Dark Sonic - The True Dark Super Sonic

In this video, we look at Dark Sonic The Hedgehog from Sonic X.

[wovercomet]

Super Sonic: Positive energy.
Dark Super Sonic: Negative energy.
Fleetway: Uncontrollable energy.

[green_demon]

I don't really see Dark Sonic as a villain, more like this overprotective and enraged form that takes fighting his enemies to the extreme.

[henrycervantes]

I just realized, in Unleashed’s opening cutscene, when Eggman says “I’ll turn over a new leaf I swear!” Super sonic sort of believed him as he then says “Showing remorse Eggman?” part of me thinks that because of the emerald’s positive energy granting his super form, and Sonic’s general attitude of caring for others in his own way, he actually believed him for a second, we also know thanks to Adventure and chaos using the “negative” energy of the emeralds, maybe the classic chaos emeralds could also activate Sonic’s dark form if he just let anger consume him, idk but it’s something interesting i noticed when watching this video, even though no one might even see this…

[SM-thpw]

I’ve always found it more interesting to make “Dark” versions of characters retain the same goals, just with twisted morals, they’re not necessarily evil, they still fight the good fight, they just don’t hold back and use any means necessary. It can make for an interesting conversation about a hero’s morals, do they simply lack the ability to do what’s necessary, or is there such a thing as going too far? Personally I fall into the former but it does rely alot on context, and contextually if a “dark” hero has a serious blood lust then they are going too far.

[xxmurdererxx]

Can't believe SEGA wasted this cool looking form

[DeltaBlazin]

Some wise guy: Never raise your fists in anger-

*Dark Sonic: IS THAT A CHALLENGE!?*

[AngLofSprK]

Words cannot express how much I truly appreciate this video. it's not just competent, it admits to its own conjecture AND it's funny to boot.

[StarzyKK]

Everyone's said it already, but Dark Super Sonic (and Dark Sonic by association) IS theoretically a canon form of Sonic. Remember in SA1, how Chaos used the negative energy of the chaos emeralds to turn into perfect chaos while Sonic used the positive energy still left inside the chaos emeralds? What if Sonic uses the negative chaos energy inside of the emeralds at one point instead? He'd most likely become Super Dark Sonic instead of the golden hog' we all know and love, since that one is a purely positive chaos energy transformation.

too bad Sega nor IDW want to sweep this super cool form under the rug for good. It'd be awesome to have in in some form of game or comic plot one day.

[shadowrmidnight]

Dark Sonic is an official form no matter what! He's wasted potential!

[ameliakyle]

i see Dark Sonic as just Sonic no longer concerned with holding back, nothing super, just not restricting himself and eggman being able to bring him out of it is because he realized the one person who not only knows him well but also understands being the bad guy well is looking at him with disappointment for what he has become.

I can see dark sonic appearing in the third live action movie. Just seems like a good direction for that movie to go in with it introducing Shadow and could be a nice spin on Sonic's character development, similar to Spiderman and the black suit.

[Samo-snyt]

I really wish they'd use this form more, even in X it was a tonal shift; but a welcome and interesting one. It's a somewhat sterotypical, hero pushed to the edge and snaps type vibe and I think sonic needs more of that.
Also, great video! Got me reliving the nostalgia :)

[MrTreymeister]

I like that dark sonic isn't like an evil version, it's just Sonic with a blodlust

[roxonightreturns]

Dark sonic would really fit in the current comics.

[starboom]

Would be nice to see Dark Super Sonic revived from the official comic or animation series, he's so underrated

[lunar_nocturne]

I gotta agree with this conclusion. However, I've made a conclusion of my own as well. For me, I think Dark Sonic manifested because of the energy the fake chaos emeralds gave off, and because he was truly enraged when he saw just how hurt and scared Chris and Cosmo were. For me, I think Dark Sonic exsisted because while when Sonic uses the chaos emeralds he uses the positive side, having to always maintain a certain image infront of the public and Sonic's nature in not wanting to worry his friends, would cause Sonic to focus on his positive emotions and bottle up his negative emotions, which would in turn lead up to his negative emotions building up at an excessive rate and it would be bottled up so much and so bad, to where I think Dark Sonic would have had long since in the anime Sonic X manifested and would have simply been a being that existed in Sonic's mindscape, but made his first appearance in episode 67 when he was truly, and openly, enraged beyond his self control. I think that he did, as Dark Sonic have full control of his actions, as when he is Super Sonic he has full control of his actions, so why not be able to have full control of his actions as his dark form? But due to how enraged he was and he was enraged so openly and freely, and with how enraged he was with and at Black Narcissus, he didn't hold back and let go of some of the negative emotions he was so constantly and heavily bottling up. This is simply what I think though. Sorry that it's so long, and sorry if some of it doesn't make sense.

[TheWillikids]

"Beware the fury of an kind-hearted and gentle person"

[thatonedude]

I thought I was the only one that remembered this. They could have done so much more with this form. Such a waste

[Ashtasticle]

It's crazy the journey sonic has had over the years. From watching my mother play the old Sega games all the way to now its definitely been an interesting ride filled with surprisingly deep lore

[azuroslazuli]

I knew there was a reason I loved this one-off moment in the show as a kid. I always wished they’d done more with it. How cool would it have been if this new form had gained its own story arc?