One thing I like about the IDW Sonic Comics is that they tell really compelling stories and are not afraid to dip into darker, more serious themes. Such as an apocalyptic scenario or characters having to deal with grief or losing someone they care about. And yes, Vector was a champ in this saga. He went down swinging.
10:50 You’re actually one of the few people I’ve seen who actually liked Shadow’s depiction in this scene. Most people I’ve seen (especially Shadow fans) HATE how Shadow is portrayed in this scene and in IDW in general, myself included. He’s far too overly edgy and hostile in IDW and in this scene specifically he’s borderline stupid, Shadow is supposed to be smart and tactical in fights and he just decides to ignore everyones warnings about the virus and grabs a zombot for no reason, getting himself needlessly infected and it’s honestly infuriating. Needless to say he was written far better in Ian’s Archie run but thanks to mandates were stuck with this edgy clown fiesta for the foreseeable future.😫
I assume that he thought he would be safe because he is the Ultimate Lifeform. You know, he is immortal and normal infections can’t make him sick. He probably thought he would be immune.
@@g.masterlordoftheg-force4770 Yeah but it would’ve been nice to see him actually say that, that way we at least know what’s going through his head so he doesn’t just look like a complete idiot.
@@Je-S1001 He kinda did say it. He said “The doctor’s metal virus can’t infect the Ultimate Lifeform”. Maybe if it was an anime they would’ve given extreme detail to the point of ridiculousness. You know some ridiculous exposition like “I will go fight these things because I am Ultimate Lifeform and was designed to be biologically immortal and I cannot get sick, so I don’t have to worry about being infected”.
If there's one really good thing that came from IDW some it would be the art. It's so consistently good and really manages to capture expressions very well. Also don't be sorry for live commenting, I'll take all the engagement I can get :P
For me, the saddest part about this story is big’s ending story he goes through everything and avoids the virus until the very end when he gets home with froggy 😭😭😭
Vector was already my favorite Sonic character, since crocodiles are my favorite modern animal. But seeing how committed he was to protecting people, including the infected Charmy, before going down like a badass to save his friends cemented him as one of my favorite characters in anything.
I think the reason why they had Shadz act so brashly and dive head-first into the zombot crowd is because he's too big of a powerhouse. If Shadow weren't infected, the story would've ended much, much faster. In fact, if only he was allowed to do as he pleases, he'd pop a cap in Eggman's arse the minute he saw him back at the village, and the whole saga wouldn't happen. UPD: okay, so I looked it up and apparently I was right - Ian Flynn said that taking Shadow out of the picture was a tactical decision so the plot could happen.
I'm sorry but I just cannot understand how you liked Shadow's portayl in this arc. He was so out of character for no good reason, and even worse he's made to be as stupid as possible. Him thinking he's immune to the virus was a cool idea on paper. Of course he'd think that, one of the reasons he was made was to be a cure for N.I.D.S., and he didn't know the metal virus wasn't a normal virus--but ain't no way he would just jump headfirst into a horde of zombots with no plan or sense of self preservation. I could see SA2 era Shadow doing this, but not modern day Shadow who's learned to cooperate with others and is a good strategist. "Cowards run, I win." that's shit you'd hear from Cell/Buu saga Vegeta, not Shadow the goddamn Hedgehog. Its just the plot deciding he can't be in it anymore and having him be taken out in the most unsatisfying way possible.
I'm not forced to do anything, there have been plenty of moments through my videos where I have criticized something (including Sonic 06). I do get that I'm in a minority when it comes to enjoying Shadow's portrayal in this story, but, to me, his actions here aren't the end of the world or the worst thing ever. Dude's a biologically engineered super-being who refers to himself as the ultimate lifeform. His hubris can get the best of him here and it can be used as a point of growth for his character in the comics. I feel like, outside of SA2, we've seen so little of Shadow's character in games that it's hard not to think of him as that depiction. Not to mention that, I always view the comics as a separate entity from the games. I have no reason to damage control the Sonic franchise, the majority of my content is me talking about Archie Sonic comics that aren't even in circulation anymore. But even if I was, there wouldn't be much to do. Genuinely, with Frontiers, the new Generation game and the current arc of the comics, we are in a great period to be fans of Sonic.
SPOILERS Man, Whisper, Cream and Espio had it the WORST in this arc. Cream lost her entire family. Espio lost the two people he considered to be his closest friends. And then Whisper lost Tangle, someone she was the closest too.
It occurred to me that if this type of story had been told in the Sonic games, the mood would have been ruined because of the clancky animation or bad dubbing. Your would says I'm very harsh, but watch all the games in the 2000', in the 2010'. Alot of stories and emotion have lost his effect because how it was portrayed. But I think because that's happen in comics book, it doesn't have any kind of this problem and I was able to very enjoy this story.
Shadow thought the same thing when diving head-first into the zombot crowd, he even said as much. Moral of the story: kids, no matter how immune to something you think you are, take precautions. Always put on a mask, gloves, a condom, whatever - just stay safe.
