With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance
Sonic, Knuckles and Tails reunite to face a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they’ve faced before. Check out the actors behind some of your favorite movies and animated series, including Keanu Reeves in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
The film is also inspired by narrative elements from the Saturday morning animated television series Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
The directors of the previous films have mentioned playing both Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2001) and the solo game Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) for inspiration. In the Knuckles TV series, Sonic said, “Robotnik is gone and there’s no new battle to fight.” But in this film, he told Tails and Knuckles that they must ask Dr.
Robotnik to help them defeat Shadow The Hedgehog
Because of this, it is unknown how they discovered that he was still alive. Commander Walters: [on Shadow] The Shadow Project is far beyond anything we have encountered before.
Shadow’s story began much like yours, Sonic
But where you found family and friends, Shadow found only pain and loss. Featured in Geeks + Gamers: Sonic 3 – Trailer Reaction (2024)