Sonic 3 Director says just what we want to hear...

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 movie director, Jeff Fowler. Just made a huge Shadow the Hedgehog meme canon.
#Sonic #SonicTheHedgehog #SonicMovie

[@whosaidiwantedahandle]

Shadow didn't change his mind because he realized revenge was wrong. He changed his mind because he realized destroying Earth would also destroy Mexico.

[@bluefoxgalaxy6057]

Shadow wouldn’t want to destroy his Latinas

[@Koutzin]

Shadow loves Latinas and Eggman loves Arabs....

[@mriguana_chad]

shadow wanted to see the story of la ultima passion continue.

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

All I'm saying is, we gotta have the Shadow the Hedgehog spinoff miniseries be set in Mexico, with Shadow as John Wick up against the cartels, probably meeting Rouge along the way.

[@Ghibli_Otaku]

Canon

[@ExGanonMain]

I JUST LOVE LATINAS, SONIC

[@lococarlos8343]

What

[@D0ctor_Lucario]

@@lococarlos8343 Adios Amigo

[@jrodbro6871]

Woah there he goes, right across the boarder :)

[@Zenthus91]

⁠@@jrodbro6871 ADIOS!!!

[@Ghibli_Otaku]

*Latinas, latinas, LATINAS!!!!!*

[@surprisedmarshmallow]

In the 2024 "Ask Shadow", he said something like "Mexico City? That sounds like a lovely place..."

[@Joshie-n8i]

one person said "greetings from Mexico city" then shadow said "Mexico city? thats sounds lovely"

[@Da_Red_4rtist]

Why do I think Shadow would canonically enjoy the scenery?

[@DominationOverWeaklings]

I mean, it’s a hellhole. Mexico is a narco-terrorist state

[@CVZen]

​@Da_Red_4rtist It honestly does have scenery he would probably enjoy

[@DeletedTroll]

Americans thinking Mexico is the only Latin country is really funny

[@AntolaRes]

They were never allegations, Shadow is a proud latina lover.

[@BestEverZach]

shadow is me fr

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

​@@BestEverZach oh yeah? Did you know Mexico isnt the only latino country?

[@Blusterberry]

​@@alejandrasanchez3022 Shadow's in the U.S. Even speedsters don't wanna run all the way to Chile for what they can get just next door.

[@theauditor322]

@@alejandrasanchez3022 when did he say Mexico was the only latino country? lol

[@Killakay47]

@@theauditor322 don’t know but bro getting worked up over nothing

[@LChaos2]

I think having Shadow be unusually engrossed in a telenovela featuring a latina is a good compromise of giving a nod to the meme while also being in character (which at that point of the story he has not let go of his anger yet).

[@PikaLink91]

The way I saw it he wasn’t engrossed. I think Dr Stone put it on and Shadow had nothing better to do. Also I hate the thought of that scene being the directors acknowledging the meme. Stop acknowledging memes.

[@Ze_N00B]

@@PikaLink91 Shadow literally says: "Gabriella should kill them both. She's not a prize to be won." He is VERY MUCH engrossed.

[@Naldillo11]

⁠​⁠@@PikaLink91 I think he was getting into it when he said “Gabriella should kill them both”. Also what’s wrong with acknowledging memes?

[@sentientmonke8265]

@@PikaLink91 Wow, you're no fun

[@PikaLink91]

@@sentientmonke8265 I’m not, no, but neither are all of you making these memes. I am very boring and bitter and depressed all the time, but the difference is that I am self aware about it.

[@MrSonicGuy3765]

The fandub was reference in the line “Okay hot topic!”

[@TheKorenji]

What fandub?

[@sonicultimateyt1090]

@@TheKorenji the SNAPCUBE fandub

[@MrSonicGuy3765]

@@TheKorenji SA2 dark story I think maybe the hero one

[@doctjoe]

People have been calling Shadow hot topic long before that fandub

[@MilkyWayMarsBar]

Noticed that too

[@Andeh8]

8 year old me would be furious cause im not a latina 💀💀💀💀

[@TheFnafdude1987real]

Lmao 💀🙏

[@detectivebrown6211]

Sucks to be you then lol

[@alioness-w-noregrets7471]

Same here, but by memes aren’t always facts.

