Sonic X Transformers Collab Officially Teased, Photos Leaked Online

Like Hello Kitty (staring right now at my Chucky & Tiffany Hello Kitty plush) Sonic Team really won't say no to any collaboration, huh?

Well that looks creepy. Call me when they do a plamo kit of Excalibur Sonic or Metal Overload.

Sonic looks poorly thought out I’m surprised Sega would allow it not having his shoes in bot mode, looks like a happy meal toy. Tails clearly had a lot more care put into it even if he for seemingly no reason is wearing a diaper.

In the most loving way possible, this is going to make a lot of Autistic people happy.

Whoa, this kinda came out of nowhere.

Where is the Shadow figure that turns him into his motorcycle or the Amy figure that turns her into her car?

Maybe it's because I wasn't around in the 80's, but I've always thought cartoons from this era were kind of cringe. I've never seen the appeal in Transformers, Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles etc. They always just screamed to me, "How do you do, fellow kids?" with cheesy dialogue, only existing to sell merch. Even other shows from that era that weren't known for having a massive line of toys, like Smurfs, didn't appeal to me either and also just kind of make me cringe. No disrespect to those who grew up with and loved these kinds of shows. Maybe you can tell me what it is about them that I'm missing.

What about a Shadow that turns into a motorcycle?

@Not_Soos as a kid I loved all those shows and franchises and still do for nostalgia, but my wife a few of our friends also didn't so it does come off as a "had to be there" kind of scenerio.

That being said I love Sonic, love transformers, but these are bad. It's like combining jello and garlic bread, bad idea.

Tails is pretty cool. Sonic, not so much…

What next? Sonic thr Hedgehog meets My Little Pony?

@Not_Soos I grew up on He Man, Thundercats and Transformers. Cartoons were a massive part of the 80s. In hindsight, yes they were to a point adverts for toy ranges but this was an era of creative play compared to today. Figures were actual play things, not collectables on a shelf.

My figures from that era are a testament to the above. The battle scars of play are evident. No mint in box.

Some of it was cheesy. The end message at the end of each He Man for example.

There were many other notable series at the time including MASK, Ulysses, Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors, Captain Planet etc.

Some of the story arcs were quite impressive.

As a kid, we were surrounded by super heroes from multiple settings and genres where we could continue the adventures at home.

TV was a timed event with no streaming. Saturday morning was the golden spot in the week of cartoons.

I might be coming from a rose tinted view of things, but 80s cartoons were a massive part of my childhood. Simpler times perhaps, where kids could just be kids.

@Not_Soos
The 80s were a simpler time, an era when you could unapologetically enjoy the things you loved. Unlike today, where every preference seems to require justification, and anything can be labeled politically incorrect. In modern times, a single misstep—something that doesn’t align with someone else’s agenda—can lead to instant cancellation. That’s why I’m drawn to the 80s. Sure, they were corny, but I’ll take that over the bitter, judgmental, cynical, and nihilistic tone of so many cartoons today.

@Daimando A MLP crossover would've been straight fire 10 years ago when the brony fad was peak, but now it would be kinda lame. Especially with the terrible looking 3D G5 style.

@Not_Soos You're saying this on a Nintendo website: a company that made a name for itself in the 80's and still exists to sell toy merch via cringe television shows and movies (Pokemon, Mario, etc).

@Not_Soos 😂 I’m 41. You nailed the era. 😄 Although, the 90s had some great shows. Especially superhero shows. I rewatch those shows on Youtube. Those fan made Saturday Morning Cartoon blocks.. I see how cringe this era was. I look at some of those shows and think “WTF were they thinking?!” 😂 But I still love to watch it.

There’s a show, from that era. It’s called Samurai Pizza Cats. Recently watched it, again. Growing up, the humor flew over my head. Lots of adult jokes for a show that aired at 6am. I bring it up because they had a lot of jokes making fun of the cartoon landscape. It pissed off some powerful people. Disney tried to have it cancelled.

I saw Sonic and Transformers and I thought we were talking Racing Transformed, then the Sonic car twists the knife. Darn.

@Duncanballs @RareFan shrug. I watch cartoons w my six year old when we have mornings together. Sometimes DuckTales, XMEN, TMNT, and Rescue Rangers, older shows. There's some great newer cartoons though. It's also great that I can find stuff from most eras.
People got banned from shows and networks in the 80s and 90s too, and it's nice that we don't have a witch hunt trying to actually ban games these days...at least not how we did then. You make yourself into a brand, and you agree that you can be cancelled, it's that simple. The idea that an adult needs everyone nodding along to everything they say is pathetic. There's always the option of not saying anything or giving a damn if someone's feelings are hurt, unless you are propped up by someone else's money.

Because we all know that co-branded products are always the high watermark of any IP..

Classic case of 'just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should'. 🤷

I dunno, if you like them, then that's awesome, but I'm not keen personally

@Not_Soos I grew up in the 90s, and most of the ones above I didn't get into because of their being too "violent" (well not Smurfs), but your assessment is largely correct. They're just kind of flat and formulaic (and fwiw 80s cartoons I DID watch like Rainbow Brite and Care Bears 100% fit your critiques too).

