The Biggest Scam In Sonic's History

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A Sonic video essay covering the biggest scam in not just our community, but all of gaming. Tons of research went into this and it's a massive story.
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Sonic: gaster-2 On DA
Tails: bandicootbrawl96 On DA
Chapters
00:00 Intro/Opener
02:28 Raycon
03:28 Context
09:22 The Second Strike
11:18 The Beginning of the End
18:11 Teddy The Creator
19:57 The Return

[@TheSonicShow]

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[@ANDRESLOPEZ_24]

Ironic since raycons are a scam too

[@KennethV2000]

@TheSonicShow No one cares of you hating on people dude. Just let it all out lol

[@Greatkingchaos]

Shadows next

[@ShaneShrimp]

raycons are actual pretty good

[@Darktrap11]

What is the sonic game in the background? That looks so beautiful!

[@LegoMan1932]

Who would’ve thought a joke would’ve turned into a whole investigation

[@RikouHogashi]

especially when it no longer was a joke/bit(coin? XD)

[@SmolMitee]

The sonic show is now partnered with G.U.N.

[@jaypandey8084]

Hello internet, welcome to sonic theory! edit: thanks for the likes☺

[@spoonbox7263]

:( he's gone

[@YaBoiAustin-bi7rk]

Honestly one of my favorite videos by your channel. I love the unique topics that this channel covers compared to other traditional sonic news channels. Keep up the great work!

[@Megapples]

Bro I need to sleep but at the same time, Sonic content

[@yyuuu___77]

Nah fr I’m up at 1am rn when I have college in a couple of hours

[@tuna6747]

Sleeping is cringe, Sonic content based

[@SanicConnoisseur_91]

@@tuna6747I keep telling myself that

[@thunderstarlegends]

Go TO SLEEP!

[@van_tito_3713]

Hey, just wanted to let you know if you're looking for another topic to cover, Former head writer of the Archie Sonic comics from 1993-2006 Ken Penders is planning on rereleasing some old Archie Sonic comics and it's without a doubt behind Sega's back. I'll let you look into it yourself so I don't word spam this comment. Be warned: the Ken Penders rabbit hole is insane, there's stuff that he wanted in there that would get the comic moved to the back of the store if you catch my drift, you'll know about the warzone known as his Twitter, and you *will* learn copyright law.

[@jackpijjin4088]

Sally dip.

[@hype5456]

What's in it

[@Isotropic_Phoenix]

I actually came up with a wild headcannon about this very thing! If you’d like to know, I’ll try to explain it in detail.

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

Very cool

[@dazley8021]

Poor Tails gets his name dragged through the mud like that 😟 And no i dont mean the coin, but the character

[@MortallyBane]

Why do I feel like this guy could genuinely be Sonic's future voice actor?

[@themidnightotaku22]

Can you imagine the guy trying to revive the knuckles token gets caught by Feds & wrongly accused of starting the whole scam? I hope that won’t be the case but crypto on its own is usually a red flag for my interests regardless.

[@KnucklesTheEchidna.]

This. ☝🏾😐

[@apselbluestar2223]

Damn. This is genuinely interesting. I am, so sorry that ya finally find a real, interesting, no bait story that is actually interesting and this happens my man.

[@VGLounge]

9:50 *HODL* is a reference to the doge meme, he speaks like that

[@GmanFigures]

This scam was worse then sonic forces

[@amalgamation12]

At least sonic forces gave you something

[@DefNotMikayel]

I mean sonic forces wasn't that bad (please don't kill me)

[@amalgamation12]

@@DefNotMikayel it's my 3rd favorite sonic game but it was a big disappointment

[@oOSonicexeOo]

@@DefNotMikayelas someone who likes sonic 06 I’ll tell you you’re pretty safe from criticism in comparison lol because at least sonic forces as the ability to be fun in terms of just simply replaying stages that you like and the OC was something that at the time was what people mainly got the game for

[@FragmentOffline]

2:18 AY, YO!?! I thought you was family friendly?!?!?

[@davidslogoarchive5116]

Didn't expect a Coffeezilla-type video on here. Good job on the investigation part.

