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Sonic 2 - Dr. Robotnik Easter Eggs
16 Apr 2022 By Eva Araújo (Web correspondent)
First of all, if you HAVEN'T seen the movie "Sonic the Hedgehog 2". Please look away and read our article after you do it. This article will lead to some spoilers for those who haven't seen the movie. And by the way… why haven't you seen it yet? Come on! Sonic will race you to the theater.
Since the live-action movie is based on the video games, it makes sense that the movie contains, homages, easter eggs and even funny jokes about other franchises.
But of all the easter eggs, we obviously had to highlight the ones related to Dr. Robotnik.
The first one is Dr. Robotnik's look. In the first movie Jim Carrey didn't have to fully look what we are used to see Ivo Robotnik. It made sense to us since it is an origin story for the character, but in the sequel, we got the full look - minus large body (so far) - shaved head and the giant moustache.
Who knew Dr. Robotnik knew so many movies, huh? Movie references is one of the most recognizable easter eggs of the sequel. Dr. Robotnik shows that by referencing the movie "Cast Away", by carving and painting a rock to look like Agent Stone. The Eggman has been isolated on the Mushroom Planet for far too long. "In the movie, Jim Carrey's Dr. Robotnik also references "The Day The Earth Stood Still". As he switches on his quill-powered distress beacon, Robotnik yells "klaatu barada nikto" which was first used in the 1951 film. The phrase has since become a movie trope, with protagonists in Army of Darkness and Galaxy Quest shouting the phrase."
Another great game easter egg is the name of the coffee shop that Agent Stone is running. It's a nod to the Mean Bean Machine, Sega's Tetris-style video game. It's a quick.
Robotnik also jokes with Indiana Jones while he's avoid the traps on his way to get to the Esmerald by saying that "dying that way would be "derivative".
He also jokes with band Limp Bizkit as he's betraying Kncukles by saying "that he is as useful to him now as a backstage pass to Limp Bizkit" in reference to lead singer Fred Durst's dislike for some of his fans.
But of all the Easter eggs. We leave the biggest game references for last. The first thing is we finally get to see Dr. Robotnik going around in his Egg Mobile, since in the games that what the Dr. used to travel. We also get to see the Death Egg Robot, that Dr. Robotnik build with of several machines. In the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game he uses that robot to try and defeat Sonic.
And final we get the best Easter egg with the presence of Shadow the Hedgehog at the end of the movie. "Shadow is discovered after the military cleared through Dr. Robotnik's file. This is in reference to his video game origin in Sonic Adventure 2 where he was created as the ultimate life form by Dr. Robotnik's grandfather."
We are glad the creator of the movie, respect the game and the characters. This allows for us to love it even more.
We at JCO will keep you updated as more news come.
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