But I will say a few of these are either based on comics (TMNT and Smurfs) or have a long tradition of being comics (Transformers) that are much more well-regarded, so if you have an interest in the properties that's a much better place to start.

@Not_Soos 'Power Rangers' started in the 90s. lol I remember Amy Jo Johnson was the Pink Ranger before she was Julie in 'Felicity.'

Is it me or Sonic's face looks like that Sonic Man from Sonic 06?

@RareFan I'd imagine everyone feels aligned with the animation that were airing during the era they grew up with — there's definitely a wide spectrum of quality in every generation, but I certainly wouldn't write off some of the incredible animated shows that have released in the past decade or so — stuff like Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, The Owl House, or more recently, Arcane, is phenomenally well-made.

@Not_Soos I think part of what you’re “missing” is that every generation looks back at the previous one with “cringe”. I can surely tell you that growing up in the ‘80s, we looked back on the ‘60s in the same way. Corny movies with bad special effects, cheesy music, “lame” tv shows. Same things you see in the ‘80s. That being said, each generation brings with it things that hadn’t been done before. The cartoons of the ‘80s brought a whole new style and “grittiness” to the animated landscape that really hadn’t been there before. And, yes, they primarily existed to sell toys hot off of the success of Star Wars merchandising efforts. The idea of bringing the characters to life on our playgrounds, and parks and streets was a huge part of the appeal. This hadn’t been done before. Now, shows and merchandising go hand in hand and it’s taken for granted. I’m really excited to see what your generation brings to the discussion. It’s all so interesting to me.

@Not_Soos @JimmyFleck Actually the toy selling was because there was a law change that originally prohibited to advertising directly to kids. once the law came off the books in the very late 70’s, it was a wrap and that is what let to the plethora of 80’s cartoons made with the idea of selling toys to kids. In essence, they were half hour commercial blocks with toy commercials playing every 15 mins. “The Transformers will Return After These Messages”, played so much that to this day I can still recall it. “And now We Return to the Transformers”
And then the Public Service Announcements, which were government mandated back then. GI JOE made them famous because of the slogan “Now you know and knowing is half the battle, GI JOEEE!!!”

In many way, we were indoctrinated.

@Not_Soos You should watched the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, I grew up with that one and loved it. Its still great now imo. It follows the original Turtles comics more so it's little darker than the 80s cartoon.

I never really got on with the 80s cartoon, I always liked the more darker series I grew up with.

@JimmyFleck maybe we are witnessing an adult trying to turn on to shows made to expand the minds of nine year olds.

@Not_Soos that's what the different incarnations are for
Transformers Animated, Prime, EarthSpark, One
TMNT 2003, 2012, Rise
ect.

as a fan of both franchises
my reaction to this announcement is

Spongebob: I NEED IT!!!

Okay sonic does look cursed but I just love silly and ridicules stuff like this so much!

I want them!

Cute. Can I get the good version of Ice Cap Zone's music in Sonic Origins now?

Really hope they have a Metal Sonic in there. He could give off Soundwave vibes

@Not_Soos Technically Power Rangers was from the '90s. Although it was an Americanization of a Japanese franchise that began in the '70s.

@Daimando : At the very least it could happen as a comic crossover by IDW. I'm not interested in the idea myself but a My Little Pony comic collab with Sonic is actually one of the most fan requested IDW crossovers from what I hear.

Be seeing these soon enough in the dollar store I’m sure

I feel like I am showing my age (30). Everything has jumped onto the bandwagon of using X for every time that there's a crossover.

@Not_Soos I think like a lot of things in life cartoons have gotten progressively better. Super Friends compared to 90s "justice league". The old 60s spiderman is awful.
The only ones that hold up for me are Ducktales and Batman (probably was made in the 90s). But every generation has garbage cartoons, 90s had rugrats, the mighty ducks, and recess. Heck Bob's burgers is just plain terrible. 2000s had the awful fry, meatball and shake one...

I feel like this just further proves that Sega is like Nintendo, they aren't afraid to make mistakes.

Nintendo just knows how to gamble better I guess.

Oh. I thought it was gonna be dr robotnik's machine that he rides in. It's okay i guess. Where are Tails tails?

@springer17 For me it was a hit-and-miss. I liked MLP Optimus Prime, the Jurassic Park jeep, Ecto-1, and Knight Rider. I wasn't that enthused with the DeLorean, Top Gun, Dracula, and Frankenstein. I'm surprised hasbro didn't more crossover stuff with their own franchises? It woulda been cool to get the Rockin Roadster, one vehicle each from GI Joe/Cobra, and M.A.S.K.

Who asked for this? Seriously.

@springer17 I forgot about the xmen and tmnt ones

Aaaand my dream collaboration is at hand.

@Sequel I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

@SalvorHardin you cant have a solid blue car suddenly be red on a large part when transformed