RANKING the Villains of Sonic the Hedgehog

Synopsis:
31 years of Sonic. 31 years. Throughout this time, there has been many loops ran across, an uncountable number of rings collected, seven emeralds obtained more times than one can be bothered to keep track of, and with it, a large plethora of villains bested, all by the iconic blue blur.

But with every adversary defeated, a mark is left on the franchise in terms of gameplay, plot, tone, and most importantly, a memory. I figured with the release of Sonic Frontiers, and the beginning of a new era for the fastest thing alive, now would be a good time to take a trip down memory lane for the villains that our beloved hedgehog had to go through to get this far. To see whether or not they hold up to today's standards, or if they are just something that are awesome in recollection, and recollection alone.

In this video, I go over the villains of this beloved franchise from the Adventure, Dark Age, and Modern Era of Sonic (minus Dr. Eggman), and rank them based on how well of an impression they made in their game(s) of appearance, to find out if they're still all their cracked up to be.

After all, a hero is only as good as its villain.

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Background Music Used:

"Seaside Hill" - Sonic Heroes
"Titanic Plain" - Sonic & The Black Knight
"Strain" - Sonic Adventure
"Be Cool, Be Wild, Be Groovy" - Sonic Adventure
"That's the Way I Like It" - Sonic Adventure 2
"What I'm Made Of" - Sonic Heroes
"Sonic Heroes" - Sonic Heroes
"Bullet Station" - Sonic Heroes
"Egg Emperor" - Sonic Heroes
"Battle Quck Race" - Sonic Heroes
"Battle Sea Area" - Sonic Heroes
"The Ark" - Shadow the Hedgehog
"Sky Troops" - Shadow the Hedgehog
"Memory of Youth" - Sonic '06
"In the Forest" - Sonic '06
"Tension: Silver vs Shadow" - Sonic '06
"Mephiles" - Sonic '06
"Flame Core (Volcano)" - Sonic '06
"Let the Speed Mend It" - Sonic & the Secret Rings
"Showdown with King Arthur" - Sonic & the Black Knight
"The Egg Beetle" - Sonic Unleashed
"Boss Battle (Day)" - Sonic Unleashed
"Sorrow" - Sonic Adventure
"Reach for the Stars" - Sonic Colors
"Cool Edge (Day)" - Sonic Unleashed
"Welcome to Station Square" - Sonic Adventure
"Theme of Dr. Eggman" - Sonic Adventure
"Theme of Tikal" - Sonic Adventure
"Perfect Chaos Revival!" - Sonic Adventure
"Beerus Madness" - Dragon Ball Super
"Open Your Heart (Instrumental) - Sonic Adventure
"Unbreakable Determination" - Dragon Ball Super

Outro Track: "Free" (Performed by Chris Madin) - Sonic Free Riders

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0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Chaos
10:11 - Biolizard/Final Hazard
11:58 - Neo Metal Sonic
19:43 - Black Doom
23:34 - Eggman NEGA
25:41 - Mephiles the Dark
34:10 - Erazor Djinn & Merlina the Wizard
36:20 - Dark Gaia
38:53 - Outro
39:55 - Ending Skit

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