FINAL ZONE: FINAL ESCAPE 

EDIT 06/26/23: THERE WON'T BE AN ENCORE VERSION STOP ASKING FOR IT EDIT 2: 06/29/23: twitter.com/Rodri117xd/status/1674313937410568192 Motif List: 0:28 Final Escape - Vs. Sonic.exe 1:11 Original and Space Queens - Sonic Xtreme 1:31 FINAL FEVER - Sonic CD 2:10 His World - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) 2:34 Original 2:54 His World - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) 3:19 Hill - Sonic.exe 3:38 Play With Me - Longestsoloever 4:18 Hill - Sonic.exe 4:40 Final Escape - Vs. Sonic.exe 5:00 What i'm made of - Sonic Heroes 5:20 Drowning - Sonic The Hedgehog This song uses mainly motifs in the context of this, the game is glitching out and it's loading random music files from other places Inspirations: 1:11 Original (This part was inspired by Ko Ki Ko /Po Pi Po Mk-II by lazamep) 2:34 Original (Inspired by Chaoz Fantasy by ParagonX9) 2:10 His World (Inspired by Pizzascare from Pizza Tower)

I like how Sonic.exe ends up losing not because of some random plot armor stuff, but because of an actual oversight, and eggman outsmarting him with his plan

It was likely that EXE didn't account for Metal Sonic since he, by technicality, didn't possess a soul. This allowed Eggman to plan an ambush tactic with Metal Sonic, who possessed the single strongest attack in the Classic Era: The Maximum Overdrive, which could burn through any material including the unbreakable spikes. Either way, well done on the thematic theme of the steel-plated Faker being the key to distract the blood-crying Faker.

We all learned a valuable lesson. No matter how evil, Metal Sonic will always be the goat.

i absolutely adore the way knuckles, eggman and metal were basically escorting tails up to when Sonic joined in, it really shows that when their world is at risk they will stick together as an army. Tails was never alone in this fight.

i dont know if this was intentional or not, but the fact that eggman thinks of metal sonic as soon as the word "son" floats by in the background is such a nice little thing

Metal Sonic isn't the hero we needed. He's the hero we deserved. That's why he's the GOAT!!! **THE GOAT!!!**

A few bits I love 3:17 I love how somber and hopeless the music feels here, you feel like Tails and everyone's doom is imminent and there's nothing that can stop the darkness closing in around them But then you get a sudden shift in tone at 4:40 when Metal Sonic's eyes flash from within' the darkness and the melody becomes hopeful and triumphant again, you actually feel like they managed to pull through at the very last moment and everyone is saved. It's a very clever choice to use "What I'm made of" from Sonic Heroes here because it takes on a completely new meaning. It's no longer a song played for a boss you're fighting it's become a song about how you've broken free from your shackles and can't be toyed around with any longer, they're no longer bound by X's rules and are going to escape.

I do kinda like how Metal didn't beat X, but mealy knocked Sonic's soul free. It's a great way to weaken X without making Metal overpowered.

People usually underestimate Metal Sonic in .exe scenarios. He was created to be the definitive counter to Sonic himself by matching his speed, power and maybe even more in durability. Theoretically, X can torture all the other characters because they had souls, however Metal Sonic does not so he decided to not bother with him. He over looked Metal Sonic and that ultimately is what made him lose. He didn't account for how powerful Metal Sonic would be.

I really love how after EXE was weakened/removed from Sonic, his design references an actual Sonic 3 glitch that messed up Sonic's pallette and made him look like Sonic.exe. That's some great attention to detail! Overall, this remix was incredible! Your music just in general is very good.

After eggman died his eggmobile can be seen going back into background to probably get metal. Jus proves how smart Eggman really is and how much he trusts his tech to get the job done in time.

It doesn't feel like FNF, it feels like a sonic original here. Very nice.

This is an awesome take on Final Escape. A very rare instance of Sonic.exe related material that not only respects the sonic universe as a whole but also gives it a fair and canon reason as to how X could be defeated even with all that power. Amazing work!

did anyone else notice that in 4:50 X loses sonic's soul and vessel which is why he looks like a glitch?(which is also why sonic appears at the end)

Metal Sonic literally takes the W for this one. He is SO underrated in the EXE series, and I'm actually so happy he got acknowledged. This video is probably the BEST, if not, ONE of the best videos in the EXE fandom. Props to you for making this!

