How did the Sonic and Shadow White House Photo Even Happen? 🧐
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Many Sonic fans like to clown on the President for having a picture of Sonic and Shadow on his desk. But what I'd like to know is what all had to be done to get this picture to happen, especially considering that Sonic and Shadow are not the easiest to get a hold of. Who was all there to take the picture? Why do Sonic and Shadow pose that way? Was this even a photo op to begin with? Or did Sonic feel like dragging Shadow around to different areas? Will Sonic Team ever share what actually happened or will we be left wondering for the rest of our lives? I suppose our own fanfics and speculations will have to fill in the gaps. Hope you enjoy this silly little video!
0:00 - Excuse me, Mr. President, but I have questions!
5:55 - SEGA jp wants more fanfics?!
7:23 - A tangent about the importance of creative writing
9:51 - The cringe fic I wrote
15:46 - "You Need This"
16:56 - Shadow the Hedgehog Pathway Names
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When I was Like 7 I would make short comics like one page at best
The fact this video is 20 minutes long is *intimidating.*
Lmfao
In my mind Biden has that picture on his desk too
every pres since bush has inherited that picture
Maybe it's a bit after Sonic Heroes, when they took down the egg fleet and metal sonic. Something like that was a worldly recognized event, plus the ark.
Rouge definitely set this up.
I imagine that it wasn't a fancy photo op or anything, I imagine Sonic was taking Shadow on a bit of a world tour (perhaps trying to jog his memory) and that was one of the places they stopped. I imagine someone working or visiting the building probably asked for a photo, to which Sonic agreed, since he's the more popular hero type. Shadow doesn't pose for the camera because he doesn't exactly care. The photo eventually makes its way to the president who makes a printout for himself, given he's probably the type to be more receptive to them.
That is so wholesome! 🥺❤️
I never delved deeply into that photo's backstory, but you raised valid points on the photo. Although Sonic X doesn't directly link to the Shadow the Hedgehog game, within its universe, Sonic and his friends have a close relationship with the President, after saving the planet multiple times. I believe this pattern of interaction with significant figures persists throughout their many adventures. So maybe that's why the photo's backstory didn't occur to me. As for Shadow's appearance in the picture, it might have been after Sonic Heroes, Sonic and Shadow teamed up once more to save the president. That's also the only simple theory I could come up with as well
Isn't it obvious how Shadow got his picture taken with the president? Sonic obviously told him that edgy food like pizza, Doritos, and Triple Diet Mountain Dew would be served at the picture, and Shadow was just in it for the snacks.
I see the logic - I’d go there for the free food too.
@@VoicedByMandy All it takes to get the faker to do anything is a little bribery.
Saving the world from Metal Overlord probably warranted a photo op and a speech from the president. Shadow would likely have attended, even if he didn't want to, because Rouge wanted him to.
put this on in the background until the fanfic started at which point you had my full attention
The photo's existence always puzzled me because Shadow died during the events of SA2 so it wouldn't make any sense if the photo was taken right after that game but I do believe the president must've been grateful enough to wanting to meet both Sonic and Shadow but unfortunately couldn't because Shadow's death. Shadow 05 is both a sequel to SA2 and Heroes so this is my personal headcanon of the picture.
During the events of Heroes, Rouge secretly contacted the president to inform him that Shadow was somehow still alive. She did this before her and Omega found the room full of Shadow androids. After the defeat of Neo Metal Sonic, the president invited all the heroes to meet him at the White House. The photographers took pictures of everybody there, but the president was particularly interested in the photo of Sonic and Shadow. He then printed it and kept in his office since and I'd like to believe the picture is still there to this day, maybe even framed on the wall or something. I have honestly have no clue why people think the idea of the president having a picture of Sonic and Shadow in his office is goofy, like why wouldn't he? They're national heroes in this fictional world.
You think the President just got Tails or Amy to take the picture? That’s what I’m going with.
Tails and/or Amy taking the photo of Sonic and Shadow would be really sweet. 🥺
@@VoicedByMandy Amy would probably be the only one Shadow would be willing to pose for a picture for.
I have wondered about this matter for nearly twenty years and immensely appreciate someone bringing attention to it.
This video is cinema
Dawww thank you! 🥺🥰❤️
I'M SO GLAD CZcams RECOMMENDED THIS, this is a perfect video i cant describe how much i love it. i just discovered your channel today and i'm already in love w ur vids
Aaaahhh thank you so much for your kindness! 🥺 Happy to hear you enjoyed it! ☺️❤️
I am LIVING for this. You are a VISIONARY. You painted such a VIVID image and I will be obsessing over making my own fanfic for the next few days.