[@Svender06]

Just cause you arent latina doesnt mean he doesnt love you

[@alioness-w-noregrets7471]

@ Personality is where it’s at

[@randehmarsh40689]

Jeff Fowler isnt even one of the bigger directors in Hollywood and yet he has so much respect from me solely because of how much he cares about his job and how invested he is in these movies and the source material

[@markamanic]

Dude's been involved with the franchise for at least 20 years.

[@TheUltimateLifeform_Shadow]

“I just love latinas, Sonic.”

[@Philthorn]

"What?"

[@utopiclightning4458]

“Adios amigo!”

[@Bertiboy]

*spanish guitar plays*

[@daelen.cclark]

I’d love it if Rouge ends up played by a Latino woman.

[@redbird2521]

Latino is for dudes, but you right with Latina Rouge

[@starwalker327]

given she's likely based on the honduran white bat, odds are high!

[@Mr.MR2111]

​@@starwalker327 Wait is she actualy!? That is so funny.

[@MMSkittles-zw7zn]

Now that you said it, I want that too 😂

[@xHappyfaceprincessx]

Rouge was actually based on latina celebrities that were popular at the time she was created, like Jennifer Lopez, for example. The more you know.

[@KDX34]

This is what I like about Sega. They're not afraid of referencing memes and other things made by the community. Really shows rhe love for their fanbase

[@NeptuneNoire]

They used the SANIC drawing in the first movie, i love it so much. xD

[@PikaLink91]

And the fans making these memes shows they don’t take the series serious. And before you ask, yes I take a series about super powered hedgehog 100% serious as I do with everything else. If I don’t take my fandom serious, why be invested at all.

[@badluck9749]

​@@PikaLink91 did the movie break you as a father by any chance?

[@PikaLink91]

@ Oh it broke me alright.. for all the right reasons. T'was a real tearjerker.

[@connorjohnson8590]

I think from before the movie released, they have been incredibly adaptive to the internet’s desires. Obviously the biggest example of this would be the design change that saved this movie franchise. It’s like someone in the boardroom went ‘Hey, our movies actually do better when we make things the people say they want to see’ and they actually add things that they think we’d enjoy now!

[@cuddlebug9699]

The fact the movie directors are so in-tune with the fandom memes makes me smile

[@flixytip4571]

Even refrenced the fandub "Listen hot topic"

[@fork4207]

You can tell the love the team has for these character so excited for sonic 4

[@Hei_Darkfire]

Yeah, I think that's why the Sonic movies are so special. The team has the utmost respect for the character and franchise. Like, everyone does. And everyone gives it their all in these movies.

[@ColdFuse96]

Shadow wants to marry a latina so that as an excuse to name his potential daughter Maria. "What? Its a common Spanish name! Her mom picked it out, I had nothing to do with it."

[@guritchiandreba13]

Love this😂

[@mikdan8813]

I fucking knew it.

[@Ratscallion_exe]

There's a 1 in a 6 chance Rouge is a Honduran Fruit Bat Latina **There's only 6 bat species with white fur** Edit: *FINE,* finally found the og reference, y'all can stop complaining if colour of fur isn't enough _"[...]Next, regarding Rouge._ _I decided to create a "slightly se****" character that had never been in the series before, but since it was a deformed character, it required a lot of trial and error. Adding and subtracting se****ness. The costume was not too eccentric, but not too ordinary either. As a result,_ _Jennifer Lopez is famous in Japan, and I thought I would borrow a bit of the se***iness of Latin women, which became the hint for the final draft. Her skin is brown. She has the same abilities as Knuckles, but I differentiated her by elegantly focusing her actions on kicking."_ -Kazuyuki Hoshino, Sonic Team, August, 14, 2001 (Web Archive) Taken from Sonic Fandom Wiki, REFERENCE NUMBER [15]

[@wordplayreviews8818]

Selina Gomez would fit as she is not different to voice acting and has played a bat before XD.

[@Espartanica]

How many blue hedgehogs or red echidnas or purple cats

[@RoflCannon6]

@@Espartanicaas many as you want so long as you have a can of paint

[@Espartanica]

@RoflCannon6 My point is, color means nothing.

