The Complete IDW Sonic part 4: Surge, Scrapnik, & Eggperial City

The fourth compilation of Speed Reading videos without any ad reads! Collects the videos covering issues 51-61 and the Scrapnik Island mini series in chronological order!
Chapters:
Trapped in the City 00:00
Escape from the City 13:25
The Surge Saga Begins 21:56
Surge vs Sonic Rematch 31:48
The Parties Converge 39:25
Overdrive Surge vs Everyone 49:24
Surge Saga Analysis 56:26
Scrapnik Island part one 01:10:27
Scrapnik part two 01:18:52
Scrapnik part three 01:27:26
Scrapnik part four 01:33:58
Scrapnik analysis 01:41:00
Return to the Eggperial City 01:49:36
Reinforcements arrive 02:00:05
Lanolin/Sally chat 02:09:56
Team Dark returns 02:18:59
Shadow discussion 02:33:30
The Final Push 02:36:38
End of the Eggperial City 02:45:11
Eggperial Analysis 02:55:36
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[@reygunpocket]

Eggman with a Glock has become an Iconic meme in the IDW comic and I love it.

[@AmariSuper]

If i was a human in sonic i would be carrying a glock with me to ngl.

[@charlieseely3464]

They need to put the Egglock into the third movie

[@Spazy912]

It is even more powerful than a Glock it is a Glock with samus’ arm canon

[@ericmiller5080]

That scene of surge, in the dark, talking about “how he hurt US” brings me to that place all by itself. I’m surprised IDW can portray these issues without coming off as cringey or weird. I freaking love sonic 😊

[@DeadlyD05]

I swear, I could listen to you monologue for 10 minutes talking about Eggman's glock. The emphasis you use on that word is absolutely hilariously entertaining.

[@jonBON12]

*glock*

[@minecraftperson8412]

Dude i love how metal was already almost out the door like: [Disrespect Detected] [Penality: Death]

[@agentomecha634]

The Complete IDW Volume 4 was definitely an emotional roller coaster. We go from seeing Surge and Kit suffering from the after effects of Starline’s abuse and manipulation; to Mecha Sonic feeling like he was neglected and thrown away by the world, but eventually learning to live for and give himself value. And finally ending it with the fall of Dr. Eggman’s Eggperial City which served as the setting for many of Volume 4’s stories.

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

Watching this makes me want to delve into the sisterhood of belle and sage, but is it tough? The relationship between the abandoned child created by eggman's soft side and the beloved daughter created by Cruel's side seems to be quite deep.

[@mistersp3753]

Bold prediction for Doctor Starline: he's still alive... Aaaaad got amnesia, winding up in a small village where he recovers from whatever injury he received from an entire building falling on him. While there, he rediscovers his talent as a medical doctor and spends the rest of his days serving as the village doctor. That may sound familiar, but since he has no friends, and nobody cares about him in the slightest, there is nobody to help him spark his memory like he and Metal did for Mr Tinker.

[@AztecCroc]

I feel like Eggman would do it just out spite.

[@mistersp3753]

@AztecCroc Yeah, I could see that. You might say he wanted to SAVE Starline so he could KILL him himself.

[@reggielacey2235]

hes confirmed dead

[@mistersp3753]

@reggielacey2235 Any proof of this?

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

Perhaps the concept art will be revived with a bottle stuck in its head...? Got a bottle stuck in head? An aide who rebelled against his master... similar to n brio

[@pugman9672]

Now that idw sonic is cannon I wonder if sage and belle will cross paths. What would their interactions be like? I think sage would feel the need to tell Belle that she, is the superior daughter but belle wouldn’t given a crap about that. Maybe belle would try to get sage to ditch Eggman to no avail.

[@Moonlight-qo5hw]

Imagine if Shadow was around the Overpowered Arc, He would’ve obliterated Surge even without the Dynamo Cage.

[@rashaadlawson4537]

I agree with that.

[@mazkeraid4039]

Or better yet, might’ve killed her off.

[@BrakSplash]

Flynn stated Surge and Shadow would tie in a fight, more or less

[@joshuamercer7572]

Not sure, if Surge could feed off of Shadow’s Chaos Energy like how she could absorb the Wisps, Chaos Drives, and the energy from Metal, she might stand a good chance, especially since it’s hinted that she electrocuted Sonic to death briefly in the final fight before the Dynamo Cage exploded. I think Shadow is definitely the smarter fighter, but it’s overall probably a 50/50 result between the two as to who wins.

