Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails face off against a powerful new foe, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike any they’ve faced before. The filmmakers of the previous films have also cited Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2001) and Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) as inspiration.
The film was also inspired by narrative elements from the Saturday morning animated television series Sonic the Hedgehog (1993). In the Knuckles TV series, Sonic said, “Robotnik is gone, and there’s no new fight to fight.” But in this film, he tells Tails and Knuckles that they need to ask Dr.
Because of this, it’s unknown how they knew he was still alive. Commander Walter: [about Shadow] The Shadow project is far beyond anything we’ve ever seen.
But where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss…