What if Sonic.EXE wasn't Sonic

[@Snowball87754]

Ristar: What about me?

[@NekoKaizol]

My star boy getting neglected bruh😔

[@Snowball87754]

@@NekoKaizol I know, he deserves better 😔

[@enriquejimenez5684]

This is not D-side

[@Thef_ckareyou6]

​@@enriquejimenez5684 do not dis my boy ristar

[@Leon-rush]

And nights

[@r3xrapt0r51]

the idea of instead of being a blue hedgehog exe decides to go with a dolphin is really goofy and funny to me

[@eden_atomizer]

Dolphins are really, really evil, I don't blame X.

[@seabass2198]

they are already sadistic fuckers

[@toastedprocastinator]

​@@eden_atomizer true, it's a perfect pairing.

[@FlipeTheBased]

Like if him being a blue hedgehog isn't goofy enough

[@jameswilliams8555]

“I… eat cod!”

[@Burning_Masquerade]

I love how all these difference instances of X all have a different schtick and paint him in a completely new light and vibe: Sonic: Sadistic self-proclaimed God of his own victims Alex Kidd: Casino owner trying to scam his victims for his own gain and amusement, not of their money, but of their soul Vectorman: Cruel and strict general of a whole army that deeply fears him. Ecco: killer fish from san diego.

[@Thespartan2077]

Killer fish, killer fish from San Diego 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@therealestcupheadonyt]

imma do a swim blub blub

[@tigerlover2853]

28 damage and new synergy unlocked with Pinger.

[@DarkBean55]

EXE AU where X inhabits a twisted version of the Sega Genesis Collection and his vessel changes depending on which game is selected

[@victoralexandrefaria2840]

Peak Au

[@eden_atomizer]

As in the one from the ps3? Absolutely peak.

[@Flabber_Gaster]

Lowkey goated concept

[@_Content-Deleted_]

God Z

[@Bruh..........]

God Z lmao

[@Nile_Crocodile]

X but he took one look at the fanart and decided he didn’t like sonic anymore

[@ToadBup]

Holy shit Vectorman reference in 2024

[@ayeshahannure9237]

Why so low Likes?😭😭😭

[@thedumpster1094_osc]

oh my lord its loadtop

[@Help_Me_64]

As a time traveler, nobody still cared that Toadbup was here

[@Doodle_man65]

I remembered him after this video and got back into the series from this video

[@ThunderG2004]

I actually had this idea in my head for a while about if Sonic.exe was a completely original character instead of being an evil version of sonic, that would honestly be really interesting, like imagine all the other exes as original characters like Xenophanes or Lord x, or Fatal error, now that would be a cool idea!

[@sonicthehedgehog1606]

Then they're not exes just regular creepypasta

[@Syco600]

Wow thats an awful idea. Autistic sonic gremlin is what your here for so stick with it.

[@RandomNwordGuy]

Yes but lord x will be a horror character​@@sonicthehedgehog1606

[@wubproductions9755]

Fatal error already has a ton of vessels of different characters, from Mario to Kirby to even Porygon (a Pokémon)

[@UI_James1]

@@wubproductions9755 EVEN SANS OF ALL THINGS Bro calls it "Blaster mode"

[@ayonimator3433]

4:37 I like the idea of exe-ifying characters that usually mostly lack human like traits and are closer to just intelligent animals.

[@glitchy3963]

I’ve always liked the idea that depending on X’s mood, he would switch up his world to the different sega génesis games, if he was joyful he would try Ristar, angry for Vectorman, nostalgic for alex Kidd or sonic, and so on. An evil bastard but has good taste in games

[@true_equal]

"LET ME SHOW YOU MY BEAUTIFUL WORLD."

[@BlixerTheGamer2025]

This is just called ".exe" without Sonic 😔

[@Mow2012-Shmdiddy]

cycles d side reference

[@TheSnappo]

I mess with X as a dolphin for some reason it feels very cool design wise and especially since it’s Ecco The idea that he’s much less talkative and lures you into the planet’s core already gives off great ideas for how the setting should look like and feel. Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@ArchAntichristReal]

I love these concepts… This makes me wanna make a Megaman version of X

[@TEMP-vm1mt]

You mean like some kind of “Mega Man X”?

[@doohickeyhandy758]

@@TEMP-vm1mt God damn it 😔

[@2SINISTER57]

Draw X as X

[@JoaoLucas-qf9si]

Imagine him as megaman.exe from megaman battle network...

