Neat Things I Found in Sonic and the Black Knight

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[@pennyhero7873]

As an utter nerd for the Arthurian tales I have to give some bonus fun facts about how much this games gets right first of Knight of the wind changed lyrics, the origonal plan was to have the line "In a rage I slay" (any many covers use this version cause thats whats on google ) but the acctual in game one is "In a rage I save" because if you strike with Excalibur in rage it shatters second of all is Caliburn being the sword in the stone because yes despite what disney and most movies do Excalibur is not the sword in the stone Caliburn is and that brings me to the 3rd point Excalibur is forged by the lady of the lake from the broken caliburn (close to what we get in game but diffrent to) Forth is the use of fairway Avalon as the final battle ground for Arthur as upon Arthurs death his soul goes to Avalon waiting to return in the kingdoms time of need

[@thedotgiver2820]

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[@william_.575]

theres a difference between "nerd" and "i pay attention to class"

[@pennyhero7873]

@@william_.575 yes there is And there's many different versions of the tales and very few contain some of this info Most people think Excalibur is the sword in the stone cause that's used in far too many versions of the tale And these lil facts i gave are just the details black Knight got right There's tons more little facts but they aren't relivant to the black Knight topic

[@Kaplykos]

I'm gonna be honest with ya, I didn't even know "Caliburn" was actually a thing. I deadass thought it was a Sonic Team creation to then give it the power up to turn it into Excalibur. These are really neat details to know that make me love this game even more

[@yesno2697]

Learn something new every day. I knew about the Caliburn detail, but never the part about striking Excalibur in rage shatters it. Neat detail.

[@UltimateSpinDash]

Story wise this game also has at least one stroke of genius. When Sonic is undergoing the knight trials and encounters Nimue in disguise as a child, Caliburn insists on continuing the trials rather than save the villagers. This seems like a plot hole since Caliburn should know that helping here would qualify for the trial of compassion. But I think there is more to it than that. I think Caliburn was testing Sonic to find out if he had the potential to be more than just a knight. Remember, Caliburn is actually Excalibur. Excalibur is the sword of a king, not the sword of a knight. At the end, when Sonic is fighting Merlina and is getting demolished by her, all the other knights of the round table beg Sonic to run away. Sonic's refusal to do so is what triggers Caliburns transformation into Excalibur. It would not be dishonorable for a knight to flee from such a one-sided and hopeless battle. But Caliburn expects a king to fight for his people to the bitter end. Sonic was willing to do so and thus proved himself worthy.

[@kieranstark7213]

Amy was wrong to think that this was a story he made up as an excuse to not spend quality time with their friends. His story WAS true and he didn’t mean to forget their date!

[@HonerableG]

Of course. But who would believe that?

[@enderkaix]

That's the true character of sonic that current game sonic, prime sonic(sadly prime is canon and they're both the same so his character kinda devolves from game sonic which is worse.), movie sonic, and IDW sonic. Sonic x gets this right tho yet the current writers for the games don't really stock to what sonic was in the early 2000s. And I have to mention this again, I am extremely disappointed that prime was confirmed canon and takes place in the future..Like it really doesn't make sense, and It doesn't seem to take that much far into the future, from battling Titans to literal babies piloting fodder Mechs; Sonic's power is heavily lowballed and isn't as powerful as he should if this show is supposed to be canon, his character took a downgrade in maturity and Intellect for that matter and lastly but worst rougue was censored.

[@Kaplykos]

@@enderkaix I would no longer add game Sonic in there. Sonic smiling to the enemy when he could barely even walk due to the corruption isn't that much different than him doing exactly that after repeatedly getting his ass beat by Merlina and on a side note, if you really consider Prime Rouge's design such a tragedy you, much like Sonic in that show, probably have some growing up to do

[@enderkaix]

@@Kaplykos The Rouge nitpick was obviously a joke I don't actually care that much for it if that wasn't obvious enough. It actually fits her. character. Also What's wrong wth you? With that "if you really consider prime Rouge's design such a tragedy you, much like sonic in that show, probably have some growing up to do" Idk where that came form but it was definitely an unnecessary side note. Anyways, I haven't played sonic frontiers yet. So I kinda assumed it was just like how he was written in forces. SO I'd probably agree when I play the game. But for previous titles before frontiers i'll still say it.