Aaahhh thank you so much! 🥹 And happy writing! 😁💪
I’m a student studying creative writing at university in the UK so your tangent really helped me, so thank you. Shadow the Hedgehog is my favourite game of all time and the context behind the picture was always something that I was intrigued by. Ive played the game for my entire life as I was born a year before its release so I appreciate anyone who has anything to say about the game. This was a unique video concept and it was executed so well. Thank you :)
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🥹❤️ It’s so great to see fellow Shadow the Hedgehog enjoyers share their support of the game.
Also, mad respect for studying creative writing! Wishing you the best of luck during your time at university! 🙏
The sonic shadow shippers are eating good this year
It’s Obviously from Sonic Adventure 3…
You're my spirit animal
Lee (Lythero) actually has a picture framed just like it. Revealed in a video while he was playing ShTH and he just grabbed it as the cutscene played LOL
BRO!!!!! IM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE ASKED THIS QUESTION!!!! LIKE HOW!?!?!?
Im glad that the algorhitm brought me here, this is art
Thank you so much 😆
Most likely after heroes.... Considering sonic stopped neo metal and shadow saved space colony ark prior to that...
I just started watching this video and only noticed nine minutes in that it was posted ten minutes ago LMAO i love the video though
Aww thank you so much! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. ☺️❤️
I love this and haven’t even finished it yet
3:40 Given that Gerald was trying to create the thing on the mural showing the future battle between Super Sonic and Perfect Chaos, Sonic _is_ the true version of what Shadow was an attempt at.
This was the best video. 😂 I'm adding it to my happy video list. ❤
Omg thank you! 😄❤️
Best photo op ever? LOL
I think that the most likely scenario is that Rogue brought Shadow to the White House by the President's request. As for Sonic the most likely scenario is that the President contacted Tails since he and Sonic are best friends, I don't think it's too much of a stretch that Tails has some form of contact with the President, after the events of Sonic Adventure Tails was seen as a hero for saving Station Square from Eggman, so much so that he was awarded a Chaos Emerald for his actions. And thought I might be remembering this wrong but wasn't it the President himself who awarded Tails? So I don't think it's too much of a stretch that they traded contact info that day.
This has been on my mind for DECADES thank you for taking the dive into the matter.
3:33
Notice the "HAHAHAHAHHAHA"? Shadow was saying it as a joke. He still thinks he's better. He sounds like he's laughing himself silly at the idea.
I feel like it was coincidental. Shadow was sulking around like he does, sonic saw him and probably started bugging him, razzi’ caught the pic and the president purchased the best quality photo
You got me thinking… if the paparazzi exist in the Sonic universe, is that how Infinite got the Sonadow file? 😂💀
Interesting stuff. Maybe the photo will be explained in Sonic X Shadow Generations now that Ian Flynn is writing the stories in the games.
"I've eaten nothing but drywall for the past three years."
You can extrapolate from the equal hight the picture was taken at.
That was hilarious
I'm amazed
I am living my best life. Thank you
I’ve always wondered this but did you really make a video this long about it 😆
Of course, it’s what I do! 😉✨
Obviously it happened after Sonic Heroes…
You sound like the Watchmojo girl, tho 😂😂
This might have taken place during the anniversary of when Sonic and Shadow save the world and stopping the Space Colony Ark from falling down into Mobius(I will still call it Mobius til the day I die). The President must have been super stoked when he found out that Shadow turned out be alive and well, so he ask his secretary to contact Sonic and his friends(he considers Shadow to be part of the friend group, not knowing the relationship these mobians have at the time), as an invite to his political party. Shadow might have come along easily, since this was during the time where he at first accept that he may not be the OG Shadow and is okay with it(I headcanon that he repress his negative emotions and rushed himself to feel better, but those repressed feelings are slowly leaking out). And we have the usual party celebration with tons of food(there better be chili dogs for Sonic dammit), political figures, news press, and some celebrities visit there to meet the heroic mobians, maybe some games for kids to play. Obviously, the Commander was there and not pleased upon learning that Shadow would be there, but out of respect for the president, he let it slide, as long as Shadow is not causing harm to the party. Shadow is not used to customs of living casual and having fun at this point, so he's just standing there, feeling out of place, even when next to Sonic and the others, but being kind-hearted, Sonic and his friends tried to cheer him up and make him feel welcomed. The photographer was there to meet Sonic and Shadow, as the president personally wants the photo of those two to have something remembered by, Sonic naturally posed for the camera, though I don't have an explanation for Shadow liking that, maybe he is camera shy, or wanna look cool, or both. That's my speculation.