I never understood why Sega wants some characters to remain “Classic Exclusive”. That just limits storytelling and interaction possibilities!

Mighty the Armadillo needs more recognition and spotlight. Along with Ray the Flying Squirrel.

Sonic, Ray, and Mighty were the original Team Sonic in a way -- they even suit the roles and colors.

I like how barely anyone notices the similairties between Mighty & Knuckles, and Tails & Ray. Mighty and Knuckles are extremely strong, red, you name it. And Tails & Ray both fly/glide, use their tail(s) to some advantage, etc.

I'm gonna say it, ray, mighty, and the chaotix deserve another game.

If he is not getting into team Chaotix, he can easily make his own team with Ray and Honey the Cat, a popular combination actually

When I was little, mighty was so mysterious to me because I had only known the modern sonic characters so when I saw mighty for the first time, I thought he was so cool. His design is so unique and I fell in love with him immediately. I wish they brought him around more, but I lost my shit when they added him to sonic mania

Mighty is an amazing character and I really hope he comes back to games and really hope we get him in the comics perhaps.

I like the idea of Mighty and Knuckles being bros who occasionally get some drinks together at Mirage Saloon.

I was introduced to Mighty for the first time since in Archie when he fights werehog sonic. He was so cool in that comic, he became a favorite off mine instantly

Mighty has become my 6 year old son's favourite Mania character! I hope he reappears in future games. I first saw him on advertising for Chaotix although I never played the game as I didn't know anyone with a 32x.

Ah, yes, the Mighty Armadillo. I'm so proud of SEGA for bringing him (and to a lesser extent, Ray) back from obscurity.

If I remember correctly, Sonic had dealt with Eggman several times before the first game, but Eggman really wasn't much of a threat before then, and it was one of these prior meetings where Sonic gave Eggman that nickname, and Eggman absolutely loved it.

mighty is such a good character, i love the archie version, and the fleetway version is interesting

To me, Mighty is and always will be part of the Chaotix as is Knuckles.

I'm loving the fact he's getting a nice presence in merchandising lately. Grabbed that action figure up as soon as I saw it, as not to have to pay scalper prices. Not so much Ray the Squirrel, unfortunately. Haven't seen anything with him quite yet. And I appreciate that Mighty and Ray were created to be animals that haven't been used much by most anthro cartoons. Though the creator clearly never heard of a certain 1960's cartoon where a flying squirrel hung around with his moose pal.

honestly it would be neat to have a story showcase Mighty and Ray as Sonic's oldest friends in some game.

I like to think Mighty is allied with the Chaotix and helps out from time to time but mostly goes his own way and does his own thing

I'll say Mighty is always a core Chaotix member to me, always.

This is quickly becoming my favorite Sonic channel! Mighty is soooooo underrated, I wish he and Espio where used more in the games. Also Mighty's inclusion in Sonic Mania, turned the game from an A++ to S tier for me. Love the content as always Johnny, keep up the great work!

I was first introduced to the Chaotix via Sonic Heroes, so when I found out about their first official outing in Knuckles' Chaotix, I always thought Mighty felt out of place. I chalk it up to not only being so familiar with the Chaotix as a trio but because his design was so much more plain in comparison to Vector (who's built very differently from the average Sonic character), Espio (being a ninja chameleon), and Charmy (an insect Sonic character that even now is still very uncommon, as well as being on the smaller side). I definitely always make the connection of Mighty being paired up with Ray, sort of as an alternate Sonic/Tails duo.

Mighty always gave me the weird vibe of being a main character not like the rest of the cast but like sonic himself, despite being a character that fell into obscurity. I always wanted to make like a story where hes the main character or something but idk how lmao

Mighty is an pretty cool character, and it’s nice to see him get some respect. I love this channel, it feels quite relaxed compared to other youtubers and the content is always interesting and well-made. I wasn’t aware of Max the Parrot; it seems like this series has an endless wealth of obscure lore and that’s one of the things I love about it

honestly my favourite moment will always be the Sonic Mania Adventures, not many can go toe to toe with Metal Sonic in straight up brawl.

16:43 if mighty is in a ball, he also can't get hit by projectiles 18:49 "egg mans birthday" and "Amy's new hobby" are technically modern stories because they have better shading, and mighty makes a cameo in Amy's new hobby, so we have seen a modern mighty

I want Mighty and Ray to always stay relevant in the Sonic verse from now on. One of the big reasons why I want Sega to keep making more classic games since Iizuka wants them to stay in the classic timeline though seeing modern Mighty and Ray in the games would be sweet!