Because ian flynn is writing the rest of the sonic games, will they all take place in mobius? In this case how do you guys feel about rarely seeing sonic interact with city and human environments? Thats if thats even the case idk lol
The lack of humans has nothing to do with Flynn, that mostly comes from SEGA. Aside from Sonic CD in NA regions, I don't think we'll ever see a game set on Mobius considering the comics aren't even set there anymore.
I like the story, but a lot of the characters acted very stupid and out of character imo. As far as eggman, it seems kinda dumb he didnt create some force field or shield to protect himself from the virus if he didnt want to make a cure. Not once does shadow use his chaos blast, which is a wasted opportunity. I think sega might have interfered with Ian when he wrote the story, cause we could have had Sonic, Silver and Shadow go super at the end. The ending was good, the segment where Sonic and Silver transport the virus into the sun seems rushed.
One thing I like about the IDW Sonic Comics is that they tell really compelling stories and are not afraid to dip into darker, more serious themes. Such as an apocalyptic scenario or characters having to deal with grief or losing someone they care about.
And yes, Vector was a champ in this saga. He went down swinging.
Vector is an absolute champ in this comic. IDW wasn't afraid to really make him awesome lol
Vectors the goat
@PBJA89-w8r just say you hate IDW Sonic and go you big crybaby😠
10:50 You’re actually one of the few people I’ve seen who actually liked Shadow’s depiction in this scene. Most people I’ve seen (especially Shadow fans) HATE how Shadow is portrayed in this scene and in IDW in general, myself included. He’s far too overly edgy and hostile in IDW and in this scene specifically he’s borderline stupid, Shadow is supposed to be smart and tactical in fights and he just decides to ignore everyones warnings about the virus and grabs a zombot for no reason, getting himself needlessly infected and it’s honestly infuriating. Needless to say he was written far better in Ian’s Archie run but thanks to mandates were stuck with this edgy clown fiesta for the foreseeable future.😫
I like my edgy Hedgy with some extra edge
I assume that he thought he would be safe because he is the Ultimate Lifeform.
You know, he is immortal and normal infections can’t make him sick.
He probably thought he would be immune.
@@g.masterlordoftheg-force4770 Yeah but it would’ve been nice to see him actually say that, that way we at least know what’s going through his head so he doesn’t just look like a complete idiot.
@@FantasticSamtastic Yeah but it would be nice if we got a side of brain cells with him.
@@Je-S1001 He kinda did say it.
He said “The doctor’s metal virus can’t infect the Ultimate Lifeform”.
Maybe if it was an anime they would’ve given extreme detail to the point of ridiculousness.
You know some ridiculous exposition like “I will go fight these things because I am Ultimate Lifeform and was designed to be biologically immortal and I cannot get sick, so I don’t have to worry about being infected”.
YOO why is that little rabbit so menacing! The art in this comic is really good, really nice color pallets.
Chad Shadow W. 'Omega would spew out his own cheese' what a sentence lolo. YOOOO Tails Mech Hype!! (sorry live commenting lol)
If there's one really good thing that came from IDW some it would be the art. It's so consistently good and really manages to capture expressions very well. Also don't be sorry for live commenting, I'll take all the engagement I can get :P
Not sure if it’s just me but the whole Metal Virus thing really gives me vibes of the Maverick Virus from Mega Man X
Haha yes! I can totally see that
For me, the saddest part about this story is big’s ending story he goes through everything and avoids the virus until the very end when he gets home with froggy 😭😭😭
Vector was already my favorite Sonic character, since crocodiles are my favorite modern animal. But seeing how committed he was to protecting people, including the infected Charmy, before going down like a badass to save his friends cemented him as one of my favorite characters in anything.
One of my favorite stories from sonic. Mix of Night of living dead and T-1000 from terminator 2
That is a really good way to put it and I think that's why I love it lol
It’s crazy how eggman would have actually won if star line wasn’t an idiot and thought the deadly six would assist eggman
He would’ve won if silver didn’t come back in time!
I wonder how the Archie characters would deal with the metal virus
It would be interesting to see how the freedom fighters would react to this
@@FantasticSamtastic ya and surge and kit and super metal sonic and the end also trip too
@@CarlosBlanco-n1kif the end was infected the entire universe would get destroyed💀
Super Sonic does a backflip, snaps the bad guys neck, and saves the day.
AWESOME!
When my friend told me Sonic is a light heart-series for kids, I laughed pretty hard.
I think the reason why they had Shadz act so brashly and dive head-first into the zombot crowd is because he's too big of a powerhouse. If Shadow weren't infected, the story would've ended much, much faster.
In fact, if only he was allowed to do as he pleases, he'd pop a cap in Eggman's arse the minute he saw him back at the village, and the whole saga wouldn't happen.
UPD: okay, so I looked it up and apparently I was right - Ian Flynn said that taking Shadow out of the picture was a tactical decision so the plot could happen.
