But while Knuckles is the star, it’s arguable that the highlight here is our first glimpse at Eggman’s own gigantic robotic version of himself, looking like it’s ripped right out of the classic games. We’d seen teases of this fight in the first trailer, from Sonic and Tails’ missile-laden perspective. Now we get to see just what was firing those missiles for a moment, and it’s honestly perfect.
Considering how much of a smashing success the first movie surprisingly was, it would be easy for Sonic 2 to simply rest on the laurels of the previous film while bringing in its hero’s BFFs. But it’s clear that director Jeff Fowler is taking the sequel very seriously and wants to make it worthy of the love that fans have put into the Sonic franchise over the decades. This is a movie that’s said to be “even more Sonic-y than the first one” from storyboarder Tyson Hesse, and it looks like he wasn’t kidding on that front.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will release in theaters on April 8.
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