Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4383275-20150414221305/@comment-4383275-20150418063041

When I say "is this canon?", I mean "did this actually happen in the Sonic storyline?". Although most Sonic games are not connected in terms of plot, there are several important "eras" in the Sonic universe: the Classic Era, Dreamcast Era, and Modern Era, which are best encapsulated in Sonic Generations.

Each "era" continues a larger, overarching plot, be it centered around Eggman trying to figure out how to use the Chaos Emeralds to take over the world in the Classic Era, Eggman actually figuring out how to do so (and unleashing monster after monster upon the world) in the Dreamcast Era, and Eggman successfully conquering either an entire planet or series of planets in the Modern Era. Within each era, the games all continue a main, overarching storyline, sometimes even making references to previous eras (e.g. a Sonic CD reference in SA1 or a Sonic & Knuckles reference in Sonic Heroes).

TL;DR: Did Sonic '06 actually happen in Sonic's past? Are those events a part of his life?