonic x online definitely very legally, I totally forgot that on tv here the theme song was just "Sonic X" on repeat XD
0:21 - 0:23 THIS IS HILARIOUS. I am a pretty good SatAm Va I love this joke
Your not a good satam va,YOU ARE A PERFECT SATAM VA
@@Chris_wizzthx bro
I refuse to consider Sonic Prime canon and nothing can or will ever change that.
Sonic's catchphrase is actually "consider this your bad omen!" but y'all don't get it
Funny thing about removing the text in Sonic X; that was done by TMS, the company behind the creation of the anime. They blanked out the text so other regions can insert their languages on it.
I'm touching down here to represent the "Way past cool" crowd
8:04 I do not need Sonic saying that ever again.
I just realized if this is true it makes Sanic more canon than Gotta Go Fast and honestly I’m glad in a way. That’s not a meme or a failure, that’s paying respect to a fallen hero.
Saying that Sonic X is the worst Sonic show is CRIMINAL. This show is SUCH a large part of my childhood.
You’re too slow and got to go fast are the closest thing to a catchphrase for sonic.
You hate sonic x when underground is right there in its rushed unfinished sh*tty end song glory.
Facts.
Every Sonic show has been bad. You like one of them? That's nice, doesn't change that they're all bad. The problem is that they always stray away too far from the source material every time, making meaningless changes and whatnot.
@@_veloxity91 they arent all bad
I like Sonic referencing Satam
"Gotta Juice" is his one true catchphrase
“Let’s Juice!” - Sonic SATAM
I always thought his catchphrase was his super speed!
Idk, "long time no see" came pretty close for a while.
That's _everyone's_ catchphrase. ;)
@@robertlupa8273 I can't disagree there
Why do you hate Sonic X? Without it, we wouldn't hear Jason Griffith's voice for Sonic.
surely it's "way past cool"
I always thought it was "You're too slow"
"Hey, Tails! I gotta go..... to the thrift store!"
Tails: "UGHHH"
I honestly think sonic x should get an official redub with the original sonic drive theme and add it to Crunchyroll*cough cough*
"GOTTA GO FAST!"
seriously? He says it all the time!
just watch the movie!
GOTTA GO FAST and YOUR TO SLOW
Are my catchphrases for sonic
I must accelerate at a rapid pace
Gotta accelerate quickly
Me have to get speedy
It is of upmost importance that I sprint at a rather ludicrous velocity.
has no one noticed the fact that the first time he says ''gotta go fast!'' is in satam, not in sonicX?
“Hey Shadow, Long time no see!”
Is by far the most ysed phrase, meaning it is THE catchphrase
I love how so many people acknowledge this strange phenomenon, even Sonic Boom made a joke about this strange fact in the end of the said episode.
You're Too Slow" is absolutely a catch phrase. "Oh no!"
What do you mean? Sonic does have a catchphrase it’s “what’s crackalakin ooba dooba”
*Zombie Sonic
How can sonic x be the worst sonic show when underground and the wade show are right there
I was talking to my brother about Sonic Underground the other day. We both loved it but at the same time we didn’t know there was any other sonic shows back then 🤣
4:20 Heyyy, it's Johnny.
"Gotta go fast"
"You're too slow"
"Im sonic, sonic the hedgehog"
I thought of "You're too slow!" first as a serious catchphrase he never says in the main games. Then it fell into a study into what actually WOULD be Sonic's catchphrase.
"Baldy Mcnosehair" was probably the funniest insult.
Yet Sonic doesn't call Eggman that again after Sonic Colors
He said it in Sonic boom:"ugh,another speeding ticket,I dont think they gonna accept gotta go fast as a medical condition"💀
Man that's crazy, if only he brought that up in the video.
/S
That’s the thing, though. Sonic doesn’t have one single catchphrase, he has multiple of ‘em
"nothing personel kid"
Oh wait thats the other hedgehog
"Sonic's the name, speed's my game!" my favorite catchphrase from sonic
Fun fact: Makoto Nanaya's, who shares Amy's voice actor, actually uttered this line in Blazblue, but that's about as close as we've gotten
"see ya"
"U re too slow"
"Im sonic, sonic the headhog"
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