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If Sonic and the gang were voiced by celebrities:


Ben Schwartz as Sonic

Max Charles as Tails and Charmy Bee

Dwane "The Rock" Johnson as Knuckles

Alison Brie as Amy

Keanu Reeves as Shadow

Scarlett Johansson as Rouge

Danny Pudi as Silver

Brie Larson as Blaze

Ariel Winter as Cream

Nicolas Cage as Espio

Danny Trejo as Vector

Alfred Molina as Dr. Eggman

Keegan-Michael Key as Orbot

Jordan Peele as Cubot

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...eh, why not?

This is for a hypothetical sorta-reboot of Modern Sonic for the 2020s (using SA, SA2 and Heroes at least as a basis for the new timeline), in an ideal world wherein copyright law wasn't a nightmare, and comics characters could be adapted.

Team Sonic Adventure
Playable Characters
Sonic the Hedgehog: Josh Keaton (Peter Parker/Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Miles "Tails" Prower: Bex Taylor-Klaus (Katie Holt/Pidge, Voltron: Legendary Defender)
Knuckles the Echidna: Troy Baker (Kanji Tatsumi, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4)
Dr. Ivo Robotnik/Doctor Eggman: J. K. Simmons (Cave Johnson, Portal 2)

Supporting Characters/NPCs
Amy Rose: Erica Mendez (Diane, The Seven Deadly Sins)
Cream the Rabbit: Cassandra Lee Morris (Luna, Yu-GI-Oh! 5D's)
-Cheese the Chao: Satomi Korogi (Snarf, ThunderCats [2011])
Vanilla the Rabbit: Veronica Taylor (Delia Ketchum, Pokémon)
Big the Cat: Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star, SpongeBob SquarePants)
Sticks the Badger: Cree Summer (Kidakagash Nedak/Kida, Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Orbot: Benjamin Diskin (Jakob, Fire Emblem Fates)
Cubot: Mick Wingert (Po, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
Tikal the Echidna: Andrea Bowen (Aerith Gainsborough, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII)

Antagonists
Mammoth Mogul: David Kaye (Megatron, Beast Wars: Transformers)
-Master Mogul: David Kaye (Megatron: Beast Machines: Transformers)
Jet the Hawk: James Arnold Taylor (Peter Parker/Spider-Man, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes)
Wave the Swallow: Melissa Fahn (Rika Nonaka, Digimon Tamers)
Storm the Albatross: David Sobolov (Drax the Destroyer, Guardians of the Galaxy)
Emerl: Todd Haberkorn (Grey Matter, Ben 10 [2016])

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A friend of mine on DeviantArt came up with the idea of Aziz Ansari as Sonic. I personally think he could hypothetically pull it off, but I'd like to hear everyone on here's thoughts.

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I honestly could not have put that any better if I tried.

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My casting Ideas are all on mycast for those who might feel like checking them out:

https://www.mycast.io/stories/sonic-...ed-series-2022

and I also have my hypothetical funimation redub of Sonic X there too:

https://www.mycast.io/stories/sonic-x-2003

I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy :)

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I've recently had some new ideas, this is for the first cast I posted on here. What if Cole Sprouse was Tails, Max Charles was Charmy Bee, Tara Strong was Cream, Liam O'Brien was either Knuckles or Espio, and Hank Azaria was Cubot?

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Mammoth Mongul - David Warner

Reading the Archie comics just made me think of it

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Anybody for Zach Callison as Tails?

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He's 22, so no.

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I think Hailey Reinhart would be better

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What about Pierce Gagnon or Iain Armitage? (I'm trying to go for child actors here)

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Any pre-pubescent male is just fine.

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Some pre-pubescent females with enough range and adequate direction could make Tails work as well.

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Also, another idea, how does Crispin Freeman as Mephiles the Dark sound?

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Not a bad idea, buddy. In fact, I'd be down with Crispin playing Mephiles.

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I think Crispen would be a good fit for someone like Mephiles

I just don't want Mephiles to return lol

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Happy New Year everyone!!!

