The official Sonic Twitter account was fairly standard as far as corporate accounts go. Then they got a new community manager and things were never the same...
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General
- Any time the heroes and Eggman sing Macarena, usually when they can't make out the question.
- For International Day of Yoga, the Sonic Twitter proposed some... interesting poses. And by "interesting", we mean "impossible".
- Every time the account mocks Sonic '06.
- This absolute gem of a Twitter thread.KFC: Mercy, I know it’s wrong. But every time I see that juicy fat bird from Twitter my mouth starts a waterin’ and my hanks start a hankerin’.Sonic: Stop.KFC: From a distance you look like that Twitter bird. Why don’t you come over and let me get a closer look.
Twitter Takeover 1
- The LonelyBot15 account Tails uses to end Eggman's hack has a profile page where it denies being Tails.
- Clicking on the link in the account's tweet leads to the franchise's Tumblr page, where we see a post Tails overriding the account with a few taunts from the staff.
Twitter Takeover 2
- Sonic and Eggman take to Twitter to answer people's questions, with hilarious results.
- Eggman has a message for Assassin's Creed, who also happen to be celebrating the birthday of Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. And since Roger voiced Ezio...Eggman: Dear Assassin's Creed, hello! It's me, Dr. Eggman! I found something that belongs to you!
Ezio: What is this place? Where am I? What are these odd glowing gemstones?
Eggman: That's right, it's him! Enzio! Or Easy-O, however you say it.
Ezio: No no, my name is Ezio Audit—
Eggman: That's nice. [Ezio sighs] Anyway, if you want to see him in your world again, send pictures of kittens our way as soon as possible, or we're keeping him! Thanks!- Made even funnier in this animated compilation of the Takeover, with the Funny Background Event of Ezio escaping from the chair he was tied to and popping up behind Eggman.
- Ubisoft followed through by linking a gif of kittens and asking if they could have Roger Craig Smith back.
- Sega sends in a question if Sonic and Eggman hang out a lot or are frenemies. Eggman immediately insists on them being mortal enemies...before asking Sonic if he wants any leftover chili dogs in the fridge.
- A question asks if Sonic 2006 has finished loading yet.Sonic: Heh...Some people say it's still loading to this day.
Eggman: Here I just thought it never happened.- The same animated compilation above has Eggman turn into his model from Sonic 2006 as he speaks.
- Sonic and Eggman respond to the Game Grumps, with Sonic getting a bit finicky at the mention of a certain game from his past.Sonic: Oh, hey, it's them. The Game Grumps. I know these guys.
Eggman: Oh yes, I particularly like that time they played your best game.
Sonic: Uh, my best game?
Eggman: Y'know, the one with the princess and stuff, truly heartwarming story. You almost won that Oscar.
Sonic: Woah, Eggman, listen. Sometimes you have to draw a line in the sand, man! You gotta ask yourself: "WHAT AM I WILLING TO PUT UP WITH TODAY!?"
Eggman: Well, clearly not this. Thanks Grumps! - Sonic and Eggman respond to a question in Spanish, which Eggman understands. He then proceeds to sing La Macarena. This became a Running Gag throughout the following Twitter Takeovers, as noted in the other folders.
- Sonic and Eggman discover SiIvaGunner.Eggman: SilvaGunner asks "What's your favorite high quality rip?"
Sonic: Well, let's take a listen...Uh, are these real?
Eggman: Well, says here that he only uploads high-quality rips, so must be.
Sonic: Not bad, SilvaGunner, not bad at all. - Another question clearly wants Sonic and Eggman to hint at the existence of Sonic Adventure 3 by counting the Adventure games. What was the result?
Twitter Takeover 3
- To promote the launch of Sonic Forces, Sonic and Eggman did another Twitter takeover, this time with Shadow joining in as well. And since Shadow is portrayed as being The Comically Serious here, it goes about as well as you expect. Also, it's been nearly fourteen years, and apparently Shadow still hasn't found that DAMN fourth Chaos Emerald!
- The trio rates Infinite on a scale from One to "Ow The Edge". Apparently, zero wasn't an option.Eggman: I'd give him a full caps-lock "Ow The Edge". He's great! Mostly...Sonic: Five out of ten on my side.Shadow: One. Infinite is but a mewling kitten in a world where darkness and terror knock daily on your door. He's just a cute ball of fluff. I am the one who knocks.
- A fan asks Sonic what occurred in Station Square after he defeated Perfect Chaos.Sonic: Ugh, water. Everywhere. And a lot of rebuilding.
- There's also the one where Alpharad asks them how to make his brand as cool as Sonic's own. Their answer involves making shots at the franchise in a way that would make even Deadpool himself proud.Sonic: Easy one, man. First, you make your own video game. Party games are good.Shadow: That sounds easy enough.Sonic: Then, in the game, you stop an evil villain from taking over the world.Eggman: Oh, I can help with that!Sonic: Then wham — the reviewers slam it and you get... like, 4 out of 10, because you were dating this human girl in it.Shadow: Tha-- wait. I don't like that part...Eggman: Good luck, Alpharad.
