yeah uh the fact that the last sonic game ends with sonic flying into space while a song called "I'm with you" plays and this one starts with shadow flying into space with a song called "Without you" hurts
I'm with you is about Sage and Eggman, without you is about Maria and Shadow, Eggman asked in one of his logs if Sage is like maria. they're also all family members.
@@MimiiPyon What really made me broke down was that sweet moment of Maria covering up Shadow for bedtime or a nap like a mother would for her child.😭 It was really beautiful and bittersweet!
Keep in mind that he started off sending in fanmail to the sonic Archie comics during the ken penders era using sonic as a reference for his English degree until he got hired as the lead write for Archie sonic and idw sonic lol
Rouge: "So, G.U.N. funded the research that created you. And when they got you they sealed you away for 50 Years. My point is don't get caugh up on any vendettas tonight." Omega: "Nonsence! Eggman put me in a storage facility for a a few months, and I wish to burn him and his entire empire to the ground in recompense!"
For decades Sonic fans have theorized about Maria and Shadow's bond with each other. All the years of fan art and fan fiction trying to capture the tender wholesomeness and the heartbreaking horrors of the Ark. And in the year of Shadow 2024, all those years of waiting to see if they would ever try to make it a reality...they finally made it come true.
I legitimately gasped when Commander Tower popped up again. I know I should have seen it coming, but its been so long since he's been a part of the story that I was just shocked to have him appear like that. I also like that his character arc is fully intact from Shadow The Hedgehog. It shows how much history Shadow has with characters within the actual world itself and makes it feel *alive*
Honestly that expression Shadow had, had a PTSD stare look about it. Dudes been traumatized and he really misses his best friend. You can see the trauma on his face imagining a life where she lived
He still is an edgelord, it's just a mistake to say it's a bad thing. Guts is an 'edgelord', after all. And NO ONE will claim he's a bad or ridiculous character. It all depends on WHY they act the way they do. Just going all 'dark and brooding like my soul' makes you look like a joke. 'Dark and brooding because I lost everyone I care about and I'm reluctant to open up again/struggling to honor their legacy' makes you look cool yet tragic. No one actually WANTS to be an Edgelord. It's something that's forced onto you.
Sega has been refusing to acknowledge all the lore and characterization they had built up with shadow for years and presenting him as a flat edgelord character. I'm so happy they are acknowledging his history again and giving him emotions. Maybe more than even original shadow ever showed.
@@BigChives1892 Are we saying Guts sucks as a character? Edge lords are only bad when you forget what makes them work, and I'm tired of pretending they're not.
I really hope that the third movie pulls something like this off. Make us just as sad and devastated as Shadow when Maria dies! It can be done and this series proves it - show their bond, and show him having dreams about living life with her on Earth. If the third movie can pull that off then it'll be the best of the trilogy.
Man, that ending with the Maria flashbacks and that song got me all messed up😥. That song is perfect for Shadow's character. This just proves hes not an edgelord that doesn't care about anybody, he does have a heart🥹, Sega just forgot that for a while. Is this real? Am i just in a la la land or something? How is Sonic the f#$%ing Hedgehog this emotional?!😭.
Nah, we’re just back… We finally get emotional moments again. From the ending of SA2, to Black Knight with sonic telling Merlina about how worlds end & how that’s a good thing, we’re truly back
Imagine this, we beat the final boss, and we get a cutscene where Shadow is finally able to say a final goodbye to Maria as she's fading away back to her time while "Without You" is playing in the background. If that happens I will cry, and I am not ashamed to admit it.
Oh my heart... yeah that ending got me too. they gave shadow his humanity back. actually probably more than any previous media i think even before Sega deleted his personality for a few years.
the reason sonic can't emotion is because of ken penders literally, something with a lawsuit and with that lawsuit sonic can't show any emotions if I recall correctly
(hears Pepon say she wants Sonic in this) ME: Yeah, you and me both sister. 😑 Seriously, the Dark Beginnings series is PEAK Sonic media! The only thing I don't like about them is: Sonic - isn't - present. I KNOW this is supposed to be Shadow's story - I GET THAT - so then WHY not make the new game Shadow Adventure? Or Shadow the Hedgehog 2? Why have Sonic's name there at all?? Sorry - I'm just a Sonic fangirl and not getting to see my boy blue rendered in this AMAZING animation style and looking just as hot breaks my heart. And now with the ending of the Dark Beginning's series... I never will.
I didn’t notice before but uh
ROGER IS ABE TOWERS AND OMEGA??? yall im shook didnt even notice
yeah uh the fact that the last sonic game ends with sonic flying into space while a song called "I'm with you" plays and this one starts with shadow flying into space with a song called "Without you" hurts
@@WrenEX7777 OH MY GOD ‼️‼️‼️😭😭😭 you’re gonna make me start crying again
"It's like poetry, they sorta rhyme." -George Lucas
I'm with you is about Sage and Eggman, without you is about Maria and Shadow, Eggman asked in one of his logs if Sage is like maria. they're also all family members.
Honestly I don’t know why but “without you” is giving me sonic 06 ost vibes.
