Sonic Returns

"Sonic Returns" is the first episode in the Sonic Mania Adventures webseries. It first aired on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube Channel on 30 March 2018.

Synopsis
Welcome back to Angel Island with Sonic Mania Adventures!

Sonic has just arrived back after the events of Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces, but something is already amiss. What are the huge holes being dug in the ground? And why is Eggman already capturing more animals? The story begins here, with the first of five parts in: "Sonic Returns"!

Appearances
Characters:
 * Animals
 * Flicky (multiple)
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Sonic the Hedgehog

Locations:
 * Classic Sonic's world
 * Angel Island

Items:
 * Capsule
 * Chaos Emeralds
 * Spikes

Vehicles:
 * Egg Mobile

Trivia

 * The Eggman decoy head shares a resemblance to Neo Metal Sonic's fake Eggman form in Sonic Heroes.
 * The theme that plays when Eggman appears before Sonic is similar to the one Dr. Robotnik has in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * Eggman's trap is similar to the one used in "Sonic Ride" animation included in Sonic Jam.