Do you enjoy playing video games, watching movies and learning English? If so, you're in luck because today we're going to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the last installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of live-action movies, coming this month to theaters.
In this case, we're going to focus on some basic words, terms and phrases in English that appeared in two of the trailers of the movie, but also some from the first two movies, Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
What's more, we'll also take a look at Sonic's history as a character and his past adaptations.
Without further ado, let's begin!
What's the plot from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 about?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) takes recently formed Team Sonic (Sonic, Tails and Knuckles) on their biggest adventure yet as they face a powerful new threat: Shadow the Hedgehog, a hedgehog quite similar to Sonic, but black instead of blue and created as part of a secret government experiment known as Project Shadow.
Shadow appears as a mighty new antagonist with a tragic past, which adds a darker tone to the saga of movies. To face him, Team Sonic will have to form an unexpected alliance with their past enemy: Dr. Robotnik (or Eggman as Sonic calls him).
Basic words, terms and phrases in English from the movies.
Here are some words and phrases in English from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and some from the past two movies.
Learning English vocabulary with media, like movies in this case, is a fun and interesting approach to learn a language. It makes you add vocabulary in English, but also understand much more the movies you love in their original language.
1) Team Sonic
A group formed by Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails and Knuckles the Echidna which faces supervillains like Dr.Robotnik or Shadow the Hedgehog to save the world from destruction.
2) Project Shadow
a secret government experiment that created Shadow the Hedgehog and serves as the main plot point in the movie. It was conducted by Dr. Robotnik's gradfather, Gerald Robotnik, in order to create the "Ultimate Lifeform", a being with high intelligence, immortal and superb combat abilities.
3) Chao Garden
Found primarily in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise of games, it's a peaceful, interactive area where players can raise and care for Chao, cute creatures that can evolve and develop abilities according to how they're treated. In the movie, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles enjoy a leisure time at a Chao Garden restaurant in Tokyo with lots of Chao enjoying the time with them. However, the fun ends when the place is attacked by surprise.
4) The Guardian Units of Nations (G.U.N.)
A military organization that plays a significative role in the plot.
5) "You were right about one thing: this ends now"
a phrase said by Shadow to Sonic, teasing a final showdown between both hedgehogs.
6) "He is much more impressive than the Hedgehog I fought previously"
A phrase said by Knuckles when he sees Shadow, referencing his past battle against Sonic in the past movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
7) "If I can’t rule the world, I might as well save it"
A phrase said by Dr. Robotnik when he forms an alliance with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles.
8) "You’re a colorful bunch"
A phrase said by Shadow to mock the colors of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles.
9) Donut Lord
Sonic's nickname for his friend Tom Wachowski, referencing his habit of talking to and eating donuts.
10) Rings
These things serves as interdimensional portals, allowing Sonic and his friends to travel between locations instantly. Sonic used rings to escape from his world to Earth in the first movie.
11) "With great power comes power-hungry bad guys"
A phrase said by Sonic referencing the challenges of his abilities.
12) Eggman
A moniker from Sonic to Dr. Robotnik, mocking his egg-shaped flying machines.
13) Knucklehead
Another nickname said by Sonic to Knuckles.
14) "Gotta go fast!"
Sonic's iconic motto from the games.
15) Tails
A nickname for Sonic's friend, Miles Prower, based on his twin tails.
A little history about Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic is one of the most iconic video game characters out there, next to other popular characters like Mario.
Sonic was created by Japanese game designer Yūji Naka in 1991 at Japanese video game company Sega. It was conceived as a company mascot to compete against Nintendo's Mario games. The first game was an instant hit and since then many sequels and spin-offs were released.
Due to its success, Sonic was adapted to other media as well,such as comics (the Archie comics), animated TV shows (both American and Japanese, like Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic X) and live-action movies (Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3), and a lot of merchandise was released as well.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will hit theaters on December 20th and we're thrilled to know how the story will wrap. Will Sonic and his friends defeat Shadow? Will Shadow become an ally? What will happen with Dr. Robotnik? We'll see.
What's more, the words and phrases in this article were taken from the two trailers that were released prior to the movie's premiere, so there's more to know once you watched it. For now, let's learn the words we have to be ready for the movie!
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