I like to think that even after that finally blow that absolutely mutilated Knuckles, he wasn’t actually dead instantly and actually used the last of his strength to keep singing until the end of the song when he finally gave out.
Eggman straight up getting fused into his own badniks to create an abomination is both the most terrifying yet coolest idea ever. The quality of the artwork here is so freaking incredible too. I can't get enough of how beautiful Hidden Palace looks here!
This actually makes me feel bad for Knuckles. The hyper emeralds, his only hope to take down the demon, ARE RIGHT THERE, yet, it is impossible for him to reach them, he can try ofcourse, he will die regardless, but even for someone as though as he, fear eventually takes its place.
the fact that knuckles has the greatest chance to survive against exe head on is impressive alone. if had Eggman and Tails worked together after(somehow) they escaped from exe, they would have the greatest chance of survival thanks to their knowledge
LADIES FIND YOURSELF A MAN WHO PUTS AS MUCH FAITH IN YOU AS KNUCKLES DOES WITH THAT ROCK. My man really trying to pull "Out of sight, out of mind" on something beyond his comprehension.
After helping mobians all around angel island and surviving a few encounters with the *monster* knuckles returns to guard the chaos emeralds and the master emerald (I assume that’s what they are), the only things that still hold power in a world ruled by a god, only to find a few familiar faces waiting for him, realizing the situation, the echidna has one *final* stand against this.. THESE monsters he once called friends, if he was gonna go out it’d be with honor, the monster grinned as he realized knuckles arrogant self was gonna try to fight again, he always did, and it would be what got him killed, the monster would enjoy slaughtering this echidna, making them all extinct, but.. after seeing all his friends die, this echidna had the one thing keeping people alive in this world, hope, faith for survival, confidence, an ego he had long before, long before the world came to shit, his only goal now would be to end this monster or atleast end the suffering of his pears, knuckles was smarter than before, knuckles was more determined than before, knowing this is his only chance, he absorbs the Master Emerald, knuckles red attire, faded into an *emerald* green, he takes one look at the monsters grinning face before beginning his assault, it was clear he was forcing a smile, a smile behind a deeply unsatisfied mosnter, he knew the monster knew of his plan and that he couldn’t stop it, the echidna lifts his foot off the ground leaving only a trail of dust before he lets his fist talk.
*MODERN AU* shadow chaos controls near knuckles, grabs him, then teleports behind the emeralds. as xenophanes, “tails” and robotnik wonder where the echidna went.. behind them, they heard transforming sounds.
Tails and Knuckles souls actually look like decaying husks of who they used to be... Great job to whoever designed the sprties for the characters. Each and every one of them are amazing!
Honestly yeah, Knuckles would be the last to survive. Robotnik is smart, but he sure as hell ain’t fast (disregarding S3&K), and besides, he knows sonic won’t kill him. Tails simply isn’t experienced enough to fight back, but knuckles, he’s strong willed, fast, powerful, and since this seems to be set on Angel Island, he knows the terrain best
But it depends on which Eggman we are talking about, because if it’s modern Eggman sonic is cooked, but even if it’s classic Eggman he will still put up a great fight even if it means he dies
This is genuinely the coolest fucking fnf cover ive seen in a while, the background, character designs, concept, everything. You knocked it out of the park, and seeing your other work i cant wait for what you make next!
@@elosorojocientodiez The canon is more like I don't know a Sonic Exe with misplaced crystals that look like thorns and pimples? I don't know, it's the example that I can think of, at least the Fanon Xenophanes looks more like a Beast and the Crystals on the spikes fit him better
I am pretty sure the crystal exe is now the canon one, Since after Yaisy the hyena (Sonic.exe's creator) did the common thing for a famous person (Becoming a predator) his rights to use his character were revoked and given to a different person.