[@NoraHyrule]

The fairies also coincidentally correspond to the colors of the 7 emeralds

[@trickyeevee8689]

Don't forget about the 7 rings in the game either

[@jsinghgjsinghg5322]

I thought that was what they were getting at.

[@KrissyBlues]

Given that it's stated that Lancelot's shoes run on fairy magic the intent was likely to draw a direct parallel between fairy magic and chaos energy, the chao sprites just cement that

[@artey6671]

Damn, I never though about that.

[@lasercraft32]

I feel like that's not a coincidence.

[@emberthefox4951]

At long last, some justice for Black Knight.

[@JacobAwsum]

Howdy.

[@steamedbaby1928]

Also way more challenging than one May think providing a more engaging and fun experience in my mind

[@kieranstark7213]

IDC what Amy Rose (and Merlina) said at the end. Sonic was as he should be in this game. A cocky, but heroic hedgehog with personality.

[@Milton-kk4yc]

*S T E A L T H Y S H O V E L*

[@larrymantic2635]

To be fair, it seems to move better than Secret Rings (IE: No motion controls for movement)

[@niernocturne]

another cool detail is the alias ‘knave’ that is given to sonic; which means a knight who wanders a path of his own, not by any order or affiliation - which fits sonic’s characterisation perfectly in this title .

[@dhans9662]

Which is funny cause he gets offended at the title lol

[@awadi6596]

@@dhans9662 well, in the french caption/translation, he is called a "Valet" which made it more insulting. It is today however, that I learn what "knave" means.

[@uncroppedsoop]

I thought it meant a knight in training

[@split2961]

So it’s the knight equivalent to a ronin basically? Correct me if I’m wrong

[@lindseylindsey9200]

I also thought it meant knight in training at first and then I heard it meant “idiot” and I panicked slightly because if that were true it meant I accidentally made Caliburn say, essentially, “Sorry I killed your parents dumbass” in one of my fanfics

[@greenD7244]

Another thing is that the electric "wires" in Dragon's Lair are actually dragons themselves. The characters call them thunder dragons.

[@choosbehguy]

I’ve loved Black Knight for most of my life, I’m one of its biggest defenders, and yet I still learnt a ton from all this

[@ElliottWilbur]

Same I love this game and I feel like it's underrated this game is so much better than Secret Rings you know Black Knight it's just so much better

[@MasterAlpha1000]

You sure have a poor taste lmao

[@lpfan4491]

And I'm one of the biggest detractors. Well, at least story/music-wise, I never experienced the gameplay so I don't judge it.

[@diomega7975]

he just like me fr

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

@@MasterAlpha1000 how is it poor taste, the game is ok. It's a very short arcade game where you slash shit for big combo numbers. It's easy, stressfree and entertaining

[@thermitefe8299]

8:04 - fun fact, that's not the only way to deal damage! If you swing your sword at the black energy ball things he scatters everywhere, you can reflect them back at him. Doing this enough will let you mount his horse similar to soul surging directly to him

[@Coolmar15]

I always thought that was the only and intended way to do it x)

[@thermitefe8299]

@@Coolmar15 that's fair - it's not explained well at all. The closest thing is Caliburn telling you to "strike back at the attack" or something like that

[@numb4102]

I thought that was the actual way to defeat him tho 💀

[@numb4102]

I thought that was the actual way to defeat him tho 💀

[@SweetTeaConnoisseur]

You can also use speedbreak.

