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Official Sonic Tumblr Posts 25th Anniversary Hint

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Two months ago, for Halloween, a new CG Sonic art image was posted by Aaron “Ruby Eclipse” Webber on the official Sonic Tumblr page which contained some rather interesting tags. It went unnoticed until it was rediscovered on the SSMB.

Those tags are as follows:

There’s something very special about this art but it’s not actually anything hidden inside of it 
though we hid details on the next Sonic game on the inside of the pumpkin but since you can’t actually see that 
we’ll give you a hint as to what makes this sweet piece even cooler than normal 
it’s not about what you see…it’s about who created it! 
chalk this away in your memory – because someday we’re going to come back to it

It’s just another instance of the folks at SEGA teasing and foreshadowing the anniversary to come. While the seriousness may be questioned it does raise some eyebrows.

We’ll keep you up to date as Sonic’s 25th anniversary gets underway in the coming weeks.

This post was originally written by the author for TSSZ News.

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  2. I was about to say Sonic Unleashed 2 with Vampire Sonic, but then my stupid brain reminded me of the quote that was just posted.
    “It’s not about what you see… It’s about who created it”
    So who created it and what the heck is the deal with the inside of the pumpkin?

      3. I just Imagine Shadow “TOKI WO TOMARE! ZA (KAOS) WARUDO (CONTORORU)”

        Heck, in one of the Off-Panels of the comics we have Sonic as Jotaro so why the hell not?!

        1. Actually Knuckles was Jotaro whist Sonic was Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star.
          Tho thinking about it, Mephiles kinda makes a better fit, that and I can see it as a way to make him actually cool. Hell, him combining with Iblis to form Solaris could pretty much be seen as his way of “achieving Heaven” like DIO saught after.

  6. They probably have a separate render of another character or something else that is special to the series behind the pumpkin, it’s a matter of trying to guess what it could be. That’s my hunch at least. It could be anything! It could be Shadow, Knuckles, Tails, one of the random badniks, or even some sorta logo. If it’s that last one, I’m thinking that it will probably be a blue and gold 3 in the same font as the SA2’s 2. That would be an awesome Easter Egg

    1. Could be a longshot but I think that maybe, just maybe there could be the number “3” hidden in the pumkin’s face; the mouth would be the lower part of a chubby number 3, the upper part would be the forehead where the ilumination unnaturally cuts out, also there is a little exaggerated shinny spot at the right side of the nose which is completely absent in the left side further suggesting the number 3, I know it sounds crazy but then again the render of the pumpkin doesn’t look all that normal, it looks like someone made little changes to the original render using photoshop, mostly tweaks in the lighting of the pumpkin’s face because as I said already it looks unnatural in some areas.

      1. Unfortunately I can see that too dude D:
        Iterating a little more on the lightning being off, you can see that the source of the light comes not from the center of the pumpkin, but from the left, and that’s why the right side of the smile has its light less brighter. Oddly enough, that does not happen as much as it does in the nose but it does affect the left eye.

        But its smile also reminds me of the airboards, but thats surely not the case.

  7. On DeviantArt, I found the same render in SONICX2011’s gallery, though I suspect he took the render and added stuff to it. There are many 3D render artists on DA, not to mention I doubt they would release it with Sega posting this.

    1. The render you speak of was also posted after Sega posted it, so it’s most likely the case that it is not his. The same guy has other obviously ripped off renders on his account too. He also just did the same with the 25th anniversary logo.

  10. I think we can all agree that the image is just for fun. Still, vampires is something the Sonic series hasn’t really done before, so you never know…

    🙂

    1. What do you mean Vampires have never been done before?
      Princess Elise ring any bells?
      That girl was pale as shit except for those orange legs! LOL

      1. I’m pretty sure those are stockings.

        Unless she went to the beach, took a nap under a parasol, but when she woke up realized the sun had shiffted leaving only her legs exposed to sunlight.

  11. My best guess is that the face if the pumpkin is also the face of a character, probably a new one and perhaps that’s what the hint means.

    Also that looks like one of Rafa Knight’s renders (the guy who makes renders for the Archie Variant covers) so perhaps it has something to do with the word knight.

    Though my favorite theory is XY394’s that is a callback to Pumpkin Hill and the anniversary title is going to be Sonic Adventure 3 😀

    1. You may be on to something there! If it does look like the same style as Archie Variants, could #Flynn4Sonic come true next year?! PLEASE, SEGA! Fire Ponturd and Giraff!

