This article pertains to the beta elements of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
Unused graphics[]
Story chapters[]
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Chapter 8: Sector Charybdis | It seems that at one point during development, the player would've had to choose to either fly to the N'rrgal Colony or Voaxi Colony Beta to progress the story. While the artwork for it remains used, the text for it does not. |
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Chapter 9: Sector Scylla |
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Unused character dialogue graphics[]
Originally, some of the characters in Blue Ridge Zone were planned to be Hedgehogs and Echidnas. They were changed by human characters in the final game.
Playable[]
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A single character graphic of Knuckles ripped from the Sonic X style guide. | |
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Knustb | Another image of Knuckles, this one looking to be stubborn. In the final game, his eyes are to the right. In this image though, they are on the left. |
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Sdwdef | Appears to be an image of Shadow being defeated, most likely meant when beating him in Blue Ridge Zone. |
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eggaha | Unknown exactly. The filename suggests him saying "Aha". |
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egglaf | An image of Eggman laughing. |
NPCs[]
| Image | Filename | Description |
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wrkrel
wrksca wrkstu |
Early dialogue graphics of the Coworker for the power plant. The first two filenames seemsto say that he's relaxed and scared. The third one is unknown. |
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fmnang
fmncon fmnrel |
Early dialogue graphics of the Foreman for the power plant. His filenames show that he is angry, confused, and relaxed. |
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tdadhap
tdadsad tdadsca |
Early dialogue graphics of Timothy's father. As the filenames and images suggest, they show the character to be happy, sad, and scared. |
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timcal
timsca |
Early dialogue graphics of Timothy. Interestingly, these image graphics show the character to be calm and scared. The Timothy that is used in the final game does not have these expressions. |
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wsgrel
wsgsca |
Early dialogue graphics of the character at the puzzle of Blue Ridge Zone. The filenames and images show the character relaxed and scared. |
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hczgen | An early dialogue graphic for one of the citizens in the game. |
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caphap | An unused dialogue graphic of a boat captain character. Even if this was used, there is little area of water to make this mission accessible if not only on land. It would've most likely been playable in Green Hill Zone. The filename for this image is listed him as happy. |
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gnogen | An unused dialogue graphic of a police officer character. The character would've been able to be talked to in Central City. |
Unused equipment[]
| Image | Type | Effects | Description |
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Gloves | Water Damage | Some of the gloves seemed to have element types planned at one point of development. In the final game, they only increase or decrease attack and defense to the character. These were probably scrapped in favor of the Chaos and Accessories. |
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Fire Damage | ||
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Ice Damage | ||
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Wind Damage | ||
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Earth Damage | ||
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Shoes | ||
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A pair of slippers. Unknown, but seems like they would be for Amy and Cream. | ||
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Seem to be Spiked Shoes, as they appear similar to the Spiked Slippers. | ||
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Unused accessories and quest items[]
| Image | Type | Description |
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Accessories | A toolbox, possibly could've been use to increase damage on robotic enemies (such as Swatbots and Sentry Drones). These were probably meant for Tails and Eggman. |
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A pair of goggles. Could most likely increase luck. It most likely could've equipped to Tails and Eggman. | |
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A grapple. It's purpose is unknown. | |
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A pair of headphones. It's purpose is unknown. | |
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Appears to be a ring of power, which seems like it could've been used increase attack power for one character. | |
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Appears to be a ring with a lock-on symbol, possibly could've been used to increase luck for one character | |
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Appears to be a ring of defense, which seems like it could've been used increase defense power of one character. | |
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Quest Item | A toolbox. Maybe it could've been used for Tails? |
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Unknown. Appears to be a gadget of some kind. | |
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Appears to be the Master Emerald, which could've possibly been used for the ending of the game. However, the player does not receive it. | |
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An early graphic for a Chao Egg. |
Unused models[]
| Image | Description |
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An unused model of the Boat Captain. |
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An unused model of a police officer. |
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An unused model of a Foreman Echidna that would've been used in the Blue Ridge Zone, which is also what it's called in the game's files. It was replaced with a human varient instead |
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An unused model of what appears to be an ECM, according to the game's files. It was possibly meant to be an enemy as there is a blaster on his right arm. |
Unused area[]
There is one unused area that is not playable in the entire game, which can be found in the files for Mystic Ruins. This area has a ruins with a tomb in the middle of the area and sunlight gleaming out of the ceiling.
Image shows the unused area
External links[]
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood on The Cutting Room Floor