Jim Carrey's Retirement Makes A Sonic 3 Villain Theory More Important
Due to Jim Carrey, who portrayed evil Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, potentially retiring soon, the theory that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 may involve Metal Sonic has become more important. Given the popularity of the Sonic live-action movie franchise, Sonic 2 has already set up Sonic 3. However, the future of the franchise was complicated when Carrey announced that he planned to retire from acting. Fortunately, Sonic 2 foreshadowed the rise of two new villains in Sonic 3: Shadow the Hedgehog and Metal Sonic.
While Shadow is the more obvious villain, due to appearing in Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s mid-credits scene, the Sonic series has also been subtly hinting that Metal Sonic may appear in Sonic 3. Created by Dr. Robotnik, Metal Sonic was an evil robot modeled after the hero he was built to destroy. Given Dr. Robotnik’s desire to harness Sonic’s power for his own use, it makes sense that he would want to build a robot that could copy Sonic. In addition, the Sonic films have mainly been taking inspiration from three video games, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, andSonic & Knuckles. If Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continues to pull from this era, the only video game left is Sonic CD, which included Metal Sonic’s debut.
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However, that game also featured female hedgehog Amy Rose for the first time. Given that there have already been rumors about Amy Rose joining the Sonic movies, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 could easily introduce her and Metal Sonic at the same time. WithoutCarrey to portray Sonic’s arch-nemesis Eggman, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will need another villain that is just as, if not more, dangerous. While Shadow could potentially fill this
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