Game Theory: Sonic BROKE His Own Lore! (Sonic Frontiers)

Friends, today we’re running headfirst into the world of Sonic! It’s been a while since we talked about everyone's favorite blue speed demon but today there is a good reason. The lore from the new Sonic Frontiers game has everyone up in arms, and so we’re here today to figure out the TRUTH behind the Sonic Lore!

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Writers: Matthew Patrick, and Tom Robinson
Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert,Pedro Freitas,Warak and Brandon_n_motion
Assistant Editor: GeekyPeanut
Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

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[yukotrey]

Oh I’m sorry but eggman delivered “ I hate that hedgehog” so perfect. There’s two things always certain in sonic these days: banger osts, and Mike Polluck killing his role.

[dubya]

Come on MatPat, you have it right there: Chaos Theory, the fourth and final channel, covering whatever topic you feel like discussing that week

[zacharyfigge]

Matpat: "does it break the canon that chaos is chao?"
Ian: "chaos is still a mutant chao. The mutation turns back the clock and makes them look like their ancestors"
Matpat: "so how can these both be canon"

[davidlegend]

Let's be honest, "No Copyright law in the Universe is gonna stop me!" Is the best out of context thing to say

[tastethepainbow]

Fun fact: Sonic's lore is so broken that, as we speak, SEGA's hiring an entire team just to organize it all.

[BriteKnite]

Fishing is literally the best "break" for a game that is focused on speed. You have to be slow and methodical with your movements. It's also an easy way to add the creature collector gameplay loop without having to create crazy looking animals on your own.

[spark]

actually sonic was originally designed with storytelling in mind. in the japanese instruction manuals, it explained what was going on and even set up sonic adventure. this was made to contrast with mario's simple storytelling.

[Aurora-P]

I love how he refers to Flynn as the 'former writer of archie' - and not 'the writer of the idw comics', which are alive, and actually built off of the game universe with the intention of being canon.

[marbenmin]

I never thought I'd see the day when MatPat isn't constantly crapping on Sonic.

[superstarmadness]

Fun fact MatPat, the storyline of someone turning into a water creature was not from the Archie Comics, nor was it done by Ian Flynn

[dameonspawn]

It's also worth mentioning that in sonic adventure battle 2 you can essentially morph the chao halfway back into their water monster form by getting them to reincarnate 3 times and feeding them one of each animal. It's called a chaos chao and it just shows that under the right conditions a chao will show traits of their ancestors without any use of chaos energy. It's like how pokemon can be old and yet unevolved. I think what keeps chao dormant is that they essentially live in little paradises with no natural enemies or predators, the most stress they experience being karate matches and racing, and only with each other. There's no reason for them to have to take on a form for battle and destruction. Perhaps chaos protected the chao to keep them pure, because he knew a garden of chao could destroy the world if they were properly threatened. Chaos was willing to destroy the humans himself to avoid an all out war, because if many of his kind were awakened the humans would REALLY try to kill them all, not just out of greed for the emeralds but out of fear.

[wamalam]

I like how Matpat is just explaining the thing we were told by the writer, and calling it a theory

[cookiekingdom]

Matpat: *Shows clip where the writer literally explains how these two things can be canon*
Also Matpat right after: "That doesn't explain how these things can both be canon"
What? Mat, have you been drinking too much diet Coke?!

[CapsirusPrime]

I think we’re gonna have to sit MatPat down and explain all the differences between the Archie Sonic Comics and the Fleetway Sonic Comics

[grizzakaful]

Regarding the master emerald, 06 explains that the emeralds are gems of unlimited power that can turn your thoughts into reality. It's how by using two, sonic and silver were able to open a portal to the past and how shadow was able to seal mephilis into the scepter of darkness. Their thoughts of needing a certain task done was made possible by the power of the emeralds.

[ToxiChaos]

MatPat making Sonic videos about things that hardcore Sonic fans all know, and acting like it's groundbreaking is a tradition at this point.

[Tkscz]

To add to this theory, in Sonic Adventure 2, if you raise a perfect neutral chao, which includes having it reincarnate multiple times >_>, it becomes a Chaos choa. A fully adult Chao that no longer dies and reincarnates and looks like a mix of a normal chao and Chaos. Showing that their alien forms aren't fully gone, they have to "grow up" into it.

[rockowlgamer]

Funny thing is matpat, fishing is probably one of the nice things about frontiers, after so much actions. A nice slow fishing can be relaxing

[Johnleeinbackrooms]

Fun fact: Nintendo kept Mario's backstory the same for at least 41 years. Knowing the person who raised him is Yoshi.
Another Fun fact: Scourge got mutated into a green colour because of this Master Emerald, Scourge was always blue and became Green because of the master Emerald

[dsur]

Fishing is usually in games to be a change of pace. It gives the player a break from high-intensity gameplay and can prevent burnout. Fishing is usually used because it’s easy to make and is almost always relaxing and low stakes.