What do you guys think of this Fancast?

https://youtu.be/XjwWqEz2Q4U

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With the news of the recast happening, here are my hopes for the future Sonic cast:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Max Mittelman
Miles "Tails" Prower: Erica Mendez
Knuckles the Echidna: Matthew Mercer
Shadow the Hedgehog: Ray Chase
Rouge the Bat: Cristina Vee
E-123 Omega: Jamieson Price
Amy Rose: Christine Marie Cabanos
Cream the Rabbit: Xanthe Huynh
Big the Cat: Richard Epcar
Espio the Chameleon: Kaiji Tang
Charmy Bee: Cassandra Lee Morris
Vector the Crocodile: Paul St. Peter
Jet the Hawk: Eric Scott Kimerer
Wave the Swallow: Abby Trott
Storm the Albatross: Kyle Hebert
Blaze the Cat: Erika Harlacher
Silver the Hedgehog: Robbie Daymond
E-102 Gamma: Michael McConnohie
Tikal the Echidna: Wendee Lee
Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik: Michael Sorich

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Sonic the Hedgehog: Max Mittelman
Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik: John DiMaggio
Miles "Tails" Prower: Nika Futterman
Knuckles the Echidna: Nolan North
Amy Rose: Hynden Walch
Cream the Rabbit: Kiernan Shipka
Big the Cat: Kevin Michael Richardson
Shadow the Hedgehog: Crispen Freeman
Rouge the Bat: Kimberly Brookes
E-123 Omega: David Sobolov
Espio the Chameleon: Johnny Young Bosch
Charmy Bee: Lauren Tom
Vector the Crocodile: Fred Tatasciore
Jet the Hawk: Ben Diskin
Wave the Swallow: Cristina Vee
Storm the Albatross: Kevin Michael Richardson
Blaze the Cat: Kari Walghren
Silver the Hedgehog: AJ Locastico

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Race to the bottom V1

Sonic - Ben Diskin
Tails - Erica Mendez
Knuckles - Bill Rogers
Amy - Cherami Leigh
Eggman - Kyle Hebert
Big - also Kyle Hebert
Rouge - Melissa Fahn
Cream - Kari Wahlgren (gotta waste union only actors somewhere!)
Espio - Grant George
Vector - Sean Chiplock
Charmy - Jennifer Losi
Shadow - Kirk Thornton
Silver - Bryce Papenbrook
Blaze - Erica Lindbeck

Director: Billy Kametz

Race to the bottom V2

Sonic - Rayner Garranchan
Tails - Connie Fernandez
Knuckles - Travis Roig
Eggman - Chris Jahn
Amy - Paula Barros
Big - Roly Guttierez
Rouge - Jehane Serrales
Shadow - Jason Kesser
Cream - Lissa Grossman
Charmy - Betsy Durkin
Espio - Paul Louis
Vector - Gregg Weiner
Silver - Christian Vandepas
Blaze - Christina Jopling

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Eyy, I can see GG working as Espio, I bet you can even mix his lines with Matt and Troy's and none will tell the diference.

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They all sound absolutely identical! No way to tell the difference at all. Nope.

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With the distinct possibility of the Vancouver pool taking on Sonic for Prime, figured I'd take a fresh crack at the idea and see how much fresher faces I can put out.

Sonic - Cole Howard
Tails - Caitlyn Bairstow
Knuckles - Michael Adamthwaite
Amy - Shannon Chan-Kent
Eggman - Scott McNeil
Shadow - Andrew Francis
Rouge - Kelly Sheridan
Vector - Matt Cowlrick
Espio - Ian Hanlin
Charmy - Andrea Libman
Cream - Claire Corlett
Blaze - Britt McKillip
Silver - Michael Daingerfield
Omega - Brian Dobson

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These casting choices are very intriguing, especially when you consider the fact that Cole and Scott have previously played another blue hero and mad scientist, respectively. Was that the idea behind them?

