KNUCKLES REDEMPTION ARC!? - SONIC FRONTIERS PROLOGUE REACTION

UNLIKE SONIC HE DON'T CHUCKLE.
SONIC Frontiers prologue : Divergence is out and have live reacted to all it’s glory!!!!!
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[@exceed6838]

5:53 Fadel thought he was ready 💀💀💀

[@GamesCage]

LMFAAAOOOOOOOO

[@southmach3277]

😭😭😭

[@odstraven9941]

@@GamesCage bro was hit by a BANGER SOUNDTRACK

[@liamphibia]

I don't think NONE of us were ready. Seriously these musicians deserve a huge raise.

[@pleaseenterausername9516]

This prologue was so GOOD man. Like Knuckles is actually back!

[@mgdgamerart456]

Adventure Knuckles is Back baby no Our Knuckles is back.

[@shypeoplearehawt8155]

If a Knuckles the Echidna Solo Game was officially announced with the story settings in the modern timeline my only words to that would be - Take my money! already!

[@shypeoplearehawt8155]

@@mgdgamerart456 I agree

[@ultrashockvalue8552]

I don’t know about y’all but that was like anime style action right there, the way Knuckles was moving was incredible. And the way Knuckles was repeating his dialogue from the beginning in the end had a lot of emotion, this shows Sonic Team is trying to build Sonic’s reputation back to where it used to be.

[@GamesCage]

That style is Peak dude. I would pay

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

That animation was so good. Like ngl it got me a little emotional just seeing something so perfect in relation to Sonic. Like they really just hit the nail on the head there with Knuckle's character

[@GamesCage]

It’s so perfect 😭😭

[@tyler1166]

The story of frontiers is 100% gonna be peak fiction

[@GamesCage]

FAAAAAX

[@alejjtheninja5803]

PEAK LIKE EVEREST

[@liamphibia]

It is.🥲

[@DreaguiVII]

It was, in fact, a fact.

[@Flamestar320]

2022 really is Knuckles's year isn't it? First Sonic Movie 2, an announcement for a show focusing primarily on him, and now this short! I hope that in the game itself, the rest of Sonic and company will be written as well as Knuckles was in this short!

[@GamesCage]

IKR???? AAAHHHH

[@KiiBon]

Let's just hope 2023 is the year of Shadow.

[@Flamestar320]

@@KiiBon That would be nice!

[@Faceu7745]

What show only for knuckles? That's the first time i heard about it

[@Flamestar320]

@@Faceu7745 There's a Knuckles spinoff show that was announced by Paramount. Apparently it's coming in 2023.

[@RenatoGPadilla]

Just so y'all know: This short was written by Ian Flynn (who wrote some of the BEST runs of IDW Sonic Comics and continuously respects the characters in them) and animated by Powerhouse Animation (who you may know from Netflix's "Castlevania" and "Masters of the Universe: Revelations" animated series). They got Evan Stanley (also of IDW Sonic fame) to co-write AND they got Tyson Hesse himself to direct, along with music by TEE LOPES (Sonic Mania). Essentially, Sonic Team assembled the Avengers for this one! All the GOATs of Sonic for the last 5 years were involved! I can't recommend the IDW Comics enough and if you want more of this animation, "Castlevania" is the Show to watch!

[@punkypony5165]

YES I love Evan Stanley, Ian Flynn, and Tyson Hesse!

[@thealandude9146]

This is literally a legion god damn it's lacking the classic people but it's still strong as HECK

[@DarnHooligan]

Glad to see they're going all out for this game and its marketing, they must definitely have faith that it's gonna be amazing

[@gayema664]

Bro I love castle and glad we got this short. If they make a sonic show like this it gonna be dope!

[@eightee7635]

KNUX BEEN GETTING SO MUCH RESPECT THIS YEAR AND I LOVE IT

[@alejjtheninja5803]

Put some respect on his name!

[@kingkazma3246]

Bout dam tiem ❤

[@keerthiannadorai4412]

I'm so ready for this story and how the lore connects to other sonic stories

[@GamesCage]

MAN AAAHHHH

[@WarriorRev6300]

Some taste of japan style anime?