[@Moonlight-qo5hw]

@@joshuamercer7572 Well to put it by this, Surge was able to take on Sonic in #56 because he injured his knee and was being too reasonable to her. I think Shadow would sweep Surge even with the Dynamo Cage because he is more aggressively experienced than Sonic. He could also take his off Inhibitor Rings which would turn the Tenrec into dust. It really depends.

[@samueltrusik3251]

Man I love the mental and moral rollercoaster with Surge and kit. They are by far my favorite addition.

[@lilbasenji1]

While Dr. Starline did some terrible things I am going to miss him. I love seeing another doctor question Dr. Eggman and another monotreme in the Sonic universe. Although what he did to Surge and Kit is villainous. So basically he turned both of them into weapons and (based on Kit’s response to his water pack being disabled) if their power source is disabled they get knocked out. It makes me wonder if Dr. Starline had any plans for them after replacing Sonic and Tails to prevent them from going crazy without their supposed advisories. If not he is just as short sighted as Dr. Eggman. I feel so bad for Surge and Kit which I never thought would happen when I first saw them. They join Shadow, Cosmo, Gamma, and Tikal as some of the most tragic Sonic characters. Although I am very curious about all the mechanical enhancements that Dr. Starline gave them (in an universe that had robotization they look completely normal and natural). I hope that they get a happy ending and maybe even a game appearance. Sonic adventure 3 featuring characters from idw maybe.

[@novus21]

I love how as sonic mocks him you can see metals eye twitch in anger lol

[@seasonembrace3624]

Surge that poor girl be suffering from PTSD or just PTS if those hallucinations of Starline are anything to go by and she also had her life/memories taken from her as well and her H2O bro Kit also suffered from trauma dew to that same Doctor's actions. Then again Whisper has been dealing with her own issues as well...yikes and even the Metal dude feeling abandoned and useless. This is some dark and sad stuff we're dealing with here😥. I haven't read these comics before but there's some interesting stuff right here. And the artwork looks pretty gorgeous in my opinion lots of expression and color.

[@DylanofScreenTime]

Idk if I said this already, but Eggman’s city being able to rebuild itself reminds me of New Mobotropolis being powered by nanites. I know it’s not the same thing, but it’s fun to think about how cities being able to rebuild themselves used to be good for Sonic lol

[@jerrycosmic3346]

Surge is a very tragic character, hope we see more of her

[@kingtiger5040]

As much as I respect Ian Flynn(which I heavily do),I despise the character of Surge as she isn't intimidating nor "cool".She's just looks like a punk rock reject and was created to replace Scourge,who was a terrible villain.It's no question Surge is objectively superior to Scourge but that's a low bar to begin with

[@jerrycosmic3346]

@@kingtiger5040 Well that's sucks to hear but I can see why you say that, I personally would like to see more because it explores an interesting dynamic between Surge and Kit, but I can understand why you don't like Surge

[@sonicfan82]

@@jerrycosmic3346I agree

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

Just like how Wario once had a personal grudge against Mario, but didn't dig it up and took revenge on him for ruining his past ambitions, surge probably doesn't dwell on his own ways and past either. I'm thinking that I might take revenge on Sonic in a way

[@KrissFliss]

I wish Belle and Metal Sonic got more screen time together!

[@PinocchioArts]

Agreed

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

and she meet sage i hope

[@Brewski007]

Page… page time? Idk

[@Soufriere84]

I'd say at this point it's almost a given as long as Evan is in charge of story. Belle is her creative baby so she'll bring Little Miss Tinkerer back as soon as she's useful to the plot again (being an assistant in Tails's workshop won't hurt)

[@loganreano1910]

The Egg kids/siblings lol

[@Rabbitearsblog]

Awesome video as always Nick! I think that Surge and Kit are the most tragic characters in the Sonic franchise (well, besides E-Gamma and Shadow himself). I actually feel sorry for them at points because they were forced into roles that they didn't want to be in. I can't wait to see more stories of them in future issues!

[@edex59]

This series is my version of an audiobook

[@HotPocketM]

Honestly same lol I've never read the IDW comics. this guy is pretty much how I read them lol.

[@boomfanfic-a-latta8996]

If I remember correctly, Sonic does in fact never learn about the Shadow Androids in the games

[@edex59]

My head canon: rings are a form of currency. That *could* explain why they’ve not been seen yet in the series.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

I mean, that's basically canon in Unleashed.

[@Starlok007]

I thought he was referring to the rings in the Sonic and the Secret Rings

[@kagemoritanuki]

​@@ThePreciseClimberHasn't it been since the Chao Gardens in SA1?

