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I’m your host, Amanda McKnight.
The Sonic movie has just dropped and not going to lie it had me flossing almost all the way
through.
I never thought I’d see a blue hedgehog floss but here were are.
If you were ever a Sonic fan when it came to the original games, there are quite a few
nostalgia moments for you in this movie that I’m sure you enjoyed.
There was especially one real big one if you stuck around for the credits.
Did you see it?
Did you miss it?
If you did miss out or if you were just confused about what was going on, don’t worry.
We here at Top 10 Gaming are ready to help explain just what was going on during the
ending of the new Sonic movie.
Let’s start at the end.
Sonic and Doctor Robotnik are in the middle of their final boss fight.
In an effort to lose Robotnik, Sonic has been using rings to travel the world in order to
shake Robotnik off his tail.
In Egypt Sonic unleashes a sandy speed tornado in an attempt to trap Robotnik there while
he gets away, returning to Green Hills, which by the way is a nod to the first level in
Sonic known as Green Hill Zone.
Unfortunately for the our little blue hero, Robotnik does manage to follow Sonic back
to Green Hills and even seems to defeat him with Sonic’s last word being one that he
loves, “Guac.”
In an attempt to defend Sonic, Tom who now has Sonic’s bag of magic rings, opens a
portal that takes him just behind Robotnik and his Eggmobile.
He attacks Robotnik.
Upon receiving this sparks a strong feeling of friendship.
We’ve discovered that emotion tends to multiply Sonic’s power levels.
He uses his increased power to declare that the power that Robotnik is using is his.
Surging he takes back the power from the single blue quill that Robotnik had.
Sonic declares that he is not using this power to run away anymore.
He’s going to use it instead to protect his friends.
We get to see the epic face off of red vs blue as Robotnik’s and Sonic’s energy
meet.
In the end Sonic manages to over power Robotnik and send him spinning backward into a ring-portal
leading to Mushroom World.
Tom tells Maddy that he is choosing to stay in Green Hills instead of leaving to go work
in the San Francisco Police Force.
He says that he realizes that he is still needed in Green Hills and that he wanted to
prioritize taking care of the people that he loves and checking that box.
A reference to the bucket list that Sonic had made earlier and that desire to do what
matters most to you in life before you kick the bucket, as the saying goes.
After that insane fight scene, we cut to a bright sunny day in the Wachowski residence.
Tom and Maddy are patching up the holes in their dining room walls caused by Robotnik’s
attack drones earlier on in the film.
They hear someone at the door and go to answer it only to see Commander Walters from the
military.
He offers them a token of thanks for keeping quiet from “Uncle Sam” i.e. the government.
I assume the use of the term Uncle Sam was also about distancing themselves from the
politics of mentioning a specific president.
The gift is a $50 giftcard to Olive Gardens.
They say thanks though remark on being kind of underwhelmed, hoping the envelope might
contain a cheque that they could put towards the damage done on their house.
Walters the inquires if they have been in contact with blue alien hedgehog since his
apparent disappearance.
They tell him no and he reluctantly accepts their answer and leaves, leaning so that he
can continue to peer into their home for as long as possible, as they close the door.
It is then revealed that Sonic is just hanging in the living room and is excited about a
potential movie night with Tom and Maddy.
But they claim it’s a school night and that Sonic should return to his cave instead.
He reminds him that his cave is no more, only for them to reveal that they have moved his
entire hideout to their attic, giving him his own bedroom basically up there.
In other words they are basically adopting the little alien hedgehog, Sonic, into their
lives and home.
Awwww.
The film ends with us returning to Doctor Robotnik on Mushroom world who is plotting
his revenge.
He assures us that his is still completely sane as we watch him finish shaving his head,
completing his transformation in the Eggman we know from the games, complete with his
instance moustache and goggles.
With him is his own version of Agent Stone.
A sort of Wilson, Cast Away take on his old assistant, this Agent Stone is a head-sized
boulder, covered in moss with markings that resemble a face on it’s one side.
Eggman yells at Stone and tosses it in a rage, ordering it to perform Rock-onnaisance.
And obviously play on the word reconnaissance, meaning to perform a survey usually ahead
of those following behind in order to obtain important information on the landscape’s
resources, layout or strategic points.
Robotnik also makes a joke about getting a-head.
Get it?
Eggman claims he will return to earth by Christmas, and continues robotically moving from giant
mushroom to giant mushroom.
Maybe a hint at the release date for a Sonic sequel?
Speaking of sequels, we also get a mid credit scene.
We look down on Green Hills as a ring-portal opens.
But this time a different creature emerges, Sonic’s trusty video game sidekick Tails.
Tails emerges from the portal with a scanner in his hand, possibly a reference to a similar
character ability that he had in game.
Tails reveals that he believes he has tracked down Sonic to Green Hills if his readings
are correct.
But he also warns that he hopes he’s not too late, meaning that something is likely
still coming for earth and for Sonic.
We see him fly down towards Green Hills, tails a whirring and that is all we get.
For now.
That’s all the endings we have for you today in regards to the Sonic movie.
What did you think of the movie?
Are you a big Sonic fan?
Who is your favourite Sonic character?
What was your favourite Sonic game?
I remember playing some of the first few when I was kid and many that sound of the rings
hitting the ground in the film, after they all fell off the building, gave me some mad
nostalgia and anxiety.
Sounded like I was losing all my rings!
Let us know your thoughts and feels in the comments below.
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