[@Ratscallion_exe]

@@Espartanica Hey man, here's an update

[@johara.260]

"Give me back my passport"

[@AnthonyLynch-k8e]

"Why do you wanna go to mexico so bad!?"

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

@@AnthonyLynch-k8e ''I just love latinas Sonic.''

[@lorenzoantonio3630]

@@dabluepittoo-aqua4213”what adios

[@arliquid2321]

We never ever will get a better fanservice on cinema like on sonic 3.

[@revelryinthedark]

Watching the movie I was hoping they'd acknowledge either the coffee beans or the meme, and love that the latter made it 😂. Coffee beans might make it in the spinoff though since that's where they acknowledged Knuckles's love for grapes

[@anti_ayazi4016]

Hope we can have a shadow eating coffee beans on the screen in sonic 4 🤩

[@DarkBloodAssa]

Knuckles loving grapes was already referenced at the end of the second movie, though. "Yum, a dessert. Does it have grapes in it?"

[@revelryinthedark]

@@DarkBloodAssa Yeah I know, it's just that seeing him actually eating them was so much cuter 😁

[@neyuzu]

I thought it was canon bc in the sonic offical cookbook most of his recipes involve coffee

[@Sango-po5pi]

hence why eggman loves coffee and in sonic 2 opened the mean bean cafe, there will be coffee in sonic 4

[@gmpa9747]

I’ve said this once and I’ll say it again. When they reveal shadow in the next sonic movies, he must answer that he was hiding in Mexico when asked. The joke writes itself come on Paramount.

[@bricktopian]

Don't build that DAMN wall I need Latinas! - shadow dropkicking Trump in Sonic 4

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Bro, Shadow has great tastes in Latinas.

[@cybirdgames5058]

Oh no… DreamWorks Puss in Boots’ Kitty SoftPaws VA as Rouge is going to go Brrrr on Sonic Fans with Keanu Reeves Shadow.

[@heikira438]

Jeff Fowler climbed to the ranks of favorite film maker. Finally, a director that embraces the love of the fans instead of fighting the fans

[@Ultimatelifeform2010]

I just LOVE latinas, Sonic.

[@Bullet_07-b7g]

No way 😂

[@readstoomuch2070]

I fucking knew him watching the novela was a reference to the meme 😂 And I loved that he only said good things about Gabriela. As a Latina myself with a crush on Shadow, my life is now complete 🖤❤️🖤

[@Seiyol]

It's such a sublime and sneaky way to reference that, lol. Love it.

[@ZoarTwili]

I hope that Tikal the echidna will appear in the Shadow series and thus the meme of “I love latinas” It will be completed lol

[@abstractredy]

And gradually it will transit another meme, which would be genious

[@Evilriku13]

@@abstractredy which one?

[@MilkyWayMarsBar]

YES!!! Shadow canonically likes Latinas in the Movie Universe!! Thank you for this scene, Fowler!

[@bld-11]

As someone who loves latinas too, I'm proud of Shadow

[@BabarBaig41]

I’m pretty sure a KZbinr called jet kickstarted the meme

[@Zowiezo101]

His video was based on the meme, I think he put the original link in his description on either Twitter or KZbin

[@Dash123456789Brawl]

Although I would like to believe Jehtt was the one that started the meme, I checked on Know Your Meme for further context and it identified both videos, but Jehtt’s was a little over 2 months later. The Jehtt video is far superior to the TikTok, though.

[@shalimarrobles-zq8wj]

Shadow 🖤❤️🦔: Tell all of the Latinas, I love them, Sonic ❤

[@asuna5701]

All the Latinas cheering right now😂❤

[@zabirdy181]

Jokes aside, the nod to the meme landed well, unlike most Marvel movies nowadays I literally have no complains abt Shadow in the movie, they nailed his character and personality perfectly, the sneak on the meme made me chuckle bc I completely forgot abt it while watching the movie and I was like 'Of course you would say that Shadow' then later it clicked and I was OMFG THEY DID IT IT'S THE MEME🤣🤣🤣

[@DestructiveAuto]

“Shadow, why’d you take my passport?”

[@LukasFuchs-j8k]

"I just love Latinas Sonic"

[@xXxDaN00bxXx]

I like how there is no mention of Jhett, whom had a massive influence on the meme's popularity.

