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There's actually a rune that turns the boost gauge into a ring gauge where once it's full you become Super Sonic without it being cosmetic. Although you lose access to the Super Sonic skins.

11:19 fun fact: when you use the chaos emeralds buddy on this sonic, he will have an animation that transitions him into his super form (which is the intro animation that you saw but in the air), and if you were wearing the super form alts already, the emeralds will put him in his hyper form

I think the one after the spark reference was yet another refrence to another series based on sonic the hedgehog called freedom planet, which started life as a mod funnily enough. Haven't played it, but Im pretty sure i recognize the color scheme of the main character.

there is a "hidden" freature, if activate the boost with the "fake chaos rage" costume, it will transform into dark super sonic!!

This Sonic was soo smooth to play with. Everything just felt right, like if he were to be reworked in Official Smash he HAS to be flashy and dynamic as this

the side B is from heroes, it's the rocket accel, you hold the b button and charge a little dash, but if you just press it, it does the kick

For alts, I can definitely pick out quite a few references. There's the obvious ones, like #1 being an Eggman alt, #2, #3, and #4 being references to Tails, Knuckles, and Amy respectively, #5 being a really neat Chaos reference, as he mentioned in the video, #6 and #7 being references to Shadow and Silver, and #8 being a reference to Blaze. After that, it gets a little more obscure, but I'll do my best to get all of them. #9 feels really vague tbh, I'm mostly getting vibes of the waterfall glitch from Sonic 2 with the green and black, and blue eyes. #10 is a reference to Mario, and the name is a reference to the old Console War rivalry that had, which is a neat reference. #11 is another reference he pointed out in the video, this one being a Spark the Electric Jester callback. It's a fangame that takes a lot of notes from Sonic, just like the reference to the next alt. #12 seems to be a reference to Lilac from Freedom Planet, again, a little indie game that took some inspiration from Sonic's high speed platforming. #13 is the first alt I really can't suggest anything for. I'd say maybe the Werehog from Unleashed, but the eyes are wrong. #14 seems to be a reference to the GameBoy color scheme, though it does feel a bit awkward for Sonic to have one when the GameGear was out at the same time competing against it. #15 is one of my favorites, being a reference to the Fake Metal secret from Sonic Heroes for multiplayer. Though it does have a mouth, so that's odd, considering both the Heroes and Sonic Speed Simulator versions don't. #16 might just be a Christmas colored version of Sonic, with the snow white quills and red and green gloves and shoes, while the name is of course a reference to Ice Cap Zone originating in Sonic 3. #17 and #18 are some more I don’t really have anything for. But #19 is definitely a reference to the Flash, who people still have debates over who's faster today. #20 makes me think to the very beginning "stage" of Dark Sonic from the Sonic X anime, though we know nothing about it, so I'm not 100% sure. The name definitely seems to encourage my theory though. Um, #21 is a bit confusing, though my best thought would be Snick from Pizza Tower, a parody to Sonic in that game. My second guess? Coldsteel. For the last five, they mostly feel like extremely niche references, so I'm not gonna get them. I also like how (almost) all of his aerials are all references to different moves, with F-Air being his Forward Air trick from Sonic Advance 2 and 3 when he's paired up with Tails, D-Air being his Air attack from Sonic Battle, B-Air just being his Smash B-Air since Brawl, and N-Air being the Insta-Shield, though specifically the one from Sonic Advance 3 when you pair Sonic up with Knuckles. Up Air doesn't really have a specific reference. Maybe a part of his jab combo from Frontiers, other than that, it's just Sonic using his legs to attack as always. This is a really cool mod, and I love seeing all the little references sprinkled throughout Sonic’s moveset and alts. You can tell that there's been a lot of care put into this, and as a Sonic fan, I appreciate that. Edit: I'd like to thank the comments below for the extra help. #9 is definitely Scourge, I honestly just forgot about him, but the name for the alt helps the reference make more sense. @omegusblue5623 helped out a lot with the other references, which I thank them for that, since I don't normally play RoA. Same with @ThamyRose19 with alt 16 and how it's a seasonal skin. That'd make the alt list look like this: Alt 0: Just Sonic Alt 1: Eggman Alt 2: Tails Alt 3: Knuckles Alt 4: Amy Alt 5: Chaos Alt 6: Shadow Alt 7: Silver Alt 8: Blaze Alt 9: Scourge Alt 10: Mario Alt 11: Spark the Electric Jester Alt 12: Lilac (Freedom Planet) Alt 13: Abyss Alt 14: Early Access Alt 15: Fake Metal Alt 16: Seasonal Alt 17: Infamous Alt 18: Gold skin Alt 19: The Flash Alt 20: Dark Sonic (Sonic X) Alt 21: Snick (Pizza Tower) Alt 22-27: Just based on a handful of characters from RoA. Again, thanks to all the comments for a big helping hand.