Anyone else think the animation and expressions on the characters in segasonic the hedgehog are wayyy ahead of it’s time?

Mario Lore: Mario lives in the mushroom kingdom, which is governed by Princess Peach. His main antagonistic is Bowser (King Koopa) Sonic Lore **Pulls cigarette out of the packet in his pocket and lights it** "So you wanna know who knuckles is eh? Kid, ya' don't even know who Sonic is!" "I know who Sonic is; he's a hed-" **SLAMS TABLE** "AH! Already wrong." **goes to the board covered in post-its and string** "First, ya' need to know the Hiroshima bombing"

Let it forever be made canon that mighty has two dads and one of them is a fucking dinosaur.

I believe that Mighty is the strongest Classic Sonic character, and here are my reasons. 1: Mighty can resist the Badniks’ attacks with his shell. 2: Mighty has been shown to make several mistakes with his strength. (Ex: punching Ray feet away by simply giving a hit on the shoulder in Sonic Mania Adventures, smushing a sandwich in his face in an attempt to make it shorter in the 30th Anniversary Comic.) 3: In Sonic Mania when hitting spikes, he doesn’t always lose his rings. Instead, he sometimes jumps up, looking down, making a weird noise.

Thanks Johnny for covering Mighty, he's my second favorite Sonic character! The first being Sonic lol.

MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER OF ALL TIME! Thank you so much for making this! I would love it if you could do one of Ray too! :3

I remember his bio from the Chaotix game stating he was an explorer who just happened to come across the events happening in the game while on his travels, Even though he wasn't a member of the Chaotix initially, he effectively became an honorary member after fighting on the same side with them, same as Knuckles. I attribute Mighty never being around mainly because of his main interest in travelling and exploring and thus he never stayed in once place for too long. This is why Ray is searching for him in the Mania shorts since Mighty is mostly a loner and out of sight, even to his closest friends. Mighty is my favorite character and I will always think of him as part of the Chaotix. I hope I get to see him again sometime in the near future, preferably with his wall kick intact.

I'm actually a newer fan of the series and I love being able to dive into this kind of lore.

I feel like that extra character slot could've easily had Ray replace Tails as Mighty was for Sonic. Maybe for a potential Christian Whitehead Knuckles Chaotix port?

17:08 Just wanna say this, most of the super forms in the games are considered Non-Canon. They give characters like Tails and Mighty, non-canon Super forms cause it makes every character viable to play. In Sonic3&K, Tails was the only one who didn't get a Superform(via Chaos Emeralds) and it made him less fun and more frustrating to play, since by the time you get to Mushroom Hill, the game expects you to already have all the Chaos Emeralds so it ramps in difficulty. Canonically only like 4-5 characters do have Super forms : Sonic, Shadow, Silver, (maybe)Blaze, and maybe Knuckles.

I really wish Mighty, Ray, and a bunch of the other more forgotten 'Classic' characters would show up in the IDW comics. It did a good job fleshing out the Deadly Six (who are also kind of underloved) so I think if the IDW Sonic writers were allowed to add characters like Mighty, Ray, Honey, Bean, and Bark it'd be a nice addition to the world they're creating. I know the IDW comics take place in the 'modern' timeline after Sonic Forces, but it also kind of does it's own thing, plus I think the modern/classic split is really limiting (like every other bloody mandate they have, looking at _you_ 'Sonic cannot show strong emotions' rule)

Mighty became one of my favorite characters especially because of his Archie portrayal when he became a wonderer looking for his sister, and his close bond with Ray is always heartwarming to see consistent to today. Maybe one day he'll get that official modern debut i sure would love to see it

We need him in the modern games

I was really surprised that this character never made it to the modern games like Amy and Knuckles. I mean the Chaotix got a chance to make a comeback in Heroes but I was shocked that he wasn't with them. Another sonic character that's animal feature includes rolling in a ball Similar to a hedgehog? What a missed opportunity to bring his character up to date.

Mighty is such a cool-looking character and he needs his own spinoff

I'm happy, he's getting more recognition I once felt like I'm the only one, but now I know I'm wrong.

He was my favourite member of the chaotix in the fleetway comics. Really wished I kept editing better care of them and still had them!

