Supporting Me
"Supporting Me " is the theme of the Biolizard in Sonic Adventure 2 . The song is written by Fumie Kumatani and Shinobu Shindo and arranged by Heigo Tani . The vocals are performed by Everett Bradley .
Background [ ]
This song plays in the background during the battle between Shadow the Hedgehog and the Biolizard . Like many of Shadow's stages and boss BGM's with lyrics, the lyrics are deliberately distorted and made difficult to interpret.
Legacy [ ]
This song makes a re-appearance as a remix in the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations when fighting the Biolizard as Modern Sonic . In this game, the lyrics are notably much clearer, though the "never lose, hurry" lines have been removed. A remix made by Tomoya Ohtani appears in the Virtual Reality stage of Episode Shadow in Sonic Forces , with more of an emphasis on synth and guitars, as well as much clearer vocals.
Lyrics [ ]
I'm gonna be desperate... Never lose... hurry...
Never lose... hurry... I believe in my future, farewell to the shadow
It was my place to live, but now I need your hand
Lead me out with your light, I have breathed in
The disgusting air of darkness, but I never lose out To the pressure, everything's just like
An illusion, I'll be losing you, before long Never lose... hurry... never lose... I never lose my confidence I know you're supporting me...
Supporting me... supporting me...
I'll be losing you before long
Connections to the game [ ]
I'm gonna be desperate... // Never lose... hurry... - A reference to how the various characters, upon learning of Gerald Robotnik's grief-induced insanity and his intention to ram the ARK into Earth, are scrambling to try and stop the event before it could succeed.
I believe in my future, farewell to the shadow, // It was my place to live, but now I need your hand. // Lead me out with your light, I have breathed in // The disgusting air of darkness, but I never lose out - Referring to how Shadow instigated the ARK's descent under his belief that Maria Robotnik wanted him to avenge her death, but after learning that what Maria actually wanted was the exact opposite, is setting out to undo the damage he caused.
To the pressure, everything's just like, // An illusion, I'll be losing you, before long. - Foreshadowing Shadow's ultimate fate of nearly dying at the end of the game.
I know you're supporting me... // Supporting me... supporting me... // I'll be losing you before long. - Aside from the aforementioned foreshadowing of Shadow's ultimate fate, it also alludes to Shadow ultimately trying to fulfill his late best friend Maria's last will.
Trivia [ ]
Certain lyrics, like "Everything's just like... An illusion... ", coincidentally tie into the level Virtual Reality in Sonic Forces , which features a remixed version.
All three versions of the song contain a small piece of the main theme of Sonic Adventure 2 , Live and Learn .
The Karate event from Sonic at the Olympic Games (2020) uses a sample of Supporting Me's instrumental and guitars for its theme.
Playable characters
Hero
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles
Dark
Shadow (Super Shadow ) · Dr. Eggman · Rouge
Misc.
Amy * · Big *^ · Chao Walker * · Chaos * · Dark Chao Walker * · Metal Sonic * · Tikal *
Non-playable characters
Chao (Angel , Chao Principal , Chaolin , Chaoko , Chaos Chao , Chaosky , Chappy , Crunch , Crystal , Dark Chao , Dinner , Eggie , Flash , Happy , Hero Chao , Lucky , Magic , Melody , Ninja , Rainbow , Skull , Smokey , Spooky , Stinky , Stormy , Tin , Wacky , Woody ) · Gerald · Maria · President · Scorpion Troop · Secretary · Sigma-Alpha 2 · Spider Troop · Researcher · Animals (Bat , Bear , Boar , Cheetah , Condor , Dragon , Gorilla , Half Fish , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Phoenix , Rabbit , Raccoon , Seal , Sea Otter , Sheep , Skeleton Dog , Skunk , Tiger , Unicorn )
Stages
Hero
City Escape · Wild Canyon · Prison Lane · Metal Harbor · Green Forest · Pumpkin Hill · Mission Street · Aquatic Mine · Route 101 · Hidden Base · Pyramid Cave · Death Chamber · Eternal Engine · Meteor Herd · Crazy Gadget · Final Rush
Dark
Iron Gate · Dry Lagoon · Sand Ocean · Radical Highway · Egg Quarters · Lost Colony · Weapons Bed · Security Hall · White Jungle · Route 280 · Sky Rail · Mad Space · Cosmic Wall · Final Chase
Misc.
