Sonic Unleashed (2024 film)

Sonic Unleashed is a live-action/3D/2D animated hybrid action-adventure comedy film directed by Chris Wedge and produced by Chris Meledandri. It is the sequel to 2024's Sonic World Blast and is based on the Sonic the Hedgehog universe.
== Synopsis ==
Set during the events of Hilda and the Mountain King, Sonic, Tails, Hilda and Chip join forces to restore the planet after their nemesis Doctor Eggman shatters it with a powerful laser to unleash Dark Gaia, an ancient evil, while dealing with having become a "Werehog", a werewolf-like transformation, which he gains after coming into contact with the energy of Dark Gaia.
== Plot ==
At the beginning of the story, Sonic the Hedgehog is confronting his nemesis, Dr. Eggman, aboard his flagship. Eggman then activated the ships defense systems, activating the cannons and bringing forth a horde of Egg Fighters. After seeing the obstacles, Sonic boosted forward and began dodging the batteries fired from the cannons. Bounding across the flagship, Eggman brought forth his Mech and unleashed a flurry of machine gun fire. After running across the ceiling while dodging missiles, Sonic ran through the Flagship's hallway. Eggman fired his Mech's grappling hook-like arm and grabbed Sonic. After being pulled to Eggman in the Mech's grasp, Sonic summoned the Chaos Emeralds from within himself and became Super Sonic in order to stop him, destroying Eggman's mech, Eggman fled in his Egg Mobile and fled from his Flagship. After chasing Eggman through space and destroying half of his fleet, they finally arrived at Eggman's Research Facility and knocking Eggman himself to the ground. As a trap, Eggman pretends to plead for mercy. When Sonic is close enough, he activates the Chaos Energy Cannon, which traps Sonic in the center and begins drawing the Chaos energy out of Sonic and the Emeralds in a fashion that is clearly extremely painful for him.
After the weapon is charged, Eggman fires a laser at the earth to wake a monster known as Dark Gaia, splitting the planet. The dark energy of the Emeralds is brought out by the ray, transforming Sonic into a monstrous version of himself and rendering the Chaos Emeralds gray and powerless. Eggman then opens an airlock which sucks Sonic and the drained Emeralds out into space and down to earth. After the weapon is charged, Eggman fires a laser at the earth to wake a monster known as Dark Gaia, splitting the planet. The dark energy of the Emeralds is brought out by the ray, transforming Sonic into a monstrous version of himself and rendering the Chaos Emeralds gray and powerless. Eggman then opens an airlock which sucks Sonic and the drained Emeralds out into space and down to earth.
Sonic lands in a dumpster in the alleys of an unnamed town. After struggling to get out of the dumpster, Sonic encounters a winged imp-like creature. Sonic then asks the creature what his name was, and the creature couldn't remember his own name or history (which Sonic thinks he landed on him, causing the memory loss). Sonic agrees to help the creature restore his memory during their journey.
After exploring the island of Madagascar (the island where Sonic landed on, apparently), Sonic names the creature Chip and the two run into Hilda and Tails at night. Sonic and Hilda teach Chip how to dance like a hedgehog and survive Madagascar by doing what they do. Soon, they get attacked by Eggman's robots and they attack them. Tails immediately recognizes Sonic even though he is in his Werehog form and reveals that King Julian and his lemur subjects may be able to help them on their adventure. Once they tread the Dinosaur Jungle, they discover Dr. Eggman has kidnapped Julian, Maurice and Mort for their knowledge on Dark Gaia. After traveling to Africa and freeing them, Sonic and Chip hold a meeting for the team and explains the nature of Dark Gaia and reveals that restoring power to the Chaos Emeralds via the Gaia Temples would help the planet return to normal. Sonic then sets out to the seven Gaia Temples to restore the Emeralds and reassemble the planet. In China, Sonic and Chip run into Amy at night, who doesn't recognize Sonic in his Werehog form. He later saves Amy from Dark Gaia's influence and she, upon learning her savior's identity, decides to help Sonic and Chip. All the while, Dr. Eggman makes plans to reassemble Dark Gaia and finish Eggmanland.
During the restoration of the sixth Chaos Emerald and continent, it's revealed that Chip is in fact Light Gaia, the opposite of Dark Gaia, and he lost his memories because, like Dark Gaia, he was prematurely awakened by Eggman's laser when Eggman started the Time of Awakening, where Chip and Dark Gaia was meant to awaken, too early; likewise, Dark Gaia has not yet been fully reborn due to his premature awakening, and Sonic must stop Eggman before Dark Gaia's full powers return to its normal state.
At this point, Sonic travels to his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, location of the last temple, over which Eggman has built Eggmanland using an extraction of Dark Gaia's power. While Sonic is able to restore the last emerald and defeat Eggman's newest mech, Dark Gaia becomes complete, by draining the dark energy that Sonic had that turned him into Werehog, and knocking Dr. Eggman out of the way to keep the power for himself. Sonic is too weak to move so Chip uses the Gaia Temples to form a body called Gaia Colossus to combat Dark Gaia with, Sonic recovers on the Gaia Colossus and helps Chip fight Dark Gaia. Chip and Sonic hold off the beast, but Dark Gaia manages to drown the planet in darkness, achieving his fully matured form in the process. Sonic then transforms into Super Sonic using the seven Chaos Emeralds and takes Perfect Dark Gaia down with the help of Gaia Colossus, but the battle leaves him too drained of his energy to escape. As the final continent moves back into place, Chip flings Sonic back onto the surface while he remains behind. After Sonic wakes up, Chip's necklace and some parting words are found on the ground. Sonic then picks it up and puts on the necklace as a bracelet to remind them of their adventures together. The game ends as Sonic runs off with Tails, Hilda, and her friends, who are in the Tornado, to another adventure. As Sonic and Hilda say, "such is the life of an adventurer".
== OST ==
This film mainly uses the soundtrack of the in-game cutscenes of Sonic Unleashed (2008), re-composed by Tee Lopes. and you know that the others are in the film.