Mighty's always been my favorite sonic character of all and I'll always be happy to see,and if he ever makes it to 3d hopefully so can others like Honey the cat

The take care of yourself art got me (18:34) Sonic: get enough sleep Amy: take a break from social media Tails: be kind to yourself Knuckles: PUNCH A HOLE IN THE WALL ray: journal about your day Mighty: OPEN YOUR WINDOW AND SCREAM INTO THE VOID

Great video I have some ideas on how Mighty could have worked if he was in the 2000-2022 era. Design: the Archie post reboot design is perfect so I would use that the only thing I will add this to make his shell with more armadillo like. Personality: Mighty is a very kind person however he is very over protective of his "Brother" Ray. He likes more darker places infact him and Ray live in a cave. He's also very social Character traits. .He doesn't like to fight but we'll do it if it's for a greater cause like helping his friend or if he's forced to. . He does not like to explore the world he would just like to stay in one place. . He'll do whatever he can if a friend needs it Likes: .Food .Technology .Friends .Dark Places Dislikes Strong light Doctor Eggman Manipulation Killing Friends .Sonic: after Sonic's help save them from Eggman Island he View Sonic as a friend even though he disagrees with Sonic's lifestyle. .knuckles: Knuckles is mighty's best friend as he can relate to him as he can relate to him a lot he also feels like Knuckles can understand him even if they do have some opposite traits. Ray: Ray is like a brother to him he cares a lot for ray as they have been friends since the beginning. However do to ray being one of his greatest bonds if anything were to happen to Ray Mighty anger would release. Vector: he and Vector are good friends in fact him Mighty help Vector train and get him into shape. The only thing by these not a fan of his vectors greed. He's not against vector want for money he just really doesn't like when Vector does something scummy to get it.he we'll call Vector for this Charmy: mighty's one of the few characters to not get annoyed well mostly. He understands that Charmy just a child and this is a phase and he will get over it when he grows up Espio: he and mighty our Rivals like in Fleetway do they definitely do not dislike each other to the same extent that they do and that universe. Espio views Mighty as too nice and he wants to prove that he is the most valuable member of the chaotix so he envy him. this also leads him to being mad at Mighty when he doesn't use his full power. Mighty doesn't really understand this. But it keeps fine with the Rivalry what he doesn't like about Espio is his will to kill people he views as evil. This could lead into some arguments.when they put their differences aside they are friends and they work really well together. Doctor eggman: like all the other Hero characters he doesn't like a Doctor Eggman for pretty obvious reasons Character development: Mighty character development is him joining the chaotix. The reason why he didn't join the chaotix was because of his overprotectiveness of Ray and that wanting him to get hurt. However overtime he won't learns that Ray is competent and he shouldn't be as overprotective as he is Abilities Super strength And his shell can block a lot of things His strength can also be increased if he's very mad Appearances . Sonic Heroes on a team with Knuckles and Ray .Shadow the Hedgehog . Sonic Rivals and Rivals 2 . Sonic Generations . Free-rider since this time Vector we had a team .Team Sonic racing. Those are my ideas what do you think

While I haven't cared for Ray too much, Mighty always had a special place in my heart. Despite his immense strength and defensive abilities, he's in full control of them and is actually a pacifist. He's quite popular in the fangame community too, most notably being one of the three initial characters in Sonic Megamix, getting a cameo in Sonic After The Sequel, as shown in the video: his own hack where he's the main lead instead of Sonic, and one of the earliest Sonic Hacks to feature any sort of custom coding, Sonic Gaiden, had two playable characters in Sonic and Mighty. Compared to Ray who only really started popping up in fan projects more after his appearance in Mania Plus, Mighty has always been around and, at least in my eyes, the mascot for Sonic hacking as a whole. Also he has his own plushie now so that's absolutely awesome.

Finally someone made a video about Mighty! I love him so much even though I know little about him. Thank you for making a video about him!

Mighty is essentially Sonics oldest rival. When developing the first game, the designers had to chose between doing an armadillo or a hedgehog. In essence, Mighty was feuding with Sonic at the conceptual level.

My parents were stationed in Italy from 93-97 and I played SNK games and Segasonic the Hedgehog in an arcade there. When I moved back to the states I told my new friends about the games and they all thought I was lying because those games weren’t big in the states. The Internet also wasn’t super prevalent. Seeing the games in mame and online later in my life made me feel a little less crazy.

Thank you for making a video about this obscure character! I really love the character! I didn't even know about the 2nd appearance of him,I just assumed that his second appearance was in knuckles chaotix.

I have watched several of ypur videos and I really enjoy your documentations on Sonic characters, keep it up

this year segasonic the hedgehog turns 30 years old which is mighty and rays first appearance, HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY MIGHTY AND RAY!