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ReCasting the Sonic The Hedgehog series based on a dream I had last night:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Arnie Pantoja (Michael, Lego Dimensions)
Miles "Tails" Prower: Erika Harlacher (Venti, Genshin Impact)
Dr. Eggman: Richard Epcar (Helbram, Seven Deadly Sins)
Knuckles the Echidna: Greg Chun (Carmine, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle)
Amy Rose: Sarah Anne Williams (Uni, Hyperdimension Neptunia VII)
Cream the Rabbit: Jackie Lastra (Conny, The Promised Neverland)
Big the Cat: Tom Fahn (Buhara, HunterXHunter)
Rouge the Bat: Amanda Céline Miller (Junko Enoshima, Danganronpa Series)
Shadow the Hedgehog: Mark Whitten (Seth, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle)
E-123 Omega: Marc Swint (Soundwave, Transformers: Battlegrounds)
Vector the Crocodile: Aleks Le (Caiman, Dorohedoro)
Espio the Chameleon: Todd Haberkorn (Xenolith, Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness)
Charmy Bee: Cassandra Lee Morris (Morgana, Persona 5)
Blaze the Cat: Connor Kelly Eiding (Catria, Fire Emblem Heroes)
Marine the Racoon: Ely Jackson (Yue, Dragalia Lost)
Jet the Hawk: Cedric L. Williams (Don, The Promised Neverland)
Wave the Swallow: Kira Buckland (Izumo Kamiki, Blue Excorcist)
Storm the Albatross: Christoper Corey Smith (Rufus, Ultra Street Fighter IV)
Dr. Eggman Nega: Richard Epcar (The Joker, Injustice Series)
Silver the Hedgehog: Antony Del Rio (Reptil, Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight)

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I went with Howard as Sonic based on his work as Spider-Man, and McNeil as Eggman was for both the sake of having a veteran actor in the part and for his naturally rough quality making for a smoother transition from Pollock.

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Apparently, my post didn't go through, so I guess I'll do this again. Basically, since the future of the Sonic VAs are up in the air, I decided to recast every notable character, as well as add ones for characters that have never been voiced. I'll only be doing the mainline games and the IDW comics for now. Maybe I'll do one including Archie and Sonic Boom later down the line. Here we go.

Sonic the Hedgehog: James Arnold Taylor (Ratchet, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal)
Dr. Eggman/Ivo Robotnik: John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken, Kim Possible)
Miles "Tails" Prower: Tara Jayne Sands (Mokuba Kaiba, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters)
Mighty the Armadillo: Alejandro Saab (Shallot, Dragon Ball Legends)
Ray the Flying Squirrel: Bryce Papenbrook (Zidane Tribal, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT)
Amy Rose: Cherami Leigh (Lucy Heartfilia, Fairy Tail)
Metal Sonic: Jason Griffith (Sir Lancelot, Sonic & the Black Knight)
Knuckles the Echidna: Nolan North (Raphael, TMNT)
Fang the Sniper/Nack the Weasel: Greg Ellis (Rocket Raccoon, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3)
Vector the Crocodile: Steve Blum (Zeb Orrelios, Star Wars Rebels)
Espio the Chameleon: TJ Storm (Strider Hiryu, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3)
Charmy Bee: Cassandra Lee Morris (Morgana, Persona 5: Royal)
Bark the Polar Bear: Crispin Freeman (Masaharu Kaito, Judgment) (Note: Purely grunts)
Bean the Dynamite: Jason Marsden (Impulse/Bart Allen, Young Justice)
Honey the Cat: Erika Harlacher (Panther/Ann Takamaki, Persona 5: Royal)

E-102 Gamma: Richard Epcar (Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)
Big the Cat: Josh Petersdorf (Roadhog/Mako Rutledge, Overwatch)
Tikal the Echidna: Mela Lee (Tiki, Fire Emblem: Awakening)
Chaos: Dee Bradley Baker (AmpFibian, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) (Note: Purely creature noises)
Lumina Flowlight: Julissa Aguirre (NiGHTS, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams)
Void: Sean Shiplock (Spade, Freedom Planet)
Shadow the Hedgehog: Dan Southworth (Vergil, Devil May Cry V)
Rouge the Bat: Grey Griffin (Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Injustice 2)
Cream the Rabbit: Xanthe Huynh (Haru Okumura, Persona 5: Royal)
Vanilla the Rabbit: Veronica Taylor (Delia Ketchum, Pokémon)
E-123 Omega: SunWong Cho (FL4K, Borderlands 3)
Emerl/Gemerl: Ben Diskin (Sai Yamanaka, Naruto: Shippuden)

