Every Character Death In the Sonic Series

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“Tails… what happens when we run out of rings and get hit”

Gamma still has the most impactful death in the series for me. His story was masterfully executed in SA1, and the ending was just the cherry on top. Still one of my favorite stories in the entire series.

Honestly, I think the 8 bit death of Tails is the most impactful, as it's the first time a death had appeared in a Sonic game, and it makes it crystal clear Dr. Eggman is willing to kill living beings to achieve his goals. And the picture of Tails' head appearing in the night sky signalling death proves that a story doesn't need words to tell itself. The picture tells the player that you failed to rescue your little buddy and that he's dead, no words needed. Just the one cutscene

So are we just gonna forget Blaze's sacrifice at the end of Silver's Story in Sonic 06 where she uses her body as a vessel to seal Iblis away thus giving Silver a brighter future in his timeline?

Most of the Ancients were wiped out, but those who fled to Angel Island survived and eventually evolved into the Chao. Chaos is a mutated Chao. This mutation brought back traits of the Ancients that had probably remained dormant in the Chao, like some form of atavism.

Cosmo’s death in the Japanese version of Sonic X is just heartbreaking. Kudos to Tails Japanese VA for a heartwenching scene. Tails and Cosmo had a beautiful relationship in the Metarex saga🧡💚

16:43 “Eggman is ruthless” Eggman: Casually scratches his juicy ass

"One way to avoid death is by eating." Everyone without a fridge: Man I'm dead 💀

I think one interesting death is literally everyone in the idw books. During the metal Virus arc Silver talks about how he came from the future and everyone was gone thanks to the virus. Eggman says that once someone becomes a zombot they will eventually dissolve and die it’s said to take hundreds of years but still. It’s also interesting because it’s said that without Silver help that the heroes failed to stop the virus and everyone eventually got infected and died . It could be considered a technicality because we don’t see it but Silver did come his future where everyone was dead.

R.I.P Gerald, The one guy with the traumatising cutscene..

Cosmo’s death always stuck out to me because how it taught Tails that everything wasn’t sunshine and rainbows. It was warming to see her leftover seed in a few places meaning he kept dear to her However as of recent the concept of her seed just vanished which feels like a kick in the nuts for one of the most saddest deaths of Sonic History

Molly's and Cosmo's death in the Japanese version of Sonic X struck me the most in the Sonic franchise I've ever had. I actually cried watching both deaths. Although I enjoyed watching the English dub of Sonic X, I didn't like the way they censored Molly's death and butchering the dialogue in Cosmo's death. No true feelings for the English dub, of course. When Molly sacrifices herself during the Metarex attack after her teammates refuse to listen to her, it shocks me. My heart shatters when Rouge screams Molly's name after she was killed by the Metarex. It was heartwarming to see Shadow places the tomb for Molly. He later placed a pink rose next to Molly's grave in the Japanese version of the last episode (78). Shadow was still alive after the final battle. When Tails was hesitant to shoot Cosmo in order to save the universe, I can feel the adrenaline. It shatters my heart to see Tails screaming in anguish as he slams his head on the control panel. I broke into tears to see Tails crying as he refused to shoot Cosmo because he loved her. Ryo Hirohashi's voice performance of Tails did a perfect job. I can feel her emotions in the way she did for voicing Tails in the scene. It feels so realistic. Both deaths are the saddest in the series I've ever seen in my entire life.

Honestly, I don’t think Erazor died, I think something far worse happened. He mentions during the closing cut scene that he is immortal, by definition he cannot die, but even if he could, sonics wish was for the genie to remain in the lamp indefinitely. So when the lamp is melted in the lava, the genie soul is forever trapped in the very molecules of that melted metal. It’s highly unlikely anyone could ever salvage every last piece of that lamp so his soul is forever trapped there. Truly a fate worse than death.

Man i'm dead 💀

19:39 Sonic and Sliver: literally performing chaos control Blaze standing there: 😐😑

“Remaining E-series units, Gamma….Beta.” Still an incredibly powerful death for such an incredible character.

Molly's definitely was pure tragedy. Everyone around her knew the fight was a lost cause and still tried her best. From almost being assassinated by her friend with a bomb to essentially going kamikaze in front of the squad that turned their backs on her and exploding right in front of the one person that, despite everything, genuinely tried to cheer her up... and then we discover that same squad, after switching sides, had their graves dug in advance. Nothing but a tale of betrayal and despair. I'm surprised you didn't mention all the onscreen deaths from Sonic X because the Metarex were the prime example of genocidal bastards, having even killed most of their own race.

Regarding the Ancients, I thought that some survived and eventually evolved into the Chao, with Chaos being an example of how a species can evolve into a previous state.

So, we do know what happened to Tikal, actually. She stops Chaos’ rampage short before he destroys the whole world by sealing both herself and Chaos inside of the Master Emerald. I don’t know for sure if this part is said anywhere in canon but I believe it’s at least implied that she loses her physical body in the process of that. Her spirit is then released from the emerald alongside Chaos at the start of Adventure