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Blaze's presence in ''Sonic 06'' can actually be reconciled with her backstory in the ''Sonic Rush'' games: she was unintentionally transported to Silver's bad future by the Sol Emeralds. There are several points where Blaze gets led or teleported through dimensions by the Sol Emeralds without meaning to.
* At the start of ''Rush'', Blaze was pulled through dimensions by the Sol Emeralds so she could retake them from Eggman Nega, who had fled into Sonic's world.
* In the DS version of ''Colors'', Blaze told Sonic that she was led to Eggman's amusement park by the Sol Emeralds, without knowing why.

Following this trend, maybe the Sol Emeralds sent Blaze across time and space to end up in Silver's future. This would require that ''06'' happens before ''Rush'', since she doesn't seem to recognize Eggman or his creations.

The question then becomes ''why'', and the most convincing answer is '''Iblis'''. Blaze has always had an affinity with flames, which comes into play at the end of Silver Episode as she quickly absorbs Iblis into her soul where Silver failed. Importantly, she actually enters her Burning Blaze state right after absorbing Iblis: maybe containing the Flames of Disaster is what gave her this unique transformation in the first place? And once she's absorbed Iblis, she returns to her home dimension and resumes her life as a princess.

Blaze's presence in ''Sonic 06'' can actually be reconciled with her backstory in the ''Sonic Rush'' games: she was unintentionally transported to Silver's bad future by the Sol Emeralds. There are several points where Blaze gets led or teleported through dimensions by the Sol Emeralds.

Following this trend, maybe the Sol Emeralds sent Blaze across time and space to end up in Silver's future. This would require that ''06'' happens before ''Rush'', since she doesn't seem to recognize Eggman or his creations at any point here.

If one analyzes the time travel rules in this game they seem to make no sense & blatantly contradict each other. But what if there was an explanation for why time travel in this game makes no sense. I propose that when the duke of Soleana Split Solaris in half it basically cracked time in an area localized to Soleana. It would explain why time seems so wonky there. This could also be an explanation for why Time Travel is possible with the chaos emeralds when it hasn't before

** The one hole left is how "Blaze" absorbs Iblis if she doesn't really exist. The answer is that it is all symbollic: Blaze was formed around Silver's conscience and thus acted as a physical "voice of reason" for him (hence why Blaze doesn't know how to answer Silver's question of "is it OK to kill to save the future" - Silver is conlicted, so as a result she is too). Although we didn't see it, Silver DID absorb Iblis in the end - before it was just self doubt. However, as he is not Soleannan royalty, he must pay a price - the loss of his conscience, and therefore "Blaze". In the Last Story, time and space are jumbled up, so Silver does and does not have Iblis in him, so while he still retains his conscience, he also does not, and "Blaze" is absent. When [[spoiler: the ResetButton fixes everything]], the future is not bleak, Silver is not the last one alive, and he has no need for an imaginary friend. As such, "Blaze" ceases to exist.

[[WMG: Mephiles and Iblis are the Pharaoh and Zorc from Franchise/YuGiOh]]
It's an alternate universe where they merged after being sealed in Ancient Egypt.

[[WMG: Silver trusted Mephiles, because he already knew him and had no reason not to]]

[[WMG: Time is Broken in Soleana]]

** With the former, he can make portals for other beings, but not himself. With the latter, [[IdiotPlot its]] [[TakeThat Sonic 06.]]

Before using it on Superman, Lex wanted to test out his computer simulation on Sonic. He had access to better technology, but was just as inept at programming it. The game suffers from many of the same problems as Lex's [[VideoGame/{{Superman64}} first simulation]]. such as poor draw distance (although he didn't even bother with the fog this time) and glitches. Everyone Sonic encounters are really just part of Lex's simulation, and the IdiotPlot, as well as the idiocy of Soleanna's citizens, is explained as the simulation's poorly programmed AI. Eggman's new design (and subsequent return to his old design after this game) comes from Sonic's mind combining his memories of fighting Dr. Eggman with the simulation's image of Lex.

[[ WMG: Time is Broken in Soleana]]

[[ WMG Time is Broken in Soleana]]

If one analyzes the time travel rules in this game they seem to make no sense & blatantly contradict each other. But what if there was an explanation for why time travel in this game makes no sense? I propose that when the duke of Soleana Split Solaris in half it basically cracked in an area localized to Soleana. It would explain why time seems so wonky there. This could also be an explanation for why Time Travel is possible with the chaos emeralds.

Mephiles looks exactly like Shadow. It would not even be the first time in the Sonic universe that [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 a hedgehog is mistaken for another,]] [[VideoGame/SonicForces nor the first time someone impersonates Shadow in particular.]] And if anyone would want the strongest guardian of humanity gone, it would be ''Mephiles.'' He would even be getting revenge for Shadow sealing him away in the past, as well as have a strong card to persuade the in-game Shadow with. Way to purposely leave out the details, Mephiles.

