The BONKERS History of Sonic X Batman Crossovers

[@ChannelPup]

Going by just a few comments. Very very rare comments as barely anyone has said it at all... that maybe my mind should have jumped to Nightwing before it did Daredevil. Just a hunch, given that nobody has mentioned it.

[@WilliamMark]

It's good to get out in front of these things like this, you know, before the comments section gets their pitchforks out

[@goombaluigi8681]

It was confirmed that we're getting an entire dc universe where the sonic characters are the different justice league members

[@aliastheabnormal]

8:47: The batons and costume are from Nightwing.

[@vworpin9945]

Daredevil is cooler anyway so you good

[@MayanFrighter100000]

Can’t believe you didn’t realize that was Nightwing reference. I see Nightwing costume that Sonic was wearing.

[@jordanromesburg6819]

Came to the comments to say this

[@SlashCraftJack]

It was more of a mix between Batman & Nightwing, but I totally agree

[@ronanjohnson979]

⁠@@SlashCraftJacki mean is it really?? Dark not? “Not” Batman/but “night” wing Cause youno, Dark not. Get what i mean? That and he is depicted as Nightwing who is not Batman.

[@SlashCraftJack]

@@ronanjohnson979 Nightwing doesn't have those spikes on his forearms, and "The Dark Knight" is Batman's secondary title

[@ronanjohnson979]

@@SlashCraftJack thats why i said… just reread…

[@MiilkGod]

i think in 9:05 its supposed to be a night wing reference since night wing fights with batons and the outfit is identical

[@mattterrell4304]

Definitely

[@KaleBennett]

Shoutout to the Sonic KZbin for dedicating a video to Batman Day and not Sonic's 33rd birthday

[@shockhedgehog4771]

I mean, it's not like it's a ✨special✨ milestone like 30 or 35 would be.

[@AnasAlmutiri-fw4rq]

Who cares stop bitching

[@AnasAlmutiri-fw4rq]

Who cares stop bitching

[@Doxthefox]

It’s way past 33 for sonic

[@Dailvin]

I love seeing Sonic collabs like these. To me it’s a sign that Sonic is started to become more beloved outside of the fan base

[@marveler8994]

Think the "daredevil" thing was supposed to be nightwing

[@ExiletheJedi]

Bro really disrespected Nightwing.

[@cole6843]

It would make more sense for Sonic to be Flash!

[@worldsfunniestvideosandbes3684]

Yeah cause speed and everything. PS: Sonic was reading Flash comics in the first movie during the cave scene. 😏😎

[@Sonicman4155]

A Flash costume for Sonic in a new game. "Shut up and take my money"

[@ThePitobayola]

good news

[@spider-man8112]

Funnily enough in the Mark Waid Wally West Flash Run, there was a character called Krakyll, a little blue energy creature who looked and acted like Sonic. I think it was the same issue that Wally outran instant teleportation.

[@JarlStaubhold]

Two batons? That's not Batman, that is Nightwing...

[@Garrulous64]

3D Pup lookin good, brother 🔥

[@With2Ls]

Holy crap that thumbnail goes hard with like the sonic 3 and the Batman logos combined

[@OhKayEl]

That was probably the original inspiration behind the Sonic & Knuckles emblem. Just goes to show how much Sonic is inspired by superhero comics and not Dragon Ball, contrary to popular belief.

[@KirbySonicTeam]

This was a super cool video dude! Really appreciate that you hit every single Archie reference. Just looking at those old silly stories makes me smile.

[@featherguardian6023]

Gotham should beg for Batman’s Mercy because the Ultimate Lifeform will show Non, Love this Unexpected Surprise and even though Sonic and Shadow’s Rivalry seems Senseless that it will never Develop, perhaps there’s Hope to Change That and I forgot Sonic has been Spoofing Iconic Comic Book Characters like Batman for Decades.

[@chandelight59]

I hope this is a costume in Shadow generations.

[@reggielacey2235]

No

[@chandelight59]

@@reggielacey2235 ? Who called the fun police

[@SHORYUKIN-SF6]

​@@reggielacey2235bro thinks he's SEGA

[@scenicair-c8v]

that would be so hype

[@M567dk]

Who knew that there were that many references of Batman in the Sonic the comic Archie series.

[@drsamquantum]

There's also an all but confirmed Sonic X Transformers collab also happening.

[@legojedi626]

That would be sweet!

[@Kiezly]

Eggman as the Penguin? Rouge as Catwoman? Neo Metal Sonic as Bane? Infinite as Twoface? Mephiles as Joker?