“You can now play encore mode” sounds like “You can now play as Luigi”.

Metal Sonic is the hero we don't deserve

This is one of, if not the best rendition of final escape, the triumphant feeling the last minute has combined with the stunning art gave me chills, amazing job!!!!!!!!!!

*This makes me want to see more non FNF versions of FNF songs.*

I huge respect you just because how accurate it is! Choosing Chaotix insted of classic “girls party” was great decision, my favorite final escape!

This feels like an AMV animation from 2009, and i love it.

I love how he uses classic characters instead of Sally and Cream, they look better, as well as using the classic design of Amy. He understood what a sonic.exe game should have, no doubt a great job. Edit: i LOVE the reference to "Play With Me"

i like the detail of what seems to be sonic's spirit getting kicked out of the EXE's body at 4:50

4:36 That moment was so hype

was rewatching this and noticed that at 4:59, eggman’s sprite actually changes a split second before it disappears, showing him shocked that metal sonic got hit, love that little detail!

This is probably my favorite take on Final Escape. Genuinely sounds like a boss theme and stays consistently good throughout the entire song.

4:51 Sonic is back!

I love the implication that the plan only worked because Eggman knew X would purposefully try to slowly kill Tails and make a show out of it, which would allow Metal plenty of time to arrive.

This was a whole experience, but the "What I made of..." bit killed me, because it's my favourite boss theme in the whole franchise..... That's right here is the BEST "Final Escape" in my personal opinion. Even the official one is lacking in comparison

DUDDEEEEEE. DUDE. THis is the first ever EXE take that I have ever seen besdies my own friend's exe that actually pays respect to the source material AND DOES SOMETHING ORIGINAL WITH IT. I cannot decribe how happy iw as to see how Metal stepped in and how everyone were not victims to X. This is so fucking cool

Dunno why it took me so long to find this. But it's absolutely sublime! Lowkey feels like how a sort of "canon" version of sonic.exe would be handled. Playing into the horror a bit but not going super over the top with it. I especially loved all the little motifs you threw in there (especially so with the play with me part) Keep up the great work!

1:12 people don’t know why he stopped it’s because eggman saw the word SON and it reminded him of metal sonic because that’s his son and that gave him the idea.

4:59 split second of Eggman's surprised face.

Metal Sonic the MVP

I absolutely ADORE the shift in the tone of the music at 2:35. It's like you can FEEL the fear and the need to run in the music and the more intense tone makes me think "oh, this is all they have left. He's the last one and all he can do now is SURVIVE."

i loved the part where sonic.exe said "im gonna exe" and exe'd on everyone. truly the exe of all time

3:15 the definition of saved by the bell

there's something about seeing the main cast actually win and survive, including sonic himself, that got me so hyped to the point of getting emotional. Not a single piece of EXE media has ever come close to making me feel hyped like this one has. Outstanding job, genuinely < 3

Finally! A sonic fan creation where metal isn't underestimated!

Loved how you put so much detail and references to the video. But overall, I’m surprised of how you mixed other musics together in such a creative way. You’re crazy man, shout-out to everyone who worked on this!!

i love how instead of cream and sally, its the chaotix, it makes so SO much more sense to add them instead because they're actually part of the classic games

The whole thing is magnificent. Having the characters each be taken down in ways similar to how they were in the game, having Knuckles turn around when running and attacking the mirages, the Blue Spheres easter egg screen with X and Tails being the only two alive, Then the climax with Metal and all of them fighting back to stop him. The best part had to be at 4:00 with Tails falling in place around the souls of his lost friends and the box closing on him like it did Sally in the game. Such a masterpiece.

00:31 bro started vibing to his own music💀

5:28 “You can now play as Luigi”

The Addition of the Chaotix was amazing. And the motifs were fire.

This is really one of those videos that make you imagine your own OCs in these situations and it just proves how well built it is

2:25 not gonna lie this part give me the old days vibes

I do appreciate that Eggman and Knuckles ran with tails instead of running past him in the end, not leaving him behind.