Mephiles looks exactly like Shadow. It would not even be the first time in the Sonic universe that [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 a hedgehog is mistaken for another,]] [[VideoGame/SonicForces nor the first time someone impersonates Shadow in particular.]] And if anyone would want the strongest guardian of humanity gone, it would be ''him.'' Way to purposely leave out the details, Mephiles.

Granted, being the mind of Solaris could just mean he was only reduced, however while known to have a wrath Solaris was still a revered deity by Soleanna. It was only until being fragmented that he was consumed by wrath and lust for destruction. Iblis was destructive from the start, however [[AlmightyIdiot being power without consciousness]] he can only be seen as evil as a forest fire.

It's rather peculiar that a super-dimensional time god would be born from a mere flame, or a time god would be susceptible to a RetGone. Rather, the flame used to "create" Iblis and Mephiles was a conduit to the true Solaris, a proverbial burning bush. What the Duke was really doing was dragging Solaris out of its higher dimension so he could impact his own. Solaris couldn't handle this at first and split in two in the first place. This is why Mephiles had such nihilistic hatred for the world-how would you like it if you were dragged down to some lower plane of existence against your will? Like any self-respecting EldritchAbomination, Solaris is so powerful and inexplicable that immediately bringing it in full to the physical universe [[TimeCrash broke it]]. Sure, [[OmnicidalManiac that's what it wanted]] but even after being defeated merely having such a higher being in Sonic's universe broke reality and the only solution was to ResetButton the Duke's experiment anyway. The true Solaris exists in a PlaceBeyondTime, and is still alive-Sonic and Elise just made sure it wouldn't interact with the main universe and be off not bothering anyone in its higher dimension.

[[WMG: ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' is the video game equivalent of the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Necronomicon]]]]
People who play this game either [[UnpleasableFanbase get mad]] or [[GoMadFromTheRevelation go mad]]. The proof is in the Let's Plays of ''Sonic 06''.

[[WMG: Creator/{{SEGA}} added the {{Retcon}} ending at the last second]]

Because deep down the developers knew this game was going to be terrible, they wanted to help lessen the damage the game did to fans by having the ending [[spoiler:[[CosmicRetcon erase the entire game's plot]]]] for the sake of helping players forget this entire mess ever happened.

[[WMG: Either Silver or Elise was supposed to be [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM Sally Acorn]]]]

This is the only game in the series where Amy can turn invisible, and as one might expect from this game, absolutely no explanation is given. (It's been said that she uses tarot cards, but she only uses them to hunt down Sonic, so I can't imagine her occultism goes beyond that.) Because Eggman's robots and Iblis' fire monsters were programmed to look for Elise (and aren't terribly smart to begin with), the sight of a pink female hedgehog running around [insert level here] wouldn't cause much concern unless they accidentally noticed her--the only way to discover something cloaked by and SEP. Very few people that don't already know Amy rarely notice her unless she [[TheGlomp she accidentally glomps them,]] so an SEP would likely explain her invisibility.

A couple of different factors:
First of all, as suggested on the [[Fridge/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Fridge Logic page]], we're talking about a BadFuture set AfterTheEnd, and people are doing whatever they can just to survive. There's no TV and no popular culture, and no [=TVTropes=].com, so there's no concept of "ObviouslyEvil," since Iblis is the only thing which is evil and obviously-so.
Second of all, Silver is apparently the only one who is capable of fighting Iblis. Neither of them think to say "Well why don't you go back in time and do it yourself?" because they implicitly assume that Mephiles is less skilled/powerful than Silver (and, by extension, the Iblis Trigger).
Finally, [[TheNightThatNeverEnds Iblis has blotted out the sun]] (I base this on CueTheSun), so the most prominent source of light is fire, and Iblis's flames in particular. Therefore, in the minds of the people in Silver's time, DarkIsNotEvil -- in fact, "darkness" might be a symbol of solidarity against the Flame of Disaster. "Mephiles the Dark" might as well mean "Mephiles the Guy Who Really Hates Iblis," in that case.

** Not exactly evil, but [[WellIntentionedExtremist willing to do what it takes to purge Sonic 06.]] The end of the franchise is a NecessaryEvil to him. He may even feel that the games and their reputation are doomed. Of course, that's a worst-case scenario. As I mentioned, his ultimate goal was to erase Sonic 06. Destroying the rest of the Sonic games was a risk in the grand plan, and he was willing to take it.

It makes so much more sense if Elise's father is the ''real'' villain here. Up until he started experimenting, Solaris was just a peaceful little living flame, supposedly destined to destroy everything but never actually doing so. But then the experiments ripped him asunder, literally tearing his mind out and leaving just a raging beast and a disembodied consciousness. Its goal throughout the entire game was simply to reunite consciousness and body, and only when it did so (after having been sealed away for ''years'', very likely driving it mad from the isolation) did it begin to destroy everything (in revenge, perhaps?). If they had just left it alone, then Solaris would've likely remained a peaceful little flame, and none of this would've ever happened.