Cannon's Core · Green Hill
2P Stages
Downtown Race · Grind Race · Planet Quest · Pool Quest · Deck Race · Pyramid Race
Enemies
G.U.N.
Blue Eagle · Bomb Beetle · Bomb Wing · Gold Beetle · Gum Hawk · Gun Hawk · Gun Beetle · Gun Hawk · Gun Hunter · Gun Wing · Hornet-3 · Hornet-6 · Hornet-9 · Laser Hawk · Laser Hornet · Laser Hunter · Mono Beetle · Phoenix · Rhino Cannon · Rhino Jet · Rhino Metal · Rhino Spike · Shield Hunter · Sky Hawk · Spark Beetle · Spring Beetle
Badniks
Buzz Bomber · Chopper · E-1000 · Gola · Unidus · Kiki
Misc.
Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1 , Artificial Chaos P-100 , Cell , Float Type , Guard Type ) · Boo · Boom Boo
Bosses
B-3x Hot Shot · Biolizard · Dr. Eggman · Egg Golem · F-6t Big Foot · Finalhazard · King Boom Boo · Knuckles · R-1/A Flying Dog · Rouge · Shadow · Sonic · Tails
Moves/techniques
Amy Flash * · Black Shield * · Black Wave * · Booming Missile * · Bounce Attack · Captive Light * · Chaos Bind * · Chaos Control · Chaos Impact * · Chaos Screw * · Chaos Spear · Chaos Strike * · Charm Ray * · Crazy Rush * · Crouch · Dark Finish * · Dark Omochao * · Dig · Drill Claw · Drill Drive · Fire Somersault · Glide · Grind Step · Grinding · Hammer Punch * · Heaven's Justice * · Hell Bomber * · Hip Drop * · Hover · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Kick/Kick Attack · Knuckle Spin * · Laser Missile * · Light Attack · Light Speed Dash · Lock-on · Lock-On Missile · Magic Hands · Omochao · Pick · Power Flash * · Power Laser * · Propeller Punch · Punch (Eggwalker) · Punch/Punch Attack · Rocket Launcher · Rumble Launcher * · Screw Kick · Somersault · Sonic Wind * · Speed Up * · Spin Jump · Spin Dash · Spiral Upper · Storming Heart * · Super Sonic Boost · Swim · Thunder Arrow * · Time Stop * · Volkan Cannon · Wrath of Gaia * · Zap Laser *
Gimmicks and obstacles
Ancient Ruin · Ball Switch · Bungie Vine · Dash Panel · Dynamite · Egg Beetle · Gravity Control Switch · Green energy fluid · Grind Rail · GUN Military Truck · High-speed warp tube · Hint Box · Hourglass · Iron ball · Jump Plate · Knuckles Clan foothold · Laser field · Missile · Pipe · Point Marker · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Ramp · Rocket · Safe · Sinking pool · Spikes · Spinning drum · Swing Bar · Time Switch · Turtle · Warp Hole · Warp Wall · Weight · Wide spring
Items
General
Air bubble · Balloon · Chao Egg · Chao Key · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Drive · Car · Container (Cage , Chao Container , Steel Container , Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Emblem · Emerald Shard · Gate key · Goal Ring · Item Box (5 Rings , 10 Rings , 20 Rings , Bomb , Extra Life , Health , High-Speed Shoes , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Shield ) · Key Stone (Gate Key ) · Meteorite · Outfit · Ring · Snowboard
Level Up Items
Air Necklace · Air Shoes · Ancient Light · Bazooka · Booster · Bounce Bracelet · Flame Ring · Hammer Gloves · Iron Boots · Jet Engine · Large Cannon · Laser Blaster · Light Speed Shoes · Magic Gloves · Mystic Melody · Pick Nails · Protective Armor · Shovel Claw · Sunglasses · Treasure Scope
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Connor Bringas (Tails ) · Scott Dreier (Knuckles , GUN Soldiers ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · David Humphrey (Shadow ) · Lani Minella (Rouge , Omochao ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · Moriah Angeline (Maria ) · Marc Biagi (Gerald , GUN Soldiers ) · Steve Broadie (President ) · Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) · Jon St. John (Big ) · Elara Distler (Tikal ) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Kazuki Hayashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman , Gerald ) · Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) · Yuri Shiratori (Maria ) · Kinryū Arimoto (President ) · Shun Yashiro (Big ) · Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Music
