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"So Long Sonic" is the seventy-eighth and final episode of the anime series, Sonic X. It first aired on 18 April 2005 and 6 May 2006 in France and the United States, respectively.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Bocoe
- Bokkun
- Chaotix
- Cheese
- Chris Thorndyke
- Cream the Rabbit
- Cosmo
- Dark Oak
- Danny (flashback)
- Decoe
- Doctor Eggman
- Earthia
- Gerald Robotnik (mentioned)
- Helen (flashback)
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Lindsey Thorndyke (flashback)
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Nelson Thorndyke (flashback)
- Rouge the Bat
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Vanilla the Rabbit (Japanese and French versions)
Locations:
- Sonic X Zone
- Earth (flashback)
- United States (flashback)
- Station Square (flashback)
- United States (flashback)
- Planet Aqurius
- Sonic's world
- Earth (flashback)
Races and species:
Items:
- Air Shoes
- Chaos Emerald
- Egg Drive (mentioned)
- Emerald Shard
- Limiter
- Master Emerald
- Planet Egg
Vehicles:
Misc.:
- Chaos Control
- Chaos Regeneration (only appearance)
- Forestation Project
- Project: Shadow (mentioned)
- Super State
- Tikal's Prayer (mentioned)
Songs[]
Japanese version[]
- "SONIC DRIVE" - Opening theme
- "The Shining Road" - Closing theme
French version[]
- "Sonic X" - Opening theme
- "The Shining Road" (instrumental) - Closing theme
English version[]
- "Gotta Go Fast" - Opening theme (USA ,CAN, AUS, NZ and Europe)
- "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened) - Closing theme
Plot[]
The episode starts off with Vanilla stopping by the Chaotix Detective Office to thank the Chaotix for all that they did for her and Cream. Amy and Cream then bring a whole bunch of snacks to Tails to try and cheer him up. (Note: This entire first part, almost four minutes long, was not shown in the English dub of the episode.)
Chris then flashes back to the point just when the planet with Cosmo on it was being destroyed. Lucas is seen following Earthia to peace. Suddenly, the planet begins to expend all of its energy. Punching Super Sonic out of the way (which looked very painful for Sonic), Super Shadow uses the last of his energy to perform Chaos Control to stop time, giving everyone else a chance to escape before Dark Oak's corruptive Planet Egg explodes killing Dark Oak in the process. Eggman then worries that Shadow may not have survived the Chaos Control he did to save everyone, and he begins to feel some remorse for Shadow. Meanwhile, Sonic approaches Tails with only a seed from Cosmo. Devastated that he was unable to save her, Tails falls to his knees and breaks down in tears. The Planet Eggs return to their respective home planets in a flash of many lights.
Back on Sonic's world, Chris and Knuckles have a little discussion about what's next for Chris, and they fall along the lines of where Chris's home would be now that he can't go back since the Master Emerald had been reduced to several powerless Emerald Shards for the time being. Rouge is seen in Eggman's ship staring at Shadow's pod. After a run-in with Eggman, Rouge suspects that he knows something about Shadow's whereabouts. Near the end of the episode, Eggman shows Chris an egg-shaped pod that will take him home, but there's a catch: Chris only has three minutes to return home, or else he could be stuck in Sonic's world. Chris has no time to say goodbye to his friends, just as Eggman planned. Chris then leaves Sonic's home-planet in Eggman's pod. Once Chris is gone from sight, Eggman says that with Chris out of the way, he can continue in his creation of the Eggman Empire. Sonic and company then take off to face him once again.
The series ends with a shot of a potted plant in Tails' workshop, (apparently sprouted from the seed Sonic found after Cosmo's death) followed by Chris' ship flying off into the depths of space.
Eyecatch cards[]
Regional differences[]
- The beginning of the episode shows Vanilla stopping by the Chaotix Detective Office to thank the Chaotix for all that they did for her and Cream. Amy and Cream then bring a whole bunch of snacks to Tails to try and cheer him up. All of this is cut from the English dub.
- In the Japanese/French version, when Sonic is sitting next to a tree, he was talking to Dark Oak, but in the English version he was talking to Cosmo instead. Dark Oak is also heard chuckling after their conversation, but due to the edit, it is mute in the dub.
- Shown only in the Japanese/French version, Shadow is seen to be alive, putting a rose on Molly's grave.
- A shot of the clouds moving in the sky to confirm that time has passed is removed in the dub.
- In the Japanese version, Eggman tells Rouge she has large breasts, and is next seen with a hand imprint on his face due to having been slapped by her. In the English version, the imprint was removed and the dialogue was changed to Eggman telling Rouge he needs to pack up since he is shutting down their ship.
- A brief shot of the beach during Eggman's ship shutdown was removed in the dub.
- Tails fixing up the Blue Typhoon was cut in the dub, and his following speech of peace has much of its footage either rearranged or deleted.
- In the scene where Tails is crying to Sonic, the Japanese version has Tails blame Sonic for not being able to save Cosmo. In the dub, Tails doesn't. In the same scene, the dub has Tails lightly sob. But in the Japanese version, Tails bawls uncontrollably.
- Most of the scene with Super Sonic and Super Shadow has the color of space changed, depending on the version. In the Japanese version, it is just plain black, but in the English version, it is a vibrant blue and white color with what seem to be trees (the same background that Lucas and Earthia are seen in).
- The transporter that Chris used to go home in is called "Hurry and Go Home Version 1". In the English dub, it goes unnamed.
- Many of the emotional aspects of Chris going home (like the scenes of Chris welling up as Eggman's robots hold up a shirt akin to his adult self and the robots feeling emotional themselves) are gone in the dub.
- In the Japanese/French version, Rouge discovers a possession of Bokkun: a locket with a picture of Cream in it. This is edited in the dub so that the image isn't shown, and her dialogue is different, too. She says she'll join Sonic's team instead of planning to tease Bokkun.
- The ending sequence is largely changed in the dub, with many scenes of characters talking about Eggman's recent plan replaced with recycled footage from previous episodes with new dialogue.
- The Japanese version shows the main cast credits during the ending sequence, with character names in English, and their Japanese voice actors.
Title in other languages[]
Language | Title | Translation |
---|---|---|
Japanese | 星の生まれるところ | The Place Where Planets Are Born |
Chinese | 行星的重生 | Planetary Rebirth |
French | La renaissance des planètes | The revival of the planets |
German | Leb wohl, Sonic! | Farewell, Sonic! |
Italian | Ritorno a casa | Homecoming |
Spanish | Donde nace un planeta | On the Planet he was born |
Polish | Odrodzenie Planet | Rebirth of Planets |
Russian | Там, где рождаются звёзды | Where stars are born |
Trivia[]
- When Sonic says "Good night, have sweet dreams!" after he runs, Dark Oak starts to laugh.
- In the Italian dub was reused the same title of "Running Out of Time".