@@SeekPeruano does that look like exeller to you? Aint no way a black ring exists in that dimension and even if it does it wont help with anything. Just look at that exe and tell me a black ring could atleast "stun" him
Great backround, animated sprites, awesome effects, no crappy sprites, not lazy blind chromatic swapping and just slapping sprites to replace current? Animation!?!? the type of cover video we’ve been waiting for🔥
Mixnik legitimately looks amazing, bonus points for it being never done before. I can recognize several parts of it, from the Eggrobo main body to one of it's arms being from the Flying Battery Mini Boss!
I absolutely LOVE how the design for the EXE's are leaning towards a Grimeware (A exe btw) sort of look. Especially Tails and his weird growth in his eye sockets. Gross, but cool!
I would like to see this actually be fully animated. But at the same time, it all depends on the motivation. If you do plan to do so, go at your own pace. Don't let anyone pressure you into doing it, and if they do, either tell them or ignore them. It's your project, you do it on your own time. Either way, I support you on whatever you do with it. Just know you'll be supported.
Im not gonna lie this is by far my favorite cover of Death Toll, my favorite find song crossed over with my favorite video game characters. Very well done!!
Where were you keeping this holy shit, these are great looking sprites, competent animation, ANIMATION EXISTING AT ALL, and well done cover. Why you gotta make the rest of us look bad lmoa
The sprite work put into this is amazing, just Knuckles decent into death, tails sorta In since with the Bad Nick thing and sonic transforming into the alternate Xenopanes.
the robot amalgamation is so creative. Eggman's heart and brain being in the center probably ilustrates how he put his ''brain and heart'' into his creations
Simple in his motivations, he wanted to protect what had always been dear to him. Too bad that blood and fear are the only things that put a smile on his twisted face.
i have so many pros about this it's not even worth laughing at -knuckles with fingers -knuckles peelout knuckles peelout -WHY IS THE EGGMAN DESIGN SO FUCKING GOOD BUT SO FUCKING TERRIFYING AT THE SAME TIME -JESUS CHRIST WHY ARE THE SPRITES SO GOOD -knuckles dying -tails also has his own sprite like how eggman has his -background -flaaaaasshhhbaaaaaccckkkkk -IT’S JUST A REGULAR DEATH TOLL COVER WHY IS IT AMAZING why the fuck did you all argue about a fictional character's name
Would be cool if there would be 2 endings: Good ending:Knuckles actually uses master emeralds to go super form and survives Bad ending:He doesn't used master emerald and dies
the worst part about this is that the good ending is nearly impossible to achieve, Sonic exe is blocking his way making it so that if he tries to get there he will be murdered no matter what. And even if he somehow passes exe they’ll have to deal with NOT ONLY a god, but also his mutilated friends. it’s a lose-lose situation no matter what. He has 3 choices: *A:* Hide behind the crystal and hope for the best. We know how that ended 💀 *B:* Try avoiding Exe’s attacks and make it to the emerald. Which is nearly impossible to do with him in the way. And even if he does, Exe will probably slowly drain him of all his power, prolonging his fate *C:* Try to escape the cavern, will probably end up being trapped and brutally murdered. So yeah knuckles is screwed
@Caleb Vela I don’t necessarily mean like drain drain. more like Slowly make him waste its power. Like Exe will make the fight go on for so long knuckles will lose not only his motivation, but also the master emeralds power
Should be a mod of the others in other songs like knuckles in this one but eggman in final escape. And with tails in confronting yourself. Maybe round 2 with shadow and rouge
This is sick as hell, but like, what happened to knuckles- in the cutscene it shows him alive and well, and he goes from fine,to a sliced eye, to dead. Did Xenophanes kill him mid song and I just didn’t see his hands move or something? I also hear some people saying that NikNik is eggman fused into his bad nicks, cause of the brain and heart inside of it, but the sprite vid just says it’s bad nicks and flickies, so I’m a bit confused. Genuine question by the way. This is a piece of art and I’m beyond amazed.
with evrey sonic.exe thing out there, knuckles is always the best one, in this one hes being a fucking badass, in spirts of hell he has that really cool water escape sequence. knuckles really is rougher than the rest of them