Even better is the implication that Knuckles was so blinded with anger that he mistook Metal Sonic for the real Sonic and completely missed the fact that he had to pass by Sonic on the way in and the way out.Smash Cut to Sonic, Tails, Ray, and Mighty eating chili dogs as the "zone clear" music plays. He then huffs away with the Master Emerald while everyone else is utterly dumbfounded, including Sonic, who has nothing to offer but a shoulder shrug to the camera. Then, just as it seemed like it was about to power up using the Master Emerald, Knuckles comes in out of nowhere (being late tailing everyone else) and punches out both Metal Sonic and Eggman clear into the distance in one comical swing. where after a hard-fought win and some clever hacking from Tails, Metal Sonic was disabled. This continues even when Mighty comes in before he suddenly gives Metal Sonic a swift kick.
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In the middle of their battle, Ray just casually watching both Sonic and Metal Sonic duking it out as they stop their fight for a moment and appear to be dumbfounded by him.In Episode 5, after watching Metal Sonic power up using all of the Chaos Emeralds, Sonic just makes a smug grin and prepares to charge at him while Tails visibly facepalms at Sonic's response.Extra hilarity is added in that Knuckles' "angry noise" is the same as the energy rings used in the Death Egg Zone.Who is still mad since he lost the Master Emerald to "Sonic". When Ray finds out that Metal Sonic is going toward Eggman's base, he notices that Sonic and Tails are on their way there as well, alongside Knuckles from the distance.The armadillo returns the favor, but accidentally sends Ray flying immediately instead. Upon reuniting again in episode 4, Ray lightheartedly punches Mighty in the arm.Just the name of the episode is a hilarious in-joke: "Part 3: & Knuckles".After beating up some Badniks, Knux realizes the Master Emerald is gone, and frantically looks for it under a tiny rock.In episode 2, Eggman effortlessly smacking Sonic sky-high with his drills, complete with rings flying out of him, and Sonic face-planting right back at where Tails landed the Tornado.
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Unamused, Sonic instead decides to smack the bomb and lower the remaining time left to five seconds, before speeding off and leaving Eggman to be blown up. until he realized that the evil doctor had nearly all the Chaos Emeralds already and was planning to take the last one from Sonic one way or another before defeating him complete with cheesy little animations of Eggman dancing triumphantly and an X-eyed dead Sonic with flies and stink lines.