[@MMG2489]

it's almost like the 2010's never existed

[@Fafaboi]

I feel like the meta era would never existed If the plots were erased So I guess Frontiers takes place after Unleashed

[@TheKilljoy154]

@@Fafaboi thats how i see it

[@EpicStikyBot]

@@HaillstormGamingmaybe in the comics.

[@RameNoodls]

Nope

[@Guntshot]

The attention to detail is so outstanding! At 4:31, when he uppercuts the bot, the hit leaves two scratch marks from his two knuckle spikes.

[@GamesCage]

THATS FIRE

[@liamphibia]

He even did a spin dash. A FREAKING SPIN DASH BRO!🔴

[@chinglish4129]

Honestly it's such a small little thing but my favourite part of this whole animation may just be when Knuckles punches the tree so the chao can get the fruit. It's such a simple act and yet it speaks volumes of his character and how he cherishes life in his own way from Sonic. It's a perfect example of show, don't tell

[@GamesCage]

DUDE ITS SO CUTE

[@chinglish4129]

@@GamesCage YESSIRRRRRR

[@NickXH85]

Knuckles looks and sounds so badass in this. He doesn't come across as a moron anymore.

[@EvanJack06]

2022 honestly feels like the YEAR OF KNUCKLES!!

[@Kirbstern4]

This just leaves me wondering if Angel Island was once one of the Starfall Islands. Seems strange that a cyberspace portal would have been there otherwise (and I think the fact that Knuckles questions who built the Master Emerald shrine at the start kind of eludes to that being the case)

[@GamesCage]

Right??? They had to be connected somehow

[@addsullivan1300]

@@GamesCage maybe it could link to chronicles with the noctornus clan and knuckles tribe in a war while the nocturnues clan had advenace technolody almost cybersoaxe like

[@Victini7472]

@@addsullivan1300 i was wondering if the nocturnus clan would be involved with these, hmmmmmmmmm

[@Victini7472]

hmmmmmmm that makes my theory abut cyber space portals being scattered around sonic's world/earth kinda null, idk maybe i'm wrong, who knows?

[@Kirbstern4]

@@Victini7472 Honestly that could be the case. I guess we’ll find out next week

[@Pownchao]

HE’S BACK! I LOVE IT, IT FEELS LIKE GOING BACK TO THE ADVENTURE ERA!❤

[@FSAPOJake]

This is a combination of the intro to Knuckles' story in Sonic Adventure (but done better) and a prologue to Sonic Frontiers. The writing and dialogue are great, the animation is phenomenal, and Knuckles' voice performance is wonderful. If this is an omen to what we can expect from the games in the future, I'll be so happy 😭

[@GamesCage]

SO PERFECT

[@shonenbois]

They went So Hard on animation!🔥 I’m glad is being portrayed great in terms of character and strength 🤘🏿

[@rutogen6331]

Can't help but cry at the fact our timeline was gifted with this animation.

[@morksisnthererightnow8738]

Dude when the instrumental I’m Here played at the credits I actually got tears in my eyes man SONIC OUR BOY IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER I’M SO PROUD.

[@Victini7472]

YEEEEESSSSSSS I WAS WAITING FOR YOUR REACTION LETS GOOOOOOOO also KNUCKLES IS CHARACTERIZED SO WELL IN THIS, WE GOT TO SEE THE MASTER EMERALD, ANGEL ISLAND, THE CHAO, TIKAL, POCHACAMAC, A KOCO, AND MORE, AND THE FIGHT SCENE WAS INCREDIBLE I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@GamesCage]

aaaAAAAHHHH

[@shadowelii]

man, i've rewatched the prologue so many times since it was released this morning, but seeing your reaction to it was like watching a friend react to something crazy. THE HYPE IS REAL!!! IT'S BEEN REAL SINCE LAST YEAR BUT WE ARE A WEEK AWAY LET'S GOOOOO!!! also ps, i took your advice on twitter and got the digital deluxe version of the game on steam. i had money for it for once, but wasn't sure but i have the laptop for it, and you were the last push. so ty *thumbs up*.