[@mylam658]

You see the vision

[@ChiliLeo]

I wonder how the 7 guardians would be in those alternate universes fr

[@michaeltabarroni70]

Imagine the guardians in the Ecco the Dolphin universe are based off of other animals instead of just dolphins. You could have Kyofu be a Killer Whale for example.

[@BalancedtheScales]

The idea of X not being pigeon held to Sonic really gets the idea across he’s not just an evil version of the blue blur but his own entity And it’s really cool and he comes off more as a threat

[@jacksonvoet8312]

I mean, he isn’t, he just is obsessed with the Sonic series, and most of the other EXEs have other reasons. Lord X is just X, but chronologically older, so he’s more mature acting, but the reason is the same. Fatal Error just seems to have encountered Sonic first, Needlemouse Sarah was buried in a spot where a SEGA headquarters was later built, and most of the others either inhabit Sonic games due to random chance, being actual video game characters, or out of tradition because the first void entity did so. Basically, it’s tradition. But others may exist, and have entirely different forms to suit their liking.

[@SparkyVGM]

I love this, i can feel how Sonic.exe is coming inside of me

[@modnaR226]

The idea of X shapeshifting into other video game characters other than Sonic is cool

[@theepic1944]

It's basically D side Lord X.

[@iljafedorenko3080]

@@theepic1944 AKA God Z

[@SONIC_PX2]

I think X himself will reward the player with a photon, the more someone has, the less likely is them to be scraping and reused for parts. [ 3:25 ]

[@Thef_ckareyou6]

Ooh, so like the more you win, the more and more souls of the innocent lives he gives you

[@DriverNeku]

Fnf D-Sides: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRIITE THAT DOWN!

[@RonoSave]

Finally, I found a comment like that

[@M4N14C4L]

D sides overrated

[@KNA31_3]

​@@M4N14C4L L take.

[@biomseed]

​@@M4N14C4LDo not talk.

[@madnessprime2009]

He made alex and vectorman, wheres ristar 💀

[@JohnnyTheBoi]

Random idea relating to this: X as AiAi. In this timeline, he'd experience a delusion similar to "Sonic," but rather than believing he's a certain character, he believes nothing he is doing is wrong in the slightest. He sees humans as tragic, having gone too far beyond what we were naturally intended to be, so he takes souls into Super Monkey Ball as a means to effectively liberate them of their unnecessary consciousness and return them back to their roots as apes, just as nature intended. However, this means his victims are mindless and act purely on instinct, and that he is the only cognitive one in his world, ironic considering his existence is a mistake of the void rather than natural evolution. He's a hypocrite, basically.

[@Charles-ve6cb]

2017X but AM-ish

[@ayonimator3433]

Quiet ironic since I'm pretty sure even other primates aren't purely instinct-reliant. Does X in this scenario even know about the high intelligence of other primates like orangutans?

[@poketrio3976]

Seeing Vector Man was SUCH a nostalgic trip, I played the game on Sonic Gems Collection when I was younger and always found it so odd for it to be included. I feel that for a Vector Man.exe take, that (unfamiliar game included in a sonic games collection) could lead into an interesting angle for his story.

[@greenknight9000]

I actually like the idea that despite his sadistic nature, he plays fair in some very twisted regard. Yes, your situation wouldn't be the best either way, but so long as you play along with his rules, he keeps his end of the bargain, it seems

[@Pancake82457]

"So much time has passed, and yet, I am taken as a joke, but the more they make fun of me, the more they spread my existence, my name, my being. And in the end, everything will end as it began, empty.

[@SirDanielErnestHemmingboone1]

Honestly, this stuff is sick. Didn't even know who Ecco was before this, and now it seems at least a bit interesting! You did good work on the art, and especially on the ideas! But other than that, I have an idea! You might ignore this, I think you probably would, but here it is: For Halloween, what about you take these three versions of X, and flesh them out? Kind of. For example, from my understanding, the X here is 2011X. So, what if you just used that formula and creepypasta-ified how each game would go? I'd bet each one could be interesting, considering that I'm pretty sure you normally don't play as any other character, so it could be neat on who'd you play as. Plus, it is very interesting how X uses human victims, and is aware of the game, instead of just being overpowered character IN-universe. So it could be neat to hear your input on how he would change things. Anyways, uh, great art. Very nice ideas on how X would change as a character depending on the vessel he were to take. Ciao!