[@Mohamed58290]

What is the game that looks like unleashed in the beginning of the video it looks so fun i wanna try it (please someone answer)

[@firesonic1010]

Somebody should send this to Coffeezilla so he can properly investigate and expose these frauds for who they really are.

[@VGLounge]

2:20 It is now immortal on the internet

[@charmyzard]

6:14 No human face, but indeed a meme face. Fitting for schemes like these.

[@RotoMiner]

Loved that Drain Gang joke in the sponsorship!

[@gregzotter6189]

This sounds like something that Eddy (from Ed, Edd, n Eddy) would want to pull.

[@FunkyFridayGod]

That’s crazy for tails to get used 😭

[@netziguess3507]

please dont say that tails is a child that could be taken very much out of context

[@canalso5806]

​@@netziguess3507 who cares

[@mehiloll]

@@netziguess3507bro you gotta be kidding me 😂

[@Termina2018]

@@netziguess3507lmao

[@ahockham]

I've never heard of this scam.

[@ANDRESLOPEZ_24]

Sonic forces was the biggest scam

[@patg500]

Could you stop everything about was forces

[@ANDRESLOPEZ_24]

​@@patg500cry about it

[@GmanFigures]

@@patg500sonic forces sucks 😭

[@patg500]

Still not ​@@ANDRESLOPEZ_24

[@lorenzorafael4600]

Sonic Forces is alright tbh

[@evanrobert175]

Didn't think I'd see the challenger disaster would be referenced in a sonic video.

[@penguin_evere]

2:29 i think they last 48 hours. they’re not raycon, i don’t even remember what they are, but they’re pretty good. and they last really long, so-

[@liefdenhaezer3359]

Sega can sue them btw

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

So teddy promised that you by giving your token back to them for safe keeping, you could gain access to a game and win NFTs. That's what all the buzz speak boils down to.

[@JakeNazzaro]

Wow that is just crazy that it got so big.

[@UmIdkOkChill]

Love your vids i finally found you also what are the games your playing this vid i wanna play them

[@thebrickbros.1294]

Sonic colors ultimate was really not that bad. It was a pretty faithful remake. I know there was a lot of bugs and glitches in the first few weeks of release but they patched all of them and in my play through last year I experienced zero bugs

[@Zerovin]

The issue is that it really shouldn’t have had those bugs and glitches in the first place, it was a remaster of the original colours not a remake or anything. And it’s technically not even the “ultimate” version either as there is no mention of anything from the handheld version of the games

[@thebrickbros.1294]

@@Zerovin I guess. But I thought it was really well made, maybe not marketed very well but as a first sonic colors experience I’d say it was solid, I’m not saying it’s the best sonic game out there (that goes to sonic mania) but it was pretty cool. The reach for the stars remix was fire though. I feel like we could overlook the bugs since they aren’t in the game anymore just like we did after the final horizon released to take the attention away from the bad final boss of sonic frontiers

[@Zerovin]

@thebrickbros.1294 sonic colours ultimate objectively was not a well made product. I'd rather play the original versions than what was released as the ultimate version. Hell I'd even rather play the original DS version than colours ultimate

[@thebrickbros.1294]

@@Zerovin i think your being a bit harsh on sonic colors ultimate. I feel like for the main game I would rather play it in HD. Plus I like the controls of the switch better than the wii. Or the PlayStation. Ether way it’s the same game with better graphics. I’m not one to complain about sonic games, in fact there are only four sonic games I out right hate and there pretty strongly disliked games. (I don’t count any of the bad game gear games though, if it’s not playable it’s not a game lol)

[@mobiusprime5037]

I played Sonic Colours Ultimate from the beginning to end and 100% it and didn’t find any bugs nor glitches

[@SnickerDoodleStudios10]

When this guy posts it’s a blessing from the gods! Sincerely, new subscriber. P.S, I took your advice!

[@Lemonz-418]

:30 TT Wonderlands dlc... Feel played.

[@Cloud-dt6xb]

Using my favorite fox in a scam just shameful.

[@braedonmclaughlin5213]

Love the work brother.

