How Speedrunners BREAK Every Character in Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon Update added Sonic's Friends as playable characters and like Sonic, they are so incredibly busted. Hang in there as we go over everything Speedrunners have found with these characters since their release.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Knuckles
3:34 - Tails
5:43 - Amy
6:52 - Sonic
8:08 - Sonic Frontiers Complete!
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Sonic Frontiers speedruns are amazing! What would you like to see me cover next? I'm thinking of breaking down a World Record Speedrun of Any% as a video, does that sound cool? What about Koco% or something to do with Chao? Sonic Superstars is about to release! Would you like to see the same type of video for that game?

[@Protofall]

If I had a cent for every time Knuckles had an infinite jump Glitch, I'd have 2 cents. Its not a lot, but its weird it happened twice.

[@ALegendaryBlueHedge]

If I had a nickel for everytime we had a Sonic game where you can play as Sonic, Tails, Amy and Knuckles, in a Open Area with combat abilities, finding out about the secrets of an ancient civilization called *the ancients* and Knuckles with an infinite jump glitch. I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot bt it's weird that it happened twice.

[@datguyjg3364]

If I had a nickel for every time people use this meme I be a billionaire.

[@Protofall]

@@ALegendaryBlueHedge Oh wow, I forgot they were called "the ancients" too.

[@thebig1987]

If I had a nickel, then I'd have five cents, which isn't a lot.

[@AquaticLocal]

The infinite air actually can be use constantly without having to glide a bit, by press glide at the Right moment and then continue, I recommend spamming the glide button

[@WikiThis]

At this point they might as well make Knuckles having infinite jumps a canon part of his moveset.

[@DawnSRC]

It would actually be a really funny thing to include at least as an Easter egg or something

[@sourlab]

Tails can single-handedly fly to the sun like its just another Monday EDIT : HE CAN DO A BARELL ROLL I DIDNT KNOW THAT

[@DawnSRC]

The Barrel Roll tech is somehow the most unknown thing from this update lmao

[@sourlab]

@@DawnSRC it just read how to turn into the thing then just flew I didnt know he could barrel roll lol It even has like no use wtf

[@OMR3333]

He also swims if you boost underwater (it doesn't change anything but it just looks cool)

[@anonymous_idontreplylmaous72]

Ha

[@sourlab]

@@OMR3333 same that was such a cool detail

[@ReverieSR]

A bit of a correction for 7:20 - We fully understand how and why Cross Slash Warping works, and we've been able to replicate it quite a bit, but it currently has no known uses in the Any% route and is extremely difficult to pull off with any degree of consistency.

[@FilipIsCold]

Thank you RoseHGC

[@DawnSRC]

Huh last I checked nobody really knew the science behind it but that’s cool. And yeah too inconsistent to ever be a single segment strat

[@GuyWithAMission]

I love how everyone can make Knuckles commit tax fraud in this and in Sonic Boom

[@DawnSRC]

It’s just canon at this point

[@Super_Cinder.Inferno]

Yes, I Agree Dawn

[@ShibuyasBeat]

Dawn, it's been a fun ride but that ride has yet to stop. You now have the entire history of frontiers.

[@DawnSRC]

A whole year of Frontiers content lmao 🫡

[@dvv6026]

Also with Tails, if you did not have the Cyclone yet, there's an other way to infinte fly, when you used the charged attack, if you run into it, it will make you jump and reset both the double jump and fly. And you can use the charged attack in the air while flying and it goes right in front of you, which you can then fly into, reseting everything.

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah I figured this one didn’t matter as much since the Tornado is just so strong but it is still cool that he has it!

[@idontjustdrawstuff_]

I think it also let's you reuse cyclone if you accidentally let go of the boost button

[@draider035]

It also gives back your boost so you can cyclone and if it accidentally let go of the boost fly and charged wrench and jump into it and you get your air boost back

[@Super_Cinder.Inferno]

​@@idontjustdrawstuff_If You Used The Cyclone In The Air, It Doesn't

[@ChadMorningWood]

Bro that outline in the water 4:10 is still so funny to me. They didn't even TRY to hide that Kronos and Ouranos should be one

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah it’s been present since launch and it’s kinda crazy they never did anything with it lmao

[@2DCheese]

As I'm writing this, there was an update to Frontiers that re-added Knuckles' original glide from the beta version that didn't have a slow startup. Now runs can have a separate category for users of the beta glide.

[@danaugust993]

I think I did a cross slash warp myself somewhere on accident a week ago or something. I did a cross-slash on a target dummy and as the timer hit 0 I went to the other side of the island at warp speed. Great to see someone was able to record it.

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah it’s a pretty cool strat and not too hard to trigger but to get it consistently is really hard unfortunately

[@Hassan-jt1xb]

I swear i am not lying but the "getting faded" thing happened to me when fighting tank and it sent me right into the ocean ngl i do think its just a bug that happens when you cross slash

[@ArchangelKnight.]