Blaze the Cat: Kari Wahlgren (Starfire, Injustice 2)
Dr. Eggman Nega: John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken, Kim Possible)
Jet the Hawk: Todd Haberkorn (Natsu Dragneel, Fairy Tail)
Wave the Swallow: Erica Lindbeck (Jessie Rasberry, Final Fantasy VII Remake)
Storm the Albatross: Patrick Seitz (Lt. Surge, Pokémon Masters)
Silver the Hedgehog: Johnny Yong Bosch (Nero, Devil May Cry V)
Mephiles the Dark: Kirk Thornton (Adam Warlock, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
Shahra: Cristina Vee (Shantae, Shantae & the Seven Sirens)
Erazor Djinn: John DeMita (Kars, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Chip: Khoi Dao (Tetsuya Kuroko, Kuroko's Basketball)
Professor Pickle: Tom Kane (Wullf Yularen, Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Merlina: Laura Bailey (Lucina, Fire Emblem: Awakening)
King Arthur: Travis Willingham (Garon, Fire Emblem: Fates)
Zavok: Jamieson Price (Abomination/Emil Blonsky, Marvel's Avengers)
Zazz: Richard Steven Horvitz (Invader Zim, Invader Zim)
Zeena: Karen Strassman (Mileena, Mortal Kombat X)
Master Zik: David Lodge (Jiraiya, Naruto: Shippuden)
Zomom: Christopher Sabat (Recoome, Dragon Ball Z: Kai)
Zor: Taliesin Jaffe (Navarre, Fire Emblem: Warriors)
Infinite: Crispin Freeman (Itachi Uchiha, Naruto: Shippuden)

Tangle the Lemur: Erin Fitzgerald (Chie Satonaka, Persona 4: Golden)
Rough the Skunk: Dee Bradley Baker (Chromastone, Ben 10: Alien Force)
Tumble the Skunk: Eric Bauza (Diamondhead, Ben 10: Omniverse)
Whisper the Wolf: Ryan Bartley (Rei Ayanami, Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Dr. Starline: Liam O'Brien (Isaac, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness)
Jewel the Beetle: Kira Buckland (Talim, SoulCalibur VI)

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Lmao what? Andrew could work as Sonic maybe (though it honestly would just end up being something in the same vein as Jason Griffith, but better acted) but there is no way he would work as Shadow.

My totally original and perfect Sonic Ocean cast

Sonic - Andrew Francis
Tails - Cathy Weseluck
Knuckles - Brian Drummond
Amy - Lisa Ann Beley
Big - Michael Adamthwaite
Cream - Alison Wandzura
Rouge - Janyse Jaud
Shadow - Vincent Tong
Omega - Sam Vincent
Espio - Hiro Kanagawa
Vector - Dean Redman
Charmy - Venus Terzo
Silver - Cole Howard
Eggman - Michael Dobson

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Why not? He's got that husky tone Shadow calls for and he can do stoic just fine. A scroll through his page in general can tell you he's got more range than you're giving him credit for.

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That's buried in effects. Shadow the Hedgehog shouldn't have a filter.

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I think the filter is irrelevant to the point Cat was making. With or without it, he does still sound stoic

Honestly your attitude about the idea does come across as disrespectful

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I was just disagreeing as I genuinely think it's not a good idea. Disagreement != Disrespect. Nothing, be it a hypothetical dream cast or an actual voiceover performance, should be held on a pedestal, because life doesn't move on without disagreement and critical thought. But I will concede that I should be more in depth as to why I think this isn't a good idea. Even if the performance is tonally in line with Shadow I still don't think the voice itself is. With the filter it... has the filter. Without the filter I just don't see it working. Andrew Francis is a good actor but I've never found him able to hide the youthful quality of his voice, and Shadow sounding young would be very distracting and unfitting. And that's totally fine because the notion of an actor needing to sound "distinct" in every single one of their roles is misguided. Shadow just isn't a role that would play to Andrew's strengths as an actor.