[@KingTvlip]

The sheer improvement in this video over the last 2 "details in Sonic games" videos is immense. I'm so happy you included the Black Dawn OST that I've mentioned in your Black Knight video ! ALSO move Sonic Unleashed onto the Masterpiece tier since at the final cutscene Dark Gaia's arms burst out of his body and his green blood is oozing out, therefore blood in a Sonic game, therefore masterpiece. EDIT: Sonic in Unleashed X360/PS3 can also stand near realistic pelicans that show you the path to follow in Apotos Act 2, therefore Goated.

[@mawdewile]

My honest apologies. I will be sure to have that done right away

[@WhispersEcho12081]

theres also 2 realistic cats in apotos! (specifically the area you talk to npcs!)

[@KingTvlip]

@@WhispersEcho12081 Yes!! A very cute lazy cat pair rests happily near the Gaia Gate at the end of the village :)

[@leilaclarridge5807]

Also, I'm not surprised that the chickens seem so big compared to Sonic. He's only a little over three feet tall, so even small animals would seem huge next to him.

[@mazkeraid4039]

Giant frogs, orca, that also comes as an example.

[@whodistoodis]

Black Knight is, to this day, one of my favorite Sonic games. I'm just happy to see someone giving it the chance it always deserved instead of lumping it in with the rest of the "bad" era games. As said, its a game that the developers themselves truly loved, and it shows.

[@artey6671]

I'm a little sad that almost no one cares about this game. It did take me a while until it clicked with me fully, but even on a surface level I think it's enjoyable.

[@PDS350]

3:40 as soon as you said there were 7 colors I was sure they would be the same colors as the Chaos Emeralds, my initial bet was going to be the chao stats if there were only 4. I love this attention to detail they give on some random stuff from time to time.

[@artey6671]

The Chao have 5 stats, though, but it's an interesting idea, I think.

[@PDS350]

@@artey6671 I was thinking more of the Chaos Drives, not sure if Stamina has its own color

[@KopperNeoman]

​@@artey6671If you're being a pedant, Chao have seven stats, because you forgot Luck and Intelligence.

[@artey6671]

@@KopperNeoman I guess I'm out of luck because I lack the intelligence to have considered them.

[@meekaboo_]

Honestly, I don't even play sonic games. I've played Sonic CD as a kid and some of Heroes, but I still love watching these videos. From a distance, all these games seem to have some unique or strange twist that makes it so fascinating to see how a challenge run or dive into the mechanics will turn out, and you do a great job of showing it all off. Thank you for making such rad videos!

[@mawdewile]

Of course. It’s my pleasure :)

[@lokesterYT]

If you think about it, it kind of makes sense for the seven world rings to be in the black knight verse. Aren’t they just the hearts that make up the stories. Meaning there should be a set of world rings for each book.

[@Kyle_Spivis]

I love all the little quarks and cool animations you find in these games. A lot of the things you present I probably wouldn’t even notice them. Thanks for another great video!

[@UncleLayne]

I pieced it together as you were talking about the fairies, but their colours match up with the Chaos Emeralds' colours. That's another nice hidden detail. Also sick outro dawg

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

Can I just say how much I love that the gameplay is very clearly captured from a real Wii? It's not that common nowadays since a lot of people use Dolphin or some weird upscalers that make the signal seem super clean, but this is just- I got a Wii, I got a capture card, I'll film my own gameplay.

[@HakumeiTenshi]

3:40 So... are we not going to talk about the faerie colors being the same as the 7 chaos emeralds or...?

[@starterking]

4:00 what no mention of how all the fairies in the game are the same colors as the 7 chaos emeralds

[@Ultimafire1258]

2:54 Judging by how the position looks, it might be an unused pose where Sonic had the sword planted to the ground, probably for his own intro of Knight vs Knight.

[@ayrtonjoga]

There are some official renders and images of Sonic with the sword planted on the ground, so you're probably right

[@ABANDONED23456]

SatBK is the most underrated Sonic game ever. Edit: Im assuming that the sword and Sonic flickering at different instances is intentional. It's meant to show that Caliburn is his own thing; sure, he and Sonic can work together, but Caliburn has his own conciousness and, therefore, his own health.

