Sonic the Hedgehog 2/Trivia

A list of trivia related to ***Sonic the Hedgehog 2***.

## List of Sonic the Hedgehog (Film Series) References

* In the film, Knuckles the Echidna explains his origins with the Echidna Tribe, confirming he is part of said tribe.
* The scene where Tails arrives on Earth now happens as Sonic the Hedgehog parties in the Wachowski Residence, where it was originally used as the post-credits scene to *Sonic the Hedgehog*.
* Sonic the Hedgehog phrases "Uh... Meow?" to the stunned patrons of a Siberian restaurant. Sonic also said this upon meeting Tom Wachowski in the previous film.
* Sonic the Hedgehog evades Buzz Bombers' lasers in slow-motion like how he dodged attacks in the previous film.
* Eggman flosses while talking to Knuckles like Sonic did twice in the previous film after accidentally destroying the Egg-Tank and moving into the attic.
* Sonic says "I can't with this guy" when playing baseball with Knuckles, which he also said in the previous film when playing baseball with himself.

## List of Sonic the Hedgehog series References

* On a rock which is part of his Rube Goldberg mushroom-based mechanism, the Eggman Empire logo is drawn.
* Sonic the Hedgehog witnessing a police chase, leaping off a building afterwards, is similar to Sonic's opening in *Sonic Adventure*.
* When alone in the Wachowski Residence, Sonic messes around driving a skateboard which alludes to the skateboard of the same colors that Sonic rides in *Sonic Adventure*'s artwork.
* Tails' origins, in which everyone felt strange around his two tails and he gets inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog, relates to the Japanese manual description of Tails in *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*.
* Tails wears a backpack similar to the one Tails wore in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* television series episode, "Drood Henge".
* When Sonic tells Ozzie to not watch *Snow Dogs* again, as it is "the worst", he sings it like Ben Schwartz's character Jean-Ralphio Saperstein did in *Parks and Recreation*, where he said "she's the worst" to describe his sister.
	+ In the *OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes* special "Let's Meet Sonic", Sonic also sings "he's the worst" to describe Dr. Eggman.
* When Knuckles bursts through a truck, the truck belongs to a company named "Splash Hills", a reference to Splash Hill Zone.
* Stone identifies Knuckles as a "space porcupine". Knuckles was also called a porcupine in the *Sonic Adventure* song "Unknown from M.E.".
* In a dance battle, Sonic the Hedgehog does the well-known pose featured on the *Sonic Adventure* box-art. The reference was suggested by artist Tyson Hesse.
* According to Tyson Hesse, the tiles seen in the Siberian temple are meant to be Babylonian, a specific species from the video game series.
* Sonic demolishes a Flying Egg to create a snowboard, somewhat like how Sonic teared the wing off a Sigma-Alpha 2 helicopter in *Sonic Adventure 2*.
* Sonic snowboarding off a snowy mountain in Siberia is a reference to IceCap Zone, which in many iterations of the zone, features Sonic snowboarding.
* Tom Wachowski's ringtone is the classic Green Hill Zone theme.
* Like in the original film, Sonic phrases "Gotta go fast" when readying to run.
* Robotnik attempting to electrocute Knuckles and later betray him is in reference to the events of *Sonic & Knuckles*.
* The way Knuckles attempts to rapidly punch Sonic the Hedgehog, as he quite easily evades his attacks, is in similar vein to a scene in the *Sonic X* episode "Cracking Knuckles".
* While trying to rescue Knuckles as the Labyrinth floods, Sonic sucks up an air bubble to prevent himself from drowning. This is in reference to the recurring gimmick of Air Bubbles in the *Sonic* series.
	+ During that scene, the soundtrack "You Don't Have to Be Alone Anymore" plays, where a rendition of the classic drowning theme is played.
* One of the outfits agent Stone goes through to redesign Robotnik is his original classic design that his game counterpart first wore in the original *Sonic the Hedgehog*.
* One of the helicopters owned by the Guardian Units of Nations has "SA-2" written on it. This is in reference to the abbreviation of *Sonic Adventure 2*, as well as the group Sigma-Alpha 2, who were the ones who captured Sonic in that same game and took him in their helicopter.
* The Giant Eggman Robot is essentially the Death Egg Robot. It is titled as the 'Giant Eggman Robot' in a McDonalds toy promotion.
* The instruction manual that Stone reads for the Giant Eggman Robot is designed after the English manual for the *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* video game.
* Tails wears pliot goggles when flying the *Tornado*, akin to both the OVA and *Sonic Boom* iterations of Tails.
* The Giant Eggman Robot's 'Stache Smasher attack is a possible reference to the *'Stache Smash* video game Eggman made in the *Sonic Boom* episode "Eggman: The Video Game Part 1".
* Sonic returning a missile back to the Giant Eggman Robot by riding on it may reference the OVA *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie*, where Sonic similarly redirects a missile towards Metal Robotnik.
* Knuckles throwing Sonic in his ball form at a Badnik may be a reference to 'Fire Dunk', a move from *Sonic Heroes*. He performs a move similar to the 'Screwdriver' move from 2006's *Sonic the Hedgehog*.
* Sonic jokingly asks if he is going to build a robot wife and house for his Giant Eggman Robot. But Ivo Robotnik has created robot wives twice in *Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog* ("Sonic the Matchmaker" and "Sonic is Running").
* Super Sonic catching the Giant Eggman Robot's fist with one hand is a possible reference to Super Sonic catching the E-99 Eggsterminator's fist with one hand in the *Sonic X* episode, "Countdown to Chaos".
* As Super Sonic simply tips over the Giant Eggman Robot in order to make it plummet, he may do it the same way Sonic did in a 2006 *Sonic the Hedgehog* cutscene to an Egg Gunner.
* Knuckles also uses his fist to launch the ball in Sonic X episode "Unfair Ball".
	+ The title "Unfair Ball" may be referenced as Tails called what Knuckles did unfair.
* When an agent reports an issue to Sam Walters, she mentions that the Guardian Units of Nations found a 50-year-old file having coordinates to Project Shadow's facility. In the video game series, Project Shadow was also conducted over 50 years ago, before the events of *Sonic Adventure 2*, that is.
* The third advertised poster is a direct recreation of the North American/European box artwork for the original *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* game.