Time Suspension Phenomenon

The Time Suspension Phenomenon is an event that appears in the anime series Sonic X. It refers to the gradual destruction and freezing of time as a result of the two worlds of Chris and Sonic merging because of Chaos Control.

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Many world records were being broken day after day, though many people simply associated this to the Freedom Movement and people's admiration for Sonic. In reality, however, this was in fact due to the fluctuation of time due to the Time Suspension Phenomenon.

Due to this, it was confirmed by the government that of all the things from Sonic's world didn't return back, the two worlds would merge and time would stand still forever. However, despite the signs having popped up, with Sonic and his cohorts returning back to their own world, the full completion of the phenomenon was safely avoided.