[@G_Travel99]

Black Knight is one of my favorite sonic games, mostly because it was the first official sonic game i played and it was the only one i had for the wii. Besides Smash bros brawl, Black knight is my most played game on the wii, and even after playing it for so many years as a kid there is so much i never discovered or saw before. Thanks a lot for this cool details the game has, it truly was made with love for the series despite what the general opinion about the game is.

[@mechashadow]

You should go with the Team Skull encounter theme with the outro, the gangsigns always work with them

[@mawdewile]

Plantgangsigns if you will

[@shelbybayer200]

Technically, this is counted as "Mainline" As in Generations Sonic mentioned "Saving Genies" AND "Being part of the Story of King Arthur" So, it's as Canon as anything else Like how 06 Is still "Canon" and not Canon at the same time. 06 did HAPPEN but memory was wiped of the events. Sonic himself took on the Storybook trips so HE strictly knows about those adventures. The game that's not exactly Canon is Dark Brotherhood

[@mugrilhos]

I always judged this game by how it plays, but omg why is this game so filled with such neat details?

[@CJ2315]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the fact that the colors of the fairies are almost all identical to the colors of the wisps used in Sonic Colors

[@Fishystyxx]

I can tell a lot of time, love, and effort was put into your outro! Truly a masterpiece

[@shakirmorgan4840]

The 7 fairies feels like a direct reference to the 7 Chaos emeralds

[@inteleonmasterdavid319]

Nice outro. Loved the video.

[@falloutov9032]

Has to have to disclaimer for his protection, what a brave soldier

[@gizmo123473]

I never played Sonic and the Black Knight, so if it weren't for KZbinrs like you or ClementJ64, (who did a really good, in-depth Let's Play on the game,) I would never realize the morality system was even a thing since I don't see many people talk about it when they're talking about the game. Great video by the way, it was nice to also know about extra stuff like the extra dialogue between Sonic and Arthur.

[@livingdead4855]

I know this game has its issues but Black Knight has always been one of my top 5 favorite sonic games, I played it as a kid and loved the hell out of it, I figured it was just childish nostalgia so I played it again and had just as much fun if not more, this title needs so much more love than it got

[@TayumeTheMuffinMan]

6:20 I just love the image of some completely normal swans next to the absolute freak of nature that is Sonic the Hedgehog.

[@lucky194]

For some reason I thought that this and Shadow the hedgehog were unique Sonic games. now I think why

[@Malicious_Spectrum]

6:00 (Frontiers spoilers incoming!) By that logic, you would love the finishing cutscene when you beat the first boss of Sonic Frontiers. :>

[@ulyssesthedm]

6:06 I about had a cow when I saw this tier list lol

[@PlayAlongEternally]

4:44 Looking at this I can see that the gem items are in order of their birthstones(if I remember correctly) it’s don’t know if I’m the only one who didn’t or did notice. It’s just a fun bit I don’t think it’s important.

[@elias0240]

Amazing outro, truly one of the finest works of art in the cinema industry ever created. Fo real though, this video was very informative and made me interested in a Sonic game I haven‘t heard about often. To be honest, I didn’t expect a game where the premise is „Sonic, but he has a sword“ to have this much attention to detail and an above-average level of research about mythology.

[@draggo69]

One of my favourite Sonic games. Wish future game would have this much detail.