@@oOSonicexeOoI suppose the song can be seen as contrasting Elise’s theme, “My Destiny.”
Shadow be Ballin’ while we are all Bawling
@@Slimeonian realest comment so far 😭
@@MimiiPyon What really made me broke down was that sweet moment of Maria covering up Shadow for bedtime or a nap like a mother would for her child.😭 It was really beautiful and bittersweet!
I AM BALLIN'....I AM FADED....
The writer, Ian Flynn got teary-eyed when making the spaceship scene.
And made most of us teary-eyed to bawling in return
Keep in mind that he started off sending in fanmail to the sonic Archie comics during the ken penders era using sonic as a reference for his English degree until he got hired as the lead write for Archie sonic and idw sonic lol
Shadow over here making me cry RIVERS of tears! This episode was beautiful.
Rouge: "So, G.U.N. funded the research that created you. And when they got you they sealed you away for 50 Years. My point is don't get caugh up on any vendettas tonight."
Omega: "Nonsence! Eggman put me in a storage facility for a a few months, and I wish to burn him and his entire empire to the ground in recompense!"
Ian Flynn himself said he cried
writing that last part with Maria
Shadow doesn't just catches missiles, he's so badass he catches them TWICE.
he really be that cool 🙂↕️‼️
He actually catches the same missile he caught first to make sure it hits. He basically passed himself a missle.
For decades Sonic fans have theorized about Maria and Shadow's bond with each other. All the years of fan art and fan fiction trying to capture the tender wholesomeness and the heartbreaking horrors of the Ark.
And in the year of Shadow 2024, all those years of waiting to see if they would ever try to make it a reality...they finally made it come true.
I legitimately gasped when Commander Tower popped up again. I know I should have seen it coming, but its been so long since he's been a part of the story that I was just shocked to have him appear like that.
I also like that his character arc is fully intact from Shadow The Hedgehog. It shows how much history Shadow has with characters within the actual world itself and makes it feel *alive*
Oh shit I didn't know the end song was with Casey Lee Williams!! Damn no wonder it pulled on the heart strings so easily!
No way I thought she sounded familiar!!!
Honestly that expression Shadow had, had a PTSD stare look about it. Dudes been traumatized and he really misses his best friend. You can see the trauma on his face imagining a life where she lived
yeah he looked like he was edging towards a panic attack there 😔
I admit, i cried the part of Shadow having Maria flashbacks. I liked this episode and i liked your reaction. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! ❤
“ 🤓shadow is an edge lord🤓 ” wait until they watch this episode 😭
He still is an edgelord, it's just a mistake to say it's a bad thing.
Guts is an 'edgelord', after all. And NO ONE will claim he's a bad or ridiculous character.
It all depends on WHY they act the way they do. Just going all 'dark and brooding like my soul' makes you look like a joke. 'Dark and brooding because I lost everyone I care about and I'm reluctant to open up again/struggling to honor their legacy' makes you look cool yet tragic.
No one actually WANTS to be an Edgelord. It's something that's forced onto you.
@@LordTyphyou didn’t need to say that-
Sega has been refusing to acknowledge all the lore and characterization they had built up with shadow for years and presenting him as a flat edgelord character. I'm so happy they are acknowledging his history again and giving him emotions. Maybe more than even original shadow ever showed.
@@randomuser6110took the words right out of my mouth
@@BigChives1892 Are we saying Guts sucks as a character?
Edge lords are only bad when you forget what makes them work, and I'm tired of pretending they're not.
Those Maria flashbacks are so heartwarming and sad.....
I have a lot to say in this episode I wanna talk about it so bad this is really good
I really hope that the third movie pulls something like this off.
Make us just as sad and devastated as Shadow when Maria dies! It can be done and this series proves it - show their bond, and show him having dreams about living life with her on Earth. If the third movie can pull that off then it'll be the best of the trilogy.
from the initial reactions pouring in… i have high hopes that this will be the case.
The episode should’ve been renamed “Shadow and Omega LOCK IN.”
We need more omega content fr fr 😭‼️
I CALL DIBS
God, we need an animated series with this type of animation and writing!
this whole episode makes me want to fight doom even more now for the things he done to shadow life
This episode is so peak, I'm in tears that ending was bueatiful I am in tears I need ths game right now Sega you can't leave me like this
Ian Flynn single handedly brought all of us into Sonic's new Renaissance Era.
I hope they release the song seperately :3
The Blue Falcon fight was badass, love how they reference the way you actually fight it in-game XD
I’m sure they’ll release it soon possibly with the release of sxs ‼️🙏
I swear, that song needs to play in game after the Final Boss
Oh yeah...they just had him throw the missiles back rather then out right ripping out its turrets as a gun.
Abe: She was lost to us
Shadow: She was taken from me
I want this game to make me bawl my eyes out. That new song is so beautiful
Man, that ending with the Maria flashbacks and that song got me all messed up😥. That song is perfect for Shadow's character. This just proves hes not an edgelord that doesn't care about anybody, he does have a heart🥹, Sega just forgot that for a while. Is this real? Am i just in a la la land or something? How is Sonic the f#$%ing Hedgehog this emotional?!😭.