I love how Metal sonic is the one who saves all of them because it goes to show how powerful he really is Like in heroes how he over powers eggman

This went from being one of the worst creepy pastas of all time to having millions of fans, an entire community and knockoff plushies. This fandom has come so far, and it keeps expanding every day. That’s why I love this community. The lore, the fans, and everyone who works on it Edit: hey Rodri? What did you use to edit this

I like how metal sonics attack was so powerful that it actually managed to free the real sonic

wow, this is incredible. the details are top notch, the animations are great, and all the references in the music (especially play with me, did not expect that) are fantastic! awesome work

I love this take on the song, and there are A LOT of reasons why. I'm not gonna list them here, since it may be a bit long. Though, I also like the tribute to Sonic.exe and Sonic as a whole here, and I love how the last form is based off of that one Sonic 3 color palette glitch. I mean, it does look very similar to Sonic.exe, after all.

Ok so I absolutely love this animation so I wanna take a few minutes to talk about how good this is. First, the level of detail. There are little touches to this I loved like Sonic exe using the insta shield to break eggman's eggmobile, The lives being the character's First letter like Mania's encore, Tails icon flashing as he's the "final life", the fact the score is not just blank and actually has a amount to it, the timer being broken, and the game being called "Sonic.exe" when the game seems to crash. Also I love that the Sonic exe separated form has the sonic 3 ending palette glitch. Great touch. Second thing, I like that the way Tails and the other's won made sense. Having Metal Sonic ambush Sonic exe while he's distracted and basically make him "lose a life" to separate him from Sonic's body was not only a smart idea but also makes sense game wise, as it would make sense that if Sonic was being controlled by Sonic exe that making sonic exe "lose a life" would separate him from sonic's body. Much like how you lose a powerup after dying. Lastly I gotta give props to the animation itself, while yes most of the sprites were used from official sprite sheets and not made just for this video they were used smartly and done in a way that made it feel natural. Not once while watching then I feel like something was off or shouldn't have been there. And plus the way it was animated really made it feel like a sonic game. The way they moved jumped and turned during the animation felt as it should and never felt floaty or uncanny. Overall, amazing animation. This is a great video and I can't wait to see if you'll do more animations in the future.

My comments on each point: 0:00 hell yeah! 0:06 Oh, yeah, the Exe game. 0:15 Are you seriously dude? 0:28 Why does music get loud? 0:30 Please don't hit me, okay? 0:40 (I start singing to the rhythm of the words on the screen) 0:51 Let's go! 0:52 !!RUN EGGMAN!! 1:01 NO, NOT THE EGGMOBILE!!! 1:11 Thank you for leaving, Exe. 1:14 What are you gonna do now, Eggman? You're basically stuck here now. 1:18 METAL SONIC? 1:26 Ahh, now I understand your plan. 1:29 BACK F#####G EGGMAN 1:31 DAMN, EGGMAN IS DEAD 1:35 KNUCKLES RUN!!! 1:40 FORWARD! 1:41 GOOD CHOOSE KNUCKLES. 1:51 Oh, no... This again?! 2:07 Knuckles is dead... R.I.P. 2:15 Anti Piracy Screen??? 2:20 Tails was the last one left. 2:33 Game is broken again 2:36 But it's clear, he's already dead. 2:46 Don't you dare do that. 2:50 Tails be like: What happens if I go up to him? 2:53 Sike! 3:05 Tails, get up! He's gonna kill you. 3:13 Say goodbye!- 3:15 What?! Did he break the game completely? 3:17...what the hell... 3:25 Angel Island? 3:38 It's you again... 3:59 what the-??? 4:10 Everybody's dead, huh? 4:23 Are you Seriously? Walls? Copypasta from Sally.exe 4:36 Bye, Tails! 4:38 Wait, why do I hear the familiar tempo of the music? 4:41 METAL SONIC!!!! FUCKING THANK YOU!!! I'M FUCKING GLAD YOU CAME! KICK THAT FUCKING SHIT! 4:50 YES!!! HE LOST HIS LIFE!!!! FUCK YOU, BRO. 4:51 Eggman?!?! You're alive!!! Good job!!! 4:59 Metal is de-! Or not? 5:00 RUN!!! 5:04 Wait, they're all alive? 5:11 Knuckles, how did you survive? 5:13 It's good, the metal's not broken 5:18 SONIC?!?! RUN GUYS!!!! 5:20 HAHA HE'S IS MAD!!! 5:22 GIANT RING!!! 5:23 YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5:26 ??? 5:31 No, thanks.

I absolutely loved the sprite work! Loved the detail that was put into all of this :D

5:06 "Hey I'm Alive!"

