Board Thread:Question of the Month/@comment-34518800-20150509230553/@comment-679780-20150511133305

Technically... he is if you think about it. The Iblis Trigger is the one who "triggers Iblis", that is the one who causes Iblis to come about the destruction of the world.

Sonic is indeed the Iblis Trigger because when he was murdered, Elise cried for him. Yes Mephiles caused his death but only to bond with Iblis thus creating a time paradox but the whole game was full of contradictions and questions left unanswered anyway.