Fans have already had a tonne of fun with the second film in the series of Sonic the Hedgehog movies that are based on video games. The series has a history of being parodied, with the original racing blue hero character design going down in meme history for being particularly awful.
The second movie offers fans just as many options for memes, especially because it includes other video game franchise characters like Knuckles and Tails. Gamers have generated some amusing works from the sequel, which has additional material for witty graphics.
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Catch These Hands
Sonic introduces Knuckles to memes in the movie universe and I can high-key see it being this one. #KnucklesTheEchidna #SonicTheHedgehog2 #SonicMovie2 pic.twitter.com/G6tGs4AhbU
— Tired Professional Idiot (@NaurannasMess) April 16, 2022
As this user predicted, Knuckles predominated many of the memes on Twitter. After the movie’s premiere, the character’s personality and design combined to make him a success on the internet, and there is some excellent artwork depicting him as well.
As many people already know, in today’s society, the phrase “grab these hands” is frequently used to denote fighting. This meme is a phoney advertisement that claims individuals can acquire Knuckles’ hands “for free” and that they can “buy one get one” with “shipping available.” This is because Knuckles’ main distinguishing feature is his big fists, and his main method of combat is punching with their tremendous strength.
Do You Trust Me?
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This meme emphasises the central battle of the second movie by using the animated versions of the major cast to illustrate how Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik team up to obtain the emerald and finally beat Sonic.
Dr. Robotnik hasn’t given Knuckles any reason to believe he won’t betray him, but for some unexplained reason, not long after they first met, Knuckles has complete faith in him. The doctor is shown asking Knuckles, “Do you trust me?,” and Knuckles responds, “With every cell of my body,” as a surprised Sonic watches on in this Instagram meme that makes light of Knuckles’ ignorance and naivete.
Jeff Goldblum Approves
Sonic 2 contained a number of easter eggs that had nothing to do with the game itself, but it also paid a lot of tribute to the first Sonic game series. Fans can notice how heavily the promotional imagery borrowed from the Sonic 2 game artwork in this parody that was posted on 9gag.
Jeff Goldblum has an immediate following due to his status as an internet sensation. Therefore, this meme utilised Goldblum’s approving grin from Jurassic Park to highlight how much fans loved the hidden message in the movie poster.
Sad Sonic
The Sonic movie is a Greek tragedy. #memes pic.twitter.com/rg5OBdIt7q
— Meme Curator (@memecurator416) April 15, 2022
The meme’s data claims that those who walk quickly are actually less happy than those who walk slowly. Fans are well aware of Sonic’s reputation as one of the fastest fictional characters, and since he has been introduced into the real world from the world of video games, his speed has increased.
Sonic is on track to rank among the world’s saddest hedgehogs by those metrics. It had a significant impact when Meme Curator combined the data with an altered image of Sonic wearing a sorrowful look.
Sonic Killing Morbius
The most recent Marvel movie, Morbius, which features the Living Vampire, has received quite a few unfavourable reviews. Unfortunately for Morbius, Sonic 2 debuted around the same time and performed astronomically better in terms of reviews.
As Morbius’ box office performance continues to deteriorate, American Chronicles featured this fan-made image of an edited Sonic giving the peace sign in front of a gravestone with the word “Morbius” etched on it. The image was created as a tribute to the fact that Sonic received far better reviews than the movie and will undoubtedly outperform it in the long run.
The Pit Bull Of Characters
Some slight Sonic Movie spoilers but I’m proud of myself rn#KnucklesTheEchidna #Knuckles #meme pic.twitter.com/QK72UlBn7l
— CEO of Echidna ✨️ COMMS OPEN FRIDAY ✨️ (@Swordy97) April 15, 2022
While it’s true that pit bulls are among the loveliest dog breeds, they have a reputation for being cruel, mean, and violent due to dogfighting culture and owners who have instilled hostility in their dogs.
Similar to how Dr. Robotnik, Knuckles is initially portrayed as a stoic and violent aggressor, but he undergoes a dramatic transformation and ends up being the source of some of the movie’s best scenes and phrases.
They Are All Perfect
Sonic’s turnaround in fan opinion couldn’t have been greater, particularly in the area of character designs. Fans were a little anxious when it was announced that Tails and Knuckles will appear in the new movie because of their nearly disastrous first try.
The phrase “They are all perfect” from this meme sums up how viewers felt after watching the Tails and Knuckles animations. Fans were ecstatic with the general portrayal of two more adored video game characters as well as the animation design.
What Sonic 2 Could Have Been
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Fans were upset that the beloved character’s animation style was so different from the source material when the trailer for the first Sonic movie was revealed. The internet was immediately filled with jokes and memes, and the production firm rapidly updated the character to match the contemporary look.
The production wouldn’t have known how extreme the dislike for the design was and most likely wouldn’t have changed it, leading to the mock-up sequel poster—complete with a similarly traumatic Tails, according to this Instagram user’s joke. This would not have happened, he adds, if YouTube had removed the ability to dislike a video only two years earlier.
Whose Man Is This?
I love that this unintentionally sums up half the plot of Sonic 2 pic.twitter.com/3X6pIqYZip
— Nab (@nab1803) April 17, 2022
This joke is funny on several levels, and Idris Alba’s surprising and fantastic performance as Knuckles continues to rule the Sonic 2 memes trending online, particularly on Twitter.
The meme asks, “bruh whose dude is this lol,” using a fan-made Echidna drawing and a fake Snapchat setup. On one level, Knuckles keeps knocking on Sonic’s door even though, unlike in the meme, he has no idea who he is. On another level, Knuckles shifts sides midway through the film, making it difficult to say “whose” man he is.
X-Men Crossover
James Marsden was a part of the X-Men franchise as Cyclops, the love interest of Jean Gray, long before he was offering life advice to a live-action hedgehog. Fans of Cyclops will regret to learn that Jean Gray killed him in the third X-Men film.
There are several similarities between the lake that Jean brings Marsden’s character to just before his death and the lake in Sonic 2 that fans of that series could have recognised. When someone saw the two by the lake, they inspired a meme with the comment, “And right over there is where Jean Gray killed me.”
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