[@jasondobbins9735]

Wouldn’t Eggman be the Joker because he’s both genuinely insane but also obsessed with sonic plus his main villain and is obsessed with breaking him too

[@whaleping]

Honestly, Eggman would stand out in DC. He is more entertaining than Brainiac and doesn’t have Lex Luthor’s or Riddler’s narrative weaknesses to do serious damage. Well, as long as Sonic isn’t around.

[@ryanwebb309]

Blaze as Batgirl? Catgirl?

[@lucaslongolucasksenha7827]

Tails as Tim Drake/Red Robin (the Third Robin) Sonic as Nightwing (or hopefully one day a crossover where Sonic meets the flash [Them making a race to see who is the fastest] or Sonic meeting Superman aswell [also Amy Rose meeting Wonder Woman would be great]) I know that they already making Shadow as Batman but that would be cool to see Shadow Hedgehog meeting Red Hood/Jason since both are anti Heroes that loves using guns and occasionally works together with the heroes (batfamily and Sonic Team), and that are very serious about their missions that have his own team (Red Hood with the Outlaws [Artemis and Bizarro] and Shadow with Team Dark [Rouge and Omega]) don't forget their tragic backstory of why they do things in their own ways (dead by the joker and Maria gets killed)

[@erickrafaelfloreslara8501]

Infinite would be better suited for Scarecrow i think. It fits his power set more.

[@NebNebsTHEONE]

The game apologist reference made me chuckle bit and made me remember that you and him did a crossover once🤣

[@maxordman4100]

Awesome recap on Sonic crossovers, those old comics are so cool! Great job on this retrospective! I love finding videos like this on youtube! Super cool!

[@hyliannerd4541]

8:49 Nightwing, basically Dick Grayson, who moved from Robin to become his own person

[@DevonLeSuer]

They GOT to have Sonic and the Flash race each other! The fastest man alive vs the fastest thing alive!

[@RadikAlice]

3D Pup looking a fair bit better than last time! As for the IDW comic. Seems like crazy talk, but I could see Darkseid wanting to spread the anti-life equation so to speak. He fits the bill of a "BIG threat" But I'd honestly enjoy Lex and Eggman interacting more

[@SubwaySpyro]

REEEEEEEE, your hyper-fixations and you call that Daredevil? What mask?! Eh-mer-allAAAAUGH!

[@Je-S1001]

I always thought of Shadow as the Batman of the Sonic Universe. Someone who has more of a darker aesthetic, but is more caring and compassionate than casual fans might expect and is still a hero (Not an Antihero!) who wants to protect his home and bring hope to the people they swore to protect. And their origins heavily involve a death of a family member. So it’s amazing that an official animation of Shadow as Batman actually exists!😎

[@Caybee1999]

Could this mean that Sonic will finally meet the Joker?

[@Eminster]

Sonic would tick joker off so easily with his attitude

[@yarc9]

It could be darkseid

[@chopper96]

Like sega scourges what if video

[@EggsyO.Benedict7065]

This was very interesting. I never realized that this was a re-ocurring crossover for Sonic. But it was very interesting to see some of these

[@essycogany2738]

I don’t necessarily see Sonic and Shadow as friends. More as associates or rivals because they don’t take time out of their day to be with one another. And when they are together, it’s usually when something bad happens. Just because someone respects you doesn’t mean you have to be friends with them. Two things can coexist at the same time. Now I don’t think they should hate each other or anything, they’re just not each other’s biggest fans. We already have Knuckles anyways. Though I’m not bashing people who do see them as friends, I respect everyone’s opinion. I just personally have a different stance that may sound weird. 😅

[@brickmaster4259]

There is a official sonic comic(I can't remember if it was Archie or IDW) where sonic is shown the multiverse and there's a bunch of TV screens showing different versions of sonic and his friend 1 screen has sonic dressed as batman doing the batman the animated series pose, 1 screen has sonic dressed as Spider-Man web swinging, 1 screen has sonic dressed as daredevil, and 1 screen has knuckles as the hulk and there's more and that's all on 1 page of the comic and the KZbin channel death battle even has a video just talking about that 1 comic and the sonic multiverse

[@jasondobbins9735]

That was in the Archie comics but it wasn’t knuckles as the Hulk it was actually sonic as the Hulk in the fact, we even meet a Hulk sonic in that same issue with the first sonic Multiverse

[@EddieDalmunda]

Imagine Sonic getting thrown into the DC multiverse and the first thing he sees is Krakkl of the Kwyzz.