6:56 The collateral effects of Super Sonic 2, or as i call Cyber Chaotic Sonic (Cyber for the cybercorruption power thing, chaotic for the chaos emeralds)

[@DawnSRC]

Sonic just starts glitching out and stuff lmao. That would have been cool to play

[@huyphan7825]

Sonic Team be all like: "Fuck it our games are gonna be broken anyway, might as well make it fun too."

[@DawnSRC]

Honestly if they leaned into it, they could make it way more fun lol

[@idontjustdrawstuff_]

This video unironically helped me with the tails mission that requires cyclone cannon i didnt know i needed that

[@DawnSRC]

I have had a lot of people say this to me haha. Not super intuitive

[@idontjustdrawstuff_]

@@DawnSRC I was at a 100 combo thinking that's how you break it

[@JamanthaContent]

Hi Dawn 👋 Finally had time to watch this! Great video 🥳

[@thatguy8636]

I thought the Slingdash was just a dream. I only saw one person talk about it in a short and then nobody else mentioned it even though it’s arguably better than the Slingshot.

[@DawnSRC]

That was probably my short too 🤣

[@dwaynetherockhardjohnson1712]

Great video!

[@TheOscarGamer_]

Didn't know the barrel roll was a thing lol

[@DawnSRC]

Me either until a buddy told me about how it can reset your boost a couple days ago lol

[@thealphadolphin]

What an awesome video! Dawn never misses.

[@DawnSRC]

Thanks for being dope gamer, also ty for footage

[@LightningX377.]

​@DawnSRC My brother actually did cross slash warping by accident last week, and I do it all the time when fighting giganto. I hope it becomes a speedron trick for Chaos Island.

[@youboos]

4:23 Yooo i discovered this, quite a shame that the infinite boost overshadows it but it can be handy if it ever does run out

[@themimik3277]

2:11 Or the magnet dash if you are a normal person.

[@sourlab]

Or the homing dash if you're a gigachad 🍷🗿

[@DawnSRC]

Spark lovers 🤨

[@WitlessEntertainment]

I'd love this tech for Amy I found to be talked about. The card wheel by itself kinda sucks BUT if you constantly drift left then right you go at a really fast speed and can bump into stuff unlike the wheel in regular play.

[@DawnSRC]

Oh that’s interesting.

[@WitlessEntertainment]

@@DawnSRC its so fun dude.

[@jessicaschultz6848]

Ah,so thats why Knuckles needed to learn how to punch!

[@Kyrrone]

Yes! More Dawn Content!

[@DawnSRC]

Content!

[@vi6ddarkking]

Honestly I hope they don't match any of it. They're completely broken is but you have to want to use them like that. And they are so much fun.

[@user-vl6vj2nu1s]

that spinshot is crazy man-

[@Estaguy24]

I have 2 workarounds with Knux and Tails: Try to do the infinite jump glitch with Knuckles but instead of doing the parry, just start the glide. It has a long animation before he really glides so spam the jump button and redo the fire punch thing. That can be useful since the Glide is unlocked by default so no need to buy the parry. (I know you’ve said it in your video but it works a bit differently) Tails can have an infinite jump if you hug a wall while flying, throw the wrench cyclone thingy and it’ll automatically make you a lil jump that resets your flight. That’s at least what happened with me.

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah I didn’t even include the Tails one since the Tornado is so strong and it’s not too hard to unlock either if you go out of your way for it

[@Estaguy24]

@@DawnSRC true

[@matthewisguy7336]

That thumbnail looks very good!

[@DawnSRC]

Thank you! Basura did a great job!

[@matthewisguy7336]

@@DawnSRC You’re welcome!

[@dwaitley24]

2:09 HOW DARE U CALL IT THE GRIDDY AND WE DON'T LOVE DAWNSR incoming

[@DawnSRC]

Marry me.

[@dwaitley24]

@@DawnSRC this is the greatest day of my life 💍

[@jacobruby2237]

I'm a bit surpeised Infinite Glide wasn't mentioned, may not be a speedrunner but it's pretty fun to go to a high place, then land whenever you needed to. Also had no idea Cyclone can barrel roll, neat.

[@SuperSireBoyYT]

4:17 THE BARREL? ROLL???