- There's one where the question isn't asked, but is mostly just them getting offended over being labeled "not real" by Etika. For context, Etika stated on Twitter that the Q&A wasn't real, only for said tweet to "mysteriously disappear" a short time after followed by him admitting it was real, except it was too late.Shadow: Oh, look at this. Someone thought we weren't real!Sonic: Etika, Etika, Etika.Eggman: What, did you think that this was a game?!
- There's the one who is pretty much sending them a rescue request, as he wants to escape from the city. The trio end up trying to find what city he's in, which results in Eggman looking up his Twitter account... only to find out that the fan in particular works for Polygon, with Sonic gushing over the pixel art on his profile. Shadow asks if they're stalking him now, which Eggman denies.Sonic: Alright, Jeff. We still don't know what city you're in, so our advice is simple...All 3: RUN!!!!
- A fan asks the trio what types of music they listen to in their spare time. Mongolian throat singing is, in fact, a real thing. The fanbase has been searching videos of it up constantly since this came out.Eggman: Uhh, showtunes?Sonic: Mongolian throat singing. It's a thing. Google it.
- There's also a question mirroring the above one, in which a fan asks how they take their coffee in the morning. Sonic takes a iced latte, Eggman takes an iced americano, and Shadow...Shadow: I eat the coffee beans straight. They're delicious, and crunchy.
- Shadow and Eggman find a question that Sonic would rather skip.Shadow: Oh, this is a good one. @JoannaWhiteRose asks "To Sonic, I have a challenge for you. Tell me how much you like Amy and what you like in her."Eggman: Oh yeah Sonic, tell us what you like about that other hedgehog, Amy!Sonic: Oh, no. Guys, can we ju— can we just not do this right now? I mean, there's lots of other questions, like...Shadow: What, Sonic? Are you embarrassed?Eggman: Hehe, he's totally embarrassed! Ooh, I just got a message here from Infinite! It's a file called "Sonadow"...Sonic: NO, DON'T OPEN THAT!Eggman: @Cassidy1205 - that's a lot of numbers - asks "Shadow, what do you think about "Sonadow"?"Shadow: One word, Cassidy... NO.
- Earlier, a fan asks Shadow how one uses Chaos Control. The instructions are incredibly simplistic, to say the least.Shadow: It's simple. Hold Chaos Emerald, shout "Chaos Control!", go fast.
- The fan even calls Shadow "Shad" for short.
- The three get asked by Wyatt Oleff if anyone is edgier than Shadow. Eggman tries to claim he's also edgy and fails miserably, but what's funny is that they constantly make references to a certain horror movie that Wyatt was part of earlier that same year...
- The trio runs into a very touchy subject.Eggman: Mudkip_Captain asks: "To Shadow: How's..." Oh. Oh no, I'm not asking this one!Shadow: Mudkip_Captain, was it? Now you've angered me. Welcome to The List. It's a very special list, of very special people. I look forward to crossing your name off it someday.Sonic: RUN WHILE YOU CAN!!
- Shadow is a weeaboo.Shadow: First, anime is a highly-respected form of art, it was not a mistake. And second, I like the one with the edgy girl with the scissor blade.
- Bonus points for Eggman trying (and failing) to say "weeaboo".
- One user asks what a "Mean Bean" is and what it tastes like. Eggman hurriedly reassures people that Mean Beans are not only living creatures, but incredibly inedible since they're a product of his Chemical Plant. It sounds as if he's more concerned for the Beans than he is the people he's warning.
- When one person asks what Eggman would do if he wasn't a Mad Scientist, Sonic thinks he could be a professional golfer, a movie star, or a chart-topping musician, while Shadow describes a scenario where Eggman adopts hundreds of cats and has to move out when they start multiplying. Eggman tells them to stop, as all of those possibilities are equally horrifying to him, and decides to stay as an evil genius now and forever...only to reveal he has a cat that somehow got in the recording booth.
- Shadow has a little trouble with Jacksepticeye's name.Shadow: Who are we tweeting here? Jack... something in his eye?
- When one fan asks if they'll answer their question:Sonic: Huh. Uhhhhhhhhh...... [pause] Yes.Shadow: Next question.
- There's also the one where a fan challenges Shadow to act happier than Sonic, with his reward being the fourth Chaos Emerald. Shadow accepts the challenge...and completely fucks it all up, not even smiling or sounding happier, like he wasn't even trying. Sonic corpsing at the whole thing makes it funnier.Eggman: Well... at least he tried.
- This one from @frosted_oreo about asking Eggman for an internship, "asking as a desperate college student."Eggman: [chuckling nervously] Heh, heh...that's not depressing at all.Shadow: I've got a job description here for an intern at the Eggman Empire lot in North Hollywood.Sonic: Oh, let's see what it says. "Entry level position. Requires 5 to 10 years experience." Oh, 'cause that makes sense.All 3: GOOD LUCK, MILLENNIALS.
- We finally discover why Eggman could outrun Sonic. He works out.