[@TheBohobemeister]

Wonderful video as always!

[@henrymalloy1344]

"joker would be small potatoes for sonic" superman learned the hard way that joker is no joke (pun intended) the only person the joker won't mess with is the flash due to his FTL speed, so he's at least medium potatoes for sonic.

[@chillihog1543]

Kinda wish n prefer Sonic X DBZ crossover over DC since that’s more of a match made in heaven but guess Shadow wearing Batman costume was cool along with the funny references/connections both franchises have. I do fs with Batman and if there’s a potential comic or animation of the crossover, then I’ll be excited for it. Once Sonic is done with DC, I still pray for a DBZ crossover and ya a Sonic X Spidey crossover would be fun too 👍🏾🔥

[@Eminster]

Nah. No DBZ. Screw that

[@legojedi626]

That bit with Joker Eggman where you said that Sonic seemed more like Daredevil, he was most likely Nightwing.

[@night-seeker666]

10:41 also Kirk Thornton voiced Batman & Bane in the Shanghai animated short, along with Maria Robotnik’s voice playing Catwoman.

[@bluebellsforever]

HE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT ARCHIE LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOO !!!

[@Astropicsky]

Never knew how much references the Sonic Comics had to DC and other comic heroes. This was a pretty awesome watch.

[@WhosLeroyJetson]

Hey your channel came up on my algorithm and I was hooked from he intro song. +1 subscriber

[@PayForViewsJST]

The fact that spawn was referenced in Sonic media is very interesting considering his Shadows inspiration as confirmed in the anime expo panel For SXS Generations

[@thedoglovinggamer5825]

9:38 He also has an interaction with Scooby.

[@vi6ddarkking]

Ok, Let's see... So Sonic is the Joker and Rouge is Catwoman, these are the obvious ones. I suppose Tails would Be Robin, quite the twist, and Cream Batgirl with Omega being Red Hood. And by proxy, since Vector and the Chaotix are the obvious choice of the Gotham Police Force guess he and Vanilla finally tied the knot. Amy is Harley Quinn by process of elimination, Knuckles is Bane, Blaze would fit as Talia al Ghul. Silver would have to be Mister Freeze since he is the only one with a "Freezing Ability" even if only with his mind. Eggman would be The Penguin, Sage could fill the role of Poison Ivy, Metal sonic would be Scarecrow... We still have quite a few to fill...

[@lucaslongolucasksenha7827]

I would like to see more that Sonic is Nightwing since both loves making jokes and protect the city being a blue hero (Even that Shadow is already being Batman but that would be cool Shadow meeting Red Hood, since both are anti hero that loves using guns, have their own team [Outlaws with Bizarro and Artemis, and Team Dark with Rouge and Omega] occasionally working with Heroes like batfamily and Team Sonic, have a tragic backstory [killed by the joker and Maria dies by the G.U.N.] doing their own ways on dealing crimes)

[@dojindori]

Roger Craig Smith voiced Batman in 3 Arkham prequel games, not 2. He was in Arkham Origins and Arkham Shadow, but he was also in Arkham Origins: Blackgate, which takes place between those games. I think there was also an Arkham mobile game where he voiced Batman, but I haven't played it so I can't say for sure

[@Angel_devil6969]

Rip kevin conroy you wouldve broken the internet if you ever voiced shadow

[@B01G0DDAB0UNCE]

Could it be a possibility that Shadow would be a playable character in multiversus maybe they introduce him in the new multiversus comic? Just a speculation that would be a super cool surprise

[@HdNinjaMsBrickStudio]

Can we talk about the Thumbnail i really love it using the Batman 89 logo and rhe Sonic & knuckles logo together is so unique i woukd have never come up with that in a million years also Sonic being flash definitely makes more sense you can have Knuckles be Superman istead also also 13:33 wait Nah,nah,nah Miles Tails prower is definitely wearing Miles suit Shadow would probably wear a Symbiote Spidey suit

[@SetoShadowVT]

Sonic having Batons is more of a reference to Nightwing the first Robin, he wears a similar costume and has his weapons are called Eskrima sticks

[@nathanielvaughn6728]

If they're doing a crossover comic, it'll almost certainly be a DC/IDW joint venture, similar to how they handled the four Batman/TMNT crossovers.

[@joeberryman3563]

One time I almost drew Rouge as Batgirl but ultimately decided to draw her as Vampirella instead. Maybe another time.