Might is one of my favorite sonic characters and doesn't get the love he deserves

17:15 yes the super form is a function of invoking the Emeralds to turn thoughts into power as established long ago. The super form is essentially when a good nature person desires the power necessary to defeat the threat to their loved ones. This was reinforced by the 2nd recent Sonic the Hedgehog movie when Robotnik got his own super form, as he desired the power to rule the galaxy. Sonic 3 established that a strong enough surprise attack can knock the emeralds out of an individual in super form, reinforced by the movie when Knuckles smashes Robotnik from godhood back into the Computer Age. It wasn't a surprise attack, which I think is more a testimony to Knuckles' amazing strength of will as opposed to a plot hole.

Amazing awesome and excellent work on this video my friend

I’ve never actually played a game with Mighty in so I also mostly associated him with Chaotix because I was an avid fleetway Sonic The Comic reader as a kid

6:26 this glitched mess is known as wechnia. He apparently has the sprite of knuckles, the color palette of mighty, and the flight ability tails was gonna have.

Mighty was always my favorite Sonic character....well, at least since '95.

From what I recall, mighty was originally one of the original mascot ideas before sega went with a hedgehog.

Mighty is one of my favorite sonic characters, what got me most exited that thanks to mania plus not only has he appeared in more classic media but toy companies like Jakks pacific gave us our first plush and figures of the armadillo along with Ray soon. It’s basically became a dream come true for me

I think its very possible for Mighty and Ray to appear in modern appearances since they did made Metal Sonic a modern look.

My introduction to Mighty was through Sonic The Comic so it certainly came as a huge shock to see him both absent and unmentioned in Sonic Heroes. That said, I do like the concept of Sonic having friends that pre-date Tails and the others. 2:21 - Got to say, I find it quite funny how... 'enduring' Vector has been as a character. One of the earliest Sonic series characters that Sega seemed insistent on getting included in the series in some way... perhaps that is why Vector is the go-to character to fill or replace a slot (like in Sonic Free Riders or Team Sonic Racing).

I really like these character retrospective videos. I thought Transformers was the only one with these types of videos like the ones by Chris McFly, but it's great to see more fanbases, including Kirby, do these videos as well. I was wondering if there were some Sonic fans that would be willing to do retrospective videos, so I'm glad I found your videos.

Mighty in my opinion is my 2nd favourite character 1st being tails. I’m happy he was actually able to play as in “sonic mania” And yes I know you can play as him in other games

I would like to believe that Sonic, Mighty, and Ray were orphans and adopted together, making the three brothers... with Sonic being the middle brother, Ray the youngest, and Mighty the oldest.

I really believe that sonic short with mighty and ray at the bar had a big part to play in this.

I really hope in the future Mighty and Ray become part of the IDW series that would AWESOME!

This was a mighty cool video

Watching your videos makes me feel better about being another sonic-loving brit.

I Actually disagree with the theory that Mighty was just there to replace Sonic in chaotix the reason why is because chaotix was most likely going to be a game about Espio the Chameleon. It's that Espio was the main character of the game until his role was later taken by knuckles. Also do you notice something similar with Migthy,vector, and Charmy all of them already existed in the franchise Vector: he was originally going to be a part of Sonic's band and his design was finalized in 1992 Charmy :he had appeared in the Sonic manga. Mighty: he appeared in the Sega Sonic arcade game (Also there's also potential chance that vector and mighty appeared in the Sonic manga). So a reason why I think they were in the game was because second wanted to put more characters from the Sonic Manga that in the game. As for why Knuckles is there it could be two things 1. Knuckles was more marketable 2. They wanted to show that this game was 100% related to Sonic and his world. As for why Mighty Sprites are recolor of sonic it's most likely because of two things. 1. Laziness 2. Mighty in Japan has no abilities the super strength aspect of him was add by the west. So they just reused Sonic's ability of wall jumping. That my theory.

6:55 I don’t think Mighty’s inclusion in Chaotix could be considered last minute as he appears in even the earliest known prototypes of the game which were roughly 5 months before release. Good video regardless.

3:28 Mighty’s body is shaped like his shell! XD

Sonic really blew up and left Mighty behind, smh my head...

If you'd told me the isometric game was for GBA I'd have believed it. Looks really fun.