[@FRAPPEFIZZYY]

WHATT i was just rewatching the previous speed readings for the past few days, this is amazing timing LOL 🐬

[@socheata643]

Well they all have their moments, and how it really did. That was so emotional and how it really went.

[@bigbang8739]

i wanna see the return of the sol emeralds and burning blaze

[@JacksonBlea-sn3oq]

I’m glad IDW sonic is canon and I want to see these characters in games like a sonic frontiers 2 or something

[@_joejoe_7863]

Thanks you so much game apologist, you got me into sonic comics and i love surge so so much. These are great for driving to my college. Thank you so much

[@reggielacey2235]

dude is an ian flynn and idw simp

[@tailsawsome17]

i feel like metal is considering sonics words now. and maybe kit is seeing each side of the battle. annnnnd maybe sonic's age is starting to show. WHO knows great coverage btw thanks for posting~!

[@420jw]

Been thinking about this for Months and just gotta say; Even though they're Supposed to be Intangible, they never Fall down to the Planet's Core and we know they can't Fly, so right from the Get-Go we already know there's Some 'Rule of Cool' Taking Placing

[@someguyand...whatever23]

That Super Mario Bros Z reference hits hard though

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

Where?! I don’t recall where it is.

[@someguyand...whatever23]

@@infinityheart_tm9270 Scrapnik arc part 3.

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

@@someguyand...whatever23 Ah, I thought there was a second one aside from that one. I didn’t notice that Scrapnik was a part of this compilation. That did go hard.

[@mazkeraid4039]

Which is a reference to Cooler.

[@Guntshot]

Volume 4 has definitely been my favourite, it’s the first one i’ve had the pleasure of reading through entirely.

[@80skidwannabe28]

I loved reading this! Thank you dude, and love your vids from a longtime fan. (If longtime also means 3 years). Seriously though, your vids got me to read through the IDW series and I’ve loved it all. Thank you, and keep trucking on.

[@SoranotRoxas]

Yes!! LET'S GO!! Missed these complete videos 👏

[@anthonylozinski1917]

I think your compilation video is amazing. I have mixed feelings about the Surge Saga, but I do like how they make it clear he isn't perfect. With Scrapnik he and others still have a chance for further growth. I think Eggperial City does Shadow justice.

[@ponderingForever]

Thank you for these!!!!!

[@casualgamer3900]

Neat a nice refresher for me

[@comic-boi]

We will forever remember the egg glock may it rest in pieces (for now at least)

[@redwicked9517]

i thick tangle switching from tangible to intangable was supposed to be because of how buggy the process was from eggmans device. he did say he forgot to update it. it may have beenjust phasing her in and out at random times.

[@mbot1901]

I’m not sure if someone else has already said this but I think with regards to tangle’s intangibility, after she was made visible, she became semi-intangible meaning she has some control over when she is tangible or not. Before it was clear that even though they were fully invisible and intangible the diamond cutters could still interact with the floor as a hard rule, but now she can somewhat choose how she uses her intangibility like when she’s swimming through the floor which they weren’t shown to be able to do before, and it works the same way in the other direction where she’s able to make herself more tangible as well which is how she could grab metal, but she clearly doesn’t have full control over this ability which is why metal was able to slip away from her

[@thacobell4700]

Note that even when the diamond cutters were still invisible and intangible, they were able to walk around Eggman's tower just fine. They can probably "latch" onto a surface as if solid for the purpose of moving along it, but leave no physical effect on it. like no-clipping across a surface. You aren't really touching it, but hovering close enough by to approximate it.

[@notdatboi9615]

Someone probably already said this but I think the closer tangle is to the fake chaos crystal she becomes more tangible and since most of the city is made out of the crystal I think that's how she able to touch it maybe I don't know it's just a theory

[@stencilfox5]

41:52 Okay soo im just catching up on the IDW comics and all the chaos the new cast of characters but i honestly was not expecting this and had to go baxk to find when Eggman has a GuN? ! Like this shouldnt make me laugh so hard but now i cant unhear thw Surpize MF 😂 also i just found your channel and i love these videos very cool and unique

[@eldmusic]