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Some Unorthodox ideas:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Kai Jordan
Miles "Tails" Prower: Alison Viktorin
Knuckles the Echidna: Marc Swint
Amy Rose: Felecia Angelle
Cream the Rabbit: Corina Boettger
Rouge the Bat: Allegra Clark
Shadow the Hedgehog: Adam Gibbs
E-123 Omega: Xander Mobus
Vector the Crocodile: Beau Billingslea
Espio the Chameleon: Robbie Daymond
Charmy Bee: Cassandra Lee Morris
Orbot: Todd Haberkorn
Cubot: Christopher Bevins
Blaze the Cat: Jeannie Tirado
Marine the Racoon: Ely Jackson
Jet the Hawk: Griffin Puatu
Wave the Swallow: Amber Lee Connors
Storm the Albatross: Chris Hackney
Omochao: Jeannie Tirado
Silver the Hedgehog: Sean Marquette
Dr. Gerald Robotnik: Doug Stone
Maria Robotnik: Ashley Boettcher
Tikal the Echidna: Cherami Leigh
Pachacamac: Kevin Michael Richardson

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I'll throw in my 2 cents, and make a list of all the contenders that could be a good Sonic:
Tom Bauer
Johnny Yong Bosch
Clifford Chapin
Sean Chiplock
Robbie Daymond
Lucien Dodge
Billy Kametz
Lex Lang
Yuri Lowenthal
Kyle McCarley
Max Mittelman
Sam Riegel
Nicolas Roye
Griffin Burns
Ben Diskin

(I'm leaving out all of the guys who have voiced the blue blur before (i.e. Ryan Drummond, J. Griff, Ben Schwartz, etc.) because I don't think it likely for them to make a comeback in the near future.)

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I think Josh Keaton could make for a suitable contender voicing Sonic.

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Adding a few:

Pachacamac: Patrick Seitz
Omochao: Kayli Mills
Maria Robotnik: Brianna Knickerbocker
Professor Gerald Robotnik: John Snyder

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Sonic - Todd Haberkorn
Tails - Jeannie Tirado
Knuckles - Robbie Daymond
Amy - Cassandra Lee Morris
Cream - Erika Harlacher
Sticks - Cherami Leigh
Big the Cat - Darin De Paul
Shadow - Cam Clarke
Rouge - Catherine Taber
E-123 - Armen Taylor
Eggman - Jamieson Price
Orbot - Sean Chiplock
Cubot - Jake Eberle
Silver - Griffin Burns
Blaze - Cristina Vee
Vector - Trevor Devall
Espio - John DeMita
Charmy - Laura Stahl
Belle the Tinkerer - Xanthe Huynh

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Well, how about this:

• Sonic the Hedgehog - Ben Schwartz
• Tails Prower - Kate Higgins
• Knuckles the Echidna - Idris Elba
• Amy Rose - Anna Kendrick
• Dr. Eggman - Jim Carrey
• Metal Sonic - Mark Wahlberg
• Shadow the Hedgehog - Keanu Reeves
• Rouge the Bat - Scarlett Johansson
• Sonia the Hedgehog - Kate Micucci
• Manic the Hedgehog - Sebastian Bach
• Cream the Rabbit - Michelle Ruff
• Sally Acorn - Amy Adams
• Big the Cat - Seth MacFarlane
• Froggy - Seth Green
• Blaze the Cat - America Ferrera
• Aleena the Hedgehog - Cate Blanchett
• Vector the Crocodile - Seth Rogen
• Espio the Chameleon - Chris Hemsworth
• Charmy Bee - Colleen O'Shaughnessy
• Zazz - Nicky Jam
• Zomom - Dwayne Johnson
• Zik - Patrick Stewart
• Zeena - Taylor Swift
• Zor - Sam Smith
• Zavok - Jason Momoa
• Nega Eggman - Kevin Spacey
• Silver the Hedgehog - Ryan Reynolds
• Jet the Hawk - Bill Hader
• Wave the Swallow - Chloe Grace Moretz
• Storm the Albatross - Nick Kroll
• Cheese the Chao - Erica Schroeder
• Chaos the Chao - Randy Thom
• Tikal the Echidna - Jennifer Lopez
• Emerl - Stephen Mangan
• Marine the Racoon - Hailee Steinfeld
• Yacker the Wisp - Wallace Shawn

So, what do you think?

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Why?

Like, Metal Sonic is one thing since while he's mostly silent, he has had occasions where he's talked

But ... why?