  12. Wonder what it will be? Hmm, only time will tell. Glad to see some type of news. BUT it was great to see Sega quiet for some period of time .. I feel like the longer they work & keep quiet, it might give us more hope on something worth while. Longing for what the 3D games used to be. Feel like Sega has been SO caught up in bringing in new fans until they’re losing older ones. Sonic doesn’t feel like Sonic anymore. Too many things/characters has been dropped/changed until its like watching Disney Channel. Jesus.

    1. THAT would be freaking awesome! (I was very dissapointed that once again Nintendo didn’t take anything from Sonic Battle when making Sonic in Smash 4)

  14. Tim Sutcliffe on Facebook’s ‘Sonic the hedgehog’ group worked it out,
    it was made by Rafa Knight who makes the Archie comics covers

        1. Hm…well, Rafa is basically an ascended fan boy in terms of the Sonic comics, so it’s possible that next year’s game is based around community input? I really don’t want a Sonic Maker, but for some reason I feel it’s a possibility.

  15. Well no shit, that I haven’t noticed it, because I got extremely annoyed by the almost constant spamming of overused memes and “GTGFASTSANIK” stuff, so even if Aaron chooses to post something that’s actually constructive I won’t see it, because I’ve unfollowed the official FB page shortly after he came back to manage it.

    With that said, as far fetched as a possible vampire story would sound, it’d make an excellent third entry in the Storybook series, imo. 😀

  17. I wonder if the cg was created by the people who did the film. Also I reckon TSSZ knows already he is just not allowed to say BUT is calling it out.

  18. I don’t think it has anything to do with what’s in the picture, except maybe the thing inside the pumpkin. The question we have to ask is who made this, and why is that significant? Was it a fan? Does that mean Sega’s making a game with fans? Are we getting a Genesis-style title made by people like Christian Whitehead? Is this made by the guy that makes the Archie variants, and does that mean there’s a game that takes place in the comic universe? Is the render made by another company, like Nintendo? Does that mean that the next Sonic is being developed by a second or third party?

  20. I think it has something to do with Blaze the Cat.
    The pumpkin’s eyes look like cat ears, the nose like her forehead gem, and the sides of the mouth like her whiskers.
    Also, what’s inside the pumpkin? Fire.

    It’s either that or I’m looking too deep into it to the point of seeing crazy things… Probably the latter… xD

    1. Whist I honestly doubt that since at the current point in time they pretty much do NOTHING with her and whenever they do they try to tack on 06 like it actually counts to her story as well as making nearly NO mention of Burning Blaze.
      But if it somehow is related to the Sol Dimension and JUST the Sol Dimension, I’ll be surprised, but I don’t see that happening.

      1. But who knows what will they plan in the future, I find really interesting that Blaze was a playable character in Sonic & The Black Knight, I mean SHE was playable and not Tails, Amy, Silver or any other usual suspect, perhaps if the focus of the games hadn’t change to comedy/Sonic only after Black Knight Sonic Team would have used a lot more in main titles and perhaps there is still a chance they go back to that path.

  21. Given the number of Archie writers that have worked on the games is zero, and the chances of that figure changing are also zero, you can rest safe in the knowledge that your ridiculously sensitive tastes are safe from being challenged in even the slightest way.

    Prick.

    1. Seriously, it’s not like it’s a bad idea waiting to happen, provided that they get someone who can actually write for a video game and present the characters in a way that doesn’t overstep its bounds yet still stays true to their existence in the comics. Nothing is a doomed idea if you can get the right people to make it work.

      If anything though, I doubt that’s where they’re heading, though really I’m confused by how cryptic that message was. Was it who made the pumpkin? Like who “carved” the pumpkin or who made the render of it? Is it a separate render from the whole Sonic art? Who even made the Sonic art? They hardly ever credit the people who make this stuff, and even then how would an artist’s involvement act as a hint towards anything? Man this is way too cryptic.

  23. Look, all i’m saying is, keep the Archie characters in the Archie Comics, it wouldn’t be fair to those fans of the japanese-styled SegaSonic universe (And I’m not the only one) to have characters from a totally different universe forced upon them. Douchebag.

    1. Then why not just fucking say that instead of spewing your pathetic fucking bile you worthless shitstain? Do you get a fucking jolly out of being a complete arsehole, or do you just have no fucking self-control?

      Seriously, just fuck off already.

      1. Woah, not to defend Chris, but calm down. I don’t think that is worth getting so angry about. Talking like that to him is not going to do any good. You are not being the better person talking like that.

        Anyways, I wonder when we’ll get an announcement for the new game?

      2. Whoa, I’m no fan of his words either, but does that really beget stooping down to the same level? I thought you were better than that RacePro?

  24. Me being an arsehole? You went around that entire article about the 25th logo, nitpicking and criticizing everyone’s opinion on what 2016 will hold. You’re a tremendous troll.