Scrapnik island is probably the only time Sonic has made me emotional at ALL. From the moment I saw Mecha Sonic start to experience his little “glitches” I was almost CERTAIN he was going to die. Robot characters in media are well known to self sacrifice, especially when they were made for nefarious purposes, like the Iron Giant, Terminator, and, like you said, Metal Sonic from the OVA, and I saw Mecha Sonic as another example of this, a predictable plot structure, obviously one that can be very compelling and could make me emotional (I’m looking at you Iron Giant) but predictable none the less. This feeling of certainty continued to be reassured as the story went on, peaking with the parallel to the OVA, where he resigns himself to his fate as a failed machine who would leave the world better if he were destroyed. Another Iron Giant, another Terminator, another Metal Sonic… But then, the story subverted my expectations. Sonic told him that he doesn’t need to live for some arbitrary objective given to him, he needs to make his own meaning to life. He isn’t a lost cause because he’s made mistakes, and he doesn’t deserve to be abandoned because he has a horrible past. And, he listens. And not only that, but all of his friends come back to save him, and gather around to give him a hug, sigma even apologizing for not helping sooner. And that makes the stoic, unmovable Mecha Sonic so emotional, that he cries. Well, through Sonic at least. That was the first time anything Sonic related made me cry. That Theme of Mecha’s arc, that you are never truly broken, resonated very VERY deeply with me. In fact, it’s what Scrapnik island is all about. You’re never a lost cause, you’re never irreparable. Everyone is a glowing ball of potential, no matter where you come from, no matter how you’ve messed up, and you CAN get better. I think the aspect that made this arc resonate so effectively with me is that I went in fully expecting Mecha to die, like most of the other robots before him. Most story arcs like this (while I STILL usually resonate with them) you know for sure that the main character isn’t gonna die, and they’ll get all better, their friends will help, and it will all be right in the end, but Mecha wasn’t afforded the luxury of assurance due to his very high death likelihood caused by his robotness. That’s what made it so surprising. I didn’t even realize I was in a feel good story arc until it started feeling good, suddenly filling me with a sense of… feeling good!!! And it happened, I felt so Happy I cried. (Yeah, I know this is really messy, but I might come back later and tidy it up to be more cohesive)

[@anoriginalusername1088]

Part of me wonders if the weird tube creatures at 46:27 are a reference to SnapCube's AI generated Sonic Movie: Sonic Destruction. A part of the "plot" was Gerald Robotnik creating weird snake things in a tube and and at least one of those makes me think of "A f#@%ed of snake that can only survive in mineral water".

[@AD-en5dq]

I am at like issue 60 of fleetway and its not bad Brutus was just introduced and he is dope cam n bert are really cool so far as well

[@gcullen576]

We love the EgGlock 17

[@cheetahofthewind13]

I do hope we see surge and kit again someday as they make for some good antagonist with such a tragic story

[@Ravenwood28]

Shadow, the game was amazing. I loved every second of the game play it was more grow up than the normal sonic game because it's shadow he's always way darker than Sonic.

[@charcoal_phoenix3552]

Am I the only one that's any amount of disappointed that a super form wasn't even attempted in the final showdown in the Eggperial city? Shadow using chaos control and Tails even outright saying that they matched the same frequency and stuff of the like to the regular emeralds, combined with the sheer amount of fake emeralds there were at the end, really made it seem like the golden (heh) opportunity for a super form- especially to give a sense of scale- if Sonic had to have gone Super to take out the tower then it probably would have showed just how much of a threat the city was. Hell, even if it was only at the very very end- something like Shadow briefly going Super to Control away the city into out space. I dunno. Just kinda feels like a missed opportunity.

[@Tyler-gg6xt]

Thanks!

[@GameApologist]

Thank you so much!!!

[@hollowedge8307]

5:53 I looks more like a sad-am robotnic ship to me.

[@rubyensor3007]

Can you do a video about Captain Plunder from Sonic the Comic?

[@mousetoons5514]

They’ve got classic and modern buzz bombers

[@FittedWhisper96]

Mr. Tinkle

[@CommanderButter]

my whole thought process through this whole thing is just, "god Kit what the fuck is your problem" (I know what his problem is but this man has zero chill with that "you already have him" stuff about Tails to Sonic like goddamn dude it's not a simping contest)

[@agsdragon5475]

I think the other test tubes in starline lab were meant to create more cyborgs, which made to be improved versions of other Sonic Allies. project remaster is the sonic universe equivalent to project cadamus DCAU

[@titanic_monarch796]

Is that gadget hover carries the Dreamcast Vmu? It kinda matches the mic for it too

[@dommydom8673]

new youtube and food video just dropped

[@user-bh9ij9th3w]

Eggman is so good a being that Eggman bad in IDW I love it.

[@Deadsea091]

Sonic did say lets do it to it in frontiers just before you fight the final boss.

