Line #57 JustForFun/SonicTheHedgehogEX


1	-> ''"Don't miss out on this crossover extravaganza! It's Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure!"''
2	-->-- '''The announcer during the intro to Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure.'''
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4	In a parallel universe, Arika, Creator/{{Capcom}}, Creator/{{Sega}}, Creator/GameFreak, Creator/KyotoAnimation, Creator/{{Sunrise}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} teamed up for a {{Crossover}} FightingGame spinoff to the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games called ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (Or ''[=StH-EX=]'' for short).
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6	Here are all of the games in the series:
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8	* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)[[note]]Tectoy made a [[Platform/SegaGenesis Sega CD32X]] port in July 2000, though it is entirely in 2D and looks more like a [=CPS2=] game, but it is still considered to be a good game.[[/note]]
9	** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus'' (1999, Sega NAOMI)
10	** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' (2000, Platform/SegaDreamcast)[[note]]Creator/{{Acclaim}} brought the Arena Entertainment logo back for the last time when they published Tectoy's 2D demake in UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}, which, in effect, makes it the only Arena Entertainment game that is Sonic, Anime or Nicktoons-related.[[/note]]
11	* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2'' (2001, Sega NAOMI GD-Rom)
12	** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2: The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' (2001, Sega Dreamcast and Platform/PlayStation2)
13	* ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' (2003, [=PlayStation=] 2, Platform/NintendoGameCube)
14	** ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³ 2nd'' (2004, The Sega/Nintendo/Namco Triforce arcade board)
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16	After the success of the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' games, Arika and Capcom wanted to try another attempt at a fighting game that was 3D, but played on a 2D plane, so they went to the Creators of ''Sonic'', ''Pokémon'', ''K-ON!'', ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' and ''Love Live! School Idol Project'' and asked if they could use their characters for the series, and all of the companies involved agreed.
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18	The first game, ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX'' first hit the arcades in 1999. The characters in it are:
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20	* Sonic the Hedgehog
21	* Miles "Tails" Prower
22	* Knuckles the Echidna
23	* Hilda (Pokémon)
24	* Rosa (Pokémon)
25	* Serena (Pokémon)
26	* Yui Hirasawa (K-ON!)
27	* Tsumugi "Mugi" Kotobuki (K-ON!)
28	* Ritsu Tainaka (K-ON!)
29	* [=CatDog=]
30	* Winslow ([=CatDog=])
31	* Cliff ([=CatDog=])
32	* Honoka Kousaka (Love Live!)
33	* Kotori Minami (Love Live!)
34	* Umi Sonoda (Love Live!)
35	* Dr. Eggman (Boss, Sonic the Hedgehog). Playable in the home versions of the series.
36	* Natural Harmonia Gropius a.k.a. N (Boss, Pokémon). Playable in the home versions.
37	* Rancid Rabbit (Boss, [=CatDog=]). Playable in the home versions.
38	* Eli Ayase (Boss, Love Live!). Playable in the home versions.
39	* Shadow the Hedgehog (Secret Boss, Sonic the Hedgehog). Playable in the home versions except Sonic the Hedgehog EX³ in which he's absent.
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41	A few months down the road, ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus'' was released in the arcades and tweaked the gameplay to make it more balanced. Around the same time, a port of EX Plus called ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX Plus Adventure'' was released on the Dreamcast and in addition to extra gameplay modes, ending [=FMVs=] were added for each character and the following characters were added to the roster:
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43	* Dark Sonic
44	* Hellish Umi a.k.a Team Plasma!Umi Sonoda in {{Fanon}}
45	* Mighty the Armadillo
46	* Maki Nishikino (Love Live!)
47	* Hanayo Koizumi (Love Live!)
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49	In 2001, a sequel called ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2'' was made for the NAOMI GD-Rom hardware, with a home port titled ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2:The Revenge of Dr. Eggman and Rancid Rabbit!'' not long after. The new characters across both versions are:
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51	* Blaze the Cat
52	* Bianca (Pokémon Black and White)
53	* Yancy (Pokémon)
54	* Mio Akiyama (K-ON!)
55	* Lube ([=CatDog=])
56	* Nico Yazawa (Love Live!)
57	* Stimpy (WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow)[[note]]To play as him, you must highlight Sonic, Hilda, Ritsu, [=CatDog=], Honoka and Yui in that order, each for three seconds, pressing start after three seconds on Yui.[[/note]]
58	* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants
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60	In 2003, the third and final game in the series titled ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³'' was released for the Gamecube and [=PS2=] with an arcade version a year later. It adds only one new character:
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62	* Anthony Clark. He is a Human-like Robot who can copy the abilities of his opponent, thus making him a proto-Emerl. He was created for this game and the companies involved all share the rights to his character.
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64	Even to this day, the series still has a good sized cult following singing the praises of the series.
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66	!This game series uses the following tropes:
67	* TwoAndAHalfD: Averted for the Tectoy demake of the first game for the Sega CD 32X, which is wholly 2D. Played Straight for the official versions.
68	* AdaptationalHeroism: Cliff.
69	* AdaptationalVillainy: N and Eli Ayase.
70	* {{Ascended Fan\|boy}}girl: Bianca in all three games, Mio and Nico in ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX³''.
71	* BigBad: Eggman and Rancid.
72	* CanonForeigner: Anthony Clark, as he was created for the third game.
73	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Nico Nico Smile!" for Nico.
74	** "Get ready to be schooled!" for Eggman.
75	** "You're too slow!" for Sonic.
76	** "Shorts are comfy!" for Hilda.
77	** "I'm ready!" for [=SpongeBob=].
78	** "Hi-Ho-Diggety!" for [=CatDog=] and (surprisingly) Honoka.
79	* {{Crossover}}: Between ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog, Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, Manga/KOn, WesternAnimation/CatDog and Franchise/LoveLive''.
80	* DenserAndWackier: There are ''LOTS'' of funny/goofy moments in this series!
81	* TheDitz: Bianca, Yui, Stimpy, Honoka, Dog, Lube and [=SpongeBob=].
82	* TheDragon: N to Eggman and Eli to Rancid.
83	* EightiesHair: Hilda, duh!
84	* FragileSpeedster: Sonic, Blaze, Rosa, Yui, [=CatDog=], Honoka and [=SpongeBob=].
85	* FunnyAnimal: Every Sonic character (except Eggman), every [=CatDog=] character, Stimpy and [=SpongeBob=].
86	* GuestFighter: Stimpy and [=SpongeBob=] in the second and third games.
87	* LargeHam: Eggman and Rancid!
88	* MightyGlacier: Knuckles, Hilda, Mugi (also counts as a MythologyGag if you have seen the first season of K-ON!), Cliff, Maki, Dark Sonic, Hellish Umi and Anthony after you power him up fully.
89	* OlderThanTheyThink: The Love Live characters appeared in the game series way before the anime premiered in 2013.
90	* ThePowerOfFriendship
91	* PutOnABus: Shadow after ''Sonic the Hedgehog EX 2''.
92	* TalkingAnimal

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