Your Personal Canon

So as some may remember, SEGA of America attempted to verify the canon by stating which games were canon, but from what I interpreted, they themselves were unsure.

So, as far as I'm concerned, all fan timelines still count. So what's your canon, timeline, story order, whatever you call it?

Great question.

My canon starts with the original games (Sonic 1, 2, 3, and Knuckles). These are the canon that started everything off. Spinoffs include relevant games such as Spinball, 3D Blast, etc. These are all stage 1 canon games.

Stage 2 canon games emerge with the Adventure series, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2. These are my only main canon games here. But this is where it gets tricky. I think there are secondary canon games which branch off SA2. These secondary canon games are ShadtH, Heroes, and Sonic 06. All three of these games continue from SA2, but no title officially claims the name "Sonic Adventure 3." Yet, any game featuring Shadow the Hedgehog after SA2 should be questionable for adding into the canon.

Then stage 3 came and ruined everything. There is no longer a stabilized plotline. We must suffer through games like Unleashed and Colors, where werehogs and wisps don't mix. The games that are "main" in this series are Unleashed and Colors, though I'm proud of neither, nor how they play. Branching off this series is a separate canon of storybook series, and all the other console games that don't live up to the first two canons.

Notice how the three stages differ in their terms of gameplay.

I think the portable games have a completely different canon than the console games, yet having the same aspect with stages. The two main stages here are the Advance stage, and the Rush stage. Everything else is a spinoff.

Sonic 4, Generations, and all other "reliving past-time" Sonic games fit nowhere in my canon, considering how they mix up timing within the series (or don't stay true to its linearity). Generations was okay, but the story was indecisive and really was a step back rather than a step forward. Sonic 4 just messed up everything. Generations could arguably be considered a spinoff, but Sonic 4 is neither spinoff or canon. These games belong to an imaginary canon.

I should outline this canon and post it somewhere...

I like to think of the timeline of by the games release dates.

Example would be like Sonic The Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, Sonic CD, and S&K are all in the foundation layer, including all the other classics that I haven't named.

Then in the middle would be the DC Era, with SA, SA2, SADX, SHeroes, and others from the time of those games.

Then up to currently would be all the Modern Era games, such as StH06, SU, Sonic Colors, and SG.

SonicFan001 wrote:I like to think of the timeline of by the games release dates.

Example would be like Sonic The Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, Sonic CD, and S&K are all in the foundation layer, including all the other classics that I haven't named.

Then in the middle would be the DC Era, with SA, SA2, SADX, SHeroes, and others from the time of those games.

Then up to currently would be all the Modern Era games, such as StH06, SU, Sonic Colors, and SG.

CD came before 3

NeoMetalSonic wrote:

SonicFan001 wrote:I like to think of the timeline of by the games release dates.

Example would be like Sonic The Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, Sonic CD, and S&K are all in the foundation layer, including all the other classics that I haven't named.

Then in the middle would be the DC Era, with SA, SA2, SADX, SHeroes, and others from the time of those games.

Then up to currently would be all the Modern Era games, such as StH06, SU, Sonic Colors, and SG.

CD came before 3

Well, I didn't try to make them in any order, but thanks for informing me anyways.

Flicky
Sonic The Hedgehog GG
Sonic The Hedgehog GEN
Sonic The Hedgehog CD
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine/Tails Adventure
SegaSonic the Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 GEN
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles - Sonic & Tails' story
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles - Knuckles' story
Sonic Spinball
Sonic The Hedgehog: Chaos
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 GG
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Sonic Blast (Sonic and Tails split and go on their own adventures)
Sonic Labyrinth/Tails Sky Patrol
Sonic The Hedgehog 4
Knuckles Chaotix (Sonic & Tails join with Knuckles at the end of the real ending)
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Championship
Sonic R
Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure (Eggman changes his adventure outfit for the first time here)
Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut
Sonic Shuffle
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Pinball Party
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Battle
Sonic Advance 3
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Rush
Sonic Riders
Sonic The Hedgehog: Let's Mosey With Mephiles
Sonic Rivals
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Rivals 2
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic Free Riders
Sonic Colors
Sonic Generations
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

Sonic 4 is the only notable game in the series so in my opinion all the others don't belong in the canon.


I would know since I'm sonic.

Supersonic84 wrote:Sonic 4 is the only notable game in the series so in my opinion all the others don't belong in the canon.


I would know since I'm sonic.

That makes no sense whatsoever.

It doesn't make sense to you since you're not sonic.

No, you're Super Sonic. Sonic won't listen to you, you just take his Rings and spend them on rocket fuel for your invisible rockets!