- At the end of the Q&A, Shadow is convinced that what the fanbase really needs is a new game with only him in it without any appearance of Sonic or Eggman, and his sidekick: Big the Cat. Sonic and Eggman do not agree in the slightest.
Twitter Takeover 4
- How did Sega decide to celebrate the release of Team Sonic Racing? You guessed it: a DAMN 4th Twitter Takeover, this one adding Tails to the roster.
- When Sonic is gushing over Tails after a fan asks what he likes about him, Shadow's response?Shadow: ...I think I'm gonna throw up.
- Before that point, Shadow brings up the time Sonic was launched out of the Space Colony ARK. Eggman nonchalantly reminisces about the incident, while Tails is embarrassed.
- Eggman doesn't remember what happened in the end of Team Sonic Racing Overdrive. Sonic and Tails agree that this is for the best.
- At one point, someone asks what their favorite snacks are. This prompts Eggman to hijack the question in order to have Sonic give a shout out to the sponsor of the 4th takeover: Chaos Cola, having been promised a free mini-fridge. Sonic is less than pleased about having to read it, citing the script in the most annoyed, deadpan monotone imaginable. Tails notes that he prefers their mint juice drinks. Shadow chimes in:Shadow: You're all such corporate sellouts. I support indie drinks. There's nothing cooler than supporting the little guy.
- The Gushers Twitter account asks Sonic to explain a picture of him circa Sonic Adventure 1 saying "I like Gusher" (prompting Shadow to quote the "Silence, brand." meme). Tails, being a textbook case of Genius Sweet Tooth, asks them to send some over to his workshop. Shadow then chastises him for being a "corporate shill"... then proceeds to solicit them for Gushers.
- One question asks Eggman if he has a Chao garden in his lair. He stubbornly denies this, even when Shadow mentions that he saw little Chao toys lying around, to which Eggman panics and tries to say that they belonged to Tails.
- The annual singing of Macarena returns. Then things get awkward when Tails actually knows the full song (or at least the melody), causing the others to become perplexed and fail hilariously at keeping up. By the end, all four are confused.
- One fan calls Shadow's speed into question compared to Sonic's, citing his use of rocket boosters. Shadow...doesn't take it well.
- The amount of animatics for this scene is staggering.
- Favorite breakfast choices. Sonic & Tails have chili dogs. Eggman has waffles. Shadow continues to have his raw coffee beans.
- Eggman gets asked how he keeps his moustache looking good. As it turns out, he uses gel and then trims it. Everyone then starts wondering what he would look like if his mustache was shaved off. Eggman then Screams Like a Little Girl when they all attack him.
- The four are asked about their favorite memory. Sonic's is stopping the ARK from crashing. Tails' is meeting Sonic for the first time, followed by his adventure on Cocoa Island. Eggman's is beating Sonic, which he's only done a few times. Shadow's? Being dead.Sonic: Wow, OK. That got… dark.
- Later, Sonic notes how Shadow's answers tend to be either the most depressing or the most inspiring depending on the question.
- One fan wonders what Shadow's ultimate day would be like. After some prodding, Shadow does exactly what you'd expect.Tails: (mimicking Shadow) "Dear Diary, today I brooded. And brooded some more. And then raised some Chao."
Eggman: (chuckling to himself) Hey, that's not bad, Tails!
Shadow: Quiet, fox. My ultimate day would consist of a nice two handfuls of coffee beans in the morning, followed by a playthrough of the world's greatest video game—
Sonic: Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric?
Shadow: No! Shadow the Hedgehog!
Tails: Probably should've seen that one coming.
Shadow: Then I head outside to do mysterious things, like saving people in need at the last moment, or picking up cool, dark clothing that I'll never wear.
Eggman: And then after that?
Shadow: Finally, I head home, and put on a good movie, like Chao In Space 3, which features me. It's much better than Chao In Space 2.
Sonic: ...yeah. Thanks for the question, Menno!
Shadow: Wait, I'm not done ye- - One tweet asks Tails "what does the fox say?" Tails and Sonic promptly have a hushed conversation about angry lawyers before Tails starts singing "Believe in Myself" (which Eggman calls him out on), while Shadow reacts with confusion to the other three.
- It's been 15 years and Shadow still hasn't found that @#!& 4th Chaos Emerald. And yes, Shadow's speech is actually censored. All of his attempts to bypass it fail.
- Shadow: Curse you, Sega.
Sonic: Sorry, Shadow. But this was the only way the ESRB would let us continue. Thanks for understanding!
- One Tweet calls out the game's script, which involves a lot of Puns from Sonic.
- Ross from the Game Grumps (aka RubberNinja) asks if Eggman could actually be faster than Sonic while rolling down an incline. While Sonic dismisses the idea, and Shadow points out that Eggman doesn't have the right bone structure to smoothly roll downhill, Tails and Eggman do the math, factoring in Sonic starting with a spin-dash, Eggman's weight increasing his speed, and Tails bringing up a scenario in which Eggman had no bones to slow him down. The answer turns out to be yes after 7.8 miles, but the prior point about him having no bones ends up utterly catching Eggman off guard, with him trying to bring back attention to it to no avail. And during the entire Tweet, Shadow keeps messing up the group's name, calling them the "Grumpy Guys" and the "Grumpy-Grumps".