[@GamesCage]

💜💜💜💜

[@NamelessDeal]

I’m so happy that Knuckles’ character is finally back! I wish Sega does more stuff like this in the future. Now my Hopium lies in Shadow getting this type of treatment…

[@Zero3000Play]

WE NEED MORE OF THIS LMAO

[@GamesCage]

WE DO

[@TheRealMidnight]

Finally somebody in these reaction videos acknowledges the Koco Mask.

[@jasefrybo2232]

Now we need Shadow Redemption arc

[@XhyRobtic]

Wish granted

[@PownicMania5000]

Bro as someone who's favorite Sonic character is Knuckles, it's so amazing to finally see him be treated well again with the movie and now Frontiers! Being an absolute badass but also compassionate, that's my goat!

[@GamesCage]

🥲🥲🥲

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

This was nothing short of AMAZING 🤩 Dave KILLED it as Knuckles, and it was a breath of fresh air to watch the Echidna NOT be portrayed as a useless idiot: kudos to Flynn for that one 🎉 And the animation was beautiful: Sega and Powerhouse Studios should just give us a full on Sonic series with Flynn doing the story☺️ Also: the Chaos are BACK🤗

[@Exile0369]

Bro I'm hyped to play this game now oh Lord.. if there is true freedom to the story ya gotta save the homie knuckles first 😭

[@josevazval]

2:51 “Are Koco a Chao variant?” BRO PREDICTED THAT CHAO WERE MUTED ANCIENTS. 😳

[@GamesCage]

🥹

[@raulbecerra3446]

Dude this prologue was amazing!! Cant wait to play it!

[@KinglyRed]

Watching that fight scene has me begging for Knuckles DLC for Frontiers or something. You can't have that crazy combat system and not get my boy in on that

[@rowdy8683]

The true Echidna King has return after so long!!!!

[@damacattack8434]

SEGA completely went all out for Sonic Frontiers. Like I said before, it's going to be a make or break moment for Modern Sonic as a whole.

[@flashtheshapeshafter]

Give Tyson and crew their flowers then give them a show, they earned it!

[@LoliconSamalik]

As someone who wasn't alive when Knuckles was at his coolest, this is Knuckles at his coolest.

[@mrcwillis6970]

Can’t wait. Coming next week. Will watch animation when I get home. Hype

[@jackalsniper4232]

Between the Sonic 2 movie and this, it looks like Knuckles is finally a badass again!

[@monkeydluffy5054]

They did knuckles lore right the animation is incredible

[@GamesCage]

PEAK

[@jethawk1172]

They brought up adventure and eve! gave a reference to sonic heroes with how knuckles punched the ground. This was so good.

[@gayema664]

Bro it's officially knuckles year 2022 treated him with freaking respect

[@jayceallen6530]

Knuckles is my favorite sonic character, so glad this year was incredibly generous to him and gave him the things that made him awesome back

[@MarzOnline92]

They have to make a Knuckles game after this, man! This short & the 2nd Sonic movie showcases Knuckles massive potential, it proves that they can properly represent Knuckles, & that he can stand alone without Sonic & the gang. Knuckles needs his own game franchise, period!

[@TalkingBook72]

THE RIPPLES IN THE WATER IS CHAOS

[@Ebilbacon88]

Knuckles is finally Knuckles again I hope Shadow gets this same treatment.

[@majora3136]

THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY A W LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@MovieSonicThePopCultureHogFilm]

The Red Wrecking Ball is back in action again to fight the robots 😆✊

[@Islandarcade]

Between you and Rogersbase I’ll never watch trailers without one of you lol

[@CwapPlatinum]

THIS CONVINCED ME THAT FRONTIERS IS GONNA BE BEASTLY. Everything in this short is perfect.

[@josh_miester_x511]

Lmao the way he says Tikal. "TIKAAAAGGGHHHH!?!"

