What has Sonic been up to?
How does Robotnik escape the mushroom planet?
Why is Knuckles helping him?
And what's so important about that giant emerald?
It's been on my vision board for years.
Here's what we know so far
and the mysteries we still need to solve.
Welcome to Sonic 2 Decoded.
Let's start with what's been happening
since we left off.
It looks like Sonic has been practicing
his skateboarding, trying out some new looks,
snacking on chili dogs,
but mainly moonlighting as a nighttime vigilante,
going by the name...
Blue Justice!
Though it doesn't seem to be going 100% smoothly.
Mind if I drive?
[screaming]
You are terrible at this.
Your negative attitude is not helping.
Agent Stone has been perfecting his coffee craft.
Hmm.
And Tom's relationship with his sister-in-law...
[phone chiming] So help me Thomas!
...has not improved.
Snow, my God.
Oh, boy.
Incoming!
Ah, Hawaii.
I just hope we're not too late.
Oh, Lord, they're two of them now.
But of course, everything's about to change.
He's back!
'Cause Robotnik is back.
Papa's got a brand new 'stache. Ha!
Robotnik and his new mustache are both here to stay.
So he must've escaped
from the mushroom planet somehow, but how did he do that?
All he had with him was one of Sonic's quills.
Was he able to harness its power to escape his fungal fortress?
And if so, did he learn anythig about Sonic's powers?
Or weaknesses?
Hello, Hedgehog.
The mistake was thinking you'd won,
but that was just a prelude.
Destroy the hedgehog!
We do see him land on Earth in one of his egg ships
so he could have called on his robots to rescue him.
Or did Knuckles have something to do with it?
Did he and Robotnik work out some kind of deal?
I was expecting more of a fight.
More importantly, why is Knuckles even working with him?
Meet Knuckles.
We know Robotnik doesn't tolerate
anyone who isn't as smart as he is,
which is pretty much everyone.
Work smarter, not harder.
So Knuckles must have something Robotnik needs.
Does he know where the emerald is?
Does he know what it does?
Since I've been gone, I've discovered
the source of ultimate power.
Or maybe, does he know how to unleash its power?
[gasping]
But whatever Knuckles knows about the emerald,
it looks like there's a lot in their way,
swinging spikes, lava, and a very close call with an axe.
That wasn't too bad.
[laughing]
But besides the emerald, Robotnik also has Sonic
squarely in his sights.
Let's turn up the heat.
So having Knuckles, AKA...
Some kind of... space porcupine.
...might be the only way for him to match Sonic's power.
Where are my manners? Sonic, meet Knuckles.
And from what we can see,
Knuckles is more than an equal match for Sonic.
You're never gonna get my power.
Do I look like I need your power?
And we can't not talk
about all the Sonic video game callbacks
Tom's phone plays the classic Sonic theme.
[phone chiming]
- So help me Thomas! - Sorry. Sorry.
All that snowboarding is very Ice Cap Zone.
Ah, great the Winter Soldier.
And, of course, that gigantic robotic Robotnik,
with an even bigger mustache.
It's so nice when diabolical evil
lives up to the hype.
But we still need to answer the most important question.
What does that emerald actually do?
Those mystic ruins and Owl Tempe both glow with green light.
Are they connected to the emerald in some way?
Also, we do see Robotnik
with some pretty impressive new abilities.
It's time to say goodbye to humanity.
Lifting trains, deconstructing a helicopter...
and... flying?
Welcome to the new norm.
And the whole time,
he has some strange green electricity surrounding him,
along with glowing green eyes, just like Sonic's glowing blue
and Knuckle's glowing purple eyes.
Could all of their powers be related in some way?
And with Robotnik and Knuckles joining forces,
how could Sonic possibly stop them?
Sonic the Hedgehog, you're no match for me.
[grunting]
Of course, these are all just theories for now,
but there are still so many unanswered questions,
like where did Robotnik get all that popcorn?
What are Sonic and Tails doing in those parkas?
And how do Robotnik's goggles stay on?
Seriously, there's like no strap or anything.
I have no idea.
But to get answers to all these questions,
you'll just have to watch the movie.
This has been Sonic 2 Decoded.