Ladies and Gentlemen… Tragedy.
It takes many forms, it has been written in scripture and some of our finest works of literature. But now it takes the form of something new, Sonic trying and failing to save Pikachu, resulting in himself being vaporised.
And both the Sonic and Pokemon fanbase’s can’t take it.
An outpouring of grief has resulted in an explosion of creativity and funny jokes, not seen since the day that Sephiroth killed Aerith has such a combination of grief and jokes make its way into a fanbase.
So here are some that we’ve decided to highlight!
The Moment Of Sadness
Many decided to depict the moment that the beam struck Pikachu and Sonic’s failure to save him which resulted in his demise.
Sonic sacrified his life by trying to rescue my boy Pikachu, I'm a sad gamer now. pic.twitter.com/j2a9QsCSua
— Sora (@Sora_yxow) November 1, 2018
This is so sad, ma buddah#NintendoDirect #Sonic #Pikachu pic.twitter.com/SerGmTortm
— Nudillos de McDonald's (@NudillosDeU) November 2, 2018
But What If…
Other’s decided to take another approach, what if Sonic succeeded?
https://twitter.com/antena27/status/1058181629221335040
(妄想)🤔💭 pic.twitter.com/WAm3Wwg9BC
— Na (@na_nashi3) November 1, 2018
Peps on instagram wanted a happy ending and they had it ❤
I cried like a baby when I saw the trailer, so why not? ❤#SonicTheHedgehog #Pikachu #SuperSmashBrosUltimate #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/U9xQkZQjB1— ⋆CʜᴀᴏCᴀʀᴇTᴀᴋᴇʀ⋆ (@HimeMikal) November 3, 2018
The Jokes…
But some decided to have some fun with the event.
#NintendoDirect
sonic and Pikachu are friends pic.twitter.com/SYbMGi8evI— Nana (C0mmisi0n backlog 14/17) (@NanaDoesArt) November 2, 2018
1597: For never was there a story of more woe, than that of Juliet and her Romeo.
2018: For never was there a story of more woe, than that of Sonikku, saving the Pikachu.
— Dave Luty (Badnik Mechanic) (@DaveLuty) November 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Luis_R0d14/status/1058491602279120896
Didn’t This Happen Once Before?
Other fans noticed that these events looked very similar to other events in Sonic’s history, two in particular stood out…
Not again << pic.twitter.com/VZRqetzx0i
— Lenz Chu (@LenZ_Chu) November 1, 2018
Fleetway's Sonic the Comic knew this would happen…. pic.twitter.com/lNsWxtgdAt
— Dave Luty (Badnik Mechanic) (@DaveLuty) November 2, 2018
Meanwhile… At the Sonic Twitter Account…
hey pikachu
just checking in
are you doing ok?@pokemon— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) November 2, 2018
— King Zachary (@TheKing_Zach16) November 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/pikpsbis/status/1058500260945891328
In Conclusion
Always try to save the electric mouse. Because it’s what good guys do.
Hey, I’m a fan of both franchises, and I think what Sonic tried to do was generous.
I always knew Sonic has a True heart
I think what really needs to be admired here is how, with less than five seconds of footage, Smash Ultimate nailed Sonic’s personality and heroism far better than the entirety of Sonic Forces.
And all it took was one hand reaching out.
Dang none of mine were featured, gotta try harder XD
One thing to note is that in the World of Light trailer, Sonic is the ONLY one who tries to save someone else.
This short bit of animation really touched my heart, Sonic has always had a rebellious attitude but at heart he’d put his own life at risk to protect innocent people and his freinds.
This reminds me of the Sonic Riders intro where Storm makes Tails crash off his board and Sonic forgets about first place and spins round, offering his hand to Tails almost liek he did in SA1 emerald coast.
I just realised both Sonic & Pikachu have movies coming out in 2019 and both are live-action too