Why Sonic Prime is Deeper Than You Think!

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Its so strange how they acknowledge the existence of floating spinning rings that Sonic collects by touching them, but its pretty much the only time in the entire series they even have them.

The show was good. I love the relationships between the characters. I especially love Sonic's character growth. Edit: I just now noticed that Tails hair is swooped down while Nine's hair is up straight. How am I just now noticing that?can't. Re-edit: Thanks for 100 likes!

Because no one helped Sonic as much as Nine, nine repaired Sonic's shoes and gloves with his tech, Nine saved Sonic's life several times by hacking Rusty Rose and destroying chaos sonic, also Nine saved Sonic from chaos Council in the sixth episode of the first season, and all Nine wanted was a life and a new home, but Sonic didn't pay attention to his wishes and this made Nine upset and their friendship was destroyed, also Sonic betrayed his deal with Nine and Nine become so angry about this and caused this war, the main culprit is Sonic who was an idiot and selfish.

Even though the ending of the show felt rushed, at least the show itself helped grow Sonic as a character canonically which is something I appreciate. I really like your videos man, keep up the amazing work!

Also, another message of this series is about relationship and paying attention to each other's wishes, for example, Sonic never listened to his friends' words, he didn't listen to Nine's words about what he wanted, and sonic was only looking for his own wishes, and this caused His friendship with Nine was destroyed, but at the end of the Sonic series, he realized his mistake and apologized to Nine because he did not pay attention to his wishes...And Nine apologized to Sonic because his anger and hatred had controlled him.

Sonic Prime has such a good message, with good characters, flaws and development. It's just the script itself that feels kinda underwhelming. I do agree that they dragged out the battle agaisnt Nine WAY too long. The fighting is so cool and all, but instead of that, we could've had so much more for the characters, which are the main core of the show. The ending for Nine's character especially is what bothered me, I was hoping that he would learn that his isolation is what has been driving him mad and that letting others in wasn't so bad. But the only person he lets in is Sonic, and Sonic leaves forever at the end. I wish we could've seen Nine grow more as a person and especially befriend the other characters who always dissed and mistrusted him.

Yes this is good. I wish you also mentioned shadows roll in the story. He starts off basically the show theme same as nine. And only became the voice of reason because of his experiences. And in the end I feel he learned a few lessons from sonic as well and we got to interact with him giving up his own self pride.

People tend to look at the bad stuff but don't appreciate the good. People get tired of basics but It's messages like this we needa here, friendship goes a long way and that's why I love this show. The relationships are so sentimental and just personal feeling. The story wasn't as bad as people made It out to be, no matter how many fight scenes they were all amazing, Season 3's animation stepped up a bunch and It does genuinely deserve to be noticed. Everyone has their own opinion but for me Season 3 wasn't bad not rushed by any means. The "3 Seasons" aren't 3, they are one big Season 1. That's what It was, and I think that's why people hate the story so much, they see It as 3 seasons but In reality It's one big S1. Sonic Prime was heavily miss understood.

100% agree with everything you said. Your videos about Sonic Prime always amaze me. I really hate the fact that people were thrown off by Sonic's portrayal in this show and hated him, but they never realized that the whole point of this show was to show the character development Sonic would go through and become a better character after learning from his mistakes. Because of this portrayal, people only pointed out the flaws of this show and kept on bashing it. I think we as the viewers should try and understand the message and point of the show rather than getting mad at the slightest thing that goes against our preferences. Don't get me wrong, this show definitely has its flaws such as the cliffhanger ending, some unanswered questions, repetitive battles but it's still an amazing show with an amazing message. Sonic Prime has a really special place in my heart, and I really enjoyed watching it :)

0:25 - Sonic Prime is a Sonic series that was inspired by a two-part episode of My Little Pony called The Cutie Re-Mark. In that episode, Starlight uses a MacGuffin to mess with the spacetime continuum, creating alternate realities, one where there is a war going on and Rainbow Dash has a prosthetic wing (RD's voice actress also voices the different versions of Tails in Prime), and another where there is a jungle setting and the ponies became more savage. That's what Sonic Prime is from a behind-the-scenes perspective. The show took that concept and elevated it, further exploring the possibilities of the alternate realities, as well as adding more of them.

