Sonic.exe (2011 creepypasta)

Sonic.exe is a 2011 creepypasta written by JC-the-Hyena. One of the more popular stories of its day, "Sonic.exe" received a sequel and a remake, as well as a plethora of fanmade content.
==Characters==
*Tom
* Kyle
*"Sonic"
==History==
=== Origins===
===Removal and backlash===
JC reacted negatively to the story's deletion. He posted a journal on his FurAffinity account, intended as a call-to-arms to promulgate Sonic.exe content across the internet, stating, "Rejoice, my fellow Sonic.exe Fans! Our glorious little Hellspawn shall have the laugh yet! THIS will be his ultimate victory! The absolute subjugation... OF THE INTERNET ITSELF!!!!"ATTENTION ALL FELLOW SONIC.EXE FANS. - JC-the-Hyena - 14 January 2014 - FurAffinity - Retrieved 7 April 2024 - Archived 10 May 2015 
== Notes==
===Reception===
====Contemporary====
K. Banning Kellum described the story as "sub-par", calling its fanbase "ridiculous", and described both it and "Jeff the Killer" as passing fads.I suppose the rise and fall of this story is no different than any other media that is loved one minute, and hated the next. Personally, I always thought it was a sub-par story at best, and its ridiculous fan base should have never been a motivator for it to be treated as a legend or a classic. Think of it like this, during the 90's, the Spice Girls enjoyed a level of fame and success that was roughly equal to The Beatles. So, by that logic, are we to assume that the Spice Girls were as good as The Beatles? Of course not! Sudden popularity should never be a judge of quality. Quality lies almost completely in how well something ages. Cars, music, video games, friendships and television shows can all be judged by how well they age. For example, people still love the music of Elvis. In 50 years, people will likely not remember Miley Cyrus. People still spend hundreds of thousands of dollars collecting vintage sports cars. However, I doubt the little trendy Fiats will still be sought after 50 years from now. In video games, people still to this day collect and play the original Nintendo games. Do you think people will be collecting Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto in 30 years? I doubt it. That is how quality is determined. In my opinion, Sonic.exe and Jeff the Killer were never anything more than fads. They came at the right time and caught on like crazy. However, look at how they are viewed now. As more quality writing and superior stories have surfaced, people have been able to see Sonic and JtK for what they really are, poorly written stories that, if posted as original work today, would be deleted within the hour. Time determines quality. Clearly, the people have spoken, and these so called 'classics' are nothing more than classic examples of bad writing. - K. Banning Kellum - 11 September 2014 - Creepypasta Wiki - Retrieved 7 April 2024 - Archived 7 April 2024
===Trivia===
* The story has been referenced by the official "Sonic the Hedgehog" Twitter account on at least two occasions.Watch out for black cats today. No one is immune. #Friday13th - Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic_hedgehog - 13 January 2017 - Twitter - Retrieved 7 April 2024Giving some love to the Game Gear era--wait a second, is̵̟͝ ̷̟̅t̴̟̃ḧ̷̬́ȃ̷͉t̶͔̏.̷̢̋.̸̺̑.̸̡̋ - Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic_hedgehog - 14 April 2021 - Twitter - Retrieved 7 April 2024
* The story was referred to in Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player Two", when the character Shoto describes the character Anorak's actions as having "just went Sonic.exe on [them]!"Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline - Ballantine Books - Published 24 November 2020 - Page 130 - Retrieved 7 April 2024 
== Links ==
* Sonic.exe on Know Your Meme
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real short stories
Category:Real short stories released in 2011
Category:Creepypasta related