Songs
"It Doesn't Matter " · "Believe In Myself " · "Unknown from M.E. " · "Throw It All Away " · "E.G.G.M.A.N. " · "Fly in the Freedom " · "My Sweet Passion " · "Escape from the City " · "Kick the Rock! " · "A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup " · "Dive into the Mellow " · "Deeper " · "Space Trip Steps " · "Rhythm And Balance " · "The Supernatural " · "For True Story " · "Supporting Me " · "Live and Learn "
Albums
Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track · Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era · Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Sampler · Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack · SONIC ADVENTURE 2 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK VINYL EDITION · Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition · Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collection: Cuts Unleashed
Strategy guides
Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Strongest Strategy Guide · Sonic Adventure 2 Hero/Dark Manual · Sonic Adventure 2 Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Other
Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Auto Running · Black Market · Boss Attack · Central City · Chao Adventure 2 ^ · Chao Garden (Dark , Hero , Neutral ) · Chao in Space · Chao Kindergarten · Chao Lobby · Chao Machine · Chao Race · Chao Stadium · Chao Transporter ^ · Chao World · Corkscrew · Cyclone · Eclipse Cannon · Eggman Bombom · Eggwalker · Emerald Radar · Fake Emerald · Game Over · Gerald Robotnik's diary · Grind Shoes · Health Gauge · Hidden Base · Kart Race · Life · Loop · Master Emerald · Moon · Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome · Prison Island · Project Shadow · Rank · Space Colony ARK · Station Square · Teleporter · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water
Playable characters
Modern and Classic Sonic (Modern and Classic Super Sonic ) · Avatar · Shadow
Non-playable characters
Resistance (Tails , Knuckles , Amy , Team Chaotix (Vector , Espio , Charmy ), Silver , Team Dark (Shadow , Rouge , Omega ) · Eggman · Infinite · Orbot · Cubot · Metal Sonic · Chaos · Zavok · Animals (Cucky , Flicky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky )
Wisps
Blue Wisp · Green Wisp · Indigo Wisp · Ivory Wisp · Red Wisp · Violet Wisp · White Wisp · Yellow Wisp
World Map regions
Chemical Plant · City · Death Egg · Eggman Empire Fortress · Green Hill · Metropolis · Mystic Jungle
Stages
General
Lost Valley · Spaceport · Ghost Town · Prison Hall · VS. Zavok · Egg Gate · Arsenal Pyramid · Luminous Forest · VS. Infinite · Green Hill · VS. Eggman · Park Avenue · Casino Forest · Aqua Road · Sunset Heights · Capital City · VS. Infinite · Chemical Plant · Red Gate Bridge · Guardian Rock · Network Terminal · Death Egg · Metropolitan Highway · Null Space · Imperial Tower · Mortar Canyon · VS. Infinite · Iron Fortress · Final Judgement · VS. Death Egg Robot
Episode Shadow
Enemy Territory · Eggman's Facility · Virtual Reality
Secret
Fire Cannon 1 · Vanish Panel 1 · Bomb Block 1 · Plasma Cannon 1 · Laser Cannon 1 · Reverse Block 1
Extra
Flying Pod · Bomb Block 2 · Laser Cannon 2 · Reverse Block 2 · Vanish Panel 2 · Fire Cannon 2 · Plasma Cannon 2