And this is no way even disturbing compared to the things that come up when you look up sonic animations on youtube 😭😭
"infested"
"Parasitic Prank"
"Where was my hero"
Seems about right though most of these are just comic dubs
@@averagesingaporean3 amazing works, too! i love the way shadow was done in infested
Emerl?
Haven't seen that guy since I played his game more than a decade ago.
I'm sorry but I just cannot understand how you liked Shadow's portayl in this arc. He was so out of character for no good reason, and even worse he's made to be as stupid as possible.
Him thinking he's immune to the virus was a cool idea on paper. Of course he'd think that, one of the reasons he was made was to be a cure for N.I.D.S., and he didn't know the metal virus wasn't a normal virus--but ain't no way he would just jump headfirst into a horde of zombots with no plan or sense of self preservation. I could see SA2 era Shadow doing this, but not modern day Shadow who's learned to cooperate with others and is a good strategist.
"Cowards run, I win." that's shit you'd hear from Cell/Buu saga Vegeta, not Shadow the goddamn Hedgehog.
Its just the plot deciding he can't be in it anymore and having him be taken out in the most unsatisfying way possible.
I'm not forced to do anything, there have been plenty of moments through my videos where I have criticized something (including Sonic 06).
I do get that I'm in a minority when it comes to enjoying Shadow's portrayal in this story, but, to me, his actions here aren't the end of the world or the worst thing ever. Dude's a biologically engineered super-being who refers to himself as the ultimate lifeform. His hubris can get the best of him here and it can be used as a point of growth for his character in the comics. I feel like, outside of SA2, we've seen so little of Shadow's character in games that it's hard not to think of him as that depiction. Not to mention that, I always view the comics as a separate entity from the games.
I have no reason to damage control the Sonic franchise, the majority of my content is me talking about Archie Sonic comics that aren't even in circulation anymore. But even if I was, there wouldn't be much to do. Genuinely, with Frontiers, the new Generation game and the current arc of the comics, we are in a great period to be fans of Sonic.
SPOILERS
Man, Whisper, Cream and Espio had it the WORST in this arc.
Cream lost her entire family.
Espio lost the two people he considered to be his closest friends.
And then Whisper lost Tangle, someone she was the closest too.
the metal virus saga is crazy in my opinion.
It occurred to me that if this type of story had been told in the Sonic games, the mood would have been ruined because of the clancky animation or bad dubbing.
Your would says I'm very harsh, but watch all the games in the 2000', in the 2010'. Alot of stories and emotion have lost his effect because how it was portrayed. But I think because that's happen in comics book, it doesn't have any kind of this problem and I was able to very enjoy this story.
I have a question, if a Mobian is infected with the Metal virus, is it possible to make them how they looked originally?
Yeah, there's a part two to this video where I talk about how the zombots were cured and they look fine
what is the music used at 14:13 its so good
I would of thought shadows imortallty would make home immune
Shadow thought the same thing when diving head-first into the zombot crowd, he even said as much.
Moral of the story: kids, no matter how immune to something you think you are, take precautions. Always put on a mask, gloves, a condom, whatever - just stay safe.
He thought the same. Since he was supposed to be immune to all diseases, the WHOLE purpose he was created. It was only natural.
What. Since when cowards run I win fits him perfectly? Shadow is not a vegeta clone. At least he didn't use to be
Do you have a background music list
Imagine this gets adapted into an anime
Bro if the metal virus saga turns into an animation like shadow’s campaign or an anime. that would be SOOOO GOATED.
@ Trigger studios, if SEGA assigns to make an adaptation of this, you better lock TF in!
Absolute cinema
If you change shadow character in this
Adrenaline Dubs already pretty much made it into an anime kinda, the voice acting, sound design, and ost is to die for istg
@@FeathersOnFire YESS, I LOVE THOSE GUYS
Because ian flynn is writing the rest of the sonic games, will they all take place in mobius? In this case how do you guys feel about rarely seeing sonic interact with city and human environments? Thats if thats even the case idk lol
The lack of humans has nothing to do with Flynn, that mostly comes from SEGA. Aside from Sonic CD in NA regions, I don't think we'll ever see a game set on Mobius considering the comics aren't even set there anymore.
@FantasticSamtastic oh whatt im a doofus sorry I just kinda assumed the comics took place in some world like mobius since I only seen animals lol
hey did you know theres a person who dubs these and they are so good you should check it out if you want
I like the story, but a lot of the characters acted very stupid and out of character imo. As far as eggman, it seems kinda dumb he didnt create some force field or shield to protect himself from the virus if he didnt want to make a cure.
Not once does shadow use his chaos blast, which is a wasted opportunity. I think sega might have interfered with Ian when he wrote the story, cause we could have had Sonic, Silver and Shadow go super at the end.
The ending was good, the segment where Sonic and Silver transport the virus into the sun seems rushed.
I am read all of them it was fun
My least favorite arc in the comic. Also, Worse Snivley sucks (that's Dr. Starline BTW)
Ok hater😂
You can't win them all I guess🤷♀️.
@@FantasticSamtastic yeah some people just can't appreciate what they get or got.