[@crazyman8472]

It’s not just Robotnik binge-watching telenovelas… 😍

[@cameraboy64]

ITS OFFICIAL SHADOW LOVES LATINAS

[@friskcharala]

How did I not made the connection with the Mexican movie and Shadow 😭🙏

[@Unknownlore1]

one of my favourite cannon memes

[@autismwithnyaharty]

I am a Mexican-American Latina.

[@Philthorn]

Better hide then from shadow the rizzhog

[@autismwithnyaharty]

@ I will hide-

[@BlueStarTwo]

I had no idea Jason Griffith was aware of the meme, let alone recreate it with his own Shadow voice! That caught me so off guard but I love it!

[@megaman37456]

Now we just need a movie version of mephiles to have his hideout in a tower on a tilt.

[@truthhopelove]

Thank goodness they didn’t see the Shadow loves Shrek meme.

[@KindaGoonie]

now we just need eggman to make an announcement

[@fefega]

I knew I felt kinship with Shadow ever since I was a young boy.

[@Ghibli_Otaku]

This man is after our hearts

[@kin4386]

The fact that he said "Google it" is so god damn funny lmao

[@Enderlinkpawnu]

Who said they were aligations, our boy just knows what he wants.

[@danailmarinov7299]

Fans: Heehee! Shadow loves latinas. Sega: Write thst down! Write that down!

[@UnhelpfulEngineer]

Aside from this, Sonic called Shadow a hot topic, referencing Snapcube

[@4k200elbow]

"If you cant beat them, join them" thats how sega kinda said it really.

[@valmid5069]

🍿🍿🍿🍿

[@evdomos]

I just thought Eggman would absolutely watch that, I didn't even piece this together. Unreal.

[@MaxwellPublishing]

I swear to God I theorized that's why we had a shot of Shadow standing in front of a Mexican chick's cleavage hahaha I thought the writers just snuck that in as a wink but I can't believe we got verification

[@miguelleis4827]

I swear sonic has to be one of the few movies that will throw in outside jokes, but be able to do it right.

[@emm6101]

A single tear.. the man gets the fanbase. Shadow indeed loves latinas.

[@redfox4220]

I always love when the creators are in on the joke

[@IKR_C]

My favorite flower is lantanas 😂

[@Dalton_Boardman2000]

Shadow not only loves latinas but respects them on an emotional level.

[@StarkSpider24]

It all started with snapcube 🤣

[@LoveandBonestm]

This just became my favorite thing.

[@ayanosuki474]

In sonic 4. Shadow finally finds Latinas in maxeico, and then he said. "I love Latinas Sonic" Then sonic goes "What?" Then shadow goes "Adios Amigo" ABSOLUTE CINEMA

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

Oh what a surprise, Mexico is the only latino country for gringos lmao

[@user78405]

eggman family are hispanic origin. His father created him, when he was last thing alive as human but he is no longer as human now, due to ai nature keeping him in stasis his other half when chaos energy not only cause paradox in timelines but also destroyed timelines.

[@ImaginatorJoren]

Now I want Shadow to speak Spanish

[@talonsandspears8129]

Here we go again.

[@backgroundcharacterj5071]

Holy shit its official

[@beepbedits]

wishing I was a Latina now that it’s officially canon 😔

[@blitzcha0s308]

Now we just need pissing on the moon to be cannon.

[@Karnage_Kai]

The meme is canon now lol

[@daz211]

Its a take on the meme, but it also mirrors the other characters in the movie franchise getting super invested in different pieces of media, like Sonic loving Keanu Reeves movies, Knuckles watching Pretty Woman in the TV series, and the Heros team watching Casper

[@BrightBeamBang]

Can someone explain how and why meme "Shadow loves Latinas" appeared? I mean, I still can't understand why this should be funny😅.

[@Lore.]

KookieStar made a tweet of him saying it just as a joke, but the meme was popularized by Jehtt because of how well it was done in his video.

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

its not even funny, its something stupid people used as a meme

[@csg1lcolonel528]

@@alejandrasanchez3022did you click on this video to enlighten the masses with your advanced humor or are you just jealous that shadow loves latinas more than he loves you?

