Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Jeffery Mewtamer) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:53 GMT

I would say that Majin Buu and Erazor Djinn are more a homage to the Djinn of Arabic/Islamic Mythology than Erazor Djinn being a direct homage to Majin Buu.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (sonicsfan1991) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:25:51 GMT

hey blue your drawing explains it all too well

i think it's not just sonic, a lot of games, movies and cartoons are starting to steal ideas from the past.... i guess everyone stopped being original.
sonic even steals from it's own games, rush felt like a repeat of the classic 91 sonic only the songs were changed. sonic heroes was sonic adventure one on full speed mode... and for some...

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Blue the Echidna) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:41:57 GMT

sonicsfan1991 wrote:

Craig Bayfield wrote:

Given I just explained the DBZ/Sonic thing in another thread, I thought this would be a good source of discussion.

The Sonic series has stolen and homaged ideas from many other sources over the years. DBZ is the most cited one as the Super Sonic, 7 Emeralds

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (sonicsfan1991) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:51:57 GMT

Craig Bayfield wrote:

Given I just explained the DBZ/Sonic thing in another thread, I thought this would be a good source of discussion.

The Sonic series has stolen and homaged ideas from many other sources over the years. DBZ is the most cited one as the Super Sonic, 7 Emeralds

i...

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (D B Vulpix) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:47:51 GMT
Lol I was going to say Sonic was based off Santa Clause. But everyones already seen that video

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Quiksilver09) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:28:34 GMT
No, I claim that the type of character Shadow and Mewtwo are, are cliches, and that the likelyhood of Shadow being based DIRECTLY off of Mewtwo is highly unlikely.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (SonicV2) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:07:24 GMT
What point? That you claim two characters are similar despite you just admitting you have no grasp of one of the character's franchise?

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Quiksilver09) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:32:47 GMT
I have never really done much with the Pokemon series, so what happens between Mewtwo and Shadow I have no idea of. But from what I've read, I've made my point.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (SonicV2) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:14:44 GMT

Rishi wrote:

Silv wrote:
On the whole subject of Shadow being inspired by Mewtwo. No chance.
What do you mean 'no chance'? There are some striking similarities between them.
Shadow: Forced to be in suspended animation thanks to the government

Mewtwo: Willfully ran into a cave and hide

And I know you're...

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Jeffery Mewtamer) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:59:51 GMT
Sonic has been doing extreme sports since day 1. Acrobatics, running through loops and corkscrews, snow and sand boarding, running on water, just to name a few such stunts.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Quiksilver09) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:14:09 GMT
Well, yeah theres a possibility, but Shadow ACTUALLY being based off of Mewto directly is highly unlikely.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Rishi) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:51:23 GMT

Silv wrote:
On the whole subject of Shadow being inspired by Mewtwo. No chance.
What do you mean 'no chance'? There are some striking similarities between them.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Silv) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:48:52 GMT
On the whole subject of Shadow being inspired by Mewtwo. No chance. Shadow's formula is one big walking cliche that has been done to death long before his character was created. Granted, as someone who didn't realize this in his youth, I found his character interesting in Sonic Adventure 2. And quickly grew sick of him when he essentially took the main character spotlight, and was seen in Sonic X laying waste to all my beloved Sonic characters that I grew up with. It was like seeing...

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Quiksilver09) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:16:48 GMT
Uhh, yes...

The name Flicky from Sonic 3D Blast and other games is taken from an earlier (MUCH EARLIER) SEGA game called "Flicky".

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Blue the Echidna) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:46:27 GMT

Jeffery Mewtamer wrote:
Though, Mobius and Morpheus are similar in pronunciation, so the confusion is understandable.
Is is though? Is it really?

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Jeffery Mewtamer) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:25:32 GMT
Mobius is the single-sided, single-edged shape created when you take a strip of paper, give it a half-twist, and join the ends.

Though, Mobius and Morpheus are similar in pronunciation, so the confusion is understandable.

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Hukos) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:42:07 GMT
I could have sworn Mobius was the god of sleep.... but wiki says its "Morpheus". Oh well, would have been cool if the planet was named after that.... :S

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Blue the Echidna) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:08:34 GMT

Don't forget Robotnik's reference to Roosevelt! Not Franklin D., Teddy. The cute one with polio.

When I saw the opening animation for Unleashed, I saw a destinct similarity between Dark Gaia and the Nightwalker thing from Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke. It's just the way they looked side on and the way Dark Gaia lurches up from the planet's core. Am I just being silly or did anything else think that?

Also, does anyone see any similarity between...

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Rishi) — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:29:25 GMT

CTSucks 666 wrote:
It works for me.

Also, Amy's a fangirl.

I'll ring off some others... er, Sakura Kasugano, Sakura Haruno(To Sasuke), Pucca, Gary`s cheerleaders and That Yu-Gi-Oh Guy`s cheerleaders.
Yeah, what you said is true, but 'fangirl' is a type of stock character. It isn't a DIRECT reference or inspiration specifically extracted from pop...

Re: Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (CTSucks 666) — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:51:44 GMT
It works for me.

Also, Amy's a fangirl.

I'll ring off some others... er, Sakura Kasugano, Sakura Haruno(To Sasuke), Pucca, Gary`s cheerleaders and That Yu-Gi-Oh Guy`s cheerleaders.

Pop-Culture references/Inspirations in the series

feeds@yuku.com (Craig Bayfield) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:29:18 GMT
Given I just explained the DBZ/Sonic thing in another thread, I thought this would be a good source of discussion.

The Sonic series has stolen and homaged ideas from many other sources over the years. DBZ is the most cited one as the Super Sonic, 7 Emeralds and such are very easy to make comparisons to. Likewise the Death Egg is a blatant parody of the Death Star of Star Wars fame.

So. Discuss references and inspiration. Try to cite reasons, instead of being silly and...