- Sonic is once again asked about his feelings for Amy. This time, he runs off, with his picture even dropping out of the frame to accentuate it.
- Tails: Wow, he's not normally like that. Well, one thing's for sure now: the Sonamy fans are gonna go nuts!
- This time, Sonic, Tails, and Eggman get asked what their favorite anime is.Eggman: Oh, mine's a bit dark. You might not like it. It involves ghouls and the like.
Sonic: Ha! Mine's easy: Sonic X! Not that I'm biased, or anything... How 'bout you, Tails?
Tails: I like the one with the kid who becomes a hero. ONE FOR ALL!
Shadow: Mine's still the one with the girl and the scissor blade. It's the greatest anime of all time, and none of you will ever change my mind. - Someone decides to ask Eggman for a paid internship in his Empire.Sonic: Whoa whoa whoa, Kimmyko, let me stop you right there. You REALLY don't want this internship. Trust me.
Tails: Hey, I could use an intern! I—I mean, I couldn't pay you in anything but gold rings, but—
Eggman: Will you two stop trying to poach my new hires?! People wonder why HR can't find quality candidates, and now I realize it's you two! Kimmyko, I don't pay my interns, because it's the most evil thing I can do... But I'd be happy to have you join the Eggman Empire.
Shadow: Between us, I recommend going your own way. You don't need Eggman or Sonic & Tails. Trust only yourself.
Eggman: Exactly. Trust yourself to IGNORE SHADOW AND FOLLOW ME. Welcome aboard. - Good ol' Caddy asks the crew why they collect rings when an anagram of Sonic's name is "Coins".
- The gang get philosophical for a moment.Tails: Chris Scullion asks, "Do ghosts and spirits of our deceased loved ones exist, or are they merely mental projections constructed in our own minds as a coping mechanism, as knowing they still have some presence, albeit a merely ethereal one, gives some comfort?"
Shadow: Don't worry, I got this one.
(Beat)
Shadow: Yes. - One question asks Eggman how long it took him to concoct his plan to trap the other three via the Twitter takeover. He's about to put his scheme into motion... but Tails already disarmed all the traps, Shadow destroyed the robots above them (He let loose a Chaos Blast earlier), and Sonic had Knuckles trash Eggman's lair while they were answering questions. As it turns out, the takeover was a plan to lure Eggman away from his base.
Twitter Takeover 5
- After a two year long break, the Takeover returns once again, this time in honor of the release of Sonic Colors Ultimate. Now, they've added Yacker the Wisp. And more animatics. Also despite the fact that Shadow does not appear in the game (although he does appear in the DS version of Colors) he was invited anyway, although he's less than pleased that the hashtag is #AskSonic again. Eggman then reveals that it was chosen due to them pulling straws, with Sonic saying his hashtag just so happened to win.
- Tails gets asked if he still has the strength to carry Sonic around. Tails reveals he's been doing strength training, to the surprise and amazement of everyone present, only to end up accidentally hitting Eggman.
- When asked what their favorite movies are, Tails takes a jab at Sonic and says he can't get through an entire movie without getting bored and running off. When pressed, Sonic says his favorite film is Chao in Space...only to prove Tails' point by getting key details of the movie wrong (believing the Chao died when it actually survived, and missing Tikal's appearance). Even Yacker expresses disappointment.
- Yacker gets asked whether he winks or blinks due to only having one eye. Sonic, Shadow, and Eggman are quick to believe the latter, but Tails thinks otherwise. Ultimately, the results are inconclusive, with the former 3 remaining unconvinced that Yacker could potentially wink.
- A question for Eggman asks how much of the food in Sweet Mountain is real. Eggman says it all is... made of 99.9% preservatives... processed in Chemical Plant Zone. Nobody wants any of his food after that. Though there's also the matter of Fred the Egg Pawn falling into the chocolate river...
- The official Among Us account asks the cast who's the best at lying.Eggman: I tricked that one Knucklehead a couple of times before.
Sonic: Huh, that's a little suspicious, Eggman.
Tails: I've only told 3 lies in my life before, and no one will ever know what they are.
Shadow: I promised Maria I would never tell a lie, and I never have.
(Yacker chimes in)
Tails: Uh, Yacker said he "likes murder"...?
Sonic: Whoa, wait! WHAT?!
(Yacker gives a puzzled response, as if that's not what he actually said)
Tails: Yeah, he's saying he downed someone in an electrical room in Tropical Resort and then hopped into a vent.
Eggman: Ergh, that's pretty messed up, even for my standards.
(Yacker protests in panic)
Shadow: Well. I believe we all know what needs to be done.
Sonic: Ooh! Ooh! Can I push the button this time? It's kinda cool to not be the one getting sent out into space for once.
Tails: Sure, Sonic. Go ahead.
(Yacker's panicked protesting continues until he's ejected screaming.)