[@thesonarartist]

knuckles has always been my favorite character bro

[@GamesCage]

PEAK

[@intotheindievods8821]

It's good that the little fight started with Knuckles channeling his inner One Punch Man

[@senzusenpai5038]

"Ladies, theirs enough Knuckles to go around😉"

[@ssj3jaylen497]

Saw this in school and almost screamed in happiness

[@akaikolr4297]

OUR BOI IS RISING!!

[@BigBoyBren2006]

it's crazy that a cyberspace portal from the ancients has been sitting on Sky Sanctuary all this time. Even running through Sky Sanctuary in 3 & Knuckles, a cyberspace portal is just up there and none of the characters know about it.

[@thatboidarock3731]

I’ve been waiting to see your reaction. I can’t wait to play Frontiers!

[@Victini7472]

imma drop my speculation thoughts here: i have a feeling that the "ancients" and probably the koco as well come from sky sanctuary, and the cyber space portals are like fast-travel points to and from the kronos islands to points in sonic's world/earth, and they need those portal gears to work (idk if its one way or not, maybe you need a gear in BOTH portals to get to and from those places) knuckles probably arrived here before eggman, and maybe sage attacking him was just a security protocol by the ancients (maybe if they detect a non-ancient accessing the portals, sage is sent to stop them (i believe she is made by the ancients as some kind of weapon to protect the islands and subsequently, cyber space) i ALSO believe once eggman uploaded his ai into one of the cyber space portal thing (which i believe becomes that ai woman that talks to sonic), it spread the ai across the kronos islands (like maybe theres some kinda forcefield around the kronos island to stop cyber space from spreading across the entire world if it ever malfunctioned, which it did), and the places which the portals would lead to (green hill, sky sanctuary, city escape ect.), got parts of them (and also parts of other levels, i.e. windmill isle's level design, city escape's level design) mixed with each other, kinda justifying why the cyber space levels have reused level themes and level designs (YES I'M TRYING TO JUSTIFY LAZINESS I KNOW) and also say, if sonic put a portal gear into the same portal thing that knuckles got to one of the starfall islands from, he should THEORETICALLY be able to travel to sky sanctuary cause theyre both in their entry points, but maybe he can't cause of the aforementioned forcefield, which MIGHT stop anyone from leaving the kronos islands, idk also sage might think sonic, tails, knuckles, amy ect, are behind the cyber space malfunction (MAYBE not knuckles tho, if he came before eggman), and that's why she's trynna stop them (then again, judging by what happened to knuckles, maybe she just REALLY doesn't like visitors) also i kinda speculate that the ai is evil and she tries to coax sonic to get the emeralds and open "the gateway between dimensions" or whatever to set her free, so she can cause havoc, and she's like the TRUE villain of this game anyways this is getting WAY too long so im gonna stop now

[@GamesCage]

LLOLLL BRO WROTE AN ESSAY BUT I APPRECIATE U

[@Victini7472]

@@GamesCage I KNOW I GOT CARRIED AWAY BUT ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE IVE FELT THIS WAY ABOUT A SONIC GAME IT FEELS SO GOOD it literally took me like 20 minutes lol (also i've just been listening to i'm here for the last 20 minutes as well, ITS SUCH A BANGER) i guess we'll see in like a week lol

[@shypeoplearehawt8155]

If a Knuckles the Echidna Solo Game was officially announced with the story settings in the modern timeline my only words to that would be - Take my money! already!

[@ShoShoArts]

WE GOT THE GOOD KNUCKLES BACK THIS STORY IS GONNA BE PEAK FICTION

[@GamesCage]

YESSSS

[@TekkaDGoofy]

The fact that Knuckles says he guards "the plants and animals", but no one but flickys and chao are there, implies Knuckles himself is not an animal

[@poutymuffin452]

Bro now i just want a Knuckles game LOL

[@Henleash]

WE JUST KEEP ON WINNING!

[@lightspeedchaos8420]

What if angel island wasn't always floating? What is angel island was originally apart of the Starfall islands? That could be why there is a cyber chair on angel island. Just a thought.