[@JoeDoughBoi_is_real]

we got something planned for Halloween

[@XP9-X]

​@@JoeDoughBoi_is_realThere will be other such "events" on other dates, for example Christmas.

[@Xeno-sprite]

​@@JoeDoughBoi_is_realaren't you gonna talk about what if sonic.exe wasn't sonic

[@ZamboniPony]

shame on you for not knowing who ecco was

[@Xeno-sprite]

@@ZamboniPony what bro

[@Lemony_14]

4:42 “I just wanna be part of your Symphony 🎶🎵”

[@Rans740]

_X

[@Big_boy_Dude]

Do wanna be a part of my game -X

[@PumpkinPresident]

I've always liked the idea that Sonic.Exe doesn't just live in Sonic but can live in any game he wants

[@Sulfur_Soap]

1:54 skinsuit with like little objects in him, kinda like oogie boogie from nightmare before christmas, very cool!

[@F87-k7w]

please PLEASE make more videos like this where you do interesting things or atleast commentate your art your speeddraws are amazing but i like joe interacting with the audience and doing other things

[@AlexMitchellFNF]

Quite honestly some amazing X designs for Alex kid, Vector man, and Ecco, Also liked hearing your commentary about what you would want these versions storys/motivations to be, really cool stuff.

[@KennyTheLyr1c1st]

maybe the real sonic.exe was the friends we made along the way.

[@PhazerXP]

You.

[@richiecampbell605]

This concepts was interesting! I was thinking like what if X will take the form of Crash Bandicoot due to his popularity in the 90s when PlayStation 1 came out.

[@tituswaugh4367]

we got 2/3 anti-dside cycles before gta 6

[@Rans740]

Rista missing

[@xenophanessonic821]

Wonder if you'll ever look into the other sega mascots, like Dynamite Headdy, Axel, or most importantly-Ristar.

[@fishstickfailur3]

the concept of x's entire game plan shifting is really damn interesting i gotta say makes me wonder what would happen if he inhabited something non-linear like a puzzle game or an fps

[@epicnate113]

Me when I kill someone in cod and the extraterrestrial entity playing calls me a slur then puts me in hell

[@fishstickfailur3]

@@epicnate113”i killed satan in the gulag”

[@deadbeatnetwork9792]

Bro… man’s not surviving going into any Doom game, especially the more recent ones, I can tell you that much. Although with that said, I wonder how X would deal with entering a fighting game???

[@ssspritemedia]

I would like to see these interpretations be expanded some day, they're sick

[@TheSameGoobyGuy]

Bro didn’t make an exe Ecco, he’s just made a lore accurate dolphin.

[@gem_b7798]

I thought dolphins were real animals? Is this about those extremely rare occurrences that people like to claim every member of the species does?

[@yeetman2610gaming]

@@gem_b7798no he’s just talking about the fact that most dolphins act like beasts in the wild some are more dangerous than sharks

[@jujutheoreo.-.]

the drawings look amazing!! it honestly looks cool 2 see another charatcdr be exe-fied, and the designs r great as well!

[@infocancer6809]

Hey Joe, im so Happy your trying to be more active in KZbin! And aint gonna lie! I love to see your videos! Still making more

[@zcgamerandreacts2762]

E.x.e:"I'M your biggest fan!" He gets handcuffed to a light pole by sonic before he speeds off to fight Eggman again.

[@ichidoo8293]

I love the concepts! Good work brother!

[@cenoboi4765]

A Sega game that stuck with me was Dynamite Heady, the concept of someone with changeable and removable heads makes a lot of ideas for an EXE type

[@spleenikfan158]

X is an environmentalist?

[@Plaguedocwhoneedsabreak]

If X took up Undertale, I could imagine him in Asriel/Flowey’s vessel, trapping the poor souls in his game inside the souls of the characters and removes your mercy, forcing people who play his game to kill them over and over and over again via the resets.

[@yeetman2610gaming]

Search up UNDERTALE 2016 on youtube

[@Atrerio2005]

I'm going to use your speedpaint as an example for my drawings. I don't usually pay much attention to these types of videos, but it's great to see the whole process of making a drawing. I love your style

[@master-razor5991]

Honestly, I know nothing of all the characters you just talked about. Well, until today, I guess... I can't say that I'm intrigued about them, but I always enjoy seeing how you make art. It's kinda inspiring to see how you do things, and as an artist too, it gives me ideas on how to improve myself. So, cool art as always, and thanks again for posting.