Eggman: Hmm...what's that notice up on that board up there?
Shadow: It says "Yacker was not the Impostor." Wait! Then who is?
Eggman: Tails...?
Sonic: Uh...Tails?
Tails: Uh...my translator must be busted again! Sorry about that, Yacker! Thanks for the question, @AmongUs! ...And now I've told FOUR lies! - The official AXE body spray account asks the cast what they smell like. Shadow confidently replies "lavender", while everyone else notes that Tails smells like mint. It's then revealed that Tails has been eating a ridiculously large amount of them, prompting Shadow to call an intervention.Sonic: Yeah. Well, I can tell you what Tails smells like; MINT!
Eggman: Urgh, is that what that smell is? It's been giving me a headache!
Tails: Guys, I haven't had that many mints!
Sonic: Tails, there are three empty mint tins on the floor around you!
Tails: (while having several in his mouth) Make it five!
Eggman: Tails, STOP! That's a COMICAL amount of mints!
Tails: (his mouth now filled with an extreme amount of mints) Uh, make it six!
Sonic: Tails, you're worrying us!! - When asked who's the most likely to write poetry, everyone agrees that it'd be Shadow. Put on the spot, he ad-libs the following.Sometimes, you order a pizza
On a colony out in space
Just expect it to take a while
But it'll be worth the taste - The cast are asked who would win in a game of Hide & Seek. Yacker reveals that on Planet Wisp, the version the Wisps play has rules that are significantly more extreme, with whoever gets found ending up tossed into a volcano and deemed the "Ultimate Loser". Shadow, being Shadow, accepts the challenge, while Eggman insists they had that tradition before he first arrived there.
- Favorite moments from the 30th Anniversary concert. Notable moments include Shadow being moved to tears by remembering the events of his own game upon hearing I Am (All of Me), and Eggman noting how the video for the Sonic Adventure portion showed Tails throwing the Burger Man into the ocean.
- Eggman confirms that he's secretly rich, from making a bagel slicer. He even offers Shadow one after the latter laments that the Space Colony Ark did not serve bagels, only regular bread. They didn't even have a toaster.
- One question proposes a possible connection between the Wisps and the Black Arms, specifically Doom's Eye which is a fragment of Black Doom. Eventually Shadow boils it down to whether or not they share soft drink preferences, as Shadow is part Black Arms genetically. Although no connection can be made on that front (Shadow prefers ginger ale while Yacker prefers diet ginger ale with no ice), one notable bombshell is dropped: Black Doom is alive.
- What makes this is how little attention is paid to that bombshell. Eggman sounds like he goes white as a sheet when he hears it, but Shadow is completely nonplussed and everyone just takes him at his word. The one thing that gets a strong reaction out of everyone is hearing Yacker likes diet ginger ale with no ice, acting as if he said the single-most-revolting thing they'd ever heard.
- Of the cast, Shadow has the most drip.
- The crew are asked how far Eggman can punt Yacker. Hilarity Ensues.
- One user asks Eggman to marry them, to which he immediately refuses without hesitation. The rest of the crew immediately start speculating that something must have happened with his ex. It turns out that yes, something did happen, they didn't like eggs and when he tried to serve them some they spat in his face. Also he put Robotnik on his dating profile because he thought it sounded more threatening.
- Tyson Hesse asks Sonic if he's secretly jealous of Knuckles' strength. Sonic tries to brush off the question, but Shadow isn't having any of it and challenges him to break a wooden board that Tails just so happened to bring in. He succeeds...but at a very painful cost, and to Shadow's amusement.
- A question about why Sonic is the only one who has a Twitter account ends up segueing into, you guessed it, the annual singing of La Macarena. This time, however, everyone singing it is off-tempo, which Eggman quips is the reason why Sonic is the only one that can be trusted to have a Twitter account.
Twitter Takeover 6
- To celebrate the arrival of Sonic Frontiers, a new Twitter Takeover is launched. This time, Sonic, Tails, Shadow (who isn’t even in the game), and Eggman are joined by Knuckles, who is suspicious of the whole idea, and Amy Rose, who wanted to join in and was invited by Tails, much to Sonic’s uneasiness.
- When Sonic reminds the audience to "get [their] questions ready and send them over to [the gang] with the hashtag—" Shadow and Eggman yell out their own hashtag (with Tails even shouting "Not again!") before Sonic has to remind them it’s still #AskSonic, much to their chagrin.
Sonic: Guys, we've been over this before! Consistency is key!Eggman: Yes! And you consistently annoy me, you little blue rodent! - A few of the answer videos share a Running Gag where Tails reads out the username of whomever asked the question incorrectly, whether it's due to being genuinely difficult to parse or just Tails being ridiculously off the mark (like reading "PopcornNSoda247" as "Popcorn-NS-oda-2-4-7"), then a different member of the group reads it out correctly when they thank the user for the question, oftentimes to Tails' consternation (and sometimes with the correct reader berating Tails). It gets to the point where when he gets an easy name, he sighs in relief and lampshades it. Sonic later discovers how hard Tails is having it once he tries thanking "HuyMinhLe0404" for their question.