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah! I swear I lost it when I found out he has that lol

[@DJ4461]

With tails cyclone, you can fly so so far, not only does ouranos+ unload, that it can actually go to a kill zone and send you back to the island, even without touching the water

[@DawnSRC]

That ability so is broken 🤣

[@snrzora]

BANGER

[@user-ob6cm4ui6f]

Tails also has an infinite jump trick, utilising the charged wrench attack

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah I figured it wasn’t too important to include since the Tornado is so broken but it’s cool he has the ability as well

[@the_downloader]

Amy : Moto Cross Knuckles : PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH Tails : Imma firin' ma LASAAAAAAAA

[@dragontrainer-ng1tc]

I have lurned this with the kings challenge

[@DawnSRC]

Game hard so these glitches are nice lol

[@elibonham4388]

This uodate is so awesome

[@DawnSRC]

This update is super sick. Apparently there is another little one coming really soon 👀

[@tayamikaokwudire8039]

I accidentally figured out the cyclone cannon glitch when playing the update normally

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah it’s super easy to activate I think I was doing this and didn’t even realize it lol

[@Tomobata]

No way... did they add the infinite jump glitch from Sonic Boom to Frontiers.

[@sonicbreno]

4:50 i did a video on twitter after i found out this glitch. i least i didn't see anyone else mentioning on that place before me. I'm not sure if i was the first to find out this tho since i started playing the DLC 1 or 2 days after release, still, such weird glitch for the dev team to miss out since you literally only to the skill input as intended but without the skill unlocked.

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah it’s crazy that it’s just always available. Definitely feels like the new characters needed some more testing

[@iscream4761]

This video tells that Sonic's pals could actually fly during the final boss 😂😂

[@parttimelazy4593]

One can fly, another can fly, and the last one might as well be able to fly.

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah they can all fly through the Starfall islands 🤯

[@Rapture1324]

Getting Faded Is Cross slash Then Dodge Roll Then A Frame Late Do Cross Slash Again And That’s How To Do Getting Faded

[@user-nq2ho7ij7h]

I discovered tech with Amy and knuckles I just fly into slops when I fall off of cliffs and I climb the wall like a skyrim horse

[@DawnSRC]

wait really? lmao that seems cool

[@Zethoro]

Dawn with the sauce once again, good to know the rough length of my gacha games rant would make for an 8 minute video. Fr tho keep up the good work man lol

[@DawnSRC]

LMAO that rant was powerful. Thanks for the support homie!

[@Super_Cinder.Inferno]

With These Frontiers Speedrun Videos, I Wonder How Broken Speedrunners Will Break Sonic X Shadow Generations For Shadow's Mode

[@Super_Cinder.Inferno]

Also, 7:24 Slingdash I've Never Got Any Results, I've Tried But I Get No Launch. Otherwise I Have Replicated Almost Every Trick

[@DawnSRC]

True! I’m excited to see what happens with that one. I’ll definitely be covering the results

[@md_doctor2926]

I cross slash Warped on nintendo switch End fell off the map. I wish I knew how to Recreate it

[@DawnSRC]

It sounds like you combine the cross slash with a dodge roll at some point? The details are still weird to me too lol

[@RayNheartZ.]

the video of all time

[@DawnSRC]

Content!

[@AlvinPlayz997]

I'mma try SlingDash and Knuckles 3 punch combo+spindash.

[@DawnSRC]

They’re both super fun!

[@demopan1067]

I also found out you can use cyclone cannon without owning it lol

[@DawnSRC]

hey me too! kzbin.info1T02vSDrsAg?feature=share

[@braydenhorsley-zo6lo]

Is it just me or tails in the thumbnail. Tails makes me feel like he looks like bluey

[@james9836]

It's not the tornado it's the cyclone the red plane is the tornado the blue plane is the cyclone

[@vi6ddarkking]

If I had a nickel for everytime Knuckles had an infinite height glitch. I would have two nickels. Which isn't much but it's odd that it happened twice.

[@datguyjg3364]

FAKER.

[@4theconz09]

Stolen comment 💀

[@NeutralL12]

hopefully someone makes a mod to remove that shitty start up on knuckles glide and drill. Its amazing hes back but they really shoulda just kept the adventure smoothness

[@greninjax2295]

Idk about the drill attack, but there's already a code to remove the glide's start up animation on the mods launcher on PC

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah the sad part is that in earlier Knuckles builds he didn’t have the startup and it felt way better. No idea why they made him feel worse

[@ALloydRH]

@@DawnSRC When you say "earlier Knuckles builds", are you talking about earlier builds of Frontiers DLC, or older Sonic games where Knuckles was playable?

[@DawnSRC]

​@@ALloydRH Update 2, Knuckles was in the the game but obviously you would have to mod him in to make it work. He wasn't finished or anything but he was the most complete of the three. Maybe I can make a short about the changes?

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

You know, I was thinking of subscribing. But since you asked me not to, by showing analytics. I changed my mind

[@DawnSRC]

you seem pleasant

[@ocarinaplaya]

Did you know that mentioning subscriber percentages is lame and makes me less likely to subscribe?

[@DawnSRC]

Did you know that mentioning subscriber count increases the people that sub by a significant amount?