[@mannyegarica12]

Oh yeah that reminds me of the a sonic roleplay VR check group The knuckles was selling crypto call knucks-coin as a joke but also almost the reason why the multiverse got destroyed in the series.

[@AidenToon]

I never knew that existed.

[@Sora_kh2]

What game is in the background at the beginning

[@J0R0J0]

What game is being played at 17:30?

[@johnpett1955]

The moral of the story: Don't invest in crypto currency. If you want to invest in something, do it in stocks or something.

[@metazoxan2]

The thing is at this point I think most people know that already. Most Crypto bros ... are just fellow scammers trying to rug pull one another. That's why they ignore the red flags. Because the fact it's a scam doesn't matter to them at all, as long as they can find the timing to pull out before the rug pull, they make out like bandits. The ones that get angry are those that failed to read the timing and were on the losing end. Sure there is probably some percentage legit tricked, but most were just in it to steal some of the money for themselves before the house collapsed.

[@zenvariety9383]

When it comes to crypto one must be cautious. Earning crypto through faucets and mining and purchasing crypto through exchanges only if it can be staked on the trusted exchange is usually how I do it. Yet I think earning crypto is the safest way to obtain crypto. Yet investing in traditional stocks is good as well.

[@Darktrap11]

Correction: don't gamble in the first place

[@dmkq9554]

Ye im gonna falsely advertise my scam coin to be directly associated with SEGA, im sure nothing bad can happen there

[@metazoxan2]

I'm honestly surprised SEGA didn't immediately move against this. Maybe they just are so unconnected to Crypto space that they didn't notice? I mean letting this be done with their name is pretty brand dammaging.

[@dmkq9554]

@@metazoxan2 a lot of investogations are often locked behind a locked Door mostly not to alert the scammer, gather the intel and evidence, build Up a case and seeing how this was a pretty small community of cryptobros getting scammed, not to bring more attention to it. Or Sega really didnt notice cuz, Sega. But theres no way they havent Been alerted by autorities.

[@Internet_Canuck]

Dude same. I was like this dude used SEGA’s IP to make $24 M. How TF were they not immediately having their door kicked down by SEGA’s lawyers?

[@bluel1gh7]

Can someone tell me what's the first game on the background?

[@peckneck2439]

He didn't invest in HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu when it was at its peak. Serves you right for missing out lmao. Remember. Buy high, sell low.

[@rickytorres4213]

But did he pay his taxes?

[@moosatch8586]

Great reporting, fun video, thonkyuu

[@FrozenBox]

Got any dirt on the Sonic Inu token? That one seemed sus af

[@chilidog2376]

Another Banger

[@mavi3348]

It's really that easy? Damn, hey guys. If you see a 'yoshi coin' sometime in future, that's me. Don't buy it.

[@nicholasaugello2534]

I'd say the biggest scam in the entire gaming community is overwatch 2 0:28

[@moosatch8586]

Nobody lost any money, it’s just an unfulfilled promise. Definitely worse scams out there like old No Man’s Sky and numerous kickstarters.

[@connercyoung4309]

Can someone tell me what game he is playing

[@kepler27j92]

3:41 if anyone recognizes this melody, i love you

[@beppp01]

So like, every single game since Mania?

[@ChibiSteak]

21:11 fin.

[@keheo4236]

Woah New video

[@frayzure]

Kind of funny to think that you guys assume Teddy is one person and not a group of people, and even funnier still of the premise that Teddy is based in the US

[@pattydiggity]

My fav talking raccoon

[@Elitze_Real]

3:28

[@RadSonic.]

Wow

[@kdrinterpreting1548]

Video essay? Based 😂

[@jakegammer64]

Why is blud talking about this 2 years later

[@S.B.Wilds5553]

I like the "editor humor" in this video it's your normal up beat video voice but when you have to drop the voice it's sounds like narrating with a shot gun by there lips just to go back to the happy silly lil racoon

[@Ninjago-News]

Online sonic game when?

[@Internet_Canuck]

Dude this entire video I just kept saying how the fuck did SEGA not know or do nothing about this?