Exactly what it says on the tin. How cruel and amoral do you have to be to capture and experiment on the [[WhatTheHellHero GOD THAT YOUR PEOPLE WORSHIP?]] Admittedly, we don't know if Solaris was really a god or not. Still, that's kind of a dick move, honestly. [[{{Dissimile}} If someone tried to take control of MY mind and make me control time for them, a mindless slave,]] [[AxCrazy and then I went insane and decided to]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy everything,]] [[CaptainObvious I'd be pretty pissed too.]] All kidding aside though, I can't be the only one who thinks the stupid king is directly responsible for turning a probably harmless god into a psychotic [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Lavos-wannabe.]]

200 years later he's more or less mastered his powers, but there's some stuff he doesn't know like the Chaos Emeralds or the intricacies of time travel. The reason he has Silver and Blaze do his dirty work is because he's yet to field test his powers, and needs to test it on a guinea pig. He doesn't fuse with the future Iblis because he doesn't know if it's possible, and if it's harmful to him. Only by going back in time, by having enough experience with the Chaos Emeralds and his own powers is he certain his plan will work. At that point he goes after Sonic and Elise, and now that he knows exactly what he needs to do and is experienced enough he can safely merged with Iblis, finally becoming his true Solaris self once more.

[[WMG: Mephiles made ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2006''.]]
So that if he shows up for another game, no one will take him seriously, which he will use to his advantage. As an added bonus, the cast wouldn't remember him because he isn't supposed to exist.

[[WMG: Shadow is Silver's dad or grand-daddy]]
Face it, he goes through the game with this little flashing sign on his back saying "I am this guy's father figure." Silver obviously thinks Shadow is awesome from the moment he gets roundhouse-kicked in the head. Then there's the physical similarities, the psychological similarities, the way Silver follows him so easily, the way Shadow's conveniently immortal and is in stasis in the future, the way Shadow administers his fatherly discipline... Oh yeah, and the huge, flashing amount of Shadouge in this game helps it along (I'm not a Shadouge fan but even I can see it). And Sonic certainly can't be his dad because he's DEAD yet it doesn't destroy Silver.
* In other games, Shadow and Silver have been shown to work together too. Heckaroonies, in the Sochi Winter Olympics they have a "special" winning animation together, in which Silver does his best to copy Shadow's more serious stance. Shadow even says "Naturally." Look, I don't care who Silver's mom is, but Shadow is so obviously Silver's dad that it makes your bladder leak.
* And let's not forget who Shadow and Silver represent in ''[VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight]''. Shadow represents Sir Lancelot and Silver is Sir Galahad--Lancelot's son.
* That makes Silver even more like [[Anime/DragonBallZ Trunks]] - which would make Shadow Vegeta I guess?

[[WMG: Shadow isn't Silver's dad, but Silver does look up to him.]]
WordOfGod states they aren't related, however that doesn't mean they don't know each other. Shadow is TheAgeless, so assuming he isn't killed he'd be alive in Silver's time. We don't know when exactly Future Shadow got sealed up, it's possible he may have helped to world survive during Iblis' reign before eventually being hunted down. Either Silver or his ancestors were on good terms with Shadow, so decided to try and emulate his look with a ChestOfVirility. In the new future, Silver got to know Future Shadow personally and Shadow became his mentor, so he continued to emulate him to impress Shadow. Whenever Silver's in the past he wants to fanboy over the younger Shadow, but has to play dumb to avoid changing history. [[StableTimeLoop Shadow took Silver under his wing because he remembers meeting him]].

It's why Sonic [[StrangledByTheRedString falls in love with her in one day]]. It's why she gets kidnapped every other second only to be [[RescueRomance rescued by her favourite blue hedgehog]]. It's why [[PhysicsGoof the physics don't work like they should]], it's a daydream, it doesn't have to make sense. It's why the story makes ''no'' sense, it's how she knows Silver when she shouldn't, it's why she's the [[MarySue single most important person ever]].

* Need I remind you of [[FanDumb the cringy side of Sonic Fanbase]]?

** Simple: it's [[SonicRivals Ifrit's doing.]] [[CaptainErsatz There's very little difference, anyway.]]

By [[spoiler: blowing out Solaris]], the corrupted, heavily damaged timeline was erased in favor of a cleaner, nicer timeline. Perhaps a new version of Solaris (I will call him "Solaris 2.0") somehow managed to [[spoiler: bring back Elise's Mother]] via prayer before the experiments happened or something else beside TimeTravel stopping him from doing so, thus preventing the whole fiasco of [[spoiler: Shadow and Silver capturing Mephiles and the sealing of Solaris is Elise]]. With this, the events of Sonic 06 never happen. Silver would be the only one to time travel, but to do more trival things like play sports and race sonic.