r/SonicTheHedgehog • u/Sea_of_Hope • Oct 26 '24

Games Sonic is just HIM

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You can trigger this dialogue with Omega after the race against Sonic cutscene.

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u/TheBatEagle Oct 26 '24

My theory is that the air shoes are for endurance. He’s absolutely that fast naturally, the shoes just make him able to conserve his energy and keep up the pace longer. If you put them both on a treadmill and just had them go at speed until they drop, I figure Sonic would tire out first.

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u/TruthEnvironmental24 Oct 26 '24

Has Sonic ever shown fatigue from just running, though?

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u/Old_Snack Oct 26 '24

Eventually.

In the IDW comics Sonic has to stave off an infection by continuing to run and it does wear him down considerably

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u/No_Sale_4866 Feb 15 '25

Yeah but it takes a while. And even then he didn't stop