0:01 SEGA 0:51 Eggman chase 1:11 Sonic.exe disappears 1:30 Knuckle chase 1:50 Knuckles banging 2:10 No way? No way! 2:34 Tails chase 2:54 Sonic.exe reappears 3:14 FATAL ERROR 3:39 PLAY WITH ME 4:38 Metal Sonic appears 4:59 Everyone escapes

4:16 eBay mfs when they get the full set of plushies☠️

This deadass sounds like some Undertale shit, and I love it

5:30 *You can now play as Luigi.*

holy shit, the amount of motifs in this song honestly blows me away, the song, pixel art and animation are all GORGEOUS, the story as well in this was super sick idk how you made an fnf song into a non-fnf song and make it work SO WELL, but i applaud you for it, cause this is sick this might be the best sonic.exe thing ive seen in a while also 3:38 OH MY GOD PLAY WITH ME THERE'S NO WAY LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I love how like how he might have tried to mod the game cause it’s tag team sonic instead of regular and every time one gets caught a symbol disappears like when it switches to knuckles at 1:34 there’s no eggman

This is the one time tails actually looks like he has been completely traumatized

One, live the chiptune rendition of final escape, but I also love that Metal Sonic was the one to distract Exe long enough for everyone else to escape. No plot armor, no bullshit, just pure Eggman genius.

3:59 _do you want to play with me?.._ _a simple game of Hide And Seek?…_ _close your eyes, and count to three…_ _keep this interesting for ME…_

5:06 "LET ME SHOW WHAT I AM MADE OF!"

This is fire! Literally too! An ending to a canon Sonic.exe story could be made similiar to this masterpiece :)

absolutely love how x's original form here is the glitched big arms sonic color palette, and the final motif used when everyone is getting away is 'what im made of' from sonic heroes, as a way to point out that if it wasnt for metal sonic everyone wouldve been screwed incredible stuff all around! absolutely loving the new wave of non-fnf sonic exe redos, so much creativity by sonic fans for sonic fans

3:14 Sonic sus

i seriously love this little part in the video for some reason. 0:15 i don't know why

That finale was fantastic. The key change coupled with V. Overdrive suddenly boring into Exe's chest was an excellent use of Chekov's gun - gave me chills. I loved the use of the TMNT brass, harkening back to the use of the orchestra hit that's been there from the start, helping to tie it all together. I saw the post on Twitter when you were first teasing this, and was totally hooked by that intro. It was great having the finished product be recommended to me.

This is actually peak. The fact that you used the glitched pallete from Sonic 3 to represent X when he's not possessing Sonic is incredibly creative. AND the song is SO good. And the section at 3:58 OH MY GOD Absolutely awesome, 10/10

I find it cool that his world is played when we go from knuckles to tails as he becomes the last hope of the sonic world

holy shit this is becoming my favorite video ever ive rewatched this at least four times every week since my first viewing /srs i'd love to know what your creative process was like for this. actually so many little details to the music and animation that just add so much to the video. genuinely the best final escape take i've seen, probably one of the best exe takes i've seen too bro. actually phenomenal 🧡

THIS IS ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL. AND THAT ENDING!!!! DAMMM!!!!! 10/10!!!!!!!!!!

*Literally the perfect version of final escape, nothing will tell me otherwise*

I think something a lot of people ignore or just don’t talk about is the thumbnail. It’s so fucking cool just like this whole video.

So wait, you're telling me that what I just saw WASN'T the ENCORE?! That's the good ending there!!! But really, great job man, not with just the song, but the spritework too! I loved every moment of this! This is going in my watch later forever!

I was going into this expecting another random Final Escape cover I was just gonna forget about but I was so wrong this legitimately blew me away, I would’ve never expected actual animation and story, and the music was just absolutely beautiful in so many ways. I’m actually glad it wasn’t FNF related (as in no vocals), I think that really just sells the entire animation for it to be just pure instrumental genuinely fantastic work, you’ve earned my sub immediately Edit: (also the fact this is all in Sony Vegas is actually fucking insane, bravo on that part as well)

I love when metal sonic is portrayed as the last resort in most exe content

This made me emotional as heck the song, and animation, and lore, THE EVERYTHING this was fire and made me shed lots of tears, is a nostalgic good way. I wish I could go back to the old days but those have already passes, let’s enjoy what we have now. ANYWAYS WEIRD EMOTIONAL STUFF ASIDE, this was rlly cool and idk what to say so I’m prob gonna make another comment on what I do wanna say or smth

3:19 I just love this part of the video. (and how it slowly builds up.)