[@kittiespwn5000]

You made really cool choices with what characters to EXEify! Nice work!

[@SirRufflez]

I am very much in love with Vectroman X, I didn't know I needed that in my life.

[@TySticknodes]

I wish there was a Megaman creepypasta, but when I googled Megaman.EXE, all that came up was the official one.

[@silverandgold.37]

Surprisingly, this is something that idea has been along for a long time, about as long as 2011 itself. People would make EXEs based on every character under and above the sun due to the whole .EXE design being relatively simple. Personally, my thoughts on Sonic.EXE taking different forms would work pretty well. Those are my thoughts, good job on the EXEpert video, it was very entertaining.

[@Fish8ones]

I genuinely love your content

[@GenericChannel222]

5:07 I JUST WANNA BE A PART OF YOUR SYMPHONY!!!!

[@GoldenBee578]

ecco was quite a surprise but i must say that is Extremely well executed and it is very interesting i absolutely Love it

[@JustAnotherIdiot984]

I remember playing Ecco when i was little, that was a absolute throwback lol

[@yourweirdyoutuber55]

Joe, if it's not secret, what application do you use for arts?

[@JoeDoughBoi_is_real]

clip studio paint pro

[@lucasthehedgehog799]

4:38 As if Dolphins aren't already a bunch of psychopaths

[@kenkoalaking9538]

MY BRAIN AIN’T BRAINING

[@ДениАдуев-ь4х]

Alex Kidd my fav, i really like your design of him and “lore” is very cool!

[@endcaps1917]

Honestly I kinda want to see mario as an .exe

[@thecrimsoncaretaker5506]

Hey Joe, was the three previous photos of art you did for 3- 5 on the Exe-tober? Btw I really enjoyed the video about concept art with the characters you choose in this video. Keep up the great work, with love from your subscribers. Toodals man.

[@johnclark926]

One day while I was thinking about whether the Sonic.exe’s eyes are supposed to be a black sclera or empty eye sockets, it occurred to me that the glowing red pupils would make sense as the ends of eyestalks coming from within the hollowed-out head. It lead me to make up my own headcanon about Sonic.exe’s true form and how it’s possession works. In appearance, the true form resembles inky puppy-sized slug with those bioluminescent red-tipped eyestalks and a gnarly maw lined with grotty teeth. To begin possession, the parasite slips in through the mouth, hollows out the head (discarding the original jaws and eyeballs in the process), and nestles its body at the base of the neck. At its vantage the parasite can extend its eyestalks to act as pupils in the empty sockets, and its jaw can protrude far enough to fit in the host’s oral cavity like a wicked pair of dentures. From within it generates fungal-like roots that spread throughout the body, replace the nervous system, and further alter the host’s physiology to the parasite’s desire. When it decides to, the parasite can still eject itself from the corpse of its host, leave behind its roots to decay, and begin the cycle anew.

[@red_apowerpointguy]

dolphin.exe was not something i thought i'd see today

[@spider_sheep]

Honestly it would be cool but if idea like what if X possessed a copy of Kirby or a copy of Mario

[@spider_sheep]

Anyway all the character designs look amazing

[@I6AM1GOD6]

Interesting or relevant concepts come to mind, Silent Hill 2 type concepts, having the grotesque and that every small detail has a meaning. each one with their own style, and yours fascinates me. or fnaf, which yes, may not always have very good designs, but Springtrap is an exception. You could even draw William Afton.

[@Kribyking]

Ristar, NiGHTS, Aiai, and Red (angry birds is a sega property now) casually waiting for their turn:

[@libbybibby1579]

X wouldn’t need to change much about Quake tbh, his ability to make the game real for those who lose is enough considering how Quake is already one of the most horrific games you could ever be in. I’d like to see what a ranger version of X would look like and how he’d taunt players trapped in the madness of the dreamland.

[@LandynBennett-d8s]

I would like a part two featuring kid chameleon, ristar, and dynamite heady if you can. I really liked how you made these and I would like to see more

[@ponyjar]

this is really good art man, i could never

[@Ronicalter]

this was a good video to hit my recommendation tab

[@ravenjay64VT]

Imagine X using the Dark Prince, Satan as a vessel.

[@galaxycamerata]

Ecco is probably the most darkly fitting one because dolphins are already capable of sadism.