[@zigazav1]

Thankyou, for giving this game the respect it deserves. It's hated too much by the majority of the Sonic fanbase for not being like previous series' of Sonic games, especially the "Classic Sonic Purists" who tend to badmouth anything in the franchise that's not 16-bit Classic Sonic style 2D Sonic games. They're basically the "Genwunners" of the Sonic fanbase. I will quote Amy from Sonic Adventure 2: "give them a chance!" This game, Sonic and the Black Knight, as well as Secret Rings, are heavily underrated Sonic games that does allot right what Disney did wrong for their adaptations of the source material storybooks. You deserve me Subscribing to you. Even though you don't post videos often as some others do, you have my respect for giving Black Knight the respect it deserves

[@baggelissonic]

A friendly piece of advice. The retention rate for every video is really important for getting it promoted in the youtube algorithm. As you might see by watching your analytics most viewers click off before the video ends because of your long outros. The outros are reducing the percentage of the video that the average viewer sees, even if it's only 1% it's still a detriment to the video's success. As you might have noticed a lot of big youtubers have started removing outros completely while others still have some content displayed while suggested videos are displayed. Every wasted second on an outro is detrimental, more than 5 seconds is excessive. The default dance piranha will be missed but it's for the better.

[@Ren_Kagura]

That outro slaps! Better than the whole video id even say.

[@GL_099]

You're making me want to go back to the game again. It's been many many years but I never did fully complete it. I got really close but some of the optional Missions were pretty cruel and grinding followers would take forever (And some items in the Treasury would just not appear no matter how many times I replayed the levels. I never actually got all seven rings). Absolutely love the game though, I never really understood the criticisms people had.

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

2:56 nah that’s his pose when he enters a stage, it’s supposed to have Caliburn stabbed into the ground before he flips him and starts running, dunno why Caliburn is unloaded here though lol

[@imaplaygames633]

That outro is wonderful thank you. Also thank you for the video, I never owned the Black Knight game but I did own the Secret Rings, I don't have many fond memories of the latter on account of the controls but I do remember having fun. I do wish they came out with another game in storybook fashion, it'd be interesting.

[@pinkyoshi9339]

These videos are actually very neat, a lot of cool things about games most people say are "bad" and don't care about. I like alot of these games too, so very cool

[@Raekie]

I read bullet station too fast and I thought it said “bullshit station”

[@mawdewile]

I mean you ain’t wrong

[@Tennosan]

8:12 that actually happened to me sometimes when I was a kid

[@calamityknyte]

3:40 I immediately thought seven. Solely because I noticed that the fairies you showed beforehand all matched up with the colors of the seven Chaos emeralds.

[@Ky-Nas]

That outro is preem. Top of the line stuff really. Good work. :>

[@Someguyhere111]

So the fairies are the same colours of the Chaos Emeralds.

[@TomatoGhost]

Any love for Black Knight is lovely to see. There's a lot of stuff I never imagined so thanks for making this!

[@DT64]

The reputation system is basically inFamous, but the story doesn’t change

[@KirbyProductions]

Black Knight probably was an influence to Frontiers and it was amazing

[@username_taken250]

I find it neat that the Fairy colors are the same as the Chaos Emeralds

[@cyberggos9957]

"With me, I'm here" sounds odly cool together xD

[@superfandesonic1]

I've learned so much stuff about this game and I had replayed it around 10 times xD

[@draketrench9089]

Dude my childhood, loved the video very entertaining

[@rileyninja9733]

I actually knew about king Arthur's banter because I liked doing stupid stuff like intentionally failing action commands

[@aaaaaaahhhhhhh1766]

7 fairy colours, 7 chaos emeralds. Nice subtle reference :)

[@kinfumetsuokami8084]

Fact: the Fairies colors are the same from the Chaos Emeralds

[@dizzydaisy909]

Great video as always! Idea for a future vid came to me while watching this one: sonic riders without the board lol

[@godsdj7316]

Your out-tro has such fantastic energy. Good job!

[@vaewr2671]

Can't wait to go chaotic evil Sonic next time I play

[@youwontknow3833]

Another thing worth noting on the topic of Sonic Vocal themes is that "With Me" featured Marty Friedman (once a guitarist for Megadeth and one of the best guitarists of all time imo) on the guitar.

[@kakonoteouji4876]

A heroic villain or a villainess hero.

[@electrothecat07]

Sonic adventure 2, shadow the hedgehog 2005, and Sonic and the black Knight all allow you to pick your own path.