[@ozmasterofmasks5838]

20:40 man what a family

[@superdupersenpai66]

Please do more Mirage tmnt comics🙏🙏🙏

[@ej2u545]

I love the idea of Tangle and Whisper being a couple. But I completely understand why Sega doesn’t want to do it. I think this stuff should be kept out of children’s media, and I know that’s kind of a hot button issue. But I’d rather they allude to it than outright state it. The reason why I think it worked in Owl House and Legend of Kora worked is because it was shows made for young teenagers. Yes sonic is for young teenagers, especially the comics. However the games are meant for kids, and if IDW and Sega want to make the relationship cannon. They would not be able to show up in the games. Keep in mind they wanna keep romance out of the games. It’s not an old way of thinking, it’s just that they want to keep it out of the games. Also I just think it would be an awesome thing to see fanart of these two. They are genuinely cute power couple.

[@tomcurl8034]

I’d love to see Belle help do repairs on scrapnik island

[@wednesdaygeckok.7899]

1:44:18 You ARE the robot, Shinji

[@glennparker7028]

2:44:04 Aw Damn it Eggman has an actual gun,Are you kidding me??????!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@The_real_Lord_X]

Like in sonic adventure 2

[@mousetoons5514]

Eggman on the monitor looks a lot like eggman in sonic X on hai tv

[@Nightmaresonicfan]

Noice

[@MrXbow4300]

I personally like to see an issue where surge and kit go up against Team dark or just some of team dark.

[@seancainbarclay8796]

shadow has a chaos spear at 2:09:54

[@KynG5]

2:50:40 _is that... blood?! Coming out of Metal??_ It could totally be oil with unique lighting, but in Omega's mainly yellow blast that doesn't... make sense- why does Metal have blood in him??

[@The_real_Lord_X]

It just Shows that He is falling

[@an_ancient_architect2889]

Still waiting for the day Game Apologist talks about SMBZ Mecha sonic…

[@_________ill948]

❤

[@battman505]

1:56:35 pretty sure that’s a Dreamcast VMU nick

[@jackkemp7256]

2:48 I hate it when that happens.

[@CurryWott]

so why is silver in the past again and why did blaze come to this world?

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

1:00:28 They should WHAT?!

[@FrostTheHobidon]

Hello everybody

[@Magicghost23]

🦔🦊⚡️💧

[@theimposter_5672]

egghead can throw hands I'm just say'n

[@DrPeeper]

Too bad this video isn't "chaptered"

[@Woomybot]

Oh hey I'm the 3rd one

[@Ollie.H-2301]

Actually 2nd

[@Woomybot]

Noice

[@theimposter_5672]

no not the glock

[@bananaoverlord7212]

Well, some people will always ruin the good thing with their shipping.

[@brooblescrooble]

2:59:25 THE BACKGROUND IS THE LESBIAN FLAG I'M SURE OF IT

[@KevinIsAMilitaryGenius]

Well kitt flailed sonic was good enough that he got out, and is he seriously saying sonics bad as Eggman due to wanting to help people and say bs like he wants to justify his stuff, that is just nonsense he just simply wanted kitt and surge to leave the place and ho anywhere they want he didn’t want for them to come with him just leave

[@BrakSplash]

Eh, I found Surge incredibly annoying in the end

[@MatthewTheGuy_]

yoooooo

[@MatthewTheGuy_]

IM 4TH! YOO

[@reggielacey2235]

rings are a gameplay thing and no tangle and whisper are gay thankfully

[@micahparrish42]

Second

[@Ollie.H-2301]

Nope

[@The_F0cus]

First

[@Hazel_TheOne]

ok

[@Truehexptsd]

No, you are not

[@The_F0cus]

@@Truehexptsd shush. Don't tell anyone. I'm waiting to see someone get mad.

[@Truehexptsd]

k@@The_F0cus

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

Bad speed read. Bad, bad speed read. Great channel! Sorry, not sorry. :)

[@kjmario]

Jesus is lord! ✝️ Jesus is lord and the only way into Heaven. you can't out work your sins against God that's why faith in Jesus sacrifice which takes away all sin is most important in this life.

[@yourfathersinferioritycomplex]

Sonic the hedgehog is the one true god

[@SpireFNBR]

ooga booga 2:59:26

[@Zippyd00da132]

2:52:31 "This series is meant for children." Apparently not. Why can't friends just be good friends? Why does any form of camaraderie have to be perverted into a gay relationship? This crap right here is why IDW is slowly dying. "We're not coming for your children." Yeah ok.

[@yungmuney5903]

You would never say this to a straight relationship, piss off

[@sonicknuxgames5776]

im lost

[@MonyXChan]

Homophobic, bigoted Sonic fans always baffles me. Sonic literally hated oppression more than anything, this franchise isn’t for you. Also there’s nothing perverted about gay relationships, get tf out of here.

[@The_real_Lord_X]

Wtf