    1. Silence, damnit, both of you!
      It’s New Year’s Eve after all, go and have a couple of drinks or something. 🙂

      You can continue arguing about nothing tomorrow.

      2. You know, you’re just reinforcing the very reasons why other people hate the Sonic fanbase in your very own posts.

      3. Coming from someone who usually browses these posts with some level of dissent for SEGA (which is me), I think you need to calm the fuck down.

    2. What’s that? A nerd getting his panties in a bunch over an internet comment? How intimidating!
      What a great way to cap off the year.

  27. (I’m sorry for suggesting that it could be a Sonic game in the Archie universe, if that’s what started the fight.)
    (But seriously, to be honest, if Sonic Boom hadn’t already pulled the whole “alternate universe” thing, I wouldn’t think making an “Archie alternate universe” for the games would be that bad of an idea. Heck, if this Sonic movie is real, maybe basing the movie on the comics would be a plus.)

  29. Personaly, I think that an idea of Sonic game in Archie universe isn’t a very good one. It would require too much effort to understand the plot (reading comics AND playing games). And I think that this to mediums will also be geting in each other way. But Ian Flynn writing a Sonic game? Thats great. Yeah, he’ll put 1 or 2 new characters in a plat but nearly every single main game was doing that. And he can write nice plots. Soooo, if Ian Flynn will ever write a story to a game, I’m into it.
    P.S. Excuse me for gramar mistakes. English isn’t my native language.

    1. Problem is, that it doesn’t matter how good and/or experienced Ian is, because as far as I can recall even he himself had stated that the storytelling tone is not up to him to decide.

      If Ian gets the job but Sega still enforces the McNosehair comedy crap, then Ian will write us a good fart joke filled comedy centered thing which will be just as shallow as everything post-Colors.

      It is Sega who needs to change their mindset and focus, THEN realize this with firing those current sorry ass writers and replace them with people having actual commitment to their job.

      1. I don’t mind comedy as long as it’s good. And a quality of this in Colours and onwards is questionable at best. And I don’t think that Sega said to curent writers: ” Hey, we want a comedy plot and diologs, but don’t make it good.”

        1. Completely agreed with you, just in example Sonic Battle and Sonic Chrinicles had plenty of comedy in them but it wasn’t about forced jokes, it was about well thought writting with the comedy coming out of the characters personalities and iterations, given how unique and diverse some Sonic characters are they should totally try and make character centered stories again, even if is not Ian Sega should actually try and hire good and fitting writers.

  31. The salt in this post is so entertaining. Makes me so glad I left the fanbase after Colours. >:)

    1. You left after Colors? Damn you missed Generations! I would’ve saved a ticket for you at the Sonic Boom event 2011!
      I guess you were off playing Skyrim no complaints there that was an awesome game.
      So you left the fanbase right? Why are you here on this website again that’s mostly dedicated to Sega and Sonic stuff?

    2. Lol, indeed. If by “leaving the fanbase” you mean by not supporting it actively anymore by purchasing Sonic games, then I guess that I’ve left years ago as well. xD

  32. Wow… it’s been a good half year since I’ve commented on this site. Doesn’t really look like much has changed here

  33. Since everyone seems to be bringing up the whole Archie-into-game thing, I guess I’ll just throw in my two cents.

    Personally, I think integrating the Archie characters and plotlines into the games COULD potentially work. However, that is provided that if it was made it’s own separate franchise. Just have the comics have their own spin off games based on the settings and adventures of the characters (or at least Sonic) and go from there. As long as they actually do what they’re supposed to do, namely A GOOD FREAKING JOB, then it wouldn’t be “the end of the franchise” or anything like that.

    The only problem with that would be that with Sonic Boom still going on (seemingly anyway, other than the show things have been pretty quiet lately…) the addition of yet ANOTHER spin off series would probably make everything feel very crowded. And there would practically be no distinction between which Sonic belongs where, so maybe as far as things go right now, the comics should just stay where they are for the time being. But I could still easily see something like that happening someday, AND happening well.

  34. I hope Ian Flynn will be writing the next Sonic game’s story. This guy really knows how to handle Sonic.

    Granted, I’m not saying that I want any Archie characters in the games, just a good story.

  36. I just hope it takes the lessons leared from Generations (Modern Levels), Unleashed (Day Levels), & Sonic ’06 (Darker Tone and ROBOTNIK actually being evil instead of a bumbling cartoon idiot), and disregards any gimmicky crap (Power-Ups, Were-Hog, Classic Levels, Silver/Shadow).

    That’s literally all it would take.

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