Enemies
Balkiry · Buzz Bomber · Chopper · Egg Chaser · Egg Pawn · Egg Tank · Egg Walker · Galaga Bee · Moto Bug · Missile Pod · Nebula · Sandworm · Sprinkler
Bosses
Death Egg Robot · Eggman · Egg Dragoon · Infinite · Metal Sonic · Zavok
Moves/techniques
Air Boost · Boost · Crouch (grinding ) · Double Boost · Double Jump · Drop Dash · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Side Step/Cartwheel · Skydiving · Slide · Super Sonic Boost · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Triple Boost · V. Maximum Overdrive Attack · Wall Jump · Wire Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles
Amber block · Balloon · Bomb Block · Bottomless pit · Bumper · Capsule · Conveyor Belt · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Drop Target · Electrical emitter · Fan · Flipper · Floating turret · Flywheel · Goal · Goal Plate · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube · Hint Ring · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Laser field · Pulley · Rainbow Ring · Ring Shooter · Saw · Slot machine · Spikes · Spring · Spring Catapult · Spring Pole · Star Post · Triangle Bumper · Wide spring · Wire Target · Zip Line
Items
General
Air bubble · Blue Block · Blue Ring · Container (Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Costume · Item Box (Bonus Rings , Invincibility , Power Sneakers , Shield ) · Medal · Meteorite · Number Ring · Red Star Ring · Ring · Silver Moon Ring · Wisp Capsule
Wispons
Asteroid · Burst · Cube · Drill · Hover · Lightning · Void
Voice actors
English
Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic ) · Mike Pollock (Eggman ) · Liam O'Brien (Infinite ) · Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails , Charmy ) · Travis Willingham (Knuckles , Zavok ) · Cindy Robinson (Amy ) · Kirk Thornton (Shadow , Orbot ) · Karen Strassman (Rouge ) · Vic Mignogna (Omega ) · Quinton Flynn (Silver ) · Keith Silverstein (Vector ) · Matthew Mercer (Espio ) · Wally Wingert (Cubot )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman ) · Takashi Kondō (Infinite ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Taiten Kusunoki (Omega ) · Daisuke Ono (Silver ) · Kenta Miyake (Vector ) · Yūki Masuda (Espio ) · Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy ) · Jōji Nakata (Zavok ) · Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot ) · Wataru Takagi (Cubot ) · Fumihiko Tachiki (Narrator)
Music
Songs
"Fading World " · "Fighting Onward " · "Fist Bump " · "Infinite " · "Justice " · "Moonlight Battlefield " · "Nowhere to Run " · "Rhythm And Balance " · "Set in Motion " · "Supporting Me " · "The Light of Hope " · "Virtual Enemies "
Albums
Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - A Hero Will Rise · Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On The Edge · Sonic Forces Hi-Res Collection · Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack The Vinyl Cutz
Other
Boost Gauge · Chaos Control · Challenge Mission · "Come Join the Eggman Empire! " · Corkscrew · Daily Mission · Death Crab · Death Egg · Death Queen · Eggman Army · Eggman Empire · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Experience · Health Gauge · Jackal Squad · Loop · Mega Mack · Miles Electric · Operation Big Wave · Phantom Copy · Phantom Ruby · Phantom Ruby prototype · Rank · Real-Time Interaction · Resistance HQ · Robotomy · Sandworm · Skill · Sonic Forces digital comic (Moment of Truth , Stress Test , Looming Shadow , Rise of Infinite ) · Sonic Forces: Speed Battle · SOS Mission · Time Over · Totem pole · Tunnel · War to Take Back the Planet · Wisp Gauge