- When asked what their favorite color of Chaos Emerald is, Sonic picks blue, Tails picks yellow, Shadow picks purple (specifically citing it reminds him of lavender), Eggman says it varies a bit, and Amy & Knuckles...get into an argument over their entitlement to red being their favorite. Tails tries to defuse it by having them pick a number without going over, and both of them not only guess the same number, but the exact number Tails was thinking of.
- When asked not if Eggman has a super form, but requesting he use it to trounce Sonic, the others blow it off as a gag and speculate that he'd shoot eggs from his fingers. Eggman then reveals he actually gathered all of the emeralds and seems to go Super before doing exactly what they predicted. Sonic, Amy and Shadow then realize he just has an LED strip under his 'stache, a cable latched to a harness under his coat, and air cannons loaded with eggs up his sleeves, meaning he was fully anticipating this question beforehand and had an entire stunt rig set up.
- One question brings up which Sonic game is the cast's favorites, and we learn a substantial detail; All Sonic games are canon to the franchise... as games within the franchise. Eggman was completely unaware of this, naturally shying away from media that aggrandizes his rival, but asks if there are any starring him. To his dismay, the only one is Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. He goes on a prolonged rant about how he should have his own game with a big sword that he uses to crush those who oppose him, and nunchucks.
- When asked about how Eggman survived so long in Cyberspace, Eggman says that he always packs a lunch before his schemes, and mentions that this time it was a bologna on rye, a juice box, baby carrots, and a brownie. Naturally, the others start teasing him relentlessly about it.Shadow: What are you, three years old? What kind of lunch is that?Eggman: Don't give me any lip, Shadow. I've survived for days on baby carrots! ...They give me the perfect amount of sustenance to fuel my powerful mind.Tails: Oh, are you sure you didn't pack a toy with that happy meal?Sonic: Hehe. Get 'em, Tails!Eggman: Leave my mom out of this!Amy: What happened when you ran out of baby carrots? (babytalk) Did you switch to apple slices?(Everyone but Eggman laughs.)
Eggman: This is the last time I tell any of you any secrets! Don't ask any questions again, B0b076lan! - For the previous Twitter Takeover, noted Sonic fan/hype man and streamer GamesCage (aka Fadel) sent in a question. A response was written... but they opted not to record it, in part just to troll Fadel. Fadel responded this Twitter Takeover by requesting an apology for being denied a proper roast, naturally leading to the gang being confused, but Sonic acquiesces anyway (in the vein of a low-effort apology video)... and then Amy suddenly remembers Fadel saying mean things about Tails on one of his recent streams, ultimately leading to a mysterious, echoey voice - seemingly THE END, of all things - telling Fadel that he has "strayed from the path", much to the gang's confusion.
- Sonic and Shadow get asked if they hate each other. Since it's clear that Sonic isn't the type to hold grudges, Shadow comes in to explain that even though he finds Sonic's methods annoying, his jokes unfunny, his skills undisciplined, his optimistic outlook towards others naïve, and his shoes garish, he doesn't hate him, despite the unspoken implication from all of that being he pities Sonic. Tails, Amy and Knuckles praise Shadow for his honesty, as Sonic starts getting distressed about all the other things he said. You can feel the glee in Eggman's voice and the silent smirk on Shadow's face throughout the exchange, especially as Sonic starts getting insecure.
- Of course everyone believes Shadow when he says he doesn't hate Sonic. He promised Maria he would never tell a lie, and he never has.
- Fans have joked that what personally hurt Sonic the most out of all of Shadow's comments was the one about his shoes.
- One person asks Amy what her favorite dessert is. Amy is cut off by Tails, followed by the other guys mentioning their favorite desserts. Amy’s able to snap in with a very curt "strawberry shortcake", followed by everyone accepting her choice… except Sonic, who suddenly voices his distaste for it in the distance after Amy thanks the person for the question.Sonic: STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE SUCKS!
- The question of which among the group can do the best Eggman impression is put forth. Most of them naturally quote Eggman's more memetic lines... and then Amy just says "I'm a big egg!", much to the consternation of Eggman himself.
- A user by the name "RealShadowFan01" asks for Shadow's hand in marriage.Everyone except Shadow and Amy: Ooooooooh...!Amy: Don't be so immature. This person's pouring out their heart for Shadow! Show a little bit of sympathy to them and—Shadow: (bluntly) I'll marry them.
- Shadow then states that he'll marry RealShadowFan01 under the condition that (A) they help him iron his linens nightly, (B) they cook food exactly like they did on the ARK, and (C) they keep in mind that Shadow has a 20-step skin-care routine which, according to him, is how he maintains his young appearance in conjunction with his immortality. RealShadowFan reacted about how you'd expect, for the record.