[@Lostonthetrack]

Shadow seems to be a man of our own ilk... 🥸

[@k0v4n0v4]

paying respects to the IP and the fans makes you successful? wow who could of seen that coming.

[@SHADZA4321]

Sonic nunca podrá entender mi amor por las latinas.

[@itstoasty7089]

IF I CANT SAVE THE LATINAS, WHO WILL? 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SamTheMan55555]

What a difference with a director that respects fans and lore.

[@projectmessiah]

I don't think Shadow getting absorbed in a soap opera means he loves latinas per say but thats pretty dope, i didn't even pick up on it

[@justsomecheezyguy]

Lets gooo its canon!

[@toonworldcocoa1760]

No wonder Shadow visits to Mexico in secret…

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

not all of these ignorant comments talking only about Mexico 💀

[@benunder50]

Time out I distinctly remember people making shadow/Latina jokes in 2018. So the meme definitely has deeper roots than you think

[@AnPrionsaTaibhse]

Sonic 1 - Sanic Sonic 2 - Do you know da wea? Sonic 3 - Shadow loves Latinas (possibly Tails Gets Troll with the _two_ kids calling him Detective Pikachu) What will Sonic 4 grant us?

[@soldiergigas14]

this goes to show that the director listens to the fans and gives them exactly what they want. Unlike Disney...

[@marioprendi8312]

"Adios amigo...."

[@Progamer1013]

I thought the Jehtt video was the original, is it not?

[@DoctorSpudhead]

It is.

[@JB2X-Z]

It's just that nobody credits stolen content anywhere. In whatever other website it shows up on. But yes, all credit goes to Jehtt.

[@Lore.]

Jehtt actually credits a tweet in his video description, so while he did make that video that popularized it, it was actually someone's tweet that started the meme.

[@mr.shgamingguy]

0:53 But Who animates that meme

[@KookieStar]

Hi, I'm the creator of the Sonic Prime version of the meme. 👉🏻👈🏻🥹

[@Lore.]

The fact that even Jehtt's video (in which he credits your tweet in the description) didn't make it into this video about the meme is honestly pretty weird.

[@Goremize]

I'm just shocked to hear people actually watched Prime, I tried it and after the first season it looked one of the worst produced pieces of media by mankind to exist, I was amazed as to how bad of a show Sonic Prime is, like they made it bad on purpose the characters all sucked and everything about it is terrible.

[@KookieStar]

@@Lore. Because people hate to dig deeper to find the original sources of things.

[@KookieStar]

@@Goremize Uhhh... Good for you, I guess? I liked Prime and genuinely enjoyed the silliness it has.

[@Kalithe_Rat]

As a latina, i feel very welcome 😌

[@darthvidar-spiller5343]

I had no idea Shadow had a thing for latinas for some time. Impressive!

[@Sarriuz]

He doesn't have to beat the allegations. Allegations implies it's a bad thing, bro just has good taste.

[@what_is_a_handle_]

proud to be latina🙏🙏

[@NeosparkJ80]

Saga listens to us.

[@user78405]

gerald and ivan are spanish names ...not get confuse with russian names since both mean same thing over there , since ivo is name given by ivan as a clone of him to continue on the lifespan as human not a monster of his original body somewhere in lost timeline, but for shadow, is clone of ivan as monster that continue on as experiment to separated him and human host but that failed since half of ivan brain is only save him into machine while other half is lock up in a zone is forbidden to free it

[@rocketgroot4311]

*Shadow: How to be a Latin Lover..*

[@Karuhixx]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! 😭♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@spence8507]

Shadows favorite flower is lantanas

[@pugman9672]

In another ask sonic segment a view says “greetings from Mexico” And I’m paraphrasing but shadow basically says “Mexico is a lovely place and that he’d love to visit there sometime”. Fellas hide your wives and girlfriends cuz he is on his way.

[@ordisraru]

I recall it being: Viewer: "#insert question# and greetings from Mexico City." Shadow: "Mexico City? That sounds like a lovely place. #insert answer#"

[@zaneidaos8012]

This is not what I wanted to hear. I thought that he said something about Shadow's movie. Why we already have so many news about Sonic 4, but nothing about movie or series about Shadow?