Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Movie, 2024, Green Hills, Set in Tokyo & Green Hills
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is #4 of 4 in release order and #4 of 4 in chronological order in the Sonic the Hedgehog.
The story
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 recap
In 1974, the military captures Shadow, an alien hedgehog, and Professor Gerald Robotnik experiments on him at a G.U.N. base, where Shadow bonds with Gerald's granddaughter Maria. Maria dies in a raid, and Shadow is frozen. Fifty years later, a hacker frees him from a prison off Japan. G.U.N. recruits Sonic, Tails and Knuckles to stop him in Tokyo, and Shadow beats all three. Commander Walters is killed by drones after handing Sonic a keycard. The team teams up with Ivo Robotnik and Agent Stone, and Ivo meets his grandfather Gerald, who freed Shadow and joins with Ivo. The keycard is one of two that fire the Eclipse Cannon, an orbital weapon. Tom and Maddie help steal the second key from G.U.N. in London, and Shadow wounds Tom. Furious, Sonic leaves his friends, becomes Super Sonic and fights Shadow, but stops and tells him that love for the people you lose matters more than revenge.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ending explained
Gerald reveals he plans to fire the cannon at Earth itself for Maria, and Tails, Knuckles and Ivo knock him into the reactor. Sonic and Shadow block the beam as it is steered away, cutting a piece off the Moon. As the station melts down, Ivo stays behind to move it clear and Shadow joins him; both appear to die. Tom recovers and the team reunites in Green Hills.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, Sonic races Tails and Knuckles, ends up outside New York and is ambushed by an army of Metal Sonics until Amy Rose rescues him. In a post-credits scene, Shadow is shown to have survived. Both set up Sonic the Hedgehog 4, due March 19, 2027.
Where to watch Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM Plus in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Where it fits
What to watch before Sonic the Hedgehog 3
In release order, the essentials before Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) are Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and Knuckles (2024).
Cast
- Ben Schwartz as Sonic (voice)
- Jim Carrey as Ivo Robotnik / Gerald Robotnik
- Keanu Reeves as Shadow (voice)
- Idris Elba as Knuckles (voice)
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Tails (voice)
- James Marsden as Tom
- Tika Sumpter as Maddie
- Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone
- Krysten Ritter as Director Rockwell
- Adam Pally as Wade
- Natasha Rothwell as Rachel
- Shemar Moore as Randall
Directed by Jeff Fowler.