[@michealwilson5788]

sonic 3 movie in cream in 2024 today now yes 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@sonicroc237]

11:54 He made his Brother disappear

[@VictorHernandez-cz1be]

When did The Sonic Show become Coffezilla?? 😂

[@zenvariety9383]

So is the Tails token a fake cryptocurrency? Dang, I hate it when scammers create fake crypto and rip people off.

[@speed_311]

SANIC!?

[@jking446]

Crypto is just fancier gambling

[@charmyzard]

The future of finance (?)

[@supersonicstyle5177]

Nah you posted in 2 am💀

[@Elitze_Real]

bro its 9:00pm

[@MortexBerri]

Its 7:00 😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😂😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😮😂😮😂😮😂😮😂

[@supersonicstyle5177]

In my country its 2 am

[@RyansNotToyReview]

For me 5:55

[@bluemike1215]

It's 8:03 pm for me

[@cyberprime9355]

Well. Can't say SEGA is at fault for this one.

[@megafett3605]

The biggest video game scam is electronic arts.

[@swordgaming2999]

The biggest scam in sonics history might be the rings 😀

[@MovieEggman]

Crypto is one massive scam all together.

[@zenvariety9383]

Not necessarily. I own crypto and most of it was obtained through crypto faucets. Honestly though, scams are a huge concern.

[@FunkySunkyManiia]

Did the title of the video change or am I crazy

[@OctavioGaitan]

Wait. That was actually a thing? I thought it was just a joke/publicity stunt.

[@NicholasLi10]

Why does this raccoon still exist?

[@ezratheartist7862]

No

[@Dat_Guy-IsCool]

.

[@BladeKnightmareLoD]

The scam is not coming back just like akira toriyama LOL JK R.I.P. AKIRA TORIYAMA THE LEGEND

[@rmjrmj4]

You could totally pull of a Rock Lee impression from Naruto, you'd sound just like him. Lol Yea, this scam is so bad... sad how c-pto people fell for it like fly's to a fly-trap.

[@sharaheartsixx]

I'm not even mad at the "scammer". If people are that stupid to throw their money on this I'm supporting the Tailscoin guy 😅😅

[@penguin_evere]

i feel kinda guilty for watching two different channels that both claim they’re both the best sonic news source, but you guys are both so funny. it’s also kinda convenient, since if i want a short, simpler video, i go to mason, but if i want a longer, more in depth explanation of the news, i go to you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SBaby]

So you said you knew this guy's name. What's his name?

[@-LG_]

banger video jaden #TailsCoin

[@Mohamed58290]

Its so dumb

[@SkydreamPony]

Scams are always terrible, but this one being crypto based? Well, as the saying goes, a fool and his money are soon parted

[@Sage942]

Unlike sonic forces this scam was made well

[@TheTrueColeye]

I'm still curious about how these 'crypto bros' keep falling for this stuff and then remain addicted to copium.

[@zenvariety9383]

I like cryptocurrency, but I only buy crypto that can be staked. Other than that I usually try to earn crypto through faucet sites. So when it comes to crypto I practice caution and only stake crypto on reliable exchanges.

[@oOSonicexeOo]

Does anyone know when we can basically enter the matrix or inhabit a new planet so I can get away from all the annoying/dumb things the human species does lol like honestly I’d rather talk to an Ai than talk to some of the humans you see nowadays

[@tomasavendanozacarias5205]

I love how the saitama and saitamurai shitcoins have logos based on NOT saitama, the character is called watchdog man

[@faithful_otaku7339]

*Reads Title* Me: Oh a video about the Nintendo Online Network, wonderful.

[@dantewaldrop704]

Why is all you background footage sonic fan games

[@-_-Akatsuki1]

None of them are jokes on my mind :)

[@michealwilson5788]

sonic 3 movie cream in 2024 today now yes 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Izisra]

I thought Raycons were scams?

[@uhhh_adam]

Scam? You mean paying 60$ for Frontiers?? Lmao

[@alphnxyt]

L Scam

[@Luhh_jayyjay]

First and also keep up the good work👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