[@DynoSkrimisher]

I love how I'm Here gives off similar vibes to With Me with their titles

[@skeletrain7478]

6:58 I definitely think the black dawn reference is the intentional one but I also hear the beginning of ocean palace from sonic heroes

[@the1hero182]

Idk if anyone’s commented this already or not but, all the 7 fairy colors match the colors of the 7 chaos emeralds: yellow, red, light blue, dark blue, green, purple, & white/clear, I just noticed it is all

[@magistermagus1211]

I like that we can find chao in seven colors (which are the colors of the chaos emeralds)

[@davidlegend6406]

I remember the evil medals were really hard for me not to get. It was super hard to not get the one for "Hurting the ones you swore to protect" because Sonic would hold his sword out as he ran, and therefore hit a lotta people. I still don't understand how you fight differently to get "Chicken"

[@CowVirus]

Oh my god that outro is unrivaled.

[@isenokami7810]

Definitely like the fairy color tidbit. One for each Chaos Emerald color.

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

I'm actually pissed it took them this long to make an original vocal theme for the final boss

[@thejonbrownshow8470]

I'd say I played this more than secret rings atleast lol but it's amazing how detailed this game can be at times lol

[@Pocketnaut]

That tier list bit sent me

[@proffesorspiderlastname5654]

There is another seven rings in hand cover but you need a completed secret rings file on your device with the world rings in black knight.

[@joelbarraclough6689]

I hope this game get the remastered treatment for all consoles

[@b2od_]

Finally, someone besides me who refused to overlook the good stuff in this game😭

[@Kyle_Spivis]

As etho would say, grab your snacks!

[@davebob4973]

cool video i wish i could hear it over the movie being watched in the background

[@ohheyitswolfie]

With how fun and successful Frontiers is, I'd love it if SEGA revisited or remade Black Knight with the new exploration and combat!

[@deletedTestimony]

that outro was sick as hell

[@cinos361]

Have you ever had thoughts of doing a video on Sonic shuffle?

[@mawdewile]

Indeed I have. They should be coming in the distant future

[@CrusaderTheFirst]

The only thing that really bummed me about the game is that you can't wear the excalibur sonic armor anywhere else in the entire game. Not even as a reskin from an item. There doesn't even exist any mod online that does this for the game.

[@DanielSantana-iv1mf]

Ah the humble kick. Would you all believe me if I said I never knew about that until I almost 100% the game? I remember a particularly short and vicious stage, that In hindsight should have been easy, that required kicking an explosive ball in order to progress. I don't know how I got the gold medal but I did and found about kicking by accident much, much later. I was pissed at myself when I found out about it.

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

God this game is a treasure

[@kazashi2]

Yes, we very much enjoy your outro.

[@Caragoner]

Man I remember loving this game as a kid playing it on the public Wii at my grandparents facility

[@CozyOrSomething]

12:53 I just realized that the text saying "With Me" is drifting to the right.

[@ffedcogabbiani2982]

Great work on that outro.

[@EdgyTheHedgy891]

That was the best outro i saw in my entier life

[@NeroRift]

The fairies are also the colors of the chaos emeralds

[@spaghettiandgames]

Are you gonna do the black sheep of the sonic ds games? Sonic chronicles the dark brotherhood

[@Haos51]

Ine other thing i want to bring up, just a theory though, that if Eggman had a incarnation in this game i bet it be Merlin. Primary reason being that both created a fake sonic, which the black knight ibecomes given the game's ending.

[@robertomacetti7069]

I really enjoyed this game And i don't understand the people complaints about it Sure, if you stay on the ground the sword fell clunky af, but just take it to the air and let it rip, it's pretty satisfying

[@Twigster_]

Oh hey! The fairy's are the colors of the chaos emeralds

[@Stroimex]

Nice outro. Also Sonic for Fate GO when?

[@Yuniheim]

I did guess both the numbers and the colors of the Chao(s) right because of the 7 Chaos Emeralds.