[@D3v2430]

Hey, I think Sonic was so supposed to reference Nightwing in that one panel with Eggman referencing Joker.

[@SnaksiXD]

8:47 Isn't this closer to Nightwing? Still very connected to Batman. 10:40 Also Roger Craig Smith voiced Keanu Reeves in Inside Job

[@skuffy4930]

I've personally been wanting a Sonic and Transformers crossover, but DC or Spider-Man would also be great!

[@McPretzel.]

Sonic saying "A Crisis is upon us" is *really* on the nose

[@carlatajones3169]

for days I have been seen Batman Shadow, Superman Sonic even Wonderwoman Amy all over Twitter. At first i didn't get it, but after watching this, and you explaining things, and pointing things out I missed the true meaning behind the comic hits and such, I now get the trend of what is going on, and I must say, Shadow looks friggn GOOD as BatHog xP

[@BATTERIESBENT]

THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT SPAWN IS IN MULTIPLE SONIC MEDIA AND SHADOWS BASED OFF SPAWN THIS MAKES ME WANT KEITH DAVID TO VOICE SHADOW IN SOMETHING MAN

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

There is a mod for SADX that allows you to play as Sonic dressed up as Batman Also, hoping that the crossover is between g4 MLP or Transformers since both comic series are published by IDW as well. Seriously, me teaming up with either Rainbow or Optimus would be awesome

[@ZZtheDark]

3:15, don't forget about a fan Spec Film from years ago. YEAAARS before the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. 5:50, there was a fan game called Sonic Time Twisted....was the final boss modeled after this dude? Wow. 11:20, xD

[@awesomeman235ify4]

Ok but that thumbnail goes hard ngl.

[@KirbalVerbalEditz]

Im both a batman and sonic fan so this crossover was amazing. Now i gotta wait for Transfomers

[@WhatIThoughtChannel]

13:30 “Sonic can wear PINGAS suit…”

[@Zictor]

Dude, go look at the references to Thunderbirds in Sonic... There are quite a few. Most notably is the Palm Trees bending down when Tails Plane takes off in Sonic Adventure! Apparently the Gerry Anderson creations are quite popular in Japan. Might be an interesting video to look at them!

[@ADJackD]

9:00 that’s supposed to be a mix of Nightwing with Batman

[@brickmaster4259]

And I just thought about it and there's also that instance of ugly sonic(original live action sonic movie design of sonic) and DCEU ben Affleck batman both appearing in the live action animation hybrid chip n dale rescue rangers movie on disney+

[@JC-uq5ki]

Wow never noticed the amy-harley connections 😯

[@roylandscottness]

'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire is an all-time banger! 💜

[@waff64]

3:14 not in sonic underground its actually some random man

[@MilkshakeSkunkette]

5:08 - just a teeny lil thing, Cyborg sonic was actually helping the sonic's in this issue! c: he came from the future where robo-robotnik originated and warned the freedom fighters about him \o/

[@NoahTurbo_]

Personally, I believe that Brainiac (alongside Dr. Eggman) would be the villain of this upcoming Sonic x DC crossover

[@sonicsaiyan07]

8:47 Me thinks that's actually supposed to be Nightwing cause 2 sticks. Daredevil only has one.

[@regularslick6038]

13:23 me too 14:04 I personally see Amy more as hawkgirl than Wonder Woman not because she isn't a suitable amazon but because they both wield weapons to smash anything on, therefore Blaze is a more appropriate choice.

[@Doxthefox]

I think sonic was like a mix of night wing and Batman in that one page

[@lucaslongolucasksenha7827]

I honestly surprised that Archie Sonic have many references about Batman, I would like to see a crossover between The Flash and Sonic (in the Gotham City one I would like to see Sonic meeting Nightwing aince both them loves jokes and protects the city, Rouge meeting Catwoman thag loves stealing shiny stuffs, Tails meeting Tim Drake as Red Robin since both of them are very smart, Shadow meeting Jason Todd as Red Hood their methods of dealing against crimes [even when Shadow is already using a Batman cape] Knuckles testing his strenght against Bane, Penguin/Oswald and Eggman team up to make evil plans, Amy Rose meeting Barbara/Batgirl [even one day that Amy Rose meets Wonder Woman would be great to see])

[@ProAwesomeJr]

Sonic with the batons could be a Nightwing reference

[@lewisaino]

The Collabaration Villian could be Braniac and the Unified Threat Darkseid lol

[@TheDoomsdayzoner]

8:47 - - "That's Nightwing." * Grumbles angrily through my teeth * - "Dude, Nightwing...." * Grumbles harder * - "Night....wing..., DUDE." * hardest grumbling you ever heard in your life, teeth practically fused together from pressure * - "That's! Night! Wing! BRUH!"

