{"id":13149,"date":"2022-04-01T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1616825"},"modified":"2022-04-01T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T11:31:12","slug":"sonic-the-hedgehog-2-ending-explained-how-it-sets-up-sonic-3","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-ending-explained-how-it-sets-up-sonic-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ending explained \u2013 how it sets up Sonic 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 01 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Two years on from his big-screen debut, Sonic the Hedgehog is back for another adventure \u2013 and this time a couple of other popular characters from the games are along for the ride as well.<\/p>\n

Sonic the Hedgehog 2<\/a> introduces both Tails and Knuckles to proceedings, while Jim Carrey reprises his role as the big bad Doctor Robotnik, who is once again eager to get one over the ultra-fast hero.<\/p>\n

The film speeds along at a pace even the blue speedster himself would be proud of, and culminates in an epic battle sequence that will be especially appealing to fans of the games.<\/p>\n

And with a third film already confirmed by Paramount, you might be wondering how the events of the climax set up the next instalment in the franchise \u2013 read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ending explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Once again, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 pits our spiky hero against his great nemesis Doctor Robotnik \u2013 only this time they\u2019re each joined by a new ally.<\/p>\n

Sonic teams up with Tails, a flying fox with great admiration for him, while Robotnik allies with Knuckles \u2013 a super-strong but rather dim-witted echidna who helps him escape his exile on the mushroom planet.<\/p>\n

Robotnik and his new sidekick have big plans to get their hands on the all-powerful Master Emerald \u2013 although their motivations differ slightly \u2013 and it falls to Sonic and Tails to put a stop to them, which leads to a high-octane chase across various locales.<\/p>\n

Anyway, towards the end of the runtime, Robotnik aims to see off his nemesis by using the Death Egg Robot \u2013 a massive object which is lifted from the games.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the villain, he is partly undone by his own greed: he betrays Knuckles by trying to steal the Master Emerald for himself, which causes the echidna to switch sides and join forces with Sonic and Tails.<\/p>\n

In the ensuing battle, the Master Emerald breaks up into seven Chaos Emeralds, and this allows Sonic to go into Super-Sonic mode \u2013 which sees him transforming into a version of himself with far greater powers and strengths.<\/p>\n