I always adored this song. The familiar tones of a sonic track, some you can idfioety turned into a struggle. EXE is dominating most of the track, a desperate dash that you arnt even sure you'll make it to the end until the end where it turns triumphant, a light rendition of a ever powerful sonic track, What Im Made of. The music leading you onto to the final escape.

I have been coming back to this every few days since it released, watching it multiple times every time (i did the same thing with confronting yourself, which correct me if i'm wrong, but i assume is the prologue to this?), and it blows me away every time. The entire composition and pacing of the song, the storytelling both in the presentation AND in the meaning of the melodies and leitmotifs you chose?? Absolutely phenomenal. Hands down one of my favorite sonic.exe anythings. I also have my theories for why metal was able to catch X off guard (im not sure if this is xenophanes or just sonic.exe 2011 so i'll just call him X), but it sounds a bit silly to write down lmao. I'll just say it is refreshing to see them like..actually win for once? I understand the hopelessness is the point in sonic.exe, but it gets a bit rote when it comes to an actual narrative. Its why Spirits of Hell/Sally.exe is still one of my favorite versions of the story, simply bc u know..they can fight back. So its good to see the "final escape" concept applied to the souls and not just boyfriend!! Anyway, great job, cannot wait till your next release, whatevwr that may be. Ps. The fact this was all sprite editing in sony vegas blows my goddamn mind. You're getting leaps and bounds better too with each animation!!

3:39 Do you want to play with me? A simple game of Hide and seek Close your eyes and count to 3 Keep this interesting for me! Nice reference to the sonic.exe song called play with me!

That was so cool!! I really enjoyed that! Good job!!

The remix, animation and how it doesn't go through the common "decrepit burning world of unbeatable eldritch demon" or having any direct connection to FNF is one thing, but What I'm Made Of kicking off at the very end *and sounding like that was the cherry on top of everything*. You really deserve all the traction you getting from this :)

Ok, this is an amazing remix and it sounds like something out of the actual genesis era- but the VISUALS! It looks authentic like it's a recording of a game, and it's just to showcase a song! I absolutely adore the incorporation of Encore Mode mechanics from Sonic Mania, and all the visual references to past Sonic games with the twisted Sonic.EXE spin on them is really cool to see, the "Play With Me" reference gave me nostalgia I didn't even know I had, and the Sally.EXE reference... ohh, that takes me back. The ending featuring the ENTIRE cast of the classic games (with sprites, anyhow) is something I've never seen anything Sonic.EXE related do, so even if it's just a series of cameos it's still a first for this fandom to my knowledge, and EXE's last appearance being Sonic 3's sprites with Sonic 2's palette is a deep cut I was not ready for. There's just so much to admire, I wish there were more animations like this one.

I just love how at the end, sonic.exe watches them go in, and he just looks down in shame. "I failed."

unironically eggman thinking of metal sonic as the word "Son" shows up goes hard as fuck

WE MAKING IT OUT OF HILL ZONE W THIS ONE

tails: RUN FELLAS! Sonic.EXE: YOUR NOT GOING TO ESCAPE THAT EASILY! Eggman: QUICKLY! INTO THE RING PORTAL! Knuckles: RUN RUN RUN!!! Amy: I'M OUTTA HERE! Sonic: ADIOS MR GLICTH HEAD! *VWHOOP!* Metal Sonic: is everyone alright? *meanwhile, in EXE's dimension...* Sonic.EXE: damnit... i'll get them, *next time...*

I knew it sounded familar when I heard 2:34! This take of Final Escape is so well done.

This was a literal masterpiece. Sonic.exe's true form being the s3 glitch is a genius idea.

I love the small motifs in here, some of “His World” and what I assume to be a hint of “Sonic 2 8-bit’s Bad Ending Theme” during the Tails segment all were really well placed, and don’t get me started on the “What I’m Made Of” segment after Metal attacks Sonic and we get to see the Chaotix and Amy run by goes so hard.

It’s ok if there’s no encore version. I respect your decision

4:57 if you put 0.25x speed and look at eggman you can see him doing AYO face

Dude this is amazing, I had no idea people liked my take on the song. Thank you so much for inspiring yourself enough to make this, it's amazing.