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{{quote|''"You might [[Psychic Link|know everything I'm going to do]], but that's not going to help you, since [[Fearful Symmetry|I know everything YOU'RE going to do!]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiEwmiPSmto STRANGE, isn't it?!] ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGH!"''|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''' during his final face-off against [[The Dragon|Metal Sonic]].}}
{{quote|''"You might [[Psychic Link|know everything I'm going to do]], but that's not going to help you, since [[Fearful Symmetry|I know everything YOU'RE going to do!]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiEwmiPSmto STRANGE, isn't it?!] ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGH!"''|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''' during his final face-off against [[The Dragon|Metal Sonic]].}}


An hour-long anime [[OVA]] starring [[Sonic the Hedgehog|everybody's favorite]] [[Overly Narrow Superlative|blue hedgehog]]. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 (initially as the two half-hour VHS tapes ''Journey to Eggmanland'' and ''Sonic vs. Metal Sonic''); the English dub by ADV was released in 1999, the day before ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]]'' hit the shelves.
An hour-long anime [[OVA]] starring [[Sonic the Hedgehog|everybody's favorite]] [[Overly Narrow Superlative|blue hedgehog]]. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 (initially as the two half-hour VHS tapes ''Journey to Eggmanland'' and ''Sonic vs. Metal Sonic''); the English dub by ADV was released in 1999, the day before ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' hit the shelves.


Sonic and Tails are enjoying a relaxing day on the beach when they're visited by Old Man Hoot, who's carrying a message from the President of South Island — a message so urgent that Hoot doesn't notice his aircraft is on fire. After rescuing Hoot, Sonic and Tails fly off to speak with the President, only to find that he and his [[Catgirl]] daughter Sera are being held hostage ([[Affably Evil|for a given value of "hostage"]]) by Dr. Robotnik.
Sonic and Tails are enjoying a relaxing day on the beach when they're visited by Old Man Hoot, who's carrying a message from the President of South Island — a message so urgent that Hoot doesn't notice his aircraft is on fire. After rescuing Hoot, Sonic and Tails fly off to speak with the President, only to find that he and his [[Catgirl]] daughter Sera are being held hostage ([[Affably Evil|for a given value of "hostage"]]) by Dr. Robotnik.


Oddly enough, what Robotnik wants is Sonic's help — he's been forced out of his base in Robotropolis by the evil(er) Metal Robotnik. And now, Metal Robotnik has overloaded the power generator of Robotropolis — in less than a day, the generator will explode and cause [[The End of the World As We Know It|the end of Planet Freedom as we know it]]. Sonic distrusts the story, but he's persuaded to help out anyway.
Oddly enough, what Robotnik wants is Sonic's help — he's been forced out of his base in Robotropolis by the evil(er) Metal Robotnik. And now, Metal Robotnik has overloaded the power generator of Robotropolis — in less than a day, the generator will explode and cause [[The End of the World as We Know It|the end of Planet Freedom as we know it]]. Sonic distrusts the story, but he's persuaded to help out anyway.


Sonic and Tails fly off to Robotropolis, breeze through the hazards in their way, and fight through Metal Robotnik himself. Along the way, they're joined by the free-roaming treasure-hunter Knuckles, who just happens to be in the area.
Sonic and Tails fly off to Robotropolis, breeze through the hazards in their way, and fight through Metal Robotnik himself. Along the way, they're joined by the free-roaming treasure-hunter Knuckles, who just happens to be in the area.
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* [[The Dragon]]: Metal Sonic.
* [[The Dragon]]: Metal Sonic.
* [[Egopolis]]: Robotropolis, aka Eggmanland. At night, the city's lights form a picture of Robotnik's face.
* [[Egopolis]]: Robotropolis, aka Eggmanland. At night, the city's lights form a picture of Robotnik's face.
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: Two different schemes are mentioned. {{spoiler|Metal Robotnik's exploding generator turns out to be fake}}, but {{spoiler|Hyper Metal Sonic's attempt to shatter the continents is very real}}.
* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: Two different schemes are mentioned. {{spoiler|Metal Robotnik's exploding generator turns out to be fake}}, but {{spoiler|Hyper Metal Sonic's attempt to shatter the continents is very real}}.
* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]
* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The President.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The President.
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* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Tails. He builds a hover-surfboard in his spare time, disassembles one of Robotnik's radars, and later reassembles it as a device that can track Metal Sonic — {{spoiler|and wirelessly interfere with Metal's programming}}. This movie appears to be where Tails' mechanical tendencies come from, in fact.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Tails. He builds a hover-surfboard in his spare time, disassembles one of Robotnik's radars, and later reassembles it as a device that can track Metal Sonic — {{spoiler|and wirelessly interfere with Metal's programming}}. This movie appears to be where Tails' mechanical tendencies come from, in fact.
* [[Gag Dub]]: [[Fireball 20 XL]]'s ''Sonic Bastardized'' is a redubbed adaptation in which <s>Robotnik</s> Eggman wants Sonic to go shut off a bomb he planted in [[Blizzard Entertainment]]'s mainframe (in retribution for his ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' losses), and Metal Sonic is a robot named Hyper Metal Jason (after [[Jason Griffith]]) that Eggman intends to use to replace Sonic's voice.
* [[Gag Dub]]: [[Fireball 20 XL]]'s ''Sonic Bastardized'' is a redubbed adaptation in which <s>Robotnik</s> Eggman wants Sonic to go shut off a bomb he planted in [[Blizzard Entertainment]]'s mainframe (in retribution for his ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' losses), and Metal Sonic is a robot named Hyper Metal Jason (after [[Jason Griffith]]) that Eggman intends to use to replace Sonic's voice.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Sonic attempts to knock some sense into Old Man Hoot by [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|attaching a crab to his foot]], [[The Ditz|has limited success]].
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Sonic attempts to knock some sense into Old Man Hoot by [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|attaching a crab to his foot]], [[The Ditz|has limited success]].
* [[Go-Karting With Bowser]]: Dr. Eggman is seen playing around with the president and his daughter in several scenes.
* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]: Dr. Eggman is seen playing around with the president and his daughter in several scenes.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Sonic lands crotch-first on the nose of Robotnik's aircraft. Robotnik then wonders why Sonic is grimacing.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Sonic lands crotch-first on the nose of Robotnik's aircraft. Robotnik then wonders why Sonic is grimacing.
* [[Here We Go Again]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Eggman reveals after the final battle that he still has the data of Sonic's DNA via a CD, which he'll use to make another Metal Sonic to combat Sonic again...[[Chekhov's Gag|only for the missile turtle Robotnik fired away earlier to arrive on time and destroy the CD by accident]].}}
* [[Here We Go Again]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Eggman reveals after the final battle that he still has the data of Sonic's DNA via a CD, which he'll use to make another Metal Sonic to combat Sonic again...[[Chekhov's Gag|only for the missile turtle Robotnik fired away earlier to arrive on time and destroy the CD by accident]].}}
* [[In a Single Bound]]
* [[In a Single Bound]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Sonic.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Sonic.
* [[Left for Dead]]: Subverted! {{spoiler|Metal Robotnik shoots the bridge from underneath Sonic and Tails; they grab bridge girders just out of sight and make gurgling sounds to convince Metal Robotnik that they're drowning. Just when they think he's left..."I see you! You didn't think I'd fall for a stupid trick like that, did you?"}}
* [[Left for Dead]]: Subverted! {{spoiler|Metal Robotnik shoots the bridge from underneath Sonic and Tails; they grab bridge girders just out of sight and make gurgling sounds to convince Metal Robotnik that they're drowning. Just when they think he's left..."I see you! You didn't think I'd fall for a stupid trick like that, did you?"}}
* [[Last Second Chance]]
* [[Last Second Chance]]
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* [[Names to Know In Anime]]: Sera is voiced by [[Mika Kanai]] in the Japanese version.
* [[Names to Know In Anime]]: Sera is voiced by [[Mika Kanai]] in the Japanese version.
* [[Neck Lift]]: Metal Sonic does this to Sonic whilst simultaneously throttling him.
* [[Neck Lift]]: Metal Sonic does this to Sonic whilst simultaneously throttling him.