[@PinkSupreme2012]

I mean if sonic.exe was godzilla We already got the man in the suit and suitmation trials but they are not both creepypastas

[@SrGongalong]

imagine X as Axel from streets of rage

[@KKHell]

That'd *probably* be Break (the robot Axel from SOR3) but not a robot.

[@lololol24ttttt36]

5:22 idk why but I just thought of the red chase sequence from the Godzilla nes creepypasta

[@25starwolf14]

lord x as a dolphin is crazy who would be scared of that?

[@spaghettiiwithjuice9826]

did you see that thing? i'd have a heart attack if THAT was in the ocean

[@MalikWalker-l8u]

So many X's so many lives at steak at this point he could be any character he wants and become almost unstoppable

[@Landon_Gamer01]

Echo fangame wise would make sense as an exe for Sonic USB. Cuz the main mascot is Selphy, a dolphin. And Echo is in the game too. So makes sense

[@CallysShow]

You forgot 2 more mascots. Ristar and Earthworm Jim. But, good video!!

[@sally_altfangirl]

What if the whole world was PLANTS!!!!

[@navybluegacha2119]

This makes me wish or imagine What if you were to Pokéfy X as a reverse

[@Shathesheep7029]

i like this type of commentary over speedpaint thing goin on i like it ,,,

[@beed1tybatt3rs]

that's actually a cool idea!!! i'd love to see more of it

[@2049571]

I really should thank you. Were it not for these 3 artworks, I wouldn't have come up with 2 fatalities and a animality for Sonic.Exe for a MK1 moveset

[@Marley_Martlet]

Crazy how someone can sit down and make peak.

[@aarongrant1]

This makes me wonder how Mario would change under this concept. Maybe more calm, colected, a strategic dictator with a lust for the hunt. Just food for thought. (Dictator because of his status with Peach, and a hunter because well... how many turtles does he kill per game again?)

[@TheOneWhoThinksHeIsGod]

Just saw me at the thumbnail

[@apatheticblue2219]

Then, if each conduit effects X in different ways, would you also be willing to go into how exactly the sonic conduit also effects X? It may seem obvious, but I can't help but wonder in what ways exactly he was influenced in that regard. After all, the sonic series is built on going fast more than anything else, right?

[@ryanthecommenter2030]

Sonic is the type of person who has an ego and prefers doing what he wants. Sonic's personality fits with how Lord X has a god complex, and the desire to make whoever is unfortunate to meet him play along to the rules of his games. (Which are skewed towards Lord X's favor.)

[@GoblinGoblet]

A Gman version of X would probably love the hell out of Ravenholm, shits already pre-packaged with hanging corpses and suffering humans.

[@FNFilliterateillusions]

would love a part 2 honestly

[@Number1JoedoughboiFAN]

Love rewatching this

[@Not_Online25]

I had a really goofy idea for vectorman X, what if instead of him collecting souls to help clean the earth, what if X tried to erase humans to help cleanse the earth of all sins and destruction created by man kind? Just a silly little thought I had and I like his current backstory rn

[@pedrovieira229]

Hey Huhh... I Was Thinking... When "Hilda" Was "Sonic.EXE"? (*Hilda From "Netflix-Series", Created By "Luke Pearson"!)

[@steveoevo]

Hi bodoboy also X using ecco as a vessel makes alotta sense when you dig deep into dolphins..

[@Bigfoot2005]

Imagine bandado but he’s warhead instead of robotnik

[@golbatsforequality9236]

your line art is so clean. if you don't mind me asking, what do you use (like settings and such)?

[@MrMajungasaurus]

Very interesting, I feel another alternative for echo would be to have a helicoprion like Verizon instead of goblin shark, very good art though

[@DaichiOkami]

Off the title alone I thought what you were gonna do is. What if the Character EXE wasn't sonic. As in sonic.exe but if it was an original character not sonic related and what it could have been if it wasn't tied to sonic or some other preexisting IP

[@silverthehedgehog-ub3wy]

X, I Remember you’re knuckles.exe

[@SaddieMoon]

This was a really fun and creative video.

[@Xx_Aberforth_xX]

Decap attack would be PERFECT for x

[@TheGarfOfEx]

now we just need the “sonic.exe but he’s an original character” video

[@Adebup]

Aw man I was waiting for Sonic to make a cameo in here! Better luck next time I guess!