[@GamesCage]

maaaaAAANN

[@DaGrounderZone]

Everything about the Knuckles animation is PEAK

[@DESIREDP0V]

Ngl that was emotional but sooo cool

[@silvernick65]

This made me really emotional man....idk why lol

[@cloverraven]

I cried at the end

[@aidemargaming2798]

Bro, I got an ad for Sonic Frontiers while watching this

[@emis_doodls]

THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER

[@sadie4230]

My Knux is back baby !!❤️🥹

[@kiritosintern]

We need a true anime successor to Sonic X with this animation and the story centered around Frontiers and/or the rest of the series that Sonic X didn’t cover

[@AnonyBoiii]

LORE SWEET, DELICIOUS, LORE WE HAVEN’T GOTTEN LORE IN A SONIC GAME SINCE UNLEASHED. And even then it was never expanded upon or mentioned again. Edit: just realising that if this game is going into the origin of the Chaos and Master Emerald, and Light/Dark Gaia are connected to them, then they could be going into more lore from Unleashed and how it’s connected to the Echidna tribe and the emeralds. The Gaia Temples look similar to the cyberspace portals in design.

[@ian_2006]

Huge props to Dave b Mitchell

[@ThomasCapella]

YO KNUCKLES IS BACK! IF THIS GAME IS ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE EMERALDS, IT'S WHAT I'VE WANTED FOR YEARS!

[@greaterdog601]

Like, dude. That flashback about Perfect Chaos? They're totally teasing SA1 Remake.

[@ImJustThatGamer22]

This has more story than all of forces

[@raiu_fp5194]

PEAK FICTION, RAW, FIRE, GOAT ARE THE WORDS FOR THIS

[@DevyDev2004]

This prologue was so FIRE 🔥

[@partystar91]

HERE HE COMES

[@sneakyfox5]

Back in my day, Knuckles was that dude! 🔥 Sonic’s bad-ass opposite, before being replaced by Shadow. Hopefully we can get back to glory some day.

[@infamouse9263]

I would love a sonic tv show in this style like it is so good

[@el_blue_berb1611]

Literally already game of the year

[@TheBeholderist]

I need the guys from Game Awards to include the "Im Here" symphonic/metal version at "Game of the Year" category

[@kerozine819]

You should check out the japanese voice too cage it's really good. It reminds me of sonic x.

[@EdwinM.C18]

1 more week come on sega i need this game NOW

[@estellezero262]

It looks like to me that Knuckles is starting to question his job and the origin of the Emeralds, especially wondering what would happen if he wasn't made the Guardian of the Master Emerald.

[@leonidas6064]

I just realised that we haven't seen gameplay of the knight titan from the first cinematic trailer

[@Bardnrk]

Dir. by Tyson Hesse. Written by Ian Flynn. PEAK FICTION.

[@rashaadlawson4537]

Good news is Knuckles is back. Bad news is he is trapped in the cyberspace. It's all up to Sonic now. 😎🙏

[@kovkover6191]

I have given up hope for Fadel's Redemption Arc

[@popquaser]

4:39 did bro just say "I want knuckles raw" 😭😭😭

[@pigyking]

They NEED to make a show in this style

[@TimeturnerJ]

THANK YOU IAN FLYNN 🙏

[@ddsbo]

LEAK SPOILER/THEORY: •CHAOS IN SUPER SONIC BOSS FIGHT CUTSCENE •CHAOS ROAR AND BACKSTORY OF SA1 •PROBABLT A CHAOS DRIP IN A PUDDLE BECAYSE NOTHING MADE IT DRIP •KOKO IS EVEN OLDER THSN THE ECHIDNA TRIVE RUINS BUT IS LINKED, CHAOS IS DEFINITELY IN THIS GAME, WHAT DID TGE ECHIDNA TRIBE DO SECRETLY???

[@Xxblade17]

THIS IS FIRE

[@DrAqua2Fresh]

God, this is so fucking PEAK!

[@FrostTheHobidon]

We need Knuckles to be playable again, I miss him.

[@Ussysquid]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY KNUCKLES IS BAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKKK

[@southmach3277]

Bro your reactions make everything better😂

[@GamesCage]

GLAD

[@alejjtheninja5803]

WE'RE HERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE, THAT IS ONE RAW ECHIDNA