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Iblis[2], also known as the Fire Demon[3][note 1] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series produced by Paramount Pictures and its spin-offs. He is a mysterious demonic being that possessed the power of The Flames of Disaster, but was ultimately confronted and defeated by Knuckles the Echidna, who then took the power for himself.[1]
Although the actual Iblis never made an appearance throughout the franchise, an exaggerated puppet version of him appears during Pachacamac's re-telling of Knuckles' life in rock concert form, while a painting rendition of his head also appears during the same sequence.[1]
Appearance[]
In his puppet depiction, Iblis is a gigantic magma creature with red eyes, curved horns at each side of his head and one at the top, a zig-zagged mouth, and three pointy fingers. It's unknown how accurate the appearance is.
On his profile seen on the spinning card, he has a more cartoony appearance. He also has a lighter shade of gray, green eyes with black cat-like pupils which arent seen on his puppet design.
History[]
Past[]
At some point prior to the Master Emerald incident, Iblis was located and confronted by a young Knuckles the Echidna, who wished to harness the demon's Flames of Disaster to avenge his late father. Despite Knuckles' endurance, Iblis handily defeated the echidna with his magical fireball attacks, and began to mock him for his weakness, before attempting to finish him off with a bolt of lightning. However, in his turmoil, Knuckles learned that his true power as a warrior came from within, and through that revelation was able to steal The Flames of Disaster from Iblis, and defeat the creature with his own power.[1]
Although the ultimate fate of the demon following this incident is unknown, he was presumably either killed or greatly incapacitated by Knuckles.
Personality[]
Not much is known about Iblis' personality, though as implied in the musical, he is quite violent and likes to mock the weakness of others such as Knuckles.
In the musical he is shown to be a bit comedic in attitude and acts like a human along with being shown to have an admiration for "Facebook Marketplace" (which is most likely not an accurate depiction).
Relations[]
Enemies[]
- Wade Whipple (as a puppet in the musical only)
- Knuckles the Echidna
Powers and abilities[]
- Flames of Disaster: Iblis mastered the Flames of Disaster.
- Fire Breath: Also being made of fire and ash, Iblis can breath fire and spit fireballs.
- Lightning Bolts: Iblis can also shoot lightning bolts.
Trivia[]
- His line "Unskilled untrained, so unworthy!" during the song is notably a huge reference to what Knuckles said to Sonic when he met with him in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. And it appears that the former's quote influenced Knuckles to insult his opponents who are weaker than him like that.
- Iblis is based on the character of the same name from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.[3]
- Iblis' comedic depiction in the musical such as using Facebook is more than likely not accurate to the actual Iblis himself as advanced technology like the ones of Earth most likely don't exist outside of the said planet in the Sonic Cinematic Universe since there is really no possibility for other planets to copy Earth's, especially having Facebook universe-wide. This may however just be due to the musical taking elements from Wade's current predicament.
Notes[]
- ↑ In the credits sequence of "The Flames of Disaster", the puppet used to depict this creature is referred to as the "Fire Demon Puppet", and the puppeteers who performed it are credited as "Fire Demon Puppeteers"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Taccone, Jorma (26 April 2024). "The Flames of Disaster". Knuckles (TV series). Season 1. Episode 4. Paramount+.
- ↑ Phegley, Kiel (20 December 2024). Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Official Movie Novelization. Penguin Young Readers Licenses. ISBN 9780593889404. "Knuckles was not at all blending in. He was a warrior, born and bred. He had captured the Flames of Disaster from the fire demon Iblis."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paramount+ on Twitter. Twitter (16 May 2024). Retrieved on 16 May 2024. "Paramount+: The Fire Demon references an antagonist from the 2006 game "Sonic the Hedgehog""