Literally for YEARS, ever since i saw him in art in the 2000s, i had no idea what the hell mighty was. I thought he was some kind of bug, literally until sonic mania plus came out and told us he was an armadillo. If he ever gets a modern update for the games, i am begging sega to make him look more like an armadillo. Even just adding plating to his shell would help, oh my god. Also seeing it, i really liked his archie update! It made him feel more balanced in the way his design shapes flowed. But i also love the sonic boom designs too, and i still sont understand why people hate them (that knuckles is imho the best look for him until the sonic movie 2 design came out, conveying his strength and size) so i know my opinion is very unpopular. Ah well

I think I saw SegaSonic the Hedgehog once during a trip to London. Can't remember if I played it but Mighty and Ray always stuck with me. Liked choosing him in Chaotix cause he was most like Sonic, obviously. Was cool to see him return in Mania

Mighty and Ray was definitely a character I really wanted to know back when I was a child, since I wasn't able to play Sega Sonic arcade. Chaotix did help me out, so did the comics too. While the comics did took a strange route due to Ken Pender's fault, I still liked his redesigned version in the Ian Flynn's reboot. Sad that he need to stay as a classic universe's resident. I mean, I never knew he was planned to be in Sonic Heroes with Ray and (surprisingly) Metal Sonic until Did You Know Gaming represented it. I was able to contact with the former Sonic Heroes writer whether he wanted to see him appear in its remake or sequel through Twitter, and answered that he definitely want to see it if there's anybody who'll make it though. Don't know whether we'll see him again in Origins, but I'm glad Sega still remembered him as part of Sonic's family. And even it's already impossible, definitely would love to see him return in his Modern design.

Fun fact mighty the armadillo was originally a mascot before Sonic

I think a huge reason that’s glossed over too is that his design is somewhat similar to shadow with the black and red

I love ray the flying squirrel in mania because his gliding /flying is so fun

In the fan fic I am making (Will most likely be an out line, as I like making these for fun.) I consider Mighty part of team Chaotix, with Ray. The Story is basically Sonic Forces slap over a warrior game (Dynasty, Hyrule). Also I think Videos on G.U.N. Emerl and Gemerl would be vary interesting. I would love to hear how they are portray in the comics.

Bring mighty and ray into the modern world of sonic.

“In the notepad, fates are written, cuz Pandora didn’t listen.” “Time will march, and here with me, THIS SCREEN’S THE LAST YOU’LL EVER SEE!”

This is the first time I've seen Mighty without his red shell and now I can die happy.

Less than 1 hour old LETS GO!

I like it how they reference Godzilla in sonic

Interesting video, hadn't heard of Ray, but Mighty is my 2nd fave Chaotix member, after Vector ha. Do love some sonic lore as there's plenty that passed me by

15:23 That Uncle Mode DLC was fantastic ngl

Awesome! I hope to see your take on Ray The Flying Squirrel next after this, man.

Awesome video! Wish we could get a best of both worlds situations and have a modern and classic Mighty, and maybe vise versa for others. I'd love to have 'Modern' Mighty even in a background walking by, or better yet, a talkable NPC! Same goes for other characters, I'd love to see Modern Sonic square off against Bark, or even Fang for a game. Or vice versa, have a Classic!Silver/Shadow, etc etc appear.

Him and ray should protect the master emerald when knuckles has to be involved in the plot.

This is so interesting, this difference between Japan Mighty and Western Mighty. So many large media properties nowadays are obsessed with maintaining brand synergy, sometimes to the detriment of each piece of media they synergize, so the fact that this characterization of Mighty got to be so different in the 90s is really something to me.

Mighty was my favourite member of the chaoticx so I am glad that he is appearing again even if it's only the classic games

Mighty fine work.

Mighty is a character who has a lot of storytelling potential IMO, on the surface he seems like a Sonic & Knuckles Hybrid but deep down he is much more than that, I think the whole pacifist thing if explored more could make Mighty a pretty compelling character and you could combine elements of his backstory to make a even more compelling character (Having Blockhead Bill be his Dad, his origin from archie and connection to Matilda, Moss Sloth being a mentor to him). A Damn shame no one at Sega sees the potential.

I thought Mighty was one of the concepts for Sonic before he was made. I also forgot that "scream into the void" thing, that cracked me up. Since we can't get Shadow in Sonic Superstars, really hoping we can get Mighty at least since he seems to be a "classic" exclusive character.

My favourite character since Sonic Mania Plus. Such a blast to play as and he's a cool dude.

I can't believe they added Ross Geller to the Sonic franchise

I think Mighty just helped the Chaotix temporarily like Knuckles did and is not a member of the team.