- Three Twitter Takeovers after the Running Gag was introduced, we finally have an answer as to why Shadow eats coffee beans straight:Shadow: The water dilutes the flavor. I want coffee, not coffee-flavored water.Amy: But... eating just the beans, though? Wouldn't it be crunchy?Shadow: The best things in life have a crunch!Tails: How do you eat them, like popcorn, or-Shadow: With a spoon, you simpletons! ...I don't understand how this is so confusing for all of you.Sonic: Shadow, you're just... one in a million...Eggman: The Ultimate Life Form, some would say.Shadow: And don't you forget it!
- When asked what song's currently stuck in their heads, Tails says it's A Cappella music, Sonic (biased as always) says "Vandalize", Knuckles notes that he really likes that musician that played that crystal flute, Eggman says he's been drawn to lullabies lately (though he doesn't know why, alluding to the subtly-growing father-daughter relationship between him and Sage), and Amy immediately begins singing "Anti-Hero"... joined shortly thereafter by Shadow, much to everyone's shock and his immediate regret.Amy: (singing) It's me, hi!Amy and Shadow: (singing) I'm the problem, it's me!Amy: (quietly singing) Yeah!Sonic: Shadow, d-do you...?Amy: (gasps) Are you a Swiftie?!Shadow: (mortified) What have I done?Tails: Shadow loves Tay-Tay!Shadow: I admit, she's made remarkable country albums...Eggman: (utterly confused) He's...he's been a Swiftie since day one?Sonic: (similarly confused) Okay, I'm gonna need a minute to digest this. Thanks for the question, @UltimateSHSLFan.Shadow: I-It's just so catchy... (sighs) I shouldn't have joined in...Amy: (gasps) We can listen to the whole album together! Aaaaaaaaaah! It's perfect! (giggles)(Shadow does a long sigh)
- When asked if anyone does Speedrunning and given an explanation as to what it is, Sonic immediately quips that that's basically all he does. When Tails mentions that the Miles Electric has a lot of games available on it, he accepts the option to do it, and we hear a lot of noises, including comments from himself about what he's doing as well as comments from the others present... only for it to be revealed that he's on the title screen when they go to look.
- The gang's asked what the Ancient Tablet that's catch-able in Frontiers' fishing areas says. While Shadow's unable to read it, everyone else is able to... and it apparently has a Sonic-ified version of the opening lines of Bee Movie (possibly even a full "Hedgehog Movie" script, given that Amy remarks that it just keeps going) written on it, of all things:According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a hedgehog should be able to run fast. Its quills are too short to get its fat little body off the ground. The hedgehog, of course, runs fast anyway, because hedgehogs don't care what humans think is impossible.
- When asked about the coolest thing Sonic's ever done, Amy starts off by saying that there's too many things to name... and then Knuckles mentions he was pretty happy when Sonic changed the water filter in the office fridge. At which point pretty much everyone but Eggman and Sonic agrees, much to the latter's chagrin and the former's amusement.Eggman: I, for one, love this exchange!
Sonic: Oh, shut it, you!- Humorously, Sonic is hurt the most when Amy agrees that the water filter change was the coolest thing Sonic's ever done;
Sonic: Hey! I've done cooler things than change a water filter!Shadow: You got an example?Sonic: Um, I went Super Sonic and saved Station Square, stopped multiple Death Eggs, rescued my friends from a collection of islands, hello?Amy: Iiii'm gonna have to go with the water filter change, too.Sonic: [sounding betrayed] Amy!Amy: It was a good deed! It needed to be done! - New characters, new favorite anime series (plus Eggman gets a new answer in). Also, we learn how Knuckles is able to watch stuff when he's normally stuck on Angel Island, which obviously doesn't have Wi-Fi:Knuckles: ...But, I've been watching that show where a guy takes enemies down with one punch! ...Cream and Vanilla have a big TV, so I go over there.Sonic: I respect you leaving the island to watch anime!Amy: I keep rewatching this anime where a group of friends turn into Zodiac animals. It reminds me of when the Chao transform.Eggman: Well, I've been watching this killer show where this little dweeb turns into a bunch of chainsaws and hunts down enemies!Shadow: That sounds awesome.Eggman: The show's left me so inspired, so, be prepared, Sonic! I'll have a chainsaw badnik coming your way!Sonic: Eh. I'll stop ya like I always do.Eggman: Oh no, you won't! Maybe you're not understanding; this badnik will be covered in CHAINSAWS!Sonic: Oh no no, I get it, I'll still take it down.Tails: You could stand to be a bit more creative, Eggman.Eggman: Grrr, you don't get it! There'll be so many chainsaws! Covered in 'em!
- During the final thank-you video, Knuckles notes his surprise at the fact that nobody asked what's under his gloves (Shadow states that he's sure no one cares). Before things can properly wrap up, though, Tails remembers that they've nearly forgotten to do one more Twitter Takeover tradition: singing La Macarena, which quickly devolves into insanity due to Amy and Knuckles being left completely in the dark over what's going on. While Amy eventually gets the hang of it, Knuckles is still left confused.Knuckles: I'm surrounded by lunatics.
- Eggman also gets in one last jab towards Elon Musk's management choices at the very end:Eggman: Oh, and if Twitter destroys itself, I'll remember you all.