[@themorpher4782]

FR IM SEETHING

[@TheDoomsdayzoner]

@@themorpher4782 no need to seethe, bro. Just grumble it out like the grumps we are.

[@CHANIMATES]

Hi pup I just wanted to let you know that power house didn't animate the short it was just Tyson and his wife who made it just thought I'd let you know that grate video

[@TheShockVox]

I’m far too in love with that intro

[@scenicair-c8v]

nice 3d animation for the pup mascot

[@Peach-Rush]

I hope Sonic Forces: Speed Battle gives us Shadow's Batman costume one day 😂

[@ashkirby8896]

4:24 “Back 2 Back, it’s spinning on a back”!😆🤣😂

[@MaximilianMackrey]

Cartoon beatbox battles had shadow as batman.

[@olliesidaway]

Rouge is just Catwoman in the Sonic universe

[@Eldritch_Mage]

Pretty sure Sonic with the batons is a reference to Nightwing.

[@charleschamp9826]

Wouldn't that white gloved hand holding the pistol be the Punisher? Also you can really tell the writers were Boomers cause Mighty Mouse is referenced, no shade to Mighty Mouse, but in the US only older people even know they exist. Shame tho, he's cool.

[@yvngbek]

Yeah its definitely punisher

[@geoffreyrichards6079]

I mean… he wasn’t that obscure back then. That “New Adventures of Mighty Mouse” show was still relatively fresh to many young Millennials. But even then, judging by Robotnik’s expression, even he seems not all that amused by the reference.

[@destineeviella81]

9:05 I think sonic is meant to favor Knight Wing! He uses batons & doesn’t have a cape.

[@pedrohenriqueboscofi]

4:36 Was expecting you to say bathog not batsonic

[@davidcampbell7109]

I didn’t even know those two had crossover

[@deviousj5868]

Gotta love how anti-90s comics Archie Sonic was. It had a bunch of drama and action, but at the same time, the early issues were a wink and nod at how edgy comics were at the time. It had absurd jokes that were anti-dark for the time.

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

Nah, I like the Sonic Prime verson, where Shadow is the begrudgingly forced to be the adult in the

[@francoalmiron5107]

Hope this is the holiday skin for Sonic x Shadow Generations!

[@trexadvent4726]

How many of you remember that Roger Craig Smith voiced Sonic and Batman?

[@DaltonLunday2103]

Silver needs to be Miguel if Sonic and Spiderman ever do collab

[@EdgyTheHedgy891]

The fact that there was no official sonic posing as the flash is a missed opportunity Well he did have the flash comics in sonic movie 1

[@awlomthesheepermen]

Is the spawn bot sign “mcfar lane” a refrence to Scott McFarlane?

[@TheLazyShell]

13:26 Nah, Shadow would be Kaine. TAILS would be Miles. (It's already the kid's name, for crying out loud.)

[@trexadvent4726]

If this were adapted on the big screen or TV Shows? What would that be like?

[@Insert-Funny-Here]

Sonic Should Be Nightwing No Doubt. That Drawing Had To Be Eggman As Joker And Sonic As Nightwing

[@darthdorkus]

Sonic as the flash, calling it now

[@lewisaino]

So there could be a Crisis on Infinite Earths but Sonic?

[@BlazeNeon1]

Yoooo a gotham city level would be absolutely 🔥 omg

[@sparquisdesade]

Now all we need is Alien vs Eggman

[@silverslayer6262]

13:30 Actually, Tails sounds way more fitting for Miles’s suit. They’re both sidekicks to their idols, they both eventually find their own path, and they’re even both named Miles. As for Shadow, he could have Ben Riley’s suit, considering both were technically clones of the protagonist, even having a whole faker complex with them (If you count Sonic constantly calling Shadow that), and both are tragic characters

[@legojedi626]

How could Shadow be a clone of Sonic if Shadow was created ~45 years before Sonic was even born?

[@silverslayer6262]

@@legojedi626 I meant conceptually, he was conceptually made to be a dark counterpart to Sonic. He was even designed to almost look like him until it was scrapped and then got his final design in the end

[@NovaPrime-91]

At 8:48 i see that more of a Nightwing references