* [[Never Say Die]]: Averted. "When you awaken...KILL him!" (cue [[Evil Laugh]])
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted. "When you awaken...KILL him!" (cue [[Evil Laugh]])
** Also averted when Robotnik meets Sonic at the Generator.
** Also averted when Robotnik meets Sonic at the Generator.
{{quote| '''Robotnik''': You fell for my trap! You came all the way here and now you'll die here. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Good job, Sonic]]!}}
{{quote| '''Robotnik''': You fell for my trap! You came all the way here and now you'll die here. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Good job, Sonic]]!}}
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* [[Pet the Dog]]: After winning his first fight against Sonic, Metal Sonic tracks down Old Man Hoot and...{{spoiler|gives him Sonic's favorite clothes}}.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: After winning his first fight against Sonic, Metal Sonic tracks down Old Man Hoot and...{{spoiler|gives him Sonic's favorite clothes}}.
* [[Pilot]]: The film was originally released as two separate half-hour pilots in Japan, [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|but due to Sonic's lack of popularity there]] the potential anime series never got off the ground. When it was dubbed, the two specials were merged together and released in the US as what we call ''Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie''.
* [[Pilot]]: The film was originally released as two separate half-hour pilots in Japan, [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|but due to Sonic's lack of popularity there]] the potential anime series never got off the ground. When it was dubbed, the two specials were merged together and released in the US as what we call ''Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie''.
* [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]: In ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Video Game)|S3&K]]'', Knuckles could glide through the air. Here, it gets upgraded to the ability to jump ridiculously high, hover in midair, and possibly fly outright.
* [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]: In ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|S3&K]]'', Knuckles could glide through the air. Here, it gets upgraded to the ability to jump ridiculously high, hover in midair, and possibly fly outright.
** Like Tails' propensity for mechanical shenanigans, seems to be the start of a trend of non-game media to upgrade Knuckles' gliding to full-fledged flight.
** Like Tails' propensity for mechanical shenanigans, seems to be the start of a trend of non-game media to upgrade Knuckles' gliding to full-fledged flight.
* [[The President's Daughter]]: Sera.
* [[The President's Daughter]]: Sera.
* [[Psychic Link]]: Between Sonic and Metal Sonic.
* [[Psychic Link]]: Between Sonic and Metal Sonic.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Sonic's aforementioned "favorite clothes" are bright pink.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Sonic's aforementioned "favorite clothes" are bright pink.
* [[Resigned to The Call]]: Sonic doesn't care about Robotnik's problems, but goes to Robotropolis anyway after very little convincing.
* [[Resigned to the Call]]: Sonic doesn't care about Robotnik's problems, but goes to Robotropolis anyway after very little convincing.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]
* [[Riding the Bomb]]: Sonic, on one of Metal Robotnik's missiles.
* [[Riding the Bomb]]: Sonic, on one of Metal Robotnik's missiles.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: One of the derelict aircraft on Sonic's island looks suspiciously like [[Star Trek|the USS Enterprise]]. Also, Sera's wedding dress is reminiscent of [[Sailor Moon|Neo-Queen Serenity]]'s outfit.
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of the derelict aircraft on Sonic's island looks suspiciously like [[Star Trek|the USS Enterprise]]. Also, Sera's wedding dress is reminiscent of [[Sailor Moon|Neo-Queen Serenity]]'s outfit.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Robotnik gets a whack from an annoyed Sara when he gloats about how Sonic will face an even greater threat than his just-defeated Metal Robotnik.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Robotnik gets a whack from an annoyed Sara when he gloats about how Sonic will face an even greater threat than his just-defeated Metal Robotnik.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Her name is Sera in the original Japanese, and Sara in the English dub. "Sarah" is right out.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Her name is Sera in the original Japanese, and Sara in the English dub. "Sarah" is right out.
* [[Spoiler Opening]]: The very first scene is Dr. Robotnik talking about acquiring Sonic's life data for Metal.
* [[Spoiler Opening]]: The very first scene is Dr. Robotnik talking about acquiring Sonic's life data for Metal.
* [[Story-Boarding the Apocalypse]]: Knuckles' explanation of how exactly {{spoiler|Metal Sonic is capable of destroying the planet}}.
* [[Story-Boarding the Apocalypse]]: Knuckles' explanation of how exactly {{spoiler|Metal Sonic is capable of destroying the planet}}.
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