5:56 this is a refrence to freedom planet, a well made Sonic inspired game.

I can't believe the "big drip" Chaos Sonic costume I did sooo long ago got referenced here! This is pretty nice!

A small easter egg you might have missed, but when you fought Eggman he actually had a voice line acknowledging that he was fighting Sonic (17:29)

I love the details of this Sonic, it’s really amazing. The ranking system really surprised me the first time I tried it out.

The ITS HIM made me happy I didn’t expect a snick the porcupine from pizza tower reference

The side-by is “Rocket Accel” from Sonic Heroes. Tapping the button would have you get kicked forward and slide, while holding it would have your teammates kick you forward in a spin dash with much greater speed than the slide kick.

Me: seeing eggman in the match Also me exept this time in my mind: "3 YEARS, I'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR 3 YEARS!!!"

Sonic being one of my favorite characters of all time and seeing him this good makes me smile, also check the alts for super sonic next vid

I think eggman made a device that breaks fourth walls

Great vid had to subscribe man keep up the great content

look that most of his attacks comes from sonic battle like in the smash games

glad you liked playing as him! the youtube algorithm jumpscared me with this video so i gave it a watch it was a nice watch

as an eggman main i cannot wait for you to cover him

What i love about this character is that it takes a lot of inspiration from sonic battle!

6:05 for people who have not played the sage demo for pizza tower this character is based of snick the porcupine a parody of sonic

The purple hedgehog before the slaughter... I LOST MY CHILD FROM THIS HEDGEHOG! SOMEBODY HELP HELP!!

Fun fact: that taunt in the air after you do an attack is the air trick, it’s been in a majority of sonic games, most prominently Sonic Rush. The air trick can fill up Sonic’s boost gauge but I’d recommend attacking, as in Sonic games when you destroy enemies it fills up his boost gauge also but I just wanted to tell you that 😁

Babe wake up new linklight too video is up!

The fact that nintendo never thought to use the insta shield as a neutral air...

"It's Him" was a reference to Pizza Tower. Specifically the SAGE 2019 demo. It had a parody of sonic, named Snick the porcupine, and he was purple.

did ya know this sonic has a final smash!?

Max accolade on SA2 is PERFECT, which shows up in bright pink bold font that rewards 2000pts

If you get the Chaos Emeralds (Buddy) from the workshop Sonic can transform. Super Sonic for Base Sonic. Hyper for his Super Form, The “False Chaos and Rage” costume will turn into Dark Super Form. You should definitely check it out. If you get the final smash buddy he will also use a entirely new final smash skill. These little secrets are definitely the coolest, i reccomend you experience it yourself

i expected an Animation Vs. Rivals of Aether showcase.

That’s pretty cool 💙

That sonic v knuckles battle was accurate AF

The spinning air kick is actually the Sideways Trick in Sonic Advance 2 ! That's a neat detail !

Each super form also has an alt costume, but the darker sonic skin does go dark when he reaches boos mode, there is also a reference to lord x, the exe character

6:05 snick.

Ngl, this mod looks so clean it actually got me interested in Rivals of Aether. Just saying, amazing work.

Hey I found out a couple days ago that there was a Animation vs Minecraft coming either in development or already out now because I saw a video testing yellow I also think you're doing animator vs animation cuz I think I saw the chosen one in that animation test plus a new map taking place in King oranges castle in the nether with a King orange boss fight p.s i also am a big fan of Sonic the Hedgehog so I'm glad you're doing this

The Side-B is the Rocket Accel from Heroes! (Super weird to see without Tails and Knuckles hitting him to send him flying lol) And hitting it early is the kick that Sonic does if you hit the Rocket Accel button when Tails and Knuckles aren't next to you Between that and the F-Air from Advance 2 and the Jab being his basic combo from Sonic Battle (Up-Smash is his launcher from the same game), the Bounce Bracelet from SA2, the Insta-Shield from S3&K, the Sonic the Fighters F-Smash; there's just so much care put into making his moveset reflect his history (especially the early 2000s) *AND AIR TRICKS TOO!* And that's not even mentioning the voices, alt costume references or spawn platforms. Man this is so well made I will never stop being mad at Sonic's portrayal in Smash. He's so lame to play as or against, both his stages kinda suck and are basically Green Hill, his model and animations are lifeless and the music selection is... fine Overall, he could be SO MUCH but instead he still feels like that rushed character that came out in Brawl (Plus I'm still salty Eggman wasn't DLC. He's like the one super iconic video game villain that isn't in the game)

we need you to look at Yellow (it is a stickman named yellow) it's a great character

Okay we NEED a video on Dr. Eggman like goddamn he's nuts

When I heard Scarlet speedster my brain: run sonic run!