I agree with your points. I especially like how you showed how the power of the prism corrupted all those who came in contact with them: Thorn, Dread, Nine, and the Chaos Council. I hadn’t thought of that. If the theme of the show was friendship, Nine, someone isolated with no companions at all, being the final villain makes perfect sense. I only wish we could have gotten more from this series and that they would have tackled hard hitting questions and explained how everything worked. For example, at one point in Season 2, Nine was able to bring back Green Hill along with Sonic’s friends. So what does that mean? And where was Eggman? Now that you mention it, Sonic’s friends got three variants of each other not including themselves, but Eggman got five for some reason. But they never give us that reason. Alright, now I’ve gone on a tangent with little things when we were originally talking about overall themes, lol. And in that sense, I think your analysis was good. And I hope we get to see these characters (especially Nine) again in the future.

One thing I appreciate is Sonic's character growth. Let's just face facts. Sonic is sorely lacking in this department, especially in the games (an issue that hopefully Ian Flynn will fix). So when something like Sonic Prime or the movies decide to give him character growth, I'm all for it. A Sonic with character development and growth would be the best Sonic we've ever had.

I think the best thing about this show is the animation, and not only the fighting but also the expressiveness of the characters. It’s pretty rare for Sonic or Shadow or most characters to be so expressive in the games so this was a fresh break. That might be why season 3 was so dragged out tho, bc they were having way too much fun with the fighting

“What is sonic prime about?” Me: The characters from sonic meet the characters from transformers

The "not just the things, but also Sonic's relationships with everyone is his universe" angle is so nuts but so Sonic. A perfect fit for even game Sonic.

Another thing I noticed is that each of the main three Shatterspaces represented three ways where the balance in nature is out of whack: New Yoke, a world where Eggman won and managed to destroy the nature completely; Boscage Maze, a world where the nature was left to grow beyond moderation; and No-Place, a world flooded with endless ocean (not sure what caused that one). Ghost Hill is simply a remnant of the original Green Hill, kinda like a ghost being the remnant of the dead, while The Grimm could be like a Purgatory of sorts.

I think your analysis on what this show was about is spot on. In the aftermath of Season 3 and the creators clearly ending the show with no obvious return of the other characters, I found myself trying to analyze what happened to be at peace with how the show ended. My conclusions on what the show was about and why it was "Cannon" pretty much align with your analysis in this video. I don't think the show was ever about any of the other characters, or even Nine (as much as I might have wanted it to be). The whole thing was character development for Sonic and the impact that he has on the world around him, and how much he needs those in his life. Even Robotnik is important in this show as they break down his character into what I consider his core traits with each member of the chaos council representing a trait, or perhaps even stages of his life. I just wish we had more closure than the rushed 6 minutes that we did end up getting. I feel that the show should have taken the entire last episode for closure, and had a small post credits roll to show everyone thriving and to leave things open to either be closed there, or return. I agree that the show had a lot of wasted potential, and it really hurts thinking that all those characters were just there for the purpose of developing Sonics character, never to be seen again. Honestly, I agree with most of what you have said in your previous videos as well. The major exception being that I actually enjoyed Season 2 as much as I enjoyed Season 1. I'm just sad that we had such amazing characters fleshed out through the show to be seemingly thrown away now. I really hope we get to see more of this, but sadly I don't think we will. Spot on analysis, love the videos, and please keep them coming. Makes me feel better about how this show ended.. Lol...

Want to know why I forgot about that tree? Not because it was left behind once Season 2 rolled around, but because I couldn't take in its significance with how often it was shoved in my face in its debut episode. Despite arguably being the strongest of the three seasons, that was my biggest issue with Season 1 of Sonic Prime: over reliance on flashbacks.

The other major theme of the show is listening and yes, the way that effects friendship. Sonic is a terrible listener, we know that. Him not listening cracks the mountain and leads him to destroying the Prism. It leads to him and Nine being captured, to him not hearing that Shadow is saying Nine isn't Tails and they're not really friends (instead hearing Nine isn't real and getting defensive), to him being at odds with the rebels more than once, ignoring all of the red flags that are named Captain Dread, and to him not acknowledging the sheer number of times Nine practically screams at him that his trust has been broken and he's suffering for it. Nine starts out being drawn in by Sonic and the appeal of friendship, planning everything around being able to have a happy future with him including things he said he likes. He stays determined to convince him right up until the fallout on Ghost Hill where Sonic accidentally says he's not real. After that he's still listening, but he doesn't want to hear what Sonic has to say because he's hurting and Sonic isn't listening enough to acknowledge it. Every little victory that Sonic gains throughout the show comes from him finally listening to and understand most of his new friends. It's why he goes back on the deal with Nine, how he knows to let Rebel take a turn at planning, how he comes up with the plan to give then the edge against Nine, and how he finally gets through to Nine again. Because if you can't trust your friend to listen to what you're trying to tell them, can you actually trust them at all?