- Eggman also gets in one last jab towards Elon Musk's management choices at the very end:
Twitter/X and TikTok Takeover 7
- The takeover returns for another year, this time to (belatedly) commemorate the release of Sonic Superstars. Everyone from the previous year returns... except Shadow, who was too busy. He did give Tails a message, though:Tails: It says: "If anyone asks, my favorite flower is lantanas.
Sonic: ...What?
Knuckles: I bet he's just scared someone will ask him to marry him again. Or he's just napping.- As noted in the folder name, this year sees the takeover expand to TikTok, though questions are still taken from the website Sonic refers to as "Twitter".Tails: Uh... can we still call it that?
Sonic: I'm still gonna call it that.
Eggman: You know, I think I kinda prefer "X".
Sonic: Oh, you would.
Eggman: What? It feels more industrial!
- As noted in the folder name, this year sees the takeover expand to TikTok, though questions are still taken from the website Sonic refers to as "Twitter".
- The first question of the day ponders how often Sonic has to sharpen his quills and how he does so. Sonic, free spirit that he is, states that he doesn't have a routine and just lets the wind do as it pleases, which only gets the rest of the group interested in doing some styling:Eggman: I just so happen to have some moustache wax on me! How about we give it a try? (squishy moustache wax noises)
Amy: Hmm... Doesn't look much different. Not really getting pointy.
Knuckles: Well, I have this pencil sharpener on me if we wanna give that a try, and-
Sonic: HAHA, LOOK AT THAT, WE'RE OUT OF TIME, thanksforthequestion@MetroGamer21. - After it came up during the thank-you from the previous takeover, the question of what's under Knuckles' gloves finally arrives. Knuckles' response?
- One question asks Knuckles how he is able to glide. He says that his quills simply "bend the wind", but Sonic deliberately mistakes him saying "breaking wind". When Tails explains to Knuckles what it means, he gets annoyed while Tails and Sonic snicker.
- @45Euvee asks what kind of cake everyone would be. Amy returns to her answer of "strawberry shortcake" from last time and—also like last time—Sonic makes his distaste for the dessert clear, just to get on Amy's nerves... but she ain't having it this time:Sonic: I know what cake I wouldn't be! (snickers)
Amy: "Wouldn't be"?! NO.
Sonic: STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE SUCKS!!
Amy: Alright, Sonic, get over here! You can't get away—! (audio cuts off) - One question asks Amy about the concert she and Shadow attended. After Amy gushes about how great it went, Sonic snarks about how he can't picture Shadow at a concert; Amy asks if he's jealous, to which Sonic tries to sheepishly deny. Seeing through this, she decides to invite him, alongside Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman to a concert as well, much to his discomfort and the others' excitement.
- @Yubby asks if Amy's gloves have Inhibitor Rings. When Sonic clarifies what those are, she says they aren't, but she has been training with Knuckles to work on her strength when swinging, and alleges that she can crack the Earth in two. Tails gets skeptical and debates the science of it, but Knuckles butts in with a confirmation she could do it with a bluntness that suggests either an antagonistic rebuke of Tails because Knuckles trained her, or genuine fear and an attempt to end the conversation before Amy gets it in her head to demonstrate.
- The takeover just so happened to fall one one user's birthday, so the gang all proceed to sing "Happy Birthday"...before it steadily mutates into the annual singing of "La Macarena".
- @thedogisverycool asks if they could borrow a couple rings to buy a bag of Funyuns. Knuckles decides to punch Sonic, making him lose his rings (complete with sound effect).Sonic: Ow! What the heck, Knuckles?!
Knuckles: Just being a team player. Enjoy your edible rings, cool dog! - @Pastelz asks Knuckles if Rouge ever comes to steal the Master Emerald. Knuckles unsurprisingly grumbles that she does, but this causes the others to mock him for his not-so-secret crush on Rouge. This prompts Knuckles to threaten Pastelz for giving the question before Tails asks if Knuckles gave Rouge some daisies he bought for her, causing him to worryingly ask how he knew about that.Tails: I'm a gossip.
- One question asks Tails if he has any other inspirations besides Sonic, like Eggman's machinery. Tails, reluctant to say something nice about Eggman, says he admires his work ethic ("You always have a goal; and you always come slightly-to-very-close to completing it"), which causes Eggman to tear up and asks him if he wants to give anymore compliments, to which Tails declines. Sonic then comments how brave Tails was to give Eggman a compliment.
- One user asks the group how much sleep they need. Eggman reveals that he's been doing something called "intermittent sleeping" where he sleeps twelve minutes, then works, and repeat. While doing this "intermittent sleeping", Knuckles decides to pluck his moustache, which causes Eggman to wake up in pain.
- A question asks Eggman if he does commissions, upon which he gets the idea of making money off this by making his badniks non-lethal animatronics to put in pizza restaurants. Tails says that the concept sounds familiar, prompting Amy to say they should move on from the subject.
- Knuckles is asked if he's allowed on the internet without supervision, to which Tails replies that he isn't due to an unnamed incident.