You should do the Alan Becker stickman there is also a boss

I hope the creator of that sonic makes a shadow that has voice lines if they face each other

Also his Super Form has there own alt skins and one of them is really good ;)

I think the "It's him" costume is a reference to purple guy as Sonic in that costume is completely purple.

As a Sonic myself, i see this as an absolute win

6:58 reminds me of the kick dash sonic does in heroes

A costume is actually a sonic.exe reference and it has a different win screen and start game

I wonder if you can use the down special to bounce higher from the ring

THAT instashield is based of the sonic advance games

Finally the king of rivals posted

the sonic advance 2 kick is awesome!

Side-B is Rocket Accel from Sonic Heroes.

Finally hes back

This mod is incredible!!!

The "it's him" costume is a reference to snick the porcupine from sage 2019 pizza tower mod.

13:10 knuckles really just did a true input ken shoryuken

Ayeee you did it

It’s him… PURPLE GUY!

If only they put sonic eagle in his move set

I love this sonic

If you didn't get the reference one bad day is a reference to scourge from the Archie comics he's basically Sonic but he had one bad day

0:53 this part is so amazing They use Marina Madness form knuckles choatix

Finally a new video

On the It’s Him costume, I’m thinking that’s a reference to FNAF. Because, I mean he turns purple, and the costume is It’s Him, like the It’s Me quote.

ALTS REFERENCES 0. Sonic :) 1. Eggman 2. Tails 3. Knuckles 4. Amy 5. Chaos 6. Shadow 7. Silver 8. Blaze 9. Scourge (Evil Sonic from Archie) 10. Mario 11. Spark the Electric Jester 12. Lilac the Dragon Girl (Freedom Planet) 13. (Not Sure, could be Majin Sonic from Sonic CD?) 14. Gameboy Palette 15. Fake Metal Sonic (Sonic Heroes) 16. Seasonal Costume (Changes for Holidays) 17. (SERIOUSLY No Clue, help appreciated) 18. Sonic but Gold 19. The Flash 20. Dark Sonic (Before he goes saiyan) 21. Snick the Porcupione (Pizza Tower) 22. A Faction in Raid: Shadow Legends 23. (SERIOUSLY Not Sure) 24. Keqing (Genshin Impact) 25. Rumia (Touhou) 26. (SERIOUSLY Not Sure)

Good vid! 👍 Would like to see vids on Eggman and Knuckles too.

What is that song that plays in the bg of the video that plays when Linklight is testing the specials for sonic ?

As a Sonic fan myself I do not know some of the references but I do know who big drip is it is chaos from Sonic adventure 2

A cool thing about this sonic is if you use the "False chaos and rage" with the chaos emeralds buddy that gives you the emeralds and turns you op then you get dark sonic edit1: And also using the super sonic skins with the chaos emeralds buddy gets you hyper sonic.

Vary fun character

Also Here are all the specials are So... Netrual: S Homing Attack Side S: Rocket Acel (or however it's called.) Up S: Rainbow ring and lastly Down S: Bounce Bracelet

might be unrelated but does anyone know why Sai's characters are blacklisted from the workshop? i can get to the characters thru links but when i try to go to the creators workshop page it just says there is nothing there

they have faker sonic AND chaos as costumes, so clean

Yellow stickman just dropped

a reference I saw is from pizza tower in the sonic skins it was snick the porqupine.

i think the boost is like pizza tower, keeping up the boost by attacking ur opponent will give u a higher rank if the battle is over

The purple it’s him that was a reference to snick in pizza tower

Using Robotnik tracks from KFAD is highly appreciated

i just want to ask you, do you play persona, because you use the persona ost a lot

Fun fact if you have the chaos emeralds buddies you can go super sonic

literally rivals of aether doing our boy sonic justice better than smash bros could.

bro be transfurred in the thumbnail bruh

Aww ya

ayo can you make a video about Omega Tiger Woods in Rivals?

I got most of them: Sonic, eggman, tails, knuckles, amy, chaos, shadow, silver, blaze, scourge, mario, spark, lilac, werehog, gameboy, mecha sonic, snowman, no idea, gold, flash, modern sonic, purple guy, no idea, familiar but don't remember, genshin impact, touhou, don't know

Dude I didn’t know Super Sonic was in the mod!

I think some of the attacks are from sonic battle

special down into the up special ring to gain more height

It takes one day costume damn

Actual sonic?!

OMG! a new sponsor

Whats the music used in this video?

Imma say it here for the sake of cool combos. You can jump cancel side b if you dont full charge it. Have fun.

Rivals modders are built different

can you review yellow from animation vs animator next? it has to be one of the best characters i've ever seen, its special gives the character an entire new moveset

what game is this is seems awesome. also does it cost money

Did you check if there were different skins for super sonic?