Nah, we’re just back… We finally get emotional moments again. From the ending of SA2, to Black Knight with sonic telling Merlina about how worlds end & how that’s a good thing, we’re truly back
Imagine this, we beat the final boss, and we get a cutscene where Shadow is finally able to say a final goodbye to Maria as she's fading away back to her time while "Without You" is playing in the background. If that happens I will cry, and I am not ashamed to admit it.
I genuinely hope that doesn't happen, and Maria becomes a permanent thing for Shadow. Because fuck an ending like that.
4:57 that scene... :,)
Bro, shadow's been through so much shit, man. He needs a hug, and maybe some therapy
I don't blame you for crying at the end. Shadow saying "That life was taken from me long ago" getting flashbacks of the past hits so hard
Peak im afraid
I’m afraid too 😭
im glad im not alone in crying when watching this episode.
it hit me out of nowhere i felt the tears before i even realised why i was crying.
THAT GOT ME EMOTIONAL AT THE END!!!!!!!
That end scene 😭😭😭😭😭😭
It was SO good 😭‼️
And this is were Sonic x Shadow Generations game begin.
Two people could only ever talk Shadow down. Maria and Amy
THE WHOLE TIME I WAS JUST JAW DROPPED SEGA PLZZ I AM SO HAPPY THEY SHOWED A SOFTER SIDE TO SHADOW I ALMOST CRIEDDDD
I WAS NOT EXPECTING YOU TO CRY OH MY GOD
Watching everyone finally realize just how much Shadow carries. And now Maria's name has so much weight in the community again.
True fan you are really
Girl had the same reaction as I the first time watching it
I’d offer some tissues but even I was hit in the feels during this ep…
2:25 "He's too fast."
Hey, it's not his speed, he must be using the Chaos Emerald to warp. 😆
1. OVA 2
2. Anime movie
3. Anime show
That’s all I’m going to say.
An OVA 2 using all of the modern characters and concepts the series has introduced in the last 30 years would be peak
Now if we could get a show by the same people who did these
Give someone an award, this was phenomenal!
Give this man some closure, he is NOT DONE GRIEVING.
I LOVE SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG CHARLIE
I LOVE SHADOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!
Had me crying too 😭
@@jaiderpalencia8733 gotta grab the tissues each time 🤧
Oh my heart... yeah that ending got me too. they gave shadow his humanity back. actually probably more than any previous media i think even before Sega deleted his personality for a few years.
I’m not crying, *YOU’RE CRYING!!!*
4:36 what was that song I want to hear so what was it it’s made me to cry. I’m about to cry if I listen to again that music 😢😢😢
Late, but it's called "without you"
ITS ON SPOTIFY NOW
😱 Really?! It’s on Spotify!!!!
This one was soooooo emotional!! aaaaaa
Absolute cinema
damn these writers must've been cooking with onions.
god this game is shaping up to be like PEAK peak
I'm so excited for Sonic 3! Keanu Reeves is the man!! 🤩
By the way, I love those adorable, little ears on your model, Pepon. ❤️
Yay! Thank you!
OMG was your Vtuber made by Kalanit Saidon? I LOVE her work!!
@@blu_laza yep ! 🩷
Ayyyyy ❤
the reason sonic can't emotion is because of ken penders literally, something with a lawsuit and with that lawsuit sonic can't show any emotions if I recall correctly
That alternative ending works too : ruclips.net/video/PqOx7YTCKZU/видео.htmlsi=M3EU-Z-dox9L7jwN
Casey Lee is such a good singer
It's was so sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭 beautiful
It's become increasingly oblivious.
I CAN DENY IY NO LONGER!!!
Chicks REALLY dig Shadow the Hedgehog
It's me, I'm chicks
Oh my god were you actually crying?
@@NitrogixAnimz YES IM WEAK OK
@@MimiiPyon well guess what?
You're not alone.....I'm note
Even man enough for this masterpiece
I think you mean ep 3?
Haha always smth I gotta fix amirite
Hello
(hears Pepon say she wants Sonic in this)
ME: Yeah, you and me both sister. 😑
Seriously, the Dark Beginnings series is PEAK Sonic media! The only thing I don't like about them is: Sonic - isn't - present. I KNOW this is supposed to be Shadow's story - I GET THAT - so then WHY not make the new game Shadow Adventure? Or Shadow the Hedgehog 2? Why have Sonic's name there at all??
Sorry - I'm just a Sonic fangirl and not getting to see my boy blue rendered in this AMAZING animation style and looking just as hot breaks my heart. And now with the ending of the Dark Beginning's series... I never will.
@@roseyroundtheedges never say never ! 🙂↕️
Good reaction i enjoyed be my gf?
Yes I am now your gf 🙂↕️
@@MimiiPyon LETS GOOOO
Dont u have a job?
@@LateNightSausage IM TELLING YOUR BROTHER THAT YOURE BEING MEAN TO ME
@@MimiiPyon I will come over and unplug ur computer
“That life was taken from me long ago”🥲😭